Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
The Asian Football Confederation's Pre-Olympic Tournament was held from 3 April 1999 to 13 November 1999. Thirty-five teams entered the qualification for the three allocated spots for the 2000 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Sydney.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 3 April – 13 November, 1999 |
Teams | 35 (from 1 confederation) |
The qualification saw Korea Republic, Japan and Kuwait winning their final round groups and qualifying to the Olympics.
Format
Asian berths for the final is 3.
- First round
- 35 teams were grouped into 9 groups, where each group would consist of round-robin tournament. The winners of each group would qualify to the finals. 12 teams from West Asia were grouped into 4 groups of 3 teams each, 5 teams from Central Asia were grouped into one group, 18 teams from East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia were grouped into 4 groups of 4 or 5 teams each.
- Final round
- 9 teams were grouped into 3 groups of 3 teams each, where each group would consist of home and away round-robin tournament. The winners of each group would qualify to the finals.
First round
The first round was played in nine groups held from 3 April 1999 to 24 July 1999. The winner of each group will be promoted to the final round.
Group 1
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 7 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 0 |
23 May 1999 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() |
26 May 1999 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
4 June 1999 | Yemen ![]() | 0 – 5 | ![]() |
7 June 1999 | Qatar ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() |
Group 3
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 5 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 3 |
1 July 1999 | Jordan ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() |
5 July 1999 | Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
8 July 1999 | Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
12 July 1999 | Iraq ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() |
Group 5
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 17 |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 16 |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 13 |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 10 |
5 | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | -17 | 1 |
3 April 1999 | Uzbekistan ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
3 April 1999 | Tajikistan ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
10 April 1999 | Uzbekistan ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() |
24 April 1999 | Tajikistan ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() |
24 April 1999 | Turkmenistan ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
8 May 1999 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() |
8 May 1999 | Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
15 May 1999 | Turkmenistan ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() |
15 May 1999 | Uzbekistan ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() |
29 May 1999 | Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
29 May 1999 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
5 June 1999 | Turkmenistan ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() |
5 June 1999 | Tajikistan ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
12 June 1999 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() |
12 June 1999 | Uzbekistan ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() |
19 June 1999 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
26 June 1999 | Tajikistan ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() |
26 June 1999 | Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() |
3 July 1999 | Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() |
3 July 1999 | Turkmenistan ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() |
Group 6
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | +51 | 24 |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 13 |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 8 |
5 | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 43 | -39 | 1 |
12 June 1999 | Philippines ![]() | 0 – 13 | ![]() |
16 June 1999 | Philippines ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
18 June 1999 | Malaysia ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() |
20 June 1999 | Hong Kong ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() |
26 June 1999 | Philippines ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
30 June 1999 | Nepal ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() |
2 July 1999 | Philippines ![]() | 0 – 5 | ![]() |
4 July 1999 | Japan ![]() | 11 – 0 | ![]() |
Group 7
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 18 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | -16 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 2 |
23 May 1999 | Myanmar ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
26 May 1999 | Vietnam ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
29 May 1999 | North Korea ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
12 June 1999 | North Korea ![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() |
15 June 1999 | North Korea ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
18 June 1999 | China ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
Group 8
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
25 May 1999 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
25 May 1999 | South Korea ![]() | 5 – 0 | ![]() |
27 May 1999 | South Korea ![]() | 7 – 0 | ![]() |
29 May 1999 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() |
29 May 1999 | South Korea ![]() | 7 – 0 | ![]() |
Final round
The final round was played in three groups of three teams each held from 1 October to 13 November 1999. The winner of each group will represent Asia at the 2000 Olympic Games.
Group A
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
1 October 1999 | Qatar ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() |
8 October 1999 | Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
29 October 1999 | Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
7 November 1999 | Kuwait ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() |
Kuwait qualify to the 2000 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Sydney.
Group B
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
3 October 1999 | South Korea ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
17 October 1999 | Bahrain ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
29 October 1999 | China ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
13 November 1999 | South Korea ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
South Korea qualify to the 2000 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Sydney.
Group C
Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 12 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 1 |
2 October 1999 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() |
9 October 1999 | Kazakhstan ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() |
30 October 1999 | Thailand ![]() | 1 – 4 | ![]() |
6 November 1999 | Japan ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
Japan qualify to the 2000 Summer Olympics Football tournament in Sydney.