Lebanon 2000 - The Asian Nations Cup
 

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LEBANON 2000 - THE ASIAN NATIONS CUP

ASIAN CUP 2000
where? Lebanon
when? from October 12th on
who? 12 teams who have been successful in qualification

Group A:
Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Thailand
Group B:
Korea Rep., China, Kuwait, Indonesia
Group C:
Japan, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Qatar

the first two and the 2 best third qualify for quarter finals:
A1-B3/C3
B1-A3/C3
C1-A2
B2-C2
(semi finals will be then 1-4,2-3)

favorites?
due to bookmakers William Hill, which seems quite agreeable (maybe Korea rated a little too high?):
Iran 20,4%
Korea 17,7%
Japan 17,0%
Saudi Arabia 15,3%
Iraq 7,7%
China 7,0%
Kuwait 6,4%
Uzbekistan 2,6%
Qatar 2,3%
Thailand 1,9%
Lebanon 1,1%
Indonesia 0,6%

title holders? 1996 Saudi Arabia
all past winners? (source: Arab-football.com)
1956(Hong Kong): 1.South Korea 2.Israel 3.Hong Kong 4.South Vietnam
1960(South Korea): 1.South Korea 2.Israel 3.Taiwan 4.South Vietnam
1964(Israel): 1.Israel 2.India 3.South Korea 4.Hong Kong
1968(Iran): 1.Iran 2.Burma 3.Israel 4.Taiwan
1972(Thailand): 1.Iran 2.South Korea 3.Thailand 4.Cambodia
1976(Iran): 1.Iran 2.Kuwait 3.China 4.Iraq
1980(Kuwait): 1.Kuwait 2.South Korea 3.Iran 4.North Korea
1984(Singapore): 1.Saudi Arabia 2.China 3.Kuwait 4.Iran
1988(Qatar): 1.Saudi Arabia 2.South Korea 3.Iran 4.China
1992(Japan):1.Japan 2.Saudi Arabia 3.China 4.United Arab Emirates
1996(United Arab Emirates): 1.Saudi Arabia 2.United Arab Emirates 3.Iran 4.Kuwait
*Israel today belongs to UEFA because of the ongoing conflicts with neighbours triggered continously problems in sports competitions (boycotts, etc)


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Group A

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day1
Lebanon - Iran 0:4
Iraq - Thailand 2:0
day2
Thailand - Iran 1:1
Iraq - Lebanon 2:2
day3
Thailand - Lebanon 1:1
Iraq - Iran 0:1
 
Iran*  3 6-1 7
Iraq*  3 4-3 4
Thailand  3 2-4 2
Lebanon  3 3-7 2
*=qualified for quarter-final


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Group B

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day1
Korea Rep. - China 2:2
Kuwait - Indonesia 0:0
day2
Indonesia - China 0:4
Kuwait - Korea Rep. 1:0
day3
Indonesia - Korea Rep. 0:3
Kuwait - China 0:0
 
China* 3 6-2 5
Kuwait*  3 1-0 5
Korea Rep.*  3 5-3 4
Indonesia  3 0-7 1
*=qualified for quarter-final


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Group C

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day1
Saudi Arabia - Japan 1:4
Qatar - Uzbekistan 1:1
day2
Uzbekistan - Japan 1:8
Qatar - Saudi Arabia 0:0
day3
Uzbekistan - Saudi Arabia 0:5
Qatar - Japan 1:1
 
Japan*  3 13-3 7
Saudi Arabia*  3 6-4 4
Qatar*  3 2-2 3
Uzbekistan  3 2-14 1
*=qualified for quarter-final


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quarter finals:

Iran-Korea   1:2 a.e.t.
China-Qatar   3:1
Japan-Iraq   4:1
Kuwait-Saudi-Arabia   2:3 a.e.t.



 

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semi-finals:

Korea-Saudi-Arabia  1:2
China-Japan  2:3


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3rd place playoff:
Korea - China  1:0

final:
Japan-Saudi-Arabia  1:0



 

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