2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates3 August 1999 – 9 April 2000
Teams42 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Kuwait Bashar Abdullah (15 goals)

Groups

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Iraq 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
2  Tajikistan 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3  Oman 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source:

All matches were held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Oman 3–0 Kyrgyzstan
Al-Wahaibi 7'
Al-Habsi 39', 90'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Saeed Abdullah Ibrahim (United Arab Emirates)
Tajikistan 1–2 Iraq
Muminov 32' (pen.) Hamad 28' (pen.)
Jafar 90'
Kyrgyzstan 2–3 Tajikistan
Zhumagulov 45'
Berdaly 75'		 Muminov 6', 11' (pen.)
Nazarov 57'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Saeed Abdullah Ibrahim (U.A.E)
Iraq 2–0 Oman
Farhan 55', 70'
Iraq 5–1 Kyrgyzstan
Farhan 54'
Fawzi 60'
Hamad 62'
Obeid 67', 80'		 Zakirov 51'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Fereydoun Esfahanian (Iran)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Iran 6 4 1 1 16 2 +14 13
2  Syria 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 13
3  Bahrain 6 3 0 3 6 6 0 9
4  Maldives 6 0 0 6 2 24 −22 0
Source:

Played in Aleppo, Syria.

Maldives 0–8 Iran
Hasheminasab 2'
Dinmohammadi 9'
Mahdavikia 14'
Estili 19'
Daei 20', 27', 30'
Mousavi 50'
Syria 1–0 Bahrain
Taleb 64'
Bahrain 4–1 Maldives
Sahinni 2', 43'
Jaffer 55', 59'		 Izema Katu Mohamed 83'
Syria 0–1 Iran
Daei 55'
Syria 6–0 Maldives
Abaza 10'
Azzam 12'
Srour 30'
Al-Basha 50'
Hamami 70'
A. John 92' (o.g.)

Played in Tehran, Iran.

Maldives 1–2 Syria
Latheef 90' Al Zaher 10'
Kordieh 33'
Iran 3–0 Bahrain
Fekri 57'
Karimi 72'
Daei 82'
Maldives 0–1 Bahrain
Wahab 47'
Iran 1–1 Syria
Hasheminasab 40' Al Sayed 15'
Bahrain 0–1 Syria
Haj Moustafa 24'
Iran 3–0 Maldives
Abolghasempour 3'
Estili 32'
Daei 63' (pen.)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Uzbekistan 4 4 0 0 16 2 +14 12
2  United Arab Emirates 4 3 0 1 12 2 +10 9
3  India 4 1 1 2 8 9 −1 4
4  Bangladesh 4 1 1 2 5 12 −7 4
5  Sri Lanka 4 0 0 4 2 18 −16 0
Source:

All matches played in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Bangladesh 0–6 Uzbekistan
Kasymov 1'
Pirmatov 2'
Davletov 3'
Statskikh 30', 45+3'
Marifaliev 89'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Rashid Al-Hamdan Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates 3–1 India
Al Kass 60', 85'
Jumaa 90' (pen.)		 Vijayan 21'
Sri Lanka 0–6 Uzbekistan
Irismetov 3', 21'
Davletov 28'
Shirshov 29', 55'
Bazarov 71'
Referee: Selearajan Subraman (Malaysia)
United Arab Emirates 3–0 Bangladesh
Abdulrahim Jumaa 4'
Mattar 17'
Khalil 21'
Sri Lanka 1–3 Bangladesh
Fuad 34' Dawn 37'
Munna 61' (pen.)
Faysal 64'
India 2–3 Uzbekistan
Ancheri 18'
Vijayan 55'		 Rakhmanqulov 17'
Fyodorov 77'
Shirshov 86'
Sri Lanka 1–3 India
Sabir 76' Mondal 24'
R. Singh 40'
Jayasuriya 65'
United Arab Emirates 0–1 Uzbekistan
Shatskikh 71'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Selearajan Subramaniam (Malaysia)
India 2–2 Bangladesh
Vijayan 25'
Dias 50'		 Alfaz 19', 49'
United Arab Emirates 6–0 Sri Lanka
Khalil 28'
Al-Hammadi 39'
Al-Boloushi 45', 77'
Ali 63'
Omer 81'

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Qatar 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10
2  Kazakhstan 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9
3  Jordan 4 2 1 1 12 4 +8 7
4  Palestine 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 3
5  Pakistan 4 0 0 4 0 16 −16 0
Source:

All matches played in Doha, Qatar.

Qatar 1–0 Palestine
Mustafa 16'
Jordan 0–1 Kazakhstan
Avdeyev 10'
Palestine 2–0 Pakistan
El-Manasri 1'
Al-Jaish 62'
Attendance: 6,000
Qatar 3–1 Kazakhstan
Nazmi 36'
Mustafa 39'
Al Enazi 73'		 Avdeyev 82'
Referee: Amin Samareh Moradi (Iran)
Palestine 1–5 Jordan
Fahad 49' Abu Zema 6', 22'
Abdullah 35'
Al-Khatib 37', 47'
Attendance: 11,000
Qatar 5–0 Pakistan
Nazmi 25' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
Al Kuwari 51', 73'
Hassan 68'
Kazakhstan 2–0 Palestine
Kadyrkulov 38'
Litvinenko 90'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Amin Samareh Moradi (Iran)
Pakistan 0–5 Jordan
Al-Sheikh 6'
Abu Raba 11'
Ghanem Hamarsheh 13', 34'
Al-Khatib 80'
Pakistan 0–4 Kazakhstan
Zubarev 21', 43'
Kucheryavykh 60'
Klishin 72'
Qatar 2–2 Jordan
Al Kuwari 66'
Al Enazi 67'		 Abu Zema 25'
Abdullah 45'

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Kuwait 4 4 0 0 33 1 +32 12
2  Turkmenistan 4 3 0 1 15 6 +9 9
3  Yemen 4 2 0 2 14 5 +9 6
4    Nepal 4 1 0 3 3 13 −10 3
5  Bhutan 4 0 0 4 2 42 −40 0
Source:

All matches played in Kuwait.

Kuwait 6–1 Turkmenistan
Haji 4'
Abdullah 16', 27'
Al-Houwaidi 17', 37'
Al-Khodari 90'		 Agabaýew 89'
Nepal   0–3 Yemen
Tahous 27'
Al-Nono 32'
Al-Salimi 59' (pen.)
Yemen 0–1 Turkmenistan
Bayramov 79'
Bhutan 0–3   Nepal
Gaba 21'
Joshi 29'
Rayamajhi 60'
Kuwait 20–0 Bhutan
Al-Houwaidi 4', 6' (pen.), 10', 52' (pen.), 60'
Abdullah 20', 24', 38', 45' (pen.), 47', 50', 59', 89'
Al-Mutairi 21', 51', 63'
Bakhit 31'
Al-Shammari 21'
Sakeen 65'
Jassem 77' (pen.)

Note: At the time this match was the largest score difference in FIFA A-level matches.

Turkmenistan 5–0   Nepal
Kulyýew 35'
Bayramov 39'
Muhadow 48', 61'
Agabaýew 89'
Kuwait 2–0 Yemen
Mubarak 33'
Awad 51' (o.g.)
Bhutan 0–8 Turkmenistan
Bayramov 21', 31', 81'
Agabaýew 12', 25'
Aleksandr Ignatow 48'
Goçgulyýew 66'
Kulyýew 85'
Yemen 11–2 Bhutan
Briek 4'
Al-Salimi 18', 55'
Al-Nono 15', 56', 87'
Tahous 24', 81'
Al-Ghurbani 25', 26'
Al-Kahta 82'		 Ogissen 42'
Won Dei 45'
Kuwait 5–0   Nepal
Abdullah 9', 24', 45', 66', 90' (pen.)

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19 9
2  Myanmar 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Laos 3 1 0 2 2 14 −12 3
4  Mongolia 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source:

All matches played in Seoul, Korea Republic.

South Korea 9–0 Laos
Sim Jae-won 9'
Kim Eun-jung 10', 11', 21'
Lee Chun-soo 20'
Seol Ki-hyun 28', 38', 86'
Ahn Hyo-yeon 89'
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Hisaharu Kitamura (Japan)
Myanmar 4–0 Laos
Myo Hlaing Win 32', 62'
Aung Kyaw Moe 43'
Than Toe Aung 51'
South Korea 6–0 Mongolia
Ahn Hyo-yeon 6', 53'
Choi Tae-uk 47', 89'
Choi Chul-woo 46'
Lee Chun-soo 71'
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Sung Ho Liu (Chinese Taipei)
Laos 2–1 Mongolia
Khenkitisack 26'
Homsombath 80'		 Buman-Uchral 63'
South Korea 4–0 Myanmar
Seol Ki-hyun 2', 4'
Ahn Hyo-yeon 14', 49'		 Soe Myat Min Red card 51'
Attendance: 15,600
Referee: Hisaharu Kitamura (Japan)

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Indonesia 4 3 1 0 18 5 +13 10
2  Hong Kong 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7
3  Cambodia 4 0 0 4 4 19 −15 0
Source:
Hong Kong 4–1 Cambodia
Chen Sin Syu-Chung 34', 52'
Lee Kin Wo 54'
Wong Chi Kyung 83'		 Sochetra 40'
Attendance: 5,461
Cambodia 1–5 Indonesia
Arunreath 72' Prasetyo 14'
Pamungkas 28'
Putiray 39', 46'
Sunan 47'
Cambodia 0–1 Hong Kong
Lai Kai Cheuk 58'
Indonesia 9–2 Cambodia
Putiray 2', 38', 90'
Purjianto 15'
Nahumarury 33'
Nawawi 40'
Pamungkas 53', 70'
Putro 85'		 Sochetra 13', 58'

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Thailand 6 4 1 1 13 8 +5 13
2  North Korea 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11
3  Malaysia 6 2 1 3 12 13 −1 7
4  Chinese Taipei 6 1 0 5 3 11 −8 3
Source:

Played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

North Korea 0–0 Thailand
Attendance: 15,150
Referee: Yam-Ming Chan (Hong Kong)
Malaysia 3–0 Chinese Taipei
Derus 34'
Suparman 82', 86'
Malaysia 1–1 North Korea
Yusoff 58' Ko Jong-Nam 6'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Naotsugu Fuse (Japan)
Chinese Taipei 0–2 North Korea
Ryang Gyu-Sa 12', 21'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jerry Andre (Philippines)
Malaysia 3–2 Thailand
Suparman 14'
Derus 21' (pen.)
Jusoh 48'		 Fuangprakob 55'
Surasiang 90'

Played in Bangkok, Thailand.

Chinese Taipei 3–2 Malaysia
R.C 14'
Ming Tuan 29', 34'		 Derus 21', 90+13'
North Korea 4–1 Malaysia
Ri Kyong-Min 16'
Ryang Gyu-Sa 49'
Ri Hyok-Choi 73', 84'		 Ooi Hoe Guan 26'
Attendance: 20,000
North Korea 1–0 Chinese Taipei
Ri Hyok-Choi 53'
Attendance: 45,000

Group 9

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  China 3 3 0 0 29 0 +29 9
2  Vietnam 3 2 0 1 14 2 +12 6
3  Philippines 3 1 0 2 2 11 −9 3
4  Guam 3 0 0 3 0 32 −32 0
Source:

All matches played in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Vietnam 11–0 Guam
Phạm Như Thuần 1'
Vũ Công Tuyền 2', 12', 13', 19', 90+3'
Văn Sỹ Hùng 39', 81'
Võ Minh Hiếu 45'
Đặng Phương Nam 59'
Ngô Quang Trường 75'
China 8–0 Philippines
Su Maozhen 3', 12', 19', 35', 45'
Hao Haidong 26'
Yao Xia 41'
Li Tie 80'
Referee: Duraman Zulkifle (Brunei)
China 19–0 Guam
Hao Haidong 2', 56', 58', 63'
Ma Mingyu 12'
Su Maozhen 20', 40', 80'
Li Weifeng 23'
Yao Xia 38', 55'
Qu Shengqing 55', 61', 73', 83', 87'
Li Tie 75'
Shen Si 84'
Qi Hong 85'
Referee: U Tun Tun (Myanmar)

Note: At the time this match was the largest score difference in FIFA A-level matches.

Vietnam 3–0 Philippines
Vũ Công Tuyền 21'
Ngô Quang Trường 72', 88'
Vietnam 0–2 China
Su Maozhen 27'
Zhang Enhua 89'
Attendance: 16,000

Group 10

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9
2  Singapore 3 2 0 1 2 3 −1 6
3  Macau 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source:

All matches played in Macau.

Macau 1–0 Brunei
Fi Fai 77'
Singapore 0–3 Japan
Nakazawa 13', 90',
Nakayama 42' (pen.)
Macau 0–1 Singapore
Mohd Salem 40' (pen.)
Japan 9–0 Brunei
Nakayama 1', 2', 4'
Kazu 36'
Nakamura 45'
Hirano 66'
Takahara 75', 88'
Sawanobori 85'
Macau 0–3 Japan
Nakayama 35', 65'
Takahara 57'
Singapore 1–0 Brunei
Mohd Ali 88'

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asDate qualification was securedPrevious appearances in tournament
 LebanonHosts20 December 19960 (Debut)
 Saudi Arabia1996 AFC Asian Cup winners21 December 19964 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)
 IraqQualifying round Group 1 winners7 August 19993 (1972, 1976, 1996)
 IndonesiaQualifying round Group 7 winners20 November 19991 (1996)
 UzbekistanQualifying round Group 3 winners26 November 19991 (1996)
 ChinaQualifying round Group 9 winners29 January 20006 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)
 KuwaitQualifying round Group 5 winners18 February 20006 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996)
 JapanQualifying round Group 10 winners20 February 20003 (1988, 1992, 1996)
 QatarQualifying round Group 4 winners8 April 20004 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992)
 South KoreaQualifying round Group 6 winners9 April 20008 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996)
 ThailandQualifying round Group 8 winners9 April 20003 (1972, 1992, 1996)
 IranQualifying round Group 2 winners11 April 20008 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)
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