2004 AFC Champions League
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Al Ain were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the quarter-finals.
Format
- Group Stage
A total of 28 clubs were divided into seven groups of four, based on region i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs were drawn in groups E to G, while the rest were grouped in groups A to D. Each club played double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of six matches each. Clubs received three points for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:
- Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
The seven group winners along with the defending champion (Al Ain) advanced to the quarter-finals.
- Knockout stage
An open draw was held for the knockout stage; teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-outs were used to decide the winner if necessary.
Teams
For this year the competition was restricted to clubs from countries considered 'mature' in the 'Vision Asia' paper of AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam, with clubs from 'developing' countries entering the newly created AFC Cup and 'emerging' nations to enter the AFC President's Cup from 2005 onwards.
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Qualified Teams
- Notes
- ^ Iraq (IRQ): The 2002–03 Iraqi First Division League was stopped on 28 March 2003 as a result of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's government which led to the formation of a new IFA committee. Al-Shorta and Al-Najaf were first and second respectively at the outbreak of the war and so were chosen to represent Iraq in the AFC Champions League. However the IFA later deemed that Al-Najaf were not ready to participate and thus gave the slot to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya who were 5th at the time of the cancellation and the next highest-placed team in the table that had not already been admitted into a continental or regional competition.
- ^ United Arab Emirates (UAE): As 2002–03 UAE Football League champions, Al Ain, qualified for the AFC Champions League as defending champions, the spot reserved for the UAE Football League champions was passed onto the runners-up of the league.
Group stage
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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Knock-out stage
Bracket
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Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 14 and 15 September, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 September 2004.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Al-Ain United Arab EmiratesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1–5 | South KoreaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0–1 | 1–4 |
| Dalian Shide ChinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1–2 | Saudi ArabiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Al-Ittihad | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Al-Wahda United Arab EmiratesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1–5 | UzbekistanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pakhtakor | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South KoreaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 11–2 | United Arab EmiratesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sharjah | 6–0 | 5–2 |
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Matches
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Al-Ittihad won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Pakhtakor won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Semifinals
The first legs were played on 19 and 20 October, and the second legs were played on 26 and 27 October 2004.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Al-Ittihad Saudi ArabiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 4–3 | South KoreaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South KoreaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 2–0 | UzbekistanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pakhtakor | 0–0 | 2–0 |
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Matches
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Al-Ittihad won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Final
The first leg was played on 24 November, and the second leg was played on 1 December 2004.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Al-Ittihad Saudi ArabiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 6–3 | South KoreaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1–3 | 5–0 |
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Matches
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See also
References
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External links
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