2000 AFC Asian Cup

2000 AFC Asian Cup was held in Lebanon from 12 to 29 October.

2000 AFC Asian Cup

Asian Cup Lebanon 2000 كأس آسيا 2000 Coupe d'Asie des nations 2000
Tournament details
Host country	Lebanon
Dates	12 – 29 October
Teams	12
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Japan (2nd title)
Runners-up	Saudi Arabia
Third place	South Korea
Fourth place	China PR
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	77 (2.96 per match)
Attendance	276,488 (10,634 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lee Dong-Gook (6 goals)
Best player	Hiroshi Nanami
Best goalkeeper	Jiang Jin
Fair play award	Saudi Arabia

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7
Iraq	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Thailand	3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	2
Lebanon	3	0	2	1	3	7	-4	2

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China PR	3	1	2	0	6	2	+4	5
Kuwait	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	5
South Korea	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4
Indonesia	3	0	1	2	0	7	-7	1

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	3	2	1	0	13	3	+10	7
Saudi Arabia	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
Qatar	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
Uzbekistan	3	0	1	2	2	14	-12	1

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
									Third place

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