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2004 AFC Champions League

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Runners-up
  
Dates
  
10 Feb 2004 – 1 Dec 2004

Teams
  
26

Matches played
  
80

Champion
  
Ittihad FC

Top scorer
  
Goals scored
  
252

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2005 AFC Champions League

The 2004 AFC Champions League was the 23rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 2nd edition under the current AFC Champions League title. The title was won by Al-Ittihad over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.

Contents

Format

Group Stage

A total of 28 clubs were divided into 7 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 6 matches each. Clubs received 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, 0pts for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:

  • Points earned between the clubs in question
  • Goal Differential between the clubs in question
  • Goals For between the clubs in question
  • Points earned within the group
  • Goal Differential within the group
  • Goals For within the group
  • The seven group winners along with the defending champion advanced to the quarter-finals.

    Knockout Round

    All 8 clubs were randomly matched; however, the only restriction was that the clubs from the same country could not face each other in the quarter-finals. The games were conducted in 2 legs, home and away, and the aggregate score decided the match winner. If the aggregate score couldn't produce a winner, "away goals rule" was used. If still tied, clubs played extra time, where "away goals rule" still applied. If still tied, the game went to penalties.

    Group A

    1 Riffa withdrew, citing security concerns; they were suspended from AFC competitions for two years.

    Group B

    1 On 20 April, following the match between Al-Qadisiya and Al-Sadd, Kuwaiti security personnel assaulted the visiting players; Al-Qadisiya were ejected from the competition and banned from AFC competitions for three years. Their record was expunged.

    Group C

    1 Al-Ahli withdrew following the decision by the Bahraini FA to retain 7 of their players for the national team and Olympic squads for their World Cup and Olympic Games qualifying matches; no penalties were imposed.

    Quarter finals

    First-leg home team shown first. First-leg home team score shown first for both legs.

    Second leg

    Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5–1 on aggregate.

    Al-Ittihad won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Pakhtakor won 5–1 on aggregate.

    Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won 11–2 on aggregate.

    Semi-finals

    First-leg home team shown first. First-leg home team score shown first for both legs.

    Second leg

    Al-Ittihad won 4–3 on aggregate.

    Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won 2–0 on aggregate.

    Final

    First-leg home team shown first. First-leg home team score shown first for both legs.

    Second leg

    Al-Ittihad won 6–3 on aggregate.

    References

    2004 AFC Champions League Wikipedia


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