LAHORE, May 21: Twenty-seven teams have qualified for the Asia Cup China-2004 football championship qualifying round to be held from September to November 2003. The main round is scheduled to be held in China in April 2004.
The teams qualified after taking top position in their respective zones in the preliminary rounds held in March.
Pakistan have been ousted from the competition after earning second position in the preliminary round held in Singapore. The hosts Singapore qualified for the qualifying round and were placed in Group B with Qatar, Kuwait and Palestine. Pakistan beat Macau 3-0 in the opener but lost to Singapore 2-0 to gain the second spot.
Following is the group position of qualifying rounds: Group”A”: Uzbekistan, Thailand, Tajikistan, Hong Kong. Group “B”: Qatar, Kuwait, Palestine, Singapore. Group “C”: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Indonesia and winner of Group “F” (preliminary). Group “D”: Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, North Korea. Group “E”: North Korea, Oman, Vietnam, Nepal. Group “F”: Iraq, Bahrain, Malaysia, Myanmar. Group “C”: UAE, Syria, Turkmenistan, Sri Lanka.






























