Asian Football Confederation West Asian Zone King Hussain Tournament 2000

Asian Football Confederation Logo [Reference: 2]

Group Stage Tables

PWDLFAPts
Group A
*Iran3210517
*Syria3201516
Kazakhstan3102393
Palestine3012351
Group B
*Iraq3210617
*Jordan3120205
Libya3111323
Kyrgyzstan3003080
King Hussain Tournament Group Tables 2000 [Reference: Compiled from Results in: 1]

Semi-Finals & Final

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
06.2000Syria0 (5p)Iraq0 (3p)
06.2000Iran1Jordan0
3rd Place Playoff
06.2000Iraq4Jordan1
Final
06.2000Iran1Syria0
King Hussain Tournament 2000 [Reference: 1]

Group Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Group A
06.2000Iran3Kazakhstan0
06.2000Palestine0Syria1
06.2000Kazakhstan0Syria4
06.2000Iran1Palestine1
06.2000Iran1Syria0
06.2000Kazakhstan3Palestine2
Group B
06.2000Jordan2Kyrgyzstan0
06.2000Iraq2Libya1
06.2000Libya2Kyrgyzstan0
06.2000Jordan0Iraq0
06.2000Iraq4Kyrgyzstan0
06.2000Jordan0Libya0
King Hussain Tournament 2000 [Reference: 1]

Report

Iran went undefeated in the tournament, beating Syria 1-0 in the Final, after beating hosts Jordan 1-0 also in the Semi-Final, and topping their group winning two of their three matches, only dropping one goal and one point over the entire tournament to Palestine.

Syria had finished runners-up in Group A to Iran and beat Iraq on Penalties in the Semi-Finals. Iraq had topped Group B, with two wins and a draw from their three matches, with hosts Jordan qualifying for the semi-finals as runners-up.

About

The King Hussain Tournament is a regional West Asian Zone Soccer Tournament for Men’s National Teams, held in Amman, Jordan.

References

Newspapers / Magazines

[1] Anon. (2000) “World Service: Internationals”.World Soccer. August 2000, pg. 39-41.

Images

[2] Law in Sport (2019) Asian Football Confederation Logo [Internet] Available from: https://d3qfk7u7s63iel.cloudfront.net/media/zoo/images/Asian_Football_Confederation_Logo_698162ede6cd78fe6f85da0b2fc0e751.jpg [Accessed 26 December 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ali-Reza Khodabakhshi.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 15 February 2020

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