The
2000 AFC Asian Cup
The 2000 AFC Asian Cup was the 12th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Lebanon between 12 and 29 October 2000. Japan def ...
is an international
football
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tournament that was held in
Lebanon
Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...
from 12 to 29 October 2000. The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
The position listed for each player is per the official squad list published by AFC. The age listed for each player is on 12 October 2000, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.
Group A
Iran
Head coach:
Jalal Talebi
Iraq
Head coach:
Milan Živadinović
Lebanon
Head coach:
Josip Skoblar
Thailand
Head coach:
Peter Withe
Group B
China
Head coach:
Bora Milutinović
Velibor "Bora" Milutinović ( sr-Cyrl, Велибор Бора Милутиновић; born 7 September 1944) is a Serbian former professional footballer and manager.
He has managed at five editions of the FIFA World Cup, tied for the record al ...
Indonesia
Head coach:
Nandar Iskandar
Kuwait
Head coach:
Dušan Uhrin
Dušan Uhrin (born 5 February 1943) is a Czech and Slovak football coach and former player. He was the coach of Slovan Bratislava. Born in the Nitra District in the Slovak part of Czechoslovakia, he has lived in Prague since the age of 16.
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South Korea
Head coach:
Huh Jung-moo
Group C
Japan
Head coach:
Qatar
Head coach:
Džemal Hadžiabdić
Saudi Arabia
Head coach:
Milan Máčala and
Nasser Al-Johar
Nasser Hamad Al-Johar (; born 6 January 1946) is a Saudi Arabian former football coach and former player.
Club career
Al-Johar played for Al Nassr FC.
Managerial career
Al-Johar coached the Saudi Arabia national team for both the 2000 AFC ...
Uzbekistan
Head coach:
Yuriy Sarkisyan
References
At world football website
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AFC Asian Cup squads