2000 AFC Asian Cup
| Asian Cup Lebanon 2000 كأس آسيا 2000 |
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Logo of the 2000 Asian Cup
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 Lebanon
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| Dates | 12 – 29 October |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Japan (2nd title)
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| 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
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| Best goalkeeper |
Jiang Jin
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| Fair play award | Saudi Arabia |
The Asian Football Confederation's 2000 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Lebanon between 12 and 29 October. Japan defeated defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final match in Beirut.
42 teams participated in a preliminary tournament. It was divided into 10 groups and the first-placed team of each group thus qualified. A total of 84 games were held, starting with the Oman versus Kyrgyzstan game on 3 August 1999.
The other 10 qualifying teams were:
All times are Lebanon summer time (UTC+3).
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