Group Stage Tables
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Group A | |||||||
| *Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| *Syria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Palestine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Group B | |||||||
| *Iraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| *Jordan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Libya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Semi-Finals & Final
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 06.2000 | Syria | 0 (5p) | Iraq | 0 (3p) |
| 06.2000 | Iran | 1 | Jordan | 0 |
| 3rd Place Playoff | ||||
| 06.2000 | Iraq | 4 | Jordan | 1 |
| Final | ||||
| 06.2000 | Iran | 1 | Syria | 0 |
Group Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Group A | ||||
| 06.2000 | Iran | 3 | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| 06.2000 | Palestine | 0 | Syria | 1 |
| 06.2000 | Kazakhstan | 0 | Syria | 4 |
| 06.2000 | Iran | 1 | Palestine | 1 |
| 06.2000 | Iran | 1 | Syria | 0 |
| 06.2000 | Kazakhstan | 3 | Palestine | 2 |
| Group B | ||||
| 06.2000 | Jordan | 2 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 |
| 06.2000 | Iraq | 2 | Libya | 1 |
| 06.2000 | Libya | 2 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 |
| 06.2000 | Jordan | 0 | Iraq | 0 |
| 06.2000 | Iraq | 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 |
| 06.2000 | Jordan | 0 | Libya | 0 |
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
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Last Updated: 15 February 2020
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