Schedule/Results
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| February 24, 2004 |
| Group E | Island FC vs Geylang | 0-5 |
| February 25, 2004 |
| Group A | Muktijoddah vs Al Nijmeh | 0-1 |
| Group A | Al Shaab Ibb vs Nisa | 0-1 |
| Group B | Dhofar vs Al Wahda | 1-1 |
| Group C | Al Jaish vs Nebitchi | 6-0 |
| Group D | Valencia vs Home Utd | 0-3 |
| Group D | Happy Valley vs Perak | 1-2 |
| Group E | East Bengal vs Negri Sembilan | 4-2 |
| April 6, 2004 |
| Group A | Al Nijmeh vs Nisa | 3-1 |
| Group D | Valencia vs Happy Valley | 2-1 |
| Group D | Perak vs Home Utd | 2-2 |
| April 7, 2004 |
| Group A | Al Shaab Ibb vs Muktijoddah | - |
| Group B | Mahindra United vs Al Wahda | 0-0 |
| Group C | Olympic Beirut vs Nebitchi | 2-0 |
| Group E | Island FC vs East Bengal | 1-2 |
| Group E | Negri Sembilan vs Geylang | 0-1 |
| April 20, 2004 |
| Group A | Muktijoddah vs Al Shaab Ibb | - |
| Group A | Nisa vs Al Nijmeh | - |
| Group D | Home Utd vs Perak | - |
| April 21, 2004 |
| Group B | Al Wahda vs Mahindra United | - |
| Group C | Nebitchi vs Olympic Beirut | - |
| Group D | Happy Valley vs Valencia | - |
| Group E | East Bengal vs Island FC | - |
| Group E | Geylang vs Negri Sembilan | - |
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| Tournament Format |
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The AFC Cup is for clubs from "developing" national associations as categorised by the AFC's Vision Asia, the blueprint for the development of football in the continent.
Apart from giving clubs the chance to compete on a continental scale - and hopefully to improve by doing so - one of the key reasons for the new competition is to reduce the number of morale-crushing heavy defeats that have been commonplace in Asian club competition when the continent's lesser sides have come up against more experienced and established teams. In short, the AFC Cup should provide a more level playing field for its participants.
Twenty-eight teams from 14 countries were slated for the competition but clubs from Jordan, DPR Korea and Myanmar decided not to compete while Hong Kong and Oman are represented by only one team each.
The 20 competing teams have been split into five groups (three from west and south and central Asia; two from Asean and east Asia) with the tournament being played on a home-and-away basis, kicking off on February 11.
The group games will be played between February 11 and May 19. Eight teams (5 group winners and 3 group runners-up) will progress to the quarter-finals.
The knockout rounds of the AFC Cup will take place over two legs on a home-and-away aggregate score basis. The quarter-final take place on September 15 (first leg) and 22 (second leg), the semi-finals are on October 20 and 27, with the final on November 19 and 26.
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