Asian Cup 2000 Qualifiers : Bahrain beats Maldives 1-0
TEHRAN, Apr. 9, 2000 (AMP) — Lebanon 2000 (Qualifiers) : Bahrain defeated the Maldives by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup on Sunday.
The result put the Bahraini third in Group 2 with 9 points. The Maldives is bottom with no points. In their last game, Bahrain will meet second-placed Syria on April 11, while the Maldives will face Iran.
Fixtures and Results : Group 2
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Overview
Maldives at the Asian Cup
- Never qualified
- 2 participations in the qualifications (first in 1996)
Bahrain at the Asian Cup
- 1 appearances (1988)
- 5 participations in the qualifications (first in 1972)
Maldives
0:1
Bahrain
0:1 (0:0)
- 9 April 2000
- Tehran
Group 2
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Iran | 10 |
 Syria | 10 |
| Bahrain | 9 |
| Maldives | 0 |
Asian Cup History
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