2004年亞足聯亞洲盃外圍賽一共有 43 支球隊參與，只有柬埔寨和菲律賓沒有參賽。主辦國中國和衛冕冠軍日本可自動獲得晉級資格。
賽制
排名最低的 20 支球隊會先於初賽圈角逐。20 支球隊會被分成七個小組，其中六組有三隊，餘下一組有兩隊，各組首名可晉級下一圈。晉級的七支球隊，會與餘下 21 支球再進行分組角逐，一共 28 支球隊會被分成七組，每組有四隊。各組首名和次名球隊可晉身決賽周階段。
初賽圈
A組
所有賽事於馬爾代夫舉行。
B組
所有賽事於斯里蘭卡舉行。
C組
所有賽事於尼泊爾舉行。
D組
所有賽事於香港舉行。
E組
所有賽事於新加坡舉行。
F組
所有賽事於不丹舉行。
G組
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資格賽圈
A組
賽事於烏茲別克舉行。
賽事於泰國舉行。
B組
註： 所有原先巴勒斯坦的主場賽事，都需於客場作賽。
C組
賽事於沙特阿拉伯舉行。
D組
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1 The match was originally scheduled to be held on September 27, 2003, but was postponed to the following week as the 北韓n team failed to arrive in Lebanon due to a traffic accident in Pyongyang.
2 The match was abandoned in the 60th minute with Iran leading 1-0 after 北韓 walked off when Iranian fans threw firecrackers on the pitch and refused to continue. The match was awarded 3–0 to Iran, but Iran were also ordered to play their next home match in an official AFC or FIFA competition behind closed doors.
3 The match was not played as 北韓n immigration officials did not issue the Jordanian team visas, meaning they were refused entry into the country. The match was awarded 3–0 to Jordan, while 北韓 were banned from AFC competitions for a year and from qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup.
E組
賽事於南韓舉行。
賽事於阿曼舉行。
F組
賽事於馬來西亞舉行。
賽事於巴林舉行。
G組
註： 所有原先斯里蘭卡的主場賽事，都需於客場作賽。
1 敘利亞沒有派隊出賽。賽事罰予土庫曼以 3–0 勝出。
晉級球隊
備註：
:1 粗體代表當屆冠軍
:2 斜體代表當屆主辦國
參考資料
外部連結
- [http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/event/history.asp?aid=24230&typ=ST&sec=29&ssec=95&cid=389 Qualifying Round Results]
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/04asch.html RSSSF details]
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