Over half of the tickets of the Asian Cup matches had been sold out on July 15, 2004. Jinan will hold eight matches, including 6 Group B matches, one quarterfinal and one semifinal.

According to the vice director of Asia Cup Shandong (Jinan) ticketing service Cao Shunli, 80,000 tickets among 168000 had been booked. The most popular matches were Korea vs. Jordan and Kuwait vs. UAE, less than 30% of the tickets were unsold. Quarterfinal and semifinal were also welcomed.

It is known that the Shandong Sports Center Stadium can hold 42,000 audience, 28,000 tickets are prepared for each match. According to the ticketing service, domestic fans bought more tickets than foreign fans, low priced grade c and d tickets were more popular than grade a and b, and retail was more than group purchase.

Translated by: Yu Liang