2002 AFC Youth Championship

2002 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates15 October – 31 October
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (10th title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Saudi Arabia
Fourth place Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played26

Qualification competition

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 7321030+3
 Uzbekistan 6320196+3
 Qatar 3310278-1
 Thailand 1301227-5

October 15

Qatar  0 - 1  South Korea
Uzbekistan  4 - 0  Thailand

October 18

Qatar  3 - 2  Thailand
South Korea  2 - 0  Uzbekistan

October 21

Qatar  4 - 5  Uzbekistan
Thailand  0 - 0  South Korea

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 9330072+5
 Saudi Arabia 6320192+7
 India 3310276+1
 Bangladesh 03003013-13

October 16

Japan  2 - 1  Saudi Arabia
India  6 - 0  Bangladesh

October 19

Saudi Arabia  4 - 0  Bangladesh
India  1 - 2  Japan

October 22

Bangladesh  0 - 3  Japan
Saudi Arabia  4 - 0  India

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Syria 7321094+5
 China PR 43111660
 United Arab Emirates 43111330
 Vietnam 1301238-5

October 17

United Arab Emirates  2 - 0  Vietnam
China PR  2 - 4  Syria

October 20

United Arab Emirates  1 - 1  Syria
Vietnam  2 - 2  China PR

October 23

United Arab Emirates  0 - 2  China PR
Syria  4 - 1  Vietnam

Third-placed qualifiers

At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United Arab Emirates 43111330
 India 3310276+1
 Qatar 3310278-1

UAE (best third-place) and India (second best third-place) qualified for the quarter-finals.

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals

October 25

Japan  3 - 0  United Arab Emirates
South Korea  7 - 0  India

October 26

Saudi Arabia  4 - 1  China PR
Syria  0 - 4  Uzbekistan

Semi-finals

October 29

Japan  1 - 1 (PSO 4-2)  Uzbekistan
South Korea  2 - 1  Saudi Arabia

Third place play-off

October 31

Uzbekistan  0 - 4  Saudi Arabia

Final

October 31

Japan  0 - 1 (AET 0-1)  South Korea

Winners

 AFC Youth Championship 2002 Winners 

South Korea
Tenth title

Countries to participate in FIFA World Youth Championship 2003


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