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2002 AFC Youth Championship qualification

The 2002 AFC Youth Championship qualifying competition is a men's under-19 football competition that determined the eleven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Qatar in the 2002 AFC Youth Championship final tournament.[1]

2002 AFC Youth Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesSyria
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
India
Pakistan
Uzbekistan
Japan
South Korea
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Dates13 March – 31 July 2002
Teams40 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) (in 11 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played57
Goals scored252 (4.42 per match)
← 2000
2004 →

A total of 40 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying competition. Players born on or after 1 January 1983 are eligible to participate.

Format edit

In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. The eleven group winners qualify for the final tournament.

Teams edit

Zone Berths Automatic qualifiers Teams entering qualification
West Zone 7
East Zone 5
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter
West Zone
East Zone

Groups edit

The qualifying round was played by 31 July 2002.

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Syria (H) 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Final tournament
2   Oman 3 1 1 1 5 8 −3 4
3   Iran 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
4   Yemen 3 0 2 1 6 7 −1 2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iran  4–3  Yemen
Syria  5–1  Oman
Oman  2–1  Iran
Syria  1–1  Yemen
Yemen  2–2  Oman
Syria  3–1  Iran

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United Arab Emirates (H) 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 6 Final tournament
2   Iraq 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
3   Palestine 2 0 0 2 3 8 −5 0
4   Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
United Arab Emirates  3–0  Iraq
Iraq  3–1  Palestine
United Arab Emirates  5–2  Palestine

Group 3 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Saudi Arabia 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9 Final tournament
2   Kuwait (H) 3 1 1 1 13 4 +9 4
3   Jordan 3 1 0 2 1 15 −14 3
4   Bahrain 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Kuwait  1–1  Bahrain
Saudi Arabia  5–0  Jordan
Kuwait  10–0  Jordan
Saudi Arabia  3–0  Bahrain
Jordan  1–0  Bahrain
Kuwait  2–3  Saudi Arabia

Group 4 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   India (H) 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7 Final tournament
2   Tajikistan 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
3   Bhutan 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
4   Kyrgyzstan 3 0 1 2 0 6 −6 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Kyrgyzstan  0–2  Tajikistan
India  4–1  Bhutan
India  0–0  Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan  0–0  Bhutan
Tajikistan  3–0  Bhutan
India  4–0  Kyrgyzstan

Group 5 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bangladesh 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Final tournament
2   Pakistan (H) 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
3   Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4   Maldives 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Sri Lanka  0–2  Bangladesh
Pakistan  4–0  Maldives
Maldives  0–4  Bangladesh
Pakistan  2–1  Sri Lanka
Maldives  0–3  Sri Lanka
Bangladesh  2–2  Pakistan

Group 6 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Uzbekistan (H) 2 2 0 0 19 0 +19 6 Final tournament
2   Turkmenistan 2 1 0 1 1 7 −6 3
3     Nepal 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Turkmenistan  1–0    Nepal
Uzbekistan  7–0  Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan  12–0    Nepal

Group 7 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan (H) 3 3 0 0 22 0 +22 9 Final tournament
2   Chinese Taipei 3 2 0 1 13 6 +7 6
3   Laos 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3
4   Mongolia 3 0 0 3 0 30 −30 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Laos  1–2  Chinese Taipei
Mongolia  0–12  Japan
Laos  7–0  Mongolia
Chinese Taipei  0–5  Japan
Mongolia  0–11  Chinese Taipei
Laos  0–5  Japan

Group 8 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea (H) 2 2 0 0 26 0 +26 6 Final tournament
2   Brunei 2 1 0 1 6 9 −3 3
3   Guam 2 0 0 2 0 23 −23 0
4   North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
South Korea  9–0  Brunei
Brunei  6–0  Guam
South Korea  17–0  Guam

Group 9 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Thailand (H) 3 2 1 0 15 1 +14 7 Final tournament
2   Indonesia 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
3   Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4   Philippines 3 0 0 3 2 20 −18 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Hong Kong  0–1  Indonesia
Thailand  12–0  Philippines
Hong Kong  4–2  Philippines
Thailand  0–0  Indonesia
Philippines  0–4  Indonesia
Thailand  3–1  Hong Kong

Group 10 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Vietnam 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Final tournament
2   Malaysia (H) 3 1 1 1 7 3 +4 4
3   Cambodia 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
4   Macau 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Cambodia  0–5  Vietnam
Malaysia  6–0  Macau
Vietnam  7–1  Macau
Cambodia  0–0  Malaysia
Cambodia  2–0  Macau
Malaysia  1–3  Vietnam

Group 11 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   China 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Final tournament
2   Myanmar 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3   Singapore (H) 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Singapore  0–1  Myanmar
China  1–1  Myanmar
Singapore  0–2  China

Qualified teams edit

The following twelve teams qualify for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in AFC Youth Championship1
  Qatar Hosts 2002 8 (1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998)
  Syria Group 1 winners 23 July 2002 5 (1975, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996)
  United Arab Emirates Group 2 winners 31 July 2002 6 (1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
  Saudi Arabia Group 3 winners 22 July 2002 7 (1973, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1998)
  India Group 4 winners 14 July 2002 19 (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998)
  Bangladesh Group 5 winners 29 April 2002 5 (1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1996)
  Uzbekistan Group 6 winners 10 May 2002 0 (debut)
  Japan Group 7 winners 12 May 2002 28 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
  South Korea Group 8 winners 31 March 2002 29 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
  Thailand Group 9 winners 6 April 2002 24 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
  Vietnam Group 10 winners 8 May 2002 11 (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974)
  China Group 11 winners 17 March 2002 9 (1975, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1996, 1998, 2000)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References edit

  1. ^ "Asian U-20 Championship 2002". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "سوريا تتأهل لنهائي كأس آسيا للشباب". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). 24 July 2002.
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