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2002 AFC Youth Championship

The 2002 AFC Youth Championship was the 32nd edition of the AFC Youth Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-19 national teams of Asia. The tournament took place in Qatar, between 15 and 31 October 2002. A total of 12 teams played in the championship which included Uzbekistan who was competing in their first AFC tournament.

2002 AFC Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates15–31 October
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (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
Goals scored94 (3.62 per match)
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The 12 teams were separated into three groups of four teams with the top two teams and the best two of the third place teams qualifying through to the knockout-stage with the winners of the quarter-finals qualifying through to the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in United Arab Emirates. After they finished top of Group A with seven points, South Korea would go on to claim their tenth continental youth title with a 1–0 win over Japan. Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan also qualified for the 2003 World Youth Championship after they made it to the semi-finals defeating Syria and China in the quarter-finals.[1]

Venues

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The tournament was held in two stadiums located in the city of Doha.

Doha
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Location of the host city of the 2002 AFC Youth Championship.
Grand Hamad Stadium Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Capacity: 13,000 Capacity: 12,000
   

Qualification competition

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Main article: 2002 AFC Youth Championship qualification

40 teams entered qualifying for the 2002 edition of the youth championship with the qualifying phase being played from the 13 March to 23 July 2002 with the teams being separated into the east and west zone. Before the draw was announced, Afghanistan withdrew with Lebanon and North Korea withdrawing after the draw was announced which meant that their groups only had three teams competing.

The first qualifying match was played on the 13 March in Group 11 when Singapore took on Myanmar in Singapore with Myanmar winning the match 1–0. Four teams who competed in the previous edition didn't qualify for the 2002 edition with them being replaced by Syria, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh and India. With the tournament expanding to 12 teams for the 2002 edition, Vietnam made their first appearance in the Asian competition since 1974 while Uzbekistan was making their debut in the tournament after finishing top of their group ahead of Turkmenistan and Nepal.

Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  South Korea 7 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3
  Uzbekistan 6 3 2 0 1 9 6 +3
  Qatar 3 3 1 0 2 7 8 -1
  Thailand 1 3 0 1 2 2 7 -5

October 15 – Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha

Qatar   0 - 1   South Korea
Uzbekistan   4 - 0   Thailand

October 18 – Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Qatar   3 - 2   Thailand
South Korea   2 - 0   Uzbekistan

October 21 – Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha

Qatar   4 - 5   Uzbekistan
Thailand   0 - 0   South Korea

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Japan 9 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5
  Saudi Arabia 6 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7
  India 3 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1
  Bangladesh 0 3 0 0 3 0 13 -13

October 16 – Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Japan   2 - 1   Saudi Arabia
India   6 - 0   Bangladesh

October 19 – Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha

Saudi Arabia   4 - 0   Bangladesh
India   1 - 2   Japan

October 22 – Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Bangladesh   0 - 3   Japan
Saudi Arabia   4 - 0   India

Group C

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Syria 7 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5
  China 4 3 1 1 1 6 6 0
  United Arab Emirates 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
  Vietnam 1 3 0 1 2 3 8 -5

October 17 – Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha

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

October 20 – Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

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

October 23 – Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha

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

Third-placed qualifiers

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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 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
  India 3 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1
  Qatar 3 3 1 0 2 7 8 -1

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

Knockout stages

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 October – Doha (GHS)
 
 
  Japan 3
 
29 October – Doha (GHS)
 
  United Arab Emirates0
 
  Japan (p) 1 (4)
 
26 October – Doha (GHS)
 
  Uzbekistan1 (2)
 
  Syria0
 
31 October – Doha (GHS)
 
  Uzbekistan4
 
  Japan0
 
25 October – Doha (GHS)
 
  South Korea (a.e.t.)1
 
  South Korea7
 
29 October – Doha (GHS)
 
  India0
 
  South Korea2
 
26 October – Doha (GHS)
 
  Saudi Arabia1 Third place
 
  Saudi Arabia4
 
31 October – Doha (GHS)
 
  China1
 
  Uzbekistan0
 
 
  Saudi Arabia4
 

Quarter-finals

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Japan  3 – 0  United Arab Emirates
South Korea  7 – 0  India
Saudi Arabia  4 – 1  China
Syria  0 – 4  Uzbekistan

Semi finals

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Japan  1 – 1  Uzbekistan
Penalties
4 – 2
South Korea  2 – 1  Saudi Arabia

Third-place match

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Uzbekistan  0 – 4  Saudi Arabia

Final

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Japan  0 – 1 (a.e.t.)  South Korea

Winners

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 2002 AFC Youth Championship winners 
 
South Korea
10th title

Qualified teams for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship

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The following four teams from AFC qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in United Arab Emirates.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup1
  Japan 25 October 2002 5 (1979, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001)
  South Korea 25 October 2002 7 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999)
  Saudi Arabia 26 October 2002 5 (1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1999)
  Uzbekistan 26 October 2002 Debut
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

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  1. ^ Díaz Rubio, Julián; Burkert, Sturmius (28 July 2003). "Asian U-20 Championship 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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