2002 AFC YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATION

2002 AFC Youth Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host countries	Syria; United Arab Emirates; Kuwait; India; Pakistan; Uzbekistan; Japan; South Korea; Thailand; Malaysia; Singapore
Dates	13 March – 31 July 2002
Teams	40 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	(in 11 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	57
Goals scored	252 (4.42 per match)
	← 2000 2004 →

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]

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

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

Teams

Zone	Berths	Automatic qualifiers	Teams entering qualification
West Zone	7	Qatar	Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan India Iran Iraq Jordan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Maldives Nepal Oman Pakistan Palestine Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Yemen
East Zone	5		Brunei Cambodia China Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Indonesia Japan Laos Macau Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Philippines Singapore South Korea Thailand Vietnam

Notes

Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.

Did not enter
West Zone	Afghanistan Lebanon (withdrew)
East Zone	North Korea (withdrew)

Groups

The qualifying round was played by 31 July 2002.

Group 1

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

19 July 2002

Iran	4–3	Yemen

Aleppo

19 July 2002

Syria	5–1	Oman

Aleppo

21 July 2002

Oman	2–1	Iran

Aleppo

21 July 2002

Syria	1–1	Yemen

Aleppo

23 July 2002

Yemen	2–2	Oman

Aleppo

23 July 2002

Syria	3–1	Iran
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Aleppo^[2]

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United Arab Emirates (H)	2	2	0	8	2	+6	6	Final tournament
2	Iraq	2	1	1	3	4	−1	3
3	Palestine	2	0	2	3	8	−5	0
4	Lebanon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

25 July 2002

United Arab Emirates	3–0	Iraq

Al Ain

28 July 2002

Iraq	3–1	Palestine

Al Ain

31 July 2002

United Arab Emirates	5–2	Palestine

Al Ain

Group 3

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

18 July 2002

Kuwait	1–1	Bahrain

Kuwait City

19 July 2002

Saudi Arabia	5–0	Jordan

Kuwait City

20 July 2002

Kuwait	10–0	Jordan

Kuwait City

20 July 2002

Saudi Arabia	3–0	Bahrain

Kuwait City

22 July 2002

Jordan	1–0	Bahrain

Kuwait City

22 July 2002

Kuwait	2–3	Saudi Arabia

Kuwait City

Group 4

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

10 July 2002

Kyrgyzstan	0–2	Tajikistan

Kolkata

10 July 2002

India	4–1	Bhutan

Kolkata

12 July 2002

India	0–0	Tajikistan

Kolkata

12 July 2002

Kyrgyzstan	0–0	Bhutan

Kolkata

14 July 2002

Tajikistan	3–0	Bhutan

Kolkata

14 July 2002

India	4–0	Kyrgyzstan

Kolkata

Group 5

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

25 April 2002

Sri Lanka	0–2	Bangladesh

Karachi

25 April 2002

Pakistan	4–0	Maldives

Karachi

27 April 2002

Maldives	0–4	Bangladesh

Karachi

27 April 2002

Pakistan	2–1	Sri Lanka

Karachi

29 April 2002

Maldives	0–3	Sri Lanka

Karachi

29 April 2002

Bangladesh	2–2	Pakistan

Karachi

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uzbekistan (H)	2	2	0	19	0	+19	6	Final tournament
2	Turkmenistan	2	1	1	1	7	−6	3
3	Nepal	2	0	2	0	13	−13	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

6 May 2002

Turkmenistan	1–0	Nepal

Tashkent

8 May 2002

Uzbekistan	7–0	Turkmenistan

Tashkent

10 May 2002

Uzbekistan	12–0	Nepal

Tashkent

Group 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan (H)	3	3	0	22	0	+22	9	Final tournament
2	Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	13	6	+7	6
3	Laos	3	1	2	8	7	+1	3
4	Mongolia	3	0	3	0	30	−30	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

8 May 2002

Laos	1–2	Chinese Taipei

Tokyo

8 May 2002

Mongolia	0–12	Japan

Tokyo

10 May 2002

Laos	7–0	Mongolia

Tokyo

10 May 2002

Chinese Taipei	0–5	Japan

Tokyo

12 May 2002

Mongolia	0–11	Chinese Taipei

Tokyo

12 May 2002

Laos	0–5	Japan

Tokyo

Group 8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea (H)	2	2	0	26	0	+26	6	Final tournament
2	Brunei	2	1	1	6	9	−3	3
3	Guam	2	0	2	0	23	−23	0
4	North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

27 March 2002

South Korea	9–0	Brunei

Paju

29 March 2002

Brunei	6–0	Guam

Paju

31 March 2002

South Korea	17–0	Guam

Paju

Group 9

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

2 April 2002

Hong Kong	0–1	Indonesia

Bangkok

2 April 2002

Thailand	12–0	Philippines

Bangkok

4 April 2002

Hong Kong	4–2	Philippines

Bangkok

4 April 2002

Thailand	0–0	Indonesia

Bangkok

6 April 2002

Philippines	0–4	Indonesia

Bangkok

6 April 2002

Thailand	3–1	Hong Kong

Bangkok

Group 10

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

4 May 2002

Cambodia	0–5	Vietnam

Kelana Jaya

4 May 2002

Malaysia	6–0	Macau

Kelana Jaya

6 May 2002

Vietnam	7–1	Macau

Kelana Jaya

6 May 2002

Cambodia	0–0	Malaysia

Kelana Jaya

8 May 2002

Cambodia	2–0	Macau

Kelana Jaya

8 May 2002

Malaysia	1–3	Vietnam

Kelana Jaya

Group 11

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

13 March 2002

Singapore	0–1	Myanmar

Singapore

15 March 2002

China	1–1	Myanmar

Singapore

17 March 2002

Singapore	0–2	China

Singapore

Qualified teams

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

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

[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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Format

Teams

Groups

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Group 9

Group 10

Group 11

Qualified teams

References

Format

Teams

Groups

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Group 9

Group 10

Group 11

Qualified teams

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Tournament details
Host countries	Syria United Arab Emirates Kuwait India Pakistan Uzbekistan Japan South Korea Thailand Malaysia Singapore
Dates	13 March – 31 July 2002
Teams	40 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	(in 11 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	57
Goals scored	252 (4.42 per match)
← 2000 2004 →