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)

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
East Zone 5
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter
West Zone
East Zone

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
Iran 4–3 Yemen
Syria 5–1 Oman
Oman 2–1 Iran
Syria 1–1 Yemen
Yemen 2–2 Oman
Syria 3–1 Iran
  • Rafe 41'
  • Al-Khatib 85'
  • Amnah 90'

Group 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The following twelve teams qualify for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in AFC Youth Championship1
 QatarHosts20028 (1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998)
 SyriaGroup 1 winners23 July 20025 (1975, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996)
 United Arab EmiratesGroup 2 winners31 July 20026 (1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
 Saudi ArabiaGroup 3 winners22 July 20027 (1973, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1998)
 IndiaGroup 4 winners14 July 200219 (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998)
 BangladeshGroup 5 winners29 April 20025 (1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1996)
 UzbekistanGroup 6 winners10 May 20020 (debut)
 JapanGroup 7 winners12 May 200228 (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 KoreaGroup 8 winners31 March 200229 (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)
 ThailandGroup 9 winners6 April 200224 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
 VietnamGroup 10 winners8 May 200211 (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974)
 ChinaGroup 11 winners17 March 20029 (1975, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1996, 1998, 2000)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

  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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