2002 AFC Youth Championship
Appearance
The Asian Football Confederation's AFC Youth Championship 2002 was the 32nd instance of the AFC Youth Championship. It was held from 15 October to 31 October 2002 in Qatar.
Qualification competition
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Group stage
Group A
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
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3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
October 15
Qatar ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
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Uzbekistan ![]() |
4 - 0 | ![]() |
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October 18
Qatar ![]() |
3 - 2 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() |
2 - 0 | ![]() |
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October 21
Qatar ![]() |
4 - 5 | ![]() |
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Thailand ![]() |
0 - 0 | ![]() |
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Group B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
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3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | -13 |
October 16
Japan ![]() |
2 - 1 | ![]() |
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India ![]() |
6 - 0 | ![]() |
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October 19
Bangladesh ![]() |
0 - 3 | ![]() |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() |
4 - 0 | ![]() |
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October 22
Saudi Arabia ![]() |
4 - 0 | ![]() |
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India ![]() |
1 - 2 | ![]() |
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Group C
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
October 17
United Arab Emirates ![]() |
2 - 0 | ![]() |
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China ![]() |
2 - 4 | ![]() |
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October 20
United Arab Emirates ![]() |
1 - 1 | ![]() |
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Vietnam ![]() |
2 - 2 | ![]() |
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October 23
United Arab Emirates ![]() |
0 - 2 | ![]() |
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Syria ![]() |
4 - 2 | ![]() |
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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 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
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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
Quarter-finals
October 25
Japan ![]() |
3 - 0 | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() |
7 - 0 | ![]() |
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October 26
Saudi Arabia ![]() |
4 - 1 | ![]() |
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Syria ![]() |
0 - 4 | ![]() |
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Semi-finals
October 29
Japan ![]() |
1 - 1 (PSO 4-2) | ![]() |
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South Korea ![]() |
2 - 1 | ![]() |
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Third place play-off
October 31
Uzbekistan ![]() |
0 - 4 | ![]() |
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Final
October 31
Japan ![]() |
0 - 1 (AET 0-1) | ![]() |
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Winners
AFC Youth Championship 2002 Winners |
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![]() South Korea Tenth title |
Countries to participate in FIFA World Youth Championship 2003