2002 WAFF Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Syria |
| Dates | 30 August – 7 September |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iraq (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Jordan |
| Third place |  Iran |
| Fourth place |  Syria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 22 (2.2 per match) |
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The 2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Syrian Capital of Damascus. Iraq won the final against Jordan 3-2 after extra time coming back from 0-2 at half time. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon and host nation Syria. The draw was held on August 13 in Kuala Lumpur.
Venue
| Damascus | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbasiyyin Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 30,000 | |||
| |||
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Iran
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
 Lebanon
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Syria
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Palestine
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| Syria | 2 – 1 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
Ibrahim  21'Al-Haj Mustafa 37' |
Lafi 39' |
| Palestine | 0 – 2 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Shnaiyn 47' Razzaq Farhan 69' |
| Iraq | 1 – 0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Kadhim 43' |
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
Third Place Match
| Iran | 2 – 2 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Kameli Mofrad 59' Nikbakht 88' |
Sari 15' 89' |
|
| Penalties | ||
Nekounam  Bakhtiarizadeh Navidkia Kazemian |
4 – 2 | Al-Haj Mustafa Ibrahim  Jabban |
Final
| Iraq | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Razzaq Farhan 32' Younis Mahmoud 89' Haidar Mahmoud  103' |
Shehdeh 2' Amer Deeb 30' |
Champion
| 2002 WAFF Championship Winners |
|---|
 Iraq First title |
