2002 AFC Youth Championship qualification

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]

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)

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) Host.
Iran 4–3 Yemen
Syria 5–1 Oman
Oman 2–1 Iran
Syria 1–1 Yemen
Yemen 2–2 Oman
Syria 3–1 Iran

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) Host.
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) Host.
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) Host.
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) Host.
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) Host.
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) Host.
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) Host.
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) Host.
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) Host.
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 PR 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) Host.
Singapore 0–1 Myanmar
China PR 1–1 Myanmar
Singapore 0–2 China PR

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)
 China PRGroup 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". www.rsssf.com.
  2. "سوريا تتأهل لنهائي كأس آسيا للشباب". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). 24 July 2002.
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