2002 WAFF Championship

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 13 August in Kuala Lumpur.

2002 WAFF Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySyria
Dates30 August – 7 September
Teams6 (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 played10
Goals scored22 (2.2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Alireza Nikbakht
Razzaq Farhan
Muayad Salim
Anas Sari
(2 goals each)

Venue

Damascus
Abbasiyyin Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Jordan 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6
 Iran 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
 Lebanon 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 0
Source:
Jordan 1–0 Iran
Salim  11'  

Lebanon 0–1 Jordan
  Shelbaieh  4'

Iran 2–0 Lebanon
Nikbakht  24'
Karimi  90+2''
 

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6
 Syria (H) 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Palestine 2 0 0 2 1 4 3 0
Source:
(H) Host.
Syria 2–1 Palestine
Ibrahim  21'
Haj Moustafa  37'
Lafi  39'

Palestine 0–2 Iraq
  Wahaib  47'
Farhan  69'

Iraq 1–0 Syria
Kadhim  43'  

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

Jordan 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Syria
Salim  38'
Al-Zboun  118'
Shehadeh  54'

Third Place Match

Final

Iraq 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Jordan
Farhan  32'
Y.Mahmoud  89'
H.Mahmoud  103'
Shehdeh  2'
Amer Deeb  30'

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 22 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

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