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.

2002 AFC Youth Championship qualification

Tournament details
Host countries	Syria United Arab Emirates Kuwait India Pakistan Uzbekistan Japan South Korea Thailand Malaysia Singapore
Dates	13 March – 31 July 2002
Teams	40 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	(in 11 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	57
Goals scored	252 (4.42 per match)
← 2000 2004 →

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	Qatar	Bahrain  Bangladesh  Bhutan  India  Iran  Iraq  Jordan  Kuwait  Kyrgyzstan  Lebanon  Maldives    Nepal  Oman  Pakistan  Palestine  Saudi Arabia  Sri Lanka  Syria  Tajikistan  Turkmenistan  United Arab Emirates  Uzbekistan  Yemen
East Zone	5		Brunei  Cambodia  China  Chinese Taipei  Guam  Hong Kong  Indonesia  Japan  Laos  Macau  Malaysia  Mongolia  Myanmar  Philippines  Singapore  South Korea  Thailand  Vietnam

Notes

• Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.

Did not enter

West Zone	Afghanistan  Lebanon (withdrew)
East Zone	North Korea (withdrew)

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

19 July 2002 (2002-07-19)

Iran	4–3	Yemen

Aleppo

19 July 2002 (2002-07-19)

Syria	5–1	Oman

Aleppo

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21 July 2002 (2002-07-21)

Oman	2–1	Iran

Aleppo

21 July 2002 (2002-07-21)

Syria	1–1	Yemen

Aleppo

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23 July 2002 (2002-07-23)

Yemen	2–2	Oman

Aleppo

23 July 2002 (2002-07-23)

Syria	3–1	Iran

Aleppo

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

25 July 2002 (2002-07-25)

United Arab Emirates	3–0	Iraq

Al Ain

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28 July 2002 (2002-07-28)

Iraq	3–1	Palestine

Al Ain

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31 July 2002 (2002-07-31)

United Arab Emirates	5–2	Palestine

Al Ain

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

18 July 2002 (2002-07-18)

Kuwait	1–1	Bahrain

Kuwait City

19 July 2002 (2002-07-19)

Saudi Arabia	5–0	Jordan

Kuwait City

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20 July 2002 (2002-07-20)

Kuwait	10–0	Jordan

Kuwait City

20 July 2002 (2002-07-20)

Saudi Arabia	3–0	Bahrain

Kuwait City

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22 July 2002 (2002-07-22)

Jordan	1–0	Bahrain

Kuwait City

22 July 2002 (2002-07-22)

Kuwait	2–3	Saudi Arabia

Kuwait City

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

10 July 2002 (2002-07-10)

Kyrgyzstan	0–2	Tajikistan

Kolkata

10 July 2002 (2002-07-10)

India	4–1	Bhutan

Kolkata

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12 July 2002 (2002-07-12)

India	0–0	Tajikistan

Kolkata

12 July 2002 (2002-07-12)

Kyrgyzstan	0–0	Bhutan

Kolkata

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14 July 2002 (2002-07-14)

Tajikistan	3–0	Bhutan

Kolkata

14 July 2002 (2002-07-14)

India	4–0	Kyrgyzstan

Kolkata

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

25 April 2002 (2002-04-25)

Sri Lanka	0–2	Bangladesh

Karachi

25 April 2002 (2002-04-25)

Pakistan	4–0	Maldives

Karachi

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27 April 2002 (2002-04-27)

Maldives	0–4	Bangladesh

Karachi

27 April 2002 (2002-04-27)

Pakistan	2–1	Sri Lanka

Karachi

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29 April 2002 (2002-04-29)

Maldives	0–3	Sri Lanka

Karachi

29 April 2002 (2002-04-29)

Bangladesh	2–2	Pakistan

Karachi

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

6 May 2002 (2002-05-06)

Turkmenistan	1–0	Nepal

Tashkent

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8 May 2002 (2002-05-08)

Uzbekistan	7–0	Turkmenistan

Tashkent

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10 May 2002 (2002-05-10)

Uzbekistan	12–0	Nepal

Tashkent

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

8 May 2002 (2002-05-08)

Laos	1–2	Chinese Taipei

Tokyo

8 May 2002 (2002-05-08)

Mongolia	0–12	Japan

Tokyo

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10 May 2002 (2002-05-10)

Laos	7–0	Mongolia

Tokyo

10 May 2002 (2002-05-10)

Chinese Taipei	0–5	Japan

Tokyo

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12 May 2002 (2002-05-12)

Mongolia	0–11	Chinese Taipei

Tokyo

12 May 2002 (2002-05-12)

Laos	0–5	Japan

Tokyo

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

27 March 2002 (2002-03-27)

South Korea	9–0	Brunei

Paju

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29 March 2002 (2002-03-29)

Brunei	6–0	Guam

Paju

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31 March 2002 (2002-03-31)

South Korea	17–0	Guam

Paju

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

2 April 2002 (2002-04-02)

Hong Kong	0–1	Indonesia

Bangkok

2 April 2002 (2002-04-02)

Thailand	12–0	Philippines

Bangkok

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4 April 2002 (2002-04-04)

Hong Kong	4–2	Philippines

Bangkok

4 April 2002 (2002-04-04)

Thailand	0–0	Indonesia

Bangkok

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6 April 2002 (2002-04-06)

Philippines	0–4	Indonesia

Bangkok

6 April 2002 (2002-04-06)

Thailand	3–1	Hong Kong

Bangkok

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

4 May 2002 (2002-05-04)

Cambodia	0–5	Vietnam

Kelana Jaya

4 May 2002 (2002-05-04)

Malaysia	6–0	Macau

Kelana Jaya

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6 May 2002 (2002-05-06)

Vietnam	7–1	Macau

Kelana Jaya

6 May 2002 (2002-05-06)

Cambodia	0–0	Malaysia

Kelana Jaya

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8 May 2002 (2002-05-08)

Cambodia	2–0	Macau

Kelana Jaya

8 May 2002 (2002-05-08)

Malaysia	1–3	Vietnam

Kelana Jaya

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

13 March 2002 (2002-03-13)

Singapore	0–1	Myanmar

Singapore

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15 March 2002 (2002-03-15)

China	1–1	Myanmar

Singapore

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17 March 2002 (2002-03-17)

Singapore	0–2	China

Singapore

Qualified teams

The following twelve teams qualify for the final tournament.

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in AFC Youth Championship^1
Qatar	Hosts	2002	8 (1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998)
Syria	Group 1 winners	23 July 2002	5 (1975, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996)
United Arab Emirates	Group 2 winners	31 July 2002	6 (1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
Saudi Arabia	Group 3 winners	22 July 2002	7 (1973, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1998)
India	Group 4 winners	14 July 2002	19 (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998)
Bangladesh	Group 5 winners	29 April 2002	5 (1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1996)
Uzbekistan	Group 6 winners	10 May 2002	0 (debut)
Japan	Group 7 winners	12 May 2002	28 (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 Korea	Group 8 winners	31 March 2002	29 (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)
Thailand	Group 9 winners	6 April 2002	24 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Vietnam	Group 10 winners	8 May 2002	11 (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974)
China	Group 11 winners	17 March 2002	9 (1975, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1996, 1998, 2000)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.