2002 AFC U-17 Championship

The 2002 AFC U-17 Championship was the 10th AFC U-17 Championship, which was held in the United Arab Emirates. South Korea defeated Yemen in the final round.

2002 AFC U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host country United Arab Emirates
Dates6–22 September
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up Yemen
Third place China
Fourth place Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored77 (2.96 per match)

Teams banned

Following the 2000 AFC U-17 Championship, in May 2001, 16 players were banned from international football for two years following X-ray tests that suggested they were at least 19 years old. Of the teams involved, Thailand had two. Nepal did not allow its players to be tested. These teams were banned from the 2002 AFC U-17 Championship.

Qualification
Main article: AFC U-17 Championship 2002 Qualification

Group stage

The first and second placed teams from each group qualified in addition to the two best third-placed teams qualified for the knockout stage.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  India 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
4  Myanmar 3 0 0 3 4 12 −8 0
Source:
China 4–1 India
United Arab Emirates 4–2 Myanmar
China 1–0 United Arab Emirates
India 4–1 Myanmar
China 4–1 Myanmar
India 1–1 United Arab Emirates

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Yemen 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
3  Pakistan 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
4  Vietnam 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source:
Vietnam 0–2 Yemen
Pakistan 0–3 South Korea
Vietnam 1–1 Pakistan
Yemen 2–2 South Korea
Vietnam 1–4 South Korea
Yemen 2–1 Pakistan

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Syria 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Qatar 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Japan 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
Source:
Uzbekistan 2–1 Japan
Syria 1–0 Qatar
Uzbekistan 1–1 Syria
Japan 1–3 Qatar
Uzbekistan 1–0 Qatar
Japan 1–0 Syria

Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 India31116604Advance to knockout stage
2 Qatar31023303
3 Pakistan301226–41

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
16 September
 
 
 China3
 
20 September
 
 Qatar1
 
 China0
 
17 September
 
 Yemen1
 
 Yemen2
 
22 September
 
 Syria1
 
 Yemen1 (3)
 
16 September
 
 South Korea (p)1 (5)
 
 South Korea3
 
20 September
 
 India1
 
 South Korea4
 
17 September
 
 Uzbekistan0 Third place
 
 Uzbekistan3
 
22 September
 
 United Arab Emirates0
 
 China1
 
 
 Uzbekistan0
 

Quarter-finals
China 3–1 Qatar
South Korea 3–1 India
Uzbekistan 3–0 United Arab Emirates
Yemen 2–1 Syria

Semi-finals
China 0–1 Yemen
South Korea 4–0 Uzbekistan

Third place match
China 1–0 Uzbekistan

Final
Yemen 1–1 South Korea
Penalties
3–5

Winners
 AFC U-17 Championship 2002 winners 

South Korea
Second title

Tournament ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  South Korea 6 4 2 0 17 5 +12 14 Champions
2  Yemen 6 4 2 0 10 5 +5 14 Runners-up
3  China 6 5 0 1 13 4 +9 15 Third place
4  Uzbekistan 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10 Fourth place
5  Syria 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6  India 4 1 1 2 7 9 −2 4
7  United Arab Emirates 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4
8  Qatar 4 1 0 3 4 6 −2 3
9  Japan 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3 Eliminated in
group stage
10  Pakistan 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
11  Vietnam 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
12  Myanmar 3 0 0 3 4 12 −8 0
Source: AFC

Teams qualified for 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship

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