2002 AFC U-17 Championship

2002 AFC U-17 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Emirates
Dates	6–22 September
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up	Yemen
Third place	China
Fourth place	Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	77 (2.96 per match)
Best player(s)	Cha Gi-suk [1]
← 2000 2004 →

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.

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 1 :   Yemen
• Group 2 :   Syria
• Group 3 :   Qatar
• Group 4 :   India
• Group 5 :   Uzbekistan
• Group 6 :   Pakistan
• Group 7 :   Myanmar
• Group 8 :   South Korea
• Group 9 :   China
• Group 10 :   Vietnam
• Group 11 :   Japan
• Host :   United Arab Emirates

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: ^{[ citation needed ]}

6 September 2002 (2002-09-06)

China	4–1	India

Abu Dhabi

6 September 2002 (2002-09-06)

United Arab Emirates	4–2	Myanmar

Abu Dhabi

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9 September 2002 (2002-09-09)

China	1–0	United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

9 September 2002 (2002-09-09)

India	4–1	Myanmar

Abu Dhabi

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12 September 2002 (2002-09-12)

China	4–1	Myanmar

Abu Dhabi

12 September 2002 (2002-09-12)

India	1–1	United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

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: ^{[ citation needed ]}

7 September 2002 (2002-09-07)

Vietnam	0–2	Yemen

Dubai

7 September 2002 (2002-09-07)

Pakistan	0–3	South Korea

Dubai

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10 September 2002 (2002-09-10)

Vietnam	1–1	Pakistan

Dubai

10 September 2002 (2002-09-10)

Yemen	2–2	South Korea

Dubai

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13 September 2002 (2002-09-13)

Vietnam	1–4	South Korea

Dubai

13 September 2002 (2002-09-13)

Yemen	2–1	Pakistan

Dubai

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: ^{[ citation needed ]}

8 September 2002 (2002-09-08)

Uzbekistan	2–1	Japan

Abu Dhabi

8 September 2002 (2002-09-08)

Syria	1–0	Qatar

Abu Dhabi

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11 September 2002 (2002-09-11)

Uzbekistan	1–1	Syria

Abu Dhabi

11 September 2002 (2002-09-11)

Japan	1–3	Qatar

Abu Dhabi

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14 September 2002 (2002-09-14)

Uzbekistan	1–0	Qatar

Abu Dhabi

14 September 2002 (2002-09-14)

Japan	1–0	Syria

Abu Dhabi

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Qatar	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3
3	Pakistan	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4	1

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	16 September
	China	3
					20 September
	Qatar	1
					China	0
	17 September
					Yemen	1
	Yemen	2
									22 September
	Syria	1
									Yemen	1 (3)
	16 September
									South Korea (p)	1 (5)
	South Korea	3
					20 September
	India	1
					South Korea	4
	17 September
					Uzbekistan	0			Third place
	Uzbekistan	3
									22 September
	United Arab Emirates	0
									China	1
									Uzbekistan	0

Quarter-finals

16 September 2002 (2002-09-16)

China	3–1	Qatar

Abu Dhabi

16 September 2002 (2002-09-16)

South Korea	3–1	India

Abu Dhabi

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17 September 2002 (2002-09-17)

Uzbekistan	3–0	United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

17 September 2002 (2002-09-17)

Yemen	2–1	Syria

Abu Dhabi

Semi-finals

20 September 2002 (2002-09-20)

China	0–1	Yemen

Abu Dhabi

20 September 2002 (2002-09-20)

South Korea	4–0	Uzbekistan

Abu Dhabi

Third place match

22 September 2002 (2002-09-22)

China	1–0	Uzbekistan

Abu Dhabi

Final

22 September 2002 (2002-09-22)

Yemen	1–1	South Korea
Penalties
	3–5

Abu Dhabi

Winners

AFC U-17 Championship 2002 winners
South Korea Second title

Teams qualified for 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship

•   South Korea
•   Yemen
•   China

References

1. -아시아청소년축구- 한국, 16년만에 우승. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2002-09-23. Archived from the original on March 30, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025– via Naver.

Sources

• rsssf.com