Teams
| Zone | Berths | Automatic qualifiers | Teams entering qualification |
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| West Zone | 7 | ||
| East Zone | 5 |
- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
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| Tournament details | |
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| 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(s) | (in 11 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 57 |
| Goals scored | 252 (4.42 per match) |
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]
A total of 40 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying competition. Players born on or after 1 January 1983 are eligible to participate.
In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. The eleven group winners qualify for the final tournament.
| Zone | Berths | Automatic qualifiers | Teams entering qualification |
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| West Zone | 7 | ||
| East Zone | 5 |
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The qualifying round was played by 31 July 2002.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| India | 0–0 | Tajikistan |
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| Kyrgyzstan | 0–0 | Bhutan |
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| Tajikistan | 3–0 | Bhutan |
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| India | 4–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Uzbekistan | 12–0 | Nepal |
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| 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 |
| Laos | 1–2 | Chinese Taipei |
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| Chinese Taipei | 0–5 | Japan |
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| Mongolia | 0–11 | Chinese Taipei |
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| 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 |
| South Korea | 9–0 | Brunei |
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| South Korea | 17–0 | Guam |
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| 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 |
| Thailand | 12–0 | Philippines |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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