2002 Arab Cup

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2002 Arab Cup
2002 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
Dates16–30 December
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored66 (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Bahrain.svg Ahmed Hassan
Flag of Syria.svg Mohammad Rafe
(4 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Noor
Best goalkeeper Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mabrouk Zaid
1998
2009

The 2002 Arab Cup was the eighth edition of the Arab Cup football competition, hosted in the nation of Kuwait. Saudi Arabia, who were the defending champions from the last Arab Cup, again won the title for a 2nd time at the conclusion of the competition.

Contents

Participated teams

10 teams participated in the tournament. Morocco was represented by their U-23 team. [1]

Participants
ZoneTeam
HostsFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
HoldersFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Zone 2 (Red Sea)Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Zone 3 (North Africa)Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco U23
Zone 4 (East Region)Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria

Squads

Venues

Kuwait City
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Capacity: 12,350
KuwaitSCStadium.jpg

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 422064+28
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco U23 412154+15
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 41216605
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 41124514
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 40317923
Source: [ citation needed ]
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg1–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco U23
Laheeb Soccerball shade.svg46' El Moubarki Soccerball shade.svg26'
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mahmoud Abbas (Syria)
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg1–1Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Al-Kord Soccerball shade.svg5' Aqel Soccerball shade.svg11'

Morocco U23  Flag of Morocco.svg1–1Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Kaïssi Soccerball shade.svg4' Abu Zema Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg1–0Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Neda Soccerball shade.svg90'
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohamed Zekrini (Algeria)

Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg2–1Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Salim Soccerball shade.svg17'
Abu Zema Soccerball shade.svg82' (pen.)
Ali Soccerball shade.svg84'
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mahmoud Abbas (Syria)
Morocco U23  Flag of Morocco.svg3–1Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Armoumen Soccerball shade.svg30', 40'
Kherrazi Soccerball shade.svg88'
Al-Kord Soccerball shade.svg52'
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 700
Referee: Mohamed Omar (United Arab Emirates)

Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg2–2Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Farjallah Soccerball shade.svg51'
Al-Tijani Soccerball shade.svg88'
Salem Soccerball shade.svg31'
Al-Kord Soccerball shade.svg53'
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg2–1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Al-Zboun Soccerball shade.svg69', 83' B. Abdullah Soccerball shade.svg86'
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hisham Qirat (Tunisia)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 431083+510
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 421163+37
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 420286+26
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 41125724
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 401351381
Source: [ citation needed ]
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Al-Obaili Soccerball shade.svg33'
Al-Meshal Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report Yousef Soccerball shade.svg44'
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg0–4Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Rafe Soccerball shade.svg26'
Al Sayed Soccerball shade.svg52'
Al Khatib Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.), 70'
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mohamed Omar (United Arab Emirates)

Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg2–0Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Hassan Soccerball shade.svg82'
Al-Dosari Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Tamim Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Report
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ridha Al-Baltaji (Egypt)

Syria  Flag of Syria.svg4–1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Al Khatib Soccerball shade.svg44'
Rafe Soccerball shade.svg46, 52, 59'
Qassas Soccerball shade.svg54'
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg3–1Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Hassan Soccerball shade.svg45', 83', 90' Al-Salimi Soccerball shade.svg89'
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ridha Al-Baltaji (Egypt)

Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg4–2Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Antar Soccerball shade.svg11', 51', 60'
Hojeij Soccerball shade.svg62'
Al-Qadimi Soccerball shade.svg24'
Abboud Soccerball shade.svg70'
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg0–3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report Tukar Soccerball shade.svg1'
Khariri Soccerball shade.svg71'
Al-Meshal Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohamed Zekrini (Algeria)

Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg0–0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hisham Qirat (Tunisia)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City
 
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2
 
30 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco U23 0
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (a.e.t.)1
 
28 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City
 
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 0
 
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain (a.e.t.)2
 
 
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1
 

Semi-finals

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco U23
Al-Waked Soccerball shade.svg20'
Al-Meshal Soccerball shade.svg57'
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mahmoud Abbas (Syria)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Ali Soccerball shade.svg79', Soccerball shade gold.svg 91' Al-Zboun Soccerball shade.svg43'
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Qassem Hamza (Kuwait)

Final

In the semi-final, Saudi Arabia beat Morocco and Bahrain beat Jordan and met for a second time in the final. [2]

The final match took place on 30 December 2002, at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium in Kuwait City. It determined the winner of the 2002 Arab Cup. Saudi Arabia defeated Bahrain 1–0 after extra time to win their second consecutive Arab Cup. [3] [4]

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Noor Soccerball shade gold.svg 94' Report
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Mohamed Zekrini (Algeria)

Winners

It is the second consecutive title for Saudi Arabia after winning the title of the last session in Doha at the expense of Qatar 3–1 in 1998, noting that it was entering the final for the third time after its 1992 loss to Egypt 2–3 in the Syrian city of Aleppo. [5]

 2002 Arab Cup winners 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
Saudi Arabia

Second title

Awards

Final ranking

RTeamPWDLGFGAGDPts.
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 6510113+816
2Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 631285+310
Eliminated in the Semi-finals
3Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 522176+18
4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 512256-15
Eliminated in the group stage
5Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 420286+26
6Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 41216605
7Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 411245−14
8Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 411257−24
9Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 403179−23
10Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 4013513−81

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