2002 AFC U-17 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  2000 → |
The 2002 AFC U-17 Championship was the 10th
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
- 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]
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]
| Pakistan | 0–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2–2 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 1–4 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
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]
| Uzbekistan | 2–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 1–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 1–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
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
Semi-finals
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