2002 WAFF Championship
(Redirected from
2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship
)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Syria |
| Dates | 30 August – 7 September |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  2004 → |
The 2002 extra time coming back from 0–2 at half time. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon and host nation Syria. The draw was held on 13 August in Kuala Lumpur.
Participants
All 6 members of WAFF participated in this tournament.
| Country | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Iran
|
2nd | Champions (2000) |
| Iraq
|
2nd | Third place (2000) |
 Jordan
|
2nd | Fourth place (2000) |
 Lebanon
|
2nd | Group stage (2000) |
 Palestine
|
2nd | Group stage (2000) |
 Syria (hosts)
|
2nd | Runners-up (2000) |
Venue
| Damascus | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbasiyyin Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 30,000 | |||
| |||
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
| Iran
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Lebanon
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF.com
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| Syria (H)
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Palestine
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| Syria | 2–1 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
Ibrahim  21'Haj Moustafa 37' |
Lafi 39' |
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
| Iraq | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
 |
6–5 | Nekounam Bakhtiarizadeh Navidkia Nosrati Nikbakht Bayatinia Azizzadeh |
Third place match
| Iran | 2–2 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Kameli Mofrad 59' Nikbakht 88' |
Sari 15', 89' |
|
| Penalties | ||
| Nekounam Bakhtiarizadeh Navidkia Kazemian |
4–2 | Jabban |
Final
Champion
| 2002 WAFF Championship winners |
|---|
 Iraq First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 22 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
- Ali Karimi
Jalal Kameli Mofrad
Haidar Mahmoud- Ahmad Kadhim
- Ali Wahaib
- Younis Mahmoud
- Abbas Obeid
Anas Al-Zboun- Amer Deeb
- Mustafa Shehdeh
- Mahmoud Shelbaieh
Fadi Lafi
Nihad Haj Moustafa- Hassan Ibrahim
- Raghdan Shehadeh
