# 2002 Arab Cup

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.

## Participated teams

10 teams participated in the tournament. Morocco was represented by their U-23 team.
Participants :
| Zone | Team |
| Hosts | Kuwait |
| Holders | Saudi Arabia |
| Zone 1 (Gulf Area) | Bahrain |
| Zone 2 (Red Sea) | Sudan |
| Zone 2 (Red Sea) | Yemen |
| Zone 3 (North Africa) | Morocco U23 |
| Zone 4 (East Region) | Lebanon |
| Zone 4 (East Region) | Jordan |
| Zone 4 (East Region) | Palestine |
| Zone 4 (East Region) | Syria |

## Venues

| Kuwait City | Kuwait City |
| Kuwait City | Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium |
| Kuwait City | Capacity: 12,350 |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Jordan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 |
| Morocco U23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| Palestine | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| Syria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
| Yemen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 1 |

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 28 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City | 28 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 30 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City | 30 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City |
| Morocco U23 | 0 | 30 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City | 30 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City |
| Morocco U23 | 0 | Saudi Arabia (a.e.t.) | 1 |
| 28 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City | 28 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City | | Saudi Arabia (a.e.t.) | 1 |
| 28 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City | 28 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City | Bahrain | 0 |
| Bahrain (a.e.t.) | 2 | Bahrain | 0 |
| Jordan | 1 | | |

### Final

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

## 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.
* 2002 Arab Cup winners
* Saudi Arabia Second title

## Awards

* Clean playing team: Jordan
* Fairplay team: Morocco

## Final ranking

| R | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 16 |
| 2 | Bahrain | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| Eliminated in the Semi-finals ||||||||||
| 3 | Jordan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 4 | Morocco | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| Eliminated in the group stage ||||||||||
| 5 | Syria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| 6 | Kuwait | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Sudan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| 8 | Lebanon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
| 9 | Palestine | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 |
| 10 | Yemen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 1 |