# 2002 AFC U-17 Championship

The 2002 AFC U-17 Championship was the 10th AFC U-17 Championship, which was held in the United Arab Emirates. South Korea defeated Yemen 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Myanmar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 | |

### 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 | Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |

### 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |

### 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 16 September | 16 September | | | |
| China | 3 | | | |
| China | 3 | 20 September | 20 September | | |
| Qatar | 1 | 20 September | 20 September | |
| Qatar | 1 | China | 0 | |
| 17 September | 17 September | | China | 0 | |
| 17 September | 17 September | Yemen | 1 | |
| Yemen | 2 | Yemen | 1 | |
| Yemen | 2 | | | | 22 September | 22 September |
| Syria | 1 | | | | 22 September | 22 September |
| Syria | 1 | | | | Yemen | 1 (3) |
| 16 September | 16 September | | | | | Yemen | 1 (3) |
| 16 September | 16 September | | | | South Korea (p) | 1 (5) |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | South Korea (p) | 1 (5) |
| South Korea | 3 | 20 September | 20 September | | | |
| India | 1 | 20 September | 20 September | | | |
| India | 1 | South Korea | 4 | | | |
| 17 September | 17 September | | South Korea | 4 | | | |
| 17 September | 17 September | Uzbekistan | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | Uzbekistan | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | | | | 22 September | 22 September |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | | | | 22 September | 22 September |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | | | | China | 1 |
| | | | | | Uzbekistan | 0 |

### Final
## 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 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 8 | Qatar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 9 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 11 | Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 12 | Myanmar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |

## Teams qualified for 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship

* South Korea
* Yemen
* China

## Sources

* rsssf.com