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2002 AFC U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Emirates
Dates	6–22 September
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (2nd title)
Runners-up	Yemen
Third place	China
Fourth place	Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	77 (2.96 per match)
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International football competition

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

Main article: AFC U-17 Championship 2002 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: 6 September 2002 (2002-09-06)

China	4–1	India

Abu Dhabi 6 September 2002 (2002-09-06)

United Arab Emirates	4–2	Myanmar

Abu Dhabi

9 September 2002 (2002-09-09)

China	1–0	United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi 9 September 2002 (2002-09-09)

India	4–1	Myanmar

Abu Dhabi

12 September 2002 (2002-09-12)

China	4–1	Myanmar

Abu Dhabi 12 September 2002 (2002-09-12)

India	1–1	United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

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

Source: 7 September 2002 (2002-09-07)

Vietnam	0–2	Yemen

Dubai 7 September 2002 (2002-09-07)

Pakistan	0–3	South Korea

Dubai

10 September 2002 (2002-09-10)

Vietnam	1–1	Pakistan

Dubai 10 September 2002 (2002-09-10)

Yemen	2–2	South Korea

Dubai

13 September 2002 (2002-09-13)

Vietnam	1–4	South Korea

Dubai 13 September 2002 (2002-09-13)

Yemen	2–1	Pakistan

Dubai

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: 8 September 2002 (2002-09-08)

Uzbekistan	2–1	Japan

Abu Dhabi 8 September 2002 (2002-09-08)

Syria	1–0	Qatar

Abu Dhabi

11 September 2002 (2002-09-11)

Uzbekistan	1–1	Syria

Abu Dhabi 11 September 2002 (2002-09-11)

Japan	1–3	Qatar

Abu Dhabi

14 September 2002 (2002-09-14)

Uzbekistan	1–0	Qatar

Abu Dhabi 14 September 2002 (2002-09-14)

Japan	1–0	Syria

Abu Dhabi

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		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

16 September 2002 (2002-09-16)

China	3–1	Qatar

Abu Dhabi 16 September 2002 (2002-09-16)

South Korea	3–1	India

Abu Dhabi

17 September 2002 (2002-09-17)

Uzbekistan	3–0	United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi 17 September 2002 (2002-09-17)

Yemen	2–1	Syria

Abu Dhabi

Semi-finals

20 September 2002 (2002-09-20)

China	0–1	Yemen

Abu Dhabi 20 September 2002 (2002-09-20)

South Korea	4–0	Uzbekistan

Abu Dhabi

Third place match

22 September 2002 (2002-09-22)

China	1–0	Uzbekistan

Abu Dhabi

Final

22 September 2002 (2002-09-22)

Yemen	1–1	South Korea

Penalties
	3–5

Abu Dhabi

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

Teams qualified for 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship

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AFC U-16 Championship, U-17 Championship and U-17 Asian Cup

Tournaments

U-16 Championship	Qatar 1985 Qatar 1986 Thailand 1988 UAE 1990 Saudi Arabia 1992 Qatar 1994 Thailand 1996 Qatar 1998 Vietnam 2000
U-17 Championship	UAE 2002 Japan 2004 Singapore 2006
U-16 Championship	Uzbekistan 2008 Uzbekistan 2010 Iran 2012 Thailand 2014 India 2016 Malaysia 2018 ~~Bahrain 2020~~
U-17 Asian Cup	Thailand 2023 Saudi Arabia 2025

Qualifications

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