The 2002 West Asian Football Championship was the second edition of the football competition. The tournament was held in Syria between August 30th and September 7th, 2002 . The Iraqi national team won the tournament with a 3-2 win after extra time over the selection of Jordan .
The group stage draw took place on August 13, 2002 at the AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur .
Participating teams
Games and results
Preliminary round
Group A
|
Pl.
|
country
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Sp.
|
S.
|
U
|
N |
Gates
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Diff.
|
Points
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| 1.
|
Jordan Jordan
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
002-000
|
+2
|
06th
|
| 2.
|
Iran Iran
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
002: 100
|
+1
|
03
|
| 3.
|
Lebanon Lebanon
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
000: 300
|
−3
|
00
|
|
|
|
|
| August 30, 2002
|
| Iran |
- |
Jordan |
0: 1 (0: 1)
|
| September 1, 2002
|
| Jordan |
- |
Lebanon |
1: 0 (1: 0)
|
| September 3, 2002
|
| Lebanon |
- |
Iran |
0: 2 (0: 1)
|
Group B
|
Pl.
|
country
|
Sp.
|
S.
|
U
|
N |
Gates
|
Diff.
|
Points
|
| 1.
|
Iraq 1991 Iraq
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
003-000
|
+3
|
06th
|
| 2.
|
Syria Syria
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
002: 200
|
± 0
|
03
|
| 3.
|
Palastina autonomous areas Palestine
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
001: 400
|
−3
|
00
|
|
|
|
|
| August 30, 2002
|
| Syria |
- |
Palestine |
2: 1 (2: 1)
|
| September 1, 2002
|
| Palestine |
- |
Iraq |
0: 2 (0: 1)
|
| August 11, 2008
|
| Iraq |
- |
Syria |
1: 0 (1: 0)
|
Semifinals
|
|
|
|
| September 5, 2002
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| Jordan |
- |
Syria |
2: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 0)
|
| September 5, 2002
|
| Iraq |
- |
Iran |
0: 0 a. E.
|
Third place game
|
|
|
|
| September 7, 2002
|
| Iran |
- |
Syria |
2: 2 n.V., 4: 2 i. E.
|
final
|
|
|
|
| September 7, 2002
|
| Iraq |
- |
Jordan |
3: 2 n.GG (2: 2, 1: 2)
|
Winner of the West Asian Championship 2002: Iraq
Iraq 1991
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