2002_Arab_Cup
2002 Arab Cup
Eighth edition of the Arab Cup football competition
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.
| 2002 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Kuwait |
| Dates | 16–30 December |
| Teams | 10 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Saudi Arabia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Bahrain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 66 (2.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ahmed Hassan Mohammad Rafe(4 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Mohammed Noor |
| Best goalkeeper | Mabrouk Zaid |
← 1998 2009 → | |
10 teams participated in the tournament. Morocco was represented by their U-23 team.[1]
| Participants | |
|---|---|
| Zone | Team |
| Hosts |  Kuwait |
| Holders | Saudi Arabia |
| Zone 1 (Gulf Area) | Bahrain |
| Zone 2 (Red Sea) |  Sudan |
 Yemen | |
| Zone 3 (North Africa) |  Morocco U23 |
| Zone 4 (East Region) |  Lebanon |
 Jordan | |
 Palestine | |
| Syria | |
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 |
| Morocco U23 | 3–1 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
Armoumen  30', 40' Kherrazi 88' |
Al-Kord 52' |
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 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Obaili 33' Al-Meshal 71' |
Report | Yousef 44' |
| Yemen | 2–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Salimi 14' Saeed 59' |
Report | Al-Qahtani 36', 81' |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | |||||
| 30 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City | ||||||
| Morocco U23 | 0 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| 28 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City | ||||||
| Bahrain | 0 | |||||
| Bahrain (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| Jordan | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Morocco U23 |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Waked 20' Al-Meshal 57' |
Final
In the semi-final, Saudi Arabia beat Morocco and Bahrain beat Jordan and met for a second time in the final.[2]
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.[3][4]
| Saudi Arabia | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
Noor  94' |
Report |
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.[5]
| 2002 Arab Cup winners |
|---|
 Saudi Arabia Second title |
| 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 | |
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- "البحرين تقصي الأردن وتواجه السعودية بنهائي كأس العرب". Aljazeera.net. 29 December 2002.
- "Saudi Arabia Claim Arab Cup". arabnews.com. Ali Masoud. 31 December 2002.
- "منتخبنا وفرحة الفوز بكأس العرب". alyaum.com. 23 December 2003.
- "الذهبي السعودي... يبدد الحلم البحريني". Al Wasat News. 30 December 2002.
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- Arab Cup 2002 - Goalzz.com