2002 Arab Cup

2002 Arab Cup
كأس العرب 2002
2002 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait Kuwait
Dates16–30 December
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-up Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored66 (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bahrain Ahmed Hassan
Syria Mohammad Rafe
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)Saudi Arabia Mohammed Noor
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Mabrouk Zaid
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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.[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

Squads

Further information: 2002 Arab Cup squads

Venues

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

Group stage

Group A

Main article: 2002 Arab Cup 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
Source: [citation needed]
Kuwait 1–1 Morocco U23
Laheeb 46' El Moubarki 26'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mahmoud Abbas (Syria)
Palestine 1–1 Jordan
Al-Kord 5' Aqel 11'
Referee: Hicham Guirat (Tunisia)
Morocco U23 1–1 Jordan
Kaïssi 4' Abu Zema 64' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,500
Kuwait 1–0 Sudan
Neda 90'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohamed Zekrini (Algeria)
Jordan 2–1 Sudan
Salim 17'
Abu Zema 82' (pen.)		 Ali 84'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mahmoud Abbas (Syria)
Morocco U23 3–1 Palestine
Armoumen 30', 40'
Kherrazi 88'		 Al-Kord 52'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Mohamed Omar (United Arab Emirates)
Sudan 2–2 Palestine
Farjallah 51'
Al-Tijani 88'		 Salem 31'
Al-Kord 53'
Attendance: 2,000
Jordan 2–1 Kuwait
Al-Zboun 69', 83' B. Abdullah 86'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hisham Qirat (Tunisia)
Sudan 1–0 Morocco U23
Haitham 45'
Kuwait 3–3 Palestine
Neda 30'
B. Abdullah 68', 73'		 Asad 15'
Atura 38'
Al-Jaish 46'

Group B

Main article: 2002 Arab Cup 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
Source: [citation needed]
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Bahrain
Al-Obaili 33'
Al-Meshal 71'		 Report Yousef 44'
Attendance: 7,000
Yemen 0–4 Syria
Rafe 26'
Al Sayed 52'
Al Khatib 57' (pen.), 70'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mohamed Omar (United Arab Emirates)
Bahrain 2–0 Syria
Hassan 82'
Al-Dosari 90' (pen.)
Referee: Qassem Hamza (Kuwait)
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Lebanon
Tamim 90+2' Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ridha Al-Baltaji (Egypt)
Syria 4–1 Lebanon
Al Khatib 44'
Rafe 46, 52, 59'		 Qassas 54'
Attendance: 1,000
Bahrain 3–1 Yemen
Hassan 45', 83', 90' Al-Salimi 89'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ridha Al-Baltaji (Egypt)
Lebanon 4–2 Yemen
Antar 11', 51', 60'
Hojeij 62'		 Al-Qadimi 24'
Abboud 70'
Attendance: 1,000
Syria 0–3 Saudi Arabia
Report Tukar 1'
Khariri 71'
Al-Meshal 90+3'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohamed Zekrini (Algeria)
Yemen 2–2 Saudi Arabia
Al-Salimi 14'
Saeed 59'		 Report Al-Qahtani 36', 81'
Lebanon 0–0 Bahrain
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hisham Qirat (Tunisia)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2002 Arab Cup knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City
 
 
 Saudi Arabia 2
 
30 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City
 
 Morocco U230
 
 Saudi Arabia (a.e.t.)1
 
28 Dec 2002 – Kuwait City
 
 Bahrain 0
 
 Bahrain (a.e.t.)2
 
 
 Jordan1
 

Semi-finals

Saudi Arabia 2–0 Morocco U23
Al-Waked 20'
Al-Meshal 57'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mahmoud Abbas (Syria)
Bahrain 2–1 (a.e.t.) Jordan
Ali 79', gold-colored soccer ball 91' Al-Zboun 43'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Qassem Hamza (Kuwait)

Final

Main article: 2002 Arab Cup 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 gold-colored soccer ball 94' Report
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Mohamed Zekrini (Algeria)

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.[5]


 2002 Arab Cup winners 

Saudi Arabia
Second title

Awards

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

References

  1. ^ "تأكيد مشاركة المغرب بالمنتخب الأولمبي في بطولة كأس العرب". Asharq Al-Awsat. Saeed Abu Salah-Eddine. November 29, 2002.
  2. ^ "البحرين تقصي الأردن وتواجه السعودية بنهائي كأس العرب". Aljazeera.net. 29 December 2002.
  3. ^ "Saudi Arabia Claim Arab Cup". arabnews.com. Ali Masoud. 31 December 2002.
  4. ^ "منتخبنا وفرحة الفوز بكأس العرب". alyaum.com. 23 December 2003.
  5. ^ "الذهبي السعودي... يبدد الحلم البحريني". Al Wasat News. 30 December 2002.

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