2002 AFC Youth Championship qualification
2002 AFC Youth Championship qualification Host countries Syria United Arab Emirates Kuwait India Pakistan Uzbekistan Japan South Korea Thailand Malaysia Singapore Dates 13 March – 31 July 2002 Teams 40 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) (in 11 host cities) Matches played 57 Goals scored 252 (4.42 per match)
International football competition
The 2002 AFC Youth Championship qualifying competition is a men's under-19 football competition that determined the eleven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Qatar in the 2002 AFC Youth Championship final tournament.[ 1]
A total of 40 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying competition. Players born on or after 1 January 1983 are eligible to participate.
In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. The eleven group winners qualify for the final tournament.
Teams
Zone
Berths
Automatic qualifiers
Teams entering qualification
West Zone
7
East Zone
5
Notes
Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter
West Zone
East Zone
Groups
The qualifying round was played by 31 July 2002.
Group 1
Source: AFC Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers(H) Hosts
Group 2
Source: AFC Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers(H) Hosts
Group 3
Source: AFC Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers(H) Hosts
Group 4
Source: AFC Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers(H) Hosts
Group 5
Source: AFC Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers(H) Hosts
Group 6
Source: AFC Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers(H) Hosts
Group 7
Source: AFC Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers(H) Hosts
Group 8
Source: AFC Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers(H) Hosts
Group 9
Source: AFC Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers(H) Hosts
Group 10
Source: AFC Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers(H) Hosts
Group 11
Source: AFC Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers(H) Hosts
Qualified teams
The following twelve teams qualify for the final tournament.
Team
Qualified as
Qualified on
Previous appearances in AFC Youth Championship 1
Qatar
Hosts
2002
8 (1980 , 1986 , 1988 , 1990 , 1992 , 1994 , 1996 , 1998 )
Syria
Group 1 winners
23 July 2002
5 (1975 , 1988 , 1990 , 1994 , 1996 )
United Arab Emirates
Group 2 winners
31 July 2002
6 (1982 , 1985 , 1988 , 1992 , 1996 , 2000 )
Saudi Arabia
Group 3 winners
22 July 2002
7 (1973 , 1977 , 1978 , 1985 , 1986 , 1992 , 1998 )
India
Group 4 winners
14 July 2002
19 (1963 , 1964 , 1965 , 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 , 1976 , 1977 , 1978 , 1978 , 1986 , 1990 , 1992 , 1996 , 1998 )
Bangladesh
Group 5 winners
29 April 2002
5 (1975 , 1977 , 1978 , 1980 , 1996 )
Uzbekistan
Group 6 winners
10 May 2002
0 (debut)
Japan
Group 7 winners
12 May 2002
28 (1959 , 1960 , 1961 , 1962 , 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 , 1976 , 1977 , 1978 , 1980 , 1988 , 1990 , 1992 , 1994 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 )
South Korea
Group 8 winners
31 March 2002
29 (1959 , 1960 , 1961 , 1962 , 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1974 , 1976 , 1977 , 1978 , 1980 , 1982 , 1986 , 1988 , 1990 , 1992 , 1994 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 )
Thailand
Group 9 winners
6 April 2002
24 (1959 , 1960 , 1961 , 1962 , 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1974 , 1976 , 1980 , 1985 , 1992 , 1994 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 )
Vietnam
Group 10 winners
8 May 2002
11 (1961 , 1962 , 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1974 )
China
Group 11 winners
17 March 2002
9 (1975 , 1976 , 1978 , 1982 , 1985 , 1988 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 )
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
Tournaments
Youth Championship U-19 Championship U-20 Asian Cup
Qualification Squads