2002 Arab Cup

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2002 Arab Cup
2002 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
Dates16–30 December
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Bahrain.svg 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
← 1998
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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 File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait
Holders File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
Zone 1 (Gulf Area) File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
Zone 2 (Red Sea) File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan
File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen
Zone 3 (North Africa) File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco U23
Zone 4 (East Region) File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine
File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria

Squads

Further information: 2002 Arab Cup squads

Venues

 Kuwait City
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Capacity: 12,350
File:KuwaitSCStadium.jpg

Group stage

Group A

Main article: 2002 Arab Cup Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 4 2 2 0 6 4 +2 8
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco U23 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5
File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine 4 0 3 1 7 9 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]
Kuwait File:Flag of Kuwait.svg1–1File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco U23
Laheeb File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' El Moubarki File:Soccerball shade.svg 26'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mahmoud Abbas (Syria)
Palestine File:Flag of Palestine.svg1–1File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
Al-Kord File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Aqel File:Soccerball shade.svg 11'
Referee: Hicham Guirat (Tunisia)
Morocco U23 File:Flag of Morocco.svg1–1File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
Kaïssi File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Abu Zema File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,500
Kuwait File:Flag of Kuwait.svg1–0File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan
Neda File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohamed Zekrini (Algeria)
Jordan File:Flag of Jordan.svg2–1File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan
Salim File:Soccerball shade.svg 17'
Abu Zema File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' (pen.)		 Ali File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mahmoud Abbas (Syria)
Morocco U23 File:Flag of Morocco.svg3–1File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine
Armoumen File:Soccerball shade.svg 30', 40'
Kherrazi File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'		 Al-Kord File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Mohamed Omar (United Arab Emirates)
Sudan File:Flag of Sudan.svg2–2File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine
Farjallah File:Soccerball shade.svg 51'
Al-Tijani File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'		 Salem File:Soccerball shade.svg 31'
Al-Kord File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'
Attendance: 2,000
Jordan File:Flag of Jordan.svg2–1File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait
Al-Zboun File:Soccerball shade.svg 69', 83' B. Abdullah File:Soccerball shade.svg 86'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hisham Qirat (Tunisia)
Sudan File:Flag of Sudan.svg1–0File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco U23
Haitham File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Kuwait File:Flag of Kuwait.svg3–3File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine
Neda File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'
B. Abdullah File:Soccerball shade.svg 68', 73'		 Asad File:Soccerball shade.svg 15'
Atura File:Soccerball shade.svg 38'
Al-Jaish File:Soccerball shade.svg 46'

Group B

Main article: 2002 Arab Cup Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 10
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7
File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2 6
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4
File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 4 0 1 3 5 13 −8 1
Source: [citation needed]
Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–1File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
Al-Obaili File:Soccerball shade.svg 33'
Al-Meshal File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'		 Report Yousef File:Soccerball shade.svg 44'
Attendance: 7,000
Yemen File:Flag of Yemen.svg0–4File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria
Rafe File:Soccerball shade.svg 26'
Al Sayed File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'
Al Khatib File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' (pen.), 70'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mohamed Omar (United Arab Emirates)
Bahrain File:Flag of Bahrain.svg2–0File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria
Hassan File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'
Al-Dosari File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (pen.)
Referee: Qassem Hamza (Kuwait)
Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–0File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
Tamim File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ridha Al-Baltaji (Egypt)
Syria File:Flag of Syria.svg4–1File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
Al Khatib File:Soccerball shade.svg 44'
Rafe File:Soccerball shade.svg 46, 52, 59'		 Qassas File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'
Attendance: 1,000
Bahrain File:Flag of Bahrain.svg3–1File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen
Hassan File:Soccerball shade.svg 45', 83', 90' Al-Salimi File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ridha Al-Baltaji (Egypt)
Lebanon File:Flag of Lebanon.svg4–2File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen
Antar File:Soccerball shade.svg 11', 51', 60'
Hojeij File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'		 Al-Qadimi File:Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Abboud File:Soccerball shade.svg 70'
Attendance: 1,000
Syria File:Flag of Syria.svg0–3File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
Report Tukar File:Soccerball shade.svg 1'
Khariri File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'
Al-Meshal File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohamed Zekrini (Algeria)
Yemen File:Flag of Yemen.svg2–2File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
Al-Salimi File:Soccerball shade.svg 14'
Saeed File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'		 Report Al-Qahtani File:Soccerball shade.svg 36', 81'
Lebanon File:Flag of Lebanon.svg0–0File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hisham Qirat (Tunisia)

Knockout stage

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

Semi-finals

Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–0File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco U23
Al-Waked File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'
Al-Meshal File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mahmoud Abbas (Syria)
Bahrain File:Flag of Bahrain.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
Ali File:Soccerball shade.svg 79', gold-colored soccer ball 91' Al-Zboun File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–0 (a.e.t.)File:Flag of Bahrain.svg 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 
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
Saudi Arabia
Second title

Awards

Final ranking

R Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts.
1 File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 6 5 1 0 11 3 +8 16
2 File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10
Eliminated in the Semi-finals
3 File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 5 2 2 1 7 6 +1 8
4 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 5 1 2 2 5 6 -1 5
Eliminated in the group stage
5 File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria 4 2 0 2 8 6 +2 6
6 File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5
7 File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
8 File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4
9 File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine 4 0 3 1 7 9 −2 3
10 File:Flag of Yemen.svg 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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