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2002 Arab Cup

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 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
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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Participated teams edit

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 edit

Further information: 2002 Arab Cup squads

Venues edit

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

Group stage edit

Group A edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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',   91' Al-Zboun   43'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Qassem Hamza (Kuwait)

Final edit

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   94' Report
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Mohamed Zekrini (Algeria)

Winners edit

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 edit

Final ranking edit

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 edit

  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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