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
Champions Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-up Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored66 (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bahrain Ahmed Hassan
Lebanon
(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. The 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
KuwaitSCStadium.jpg

Group stage[]

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 Goal 46' El Moubarki Goal 26'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mahmoud Abbas (Syria)
Palestine 1–1 Jordan
Al-Kord Goal 5' Aqel Goal 11'
Referee: Hicham Guirat (Tunisia)
Morocco U23 1–1 Jordan
Kaïssi Goal 4' Abu Zema Goal 64' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait 1–0 Sudan
Neda Goal 90'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohamed Zekrini (Algeria)
Jordan 2–1 Sudan
Salim Goal 17'
Abu Zema Goal 82' (pen.)		 Goal 84'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mahmoud Abbas (Syria)
Morocco U23 3–1 Palestine
Armoumen Goal 30', 40'
Goal 88'		 Al-Kord Goal 52'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Mohamed Omar (United Arab Emirates)
Sudan 2–2 Palestine
Goal 51'
Goal 88'		 Goal 31'
Al-Kord Goal 53'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)
Jordan 2–1 Kuwait
Al-Zboun Goal 69', 83' B. Abdullah Goal 86'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hisham Qirat (Tunisia)
Sudan 1–0 Morocco U23
Haitham Goal 45'
Kuwait 3–3 Palestine
Neda Goal 30'
B. Abdullah Goal 68', 73'		 Asad Goal 15'
Atura Goal 38'
Goal 46'
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)

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

Knock-out 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 Goal 20'
Al-Meshal Goal 57'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mahmoud Abbas (Syria)
Bahrain 2–1 (a.e.t.) Jordan
Ali Goal 79' Golden goal 91' Al-Zboun Goal 43'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Qassem Hamza (Kuwait)

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 Golden goal 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[]

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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