2002 Arab Cup

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.

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) Ahmed Hassan
Mohammad Rafe
(4 goals each)
Best player(s) Mohammed Noor
Best goalkeeper Mabrouk Zaid

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
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:
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
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:
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)

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  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

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

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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