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. 12 teams featured the competition, held in

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, from 26 July to 4 August 2002. The

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won their first title.

Qualification

Twenty-five national teams entered the qualifying round. They were allocated in five groups. The first two teams of each group qualified for the tournament, where they joined

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(qualified as title holders) and

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(qualified as hosts).Qualifying round results
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Qualified teams

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Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

Championship

5th–8th playoffs

Final standings

References

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