The 2002

West Asian Football Federation Championship The West Asian Football Federation Championship (), or simply WAFF Championship, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), the g ...

took part in Syrian Capital of Damascus.

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

won the final against

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

3–2 after

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coming back from 0–2 at half time. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon and host nation Syria. The draw was held on 13 August in

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Venue

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout phase

Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

Champion

Statistics

Goalscorers

External links

RSSSF Page on the tournament
{{DEFAULTSORT:WAFF 2002 in Asian football

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2002–03 in Syrian football 2002–03 in Jordanian football 2002–03 in Iranian football 2002–03 in Iraqi football 2002–03 in Lebanese football 2002 in Palestinian football