The 2002 AFF Championship, officially known as the 2002 Tiger Cup, was co-hosted by Indonesia and Singapore from November 2002 to 13 January 2003 and participated by all national teams of the member associations of the

ASEAN Football Federation The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) is an organisation within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and is an international governing body of association football in Southeast Asia. It consists of the federations of Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, ...

entered except for

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...

. The championship started off with group matches, where the top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals and the final. In the final match between

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

and

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

, Thailand took a 2–0 lead against hosts Indonesia by the end of the first half. However, the Indonesians battled back to level the score and force the game into a penalty shootout, which was won 4–2 by the Thais.

Venues

Squads

Tournament

Group stage

Group A

* Times are

Western Indonesian Time The Indonesian Archipelago geographically stretches across four time zones from UTC+06:00 in Aceh to UTC+09:00 in Papua. However, the Indonesian government recognises only three time zones in its territory, namely: *Western Indonesia Time (WI ...

/ ( id, Waktu Indonesia Barat)(WIB) –

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* Matches played in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

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Group B

* Times are

Singapore Standard Time Singapore Standard Time (SST), also known as Singapore Time (SGT), is used in Singapore and is 8 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+08:00). Singapore does not observe daylight saving time. History As part of the Straits Settlements, Singapore origina ...

(SST) –

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* Matches played in

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

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Knockout stage

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* Matches played in

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Awards

Goalscorers

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Bambang Pamungkas Bambang Pamungkas (born 10 June 1980), also known as Bepe, is an Indonesian Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player. As a footballer, he predominantly played for Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia nation ...

;6 goals * Zaenal Arif *

Lê Huỳnh Đức Lê Huỳnh Đức (born April 20, 1972 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese football manager and former footballer. He is currently serving as technical director for V.League 1 side Saigon. Huỳnh Đức is a former member of the Vi ...

;4 goals *

Indra Putra Mahayuddin Indra Putra Bin Mahayuddin (born 2 September 1981) is a former Malaysian professional footballer. He is the all-time highest goalscorer of the Malaysia Super League. He is a versatile forward, who can operate as a striker or a winger. Clu ...

Worrawoot Srimaka Worrawoot Srimaka ( Thai: วรวุฒิ ศรีมะฆะ) is a Thai football coach and former player. He was a striker who scored 29 goals for the Thailand national football team. Club career His career began in 1991 with Thai Farmer ...

;3 goals *

Hok Sochetra Hok Sochetra ( km, ហុក សុចិត្រា ; born 27 July 1974) is a retired Cambodian football player and manager. International career He was a member of the Cambodia national football team from 1995 to 2003. International goals ...

Visay Phaphouvanin Visay Phaphouvanin (born 12 June 1985) is Laotian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is a member of Laos national football team, for which he played at the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup The 2010 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki a ...

* Lwin Oo *

Kiatisuk Senamuang Kiatisuk Senamuang ( th, เกียรติศักดิ์ เสนาเมือง; born 11 August 1973) is a Thai football manager and former footballer (played between 1989 and October 2007) who is manager of V.League 1 club Hoàng ...

* Huỳnh Hồng Sơn * Trần Trường Giang ;2 goals *

Ung Kanyanith Ung or UNG may refer to: People * Woong, a Korean given name also spelled Ung * Ung (surname), a Cambodian and Norwegian surname * Ung Thị (full name Nguyễn Phúc Ung Thị; 1913–2001), Vietnamese-born American businessman * Franz Unger ( ...

Budi Sudarsono Budi Sudarsono (born 19 September 1979 in Kediri, East Java) is a retired Indonesian footballer and currently work as football coach. He normally plays either as an attacking midfielder or a forward. He played for Persik Kediri in the 2007 AFC ...

* Sugiantoro * Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli * Aung Kyaw Moe *

Zaw Zaw Zaw Zaw ( my, ဇော်ဇော်) is a Burmese business magnate, banker, investor, and philanthropist. He is the chairman of Max Myanmar Group of Companies, a major conglomerate. Zaw Zaw has served as the president of the Myanmar Football F ...

* Zaw Htaik * Tint Naing Tun Thein * Mohd Noor Ali * Therdsak Chaiman * Nguyễn Minh Phương * Trịnh Xuân Thành * Đặng Phương Nam ;1 goal * Gendut Doni Christiawan * Yaris Riyadi * Imran Nahumarury *

Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof (born 10 November 1979) is a former Malaysian footballer who operates as a striker. He last played for Penjara FC in the Malaysia FAM League. He played for Malaysian national team and also has played for the Malaysia Un ...

Mohd Nizam Jamil Mohd Nidzam bin Jamil (born 15 April 1980) is a former Malaysian footballer Selangor. He is also a former member of the Malaysian national team. His present position as assistant head coach of Malaysia Super League club Selangor. Playing car ...

* Tengku Hazman Raja Hassan *

Htay Aung Htay Aung ( my, ဌေးအောင်) is a former military officer and politician, who previously served as Minister of Hotels and Tourism in Myanmar. He was appointed in September 2012 by President Thein Sein, effectively receiving a promoti ...

* Soe Lin Tun * Richard Cañedo * Ali Go * Alfredo Razon Gonzalez *

Noh Alam Shah Mohd Noh Alam Shah (born 3 September 1980) is a retired professional football player from Singapore who currently manages Tanjong Pagar United. Once regarded as one of the best forwards in South East Asia, Alam Shah was a member of the Singapor ...

* Chukiat Noosarung ;1goal *

Narongchai Vachiraban Narongchai Vachiraban ( th, ณรงค์ชัย วชิรบาล, born February 16, 1981), simply known as Tum ( th, ตั้ม), is a Thai retired professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He previously played for ...

Manit Noywech Manit Noywech ( th, มานิตย์ น้อยเวช, born March 5, 1980) is a Thai retired footballer. He is a former striker of Thailand national team and scored 6 goals for the national team and he known as Rivaldo of Thailand. H ...

Sakda Joemdee Sakda Joemdee ( th, ศักดา เจิมดี, vi, Đoàn Văn Sakda; born April 7, 1982) is a Thai retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Sakda has Vietnamese nationality due to his long time careers at ...

Nguyễn Quốc Trung Nguyễn () is the most common Vietnamese surname. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as Nguyen. Nguyên (元）is a different word and surname. By some estimates 39 percent of Vietnamese people bear this s ...

* Phạm Văn Quyến * Phan Văn Tài Em ;1 own goal * Solomon Licuanan (against Indonesia)

Team statistics

This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.

Venues

Squads

Tournament

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Awards

Goalscorers

Team statistics

References

Further reading