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 entered except for

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, 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 surrounded by t ...

. 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 b ...

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 (W ...

/ ( id, Waktu Indonesia Barat)(WIB) –

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* Matches played in 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 original ...

(SST) –

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* Matches played in

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Knockout stage

* Times are

(WIT) –

* Matches played in Jakarta,

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Awards

Goalscorers

;8 goals *

Bambang Pamungkas Bambang Pamungkas (born 10 June 1980), also known as Bepe, is an Indonesian football manager and former player. As a footballer, he predominantly played for Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia national football team. His natural position is strike ...

;6 goals * Zaenal Arif * Lê Huỳnh Đức ;4 goals * Indra Putra Mahayuddin *

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 *

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 * Budi Sudarsono * Sugiantoro * Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli * Aung Kyaw Moe * Zaw Zaw * 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 Nizam Jamil * 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 * 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 *

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 * 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