2002 Arab Nations Cup

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name =Arab Nations Cup
year = 2002
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country = Kuwait
dates = 16 December – 30 December
finalists = 10
venues = 1
cities = 1
winners = Saudi Arabia
count = 2
matches = 23
goals = 66
attendance =
top_scorer =
updated = Feb 12

The 2002 Arab Nations Cup is the 8th edition of the Arab Nations Cup hosted by Kuwait. The defending Champions Saudi Arabia won the title for the 2nd time.

Group A

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date= 16 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Kuwait
score= 1 - 1
team2=fb|Morocco
goals1= Faraj Laheeb goal|46
goals2= Bouchaib El Moubarki goal|26
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 7,000
referee = flagicon|Syria Mahmoud Abbas
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date= 16 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Palestine
score= 1 - 1
team2=fb|Jordan
goals1= Ziad Al-Kurd goal|5
goals2= Hatem Aqel goal|11
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance =
referee = ----footballbox
date= 18 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Morocco
score= 1 - 1
team2=fb|Jordan
goals1= Yazid Kaïssi goal|4
goals2= Abdullah Bou-Zama goal|64|pen
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 1,500
referee = flagicon|KSA Abdulrahman Al-Zeid
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date= 18 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Kuwait
score= 1 - 0
team2=fb|Sudan
goals1= Musaed Neda goal|90
goals2=
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 2,000
referee = flagicon|Algeria Mohamed Zakrini----footballbox
date= 20 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Jordan
score= 2 - 1
team2=fb|Sudan
goals1= Mouayyed Salim goal|17
Abdullah Bou-Zama goal|82|pen
goals2= Mohamed Ali goal|84
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 2,000
referee = flagicon|Syria Mahmoud Abbas
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date= 20 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Morocco
score= 3 - 1
team2=fb|Palestine
goals1= Mohamed Armoumen goal|30, 40
Saeed Al-Kharazi goal|88
goals2= Ziad Al-Kurd goal|52
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 700
referee = flagicon|UAE Mohamed Omar ----footballbox
date= 23 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Sudan
score= 2 - 2
team2=fb|Palestine
goals1= Alem Khamis Farjallah goal|51
Tajeddine Al-Tijani goal|88
goals2= Fadi Salem goal|31
Ziad Al-Kurd goal|53
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 2,000
referee = flagicon|KSA Abdulrahman Al-Zeid
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date= 23 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Jordan
score= 2 - 1
team2=fb|Kuwait
goals1= Anas Al-Zaboun goal|69, 83
goals2= Bashar Abdullah goal|86
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 6,000
referee = flagicon|TUN Hisham Qirat ----footballbox
date= 25 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Sudan
score= 1 - 0
team2=fb|Morocco
goals1= Haytham Farouq goal|45
goals2=
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance =
referee =
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date= 25 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Kuwait
score= 3 - 3
team2=fb|Palestine
goals1= Musaed Neda goal|30
Bashar Abdullah goal|68, 73
goals2= Suleyman Shaker goal|15
Francisco Allam goal|38
Mohamed Al-Jaish goal|46
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance =
referee =

Group B

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date= 17 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Saudi Arabia
score= 2 - 1
team2=fb|Bahrain
goals1= Faysal Al-Abili goal|33
Talal Al-Meshal goal|71
goals2= Talal Mohamed goal|44
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 7,000
referee = flagicon|Morocco Mohamed Al-Qazzaz
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date= 17 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Yemen
score= 0 - 4
team2=fb|Syria
goals1=
goals2= Raja Rafe goal|26
Maher Al Sayed goal|52
Feras Al Khatib goal|57 (pen), 70
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 300
referee = flagicon|UAE Mohamed Omar ----footballbox
date= 19 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Bahrain
score= 2 - 0
team2=fb|Syria
goals1= Ahmed Hassan Talib goal|82
Rashid Al-Dosari goal|90|pen
goals2=
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance =
referee = flagicon|Kuwait Qassem Hamza
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date= 19 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Saudi Arabia
score= 1 - 0
team2=fb|Lebanon
goals1= Bandar Tamim goal|90
goals2=
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 700
referee = flagicon|Egypt Ridha Al-Baltaji ----footballbox
date= 21 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Syria
score= 4 - 1
team2=fb|Lebanon
goals1= Feras Al Khatib goal|44
Raja Rafe goal|46, 52, 59
goals2= Mohamed Qassas goal|54
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 1,000
referee = flagicon|Morocco Mohamed Al-Qazzaz
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date= 21 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Bahrain
score= 3 - 1
team2=fb|Yemen
goals1= Ahmed Hassan goal|45, 83, 90
goals2= Adel Al-Slimi goal|89
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 1,000
referee = flagicon|Egypt Ridha Al-Baltaji ----footballbox
date= 24 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Lebanon
score= 4 - 2
team2=fb|Yemen
goals1= Roda Antar goal|11, 51, 60
Moussa Hojeij goal|62
goals2= Jamal Ahmed Al-Qadimi goal|24
Ali Abboud goal|70
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 1,000
referee = flagicon|Morocco Mohamed Al-Qazzaz
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date= 24 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Syria
score= 0 - 3
team2=fb|KSA
goals1=
goals2= Redha Tukar goal|1
Saud Khariri goal|71
Talal Al-Meshal goal|90
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 2,000
referee = flagicon|Algeria Mohamed Al-Zakrini ----footballbox
date= 26 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Yemen
score= 2 - 2
team2=fb|KSA
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance =
referee =
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date= 26 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Lebanon
score= 0 - 0
team2=fb|Bahrain
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 1,000
referee = flagicon|TUN Hisham Qirat

Knock-out stage

Round4
28 December, 2002 - Kuwait City, Kuwait |fb|KSA |2|fb|Morocco|0
28 December, 2002 - Kuwait City, Kuwait |fb|Bahrain|2|fb|Jordan|1
30 December, 2002 - Kuwait City, Kuwait |fb|KSA|1|fb|Bahrain| 0

emi-finals

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date= 28 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Saudi Arabia
score= 2 - 0
team2=fb|Morocco
goals1= Abdullah Al-Waked goal|20
Talal Al-Meshal goal|57
goals2=
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 2,000
referee = flagicon|Syria Mahmoud Abbas
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date= 28 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Bahrain
score= 2 - 1
team2=fb|Jordan
goals1= Hussein Ali goal|79, 91
goals2= Anas Al-Zaboun goal|43
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 2,000
referee = flagicon|Kuwait Qassem Hamza

Final

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date= 30 December, 2002
team1=fb-rt|Saudi Arabia
score= 1 - 0
team2=fb|Bahrain
goals1= Mohammed Noor goal|94
goals2=
stadium=Kuwait City, Kuwait
attendance = 7,500
referee = flagicon|Algeria Mohamed Al-Zakrini

External links

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