Football at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Korea |
| Dates | 27 September – 13 October |
| Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 6 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Iran (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Japan |
| Third place | South Korea |
| Fourth place | Thailand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 50 |
| Goals scored | 154 (3.08 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht (5) Satoshi Nakayama (5) |
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| Football at the 2002 Asian Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tournament | ||
| men | women | |
| Squads | ||
| men | women | |
The men's football tournament at the 2002 Asian Games was held from 27 September to Saturday 13 October 2002 in Busan, South Korea.
Venues
| Busan | Ulsan | |
|---|---|---|
| Asiad Main Stadium | Gudeok Stadium | Munsu Football Stadium |
| Capacity: 53,769 | Capacity: 12,349 | Capacity: 44,102 |
| Changwon | Yangsan | |
| Changwon Stadium | Masan Stadium | Yangsan Stadium |
| Capacity: 27,085 | Capacity: 21,484 | Capacity: 22,061 |
Squads
Results
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 |
| 2 | Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
| 4 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Maldives | 0–4 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Choi Tae-uk 5' As. Abdul Ghanee 45' (o.g.) Lee Dong-gook 59' S. Mohamed 89' (o.g.) |
| South Korea | 5–2 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Cho Sung-hwan 24' Kim Do-heon 49' Lee Dong-gook 60' Lee Chun-soo 65', 85' |
Saleh 50' Shaaban 76' |
| South Korea | 4–0 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Eun-jung 20', 72' Choi Tae-uk 36' Lee Dong-gook 90' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| 3 | Yemen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
| Yemen | 0–3 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Kiatisuk 41' Narongchai 58' Manit 65' |
| Vietnam | 0–3 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Narongchai 29' Issawa 62' Kiatisuk 83' |
| Yemen | 1–2 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Salimi 59' | Khater 6' Saad 32' |
| Thailand | 3–1 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Manit 30' Kiatisuk 36' Narongchai 68' |
Hassan 43' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Turkmenistan | 0–4 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Xu Liang 13' Yan Song 37' Wang Sheng 57' Sun Xiang 80' |
| India | 3–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Bhutia 46', 65' R. Singh 66' |
| Turkmenistan | 1–3 | India |
|---|---|---|
| W. Baýramow 21' | Bhutia 53', 77' Yadav 56' |
| Bangladesh | 0–3 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Xinxin 35' Yu Tao 45' Gao Ming 87' |
| Bangladesh | 1–3 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Sujan 35' | Urazow 21', 42' Nazarow 38' |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | Palestine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Uzbekistan | 0–3 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Jalal 14' H. Ali 34' Taleb 53' |
| Uzbekistan | 2–0 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Bayramov 31' Haydarov 45+1' |
| Japan | 1–0 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Nakayama 39' (pen.) |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 |
| 2 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 5 |
| 3 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 4 |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Afghanistan | 0–10 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Vahedi 11', 32', 51', 52', 85' Nekounam 36', 65' Golmohammadi 60' Daei 88', 90' |
| Qatar | 11–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Bechir 26', 28', 43', 69' Gholam 31' Abdulrahman 34', 75' Al-Khater 51' Sag. Al-Shammari 65' Hamzah 74' Rizik 77' |
| Lebanon | 11–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Kassas 8', 16', 80' Al-Jamal 33', 45' Hijazi 35' Ghosn 53', 61', 90' Atwi 74' Zein 87' |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | North Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| Hong Kong | 1–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Poon Yiu Cheuk 66' | Han Song-chol 59' Hong Yong-jo 82' |
| North Korea | 5–0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Chol 12', 72' Rim Kun-u 68' Kim Yong-su 71', 85' |
| Pakistan | 0–3 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Chan Yiu Lun 49' Lo Chi Kwan 78' Law Chun Bong 90' |
| North Korea | 0–2 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Salamah 25' Abdullah 26' |
Second-placed teams
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | North Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 5 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 5 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
Source: RSSSF
Knockout round
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 8 October | ||||||||||
| China | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 October | ||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 October | ||||||||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 1 | |||||||||
| 13 October | ||||||||||
| North Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||
| 8 October | ||||||||||
| Iran | 2 | |||||||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 October | ||||||||||
| Kuwait | 0 | |||||||||
| Iran (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 8 October | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 0 (3) | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||||||
| 13 October | ||||||||||
| Bahrain | 0 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| South Korea | 1–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Dong-gook 38' (pen.) |
| Thailand | 1–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Manit 52' |
Semifinals
| Iran | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Nekounam Kaebi Nosrati Mobali Golmohammadi |
5–3 | Lee Dong-gook Lee Young-pyo Choi Tae-uk Park Ji-sung |
Bronze medal match
| Thailand | 0–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Park Dong-hyuk 15' Lee Chun-soo 73' Choi Tae-uk 74' |
Gold medal match
Goalscorers
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
- Ahmed Hassan Taleb (BRN)
- Yu Tao (CHN)
- Ali Daei (IRI)
- Choi Tae-uk (KOR)
- Lee Chun-soo (KOR)
- Nasrat Al-Jamal (LIB)
- Fadi Ghosn (LIB)
- Mohammad Kassas (LIB)
- Muhamad Khalid Jamlus (MAS)
- Hashim Saleh (OMA)
- Manit Noywech (THA)
- Kiatisuk Senamuang (THA)
- Narongchai Vachiraban (THA)
2 goals
- Rashid Al-Dosari (BRN)
- Husain Ali (BRN)
- Javad Kazemian (IRI)
- Javad Nekounam (IRI)
- Yoshito Okubo (JPN)
- Tatsuya Tanaka (JPN)
- Kim Eun-jung (KOR)
- Jon Chol (PRK)
- Kim Yong-su (PRK)
- Bilal Abdulrahman (QAT)
- Mohammed Gholam (QAT)
- Didargylyç Urazow (TKM)
- Adel Al-Salimi (YEM)
1 goal
- Mohammed Sujan (BAN)
- Mohamed Husain (BRN)
- Salman Isa (BRN)
- Sayed Mahmood Jalal (BRN)
- Gao Ming (CHN)
- Sun Xiang (CHN)
- Wang Sheng (CHN)
- Wang Xinxin (CHN)
- Xu Liang (CHN)
- Yan Song (CHN)
- Chan Yiu Lun (HKG)
- Law Chun Bong (HKG)
- Lo Chi Kwan (HKG)
- Poon Yiu Cheuk (HKG)
- Renedy Singh (IND)
- Abhishek Yadav (IND)
- Ali Badavi (IRI)
- Mohsen Bayatinia (IRI)
- Yahya Golmohammadi (IRI)
- Iman Mobali (IRI)
- Shohei Ikeda (JPN)
- Daisuke Matsui (JPN)
- Yuichi Nemoto (JPN)
- Keita Suzuki (JPN)
- Cho Sung-hwan (KOR)
- Kim Do-heon (KOR)
- Park Dong-hyuk (KOR)
- Khaled Abdulqoddus (KUW)
- Khalaf Al-Salamah (KUW)
- Hamad Al-Tayyar (KUW)
- Waleed Ali (KUW)
- Abdullah Nahar (KUW)
- Abbas Atwi (LIB)
- Fouad Hijazi (LIB)
- Haitham Zein (LIB)
- Ibrahim Fazeel (MDV)
- Taqi Mubarak Al-Siyabi (OMA)
- Nabil Ashoor (OMA)
- Munir Ayil (OMA)
- Fawzi Bashir (OMA)
- Yousuf Shaaban (OMA)
- Han Song-chol (PRK)
- Hong Yong-jo (PRK)
- Rim Kun-u (PRK)
- Ibrahim Al-Ghanim (QAT)
- Fawaz Al-Khater (QAT)
- Saghayer Al-Shammari (QAT)
- Waleed Hamzah (QAT)
- Wesam Rizik (QAT)
- Issawa Singthong (THA)
- Wladimir Baýramow (TKM)
- Artýom Nazarow (TKM)
- Faisal Ali Hassan (UAE)
- Subait Khater (UAE)
- Salem Saad (UAE)
- Renat Bayramov (UZB)
- Bahromjon Haydarov (UZB)
- Saleh Al-Shehri (YEM)
1 own goal
- Assad Abdul Ghanee (MDV) (against KOR)
- Sabah Mohamed (MDV) (against KOR)
Final standing
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 14 | |
| Japan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 15 | |
| South Korea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 16 | |
| 4 | Thailand | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 |
| 5 | China | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| 5 | Kuwait | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| 7 | Bahrain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 |
| 8 | North Korea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 9 | Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| 10 | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 11 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 5 |
| 12 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 4 |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| 15 | Yemen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| 17 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
| 18 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
| 19 | Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| 21 | Palestine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| 22 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
| 23 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 |