2002 AFF Championship explained

Tourney Name:AFF Championship
Year:2002
Other Titles:Kejuaraan Sepak Bola ASEAN 2002
2002 東盟足球錦標賽
2002 ஏசியான் கால்ப கோப்பை
Kejohanan Bola Sepak ASEAN 2002
Country:Indonesia
Country2:Singapore
Dates:15–29 December
Num Teams:9
Venues:4
Cities:3
Champion:Thailand
Count:3
Second:Indonesia
Third:Vietnam
Fourth:Malaysia
Matches:20
Goals:92
Top Scorer: Bambang Pamungkas
(8 goals)
Player: Therdsak Chaiman
Prevseason:2000
Nextseason:2004

The 2002 AFF Championship, officially known as the 2002 Tiger Cup, was co-hosted by Indonesia and Singapore from 15 to 29 December 2002 and participated by all national teams of the member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered except for Brunei. 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 and Indonesia, 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

Jakarta Singapore
Gelora Bung Karno StadiumLebak Bulus StadiumNational StadiumBishan Stadium
Capacity: 110,000Capacity: 12,500Capacity: 55,000Capacity: 3,500

Squads

See main article: 2002 AFF Championship squads.

Tournament

Group stage

Group A

width=165Teamwidth=20Pldwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20GFwidth=20GAwidth=20GDwidth=20Pts
4310197+1210
4220195+148
4211135+87
4103518−133
4004324−210

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Group B

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321082+67
311175+24
311136−34
301238−51

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

Goalscorers

8 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1goal
1 own goal

Team statistics

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

Team
Finals
15221137+6
26330227+15
Semifinals
364112112+9
4521295+4
Eliminated in the group stage
54211135+8
6311136−3
74103518−13
8301238−8
94004324−21

Further reading