| Tourney Name: | WAFF Championship |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Country: | Syria |
| Dates: | 30 August – 7 September |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion: | IRQ |
| Champion-Flagvar: | 1991 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | JOR |
| Third: | IRN |
| Fourth: | SYR |
| Matches: | 10 |
| Goals: | 22 |
| Top Scorer: |  Alireza Nikbakht Razzaq Farhan Muayad Salim Anas Sari (2 goals each) |
| Prevseason: | 2000 |
| Nextseason: | 2004 |
The 2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Syrian Capital of Damascus. Iraq won the final against Jordan 3–2 after extra time coming back from 0–2 at half time. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon and host nation Syria. The draw was held on 13 August in Kuala Lumpur.
All 6 members of WAFF participated in this tournament.
| Country | Appearance | Previous best performance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Champions (2000) | ||
| 2nd | Third place (2000) | ||
| 2nd | Fourth place (2000) | ||
| 2nd | Group stage (2000) | ||
| 2nd | Group stage (2000) | ||
| (hosts) | 2nd | Runners-up (2000) |
| Damascus | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbasiyyin Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 30,000 | |||
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