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2002 WAFF Championship

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.

2002 WAFF Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySyria
Dates30 August – 7 September
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iraq (1st title)
Runners-up Jordan
Third place Iran
Fourth place Syria
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored22 (2.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Alireza Nikbakht
Iraq Razzaq Farhan
Jordan Muayad Salim
Syria Anas Sari
(2 goals each)
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Participants

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All 6 members of WAFF participated in this tournament.

Country Appearance Previous best performance
 Iran 2nd Champions (2000)
 Iraq 2nd Third place (2000)
 Jordan 2nd Fourth place (2000)
 Lebanon 2nd Group stage (2000)
 Palestine 2nd Group stage (2000)
 Syria (hosts) 2nd Runners-up (2000)

Venue

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Jordan 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6
 Iran 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
 Lebanon 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: RSSSF.com
Jordan 1–0 Iran
Salim 11'  
Lebanon 0–1 Jordan
  Shelbaieh 4'
Iran 2–0 Lebanon
Nikbakht 24'
Karimi 90+2''		  

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6
 Syria (H) 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Palestine 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: RSSSF.com
(H) Hosts
Syria 2–1 Palestine
Ibrahim 21'
Haj Moustafa 37'		 Lafi 39'
Palestine 0–2 Iraq
  Wahaib 47'
Farhan 69'
Iraq 1–0 Syria
Kadhim 43'  

Knockout phase

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Champion

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 2002 WAFF Championship winners 

Iraq
First title

Statistics

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