2002 Gulf Cup of Nations

2002 Gulf Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host country Saudi Arabia
Dates 16 – 30 January
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 33 (2.2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Oman Hani Al-Dhabit (5 goals)
King Fahd International Stadium was Hosts Second Time, 1988 and 2002

The 15th Gulf Cup of Nations or Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي), was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in January 2002.

The tournament was won by Saudi Arabia for the 2nd time

Iraq continued to be banned from the tournament because of its invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

Tournament

The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.

Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 5410103+713
 Qatar 540174+312
 Kuwait 512246−25
 Bahrain 512246−25
 Oman 511357−24
 United Arab Emirates 510437−43

Results

16 January 2002
Saudi Arabia  1–1  Kuwait

17 January 2002
United Arab Emirates  1–0  Oman

17 January 2002
Qatar  1–0  Bahrain

19 January 2002
Kuwait  1–3  Oman

20 January 2002
United Arab Emirates  0–2  Qatar

20 January 2002
Saudi Arabia  3–1  Bahrain

22 January 2002
Kuwait  0–0  Bahrain

24 January 2002
Oman  1–2  Qatar

26 January 2002
Kuwait  0–1  Qatar

27 January 2002
United Arab Emirates  1–2  Bahrain

27 January 2002
Saudi Arabia  2–0  Oman

29 January 2002
Kuwait  2–1  United Arab Emirates

30 January 2002
Bahrain  1–1  Oman

30 January 2002
Qatar  1–3  Saudi Arabia

Champions

 2002 Gulf Cup of Nations Winners 

Saudi Arabia
2nd title
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