The football tournament at the 2002 West Asian Games took place from 4 to 12 April 2002. It was originally scheduled for October 2001, but was postponed due to the September 11 attacks. Oman were originally scheduled to take part in group A along with Kuwait and Qatar but withdrew and the format was changed to round robin. All matches was played at the Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium.
| Football at the 2002 West Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium |
| Date | 4–12 April 2002 |
Kuwait won the gold medal, Iran and Syria were tied on second place, the silver medal was decided by a coin toss.
Results
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kuwait
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 8 |
| 2 |  Iran
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Syria
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Palestine
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 |
| 5 |  Qatar
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
Source: Second West Asian Games
| Kuwait | 1–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
Al-Shammari  32' (pen.) |
Al-Rashed 21' |
| Kuwait | 7–0 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Najem 14' Laheeb 21'Al-Tayyar 32'Al-Failakawi 77'Al-Salamah 79', 87'Al-Buraiki 84' (pen.) |
| Qatar | 1–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrahman 61' |
Rafe 43' |