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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 16-30 January |
| Venue(s) | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Saudi Arabia (2nd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 33 (2.2 per match) |
| Attendance | 355,898 (23,727 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Hani Al-Dhabit (5 goals) |
| Best player |  Jafal Rashed |
←1998 2003–04 → | |
The15th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic:كأس الخليج العربي)[1] was held inRiyadh,Saudi Arabia, in January 2002.
The tournament was won bySaudi Arabia for the second time.
Iraq continued to be banned from the tournament because of its invasion ofKuwait in 1990.
The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 |
| Qatar | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 |
 Kuwait | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 |
 Bahrain | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 |
| Oman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
Sami Al-Jaber 16' | Al-Huwaidi 49' |
| Qatar | 1–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Adel Jadoua 64' |
| Kuwait | 1–3 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Huwaidi 80' | Hani Al-Dhabit 66' 71' 93' |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–2 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Jafal Rashed 35'Yasser Nazmi 83' |
| Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Hasan Al-Yami 14' 32' Sami Al-Jaber 91' | Rashad Jamal 62' |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 1–3 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 15th Arabian Gulf Cup winners |
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 Saudi Arabia 2nd title |
