2002 AFC Youth Championship qualification
The 2002 AFC Youth Championship qualifying competition is a men's under-19 football competition that determined the eleven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Qatar in the 2002 AFC Youth Championship final tournament.
A total of 40 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying competition. Players born on or after [|1] January 1983 are eligible to participate.
Format
In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. The eleven group winners qualify for the final tournament.Teams
;Notes- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
| West Zone | |
| East Zone |
Groups
The qualifying round was played by 31 July 2002.Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Group 5
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Group 6
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Group 7
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Group 8
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Group 9
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Group 10
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Group 11
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Qualified teams
The following twelve teams qualify for the final tournament.| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in AFC Youth Championship1 |
| 8 | |||
| 23 7 2002 | 5 | ||
| 31 7 2002 | 6 | ||
| 22 7 2002 | 7 | ||
| 14 7 2002 | 19 | ||
| 29 4 2002 | 5 | ||
| 10 5 2002 | 0 | ||
| 12 5 2002 | 28 | ||
| 31 3 2002 | 29 | ||
| 6 4 2002 | 24 | ||
| 8 5 2002 | 11 | ||
| 17 3 2002 | 9 |