2002 in association football

The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2002 throughout the world.

Events [ edit ]

8 January ? MLS contracts league down to ten clubs by eliminating its two Florida franchises: Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion .
13 February ? Dick Advocaat is reinstated as the manager of the Netherlands , as the successor of the failing Louis van Gaal , with a 1?1 draw in a friendly against England in Amsterdam.
The 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan is held from 31 May to 30 June in South Korea and Japan. Brazil wins its fifth title, defeating Germany 2?0 in the final . Surprisingly, Turkey and host nation South Korea take 3rd and 4th. This is the first time a World Cup is held in Asia and by two countries simultaneously.
UEFA Champions League : Real Madrid beats Bayer Leverkusen 2?1 in the final . This was Real Madrid's 9th European Cup.
UEFA Cup : Feyenoord wins 3?2 in the final against Borussia Dortmund , winning the cup for the second time.
European Super Cup : Real Madrid wins 3?1 over Feyenoord , winning the cup for the first time.
Scotland ? Scottish Premier League : Celtic win the league with an overall points tally of 103, a new record.
Copa Libertadores 2002 : Olimpia of Paraguay wins the final on a penalty shootout (4?2) against Sao Caetano of Brazil .
England ? FA Cup: Arsenal wins 2?0 over Chelsea .
Asian Champions Cup ? Suwon Samsung Bluewings retain the Asian Champions Cup , defeating fellow South Korean club Anyang LG Cheetahs 4?2 on penalties. They also retained the Asian Super Cup .
May ? Arsenal wins The Double
31 August ? Real Madrid signs Inter Milan 's World Cup winner Ronaldo with a transfer fee of €45 million.
1 October ? Gerard van der Lem is named manager of the Saudi Arabia national football team .
3 December ? Real Madrid wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan for the third time, by defeating Paraguay 's Olimpia Asuncion : 2?0.

Winners of national club championship [ edit ]

International tournaments [ edit ]

African Cup of Nations in Mali (19 January ? 13 February 2002)
1. Cameroon
2. Senegal
3. Nigeria
FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan (31 May ? 30 June 2002)
1. Brazil
2. Germany
3. Turkey

National team results [ edit ]

Europe [ edit ]

Estonia [ edit ]

Sweden [ edit ]

South America [ edit ]

Bolivia [ edit ]

Chile [ edit ]

Ecuador [ edit ]

Births [ edit ]

1 January ? Simon Adingra , Ivorian international ^[1]
7 January ? Mohamed Daramy , Danish international ^[2]
16 January ? Bagas Kaffa , Indonesian youth international
18 January ? Karim Adeyemi , German international ^[3]
23 January ? Leonardo Bia , Italian footballer ^[4]
30 January ? Marco Di Cesare , Argentine club footballer ^[5]
31 January ? Giovanni , Brazilian footballer
3 February ? Radu Dr?gu?in , Romanian international ^[6]
15 February ? Zuriko Davitashvili , Georgian international ^[7]
3 March ? Makar Litskevich , Belarusian professional footballer ^[8]
10 March
- Ian Maatsen , Dutch footballer
- Noni Madueke , English youth international ^[9]
17 March ? Theofilos Profyllidis , Greek professional footballer ^[10]
27 April ? Anthony Elanga , Swedish international ^[11]
13 May ? Eugenio Pizzuto , Mexican youth international ^[12]
14 May ? Daniel Penaloza , Colombian footballer ^[13]
16 May ? Kenneth Taylor , Dutch international ^[14]
7 June ? Toma? Suslov , Slovak international ^[15]
19 June ? Efrain Alvarez , Mexican international ^[16]
11 July ? Amad , Ivorian international ^[17]
25 July ? Adam Hlo?ek , Czech international ^[18]
30 August ? Fabio Carvalho , Portuguese youth international ^[19]
20 October ? Yeremy Pino , Spanish international ^[20]
22 October ? Stanislav Atrashkevich , Belarusian professional footballer ^[21]
23 October ? Elkan Baggott , Indonesian footballer
31 October ? Ansu Fati , Spanish international ^[22]
10 November ? Eduardo Camavinga , French international ^[23]
13 November ? Giovanni Reyna , U.S. international ^[24]

Deaths [ edit ]

February [ edit ]

8 February ? Zizinho , Brazilian midfielder, winner of the Best Player Award at the 1950 FIFA World Cup . (80)
12 February ? John Eriksen (44), Danish international
13 February ? Ramon Grosso (58), Spanish player
16 February ? Walter Winterbottom (89), English manager
20 February ? Cristian Neamtu , Romanian player ^[25]

March [ edit ]

4 March ? Velibor Vasovi? (62), Yugoslavian footballer

April [ edit ]

16 April ? Billy Ayre (49), English footballer and manager

May [ edit ]

13 May ? Valeri Lobanovsky (63), Ukrainian footballer and manager

June [ edit ]

17 June ? Fritz Walter (81), German World cup winning (1954) footballer
30 June ? Friday Mbeke Godwin , Nigerian professional footballer ^[26]

July [ edit ]

13 July ? Tom Bierschenk , German professional footballer ^[27]
25 July ? Hans Dorjee (60), Dutch footballer and manager

August [ edit ]

8 August ? Reiner Geye (52), German footballer

September [ edit ]

17 September ? Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa , Brazilian forward, winner of the 1958 FIFA World Cup . (68)
22 September ? Julio Perez , Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup . (76)

October [ edit ]

24 October ? Herman Gaviria (32), Colombian footballer

November [ edit ]

1 November ? Lester Morgan (26), Costa Rican footballer
9 November ? Eusebio Tejera , Uruguayan defender, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup . (80)
12 November ? Raoul Diagne (92), French footballer
13 November ? Juan Alberto Schiaffino , Uruguayan forward, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup , ranked as the best Uruguayan footballer of all time by an IFFHS poll. (77)

Movies [ edit ]

Bend It Like Beckham (UK)

References [ edit ]

^ Simon Adingra
^ "Mohamed Daramy" . fck.dk . Coppenhagen FC.
^ "K. Adeyemi" . soccerway.com . Soccer way.
^ "Leonardo Bia" . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . Retrieved 24 September 2023 .
^ "M. Di Cesare" . soccerway.com . Soccer way.
^ "Radu Matei Dr?gu?in" . eu.football.info . European Football information.
^ "Z. Davitashvili" . soccerway.com . Soccer Way.
^ "Makar Litskevich" . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . Retrieved 29 February 2024 .
^ "N. Madueke" . soccerway.com . Soccer way.
^ "Theofilos Profyllidis" . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . Retrieved 12 June 2024 .
^ "Anthony Elanga Bio Information" . Fox Sports . Retrieved 28 November 2022 .
^ "E. Pizzuto" . soccerway.com . Soccer Way.
^ "Daniel Penaloza" . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . Retrieved 15 February 2024 .
^ "K. Taylor" . soccerway.com . Soccer Way.
^ "T. Suslov" . soccerway.com . Soccer Way.
^ "E. Alvarez" . soccerway.com . Soccer way.
^ "Amad Diallo" . Premier League . Retrieved 15 January 2021 .
^ "Adam Hlo?ek" . soccerway.com . Soccer Way.
^ "Fabio Carvalho Liverpool Midfielder, Profile & Stats" . Premier League . Retrieved 28 November 2022 .
^ "Yeremy Pino" . bdfutbol.com . BD Futbool.
^ "Stanislav Atrashkevich" . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . Retrieved 16 February 2024 .
^ "Ansu Fati Biography" . ESPN . Retrieved 31 October 2022 .
^ "Eduardo Camavinga" . ESPN . Retrieved 28 November 2022 .
^ "Giovanni Reyna" (in German). Borussia Dortmund . Retrieved 21 November 2020 .
^ Deceased soccer players ? Cristian Neamtu
^ 2002 in association football at WorldFootball.net
^ 2002 in association football at WorldFootball.net

[1] Simon Adingra

[2] "Mohamed Daramy" . fck.dk . Coppenhagen FC.

[3] "K. Adeyemi" . soccerway.com . Soccer way.

[4] "Leonardo Bia" . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . Retrieved 24 September 2023 .

[5] "M. Di Cesare" . soccerway.com . Soccer way.

[6] "Radu Matei Dr?gu?in" . eu.football.info . European Football information.

[7] "Z. Davitashvili" . soccerway.com . Soccer Way.

[8] "Makar Litskevich" . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . Retrieved 29 February 2024 .

[9] "N. Madueke" . soccerway.com . Soccer way.

[10] "Theofilos Profyllidis" . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . Retrieved 12 June 2024 .

[11] "Anthony Elanga Bio Information" . Fox Sports . Retrieved 28 November 2022 .

[12] "E. Pizzuto" . soccerway.com . Soccer Way.

[13] "Daniel Penaloza" . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . Retrieved 15 February 2024 .

[14] "K. Taylor" . soccerway.com . Soccer Way.

[15] "T. Suslov" . soccerway.com . Soccer Way.

[16] "E. Alvarez" . soccerway.com . Soccer way.

[17] "Amad Diallo" . Premier League . Retrieved 15 January 2021 .

[18] "Adam Hlo?ek" . soccerway.com . Soccer Way.

[19] "Fabio Carvalho Liverpool Midfielder, Profile & Stats" . Premier League . Retrieved 28 November 2022 .

[20] "Yeremy Pino" . bdfutbol.com . BD Futbool.

[21] "Stanislav Atrashkevich" . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . Retrieved 16 February 2024 .

[22] "Ansu Fati Biography" . ESPN . Retrieved 31 October 2022 .

[23] "Eduardo Camavinga" . ESPN . Retrieved 28 November 2022 .

[24] "Giovanni Reyna" (in German). Borussia Dortmund . Retrieved 21 November 2020 .

[25] Deceased soccer players ? Cristian Neamtu

[26] 2002 in association football at WorldFootball.net

[27] 2002 in association football at WorldFootball.net

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Events [ edit ]

Winners of national club championship [ edit ]

Asia [ edit ]

Europe [ edit ]

North and Central America [ edit ]

South America [ edit ]

International tournaments [ edit ]

National team results [ edit ]

Europe [ edit ]

Estonia [ edit ]

Sweden [ edit ]

South America [ edit ]

Bolivia [ edit ]

Chile [ edit ]

Ecuador [ edit ]

Births [ edit ]

Deaths [ edit ]

February [ edit ]

March [ edit ]

April [ edit ]

May [ edit ]

June [ edit ]

July [ edit ]

August [ edit ]

September [ edit ]

October [ edit ]

November [ edit ]

Movies [ edit ]

References [ edit ]