Information about 2002 In Football (soccer)
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2002 throughout the world.
Events
- February 13 – Dick Advocaat is reinstated as the manager of Dutch national team, as the successor of the failing Louis van Gaal, with a 1-1 friendly draw against England in Amsterdam.
- The 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan is held from May 31 to June 30 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.
- 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 SPL with an overall points tally of 103, an SPL record
- Copa Libertadores 2002: Olimpia of Paraguay wins the final on a penalty shootout (4-2) against São 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 Korean club Anyang LG Cheetahs 4-2 on penalties. They also retained the Asian Super Cup.
- May - Arsenal wins The Double
- August 31 – Real Madrid signs Inter Milan's World Cup winner Ronaldo with a transfer fee of 45 million euros.
- October 1 – Gerard van der Lem is named manager of the Saudi Arabia national football team.
- December 3 – Real Madrid wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan for the third time, by defeating Paraguay's Olimpia Asunción: 2-0.
Winners of national club championship
Europe
- Germany – Borussia Dortmund
- England – Arsenal
- Ireland: Shelbourne
- Italy – Juventus
- Netherlands
- Eredivisie – Ajax Amsterdam
- Eerste Divisie – FC Zwolle
- Portugal – Sporting CP
- Scotland – Celtic Football Club
- Spain
- La Liga – Valencia
- Copa del Rey – Deportivo La Coruña
- Turkey – Galatasaray
North- and Central America
South America
- Argentina:
- 2001-02 Clausura – River Plate
- 2002-03 Apertura – Independiente
- Brazil – Santos
- Paraguay – Libertad
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Deaths
- March 4 – Velibor Vasović (62), Yugoslavian footballer
- May 13 – Valeri Lobanovsky (63), Ukrainian footballer and manager
- July 25 – Hans Dorjee (60), Dutch footballer and manager
- October 24 – Hermán Gaviria (32), Colombian footballer
- November 1 – Lester Morgan (26), Costarican footballer
- November 12 – Raoul Diagne (92), French footballer
- November 13 – Juan Alberto Schiaffino (77), Uruguayan footballer
Movies
- Bend it like Beckham (UK)
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