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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.
• 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 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 Internazionale's World Cup winner Ronaldo with a transfer fee of €45 million.
• 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

Asia

• Iran:
  • Pro League – Persepolis
  • Azadegan League – Sanat Naft
  • Hazfi Cup – Esteghlal

Europe

• Denmark – Brøndby
• England – Arsenal
• France – Lyon
• Germany – Borussia Dortmund
• Iceland – KR
• Ireland – Shelbourne
• Italy – Juventus
• Netherlands
  • Eredivisie – Ajax
  • Eerste Divisie – Zwolle
• Portugal – Sporting CP
• Russia – Lokomotiv Moscow
• Scotland – Celtic
• Spain
  • La Liga – Valencia
  • Copa del Rey – Deportivo La Coruña
• Sweden: for fuller coverage, see: 2002 in Swedish football
  • Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen – Djurgården
• Turkey – Galatasaray

North- and Central America

• United States – Los Angeles Galaxy

South America

• Argentina:
  • 2001-02 Clausura – River Plate
  • 2002-03 Apertura – Independiente
• Bolivia – Bolívar
• Brazil – Santos
• Ecuador – Emelec
• Paraguay – Libertad
• Uruguay – Nacional

International tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Mali (January 19 – February 13, 2002)

1.  Cameroon
2.  Senegal
3.  Nigeria

• FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan (May 31 – June 30, 2002)

1.  Brazil
2.  Germany
3.  Turkey

National team results

Europe

 Estonia

 Netherlands

 Sweden

South America

 Bolivia

 Chile

 Ecuador

Deaths

• March 4 – Velibor Vasović (62), Yugoslavian footballer
• April 16 – Billy Ayre (49), English footballer and manager
• May 13 – Valeri Lobanovsky (63), Ukrainian footballer and manager
• July 25 – Hans Dorjee (60), Dutch footballer and manager
• August 8 – Reiner Geye (52), German footballer
• October 24 – Hermán Gaviria (32), Colombian footballer
• November 1 – Lester Morgan (26), Costa Rican footballer
• November 12 – Raoul Diagne (92), French footballer
• November 13 – Juan Alberto Schiaffino (77), Uruguayan footballer

Movies

• Bend it like Beckham (UK)