Football at the 2002 Asian Games was held in Busan, Changwon, Yangsan and Ulsan, South Korea from 27 September to 13 October 2002.
Draw
;Group A • • • • ;Group B • • • • ;Group C • • • • ;Group D • • • • * ;Group E • • • • * ;Group F • • * • • • Mongolia and Jordan withdrew from the competition and were replaced by Afghanistan and Palestine. Tajikistan was suspended by FIFA and was replaced by North Korea. ==Squads==