What is 2002 in association football?
{{redlinks|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = 2002 in association football | prevseason = [[2001 in association football|2001]] | nextseason = [[2003 in association football|2003]] }} The following are the '''football (soccer)''' events of the year '''2002''' around the world. ==Events== ;January *January 8: The [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] and [[Miami Fusion]] withdraw from the [[Major League Soccer|MLS]]. They are both dissolved on the same day. *January 19: The opening match of the [[2002 African Cup of Nations]] is played. [[Mali national football team|Mali]] drew 1–1 against [[Liberia national football team|Liberia]] at the [[Stade du 26 Mars]] in [[Bamako]], [[Mali]]. ;February *February 10: The [[2002 African Cup of Nations final]] is played. [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] beat [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] 3–2 on [[Penalty shootout|penalties]] to win their fourth [[Africa Cup of Nations|African Cup of Nations]]. *February 13: [[Dick Advocaat]] replaces [[Louis van Gaal]] as the manager of the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]. His first game as Netherlands manager was 1–1 draw against [[England national football team|England]]. ;March *March 16: A [[2001–02 Football League First Division]] match between [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] and [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] is played. The match was won 3–0 by [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] after the match was abandoned in the 82nd minute, after [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] went down to 6 men on the field. This match would be the only match in the history of English professional football history to be abandoned because of a shortage of players, and would later be known as the [[Battle of Bramall Lane]]. ;April *April 5: The [[2001-02 Asian Club Championship|2001-02 Asian Club Championship Final]] was played. [[South Korea]]n club [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]] beat fellow South Korean club [[FC Seoul|Any