Football at the 2002 Asian Games was held in Busan, Changwon, Yangsan and Ulsan, South Korea from 27 September to 13 October 2002.

Age limit for the men teams is under-23, same as the age limit in football competitions in Olympic Games, while three overage players are allowed among each squad.

* 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.