WAFF Championship
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Founded | 2000 |
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Region | Western Asia (WAFF) |
Number of teams | 9 (2019) |
Current champions | Bahrain (1st title) |
Most successful team(s) | Iran (4 titles) |
Website | www.the-waff.com |
2023 WAFF Championship |
The West Asian Football Federation Championship (Arabic: بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم), or simply the WAFF Championship, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), the governing body of football in Western Asia. The championship has been held, on average, every two years.[1]
The current champion is Bahrain, having defeated hosts Iraq in the 2019 final. The most successful team is Iran, with four titles; however, they can't compete in the competition anymore as they are no longer members of the WAFF.
Results[edit]
Edition | Year | Hosts | Champions | Score and Venue | Runners-up | Third place | Score and Venue | Fourth place | No. of Teams |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2000 | Jordan | Iran |
1–0 King Abdullah Stadium, Amman |
Syria |
Iraq |
4–1 | Jordan |
8 |
2 | 2002 | Syria | Iraq |
3–2 (a.e.t.) Al Abbassiyyine Stadium, Damascus |
Jordan |
Iran |
2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 pen.) |
Syria |
6 |
3 | 2004 | Iran | Iran |
4–1 Azadi Stadium, Tehran |
Syria |
Jordan |
3–1 | Iraq |
6 |
4 | 2007 | Jordan | Iran |
2–1 Amman International Stadium, Amman |
Iraq |
Jordan and Syria[note 1] | 6 | ||
5 | 2008 | Iran | Iran |
2–1 Azadi Stadium, Tehran |
Jordan |
Qatar and Syria[note 1] | 6 | ||
6 | 2010 | Jordan | Kuwait |
2–1 King Abdullah Stadium, Amman |
Iran |
Iraq and Yemen[note 1] | 9 | ||
7 | 2012 | Kuwait | Syria |
1–0 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City |
Iraq |
Oman |
1–0 | Bahrain |
11 |
8 | 2014 | Qatar | Qatar |
2–0 Al Sadd Stadium, Doha |
Jordan |
Bahrain |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 pen.) |
Kuwait |
9 |
9 | 2019 | Iraq | Bahrain |
1–0 Karbala International Stadium, Karbala |
Iraq |
[note 2] | 9 | ||
10 | 2023 | United Arab Emirates | 12 |
- a.e.t.: after extra time
- pen.: after penalty shoot-out
- TBD: to be determined
- Notes
Teams reaching the top four[edit]
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place1 | Fourth place | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iran | 4 (2000, 2004*, 2007, 2008*) | 1 (2010) | 1 (2002) | 6 | |
Iraq | 1 (2002) | 3 (2007, 2012, 2019*) | 2 (2000, 20102) | 1 (2004) | 7 |
Syria | 1 (2012) | 2 (2000, 2004) | 2 (20072, 20082) | 1 (2002*) | 6 |
Bahrain | 1 (2019) | 1 (2014) | 1 (2012) | 3 | |
Qatar | 1 (2014*) | 1 (20082) | 2 | ||
Kuwait | 1 (2010) | 1 (2014) | 2 | ||
Jordan | 3 (2002, 2008, 2014) | 2 (2004, 20072*) | 1 (2000*) | 6 | |
Yemen | 1 (20102) | 1 | |||
Oman | 1 (2012) | 1 |
- * = hosts
- 1 = includes semi-finals in case there was no third-place match
- 2 = semi-final
Records and statistics[edit]
Top goalscorers by tournament[edit]
Year | Player(s) | Goals |
---|---|---|
2000 | Razzaq Farhan | 4 |
2002 | Alireza Nikbakht | 2 |
Razzaq Farhan | ||
Muayad Salim | ||
Anas Sari | ||
2004 | Ali Daei | 5 |
2007 | Mehdi Rajabzadeh | 2 |
Salih Sadir | ||
2008 | Kianoush Rahmati | 3 |
2010 | Ali Al-Nono | 4 |
2012 | Qasim Said | 4 |
Ahmad Al Douni | ||
2014 | Boualem Khoukhi | 6 |
2019 | Hussein Ali | 3 |
All-time table[edit]
Rank | Team | Participations | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Avg Pts |
Trophies |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Iran | 7 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 56 | 16 | +40 | 64 | 2.29 | 4 |
2 | Iraq | 8 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 56 | 1.80 | 1 |
3 | Jordan | 9 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 45 | 1.45 | 0 |
4 | Syria | 8 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 36 | 1.24 | 1 |
5 | Bahrain | 4 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 24 | 1.60 | 1 |
6 | Kuwait | 4 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 1.57 | 1 |
7 | Qatar | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 15 | 2.14 | 1 |
8 | Palestine | 9 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 35 | −19 | 13 | 0.59 | 0 |
9 | Oman | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 12 | 1.09 | 0 |
10 | Lebanon | 7 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 12 | 0.67 | 0 |
11 | Yemen | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 |
12 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 |
13 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 |
14 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Under-age tournaments[edit]
Under-23[edit]
Edition | Year | Hosts | Champions | Score and Venue | Runners-up | Third place | Score and Venue | Fourth place | No. of Teams |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2015 | Qatar | Iran |
2–0 Lekhwiya SC Stadium, Doha |
Syria |
Qatar |
3–0 | Yemen |
10 |
2 | 2021 | Saudi Arabia | Jordan |
3–1 Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar |
Saudi Arabia |
Iraq and Syria[note 1] | 11 | ||
3 | 2022 | Iraq | 0 |
- Notes
- ^ The two semi-finalists in 2021 did not play a third-place match.
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place1 | Fourth place | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iran | 1 (2015) | 1 | |||
Jordan | 1 (2021) | 1 | |||
Syria | 1 (2015) | 1 (20212) | 2 | ||
Saudi Arabia | 1 (2021*) | 1 | |||
Qatar | 1 (2015*) | 1 | |||
Iraq | 1 (20212) | 1 | |||
Yemen | 1 (2015) | 1 |
- * = hosts
- 1 = includes semi-finals in case there was no third-place match
- 2 = semi-final
Under-18[edit]
Edition | Year | Hosts | Champions | Score and Venue | Runners-up | Third place | Score and Venue | Fourth place | No. of Teams |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2019 | Palestine | Iraq |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 pen.) Faisal al-Husseini Stadium, Ramallah |
United Arab Emirates |
Jordan |
3–0 | Palestine |
6 |
2 | 2021 | Iraq | Iraq |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 pen.) Al-Madina Stadium, Baghdad |
Lebanon |
[note 1] | 9 |
- Notes
- ^ There were neither semi-finals nor a third-place match in 2021.
- a.e.t.: after extra time
- pen.: after penalty shoot-out
- TBD: to be determined
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iraq | 2 (2019, 2021) | 2 | |||
United Arab Emirates | 1 (2019) | 1 | |||
Lebanon | 1 (2021) | 1 | |||
Jordan | 1 (2019) | 1 | |||
Palestine | 1 (2019) | 1 |
Under-16[edit]
WAFF U-15 Championship | |||||||||||
Edition | Year | Host | Final | Third place match | No. of Teams | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
1 | 2005 | Iran | Iran |
2–0 Tehran |
Syria |
Iraq |
5–0 Tehran |
Lebanon |
6 | ||
2 | 2007 | Syria | Syria |
[note 1] | Iran |
Jordan |
[note 1] | Iraq |
5 | ||
3 | 2009 | Jordan | Iran |
3–2 Amman |
Syria |
Iraq |
3–1 Amman |
Jordan |
9 | ||
4 | 2013 | Palestine | Iraq |
[note 1] | United Arab Emirates |
Jordan |
[note 1] | Palestine |
4 | ||
5 | 2015 | Jordan | Iraq |
[note 1] | Saudi Arabia |
United Arab Emirates |
[note 1] | Palestine |
5 | ||
6 | 2018 | Jordan | Japan |
[note 1] | India |
Jordan |
[note 1] | Yemen |
5 | ||
7 | 2019 | Jordan | Saudi Arabia |
[note 1] | Jordan |
Syria |
[note 1] | Iraq |
9 | ||
8 | 2021 | Saudi Arabia | Yemen |
1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 pen.) |
Saudi Arabia |
Syria |
[note 1] | United Arab Emirates |
9 | ||
WAFF U-16 Championship | |||||||||||
Edition | Year | Host | Final | Third place match | No. of Teams | ||||||
Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
9 | 2022 | Jordan | 22 June – 1 July | 8 |
- Notes
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iran | 2 (2005*, 2009) | 1 (2007) | 3 | ||
Iraq | 2 (2013, 2015) | 2 (2005, 2009) | 1 (2007, 2019) | 5 | |
Syria | 1 (2007*) | 2 (2005, 2009) | 2 (2019, 2021) | 5 | |
Saudi Arabia | 1 (2019) | 2 (2015, 2021*) | 3 | ||
Japan | 1 (2018) | 1 | |||
Yemen | 1 (2021) | 1 (2018) | 2 | ||
Jordan | 1 (2019*) | 3 (2007, 2013, 2018*) | 1 (2009*) | 5 | |
United Arab Emirates | 1 (2013) | 1 (2015) | 1 (2021) | 3 | |
India | 1 (2018) | 1 | |||
Palestine | 2 (2013*, 2015) | 2 | |||
Lebanon | 1 (2005) | 1 |
- * = hosts
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "West Asian Championship". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.