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WAFF Championship
Organising bodyWAFF
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
RegionWest Asia
Number of teams9 (2019)
Current champions Bahrain (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Iran (4 titles)
Websitethe-waff.com
2023 WAFF Championship
Members of the WAFF

The West Asian Football Federation Championship (Arabic: بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم), or simply 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 West 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 do not compete in the competition anymore as they are no longer members of the WAFF.

History

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The inaugural WAFF Championship was held in 2000 in Jordan, with Iran winning the first edition.[2] It was hosted in memory of Hussein of Jordan, who had died a year prior.[3] The Al Hussein Cup, assigned to the winner of each tournament, was designed and manufactured in Italy in 2000, and is made of silver and copper.[2]

Results

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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 II Stadium, Amman

Syria

Iraq
4–1
King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Jordan
8
2 2002  Syria
Iraq
3–2 (a.e.t.)
Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus

Jordan

Iran
2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 pen.)
Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus

Syria
6
3 2004  Iran
Iran
4–1
Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Syria

Jordan
3–1
Azadi Stadium, Tehran

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 II 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
Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah

Bahrain
11
8 2013  Qatar
Qatar
2–0
Al Sadd Stadium, Doha

Jordan

Bahrain
0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 pen.)
Al Sadd Stadium, Doha

Kuwait
9
9 2019  Iraq
Bahrain
1–0
Karbala International Stadium, Karbala

Iraq
[note 2] 9
10 2023 TBD Tournament postponed Tournament postponed 12
  • a.e.t.: after extra time
  • pen.: after penalty shoot-out
  • TBD: to be determined
Notes
  1. ^ a b c The two semi-finalists in 2007, 2008, and 2010 did not play a third-place match.
  2. ^ There were neither semi-finals nor a third-place match in 2019.

Teams reaching the top four

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Teams reaching the top four
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 (2013) 1 (2012) 3
 Qatar 1 (2013*) 1 (20082) 2
 Kuwait 1 (2010) 1 (2013) 2
 Jordan 3 (2002, 2008, 2013) 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

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Top goalscorers by tournament

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Year Player(s) Goals
2000 Iraq Razzaq Farhan 4
2002 Iran Alireza Nikbakht 2
Iraq Razzaq Farhan
Jordan Muayad Salim
Syria Anas Sari
2004 Iran Ali Daei 5
2007 Iran Mehdi Rajabzadeh 2
Iraq Salih Sadir
2008 Iran Kianoush Rahmati 3
2010 Yemen Ali Al-Nono 4
2012 Oman Qasim Said 4
Syria Ahmad Al Douni
2013 Qatar Boualem Khoukhi 6
2019 Iraq Hussein Ali 3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "West Asian Championship". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b ""كأس الحسين".. رمزية تاريخية وعودة ميمونة". The WAFF. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. ^ "اتحاد غرب آسيا يُحدد موعد بطولة الرجال العاشرة". جريدة الغد (in Arabic). 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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