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{{short description|10th WAFF Championship, held in 2023}}
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| other_titles = {{lang|ar|بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم 2023}}
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The '''2023 West Asian Football Federation Championship''' will be the 10th edition of the [[WAFF Championship]], an international tournament for member nations of the [[West Asian Football Federation]] (WAFF).
The '''2025 West Asian Football Federation Championship''' will be the 10th edition of the [[WAFF Championship]], an international tournament for member nations of the [[West Asian Football Federation]] (WAFF).


The tournament was set to take place from 2 to 15 January 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nabil |first=Marwa |date=18 March 2020 |title= |script-title=ar:اتحاد غرب آسيا يُحدد موعد النسخة العاشرة |trans-title=The West Asian Federation sets the date for the tenth edition |url=https://www.almowaten.net/2020/03/%d8%a7%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%a7%d8%af-%d8%ba%d8%b1%d8%a8-%d8%a2%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d9%8a%d9%8f%d8%ad%d8%af%d8%af-%d9%85%d9%88%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b3%d8%ae%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%b4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814052758/https://www.almowaten.net/2020/03/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D9%8F%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4/ |archive-date=14 August 2020 |access-date=13 April 2020 |website=Almowaten |language=ar}}</ref> but was initially postponed to a later date that year.<ref>{{cite web|date=15 June 2020|title=WAFF Championship 2021 postponed|url=https://boxscorenews.com/waff-championship-postponed-p156313-68.htm|url-status=live|access-date=18 June 2020|agency=AFC|website=Boxscore|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112151425/https://boxscorenews.com/waff-championship-postponed-p156313-68.htm |archive-date=12 November 2021 }}</ref> On 29 July 2021, the WAFF announced that the tournament will take place between 20 March and 2 April 2023 in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 July 2021 |title= |script-title=ar:تحديد موعد بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم |trans-title=The date of the WAFF Championship has been determined |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1053255 |access-date=13 January 2022 |website=Kooora |language=ar}}</ref> However, on 6 February 2023, the WAFF announced that the UAE had withdrawn from hosting the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1963#.Y-FYB1AcnqE|title=الاتحاد الإماراتي يعتذر عن استضافة بطولة الرجال العاشرة|website=[[West Asian Football Federation]]|lang=ar|date=6 February 2023|access-date=6 February 2023|archive-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210015355/http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1963#.Y-FYB1AcnqE|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 26 February 2023, the WAFF announced that the tournament would be postponed to a later date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-waff.com/%D8%AA%D8%A3%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84|title=تأجيل بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا العاشرة للرجال|website=[[West Asian Football Federation]]|lang=ar|date=26 February 2023}}</ref>
The tournament was set to take place from 2 to 15 January 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nabil |first=Marwa |date=18 March 2020 |title= |script-title=ar:اتحاد غرب آسيا يُحدد موعد النسخة العاشرة |trans-title=The West Asian Federation sets the date for the tenth edition |url=https://www.almowaten.net/2020/03/%d8%a7%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%a7%d8%af-%d8%ba%d8%b1%d8%a8-%d8%a2%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d9%8a%d9%8f%d8%ad%d8%af%d8%af-%d9%85%d9%88%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b3%d8%ae%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%b4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814052758/https://www.almowaten.net/2020/03/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D9%8F%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4/ |archive-date=14 August 2020 |access-date=13 April 2020 |website=Almowaten |language=ar}}</ref> but was initially postponed to a later date that year.<ref>{{cite web|date=15 June 2020|title=WAFF Championship 2021 postponed|url=https://boxscorenews.com/waff-championship-postponed-p156313-68.htm|url-status=live|access-date=18 June 2020|agency=AFC|website=Boxscore|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112151425/https://boxscorenews.com/waff-championship-postponed-p156313-68.htm |archive-date=12 November 2021 }}</ref> On 29 July 2021, the WAFF announced that the tournament would take place between 20 March and 2 April 2023 in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 July 2021 |title= |script-title=ar:تحديد موعد بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم |trans-title=The date of the WAFF Championship has been determined |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1053255 |access-date=13 January 2022 |website=Kooora |language=ar}}</ref>


However, on 6 February 2023, the WAFF announced that the UAE had withdrawn from hosting the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1963#.Y-FYB1AcnqE|title=الاتحاد الإماراتي يعتذر عن استضافة بطولة الرجال العاشرة|website=[[West Asian Football Federation]]|lang=ar|date=6 February 2023|access-date=6 February 2023|archive-date=10 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210015355/http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1963#.Y-FYB1AcnqE|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 26 February 2023, the WAFF announced that the tournament would be postponed,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-waff.com/%D8%AA%D8%A3%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84|title=تأجيل بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا العاشرة للرجال|website=[[West Asian Football Federation]]|lang=ar|date=26 February 2023}}</ref> and it is now scheduled to be held in 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://the-waff.com/archives/11757|title=اتحاد غرب آسيا يناقش مع الاتحادات الأهلية أجندة مسابقات ٢٠٢٥|website=[[West Asian Football Federation]]|lang=ar|date=9 December 2024}}</ref>
In addition to 11 teams from the WAFF, Thailand from the [[ASEAN Football Federation]] were invited as guests.<ref name="thai">{{Cite web |date=12 January 2023 |title= |script-title=ar:المنتخب التايلندي.. ضيفاً على بطولة الرجال العاشرة |trans-title=The Thai national team is a guest in the 10th men's championship |url=http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1955 |access-date=13 January 2023 |website=[[West Asian Football Federation]] |language=ar |archive-date=13 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113191728/http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1955 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== Teams ==
== Teams ==


=== Participants ===
=== Participants ===
Initially, all 12 [[West Asian Football Federation|WAFF]] nations had agreed to participate for the first time in the competition's history.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 April 2020 |title= |script-title=ar:عقد منتخبات غرب آسيا يكتمل لأول مرة في الإمارات |trans-title=All West Asian teams will compete in the WAFF Championship for the first time in the UAE |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=917417 |access-date=13 January 2022 |website=Kooora |language=ar}}</ref> However, [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] were later replaced by [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] in January 2023.<ref name="thai" />

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!Team
!Team
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|'''Champions''' ([[2012 WAFF Championship|2012]])
|'''Champions''' ([[2012 WAFF Championship|2012]])
|-
|-
|{{fb|THA}}
|{{fb|QAT}}
|1st
|3rd
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||[[2014 WAFF Championship|2014]]
|{{N/a}}
|'''Champions''' ([[2014 WAFF Championship|2014]])
|{{N/a}}
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|{{fb|UAE}}
|1st
|{{N/a}}
|{{N/a}}
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|{{fb|YEM}}
|{{fb|YEM}}
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|Semi-finals ([[2010 WAFF Championship|2010]])
|Semi-finals ([[2010 WAFF Championship|2010]])
|}
|}

=== Squads ===
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{{Main|2023 WAFF Championship squads}}
Each team must register a squad of 23 players, minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[25th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
* [[26th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
* [[2022 WAFF Women's Championship]]
* [[2024 WAFF Women's Championship]]
* [[2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship]]
* [[2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship]]
* [[2023 SAFF Championship]]
* [[2024 SAFF Championship]]
* [[2022 AFF Championship]]
* [[2024 AFF Championship]]
* [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]]
* [[2027 AFC Asian Cup]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 07:43, 10 January 2025

2025 WAFF Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم 2025
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
DatesTBA
Teams12
← 2019

The 2025 West Asian Football Federation Championship will be the 10th edition of the WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF).

The tournament was set to take place from 2 to 15 January 2021,[1] but was initially postponed to a later date that year.[2] On 29 July 2021, the WAFF announced that the tournament would take place between 20 March and 2 April 2023 in the United Arab Emirates.[3]

However, on 6 February 2023, the WAFF announced that the UAE had withdrawn from hosting the tournament.[4] On 26 February 2023, the WAFF announced that the tournament would be postponed,[5] and it is now scheduled to be held in 2025.[6]

Teams

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Participants

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Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Bahrain 5th 2019 Champions (2019)
 Iraq 9th 2019 Champions (2002)
 Jordan 10th 2019 Runners-up (2002, 2008, 2014)
 Kuwait 5th 2019 Champions (2010)
 Lebanon 8th 2019 Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2019)
 Oman 5th 2014 Third place (2012)
 Palestine 10th 2019 Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2019)
 Saudi Arabia 4th 2019 Group stage (2012, 2014, 2019)
 Syria 9th 2019 Champions (2012)
 Qatar 3rd 2014 Champions (2014)
 Yemen 4th 2019 Semi-finals (2010)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nabil, Marwa (18 March 2020). اتحاد غرب آسيا يُحدد موعد النسخة العاشرة [The West Asian Federation sets the date for the tenth edition]. Almowaten (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ "WAFF Championship 2021 postponed". Boxscore. AFC. 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. ^ تحديد موعد بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم [The date of the WAFF Championship has been determined]. Kooora (in Arabic). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ^ "الاتحاد الإماراتي يعتذر عن استضافة بطولة الرجال العاشرة". West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  5. ^ "تأجيل بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا العاشرة للرجال". West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 26 February 2023.
  6. ^ "اتحاد غرب آسيا يناقش مع الاتحادات الأهلية أجندة مسابقات ٢٠٢٥". West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 9 December 2024.
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