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

The West Asian Football Federation Championship (Template:Lang-ar), 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

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
  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

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 (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

Top goalscorers by tournament

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
2014 Qatar Boualem Khoukhi 6
2019 Iraq Hussein Ali 3

All-time table

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

Under-23

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
Notes
  1. ^ The two semi-finalists in 2021 did not play a third-place match.
Teams reaching the top four
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

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 [note 1]
Notes
  1. ^ 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
Teams reaching the top four
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-15

Edition Year Hosts Champions Score and Venue Runners-up Third place Score and Venue Fourth place No. of Teams
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
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j The tournament was played in a round-robin league format.
Teams reaching the top four
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) 1 (2019) 4
 Saudi Arabia 1 (2019) 1 (2015) 2
 Japan 1 (2018) 1
 Jordan 1 (2019*) 3 (2007, 2013, 2018*) 1 (2009*) 5
 United Arab Emirates 1 (2013) 1 (2015) 2
 India 1 (2018) 1
 Palestine 2 (2013*, 2015) 2
 Lebanon 1 (2005) 1
 Yemen 1 (2018) 1
* = hosts

See also

References

  1. ^ "West Asian Championship". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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