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]
Founded | 2000 |
---|---|
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 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
- The two semi-finalists in 2007, 2008, and 2010 did not play a third-place match.
- There were neither semi-finals nor a third-place match in 2019.
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 | 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
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
- 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
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-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 | Yemen |
1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 pen.) |
Saudi Arabia |
Syria |
[note 1] | United Arab Emirates |
9 |
- Notes
- The tournament was played in a round-robin league format.
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
References
- "West Asian Championship". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.