WAFF Championship
Organising body | WAFF |
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Founded | 2000 |
Region | Western Asia |
Number of teams | 9 (2019) |
Current champions | ![]() |
Most successful team(s) | ![]() |
Website | the-waff.com |
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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 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.
History
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
Edition | Year | Hosts | Champions | Score and Venue | Runners-up | Third place | Score and Venue | Fourth place | No. of Teams |
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1 | 2000 | ![]() |
![]() Iran |
1–0 King Abdullah Stadium, Amman |
![]() Syria |
![]() Iraq |
4–1 | ![]() Jordan |
8 |
2 | 2002 | ![]() |
![]() 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 |
4–1 Azadi Stadium, Tehran |
![]() Syria |
![]() Jordan |
3–1 | ![]() Iraq |
6 |
4 | 2007 | ![]() |
![]() Iran |
2–1 Amman International Stadium, Amman |
![]() Iraq |
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6 | ||
5 | 2008 | ![]() |
![]() Iran |
2–1 Azadi Stadium, Tehran |
![]() Jordan |
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6 | ||
6 | 2010 | ![]() |
![]() Kuwait |
2–1 King Abdullah Stadium, Amman |
![]() Iran |
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9 | ||
7 | 2012 | ![]() |
![]() Syria |
1–0 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City |
![]() Iraq |
![]() Oman |
1–0 | ![]() Bahrain |
11 |
8 | 2013 | ![]() |
![]() Qatar |
2–0 Al Sadd Stadium, Doha |
![]() Jordan |
![]() Bahrain |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 pen.) |
![]() Kuwait |
9 |
9 | 2019 | ![]() |
![]() Bahrain |
1–0 Karbala International Stadium, Karbala |
![]() Iraq |
[note 2] | 9 | ||
10 | 2023 | ![]() |
12 |
- a.e.t.: after extra time
- pen.: after penalty shoot-out
- TBD: to be determined
- Notes
Teams reaching the top four
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place1 | Fourth place | Total |
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4 (2000, 2004*, 2007, 2008*) | 1 (2010) | 1 (2002) | 6 | |
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1 (2002) | 3 (2007, 2012, 2019*) | 2 (2000, 20102) | 1 (2004) | 7 |
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1 (2012) | 2 (2000, 2004) | 2 (20072, 20082) | 1 (2002*) | 6 |
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1 (2019) | 1 (2013) | 1 (2012) | 3 | |
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1 (2013*) | 1 (20082) | 2 | ||
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1 (2010) | 1 (2013) | 2 | ||
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3 (2002, 2008, 2013) | 2 (2004, 20072*) | 1 (2000*) | 6 | |
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1 (20102) | 1 | |||
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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 |
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2000 | ![]() |
4 |
2002 | ![]() |
2 |
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2004 | ![]() |
5 |
2007 | ![]() |
2 |
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2008 | ![]() |
3 |
2010 | ![]() |
4 |
2012 | ![]() |
4 |
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2013 | ![]() |
6 |
2019 | ![]() |
3 |
All-time table
Rank | Team | Participations | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Avg Pts |
Trophies |
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1 | ![]() |
7 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 56 | 16 | +40 | 64 | 2.29 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 56 | 1.80 | 1 |
3 | ![]() |
9 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 45 | 1.45 | 0 |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 36 | 1.24 | 1 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 24 | 1.60 | 1 |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 1.57 | 1 |
7 | ![]() |
2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 15 | 2.14 | 1 |
8 | ![]() |
9 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 35 | −19 | 13 | 0.59 | 0 |
9 | ![]() |
4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 12 | 1.09 | 0 |
10 | ![]() |
7 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 12 | 0.67 | 0 |
11 | ![]() |
3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 |
12 | ![]() |
3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 |
13 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 |
14 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Under-age tournaments
Under-23
Founded | 2015 |
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Region | West Asia (WAFF) |
Number of teams | 11 (as of 2021) |
Current champions | ![]() |
Most successful team(s) | ![]() ![]() (1 title each) |
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The WAFF U-23 Championship is an international football competition contested by the West Asian men's under-23 national teams of the WAFF member associations. The competition began in 2015, with Iran winning the inaugural competition.
Edition | Year | Hosts | Champions | Score and Venue | Runners-up | Third place | Score and Venue | Fourth place | No. of Teams |
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1 | 2015 | ![]() |
![]() Iran |
2–0 Lekhwiya SC Stadium, Doha |
![]() Syria |
![]() Qatar |
3–0 | ![]() Yemen |
10 |
2 | 2021 | ![]() |
![]() Jordan |
3–1 Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar |
![]() Saudi Arabia |
![]() ![]() |
11 | ||
3 | 2022 | ![]() |
8 | ||||||
4 | ![]() |
- Notes
- ^ The two semi-finalists in 2021 did not play a third-place match.
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place1 | Fourth place | Total |
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1 (2015) | 1 | |||
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1 (2021) | 1 | |||
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1 (2015) | 1 (20212) | 2 | ||
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1 (2021*) | 1 | |||
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1 (2015*) | 1 | |||
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1 (20212) | 1 | |||
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1 (2015) | 1 |
- * = hosts
- 1 = includes semi-finals in case there was no third-place match
- 2 = semi-final
Under-18
Founded | 2019 |
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Region | West Asia (WAFF) |
Number of teams | 9 (as of 2021) |
Current champions | ![]() |
Most successful team(s) | ![]() |
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The WAFF U-18 Championship is an international football competition contested by the West Asian men's under-18 national teams of the WAFF member associations. The competition began in 2018, with Iraq winning the inaugural competition.
Edition | Year | Hosts | Champions | Score and Venue | Runners-up | Third place | Score and Venue | Fourth place | No. of Teams |
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1 | 2019 | ![]() |
![]() 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 |
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 |
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2 (2019, 2021) | 2 | |||
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1 (2019) | 1 | |||
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1 (2021) | 1 | |||
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1 (2019) | 1 | |||
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1 (2019) | 1 |
Under-16
Founded | 2005 |
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Region | West Asia (WAFF) |
Number of teams | 9 (as of 2022) |
Current champions | ![]() |
Most successful team(s) | ![]() ![]() (2 titles each) |
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The WAFF U-16 Championship is an international football competition contested by the West Asian men's under-16 national teams of the WAFF member associations. The competition began in 2005, with Iran winning the inaugural competition.
WAFF U-16 Championship | |||||||||||
Edition | Year | Host | Final | Third place match | No. of Teams | ||||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
1 | 2005 | ![]() |
![]() Iran |
2–0 Tehran |
![]() Syria |
![]() Iraq |
5–0 Tehran |
![]() Lebanon |
6 | ||
2 | 2007 | ![]() |
![]() Syria |
[note 1] | ![]() Iran |
![]() Jordan |
[note 1] | ![]() Iraq |
5 | ||
3 | 2009 | ![]() |
![]() Iran |
3–2 Amman |
![]() Syria |
![]() Iraq |
3–1 Amman |
![]() Jordan |
9 | ||
4 | 2013 | ![]() |
![]() Iraq |
[note 1] | ![]() United Arab Emirates |
![]() Jordan |
[note 1] | ![]() Palestine |
4 | ||
5 | 2015 | ![]() |
![]() Iraq |
[note 1] | ![]() Saudi Arabia |
![]() United Arab Emirates |
[note 1] | ![]() Palestine |
5 | ||
6 | 2018 | ![]() |
![]() Japan |
[note 1] | ![]() India |
![]() Jordan |
[note 1] | ![]() Yemen |
5 | ||
7 | 2019 | ![]() |
![]() Saudi Arabia |
[note 1] | ![]() Jordan |
![]() Syria |
[note 1] | ![]() Iraq |
9 | ||
8 | 2021 | ![]() |
![]() Yemen |
1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 pen.) |
![]() Saudi Arabia |
![]() ![]() |
9 | ||||
9 | 2022 | ![]() |
![]() Jordan |
1–0 | ![]() Lebanon |
![]() ![]() |
8 |
- Notes
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Semi-finalist | Total |
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2 (2005*, 2009) | 1 (2007) | 3 | |||
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2 (2013, 2015) | 2 (2005, 2009) | 2 (2007, 2019) | 1 (2022) | 7 | |
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1 (2007*) | 2 (2005, 2009) | 1 (2019) | 2 (2021, 2022) | 6 | |
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1 (2019) | 2 (2015, 2021*) | 3 | |||
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1 (2022*) | 1 (2019*) | 3 (2007, 2013, 2018*) | 1 (2009*) | 6 | |
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1 (2021) | 1 (2018) | 2 | |||
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1 (2018) | 1 | ||||
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1 (2013) | 1 (2015) | 1 (2021) | 3 | ||
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1 (2022) | 1 (2005) | 2 | |||
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1 (2018) | 1 | ||||
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2 (2013*, 2015) | 2 |
- * = hosts
See also
References
- ^ "West Asian Championship". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b ""كأس الحسين".. رمزية تاريخية وعودة ميمونة". The WAFF. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "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.
External links
- CS1 Arabic-language sources (ar)
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- WAFF Championship
- International association football competitions in Asia
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- Football in the Arab world