2004 WAFF Championship

2004 WAFF Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Iran
Dates	17–25 June
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iran (2nd title)
Runners-up	Syria
Third place	Jordan
Fourth place	Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	37 (3.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ali Daei (5 goals)
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The 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Iranian Capital of Tehran. Iran won the final against Syria 4–1. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan. The finals took place between 17 and 25 June 2004.

All 6 members of WAFF participated in this tournament.

Country	Appearance	Previous best performance
Iran (hosts)	3rd	Champions (2000)
Iraq	3rd	Champions (2002)
Jordan	3rd	Runners-up (2002)
Lebanon	3rd	Group stage (2000, 2002)
Palestine	3rd	Group stage (2000, 2002)
Syria	3rd	Runners-up (2000)

Tehran	Tehran
	Azadi Stadium
	Capacity: 100,000

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Jordan	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
Iraq	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
Palestine	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1

17 June 2004

Palestine	1–1	Jordan
Al-Kord 12'		Al-Shboul 3'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

19 June 2004

Iraq	2–1	Palestine
E. Mohammed 41', 83'		Al-Kord 40'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

21 June 2004

Jordan	2–0	Iraq
Salim 48' Shelbaieh 79'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran (H)	2	2	0	0	11	1	+10	6
Syria	2	1	0	1	4	8	−4	3
Lebanon	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0

17 June 2004

Iran	4–0	Lebanon
Daei 15' (pen.), 62', 88' Nekounam 80'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

19 June 2004

Syria	3–1	Lebanon
Al-Rashed 7' Sheikh Al-Eshreh 27' Rafe 45'		Zein 65'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

21 June 2004

Syria	1–7	Iran
Al Sayed 82'		Daei 29' Nikbakht 30' Nosrati 45+3' Borhani 55', 85' Karimi 86' Majidi 89' (pen.)

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

23 June 2004

Jordan	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Syria
Amer Deeb 21'		Rafe 55'
Penalties
	3–4

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

23 June 2004

Iran	2–1	Iraq
Nekounam 4' Borhani 55'		Mnajed 30'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

25 June 2004

Jordan	3–1	Iraq
Al-Shagran 27', 47' Abu Alieh 76'		E. Mohammed 81'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

25 June 2004

Iran	4–1	Syria
Karimi 34' Daei 59' Borhani 69' Nekounam 75'		Raja Rafe 3'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

2004 WAFF Championship winners
Iran Second title

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