2023 WAFF Championship

10th WAFF Championship, held in 2023

2023 WAFF Championshipبطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم 2023

Tournament details
Host country| TBA
Dates| TBA
Teams| 12 (from 2 sub-confederations)

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International football competition

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 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 will 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March and 2 April 2023 in the United Arab Emirates.[3] However, on 6 February 2023, the WAFF announced that the UAE had withdrawn from hosting the tournament.[4] On 26 February 2023, the WAFF announced that the tournament would be postponed to a later date.[5]

In addition to 11 teams from the WAFF, Thailand from the ASEAN Football Federation were invited as guests.[6]

## Teams

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### Participants

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Initially, all 12 WAFF nations had agreed to participate for the first time in the competition's history.[7] However, Qatar were later replaced by Thailand in January 2023.[6]

Team  | Appearance  | Last appearance  | Previous best performance

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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)
Thailand | 1st  | —  | —
United Arab Emirates | 1st  | —  | —
Yemen | 4th  | 2019 | Semi-finals (2010)

### Squads

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Main article: 2023 WAFF Championship squads

Each team must register a squad of 23 players, minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers.

## See also

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* 25th Arabian Gulf Cup
* 2022 WAFF Women's Championship
* 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
* 2023 SAFF Championship
* 2022 AFF Championship
* 2023 AFC Asian Cup

## 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. ^ a b المنتخب التايلندي.. ضيفاً على بطولة الرجال العاشرة [The Thai national team is a guest in the 10th men's championship]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 12 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
7. ^ عقد منتخبات غرب آسيا يكتمل لأول مرة في الإمارات [All West Asian teams will compete in the WAFF Championship for the first time in the UAE]. Kooora (in Arabic). 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

## External links

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* Official website (in Arabic)

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WAFF Championship

Senior|

| Tournaments|

* Jordan 2000
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* Iran 2004
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* Iran 2008
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* Qatar 2013
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Squads|

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Under-23|

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* Qatar 2015
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* Saudi Arabia 2022
* Iraq 2023
* Saudi Arabia 2024

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Squads|

* 2015
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* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Under-19|

* Palestine 2019
* Iraq 2021
* Saudi Arabia 2024

Under-16|

* Iran 2005
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* Jordan 2022
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* Jordan 2024

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2022–23 in Asian football (AFC)

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Domestic leagues|

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* '22
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* '22
* '23
* Cambodia
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* China
* '22
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* '22
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* '22
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* Japan
* '22
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* '22
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* Korea DPR
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* '22
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* Kuwait
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* '22
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* Laos
* '22
* '23
* Lebanon
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* '22
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* Malaysia
* '22
* '23
* Maldives
* '22
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* '23
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* Philippines
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* Singapore
* '22
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* Sri Lanka
* '22
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* Syria
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* '22
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* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* '22
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* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* '22
* '23
* Vietnam
* '22
* '23
* Yemen
* '22
* '23

Domestic cups|

* Australia
* '22
* '23
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* '22
* '23
* Brunei
* '22
* '23
* Cambodia
* '22
* '23
* China
* '22
* '23
* Chinese Taipei
* '22
* '23
* East Timor
* '22
* '23
* Guam
* '22
* '23
* Hong Kong
* India
* '22
* '23
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* '22
* '23
* Jordan
* '22
* '23
* Korea DPR
* '22
* '23
* Korea Republic
* '22
* '23
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyszstan
* '22
* '23
* Laos
* '22
* '23
* Lebanon
* Macau
* '22
* '23
* Malaysia
* '22
* '23
* Maldives
* '22
* '23
* Mongolia
* '22
* '23
* Myanmar
* '22
* '23
* Nepal
* '22
* '23
* Oman
* Pakistan
* '22
* '23
* Palestine
* Philippines
* '22
* '23
* Qatar
* '22
* '23
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* '22
* '23
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* '22
* '23
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* '22
* '23
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* '22
* '23
* Vietnam
* '22
* '23
* Yemen
* '22
* '23

League cups|

* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Hong Kong
* Shield
* India
* '22
* '23
* Japan
* '22
* '23
* Jordan
* '22
* '23
* Kuwait
* Crown Prince Cup
* Federation Cup
* Lebanon
* Elite Cup
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* Malaysia
* Cup
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* Maldives
* '22
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* Oman
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Syria
* Thailand
* Uzbekistan
* United Arab Emirates

Super Cups|

* Bahrain
* East Timor
* Iran
* Japan
* Saudi Arabia
* Tajikistan
* '22
* '23
* Thailand
* UAE
* '22
* '23
* Uzbekistan
* '22
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* Vietnam

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* 2022 ASEAN Club Championship
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* 2022 AFF Championship (Final)
* 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup (Final)
* 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification
* 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
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