WAFF Championship

Football tournament for men's national teams

Football tournament

WAFF ChampionshipOrganising body| WAFF

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Founded| 2000; 25 years ago (2000)
Region| West Asia
Number of teams| 12 (2026)
Current champions|  Bahrain (1st title)
Most successful team(s)|  Iran (4 titles)
Website| the-waff.com
2026 WAFF Championship
Members of the WAFF

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 West Asia. The championship has been held nine times since the first edition in 2000.[1]

The defending champions are Bahrain, having defeated hosts Iraq in the 2019 final. The most successful team is Iran, with four titles; however, they do not compete in the competition anymore as they are no longer members of the WAFF.

## History

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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

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Edition  | Year  | Hosts  |  | Champions  | Score  | Runners-up  |  | Third place  | Score  | Fourth place  |  | No. of Teams

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1  | 2000 |  Jordan |
Iran | 1–0 |
Syria |
Iraq | 4–1 |
Jordan | 8
2  | 2002 |  Syria |
Iraq | 3–2 (a.e.t.)  |
Jordan |
Iran | 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 pen.)  |
Syria | 6
3  | 2004 |  Iran |
Iran | 4–1 |
Syria |
Jordan | 3–1 |
Iraq | 6
4  | 2007 |  Jordan |
Iran | 2–1 |
Iraq |  Jordan and  Syria[note 1] | 6
5  | 2008 |  Iran |
Iran | 2–1 |
Jordan |  Qatar and  Syria[note 1] | 6
6  | 2010 |  Jordan |
Kuwait | 2–1 |
Iran |  Iraq and  Yemen[note 1] | 9
7  | 2012 |  Kuwait |
Syria | 1–0 |
Iraq |
Oman | 1–0 |
Bahrain | 11
8  | 2013 |  Qatar |
Qatar | 2–0 |
Jordan |
Bahrain | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 pen.)  |
Kuwait | 9
9  | 2019 |  Iraq |
Bahrain | 1–0 |
Iraq | [note 2] | 9
10  | 2026 |  Kuwait |  |  | 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

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Teams reaching the top four  Team  | Titles  | Runners-up  | Third place1 | Fourth place  | Total

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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 (2013)  | 1 (2012)  | 3
Qatar | 1 (2013*)  |  | 1 (20082)  |  | 2
Kuwait | 1 (2010)  |  |  | 1 (2013)  | 2
Jordan |  | 3 (2002, 2008, 2013)  | 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

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### Top goalscorers by tournament

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Year  | Player(s)  | Goals

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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
2013 |  Boualem Khoukhi | 6
2019 |  Hussein Ali | 3

## See also

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* WAFF U-23 Championship
* WAFF U-18 Championship
* WAFF U-16 Championship
* WAFF Women's Championship
* Arabian Gulf Cup
* FIFA Arab Cup
* AFC Asian Cup
* AFF Championship
* CAFA Nations Cup
* EAFF E-1 Football Championship
* SAFF Championship

## References

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1. ^ "West Asian Championship". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
2. ^ a b ""كأس الحسين".. رمزية تاريخية وعودة ميمونة". The WAFF. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
3. ^ "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

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* Official website
* WAFF Championship on RSSSF.com

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