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WAFF Championship

Football tournament for men's national teams

Summary

Football tournament for men's national teams

Field	Value
organiser	WAFF
founded
region	West Asia
number of teams	12 (2026)
current champions	(1st title)
most successful team	(4 titles)
website
current	2026 WAFF Championship

The West Asian Football Federation Championship (), 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.

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

The inaugural WAFF Championship was held in 2000 in Jordan, with Iran winning the first edition. It was hosted in memory of Hussein of Jordan, who had died a year prior. 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.

Results

Edition	Year	Hosts	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	No. of Teams
1	2000	Jordan	****	1–0			4–1		8
2	2002	Syria	****	3–2			2–2
(4–2 pen.)		6
3	2004	Iran	****	4–1			3–1		6
4	2007	Jordan	****	2–1		and	6
5	2008	Iran	****	2–1		and	6
6	2010	Jordan	****	2–1		and	9
7	2012	Kuwait	****	1–0				1–0		11
8	2013	Qatar	****	2–0			0–0
(3–2 pen.)		9
9	2019	Iraq	****	1–0			9
10	2026	Oman			12

a.e.t.: after extra time
pen.: after penalty shoot-out
TBD: to be determined ; Notes

Teams reaching the top four

Titles	Runners-up	Third place1	Fourth place	Total
4 (2000, 2004 , 2007, 2008 )	1 (2010)	1 (2002)		6
1 (2002)	3 (2007, 2012, 2019 *)	2 (2000, 2010 2)	1 (2004)	7
1 (2012)	2 (2000, 2004)	2 (2007 2, 2008 2)	1 (2002 *)	6
1 (2019)		1 (2013)	1 (2012)	3
1 (2013 *)		1 (2008 2)		2
1 (2010)			1 (2013)	2
		3 (2002, 2008, 2013)	2 (2004, 2007 2 *)	1 (2000 *)	6
		1 (2010 2)		1
		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	IRQ Razzaq Farhan	4
2002	IRN Alireza Nikbakht	2
IRQ Razzaq Farhan
JOR Muayad Salim
SYR Anas Sari
2004	IRN Ali Daei	5
2007	IRN Mehdi Rajabzadeh	2
IRQ Salih Sadir
2008	IRN Kianoush Rahmati	3
2010	YEM Ali Al-Nono	4
2012	OMA Qasim Said	4
SYR Ahmad Al Douni
2013	QAT Boualem Khoukhi	6
2019	IRQ Hussein Ali	3

References

Wikipedia Source

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