WAFF Championship

The West Asian Football Federation Championship, or simply the 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. The current champion is Bahrain, having beat 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.

WAFF Championship
Founded2000 (2000)
RegionWestern Asia (WAFF)
Number of teams9 (2019)
Current champions Bahrain (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Iran (4 titles)
Websitethe-waff.com
2021 WAFF Championship

Results
Edition Year Hosts Champions Score and Venue Runners-up Third place Score and Venue Fourth place No. of Teams
1 2000  Jordan
Iran		 1–0
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Syria
Iraq		 4–1
Jordan		 8
2 2002  Syria
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
Iran		 4–1
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Syria
Jordan		 3–1
Iraq		 6
4 2007  Jordan
Iran		 2–1
Amman International Stadium, Amman
Iraq		  Jordan and  Syria[note 1] 6
5 2008  Iran
Iran		 2–1
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Jordan		  Qatar and  Syria[note 1] 6
6 2010  Jordan
Kuwait		 2–1
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Iran		  Iraq and  Yemen[note 1] 9
7 2012  Kuwait
Syria		 1–0
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City
Iraq
Oman		 1–0
Bahrain		 11
8 2014  Qatar
Qatar		 2–0
Al Sadd Stadium, Doha
Jordan
Bahrain		 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 pen.)
Kuwait		 9
9 2019  Iraq
Bahrain		 1–0
Karbala International Stadium, Karbala
Iraq		 [note 2] 9
10 2021  United Arab Emirates 12
  • a.e.t.: after extra time
  • pen.: after penalty shoot-out
  • TBD: to be determined
Notes
  1. 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
Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place1 Fourth place Total
 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 (2014) 1 (2012) 3
 Qatar 1 (2014)* 1 (20082) 2
 Kuwait 1 (2010) 1 (2014) 2
 Jordan 3 (2002, 2008, 2014) 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

Top goalscorers
Year Player Goals scored
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
2014 Boualem Khoukhi 6
2019 Hussein Ali 3

All-time table
Rank Team Participations Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Avg
Pts		 Trophies
1  Iran 72819725616+4064 2.29 4
2  Iraq 83116874022+1856 1.80 1
3  Jordan 931129103728+945 1.45 0
4  Syria 82999113240−836 1.24 1
5  Bahrain 41566386+224 1.60 1
6  Kuwait 4146441717022 1.57 1
7  Qatar 275021210+215 2.14 1
8  Palestine 92234151635−1913 0.59 0
9  Oman 411335913−412 1.09 0
10  Lebanon 7183312925−1612 0.67 0
11  Yemen 3102261013−38 0.80 0
12  Saudi Arabia 38134310−76 0.75 0
13  Kazakhstan 1310239−63 1.00 0
14  Kyrgyzstan 1300308−80 0.00 0

Under-age tournaments

Under-23
Edition Year Hosts Champions Score and Venue Runners-up Third place Score and Venue Fourth place No. of Teams
1 2015  Qatar
Iran		 2–0
Lekhwiya SC Stadium, Doha
Syria
Iraq		 3–0
Yemen		 10
Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
 Iran 1 (2015) 1
 Syria 1 (2015) 1
 Qatar 1 (2015) 1
 Yemen 1 (2015) 1

Under-18
Edition Year Hosts Champions Score and Venue Runners-up Third place Score and Venue Fourth place No. of Teams
1 2019  Palestine
Iraq		 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 pen.)
Faisal al-Husseini Stadium, Ramallah
United Arab Emirates
Jordan		 3–0
Palestine		 6
2 2020  Jordan TBD
  • a.e.t.: after extra time
  • pen.: after penalty shoot-out
  • TBD: to be determined
Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
 Iraq 1 (2019) 1
 United Arab Emirates 1 (2019) 1
 Jordan 1 (2019) 1
 Palestine 1 (2019) 1

Under-15
Edition Year Hosts Champions Score and Venue Runners-up Third place Score and Venue Fourth place No. of Teams
1 2005  Iran
Iran		 2–0
Tehran
Syria
Iraq		 5–0
Tehran
Lebanon
2 2007  Syria
Syria		 [note 1]
Iran
Jordan		 [note 1]
Iraq
3 2009  Jordan
Iran		 3–2
Amman
Syria
Iraq		 3–1
Amman
Jordan
4 2013  Palestine
Iraq		 [note 1]
United Arab Emirates
Jordan		 [note 1]
Palestine		 4
5 2015  Jordan
Iraq		 [note 1]
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates		 [note 1]
Palestine		 5
6 2018  Jordan
Japan		 [note 1]
India
Jordan		 [note 1]
Yemen		 5
7 2019  Jordan
Saudi Arabia		 [note 1]
Jordan
Syria		 [note 1]
Iraq		 9
Notes
  1. The tournament was played in a round-robin league format.
Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
 Iran 2 (2005*, 2009) 1 (2007) 3
 Iraq 2 (2013, 2015) 2 (2005, 2009) 1 (2007, 2019) 5
 Syria 1 (2007*) 2 (2005, 2009) 1 (2019) 4
 Saudi Arabia 1 (2019) 1 (2015) 2
 Japan 1 (2018) 1
 Jordan 1 (2019*) 3 (2007, 2013, 2018*) 1 (2009*) 5
 United Arab Emirates 1 (2013) 1 (2015) 2
 India 1 (2018) 1
 Palestine 2 (2013*, 2015) 2
 Lebanon 1 (2005) 1
 Yemen 1 (2018) 1
* = hosts

See also
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