WAFF Championship

WAFF Championship
Organiser(s)	WAFF
Founded	2000; 26 years ago
Region	West Asia
Teams	12 (2026)
Current champions	Bahrain (1st title)
Most championships	Iran (4 titles)
Website	the-waff.com
	2026 WAFF Championship

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

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

Edition	Year	Hosts	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	No. of Teams
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	Oman	Postponed^[4]						12

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

Notes

1 2 3 The two semi-finalists in 2007, 2008, and 2010 did not play a third-place match.
↑ 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 (2013)	1 (2012)	3
Qatar	1 (2013^*)		1 (2008²)		2
Kuwait	1 (2010)			1 (2013)	2
Jordan		3 (2002, 2008, 2013)	2 (2004, 2007^2*)	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 by tournament

Year	Player(s)	Goals
2000	Razzaq Farhan	4
2002	Alireza Nikbakht	2
	Razzaq Farhan
	Muayad Salim
	Anas Sari
2004	Ali Daei	5
2007	Mehdi Rajabzadeh	2
2007	Salih Sadir	2
2008	Kianoush Rahmati	3
2010	Ali Al-Nono	4
2012	Qasim Said	4
2012	Ahmad Al Douni	4
2013	Boualem Khoukhi	6
2019	Hussein Ali	3

References

↑ "West Asian Championship". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
1 2 ""كأس الحسين".. رمزية تاريخية وعودة ميمونة". The WAFF. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
↑ "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.
↑ "تأجيل بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا العاشرة للرجال" [Postponement of the 10th West Asian Football Federation Men's Championship]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 26 June 2026.

External links

Official website
WAFF Championship on RSSSF.com

[3rd-4] 1 2 3 The two semi-finalists in 2007, 2008, and 2010 did not play a third-place match.

[5] There were neither semi-finals nor a third-place match in 2019.

[1] "West Asian Championship". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

[:0-2] 1 2 ""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.

[6] "تأجيل بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا العاشرة للرجال" [Postponement of the 10th West Asian Football Federation Men's Championship]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 26 June 2026.

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