{{short description|3rd WAFF Championship, held in Iran in 2004}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox International Football Competition | tourney_name = WAFF Championship | year = 2004 | othertitles = | image = | size = | caption = | country = Iran | dates = 17–25 June | num_teams = 6 | confederations = 1 | venues = 1 | cities = 1 | champion = IRN | count = 2 | second = SYR | second-flagvar = 1980 | third = JOR | fourth = IRQ | fourth-flagvar = 1991 <!-- 2004-2008 flag was adopted on 28 June, after the tournament --> | matches = 10 | goals = 37 | attendance = | top_scorer = {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Ali Daei]] (5 goals) | player = | prevseason = [[2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2002]] | nextseason = [[2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2007]] }}

The '''2004 [[West Asian Football Federation Championship]]''' took part in Iranian Capital of Tehran. [[Iran national football team|Iran]] won the final against [[Syria national football team|Syria]] 4–1. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan. The finals took place between 17 and 25 June 2004.

==Participants==

All 6 members of [[West Asian Football Federation|WAFF]] participated in this tournament. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" ! style="width:160px;" |Country !{{nowrap|[[FIFA Men's World Ranking|FIFA ranking]]<br>(9 June 2004)}} ! style="width:100px;" |Appearance ! style="width:100px;" |Previous best performance |- |{{fb|IRN}} (hosts) |19 |align="center" |3rd |'''Champions''' ([[2000 WAFF Championship|2000]]) |- |{{fb|IRQ|1991}} |45 |align="center" |3rd |'''Champions''' ([[2002 WAFF Championship|2002]]) |- |{{fb|JOR}} |42 |align="center" |3rd |Runners-up ([[2002 WAFF Championship|2002]]) |- |{{fb|LBN}} |109 |align="center" |3rd |Group stage ([[2000 WAFF Championship|2000]], [[2002 WAFF Championship|2002]]) |- |{{fb|PLE}} |132 |align="center" |3rd |Group stage ([[2000 WAFF Championship|2000]], [[2002 WAFF Championship|2002]]) |- |{{fb|SYR|1980}} |83 |align="center" |3rd |Runners-up ([[2000 WAFF Championship|2000]]) |}

==Venue== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan=4|{{location map+ |Iran|float=none |height=280 |width=280 |caption= |places= {{location map~ |Iran |lat=35.6961 |long=51.4231 |label=[[Tehran|<span style="color:Blue; font-size:87%;">Tehran</span>]] |position=bottom }} }} ! [[Tehran]] |- | [[Azadi Stadium]] |- | Capacity: '''100,000''' |- | [[File:Race Esteghlal and Caspian2.jpg|200px]] |}

==Group stage==

===Group A=== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group A |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |ptsfirst=y

|team1=JOR|name_JOR={{fb|JOR}} |team2=IRQ|name_IRQ={{fb|IRQ|1991}} |team3=PLE|name_PLE={{fb|PLE}} |win_JOR=1|draw_JOR=1|loss_JOR=0|gf_JOR=3|ga_JOR=1 |win_IRQ=1|draw_IRQ=0|loss_IRQ=1|gf_IRQ=2|ga_IRQ=3 |win_PLE=0|draw_PLE=1|loss_PLE=1|gf_PLE=2|ga_PLE=3

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A= |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source=[http://www.the-waff.com/eng/results.php?id=3 WAFF.com] }}</onlyinclude>

{{footballbox |date = 17 June 2004 |team1 = {{fb-rt|PLE}} |score = 1–1 |team2 = {{fb|JOR}} |goals1 = [[Ziyad Al-Kord|Al-Kord]] {{goal|12}} |goals2 = [[Haitham Al-Shboul|Al-Shboul]] {{goal|3}} |stadium = [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]]}} ---- {{footballbox |date = 19 June 2004 |team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ|1991}} |score = 2–1 |team2 = {{fb|PLE}} |goals1 = [[Emad Mohammed|E. Mohammed]] {{goal|41||83}} |goals2 = [[Ziyad Al-Kord|Al-Kord]] {{goal|40}} |stadium = [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]]}} ---- {{footballbox |date = 21 June 2004 |team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}} |score = 2–0 |team2 = {{fb|IRQ|1991}} |goals1 = [[Mo'ayyad Salim|Salim]] {{goal|48}}<br />[[Mahmoud Shelbaieh|Shelbaieh]] {{goal|79}} |goals2 = &nbsp; |stadium = [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]]}}

===Group B=== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group B |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |ptsfirst=y

|team1=IRN|name_IRN={{fb|IRN}} |team2=SYR|name_SYR={{fb|SYR|1980}} |team3=LIB|name_LIB={{fb|LIB}} |win_IRN=2|draw_IRN=0|loss_IRN=0|gf_IRN=11|ga_IRN=1|status_IRN=H |win_SYR=1|draw_SYR=0|loss_SYR=1|gf_SYR=4|ga_SYR=8 |win_LIB=0|draw_LIB=0|loss_LIB=2|gf_LIB=1|ga_LIB=7

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A= |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source=[http://www.the-waff.com/eng/results.php?id=3 WAFF.com] }}</onlyinclude>

{{footballbox |date = 17 June 2004 |team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}} |score = 4–0 |team2 = {{fb|LIB}} |goals1 = [[Ali Daei|Daei]] {{goal|15|pen.|62||88}}<br />[[Javad Nekounam|Nekounam]] {{goal|80}} |goals2 = &nbsp; |stadium = [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]]}} ---- {{footballbox |date = 19 June 2004 |team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1980}} |score = 3–1 |team2 = {{fb|LIB}} |goals1 = [[Mohamad Yehya Al Rashed|Al-Rashed]] {{goal|7}}<br />[[Yousef Sheikh Al-Eshreh|Sheikh Al-Eshreh]] {{goal|27}}<br />[[Raja Rafe|Rafe]] {{goal|45}} |goals2 = [[Haitham Zein|Zein]] {{goal|65}} |stadium = [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]]}} ---- {{footballbox |date = 21 June 2004 |team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1980}} |score = 1–7 |team2 = {{fb|IRN}} |goals1 = [[Maher Al Sayed|Al Sayed]] {{goal|82}} |goals2 = [[Ali Daei|Daei]] {{goal|29}}<br />[[Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht|Nikbakht]] {{goal|30}}<br />[[Mohammad Nosrati|Nosrati]] {{goal|45+3}}<br />[[Arash Borhani|Borhani]] {{goal|55||85}}<br />[[Ali Karimi (footballer, born 1978)|Karimi]] {{goal|86}}<br />[[Farhad Majidi|Majidi]] {{goal|89|pen.}} |stadium = [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]]}}

==Knockout phase== ===Semi-finals=== {{footballbox |date = 23 June 2004 |team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}} |score = 1–1 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]]) |penaltyscore =3–4 |team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}} |goals1 = [[Amer Deeb]] {{goal|21}} |goals2 = [[Raja Rafe|Rafe]] {{goal|55}} |stadium = [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]]}} ---- {{footballbox |date = 23 June 2004 |team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}} |score = 2–1 |team2 = {{fb|IRQ|1991}} |goals1 = [[Javad Nekounam|Nekounam]] {{goal|4}}<br />[[Arash Borhani|Borhani]] {{goal|55}} |goals2 = [[Ahmad Mnajed|Mnajed]] {{goal|30}} |stadium = [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]]}}

===Third place match=== {{footballbox |date = 25 June 2004 |team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}} |score = 3–1 |team2 = {{fb|IRQ|1991}} |goals1 = [[Badran Al-Shagran|Al-Shagran]] {{goal|27||47}}<br />[[Qusai Abu Alieh|Abu Alieh]] {{goal|76}} |goals2 = [[Emad Mohammed|E. Mohammed]] {{goal|81}} |stadium = [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]]}}

===Final=== {{footballbox |date = 25 June 2004 |team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}} |score = 4–1 |team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}} |goals1 = [[Ali Karimi (footballer, born 1978)|Karimi]] {{goal|34}}<br />[[Ali Daei|Daei]] {{goal|59}}<br />[[Arash Borhani|Borhani]] {{goal|69}}<br />[[Javad Nekounam|Nekounam]] {{goal|75}} |goals2 = [[Raja Rafe]] {{goal|3}} |stadium = [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]]}}

==Champion== {{winners|fb|2004 WAFF Championship winners|Iran|Second}}

==External links== * [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/waff04.html RSSSF Page on the tournament]

{{West Asian Football Federation Championship}}

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