2026 WAFF Championship

{{short description|10th WAFF Championship, held in 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date = April 2020}} {{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = WAFF Championship | year = 2026 | other_titles = {{lang|ar|بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم 2026}} | image = | size = | alt = | caption = | country = Oman | dates = November 2026 | num_teams = 12 | confederations = | sub-confederations = | venues = | cities = | champion = | count = | second = | matches = | goals = | attendance = | top_scorer = | player = | goalkeeper = | fair_play = | prevseason = [[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]] | nextseason = | updated = }} The '''2026 West Asian Football Federation Championship''' will be the 10th edition of the [[WAFF Championship]], an international tournament for member nations of the [[West Asian Football Federation]] (WAFF).

The tournament was originally scheduled for 2 to 15 January 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nabil |first=Marwa |date=18 March 2020 |title= |script-title=ar:اتحاد غرب آسيا يُحدد موعد النسخة العاشرة |trans-title=The West Asian Federation sets the date for the tenth edition |url=https://www.almowaten.net/2020/03/%d8%a7%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%a7%d8%af-%d8%ba%d8%b1%d8%a8-%d8%a2%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d9%8a%d9%8f%d8%ad%d8%af%d8%af-%d9%85%d9%88%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b3%d8%ae%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%b4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814052758/https://www.almowaten.net/2020/03/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D9%8F%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4/ |archive-date=14 August 2020 |access-date=13 April 2020 |website=Almowaten |language=ar}}</ref> but was postponed.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 June 2020 |title=WAFF Championship 2021 postponed |url=https://boxscorenews.com/waff-championship-postponed-p156313-68.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112151425/https://boxscorenews.com/waff-championship-postponed-p156313-68.htm |archive-date=12 November 2021 |access-date=18 June 2020 |website=Boxscore |agency=AFC}}</ref> On 29 July 2021, the WAFF announced it would be held from 20 March to 2 April 2023 in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 July 2021 |title= |script-title=ar:تحديد موعد بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم |trans-title=The date of the WAFF Championship has been determined |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1053255 |access-date=13 January 2022 |website=Kooora |language=ar}}</ref> However, on 6 February 2023, the UAE withdrew from hosting,<ref>{{cite web |date=6 February 2023 |title=الاتحاد الإماراتي يعتذر عن استضافة بطولة الرجال العاشرة |url=http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1963#.Y-FYB1AcnqE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210015355/http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1963#.Y-FYB1AcnqE |archive-date=10 February 2023 |access-date=6 February 2023 |website=[[West Asian Football Federation]] |lang=ar}}</ref> prompting WAFF to postpone the event again on 26 February 2023.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 February 2023 |title=تأجيل بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا العاشرة للرجال |url=http://www.the-waff.com/%D8%AA%D8%A3%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84 |website=[[West Asian Football Federation]] |lang=ar}}</ref> It was subsequently rescheduled for 2025,<ref>{{cite web |date=9 December 2024 |title=اتحاد غرب آسيا يناقش مع الاتحادات الأهلية أجندة مسابقات ٢٠٢٥ |url=https://the-waff.com/archives/11757 |website=[[West Asian Football Federation]] |lang=ar}}</ref> with a later announcement confirming WAFF's intention to hold the tournament in Oman.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 December 2025 |title=لجنة المسابقات تصادق على بطولات ٢٠٢٦ |url=https://the-waff.com/archives/13106 |website=[[West Asian Football Federation]] |lang=ar}}</ref> It is currently scheduled to be held in November 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2026 |title= |script-title=ar:الاتحاد اللبناني يقدّم مجيد بوقرة مدرباً للمنتخب الوطني بعقد لثلاث سنوات |trans-title=The Lebanese Football Association appoints Madjid Bougherra as the national team coach on a three-year contract |url=https://the-lfa.com.lb/news/Bougerra_12226.php |access-date=17 February 2026 |publisher=[[Lebanese Football Association]] |language=ar}}</ref>

== Teams == For the first time, all 12 WAFF members will participate in the tournament.<ref name=":0"> {{Cite x |number=1921211102030938556 |user=kuwait_PLg |title=دولة الكويت ستستضيف بطولة غرب آسيا بمشاركة 12 منتخب شهر 3 العام القادم (2026) |date=10 May 2025 |access-date=11 May 2025 |language=ar}}</ref>

=== Participants === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Team ! data-sort-type="number" |Appearance ! data-sort-type="number" |Last appearance !Previous best performance |- |{{fb|BHR}} |5th |[[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]] |'''Champions''' ([[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]]) |- |{{fb|IRQ}} |9th |[[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]] |'''Champions''' ([[2002 WAFF Championship|2002]]) |- |{{fb|JOR}} |10th |[[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]] |Runners-up ([[2002 WAFF Championship|2002]], [[2008 WAFF Championship|2008]], [[2014 WAFF Championship|2014]]) |- |{{fb|KUW}} |5th |[[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]] |'''Champions''' ([[2010 WAFF Championship|2010]]) |- |{{fb|LBN}} |8th |[[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]] |Group stage ([[2000 WAFF Championship|2000]], [[2002 WAFF Championship|2002]], [[2004 WAFF Championship|2004]], [[2007 WAFF Championship|2007]], [[2012 WAFF Championship|2012]], [[2014 WAFF Championship|2014]], [[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]]) |- |{{fb|OMA}} |5th |[[2014 WAFF Championship|2014]] |Third place ([[2012 WAFF Championship|2012]]) |- |{{fb|PLE}} |10th |[[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]] |Group stage ([[2000 WAFF Championship|2000]], [[2002 WAFF Championship|2002]], [[2004 WAFF Championship|2004]], [[2007 WAFF Championship|2007]], [[2008 WAFF Championship|2008]], [[2010 WAFF Championship|2010]], [[2012 WAFF Championship|2012]], [[2014 WAFF Championship|2014]], [[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]]) |- |{{fb|QAT}} |3rd ||[[2014 WAFF Championship|2014]] |'''Champions''' ([[2014 WAFF Championship|2014]]) |- |{{fb|KSA}} |4th |[[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]] |Group stage ([[2012 WAFF Championship|2012]], [[2014 WAFF Championship|2014]], [[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]]) |- |{{fb|SYR}} |9th |[[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]] |'''Champions''' ([[2012 WAFF Championship|2012]]) |- |{{fb|UAE}} |1st |{{N/A}} |{{N/A}} |- |{{fb|YEM}} |4th |[[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]] |Semi-finals ([[2010 WAFF Championship|2010]]) |}

== See also == * [[27th Arabian Gulf Cup]] * [[2026 ASEAN Championship]] * [[2026 SAFF Championship]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.the-waff.com/}} {{in lang|ar}}

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