# 2026 WAFF Championship > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2026_WAFF_Championship > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2026_WAFF_Championship.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_WAFF_Championship > Source revision: 1338831334 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 10th WAFF Championship, held in 2026 2026 WAFF Championship بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم 2026 Tournament details Host country Oman Dates November 2026 Teams 12 ← 2019 International football competition The **2026 West Asian Football Federation Championship** will be the 10th edition of the [WAFF Championship](/source/WAFF_Championship), an international tournament for member nations of the [West Asian Football Federation](/source/West_Asian_Football_Federation) (WAFF). The tournament was originally scheduled for 2 to 15 January 2021,[1] but was postponed.[2] On 29 July 2021, the WAFF announced it would be held from 20 March to 2 April 2023 in the United Arab Emirates.[3] However, on 6 February 2023, the UAE withdrew from hosting,[4] prompting WAFF to postpone the event again on 26 February 2023.[5] It was subsequently rescheduled for 2025,[6] with a later announcement confirming WAFF's intention to hold the tournament in Oman.[7] It is currently scheduled to be held in November 2026.[8] ## Teams For the first time, all 12 WAFF members will participate in the tournament.[9] ### Participants Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance Bahrain 5th 2019 Champions (2019) Iraq 9th 2019 Champions (2002) Jordan 10th 2019 Runners-up (2002, 2008, 2014) Kuwait 5th 2019 Champions (2010) Lebanon 8th 2019 Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2019) Oman 5th 2014 Third place (2012) Palestine 10th 2019 Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2019) Qatar 3rd 2014 Champions (2014) Saudi Arabia 4th 2019 Group stage (2012, 2014, 2019) Syria 9th 2019 Champions (2012) United Arab Emirates 1st —N/a —N/a Yemen 4th 2019 Semi-finals (2010) ## See also - [27th Arabian Gulf Cup](/source/27th_Arabian_Gulf_Cup) - [2026 ASEAN Championship](/source/2026_ASEAN_Championship) - [2026 SAFF Championship](/source/2026_SAFF_Championship) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Nabil, Marwa (18 March 2020). [اتحاد غرب آسيا يُحدد موعد النسخة العاشرة](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/) [The West Asian Federation sets the date for the tenth edition]. *Almowaten* (in Arabic). [Archived](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/) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["WAFF Championship 2021 postponed"](https://boxscorenews.com/waff-championship-postponed-p156313-68.htm). *Boxscore*. AFC. 15 June 2020. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211112151425/https://boxscorenews.com/waff-championship-postponed-p156313-68.htm) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [تحديد موعد بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم](https://www.kooora.com/?n=1053255) [The date of the WAFF Championship has been determined]. *Kooora* (in Arabic). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["الاتحاد الإماراتي يعتذر عن استضافة بطولة الرجال العاشرة"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230210015355/http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1963#.Y-FYB1AcnqE). *[West Asian Football Federation](/source/West_Asian_Football_Federation)* (in Arabic). 6 February 2023. Archived from [the original](http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1963#.Y-FYB1AcnqE) on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["تأجيل بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا العاشرة للرجال"](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). *[West Asian Football Federation](/source/West_Asian_Football_Federation)* (in Arabic). 26 February 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["اتحاد غرب آسيا يناقش مع الاتحادات الأهلية أجندة مسابقات ٢٠٢٥"](https://the-waff.com/archives/11757). *[West Asian Football Federation](/source/West_Asian_Football_Federation)* (in Arabic). 9 December 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["لجنة المسابقات تصادق على بطولات ٢٠٢٦"](https://the-waff.com/archives/13106). *[West Asian Football Federation](/source/West_Asian_Football_Federation)* (in Arabic). 21 December 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [الاتحاد اللبناني يقدّم مجيد بوقرة مدرباً للمنتخب الوطني بعقد لثلاث سنوات](https://the-lfa.com.lb/news/Bougerra_12226.php) [The Lebanese Football Association appoints Madjid Bougherra as the national team coach on a three-year contract] (in Arabic). [Lebanese Football Association](/source/Lebanese_Football_Association). 12 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_9-0)** @kuwait_PLg (10 May 2025). ["دولة الكويت ستستضيف بطولة غرب آسيا بمشاركة 12 منتخب شهر 3 العام القادم (2026)"](https://x.com/kuwait_PLg/status/1921211102030938556) ([Tweet](/source/Tweet_(social_media))) (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 May 2025 – via [X (formerly Twitter)](/source/X_(formerly_Twitter)). ## External links - [Official website](http://www.the-waff.com/) (in Arabic) v t e WAFF Championship Senior Tournaments Jordan 2000 Syria 2002 Iran 2004 Jordan 2007 Iran 2008 Jordan 2010 Kuwait 2012 Qatar 2013 Iraq 2019 Oman 2026 Squads 2000 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2012 2014 2019 2026 Under-23 Tournaments Qatar 2015 Saudi Arabia 2021 Saudi Arabia 2022 Iraq 2023 Saudi Arabia 2024 Oman 2025 Squads 2015 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Under-20 Palestine 2019 Iraq 2021 Saudi Arabia 2024 Kuwait 2026 Under-17 Iran 2005 Syria 2007 Jordan 2009 Palestine 2013 Jordan 2015 Jordan 2018 Jordan 2019 Saudi Arabia 2021 Jordan 2022 Oman 2023 Jordan 2024 Jordan 2025 v t e 2025–26 in Asian football (AFC) « 2024–25 2026–27 » Domestic leagues Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan '25 '26 Brunei Cambodia China '25 '26 East Timor ('26) Guam '25 '26 Hong Kong India ('26) Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan '25 '26 (100 Year Vision) Jordan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan '25 '26 Laos Lebanon Macau ('26) Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal '25 '26 North Korea Northern Mariana Islands '25–'26 '26 Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea '25 '26 Sri Lanka '25 '26 Syria Taiwan Tajikistan '25 '26 Thailand Turkmenistan '25 '26 United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan '25 '26 Vietnam Yemen Domestic cups Australia '25 '26 Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan '25 '26 Brunei Cambodia '25 '25–'26 China '25 '26 East Timor '25 '26 Guam '25 '26 Hong Kong India '25–'26 '26 Iran Iraq Japan '25 '26 Jordan Kuwait Kyrgyszstan '25 '26 Laos '25 '26 Lebanon Macau Malaysia '25 '26 Maldives '25 '26 Mongolia Myanmar '25 '26 Nepal '25 '26 North Korea '25 '26 Oman Pakistan '25 '26 Palestine Philippines '25 '26 Qatar '25 '26 Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea ('25) Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan '25 Tajikistan '25 '26 Thailand Turkmenistan '25 '26 United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan '25 '26 Vietnam Yemen League cups Bahrain FA Cup Khalid Bin Hamad Cup Bangladesh East Timor Hong Kong Shield League Cup India ('26) Japan '25 '26 Jordan Kuwait Laos Lebanon Malaysia Cup Challenge Cup Maldives '25 '26 League Cup Myanmar Oman Philippines Qatar Singapore Syria Thailand Uzbekistan United Arab Emirates Super cups Bahrain Bangladesh '25 '26 China East Timor Iran Japan Japanese Super Cup 2026 J.League All-Star DAZN Cup Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Malaysia Qatar–UAE Challenge Cup '25 Qatar–UAE Super Cup '25 Saudi Arabia Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates UAE–Qatar Challenge Shield '25 UAE–Qatar Super Shield '25 Uzbekistan '25 '26 Vietnam Regional club competitions 2025–26 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League 2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final 2026 CAFA Silk Way Cup 2026 OFC Professional League AFC club competitions AFC Champions League Elite Preliminary stage League stage Knockout stage Final AFC Champions League Two Preliminary stage Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC Challenge League Preliminary stage Group stage Knockout stage Final National team competitions 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2025 FIFA Arab Cup 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualification Final U-17 Asian Cup 2025 2026 qualification 2026 SAFF Championship 2026 WAFF Championship 2026 ASEAN Championship Final This article about an association football competition within the area covered by the Asian Football Confederation is a stub. 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