{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{short description|Football tournament for men's national teams}} {{infobox football tournament | logo = | organiser = WAFF | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2000}} | region = West Asia | number of teams = 12 (2026) | current champions = {{nowrap|{{fb|BHR}} (1st title)}} | most successful team = {{fb|IRN}} (4 titles) | website = {{URL|http://www.the-waff.com|the-waff.com}} | current = 2026 WAFF Championship }} thumb|Members of the WAFF The '''West Asian Football Federation Championship''' ({{Langx|ar|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=West Asian Championship|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/waff.html|access-date=2020-12-04|website=RSSSF|archive-date=1 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001082447/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesw/waff.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title="كأس الحسين".. رمزية تاريخية وعودة ميمونة |url=http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1121 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=The WAFF |language=en |archive-date=24 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924182342/http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1121 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was hosted in memory of Hussein of Jordan, who had died a year prior.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-18 |title=اتحاد غرب آسيا يُحدد موعد بطولة الرجال العاشرة |url=https://alghad.com/%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%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=جريدة الغد |language=ar |archive-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630174637/https://alghad.com/%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%a8%d8%b7%d9%88%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d8%ac%d8%a7%d9%84/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />
== Results == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%; font-size:90%;" |- !width=2%|Edition !width=5%|Year !width=8%|Hosts |rowspan="11" style="width:1%;background:#fff;border-top-style:hidden;border-bottom-style:hidden;"| ! style="width:14%; background:gold;" | Champions !width=10%|Score ! style="width:14%; background:silver;" | Runners-up |rowspan="11" style="width:1%;background:#fff;border-top-style:hidden;border-bottom-style:hidden;"| ! style="width:14%; background:#c96;" | Third place !width=10%|Score ! style="width:14%; background:snow;" | Fourth place |rowspan="11" style="width:1%;background:#fff;border-top-style:hidden;border-bottom-style:hidden;"| !width=4%|No. of Teams |- |1 |2000 | align="left" |{{flag|Jordan}} |'''{{fb-big|Iran}}''' |'''1–0''' |{{fb-big|Syria|1980}} |{{fb-big|Iraq|1991}} |'''4–1''' |{{fb-big|Jordan}} |8 |- style="background:#D0E6FF" |2 |2002 | align="left" | {{flag|Syria|1980}} |'''{{fb-big|Iraq|1991}}''' |'''3–2''' {{aet}} |{{fb-big|Jordan}} |{{fb-big|Iran}} |'''2–2''' {{aet}}<br>(4–2 pen.) |{{fb-big|Syria|1980}} |6 |- |3 |2004 | align="left" | {{flag|Iran}} |'''{{fb-big|Iran}}''' |'''4–1''' |{{fb-big|Syria|1980}} |{{fb-big|Jordan}} |'''3–1''' |{{fb-big|Iraq|2004}} |6 |- style="background:#D0E6FF" |4 |2007 | align="left" | {{flag|Jordan}} |'''{{fb-big|Iran}}''' |'''2–1''' |{{fb-big|Iraq|2004}} | colspan="3" |{{fb|JOR|size=30px}} and {{fb|SYR|1980|size=30px}}{{Refn|The two semi-finalists in 2007, 2008, and 2010 did not play a third-place match.|group="note"|name=3rd}} |6 |- |5 |2008 | align="left" | {{flag|Iran}} |'''{{fb-big|Iran}}''' |'''2–1''' |{{fb-big|Jordan}} | colspan="3" |{{fb|QAT|size=30px}} and {{fb|SYR|1980|size=30px}}{{Refn|group="note"|name=3rd}} |6 |- style="background:#D0E6FF" |6 |2010 | align="left" | {{flag|Jordan}} |'''{{fb-big|Kuwait}}''' |'''2–1''' |{{fb-big|Iran}} | colspan="3" |{{fb|IRQ|size=30px}} and {{fb|YEM|size=30px}}{{Refn|group="note"|name=3rd}} |9 |- |7 |2012 | align="left" | {{flag|Kuwait}} |'''{{fb-big|Syria|1980}}''' |'''1–0''' ||{{fb-big|Iraq}} |{{fb-big|OMA}} |'''1–0''' |{{fb-big|BHR}} |11 |- style="background:#D0E6FF" |8 |2013 | align="left" | {{flag|Qatar}} |'''{{fb-big|QAT}}''' |'''2–0''' |{{fb-big|JOR}} |{{fb-big|BHR}} |'''0–0''' {{aet}}<br>(3–2 pen.) |{{fb-big|KUW}} |9 |- |9 |2019 | align="left" | {{flag|Iraq}} |'''{{fb-big|BHR}}''' |'''1–0''' |{{fb-big|IRQ}} | colspan="3" |{{refn|There were neither semi-finals nor a third-place match in 2019.|group="note"}} |9 |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" |10 |2026 | align="left" | {{flag|Oman}} |colspan=3| |colspan=3| |12 |} * ''a.e.t.'': after extra time * ''pen.'': after penalty shoot-out * ''TBD'': to be determined ; Notes <references group="note" />
=== Teams reaching the top four === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Teams reaching the top four |- !Team !Titles !Runners-up !Third place<sup>1</sup> !Fourth place !Total |- |{{fb|IRN}} |4 (2000, 2004<sup>*</sup>, 2007, 2008<sup>*</sup>) |1 (2010) |1 (2002) |{{N/a|}} |6 |- |{{fb|IRQ}} |1 (2002) |3 (2007, 2012, 2019<sup>*</sup>) |2 (2000, 2010<sup>2</sup>) |1 (2004) |7 |- |{{fb|SYR}} |1 (2012) |2 (2000, 2004) |2 (2007<sup>2</sup>, 2008<sup>2</sup>) |1 (2002<sup>*</sup>) |6 |- |{{fb|BHR}} |1 (2019) |{{N/a|}} |1 (2013) |1 (2012) |3 |- |{{fb|QAT}} |1 (2013<sup>*</sup>) |{{N/a|}} |1 (2008<sup>2</sup>) |{{N/a|}} |2 |- |{{fb|KUW}} |1 (2010) |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |1 (2013) |2 |- ||{{fb|JOR}} |{{N/a|}} |3 (2002, 2008, 2013) |2 (2004, 2007<sup>2*</sup>) |1 (2000<sup>*</sup>) |6 |- |{{fb|YEM}} |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |1 (2010<sup>2</sup>) |{{N/a|}} |1 |- |{{fb|OMA}} |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |1 (2012) |{{N/a|}} |1 |} :<div id="0"><nowiki>*</nowiki> = ''hosts''</div> :<div id="1"><nowiki>1</nowiki> = ''includes semi-finals in case there was no third-place match''</div> :<div id="2"><nowiki>2</nowiki> = ''semi-final''</div>
== Records and statistics == === Top goalscorers by tournament === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Year !Player(s) !Goals |- |2000 | align=left |{{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} Razzaq Farhan |4 |- | rowspan="4" |2002 | align=left |{{flagicon|IRN}} Alireza Nikbakht | rowspan="4" |2 |- | align=left |{{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} Razzaq Farhan |- | align=left |{{flagicon|JOR}} Muayad Salim |- | align=left |{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Anas Sari |- |2004 | align=left |{{flagicon|IRN}} Ali Daei |5 |- | rowspan="2" |2007 | align=left |{{flagicon|IRN}} Mehdi Rajabzadeh | rowspan="2" |2 |- | align=left |{{flagicon|IRQ|2004}} Salih Sadir |- |2008 | align=left |{{flagicon|IRN}} Kianoush Rahmati |3 |- |2010 | align=left |{{flagicon|YEM}} Ali Al-Nono |4 |- | rowspan="2" |2012 | align=left |{{flagicon|OMA}} Qasim Said | rowspan="2" |4 |- | align=left |{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Ahmad Al Douni |- |2013 | align=left |{{flagicon|QAT}} Boualem Khoukhi |6 |- |2019 | align=left |{{flagicon|IRQ}} Hussein Ali |3 |}
==See also== * WAFF U-23 Championship * WAFF U-19 Championship * WAFF U-17 Championship * WAFF Women's Championship * Arabian Gulf Cup * FIFA Arab Cup * AFC Asian Cup ** AFF Championship ** CAFA Nations Cup ** EAFF E-1 Football Championship ** SAFF Championship
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|https://www.the-waff.com/en/index.php}} * [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/waff.html WAFF Championship] on RSSSF.com
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