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{{short description|1st WAFF Championship, held in Jordan in 2000}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = WAFF Championship
| year = 2000
| othertitles = King Hussein Cup
| image = 
| size = 
| caption = 
| country = Jordan
| dates = 23 May – 3 June
| num_teams = 8 
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = IRN
| count = 1
| second = SYR
| second-flagvar = 1980
| third = IRQ
| third-flagvar = 1991
| fourth = JOR
| matches = 16
| goals = 34
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} [[Razzaq Farhan]] (5 goals)
| player = 
| prevseason = 
| nextseason = [[2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2002]]
}}

The '''2000''' '''West Asian Football Federation Championship''', also known as the '''King Hussein Cup''', was the first edition of the [[WAFF Championship]]; it took part in [[Amman]], the capital of Jordan. [[Iran national football team|Iran]] won the final against [[Syria national football team|Syria]] 1–0. The eight entrants were [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]], Iran, Syria, [[Palestine national football team|Palestine]], [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]], [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]] (invited nation), [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan]] (invited nation), and host nation [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]]. The finals took place between 23 May and 3 June 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=West Asian Championship [Malek Hussein Cup] (Jordan) 2000|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/westasia00.html|access-date=2020-07-12|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>

The teams were grouped into two groups of four, playing a round-robin format. Semi-finals and finals followed, played by the top two teams from each group.

==Participants==

The first West Asian Cup was the only one with two guest members, from the [[Central Asian Football Association]]. Every country affiliated with [[West Asian Football Federation|WAFF]] was invited the tournament: [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]]—host nation—, [[Iran national football team|Iran]], [[Syria national football team|Syria]], [[Palestine national football team|Palestine]], [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]], and [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]], while two places where given two [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan]] and [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]]. A total of eight teams participated.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
! style="width:160px;" |Country
! style="width:100px;" |Appearance
|-
|{{fb|IRN}}
|align="center" |1st
|-
|{{fb|IRQ|1991}}
|align="center" |1st
|-
|{{fb|JOR}} (hosts)
|align="center" |1st
|-
|{{fb|KAZ}} (invitee)
|align="center" |1st
|-
|{{fb|KGZ}} (invitee)
|align="center" |1st
|-
|{{fb|LBN}}
|align="center" |1st
|-
|{{fb|PLE}}
|align="center" |1st 
|-
|{{fb|SYR|1980}}
|align="center" |1st
|}

==Venues==
All matches took place in [[Amman]]. One stadium was used, the [[King Abdullah II Stadium]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|rowspan="5"|
{{location map+|Jordan|float=none|width=200|places=
{{location map~|Jordan|lat=31.928030|long=35.953246|label='''[[Amman]]'''}}
}}
!colspan=3|[[Amman]]
|-
| [[King Abdullah II Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''20,000'''
|-
| [[File:King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan.jpg|300px]]
|}

==Match officials==
Twenty referees and ten linesmen participated in the tournament: sixteen from participating teams, and four from neutral countries.

The following is the list of officials who served as referees and (in ''italic'') linesmen: 

{{col-begin-small}}
{{col-3}}
;West Asian Country
*{{flagicon|JOR}} Salem Mahmoud
*{{flagicon|JOR}} ''Awni Hassounah''
*{{flagicon|IRN}} Rahim Mojahed
*{{flagicon|IRN}} ''Fallah Khohi''
*{{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} Hussain Isa
*{{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} ''Ahmad Khodair''
*{{flagicon|LIB}} Talnat Najem
*{{flagicon|LIB}} ''Ismaeel Azzam''
*{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Asheeq Abbas
*{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} ''Mou'taz Yagmour''
*{{flagicon|PLE}} Najem Abu Imran
*{{flagicon|PLE}} ''Mahyoub El Sadeq''
{{col-3}}

;Guest Participate: 
*{{flagicon|KGZ}} Viktor Kolpakov
*{{flagicon|KGZ}} ''Bahadyr Kochkarov''
*{{flagicon|KAZ}} Kormanbek Ordbayeev
*{{flagicon|KAZ}} ''Sergi Roveniski''
{{col-3}}

;Neutral Nation:
*{{flagicon|QAT}} ''Ali Al Khaleefi''
*{{flagicon|KSA}} Yosef Al Oqaily
*{{flagicon|OMA}} ''Malek Al Shakhi''
*{{flagicon|BHR}} Ibrahim Abdel Hameed
{{col-end}}

==Group stage==

===Group A===
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|show_positions=n
|ptsfirst=y

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|team3=KAZ|name_KAZ={{fb|KAZ}}
|team4=PLE|name_PLE={{fb|PLE}}
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|win_SYR=2|draw_SYR=0|loss_SYR=1|gf_SYR=5|ga_SYR=1
|win_KAZ=1|draw_KAZ=0|loss_KAZ=2|gf_KAZ=3|ga_KAZ=9
|win_PLE=0|draw_PLE=1|loss_PLE=2|gf_PLE=3|ga_PLE=5

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|result1=A|result2=A
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}}
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|time=17:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}} 
|score = 3–0
|report= 
|team2 = {{fb|KAZ}} 
|goals1 = [[Ali Karimi (footballer, born 1978)|Karimi]] {{goal|6||73}}<br />[[Vahid Hashemian|Hashemian]] {{goal|45}} 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
|attendance = 3,500
|referee = Salem Mahmoud, [[Jordan]]
}}
----
{{footballbox|date= May 24, 2000
|time=20:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|PLE}} 
|score = 0–1
|report= 
|team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}} 
|goals1 =   
|goals2 = [[Mohannad Al Beetar|Al Beetar]] {{goal|80}}
|stadium = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
}}
----
{{footballbox|date= May 26, 2000
|time=17:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|KAZ}} 
|score = 0–4
|report= 
|team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}} 
|goals1 =   
|goals2 = [[Ahmad Azzam|Azzam]] {{goal|26}}<br />[[Mouhanad Boushi|Boushi]] {{goal|56}}<br />[[Nihad Haj Moustafa|Haj Moustafa]] {{goal|57}}<br />[[Mohannad Al Beetar|Al Beetar]] {{goal|82}}
|stadium = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
}}
----
{{footballbox|date= May 26, 2000
|time=20:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}} 
|score = 1–1
|report= 
|team2 = {{fb|PLE}} 
|goals1 = [[Ali Samereh|Samereh]] {{goal|54}} 
|goals2 = [[Fadi Lafi|Lafi]] {{goal|90+2}}
|stadium = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
}}
----
{{footballbox|date= May 28, 2000
|time=17:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|PLE}} 
|score = 2–3
|report= 
|team2 = {{fb|KAZ}} 
|goals1 = [[Fadi Lafi|Lafi]] {{goal|55}}<br />[[Adel Al-Faran|Al-Faran]] {{goal|83}} 
|goals2 = [[Askhat Kadyrkulov|Kadyrkulov]] {{goal|29||88}}<br />[[Vencheslav Bogatyrev|Bogatyrev]] {{goal|43}}
|stadium = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
}}
----
{{footballbox|date= May 28, 2000
|time=20:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}} 
|score = 1–0
|report= 
|team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}} 
|goals1 = [[Ali Karimi (footballer, born 1978)|Karimi]] {{goal|60|pen.}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
}}

===Group B===
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|section=Group B
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|ptsfirst=y

|team1=IRQ|name_IRQ={{fb|IRQ|1991}}
|team2=JOR|name_JOR={{fb|JOR}}
|team3=LIB|name_LIB={{fb|LIB}}
|team4=KGZ|name_KGZ={{fb|KGZ}}
|win_IRQ=2|draw_IRQ=1|loss_IRQ=0|gf_IRQ=6|ga_IRQ=1
|win_JOR=1|draw_JOR=2|loss_JOR=0|gf_JOR=2|ga_JOR=0|status_JOR=H
|win_LIB=1|draw_LIB=1|loss_LIB=1|gf_LIB=3|ga_LIB=2
|win_KGZ=0|draw_KGZ=0|loss_KGZ=3|gf_KGZ=0|ga_KGZ=8

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|result1=A|result2=A
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{{footballbox|date= May 23, 2000
|time=17:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}} 
|score = 2–0
|report= 
|team2 = {{fb|KGZ}} 
|goals1 = [[Abdullah Abu Zema|Abu Zema]] {{goal|28|pen.}}<br />[[Badran Al-Shagran|Al-Shagran]] {{goal|68}}  
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
}}
----
{{footballbox|date= May 23, 2000
|time=20:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ|1991}} 
|score = 2–1
|report= 
|team2 = {{fb|LIB}} 
|goals1 = [[Abbas Obeid Jassim|Obeid]] {{goal|63|pen.}}<br />[[Hussam Fawzi|Fawzi]] {{goal|66}}  
|goals2 = [[Haitham Zein|Zein]] {{goal|15}} 
|stadium = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
}}
----
{{footballbox|date= May 25, 2000
|time=17:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|LIB}} 
|score = 2–0
|report= 
|team2 = {{fb|KGZ}} 
|goals1 = [[Haitham Zein|Zein]] {{goal|41}}<br />[[Roda Antar|Antar]] {{goal|76}}  
|goals2 =  
|stadium = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
}}
----
{{footballbox|date= May 25, 2000
|time=20:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}} 
|score = 0–0
|report= 
|team2 = {{fb|IRQ|1991}} 
|goals1 =   
|goals2 =  
|stadium = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
}}
----
{{footballbox|date= May 27, 2000
|time=17:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ|1991}} 
|score = 4–0
|report= 
|team2 = {{fb|KGZ}} 
|goals1 = [[Razzaq Farhan|Farhan]] {{goal|28||35||75}}<br />[[Hesham Mohammed|Mohammed]] {{goal|67}}    
|goals2 =  
|stadium = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
}}
----
{{footballbox|date= May 27, 2000
|time=20:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}} 
|score = 0–0
|report= 
|team2 = {{fb|LIB}} 
|goals1 =   
|goals2 =  
|stadium = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
}}

==Knockout phase==

===Semi-finals===
{{footballbox|date= May 31, 2000
|time=17:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1980}} 
|score = 0–0 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])
|report= 
|team2 = {{fb|IRQ|1991}} 
|goals1 =     
|goals2 =  
|stadium = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
|penalties1 = 
|penaltyscore =  5–3 
|penalties2 = 
}}
----
{{footballbox|date= May 31, 2000
|time=20:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}} 
|score = 1–0
|report= 
|team2 = {{fb|JOR}} 
|goals1 = [[Ali Karimi (footballer, born 1978)|Karimi]] {{goal|17}}  
|goals2 =  
|stadium = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
}}

===Third place match===
{{footballbox|date= June 2, 2000
|time=17:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ|1991}} 
|score = 4–1
|report= 
|team2 = {{fb|JOR}} 
|goals1 = [[Razzaq Farhan|Farhan]] {{goal|16||74}}<br />[[Ahmad Kadhim Assad|Kadhim]] {{goal|30}}<br />[[Hamza Hadi Muhsin|Hadi]] {{goal|37}}     
|goals2 = [[Jeris Tadrus|Tadrus]] {{goal|48}} 
|stadium = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
}}

===Final===
{{footballbox|date= June 3, 2000
|time=20:30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}} 
|score = 1–0
|report= 
|team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}} 
|goals1 = [[Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh|Bakhtiarizadeh]] {{goal|36}}      
|goals2 =  
|stadium = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]
}}

==Champion==
{{winners|fb|2000 WAFF Championship winners|Iran|First}}

==Statistics==

===Goalscorers===
{{Goalscorers
|goals=34|matches=16
|ongoing=no

|5 goals=
*{{fbicon|IRQ|1991}} [[Razzaq Farhan]]

|4 goals=
*{{fbicon|IRN}} [[Ali Karimi (footballer, born 1978)|Ali Karimi]]

|2 goals=
*{{fbicon|KAZ}} [[Askhat Kadyrkulov]] 
*{{fbicon|LIB}} [[Haitham Zein]]
*{{fbicon|PLE}} [[Fadi Lafi]]
*{{fbicon|SYR|1980}} [[Mohannad Al-Beetar]]

|1 goal=
*{{fbicon|IRN}} [[Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh]]
*{{fbicon|IRN}} [[Vahid Hashemian]]
*{{fbicon|IRN}} [[Ali Samereh]]
*{{fbicon|IRQ|1991}} [[Hussam Fawzi]]
*{{fbicon|IRQ|1991}} [[Hamza Hadi]] 
*{{fbicon|IRQ|1991}} [[Ahmad Kadhim]]  
*{{fbicon|IRQ|1991}} [[Hesham Mohammed]]
*{{fbicon|IRQ|1991}} [[Abbas Obeid]]  
*{{fbicon|JOR}} [[Abdullah Abu Zema]]
*{{fbicon|JOR}} [[Badran Al-Shagran]]  
*{{fbicon|JOR}} [[Jeris Tadrus]]    
*{{fbicon|KAZ}} [[Vencheslav Bogatyrev]]
*{{fbicon|LIB}} [[Roda Antar]]  
*{{fbicon|PLE}} [[Adel Al-Faran]]
*{{fbicon|SYR|1980}} [[Ahmad Azzam]] 
*{{fbicon|SYR|1980}} [[Mouhanad Boushi]]
*{{fbicon|SYR|1980}} [[Nihad Haj Moustafa]]
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/waff.html Details at RSSSF]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716220117/http://www.the-waff.com/schedual.asp?pageID=42&parentid=3&lang=eng&competID=1 Schedule & results]
* [http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=390 Details at goalzz.com]

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