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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{short description|Football tournament for men's national teams}}
{{infobox football tournament
| logo                 = 
| organiser            = [[West Asian Football Federation|WAFF]]
| founded              = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2000}}
| region               = [[West Asia]]
| number of teams      = 12 ([[2026 WAFF Championship|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]]
}}
[[File:WAFF_members.png|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 [[List of men's national association football teams|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 WAFF Championship|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 national football team|Bahrain]], having defeated hosts [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] in the [[2019 WAFF Championship|2019 final]]. The most successful team is [[Iran national football team|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 WAFF Championship|2000]] in Jordan, with [[Iran national football team|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 and Venue
! 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 and Venue
! 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 WAFF Championship|2000]]
| align="left" |{{flag|Jordan}}
|'''{{fb-big|Iran}}'''
|'''1–0'''<br><small>[[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Syria|1980}}
|{{fb-big|Iraq|1991}}
|'''4–1'''<br><small>[[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Jordan}}
|8
|- style="background:#D0E6FF"
|2
|[[2002 WAFF Championship|2002]]
| align="left" | {{flag|Syria|1980}}
|'''{{fb-big|Iraq|1991}}'''
|'''3–2''' {{aet}}<br><small>[[Abbasiyyin Stadium]], [[Damascus]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Jordan}}
|{{fb-big|Iran}}
|'''2–2''' {{aet}}<br>(4–2 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]])<br><small>[[Abbasiyyin Stadium]], [[Damascus]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Syria|1980}}
|6
|-
|3
|[[2004 WAFF Championship|2004]]
| align="left" | {{flag|Iran}}
|'''{{fb-big|Iran}}'''
|'''4–1'''<br><small>[[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Syria|1980}}
|{{fb-big|Jordan}}
|'''3–1'''<br><small>[[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Iraq|2004}}
|6
|- style="background:#D0E6FF"
|4
|[[2007 WAFF Championship|2007]]
| align="left" | {{flag|Jordan}}
|'''{{fb-big|Iran}}'''
|'''2–1'''<br><small>[[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]]</small>
|{{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 WAFF Championship|2008]]
| align="left" | {{flag|Iran}}
|'''{{fb-big|Iran}}'''
|'''2–1'''<br><small>[[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]]</small>
|{{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 WAFF Championship|2010]]
| align="left" | {{flag|Jordan}}
|'''{{fb-big|Kuwait}}'''
|'''2–1'''<br><small>[[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Iran}}
| colspan="3" |{{fb|IRQ|size=30px}} and {{fb|YEM|size=30px}}{{Refn|group="note"|name=3rd}}
|9
|-
|7
|[[2012 WAFF Championship|2012]]
| align="left" | {{flag|Kuwait}}
|'''{{fb-big|Syria|1980}}'''
|'''1–0'''<br><small>[[Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]]</small>
||{{fb-big|Iraq}}
|{{fb-big|OMA}}
|'''1–0'''<br><small>[[Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium]], [[Al Farwaniyah]]</small>
|{{fb-big|BHR}}
|11
|- style="background:#D0E6FF"
|8
|[[2013 WAFF Championship|2013]]
| align="left" | {{flag|Qatar}}
|'''{{fb-big|QAT}}'''
|'''2–0'''<br><small>[[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium|Al Sadd Stadium]], [[Doha]]</small>
|{{fb-big|JOR}}
|{{fb-big|BHR}}
|'''0–0''' {{aet}}<br>(3–2 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]])<br><small>[[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium|Al Sadd Stadium]], [[Doha]]</small>
|{{fb-big|KUW}}
|9
|-
|9
|[[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]]
| align="left" | {{flag|Iraq}}
|'''{{fb-big|BHR}}'''
|'''1–0'''<br><small>[[Karbala International Stadium]], [[Karbala]]</small>
|{{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 WAFF Championship|2026]]
| align="left" | {{flag|Kuwait}}
|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|1]]</sup>
!Fourth place
!Total
|-
|{{fb|IRN}}
|4 ([[2000 WAFF Championship|2000]], [[2004 WAFF Championship|2004]]<sup>[[#0|*]]</sup>, [[2007 WAFF Championship|2007]], [[2008 WAFF Championship|2008]]<sup>[[#0|*]]</sup>)
|1 ([[2010 WAFF Championship|2010]])
|1 ([[2002 WAFF Championship|2002]])
|{{N/a|}}
|6
|-
|{{fb|IRQ}}
|1 ([[2002 WAFF Championship|2002]])
|3 ([[2007 WAFF Championship|2007]], [[2012 WAFF Championship|2012]], [[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]]<sup>[[#0|*]]</sup>)
|2 ([[2000 WAFF Championship|2000]], [[2010 WAFF Championship|2010]]<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|1 ([[2004 WAFF Championship|2004]])
|7
|-
|{{fb|SYR}}
|1 ([[2012 WAFF Championship|2012]])
|2 ([[2000 WAFF Championship|2000]], [[2004 WAFF Championship|2004]])
|2 ([[2007 WAFF Championship|2007]]<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>, [[2008 WAFF Championship|2008]]<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|1 ([[2002 WAFF Championship|2002]]<sup>[[#0|*]]</sup>)
|6
|-
|{{fb|BHR}}
|1 ([[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]])
|{{N/a|}}
|1 ([[2013 WAFF Championship|2013]])
|1 ([[2012 WAFF Championship|2012]])
|3
|-
|{{fb|QAT}}
|1 ([[2013 WAFF Championship|2013]]<sup>[[#0|*]]</sup>)
|{{N/a|}}
|1 ([[2008 WAFF Championship|2008]]<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|{{N/a|}}
|2
|-
|{{fb|KUW}}
|1 ([[2010 WAFF Championship|2010]])
|{{N/a|}}
|{{N/a|}}
|1 ([[2013 WAFF Championship|2013]])
|2
|-
||{{fb|JOR}}
|{{N/a|}}
|3 ([[2002 WAFF Championship|2002]], [[2008 WAFF Championship|2008]], [[2013 WAFF Championship|2013]])
|2 ([[2004 WAFF Championship|2004]], [[2007 WAFF Championship|2007]]<sup>[[#2|2]][[#0|*]]</sup>)
|1 ([[2000 WAFF Championship|2000]]<sup>[[#0|*]]</sup>)
|6
|-
|{{fb|YEM}}
|{{N/a|}}
|{{N/a|}}
|1 ([[2010 WAFF Championship|2010]]<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|{{N/a|}}
|1
|-
|{{fb|OMA}}
|{{N/a|}}
|{{N/a|}}
|1 ([[2012 WAFF Championship|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 WAFF Championship|2000]]
| align=left |{{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} [[Razzaq Farhan]]
|4
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[2002 WAFF Championship|2002]]
| align=left |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht|Alireza Nikbakht]]
| rowspan="4" |2
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} [[Razzaq Farhan]]
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Mo'ayyad Salim|Muayad Salim]]
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Anas Sari]]
|-
|[[2004 WAFF Championship|2004]]
| align=left |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ali Daei]]
|5
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2007 WAFF Championship|2007]]
| align=left |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mehdi Rajabzadeh]]
| rowspan="2" |2
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|IRQ|2004}} [[Salih Sadir]]
|-
|[[2008 WAFF Championship|2008]]
| align=left |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Kianoush Rahmati]]
|3
|-
|[[2010 WAFF Championship|2010]]
| align=left |{{flagicon|YEM}} [[Ali Al-Nono]]
|4
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2012 WAFF Championship|2012]]
| align=left |{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Qasim Said]]
| rowspan="2" |4
|-
| align=left |{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} [[Ahmad Al Douni]]
|-
|[[2013 WAFF Championship|2013]]
| align=left |{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Boualem Khoukhi]]
|6
|-
|[[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]]
| align=left |{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Hussein Ali Al-Saedi|Hussein Ali]]
|3
|}

==See also==
* [[WAFF U-23 Championship]]
* [[WAFF U-18 Championship]]
* [[WAFF U-16 Championship]]
* [[WAFF Women's Championship]]
* [[Arabian Gulf Cup]]
* [[FIFA Arab Cup]]
* [[AFC Asian Cup]]
** [[AFF Championship]]
** [[CAFA Championship]]
** [[EAFF E-1 Football Championship]]
** [[SAFF Championship]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.the-waff.com/en/index.php}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/waff.html WAFF Championship] on [[RSSSF]].com

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