2000 WAFF Championship
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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 won the final against Syria 1–0. The eight entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Kazakhstan (invited nation), Kyrgyzstan (invited nation), and host nation Jordan. The finals took place between 23 May and 3 June 2000.[1]
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 WAFF was invited the tournament: Jordan—host nation—, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, and Lebanon, while two places where given two Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. A total of eight teams participated.
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| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 1st |
| File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg Iraq | 1st |
| File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan (hosts) | 1st |
| File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (invitee) | 1st |
| File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan (invitee) | 1st |
| File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 1st |
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| File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg Syria | 1st |
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Venues
All matches took place in Amman. One stadium was used, the King Abdullah II Stadium.
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| King Abdullah II Stadium | |||
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| File:King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan.jpg | |||
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:
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Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout phase
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Champion
| 2000 WAFF Championship winners |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
References
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