2008 WAFF Championship
(Redirected from West Asian Football Federation Championship 2008)
The 2008 WAFF Championship was the fifth West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Iran.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Iran |
Dates | 1–15 August |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Iran (4th title) |
Runners-up | Jordan |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 9 |
Goals scored | 26 (2.89 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Kianoush Rahmati (3 goals) |
Teams edit
4 members from 6 members of WAFF participated in this tournament. Oman and Qatar, which were not members of WAFF, also participated as guests.
Country | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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Iran (hosts) | 5th | Champions (2000, 2004, 2007) |
Jordan | 5th | Runners-up (2002) |
Oman (invitee) | 1st | None |
Palestine | 5th | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007) |
Qatar (invitee) | 1st | None |
Syria | 5th | Runners-up (2000, 2004) |
Note:
Draw edit
The draw for the competition was made on 1 July 2008 in Amman, Jordan.
Venues edit
Tehran | ||
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Azadi Stadium | Takhti Stadium | |
Capacity: 100,000 | Capacity: 30,122 | |
Group stage edit
Group A edit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Iran (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
Qatar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
Palestine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Palestine | 0–1 | Qatar |
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F. Al Shammari 72' |
Group B edit
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Jordan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
Syria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
Oman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF.com
Jordan | 3–1 | Oman |
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Abdel-Fattah 6' Al-Nawateer 71', 84' |
Katkoot 26' (pen.) |
Knockout phase edit
Semi-finals edit
Iran | 2–0 | Syria |
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K. Rahmati 6' (pen.) Rezaei 52' |
Final edit
Champions edit
2008 WAFF Championship winners |
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Iran Fourth title |