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.
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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 | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 9 |
Goals scored | 26 (2.89 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Teams
edit4 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
editThe draw for the competition was made on 1 July 2008 in Amman, Jordan.
Venues
editTehran | ||
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Azadi Stadium | Takhti Stadium | |
Capacity: 100,000 | Capacity: 30,122 | |
Group stage
editGroup A
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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
editTeam | 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
editSemi-finals
editIran | 2–0 | Syria |
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K. Rahmati 6' (pen.) Rezaei 52' |
Final
editChampions
edit2008 WAFF Championship winners |
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Iran Fourth title |