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 |