2000 WAFF Championship

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2000 WAFF Championship
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
Dates23 May – 3 June
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (1st title)
Runners-up Syria
Third place Iraq
Fourth place Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored34 (2.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Razzaq Farhan (5 goals)
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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.

Venues[]

All matches took place in Amman. One stadium was used, the King Abdullah II Stadium.

2000 WAFF Championship (Jordan)
 Amman
King Abdullah II Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
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:

Squads[]

Main article: 2000 WAFF Championship squads

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Syria 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
 Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
 Palestine 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: RSSSF.com


Iran 3–0 Kazakhstan
Karimi Goal 6', 73'
Hashemian Goal 45'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Salem Mahmoud, Jordan
Palestine 0–1 Syria
Goal 80'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Kazakhstan 0–4 Syria
Azzam Goal 26'
Goal 56'
Haj Moustafa Goal 57'
Goal 82'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Iran 1–1 Palestine
Samereh Goal 54' Lafi Goal 90+2'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Palestine 2–3 Kazakhstan
Lafi Goal 55'
Goal 83'		 Kadyrkulov Goal 29', 88'
Goal 43'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Iran 1–0 Syria
Karimi Goal 60' (pen.)
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 Jordan (H) 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
 Lebanon 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
 Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: RSSSF.com
(H) Host


Jordan 2–0 Kyrgyzstan
Abu Zema Goal 28' (pen.)
Al-Shagran Goal 68'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Iraq 2–1 Lebanon
Obeid Goal 63' (pen.)
Fawzi Goal 66'		 Zein Goal 15'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Lebanon 2–0 Kyrgyzstan
Zein Goal 41'
Antar Goal 76'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Jordan 0–0 Iraq
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Iraq 4–0 Kyrgyzstan
Farhan Goal 28', 35', 75'
Mohammed Goal 67'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Jordan 0–0 Lebanon
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

Knockout phase[]

Semi-finals[]

Syria 0–0 (a.e.t.) Iraq
Penalties
5–3
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
Iran 1–0 Jordan
Karimi Goal 17'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

Third Place Match[]

Iraq 4–1 Jordan
Farhan Goal 16', 74'
Kadhim Goal 30'
Hadi Goal 37'		 Tadrus Goal 48'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

Final[]

Iran 1–0 Syria
Bakhtiarizadeh Goal 36'
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

Champion[]

 2000 WAFF Championship Winners 

Iran
First title

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

There have been 34 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.12 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

  • Iran Ali Karimi

2 goals

1 goal

References[]

  1. ^ "West Asian Championship [Malek Hussein Cup] (Jordan) 2000". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

External links[]

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