2008 WAFF Championship
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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) | ![]() |
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.
Teams[]
Six teams entered the tournament.
Iran (Hosts)
Jordan
Palestine
Syria
Oman (Invited Nation)
Qatar (Invited Nation)
Iraq Withdrew from the tournament on 26 June 2008 due to the team being disbanded.[1]
Bahrain Were invited as guests but withdrew after being told that they could not play with their Olympic team.
Lebanon the initial hosts of this tournament, would not participate in this edition.[why?]
Draw[]
The draw for the competition was made on 1 July 2008 in Amman, Jordan.
Venues[]
Tehran | Tehran | |
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Takhti Stadium | Azadi Stadium | |
Capacity: 30,122 | Capacity: 100,000 | |
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Group stage[]
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF.com
Jordan ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Abdel-Fattah ![]() Al-Nawateer ![]() |
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Knockout phase[]
Semi-finals[]
Iran ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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K. Rahmati ![]() Rezaei ![]() |
Final[]
Iran ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Aghili ![]() K. Rahmati ![]() |
Amer Deeb ![]() |
Champion[]
2008 WAFF Championship Winners |
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![]() Iran Fourth title |
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- WAFF Championship tournaments
- International association football competitions hosted by Iran
- 2008 in Asian football
- 2008–09 in Jordanian football
- 2008–09 in Iranian football
- 2008–09 in Qatari football
- 2008–09 in Syrian football
- 2008–09 in Omani football
- 2008 in Palestinian football