2012 WAFF Championship

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2012 WAFF Championship
7th "WAFF" Championship for men[1]
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait
Dates8–20 December
Teams11 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Syria (1st title)
Runners-up Iraq
Third place Oman
Fourth place Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored31 (1.63 per match)
Attendance32,950 (1,734 per match)
Top scorer(s)Oman Qasim Said
Syria Ahmad Al Douni
(4 goals each)
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The 2012 WAFF Championship was the 7th WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation. It was hosted by Kuwait from 8 to 20 December 2012.[2][3] The defending champions were Kuwait. However, they did not get past the group stage. The tournament was won by Syria for the first time.

Venues[]

Kuwait City
Al-Farwaniyah (suburb of Kuwait City)
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium
Capacity: 21,500 Capacity: 10,000
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Draw of participating teams[]

The draw took place on 16 September 2012 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.[4][5] The eleven teams were drawn into three groups based on team rankings. Two groups include four teams and one group has three teams.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Kuwait (100) Host & Holder
 Iran (54)
 Iraq (78)

 Jordan (87)
 Oman (93)
 Saudi Arabia (105)

 Lebanon (112)
 Bahrain (124)
 Syria (148)

 Palestine (151)
 Yemen (152)

Did not enter

 Qatar and  United Arab Emirates did not enter.

Squads[]

Main article: 2012 WAFF Championship squads

Tournament[]

  • All times listed are (UTC+3)

Group Stage[]

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and best runner-up advance to the semi-finals

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Oman 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 Kuwait (H) 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
 Palestine 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
 Lebanon 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Host
Kuwait 2–1 Palestine
Nasser Goal 2'
Al-Mutawa Goal 6' (pen.)		 Report Nu'man Goal 45+1'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq)
Oman 0–1 Lebanon
Report Haidar Goal 11'
Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (UAE)
Kuwait 0–2 Oman
Report Qasim Goal 36', 45+2'
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Nasser Al-Ghafari (Jordan)
Lebanon 0–1 Palestine
Report Abugharqud Goal 74'
Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (South Korea)
Kuwait 2–1 Lebanon
Nasser Goal 8'
Khamis Goal 79'		 Report Atwi Goal 61'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq)
Oman 2–1 Palestine
Goal 5'
Qasim Goal 34'		 Report Zatara Goal 40'
Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah
Attendance: 500
Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bahrain 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
 Iran 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
 Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
 Yemen 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source:[citation needed]
Iran 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)
Bahrain 1–0 Yemen
Okwunwanne Goal 87' Report
Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)
Iran 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Yemen 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report Otayf Goal 39'
Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: (Syria)
Iran 2–1 Yemen
O. Nazari Goal 41'
Karimi Goal 53'		 Report Goal 45+1'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)
Bahrain 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Okwunwanne Goal 77' Report
Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nasser Al-Ghafari (Jordan)

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Syria 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
 Iraq 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
 Jordan 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source:[citation needed]
Iraq 1–0 Jordan
Ahmed Goal 62' Report
Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: (Kuwait)
Iraq 1–1 Syria
Al Masri Goal 11' (o.g.) Report Al Douni Goal 48'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (UAE)
Jordan 1–2 Syria
Bani Attiah Goal 22' Report Al Douni Goal 62', 82'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (South Korea)

Ranking of second-placed teams[]

At the end of the group stage, a comparison will be made between the second-placed teams of each group. Matches against the fourth-placed team in Group A and B group are not included in this ranking. The best second-placed team advance to the semifinals.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
 Kuwait 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
 Iran 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Source:[citation needed]

Knockout stage[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 December – Al Farwaniyah
 
 
 Oman0
 
20 December
 
 Iraq2
 
 Iraq0
 
18 December – Kuwait City
 
 Syria1
 
 Bahrain1 (2)
 
 
 Syria (pen.)1 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
20 December
 
 
 Oman1
 
 
 Bahrain0

Semi-finals[]

Oman 0–2 Iraq
Report Radhi Goal 6'
Yasin Goal 39'
Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (UAE)
Bahrain 1–1 (a.e.t.) Syria
Al Safi Goal 67' Report Al Douni Goal 72'
Penalties
Husain Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Saad Penalty missed
Al Alawi Penalty missed
Salman Penalty scored		 2–3 Penalty missed Jafal
Penalty scored Salih
Penalty scored Habib
Penalty missed
Penalty scored Al Douni
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: (Kuwait)

Third place play-off[]

Oman 1–0 Bahrain
Qasim Goal 68' Report
Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah
Attendance: 100

Final[]

Iraq 0–1 Syria
Report Al Saleh Goal 74'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)

Champion[]

 2012 WAFF Championship Champion 

Syria
First title

Goalscorers[]

4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References[]

  1. ^ "Regulation – 7th "WAFF" Championship for men" (PDF). The-WAFF.com. West Asian Football Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. ^ "بطولة غرب آسيا للرجال تقام في الكويت". Asian Football Confederation. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  3. ^ "7TH WAFF championship 2012 to be played in Kuwait". West Asian Football Federation. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  4. ^ "WAFF 7th men Championship draw results". West Asian Football Federation. 16 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013.
  5. ^ زريقات يرأس وفد اتحاد غرب آسيا بقرعة بطولة الرجال في الكويت (in Arabic). كووورة. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.

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