2019 WAFF Championship

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2019 WAFF Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم 2019
2019 WAFF Championship.png
Tournament details
Host countryIraq
Dates30 July – 14 August
Teams9 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Bahrain (1st title)
Runners-up Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored34 (2 per match)
Attendance82,480 (4,852 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Hussein Ali
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Iraq Hussein Ali
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2023 →

The 2019 West Asian Football Federation Championship, also called AsiaCell WAFF Championship Iraq 2019 due to sponsorship by AsiaCell,[1] was the 9th edition of the WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It was hosted in Iraq for the first time, in the cities of Karbala and Erbil.

The tournament was meant to be held from 8 to 17 December 2017 in Amman, Jordan,[2] but was postponed to a later date,[3] and subsequently moved to Iraq on 21 May 2018.[4] It was then expected to be held in November 2018, but yet again postponed to July–August 2019.[5]

All WAFF members, excluding title holders Qatar, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, participated in the competition. Of the nine teams, seven had also appeared in the previous tournament in 2014. A total of 17 matches were played in two venues across two cities. The final took place on 14 August at the Karbala Sports City in Karbala, between hosts Iraq and Bahrain. Bahrain won the match 1–0 to claim their first WAFF Championship title, marking the second consecutive title won by a Gulf team.

Teams[]

Participants[]

A total of nine teams participated in the competition.[6][7] All WAFF members, other than Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, agreed to take part in the tournament.

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Bahrain 4th 2014 Third place
 Iraq 8th 2014 Winners
 Jordan 9th 2014 Runners-up
 Kuwait 4th 2014 Winners
 Lebanon 7th 2014 Group stage
 Palestine 9th 2014 Group stage
 Saudi Arabia 3rd 2014 Group stage
 Syria 8th 2012 Winners
 Yemen 3rd 2012 Semi-finals

Draw[]

The teams were distributed on 26 June 2019 in Erbil according to their requests.[8][9][10] The nine teams were drawn into two groups: Group A with 5 teams and Group B with 4. While the draw was intended to be held between 18 and 20 July 2019,[11] some teams requested the organizing committee to play in Erbil, therefore placing them in Group B, with the rest of the teams being placed in Group A to play in Karbala.[10] The two group winners directly advanced to the final.[12]

The draw for the group fixtures was held on 20 July 2019 at the Iraq Football Association headquarters in Baghdad.[1]

Squads[]

Main article: 2019 WAFF Championship squads

Each team had to register a squad of 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers.[13]

Officiating[]

Venues[]

Karbala
2019 WAFF Championship is located in Iraq
Karbala
Karbala
Erbil
Erbil
 Erbil
Karbala Sports City
(Karbala International Stadium) 		Franso Hariri Stadium
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 25,000
Franso Hariri Stadium.JPG

Group stage[]

The WAFF announced the tournament schedule on 20 July 2019.[1] The group winners advance to the final.[12]

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq (H) 4 3 1 0 5 2 +3 10 Advances to final
2  Palestine 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
3  Yemen 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
4  Lebanon 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
5  Syria 4 0 2 2 5 7 −2 2
Source: Goalzz
(H) Host
Iraq 1–0 Lebanon
 Report
Attendance: 25,125
Referee: Ali Al-Samaheeji (Bahrain)
Yemen 0–1 Palestine
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)
Palestine 1–2 Iraq
 Report
  • Abdul-Raheem Goal 22'
  • Ali Goal 83' (pen.)
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
Lebanon 2–1 Syria
  • Matar Goal 81'
  • Moni Goal 90+1'
 Report
  • Al Douni Goal 48'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
Syria 1–1 Yemen
 Report
  • Qarawi Goal 45+2'
Attendance: 155
Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)
Lebanon 0–0 Palestine
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Saad Khalefah (Kuwait)
Yemen 2–1 Lebanon
 Report
  • Kdouh Goal 26'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ali Al-Samaheeji (Bahrain)
Syria 0–0 Iraq
Report
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
Palestine 4–3 Syria
  • Batran Goal 45+3'
  • Dabbagh Goal 60' (pen.), 61'
  • Goal 89'
 Report
Referee: Saad Khalefah (Kuwait)
Iraq 2–1 Yemen
 Report
Referee: Ali Al-Samaheeji (Bahrain)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advances to final
2  Jordan 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
3  Kuwait 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: Goalzz
Jordan 0–1 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Haitham Al-Walidi (Yemen)
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Kuwait
 Report
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Mohammed Al-Noori (Iraq)
Bahrain 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Report
Referee: Wissam Rabie (Syria)
Kuwait 1–1 Jordan
 Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mohamad Issa (Lebanon)
Jordan 3–0 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Referee: Sameh Al-Qassas (Palestine)
Kuwait 0–1 Bahrain
Report
Referee: Wathik Al-Baag (Iraq)

Final[]

Iraq 0–1 Bahrain
Report
  • Goal 40'
Karbala International Stadium, Karbala
Attendance: 34,500
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

There have been 34 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Final ranking[]

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Bahrain 4 3 1 0 3 0 +3 10 Champions
2  Iraq 5 3 1 1 5 3 +2 10 Runners-up
3  Palestine 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 Eliminated in the
Group stage
4  Jordan 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
5  Kuwait 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
6  Yemen 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
7  Lebanon 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
8  Syria 4 0 2 2 5 7 −2 2
9  Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: WAFF

Prize money[]

Prize money amounts were announced in 2019.[14]

Position Amount (USD)
Champions 100,000
Runner-up 50,000
Total 150,000

Broadcasting rights[]

The WAFF sold the broadcasting rights for the 2019 WAFF Championship to the following broadcasters.[15][16]

Country/Region Broadcaster
 Iraq Iraqia Sport
 Iraqi Kurdistan Duhok Sport
 Jordan JRTV Sport
 Kuwait KTV Sport
 Lebanon Télé Liban
 Syria Syria Sport

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