7th "WAFF" Championship for men [1] | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Kuwait |
Dates | 8–20 December |
Teams | 11 (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 played | 19 |
Goals scored | 31 (1.63 per match) |
Attendance | 32,950 (1,734 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Qasim Said Ahmad Al Douni (4 goals each) |
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.
11 members from 13 members of WAFF participated in this tournament.
Country | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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Bahrain | 2nd | Group stage (2010) |
Iran | 7th | Champions (2000, 2004, 2007, 2008) |
Iraq | 6th | Champions (2002) |
Jordan | 7th | Runners-up (2002, 2008) |
Kuwait (hosts) | 2nd | Champions (2010) |
Lebanon | 5th | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007) |
Oman | 3rd | Group Stage (2008, 2010) |
Palestine | 7th | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010) |
Saudi Arabia | 1st | None |
Syria | 7th | Runners-up (2000, 2004) |
Yemen | 2nd | Semi-finals (2010) |
Note:
Kuwait City | Al-Farwaniyah | |
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Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium | Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium | |
Capacity: 21,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
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 |
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Jordan (87) |
Qatar and United Arab Emirates did not enter.
Key to colours in group tables |
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Group winners and best runner-up advance to the semi-finals |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Lebanon | 0–1 | Palestine |
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Report | Abugharqud 74' |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Iran | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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Report |
Bahrain | 1–0 | Yemen |
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Okwunwanne 87' | Report |
Yemen | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Report | Otayf 39' |
Bahrain | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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Okwunwanne 77' | Report |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Jordan | 1–2 | Syria |
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Bani Attiah 22' | Report | Al Douni 62', 82' |
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 |
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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 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
18 December – Al Farwaniyah | ||||||
Oman | 0 | |||||
20 December – Kuwait City | ||||||
Iraq | 2 | |||||
Iraq | 0 | |||||
18 December – Kuwait City | ||||||
Syria | 1 | |||||
Bahrain | 1 (2) | |||||
Syria (pen.) | 1 (3) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
20 December – Al Farwaniyah | ||||||
Oman | 1 | |||||
Bahrain | 0 |
2012 WAFF Championship champion |
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Syria First title |
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