بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم 2019 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Iraq |
Dates | 30 July – 14 August |
Teams | 9 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 34 (2 per match) |
Attendance | 148,683 (8,746 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (3 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
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.
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 |
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![]() | 4th | 2014 | Third place |
![]() | 8th | 2014 | Winners |
![]() | 9th | 2014 | Runners-up |
![]() | 4th | 2014 | Winners |
![]() | 7th | 2014 | Group stage |
![]() | 9th | 2014 | Group stage |
![]() | 3rd | 2014 | Group stage |
![]() | 8th | 2012 | Winners |
![]() | 3rd | 2012 | Semi-finals |
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]
Each team had to register a squad of 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers. [13]
Referees | Assistant Referees
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Karbala | Erbil | |
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Karbala Sports City (Karbala International Stadium) | Franso Hariri Stadium | |
Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | |
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).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 | Advances to final |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advances to final |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Jordan ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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| Report |
Jordan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Kuwait ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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There have been 34 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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 |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 10 | Champions |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 10 | Runners-up |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Eliminated in the Group stage |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
6 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
7 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
8 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 | |
9 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Prize money amounts were announced in 2019. [21]
Position | Amount (USD) |
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Champions | 100,000 |
Runner-up | 50,000 |
Total | 150,000 |
The WAFF sold the broadcasting rights for the 2019 WAFF Championship to the following broadcasters. [22] [23]
Country | Broadcaster |
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![]() | Al Iraqiya Sports Duhok Sport |
![]() | Jordan Sport |
![]() | KTV Sports |
![]() | Télé Liban |
![]() | Sharjah Sports |
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