بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم 2023 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | TBA |
Dates | TBA |
Teams | 12 (from 2 sub-confederations) |
The 2023 West Asian Football Federation Championship will be the 10th edition of the WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF).
The tournament was set to take place from 2 to 15 January 2021, [1] but was initially postponed to a later date that year. [2] On 29 July 2021, the WAFF announced that the tournament will take place between 20 March and 2 April 2023 in the United Arab Emirates. [3] However, on 6 February 2023, the WAFF announced that the UAE had withdrawn from hosting the tournament. [4] On 26 February 2023, the WAFF announced that the tournament would be postponed to a later date. [5]
In addition to 11 teams from the WAFF, Thailand from the ASEAN Football Federation were invited as guests. [6]
Initially, all 12 WAFF nations had agreed to participate for the first time in the competition's history. [7] However, Qatar were later replaced by Thailand in January 2023. [6]
Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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Bahrain | 5th | 2019 | Champions (2019) |
Iraq | 9th | 2019 | Champions (2002) |
Jordan | 10th | 2019 | Runners-up (2002, 2008, 2014) |
Kuwait | 5th | 2019 | Champions (2010) |
Lebanon | 8th | 2019 | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2019) |
Oman | 5th | 2014 | Third place (2012) |
Palestine | 10th | 2019 | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2019) |
Saudi Arabia | 4th | 2019 | Group stage (2012, 2014, 2019) |
Syria | 9th | 2019 | Champions (2012) |
Thailand | 1st | — | — |
United Arab Emirates | 1st | — | — |
Yemen | 4th | 2019 | Semi-finals (2010) |
Each team must register a squad of 23 players, minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers.
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