| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Region | Asia (WAFF) |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Current champions |  Kuwait (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Iran (2 titles) |
| Website | www |
 2022 WAFF Futsal Championship | |
The WAFF Futsal Championship is a futsal competition organised by the West Asian Football Federation.
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||||
| 2007 Details | Iran |  Iran | No playoffs |  Lebanon |  Iraq | No playoffs |  Jordan | 4 | |||
| 2009 Details |  Jordan |  Iraq | No playoffs | Jordan |  Bahrain | No playoffs | Lebanon | 5 | |||
| 2012 Details | Iran | Iran | No playoffs | Jordan | Iraq | No playoffs |  Kuwait | 5 | |||
| 2022 Details | Kuwait | Kuwait | 5–3 |  Saudi Arabia |  Lebanon and  Oman | 8 | |||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Iraq | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Jordan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Saudi Arabia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Team | 2007 | 2009 | 2012 | 2022 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain | × | 3rd | × | R1 | 2 |
 Iran | 1st | × | 1st | × | 2 |
 Iraq | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | R1 | 4 |
 Jordan | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | × | 3 |
 Kuwait | × | × | 4th | 1st | 2 |
 Saudi Arabia | × | × | × | 2nd | 1 |
 United Arab Emirates | × | × | × | R1 | 1 |
 Oman | × | × | × | SF | 1 |
 Lebanon | 2nd | 4th | × | SF | 3 |
 Palestine | × | × | 5th | R1 | 1 |
 Syria | × | 5th | × | × | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | — |
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| Year | New entry team(s) |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon |
| 2009 | Bahrain,  Syria |
| 2012 | Kuwait,  Palestine |
| 2022 |  Oman, Saudi Arabia,  United Arab Emirates |
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 10 | +51 | 21 |
| 2 | Iraq | 4 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 51 | -5 | 21 |
| 3 | Lebanon | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 17 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 17 |
| 5 | Jordan | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 14 |
| 6 | Bahrain | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 11 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 9 |
| 8 | Oman | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 5 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 0 |
| 10 | Syria | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 0 |
| 11 | Palestine | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 49 | -34 | 0 |
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