Founded | 2008 |
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Region | West Asia (WAFF) |
Number of teams | 7 |
Current champions | Iraq (1st title) |
Most successful team(s) | Iran (2 titles) |
Website | Official website |
2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship |
The WAFF Women's Futsal Championship is the West Asian Football Federation's futsal championship for women.
Editions | Years | Hosts | Finals | Third place playoff | Number of teams | |||||||
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Winners | Scores | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||||||
1 | 2008 | Jordan | Iran | 8–7(aet) | Jordan | Syria | 4–2 | Palestine | 7 | |||
2 | 2012 | Bahrain | Iran | 8–1 [1] | Jordan | Bahrain | 8–5 | Lebanon | 7 | |||
3 | 2022 | Saudi Arabia | Iraq | 4–2 | Saudi Arabia | Bahrain | 2–0 | Kuwait | 6 |
Year | Debuting teams | ||
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Teams | No. | CT | |
2008 | Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria | 7 | 7 |
2012 | Bahrain, Qatar | 2 | 9 |
2022 | Oman, Saudi Arabia | 2 | 11 |
Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Iran | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 15 | +63 | 25 |
2 | Jordan | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 32 | +47 | 18 |
3 | Bahrain | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 15 |
4 | Palestine | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 52 | -15 | 12 |
5 | Lebanon | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 10 |
6 | Syria | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 9 |
7 | Iraq | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 55 | -27 | 9 |
8 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
9 | Kuwait | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 45 | -36 | 6 |
10 | Oman | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 0 |
11 | Qatar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | -48 | 0 |
Legend
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Team | 2008 (7) | 2012 (7) | 2022 (6) | Total |
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Bahrain | × | 3rd | 3rd | 2 |
Iran | 1st | 1st | 2 | |
Iraq | GS | GS | 1st | 3 |
Jordan | 2nd | 2nd | × | 2 |
Kuwait | GS | × | 4th | 2 |
Lebanon | GS | 4th | × | 2 |
Oman | × | × | GS | 1 |
Palestine | 4th | GS | GS | 3 |
Qatar | × | GS | × | 1 |
Saudi Arabia | × | × | 2nd | 1 |
Syria | 3rd | × | × | 1 |
Team | Champion | Runner-up | Third | Fourth |
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Iran | 2 (2008, 2012) | |||
Iraq | 1 (2022) | |||
Jordan | 2 (2008*, 2012) | |||
Saudi Arabia | 1 (2022*) | |||
Bahrain | 1 (2012*, 2022) | |||
Syria | 1 (2008) | |||
Palestine | 1 (2008) | |||
Lebanon | 1 (2012) | |||
Kuwait | 1 (2022) |
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