2000 WAFF Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Jordan |
| Dates | 23 May – 3 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  2002 → |
The 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship, also known as the King Hussein Cup, was the first edition of the WAFF Championship; it took part in Amman, the capital of Jordan. Iran won the final against Syria 1–0. The eight entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Kazakhstan (invited nation), Kyrgyzstan (invited nation), and host nation Jordan. The finals took place between 23 May and 3 June 2000.[1]
The teams were grouped into two groups of four, playing a round-robin format. Semi-finals and finals followed, played by the top two teams from each group.
Participants
The first West Asian Cup was the only one with two guest members, from the Central Asian Football Association. Every country affiliated with WAFF was invited the tournament: Jordan—host nation—, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, and Lebanon, while two places where given two Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. A total of eight teams participated.
| Country | Appearance |
|---|---|
| Iran
|
1st |
 Iraq
|
1st |
 Jordan (hosts)
|
1st |
 Kazakhstan (invitee)
|
1st |
 Kyrgyzstan (invitee)
|
1st |
 Lebanon
|
1st |
 Palestine
|
1st |
 Syria
|
1st |
Venues
All matches took place in Amman. One stadium was used, the King Abdullah II Stadium.
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2000 WAFF Championship (Jordan) |
Amman | ||
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| King Abdullah II Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 20,000 | |||
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Match officials
Twenty referees and ten linesmen participated in the tournament: sixteen from participating teams, and four from neutral countries.
The following is the list of officials who served as referees and (in italic) linesmen:
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Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Syria
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Kazakhstan
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
| Palestine
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| Iran | 3–0 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
 45' |
| Kazakhstan | 0–4 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Azzam 26' Boushi 56'Haj Moustafa 57'Al Beetar 82' |
| Palestine | 2–3 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Lafi 55' Al-Faran 83' |
Kadyrkulov 29', 88' Bogatyrev 43' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| Jordan (H)
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| Lebanon
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Kyrgyzstan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
| Jordan | 2–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
Al-Shagran 68' |
| Lebanon | 2–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Zein 41' Antar 76' |
| Iraq | 4–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
Mohammed 67' |
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
| Iran | 1–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Bakhtiarizadeh 36' |
Champion
| 2000 WAFF Championship winners |
|---|
 Iran First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 34 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.12 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
- Ali Karimi
2 goals
1 goal
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh- Vahid Hashemian
- Ali Samereh
Hussam Fawzi- Hamza Hadi
- Ahmad Kadhim
- Hesham Mohammed
- Abbas Obeid
Abdullah Abu Zema- Badran Al-Shagran
- Jeris Tadrus
Vencheslav Bogatyrev
Roda Antar
Adel Al-Faran
Ahmad Azzam- Mouhanad Boushi
- Nihad Haj Moustafa
References
- ^ "West Asian Championship [Malek Hussein Cup] (Jordan) 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 July 2020.