2008 WAFF Championship
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The 2008 WAFF Championship was the fifth
West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Iran
.
Teams
4 members from 6 members of WAFF participated in this tournament. Oman and Qatar, which were not members of WAFF, also participated as guests.
Country | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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Iran (hosts) | 5th | Champions (2000, 2004, 2007) |
Jordan | 5th | Runners-up (2002) |
Oman (invitee) | 1st | None |
Palestine | 5th | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007) |
Qatar (invitee) | 1st | None |
Syria | 5th | Runners-up (2000, 2004) |
Note:
- Bahrain Were invited as guests but withdrew after being told that they could not play with their Olympic team.
- Iraq Withdrew from the tournament on 26 June 2008 due to the team being disbanded.[1]
- Lebanon the initial hosts of this tournament, would not participate in this edition.[why?]
Draw
The draw for the competition was made on 1 July 2008 in Amman, Jordan.
Venues
Tehran | ||
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Azadi Stadium | Takhti Stadium | |
Capacity: 100,000 | Capacity: 30,122 | |
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Iran (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
Qatar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
Palestine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Jordan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
Syria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
Oman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF.com
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
Iran | 2–0 | Syria |
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K. Rahmati 6' (pen.) Rezaei 52' |
Final
Champions
2008 WAFF Championship winners |
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Iran Fourth title |