West Asian Football Federation
Prince Ali bin Al Hussein | |
Parent organization | AFC |
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Website | the-waff.com (in English) |
The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) founded in 2001, is a regional sub-confederation of football, governed under the Asian Football Confederation, for nations in West Asia. The WAFF consists of 12 member associations.
History
The founding members of the West Asian Football Federation are
Member associations
Association | Joining year | National team | Top Tiers League (Men's) |
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Bahrain | 2010 | Bahraini Premier League | |
Iraq | 2001 (Founding member) | Iraq Stars League | |
Jordan | 2001 (Founding member) | Jordanian Pro League | |
Kuwait | 2010 | Kuwait Premier League | |
Lebanon | 2001 (Founding member) | Lebanese Premier League | |
Oman | 2010 | Oman Professional League | |
Palestine | 2001 (Founding member) | Palestine Premier League
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Qatar | 2009 | Qatar Stars League | |
Saudi Arabia | 2010 | Saudi Pro League | |
Syria
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2001 (Founding member) | Syrian Premier League | |
United Arab Emirates | 2009 | UAE Pro League | |
Yemen | 2009 | Yemeni League | |
Former member | |||
Iran | 2001–2016 (Founding member) | Persian Gulf Pro League |
Competitions
Current title holders
Tournament | Year | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next edition[4] | Dates | ||
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National teams | ||||||||
WAFF Championship | 2019 (Final) | Bahrain | 1st | Iraq | 2023 (Final) | TBD | ||
WAFF U-23 Championship | 2023 | Iraq | 1st | Iran | 2024 | 18-26 March | ||
WAFF U-18 Championship | 2021 | Iraq | 2nd | Lebanon | 2024 | June 25 to July 4 | ||
WAFF U-16 Championship | 2023 | Yemen
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2nd | Saudi Arabia
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2024 | August | ||
Futsal Championship | 2022 | Kuwait | 1st | Saudi Arabia | TBD | |||
Beach Soccer Championship | 2022 | United Arab Emirates | 1st | Oman | 2024 | September | ||
National teams (women) | ||||||||
WAFF Women's Championship | 2022 | Jordan | 5th | Lebanon | 2024 | 18-28 February | ||
U-18 Girls' Championship | 2022 | Lebanon
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2nd | Syria
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2024 | TBD | ||
U-17 Girls' Championship | 2023 | Syria | 1st | Jordan | 2024 | December | ||
U-14 Girls' Championship | 2023 | Syria | 1st | Lebanon | TBD | |||
Futsal Women's Championship | 2022
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Iraq | 1st | Saudi Arabia | TBD | |||
Club teams (women) | ||||||||
Women's Clubs Championship | 2022 | Safa | 1st | Orthodox Club | 2024 | September or October |
Titles by nation
After 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Jordan (JOR) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 |
2 | Iran (IRI) | 12 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
3 | Iraq (IRQ) | 8 | 3 | 9 | 20 |
4 | Lebanon (LBN) | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
5 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
6 | Syria (SYR) | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
7 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
8 | Kuwait (KUW) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Bahrain (BHR) | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
10 | Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
11 | Yemen (YEM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
12 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Oman (OMA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
15 | Palestine (PLE) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
16 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (18 entries) | 51 | 51 | 62 | 164 |
FIFA World Rankings
Men's national football team
WAFF Men's National Football Team Ranking by FIFA
Update: 23 June 2022
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Leading Men's team:
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Women's national football team
WAFF Women's National Football Team Ranking by FIFA
Update: 24 March 2023
** Inactive for more than 18 months and therefore not ranked |
Leading Women's team:
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Men's national futsal team
WAFF Men's National Futsal Team Ranking by Futsal World Ranking
Update: June 2022
WAFF | AFC | FIFA | Country | Points |
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1 | 8 | 41 | Kuwait | 1073 |
2 | 10 | 45 | Iraq | 1033 |
3 | 11 | 46 | Lebanon | 1032 |
4 | 14 | 67 | Bahrain | 897 |
5 | 17 | 77 | Saudi Arabia | 855 |
6 | 20 | 88 | Qatar | 807 |
7 | 22 | 90 | Oman | 783 |
8 | 24 | 98 | United Arab Emirates | 697 |
9 | 25 | 102 | Palestine | 680 |
* | * | * | Jordan | 877* |
* | * | * | Syria | 651* |
* | * | * | Yemen | 578* |
- Note: (*) Inactive
Women's national futsal team
WAFF Women's National Futsal Team Ranking by The Roon Ba
Update: December 2022
WAFF | AFC | World | Country | Points |
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1 | 5 | 26 | Jordan | 5280 |
2 | 11 | 43 | Syria | 5036 |
3 | 15 | 49 | Lebanon | 4913 |
4 | 16 | 51 | Bahrain | 4854 |
5 | 19 | 57 | Iraq | 4716 |
6 | 20 | 63 | Palestine | 4505 |
7 | 23 | 69 | Saudi Arabia | 4311 |
8 | 24 | 71 | United Arab Emirates | 4264 |
9 | 25 | 72 | Kuwait | 4191 |
10 | 31 | 80 | Oman | 3443 |
11 | 33 | 81 | Qatar | 3384 |
- Note: (*) Inactive
Men's national beach soccer team
AFF Men's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWW
Update: December 2021
WAFF | Country | Points |
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1 | United Arab Emirates | 776 |
2 | Oman | 500 |
3 | Palestine | 118 |
4 | Lebanon | 100 |
5 | Bahrain | 60 |
6 | Kuwait | 49 |
7 | Iraq | 41 |
8 | Syria | 37 |
9 | Qatar | 31 |
10 | Saudi Arabia | 30 |
Controversy
On 29 January 2015, after the defeat of
See also
References
- ^ "Chapter 1". Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
- ^ "WAFF Articles and Definitions". The-waff.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ^ "Central Asians meet Sheikh Salman to create CAFA". aff.org.af. 17 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Championships". www.the-waff.com. West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Angry Gulf nations leading charge to kick Australia out of Asian Football Confederation". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
External links
- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Arabic)