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2008 WAFF Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 1–15 August |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iran (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Jordan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 26 (2.89 per match) |
| Top scorer | Kianoush Rahmati (3 goals) |
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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
[edit]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 | FIFA ranking (2 July 2008) |
Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran (hosts)
|
37 | 5th | Champions (2000, 2004, 2007) |
| Jordan
|
114 | 5th | Runners-up (2002) |
 Oman (invitee)
|
86 | 1st | None |
 Palestine
|
172 | 5th | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007) |
 Qatar (invitee)
|
80 | 1st | None |
 Syria
|
102 | 5th | Runners-up (2000, 2004) |
Note: (FIFA rankings are in brackets)
Bahrain (72) Were invited as guests but withdrew after being told that they could not play with their Olympic team.
Iraq (58) Withdrew from the tournament on 26 June 2008 due to the team being disbanded.[1]
Lebanon (150) the initial hosts of this tournament, would not participate in this edition.[why?]
Draw
[edit]Venues
[edit]| Tehran | ||
|---|---|---|
| Azadi Stadium | Takhti Stadium | |
| Capacity: 100,000 | Capacity: 30,122 | |
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Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Palestine | 0–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
F. Al Shammari  72' |
Group B
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Jordan | 3–1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Abdel-Fattah 6' Al-Nawateer 71', 84' |
Katkoot 26' (pen.) |
Knockout phase
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]| Iran | 2–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| K. Rahmati 6' (pen.) Rezaei 52' |
Final
[edit]Champions
[edit]| 2008 WAFF Championship winners |
|---|
 Iran Fourth title |