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West Asian Football Federation

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West Asian Football Federation
Formation15 May 2001; 23 years ago (2001-05-15)[1]
TypeSports organization
HeadquartersAmman, Jordan
Membership12 member associations
President
Prince Ali bin Al Hussein
Parent organization
AFC
Websitethe-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

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The founding members of the West Asian Football Federation are Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. In 2009, three more associations, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Yemen, joined the federation. Four other West Asian nations, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia, joined in 2010.[2] Iran left the federation on 10 June 2014, with the creation of the Central Asian Football Association.[3]

Member associations

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Association Joining year National team Top Tiers League (Men's)
Bahrain Bahrain 2010 Bahraini Premier League
Iraq Iraq 2001 (founding member) Iraq Stars League
Jordan Jordan 2001 (founding member) Jordanian Pro League
Kuwait Kuwait 2010 Kuwait Premier League
Lebanon Lebanon 2001 (founding member) Lebanese Premier League
Oman Oman 2010 Oman Professional League
State of Palestine Palestine 2001 (founding member) West Bank Premier League, Gaza Strip Premier League
Qatar Qatar 2009 Qatar Stars League
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 2010 Saudi Pro League
Syria Syria 2001 (founding member) Syrian Premier League
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 2009 UAE Pro League
Yemen Yemen 2009 Yemeni League
Former member
Iran Iran 2001–2016 (founding member) Persian Gulf Pro League

Competitions

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Current title holders

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Tournament Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition[4] Dates
National teams
WAFF Championship 2019 (Final)  Bahrain 1st  Iraq 2023 (Final) TBD
WAFF U-23 Championship 2024  South Korea 1st  Australia 2025 TBD
WAFF U-19 Championship 2024  Saudi Arabia 1st  United Arab Emirates 2025
WAFF U-18 Championship 2021  Iraq 2nd  Lebanon TBD TBD
WAFF U-16 Championship 2024  Syria 2nd  Saudi Arabia TBD TBD
Futsal Championship 2022  Kuwait 1st  Saudi Arabia TBD TBD
Beach Soccer Championship 2022  United Arab Emirates 1st  Oman TBD TBD
Women's national teams
WAFF Women's Championship 2024  Jordan 6th  Nepal 2026 TBD
U-18 Girls' Championship 2024  Jordan 2nd  Syria TBD TBD
U-17 Girls' Championship 2023  Syria 1st  Jordan TBD TBD
U-14 Girls' Championship 2023  Syria 1st  Lebanon TBD
Futsal Women's Championship 2022  Iraq 1st  Saudi Arabia TBD
Club teams
WAFF Club Championship 2025 TBD
Women's club teams
Women's Clubs Championship 2022 Lebanon Safa 1st Jordan Orthodox Club 2024 September or October

Titles by nation

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After 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Jordan (JOR)12121135
2 Iran (IRI)126119
3 Iraq (IRQ)83920
4 Lebanon (LBN)58417
5 United Arab Emirates (UAE)3238
6 Syria (SYR)261119
7 Saudi Arabia (KSA)2518
8 Kuwait (KUW)2013
9 Bahrain (BHR)12811
10 Qatar (QAT)1124
11 Yemen (YEM)1012
12 Japan (JPN)1001
 South Korea (KOR)1001
14 Oman (OMA)0235
15 Palestine (PLE)0178
16 Australia (AUS)0101
 India (IND)0101
 Nepal (NEP)0101
Totals (18 entries)515162164

FIFA World Rankings

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Men's national football team

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WAFF Men's National Football Team Ranking by FIFA
Update: 23 June 2022

Women's national football team

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WAFF Women's National Football Team Ranking by FIFA
Update: 24 March 2023

Men's national futsal team

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Futsal Rankings (as of 6 May 2024)[6]
WAFF FIFA +/− National Team Points
1 35 Steady  Kuwait 1115.99
2 42 Steady  Iraq 1091.27
3 48 Steady  Saudi Arabia 1049.97
4 53 Steady  Lebanon 1032.42
5 73 Steady  Bahrain 978.69
6 81 Steady  Jordan 968.31
7 93 Steady  Qatar 945.32
8 96 Steady  Oman 940.88
9 102 Steady  United Arab Emirates 925.95
10 122 Steady  Palestine 863.57
  • Note: (*) Inactive

Women's national futsal team

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Futsal Women's Rankings (as of 6 May 2024)[7]
WAFF FIFA +/− National Team Points
1 29 Steady  Lebanon 981.18
2 34 Steady  Palestine 974.58
3 37 Steady  Bahrain 962.22
4 51 Steady  Saudi Arabia 899.62
5 53 Steady  Iraq 887.88
6 55 Steady  United Arab Emirates 885.35
7 62 Steady  Kuwait 863.43
8 67 Steady  Oman 848.46
  • Note: (*) Inactive

Men's national beach soccer team

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AFF Men's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWW
Update: 8 April 2024

WAFF World Country Points
1 7  United Arab Emirates 1955.75
2 17  Oman 1172.75
3 24  Saudi Arabia 696
4 44  Bahrain 298.5
5 55  Kuwait 222
6 57  Palestine 199
7 63  Lebanon 132.75

Controversy

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On 29 January 2015, after the defeat of Iraq and the United Arab Emirates during the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, West Asian Football Federation members reportedly sought to remove Australia from the AFC primarily due to "Australia benefiting hugely from Asian involvement without giving much in return".[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chapter 1". Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
  2. ^ "WAFF Articles and Definitions". The-waff.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Championships". www.the-waff.com. West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  6. ^ "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking" (PDF). FIFA. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  7. ^ "The FIFA Women's Futsal World Ranking" (PDF). FIFA. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Angry Gulf nations leading charge to kick Australia out of Asian Football Confederation". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
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