West Asian Football Federation
![]() Logo since 2023 | |
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Formation | 15 May 2001[1] |
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Type | Sports organization |
Headquarters | Amman, Jordan |
Membership | 12 member associations |
President | Prince Ali bin Al Hussein |
Parent organization | AFC |
Website | the-waff.com (in English) |
The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF; Arabic: اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم) is a regional sub-confederation of association football, governed under the Asian Football Confederation. Founded in 2001, it governs football, futsal and beach football for nations in West Asia. The WAFF consists of 12 member associations.
History
[edit]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]
Members
[edit]Code | Association | National teams | Founded | FIFA affiliation |
UEFA affiliation |
IOC member |
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BHR | ![]() |
1957 | 1968 | 2010 | Yes | |
IRQ | ![]() |
1948 | 1950 | 2001 | Yes | |
JOR | ![]() |
1949 | 1956 | 2001 | Yes | |
KUW | ![]() |
1952 | 1964 | 2010 | Yes | |
LBN | ![]() |
1933 | 1936 | 2001 | Yes | |
OMA | ![]() |
1978 | 1978 | 2010 | Yes | |
PLE | ![]() |
1998 | 1998 | 2001 | Yes | |
QAT | ![]() |
1960 | 1963 | 2009 | Yes | |
KSA | ![]() |
1956 | 1956 | 2010 | Yes | |
SYR | ![]() |
1936 | 1937 | 2001 | Yes | |
UAE | ![]() |
1971 | 1974 | 2009 | Yes | |
YEM | ![]() |
1962 | 1980 | 2009 | Yes |
Former members
[edit]Association | Year | Note |
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2001–2014 | [a] |
Competitions
[edit]Current title holders
[edit]Tournament | Year | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next edition[4] | ||
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Men's national teams | |||||||
WAFF Championship | 2019 (Final) | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
2025 | ||
WAFF U-23 Championship | 2025 | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
TBD | ||
WAFF U-19 Championship | 2024 | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
2025 | ||
WAFF U-16 Championship | 2024 | ![]() |
2nd | ![]() |
TBD | ||
WAFF Futsal Championship | 2022 | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
TBD | ||
WAFF Beach Soccer Championship | 2022 | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
TBD | ||
Women's national teams | |||||||
WAFF Women's Championship | 2024 | ![]() |
6th | ![]() |
2026 | ||
WAFF U-20 Girls Championship | 2025 | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
TBD | ||
WAFF U-17 Girls Championship | 2025 | ![]() |
3rd | ![]() |
TBD | ||
WAFF U-14 Girls Championship | 2023 | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
TBD | ||
WAFF Futsal Women's Championship | 2022 | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
TBD | ||
Men's club teams | |||||||
— | |||||||
Women's club teams | |||||||
WAFF Women's Clubs Championship | 2022 | ![]() |
1st | ![]() |
2024 |
Titles by nation
[edit]- As of 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 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
[edit]Men's national football team
[edit]- As of 23 June 2022
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Leading Men's team: ![]()
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Women's national football team
[edit]
- As of 24 March 2023
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Leading Women's team: ![]()
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Men's national futsal team
[edit]WAFF | FIFA | +/− | National Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 35 | ![]() |
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1115.99 |
2 | 42 | ![]() |
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1091.27 |
3 | 48 | ![]() |
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1049.97 |
4 | 53 | ![]() |
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1032.42 |
5 | 73 | ![]() |
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978.69 |
6 | 81 | ![]() |
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968.31 |
7 | 93 | ![]() |
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945.32 |
8 | 96 | ![]() |
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940.88 |
9 | 102 | ![]() |
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925.95 |
10 | 122 | ![]() |
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863.57 |
- Note: (*) Inactive
Women's national futsal team
[edit]WAFF | FIFA | +/− | National Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 29 | ![]() |
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981.18 |
2 | 34 | ![]() |
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974.58 |
3 | 37 | ![]() |
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962.22 |
4 | 51 | ![]() |
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899.62 |
5 | 53 | ![]() |
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887.88 |
6 | 55 | ![]() |
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885.35 |
7 | 62 | ![]() |
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863.43 |
8 | 67 | ![]() |
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848.46 |
- Note: (*) Inactive
Men's national beach soccer team
[edit]AFF Men's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWW
Update: 8 April 2024
WAFF | World | Country | Points |
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1 | 7 | ![]() |
1955.75 |
2 | 17 | ![]() |
1172.75 |
3 | 24 | ![]() |
696 |
4 | 44 | ![]() |
298.5 |
5 | 55 | ![]() |
222 |
6 | 57 | ![]() |
199 |
7 | 63 | ![]() |
132.75 |
Controversy
[edit]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
[edit]- FIFA
- Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
- ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)
- Central Asian Football Association (CAFA)
- East Asian Football Federation (EAFF)
- South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)
- Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Formed the Central Asian Football Association
References
[edit]- ^ "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. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking" (PDF). FIFA. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "The FIFA Women's Futsal World Ranking" (PDF). FIFA. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 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
[edit]- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Arabic)