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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 1–15 August |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 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(s) | Kianoush Rahmati (3 goals) |
| ← 2007 2010 → | |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Lebanon the initial hosts of this tournament, would not participate in this edition.
Draw
The draw for the competition was made on 1 July 2008 in Amman, Jordan.
Venues
  Tehran
|
Tehran | |
|---|---|---|
| Azadi Stadium | Takhti Stadium | |
| Capacity: 100,000 | Capacity: 30,122 | |
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Group stage
Group A
| 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 |
(H) Hosts
| Iran | 3–0 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
K. Rahmati  29' (pen.)Rezaei 40'Rafkhaei 86' |
| Palestine | 0–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| F. Al Shammari 72' |
| Qatar | 1–6 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah 52' |
Meydavoudi 10', 90' Alenemeh 33'Aghily 49' (pen.)Hajsafi 61'Rafkhaei 80' |
Group B
| 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 |
| Syria | 0–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Oman | 1–2 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Saleh 47' |
Ibrahim 11' Abadi 71' |
| Jordan | 3–1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Abdel-Fattah 6' Al-Nawateer 71', 84' |
Katkoot 26' (pen.) |
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
| Iran | 2–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| K. Rahmati 6' (pen.) Rezaei 52' |
| Jordan | 3–0 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Sheikh 45' Amer Deeb 71'Al-Saify 90' |
Final
| Iran | 2–1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Aghily 21' (pen.) K. Rahmati 85' |
Amer Deeb 82' |
Champions
| 2008 WAFF Championship winners |
|---|
 Iran Fourth title |
References
External links
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