2010 Waff Championship
The 2010 WAFF Championship was the 6th edition of the West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for selected West Asian countries and territories.
It was hosted by Jordan, after Lebanon was deemed not capable of hosting. The competition was eventually won for the first time by Kuwait, after beating defending champions, Iran.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Jordan |
| Dates | 24 September – 3 October |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Kuwait (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Iran |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 36 (3 per match) |
| Attendance | 92,000 (7,667 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ali Al-Nono (4 goals) |
Participants
9 members from 13 members of WAFF participated in this tournament.
| Country | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Bahrain | 1st | None |
| Iran | 6th | Champions (2000, 2004, 2007, 2008) |
 Iraq | 5th | Champions (2002) |
 Jordan (hosts) | 6th | Runners-up (2002, 2008) |
| Kuwait | 1st | None |
 Oman | 2nd | Group Stage (2008) |
 Palestine | 6th | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008) |
 Syria | 6th | Runners-up (2000, 2004) |
| Yemen | 1st | None |
Note:
Saudi Arabia, 
Lebanon, 
Qatar and 
United Arab Emirates did not enter.
Draw
Nine teams entered the tournament and were drawn into three groups of three teams. The draw for the competition was made on Thursday 1 July 2010.
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
|---|---|---|
Venue
| 2010 WAFF Championship (Jordan) | Amman | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| King Abdullah II Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 20,000 | |||
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Squads
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| 2 | Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 | Oman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| Bahrain | 2–0 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
Abdullatif  63', 67' | Report |
| Oman | 2–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Hadid 40' Abdul-Karim 45' | Report | Meydavoudi 17' Teymourian 53' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Jordan (H) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Syria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
| Jordan | 1–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Deeb 13' | Report | Al-Zino 82' |
| Kuwait | 2–2 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Nasser 60' Soud Al Mejmed 78' | Report | Abdel-Fattah 38', 51' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Yemen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Palestine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Ranking of second-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Yemen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| 2 | A | Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 | B | Jordan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
| Kuwait | 1–1 | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Rashidi 73' | Al-Nono 55' | |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Final
| Iran | 1–2 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Meydavoudi 90+5' | Mashaan 10' Nasser 40' |
Champion
| 2010 WAFF Championship champion |
|---|
 Kuwait First title |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Mohammad Gholami- Jalal Hosseini
- Mehrdad Oladi
- Andranik Teymourian
Nashat Akram- Hawar Mulla Mohammed
- Samal Saeed
Abdullah Deeb
Soud Al-Magmed- Abdul-Aziz Al-Mashaan
- Hussain Al-Moussawi
- Ahmed Saad Al-Rashidi
- Mohammed Rashed
Yaqoob Abdul-Karim- Osama Hadid
Suleiman Obeid
Ahmad Omaier- Mohamed Al Zeno
Haitham Thabit
Sponsors
- Fly Emirates
- Nike
- Toshiba
- Nikon
- Epson
- Arabic and Iranian Sponsors
References
External links
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