2008 WAFF Championship
{{short description|5th WAFF Championship, held in Iran in 2008}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = WAFF Championship
| year = 2008
| othertitles =
| image =WAFFC 2008.gif
| size = 150 px
| caption =
| country = Iran
| dates = 1–15 August
| num_teams = 6
| confederations = 1
| venues = 2
| cities = 1
| champion = IRN
| count = 4
| second = JOR
| matches = 9
| goals = 26
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|IRN}} Kianoush Rahmati (3 goals)
| player =
| prevseason = 2007
| nextseason = 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.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
! style="width:160px;" |Country ! style="width:100px;" |Appearance ! style="width:100px;" |Previous best performance |
| {{fb|IRN}} (hosts)
|align="center" |5th |
| {{fb|JOR}}
|align="center" |5th |Runners-up (2002) |
| {{fb|OMN}} (invitee)
|align="center" |1st |None |
| {{fb|PLE}}
|align="center" |5th |
| {{fb|QAT}} (invitee)
|align="center" |1st |None |
| {{fb|SYR|1980}}
|align="center" |5th |
Note:
- {{fb|Bahrain}} Were invited as guests but withdrew after being told that they could not play with their Olympic team.
- {{fb|Iraq}} Withdrew from the tournament on 26 June 2008 due to the team being disbanded.[http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_167313498.html The-AFC.com – Iraq withdraw from WAFF Championship]
- {{fb|LIB}} the initial hosts of this tournament, would not participate in this edition.{{why|date=October 2014}}
Draw
Venues
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| rowspan="4"| {{location map+|Iran|float=right|width=250|caption=|places=
{{location map~|Iran|lat=35.55|long=51.42|label=Tehran|position=top}} }} !colspan=2|Tehran |
| Azadi Stadium |
| Capacity: 100,000
|Capacity: 30,122 |
| 200px
| 200px |
Group stage
= Group A =
|section=Group A
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|ptsfirst=y
|team1=IRN|name_IRN={{fb|Iran}}
|team2=QAT|name_QAT={{fb|Qatar}}
|team3=PLE|name_PLE={{fb|Palestine}}
|win_IRN=2|draw_IRN=0|loss_IRN=0|gf_IRN=9|ga_IRN=1|status_IRN=H
|win_QAT=1|draw_QAT=0|loss_QAT=1|gf_QAT=2|ga_QAT=6
|win_PLE=0|draw_PLE=0|loss_PLE=2|gf_PLE=0|ga_PLE=4
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/waff08.html RSSSF.com]
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 7 August 2008
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}}
| score = 3–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|Palestine}}
| goals1 = K. Rahmati {{goal|29|pen.}}
Rezaei {{goal|40}}
Rafkhaei {{goal|86}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Takhti Stadium, Tehran
| attendance = 5,000
| referee = Ahmad Delo (Syria)
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 9 August 2008
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Palestine}}
| score = 0–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|Qatar}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = F. Al Shammari {{goal|72}}
| stadium = Takhti Stadium, Tehran
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 11 August 2008
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Qatar}}
| score = 1–6
| team2 = {{fb|Iran}}
| goals1 = Abdullah {{goal|52}}
| goals2 = Meydavoudi {{goal|10||90}}
Alenemeh {{goal|33}}
Aghily {{goal|49|pen.}}
Hajsafi {{goal|61}}
Rafkhaei {{goal|80}}
| stadium = Takhti Stadium, Tehran
| attendance = 5,000
| referee = Yousef Shahin (Jordan)
}}
= Group B =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|ptsfirst=y
|team1=JOR|name_JOR={{fb|Jordan}}
|team2=SYR|name_SYR={{fb|Syria|1980}}
|team3=OMN|name_OMN={{fb|Oman}}
|win_JOR=1|draw_JOR=1|loss_JOR=0|gf_JOR=3|ga_JOR=1
|win_SYR=1|draw_SYR=1|loss_SYR=0|gf_SYR=2|ga_SYR=1
|win_OMN=0|draw_OMN=0|loss_OMN=2|gf_OMN=2|ga_OMN=5
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/waff08.html RSSSF.com]
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 7 August 2008
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Syria|1980}}
| score = 0–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|Jordan}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Takhti Stadium, Tehran
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 9 August 2008
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Oman}}
| score = 1–2
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|Syria|1980}}
| goals1 = Saleh {{goal|47}}
| goals2 = Ibrahim {{goal|11}}
Abadi {{goal|71}}
| stadium = Takhti Stadium, Tehran
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 11 August 2008
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Jordan}}
| score = 3–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|Oman}}
| goals1 = Abdel-Fattah {{goal|6}}
Al-Nawateer {{goal|71||84}}
| goals2 = Katkoot {{goal|26|pen.}}
| stadium = Takhti Stadium, Tehran
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
Knockout phase
= Semi-finals =
{{footballbox
| date = 13 August 2008
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Iran}}
| score = 2–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|Syria|1980}}
| goals1 = K. Rahmati {{goal|6|pen.}}
Rezaei {{goal|52}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Takhti Stadium, Tehran
| attendance = 4,000
| referee = Mohammad Abdollah (Qatar)
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 13 August 2008
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Jordan}}
| score = 3–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|Qatar}}
| goals1 = Al-Sheikh {{goal|45}}
Amer Deeb {{goal|71}}
Al-Saify {{goal|90}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Takhti Stadium, Tehran
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
= Final =
{{footballbox
| date = 15 August 2008
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Iran}}
| score = 2–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|Jordan}}
| goals1 = Aghily {{goal|21|pen.}}
K. Rahmati {{goal|85}}
| goals2 = Amer Deeb {{goal|82}}
| stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran
| attendance = 10,000
| referee = Mohamed Al Zarouni (UAE)
}}
Champions
{{winners|fb|2008 WAFF Championship winners|Iran|Fourth}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/waff.html Rsssf.com]
{{West Asian Football Federation Championship}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:WAFF}}
Category:2008 in Asian football
Category:2008–09 in Jordanian football
Category:2008–09 in Iranian football
Category:2008–09 in Qatari football
Category:2008–09 in Syrian football