The 2012 WAFF Championship was the 7th WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation. It was hosted by Kuwait from 8 to 20 December 2012.[2][3] The defending champions were Kuwait. However, they did not get past the group stage. The tournament was won by Syria for the first time.
7th "WAFF" Championship for men[1] | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Kuwait |
Dates | 8–20 December |
Teams | 11 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 19 |
Goals scored | 31 (1.63 per match) |
Attendance | 32,950 (1,734 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (4 goals each) |
Participants
edit11 members from 13 members of WAFF participated in this tournament.
Country | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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2nd | Group stage (2010) | |
7th | Champions (2000, 2004, 2007, 2008) | |
6th | Champions (2002) | |
7th | Runners-up (2002, 2008) | |
2nd | Champions (2010) | |
5th | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007) | |
3rd | Group Stage (2008, 2010) | |
7th | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010) | |
1st | None | |
7th | Runners-up (2000, 2004) | |
2nd | Semi-finals (2010) |
Note:
Qatar and
United Arab Emirates did not enter.
Venues
editKuwait City | Al-Farwaniyah | |
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Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium | Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium | |
Capacity: 21,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
Draw of participating teams
editThe draw took place on 16 September 2012 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.[4][5] The eleven teams were drawn into three groups based on team rankings. Two groups include four teams and one group has three teams.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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- Did not enter
Qatar and
United Arab Emirates did not enter.
Squads
editTournament
edit- All times listed are (UTC+3)
Group stage
editKey to colours in group tables |
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Group winners and best runner-up advance to the semi-finals |
Group A
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
Lebanon | 0–1 | |
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Report | Abugharqud |
Group B
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Iran | 0–0 | |
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Report |
Bahrain | 1–0 | |
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Okwunwanne |
Report |
Yemen | 0–1 | |
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Report | Otayf |
Bahrain | 1–0 | |
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Okwunwanne |
Report |
Group C
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Jordan | 1–2 | |
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Bani Attiah |
Report | Al Douni |
Ranking of second-placed teams
editAt the end of the group stage, a comparison will be made between the second-placed teams of each group. Matches against the fourth-placed team in Group A and B group are not included in this ranking. The best second-placed team advance to the semifinals.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Knockout stage
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
18 December – Al Farwaniyah | ||||||
0 | ||||||
20 December – Kuwait City | ||||||
2 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
18 December – Kuwait City | ||||||
1 | ||||||
1 (2) | ||||||
1 (3) | ||||||
Third place | ||||||
20 December – Al Farwaniyah | ||||||
1 | ||||||
0 |
Semi-finals
editBahrain | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
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Al Safi |
Report | Al Douni |
Penalties | ||
Husain Moosa Saad Al Alawi Salman |
2–3 |
Third place play-off
editFinal
editChampion
edit2012 WAFF Championship champion |
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Syria First title |
Goalscorers
edit- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
Hamdi Al Masri (playing against Iraq)
References
edit- ^ "Regulation – 7th "WAFF" Championship for men" (PDF). The-WAFF.com. West Asian Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "بطولة غرب آسيا للرجال تقام في الكويت". Asian Football Confederation. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "7TH WAFF championship 2012 to be played in Kuwait". West Asian Football Federation. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "WAFF 7th men Championship draw results". West Asian Football Federation. 16 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013.
- ^ زريقات يرأس وفد اتحاد غرب آسيا بقرعة بطولة الرجال في الكويت (in Arabic). كووورة. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.