2025 WAFF Championship
| بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | TBA |
| Dates | TBA |
| Teams | 12 |
← 2019 | |
The 2025 West Asian Football Federation Championship will be the 10th edition of the WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF).
The tournament was set to take place from 2 to 15 January 2021,[1] but was initially postponed to a later date that year.[2] On 29 July 2021, the WAFF announced that the tournament would take place between 20 March and 2 April 2023 in the United Arab Emirates.[3]
However, on 6 February 2023, the WAFF announced that the UAE had withdrawn from hosting the tournament.[4] On 26 February 2023, the WAFF announced that the tournament would be postponed,[5] and it is now scheduled to be held in 2025.[6]
Teams
[edit]Participants
[edit]| Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain
|
5th | 2019 | Champions (2019) |
 Iraq
|
9th | 2019 | Champions (2002) |
 Jordan
|
10th | 2019 | Runners-up (2002, 2008, 2014) |
 Kuwait
|
5th | 2019 | Champions (2010) |
 Lebanon
|
8th | 2019 | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2019) |
 Oman
|
5th | 2014 | Third place (2012) |
 Palestine
|
10th | 2019 | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2019) |
 Saudi Arabia
|
4th | 2019 | Group stage (2012, 2014, 2019) |
 Syria
|
9th | 2019 | Champions (2012) |
 Qatar
|
3rd | 2019 | Champions (2013) |
 Yemen
|
4th | 2019 | Semi-finals (2010) |
See also
[edit]- 26th Arabian Gulf Cup
- 2024 WAFF Women's Championship
- 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
- 2024 SAFF Championship
- 2024 AFF Championship
- 2027 AFC Asian Cup
References
[edit]- ^ Nabil, Marwa (18 March 2020). اتحاد غرب آسيا يُحدد موعد النسخة العاشرة [The West Asian Federation sets the date for the tenth edition]. Almowaten (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "WAFF Championship 2021 postponed". Boxscore. AFC. 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ تحديد موعد بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم [The date of the WAFF Championship has been determined]. Kooora (in Arabic). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "الاتحاد الإماراتي يعتذر عن استضافة بطولة الرجال العاشرة". West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "تأجيل بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا العاشرة للرجال". West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 26 February 2023.
- ^ "اتحاد غرب آسيا يناقش مع الاتحادات الأهلية أجندة مسابقات ٢٠٢٥". West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 9 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Arabic)
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