2000 WAFF Championship
1st WAFF Championship, held in Jordan in 2000
The 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship, also known as the King Hussein Cup, was the first edition of the WAFF Championship; it took part in Amman, the capital of Jordan. Iran won the final against Syria 1-0. The eight entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Kazakhstan (invited nation), Kyrgyzstan (invited nation), and host nation Jordan. The finals took place between 23 May and 3 June 2000.
The teams were grouped into two groups of four, playing a round-robin format. Semi-finals and finals followed, played by the top two teams from each group.
01Participants
The first West Asian Cup was the only one with two guest members, from the Central Asian Football Association. Every country affiliated with WAFF was invited to the tournament: Jordan, host nation, , Iran, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, and Lebanon, while two places were given to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. A total of eight teams participated.
| Country | Appearance |
|---|---|
| Iran | 1st |
| Iraq | 1st |
| Jordan (hosts) | 1st |
| Kazakhstan (invitee) | 1st |
| Kyrgyzstan (invitee) | 1st |
| Lebanon | 1st |
| Palestine | 1st |
| Syria | 1st |
02Venues
All matches took place in Amman. One stadium was used, the King Abdullah II Stadium.
| Amman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| King Abdullah II Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 20,000 | |||
03Match officials
Twenty referees and ten linesmen participated in the tournament: sixteen from participating teams, and four from neutral countries.
The following is the list of officials who served as referees and (in italic) linesmen:
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04Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Syria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
| Palestine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| Iran | 3-0 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Karimi 6', 73' Hashemian 45' |
| Kazakhstan | 0-4 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Azzam 26' Boushi 56' Haj Moustafa 57' Al Beetar 82' |
| Palestine | 2-3 | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Lafi 55' Al-Faran 83' |
Kadyrkulov 29', 88' Bogatyrev 43' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| Jordan (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
(H) Hosts May 23, 2000 17:30
| Jordan | 2-0 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Abu Zema 28' (pen.) Al-Shagran 68' |
| Lebanon | 2-0 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Zein 41' Antar 76' |
| Iraq | 4-0 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Farhan 28', 35', 75' Mohammed 67' |
05Knockout phase
Semi-finals
May 31, 2000 17:30 King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman May 31, 2000 20:30 King Abdullah II Stadium, AmmanThird place match
June 2, 2000 17:30 King Abdullah II Stadium, AmmanFinal
June 3, 2000 20:30| Iran | 1-0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Bakhtiarizadeh 36' |
06Champion
| 2000 WAFF Championship winners |
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Iran First title |
07Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 34 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.12 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Sources and credits
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