2012 WAFF Championship
7th WAFF Championship, held in Kuwait in 2012
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. The defending champions were Kuwait. However, they did not get past the group stage. The tournament was won by Syria for the first time.
01Participants
11 members from 13 members of WAFF participated in this tournament.
| Country | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 2nd | Group stage (2010) |
| Iran | 7th | Champions (2000, 2004, 2007, 2008) |
| Iraq | 6th | Champions (2002) |
| Jordan | 7th | Runners-up (2002, 2008) |
| Kuwait (hosts) | 2nd | Champions (2010) |
| Lebanon | 5th | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007) |
| Oman | 3rd | Group Stage (2008, 2010) |
| Palestine | 7th | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010) |
| Saudi Arabia | 1st | None |
| Syria | 7th | Runners-up (2000, 2004) |
| Yemen | 2nd | Semi-finals (2010) |
Note:
- Qatar and United Arab Emirates did not enter.
02Venues
| Kuwait City | Al-Farwaniyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium | Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium | |
| Capacity: 21,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
03Draw of participating teams
The draw took place on 16 September 2012 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jordan (87) |
- Did not enter
Qatar and United Arab Emirates did not enter.
04Tournament
- All times listed are (UTC+3)
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners and best runner-up advance to the semi-finals |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Kuwait (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Palestine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
(H) Hosts 8 December 2012 17:25 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq) 8 December 2012 19:30 Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (UAE) 11 December 2012 17:25 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Nasser Al-Ghafari (Jordan) 11 December 2012 19:30
| Lebanon | 0-1 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abugharqud 74' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Yemen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| Iran | 0-0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Bahrain | 1-0 | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Okwunwanne 87' | Report |
| Yemen | 0-1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Otayf 39' |
| Bahrain | 1-0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Okwunwanne 77' | Report |
Group C
Source: 10 December 2012 17:25 Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait) 13 December 2012 17:25 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (UAE) 16 December 2012 17:25| Jordan | 1-2 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Bani Attiah 22' | Report | Al Douni 62', 82' |
Ranking of second-placed teams
At 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.
Source:Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 December, Al Farwaniyah | ||||||
| Oman | 0 | |||||
| 20 December, Kuwait City | ||||||
| Iraq | 2 | |||||
| Iraq | 0 | |||||
| 18 December, Kuwait City | ||||||
| Syria | 1 | |||||
| Bahrain | 1 (2) | |||||
| Syria (pen.) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 20 December, Al Farwaniyah | ||||||
| Oman | 1 | |||||
| Bahrain | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
18 December 2012 17:30 Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah Attendance: 500 Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (UAE) 18 December 2012 19:30| Bahrain | 1-1 (a.e.t.) | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Al Safi 67' | Report | Al Douni 72' |
| Penalties | ||
| Husain Moosa Saad Al Alawi Salman |
2-3 | Jafal Salih Habib Khadouj Al Douni |
Third place play-off
20 December 2012 16:10 Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah Attendance: 100 Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)Final
20 December 2012 18:45 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)05Champion
| 2012 WAFF Championship champion |
|---|
Syria First title |
06Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Abdulwahab Al Safi
- Yaghoub Karimi
- Omid Nazari
- Hammadi Ahmed
- Amjad Radhi
- Ahmed Yasin
- Khalil Bani Attiah
- Bader Al-Mutawa
- Abdulhadi Khamis
- Abbas Atwi
- Adnan Haidar
- Mohammed Al Seyabi
- Eyad Abugharqud
- Ashraf Nu'man
- Imad Zatara
- Abdullah Otayf
- Ahmad Al Salih
- Own goal
- Hamdi Al Masri (playing against Iraq)
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