The 2012 WAFF Championship was the 7th
WAFF Championship
The West Asian Football Federation Championship (), or simply WAFF Championship, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), the ...
, an international tournament for member nations of the
West Asian Football Federation
The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF; ar, اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم, Ittiḥād Gharb Āsiyā li-Kurat al-Qadam), founded in 2001, is an association of the football playing nations in Western Asia. Its founding members ...
. It was hosted by
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
from 8 to 20 December 2012. The defending champions were
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
. However, they did not get past the group stage. The tournament was won by Syria for the first time.
Venues
Draw of participating teams
The draw took place on 16 September 2012 in
Kuwait City
Kuwait City ( ar, مدينة الكويت) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economical centre of the emirate, ...
,
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
.
The eleven teams were drawn into three groups based on team rankings. Two groups include four teams and one group has three teams.
;Did not enter
and did not enter.
Squads
Tournament
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Group Stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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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.
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Third place play-off
Final
Champion
Goalscorers
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Ahmad Al Douni
Ahmad Al Douni ( ar, أحمد الدوني; born 4 February 1989) is a Syrian Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward.
Career statistics
International career
International goals
:''Syria's sco ...
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Qasim Said
;2 goals
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Jaycee Okwunwanne
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Yousef Nasser
Yousef Nasser Al-Sulaiman ( ar, يوسف ناصر, born 9 October 1990) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kuwaiti Premier League club Qadsiya SC.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Kuwait's goal tall ...
;1 goal
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Abdulwahab Al Safi
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Yaghoub Karimi
Yaghoub Karimi ( fa, یعقوب کریمی; August 31, 1991) is an Iranian football midfielder.
Club career
Pas
He joined Pas in the summer 2003 from the youth academy. He played five seasons for Pas youth team.
Esteghlal
In summer 2009, Ka ...
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Omid Nazari
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Hammadi Ahmed
Hammadi Ahmed Abdullah Al-Daiya ( ar, حمادي احمد عبدالله الدعية; born 18 October 1989 in Samarra) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and the Iraq national team.
Club career
...
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Amjad Radhi
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Ahmed Yasin
Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Hassan Yassin ( ar, الشيخ أحمد إسماعيل حسن ياسين; 1 January 1937 – 22 March 2004) was a Palestinian politician and imam who founded Hamas, a militant Islamist and Palestinian nationalist organi ...
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Khalil Bani Attiah
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Bader Al-Mutawa
Bader Ahmed al-Mutawa ( ar, بدر أحمد المطوع; born 10 January 1985) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays for Qadsia and the Kuwait national team, where he usually operates as a second striker. He wears the jersey number ...
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Abdulhadi Khamis
Abdulhadi Khamis ( ar, عبد الهادي خميس خضير, born 19 December 1990) is a Kuwaiti footballer who plays as a forward for the Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwait Premier League (), known as STC Premier League due to sponsorship rea ...
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Abbas Atwi
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Adnan Haidar
Adnan Mahmoud Haidar ( ar, عدنان محمود حيدر, ; born 3 August 1989) is a professional Association football, football player and coach. A midfielder, he is a player-assistant coach for Norwegian club .
Born and raised in Norway, Ha ...
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Mohammed Al Seyabi
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Eyad Abugharqud
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Ashraf Nu'man
Ashraf Nu'man Al-Fawaghra ( ar, أشرف نعمان الفواغرة; born 29 July 1986) is a Palestinian footballer who plays for Shabab Al-Khalil of the West Bank Premier League and the Palestine national team as a forward or attacking midfi ...
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Imad Zatara
Imad Zatara (Arabic: عماد زعترة; born on 1 October 1984) is a Palestinian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Early career
Zatara began his career in FC Inter Orhoy, a club famous for bringing players ...
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Abdullah Otayf
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Ahmad Al Salih
;Own goal
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Hamdi Al Masri
Hamdi Al Masri ( ar, حمدي المصري , born 7 April 1983) is a Syrian footballer who plays as a defender and defensive midfielder for Nawair SC which competes in the Syrian Premier League
The Syrian Premier League ( ar, الدوري ا ...
(playing against Iraq)
References
External links
Official Website
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2012
2012 in Asian football
2012
2012–13 in Kuwaiti football
2012–13 in Jordanian football
2012–13 in Iraqi football
2012–13 in Iranian football
2012–13 in Omani football
2012–13 in Bahraini football
2012–13 in Yemeni football
2012–13 in Palestinian football
2012–13 in Saudi Arabian football
2012–13 in Lebanese football
2012–13 in Syrian football