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

. 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, ...

. 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

*All times listed are (

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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

;4 goals *

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 ...

* Qasim Said ;2 goals * Jaycee Okwunwanne *

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 * Abdulwahab Al Safi *

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 ...

* Omid Nazari *

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 ...

* Amjad Radhi *

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 ...

* Khalil Bani Attiah *

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 ...

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 ...

* Abbas Atwi *

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 ...

* Mohammed Al Seyabi * Eyad Abugharqud *

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 ...

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 ...

* Abdullah Otayf * Ahmad Al Salih ;Own goal *

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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