The 2013 West Asian Football Federation Championship (marketed as Qatar 2013) was the 8th
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 g ...
, 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 a ...
. The tournament was hosted by
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
from 25 December 2013 to 7 January 2014 and the host country won the tournament for the first time. The 2012 champions,
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
, did not defend their title.
Venues
It was announced in October 2013 that three venues would be used. On 4 December, it was announced that the
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
The Suheim bin Hamad Stadium (), also known as Qatar SC Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. It is currently used mostly for football matches and home of the football team Qatar Sports Club.
History
The stadium was opened 1985 and ...
would not feature in the tournament anymore.
Draw
The draw took place on 11 November 2013 in
Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ...
,
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
. The nine teams were drawn into three groups based on team rankings. All groups included three teams each.
;Participants
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* (U-23's)
* (Reserve team)
* (Reserve team)
* (U-22's)
* (U-22's)
*
* (host) (Reserve team)
* (U-22's)
;Did not enter
*
*
;Withdrew
*
*
Squads
Match officials
The following is the list of referees the West Asian Football Federation appointed for the tournament.
;Referees
* Jameel Abdulhusin
* Wang Di
*
Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi
Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (born 1 January 1977) is an Iraqi football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA.
Sabah became a FIFA referee in 2002. He has served as a referee at competitions including the 2018 FIFA World Cup q ...
*
Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed
Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (born 2 May 1983) is an international association football referee from Malaysia. He became a FIFA referee in 2011.
Career
Nagor Amir became a professional referee in 2011 and has been an Malaysia Super League referee si ...
*
Abdullah Al Hilali
Abdullah Al Hilali (born January 1, 1970) is an Omani association football referee for FIFA, and the Asian Football Confederation. He has performed at many international football competitions since 2002 including the 2008 Summer Olympics, the AF ...
*
Banjar Al-Dosari
Banjar Mohammed Al Dosari (born 8 August 1981) is a Qatari football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA.
Al Dosari was a FIFA referee from 2008 to 2016. He has served as a referee at competitions including the 2014 FIF ...
*
Marai Al-Awaji
Marai Al Awaji (born 31 July 1973) is a Saudi professional football referee. He has been a full international for FIFA since 2010. He refereed some matches in AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual ...
Valentin Kovalenko
Valentin Kovalenko (born 9 August 1975) is an Uzbekistani football referee of Ukrainian and Russian origin. He referees at the Uzbekistan Super League and Uzbekistan Cup.
He refereed at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 2012 AFC Cup Final and 2014 World C ...
;Assistant referees
* Mu Yuxin
* Issa Al-Amawe
* Yaser Marad
* Samer Badr
* Mohd Kamil Tumin
* Amin Halabi
* Lee Jung-Min
* Rafael Ilyasov
Group stage
*All times listed are (
UTC+3
UTC+03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +03:00. In areas using this time offset, the time is three hours later than the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Following the ISO 8601 standard, a time with this offset would be wri ...
)
Group A
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Group B
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*Drawing of lots was used to determine the group winners. The draw was conducted after the final game in Group C. No determination was made by the organisers for second and third place.
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. The best second-placed team advance to the semifinals.
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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3rd Place Match
Final
Champion
Player awards
*Best Player:
Ali Assadalla
Ali Assadalla Qambar ( ar, علي أسد الله; born 19 January 1993), also known simply as Ali Asad, is a Qatari footballer who currently plays for Al Sadd as a midfielder. He also currently plays for the Qatar national team.
International ...
*Top Scorer:
Boualem Khoukhi
Boualem Khoukhi ( ar, بوعلام خوخي; born 9 July 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Al Sadd in the Qatar Stars League. Born in Algeria, he is naturalized to represent the Qatar national team.
Club career
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Boualem Khoukhi
Boualem Khoukhi ( ar, بوعلام خوخي; born 9 July 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Al Sadd in the Qatar Stars League. Born in Algeria, he is naturalized to represent the Qatar national team.
Club career
...
Adel Ahmed
Adel Ahmad (Arabic:
عادل أحمد; born 10 November 1990) is a Qatari footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, A ...
;1 goal
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Mohammad Al-Dmeiri
Mohammad Abdul-Samee' Mohammad Al-Dmeiri ( ar, محمد عبد السميع محمد الدميري; born 30 August 1987) is a Jordanian footballer who plays as a left back for Al-Wehdat and the Jordan national football team.
International goal ...
Faisal Zaid
Faisal Zayid Al-Harbi ( ar, فيصل زايد الحربي; born 9 October 1991) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Kuwait SC
Kuwait Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الكويت الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti ...
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Ali Assadalla
Ali Assadalla Qambar ( ar, علي أسد الله; born 19 January 1993), also known simply as Ali Asad, is a Qatari footballer who currently plays for Al Sadd as a midfielder. He also currently plays for the Qatar national team.
International ...
Mohammed Majrashi
Mohammed Yahya Majrashi ( ar, محمد يحيى مجرشي; born 20 May 1991) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Fayha. He played at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification
...
;Own goal
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Mohamed Duaij
Mohamed Duaij (born 24 July 1981) is a Bahraini professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Riffa S.C., Al-Riffa.Official website
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