The 2023 West Asian Football Federation Championship will be the 10th edition of the WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF).
| بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | TBA |
| Dates | TBA |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 sub-confederations) |
← 2019 | |
The tournament was set to take place from 2 to 15 January 2021,[1] but was initially postponed to a later date that year.[2] On 29 July 2021, the WAFF announced that the tournament will take place between 20 March and 2 April 2023 in the United Arab Emirates.[3] However, on 6 February 2023, the WAFF announced that the UAE had withdrawn from hosting the tournament.[4] On 26 February 2023, the WAFF announced that the tournament would be postponed to a later date.[5]
In addition to 11 teams from the WAFF, Thailand from the ASEAN Football Federation were invited as guests.[6]
Teams
editParticipants
editInitially, all 12 WAFF nations had agreed to participate for the first time in the competition's history.[7] However, Qatar were later replaced by Thailand in January 2023.[6]
| Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain
|
5th | 2019 | Champions (2019) |
 Iraq
|
9th | 2019 | Champions (2002) |
 Jordan
|
10th | 2019 | Runners-up (2002, 2008, 2014) |
 Kuwait
|
5th | 2019 | Champions (2010) |
 Lebanon
|
8th | 2019 | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2019) |
 Oman
|
5th | 2014 | Third place (2012) |
 Palestine
|
10th | 2019 | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2019) |
 Saudi Arabia
|
4th | 2019 | Group stage (2012, 2014, 2019) |
 Syria
|
9th | 2019 | Champions (2012) |
 Thailand
|
1st | — | — |
 United Arab Emirates
|
1st | — | — |
 Yemen
|
4th | 2019 | Semi-finals (2010) |
Squads
editEach team must register a squad of 23 players, minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Nabil, Marwa (18 March 2020). اتحاد غرب آسيا يُحدد موعد النسخة العاشرة [The West Asian Federation sets the date for the tenth edition]. Almowaten (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "WAFF Championship 2021 postponed". Boxscore. AFC. 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ تحديد موعد بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم [The date of the WAFF Championship has been determined]. Kooora (in Arabic). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "الاتحاد الإماراتي يعتذر عن استضافة بطولة الرجال العاشرة". West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "تأجيل بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا العاشرة للرجال". West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 26 February 2023.
- ^ a b المنتخب التايلندي.. ضيفاً على بطولة الرجال العاشرة [The Thai national team is a guest in the 10th men's championship]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 12 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ عقد منتخبات غرب آسيا يكتمل لأول مرة في الإمارات [All West Asian teams will compete in the WAFF Championship for the first time in the UAE]. Kooora (in Arabic). 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
External links
edit- Official website (in Arabic)
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