2013 WAFF Championship

The 2013 West Asian Football Federation Championship (marketed as Qatar 2013)^[1] was the 8th WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation. The tournament was hosted by Qatar from 25 December 2013 to 7 January 2014 and the host country won the tournament for the first time.^[2] The 2012 champions, Syria, did not defend their title.

2013 WAFF Championship

8th WAFF Championship for men
Tournament details
Host country	Qatar
Dates	25 December 2013 – 7 January 2014
Teams	9
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Qatar (1st title)
Runners-up	Jordan
Third place	Bahrain
Fourth place	Kuwait
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	17 (1.31 per match)
Attendance	37,830 (2,910 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Boualem Khoukhi (6 goals)
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Venues

It was announced in October 2013 that three venues would be used, one in Al Rayyan and two in the capital Doha.^[3] On 4 December, it was announced that the Suheim bin Hamad Stadium (in Doha) would not feature in the tournament anymore.^[4]

Al Rayyan	Doha	Al Rayyan Doha Location of the host cities of the 2013 WAFF Championship.
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium (Al Sadd SC stadium)	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium (Lekhwiya SC stadium)
Capacity: 15,000	Capacity: 10,000

Participating teams and Draw

The draw took place on 11 November 2013 in Doha, Qatar.^[3] The nine teams were drawn into three groups based on team rankings. All groups included three teams each.

Country	Appearance	Previous best performance
Bahrain	3rd	Fourth place (2012)
Iraq	7th	Champions (2002)
Jordan	8th	Runners-up (2002, 2008)
Kuwait	3rd	Champions (2010)
Lebanon	6th	Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2012)
Oman	4th	Third place (2012)
Palestine	8th	Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Qatar (hosts)	2nd	Semi-finals (2008)
Saudi Arabia	2nd	Group stage (2012)

Did not enter

•  Iran^[5]
•  United Arab Emirates^[6]

Withdrew

•  Syria
•  Yemen^[7]

Squads

Main article: 2013 WAFF Championship squads

Match officials

The following is the list of referees the West Asian Football Federation appointed for the tournament.^[8]

Referees

• Jameel Abdulhusin
• Wang Di
• Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi
• Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed
• Abdullah Al Hilali
• Banjar Al-Dosari
• Marai Al-Awaji
• Kim Sang-Woo
• Valentin Kovalenko

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)

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Qatar (H)	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6
2	Palestine	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1
3	Saudi Arabia	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

25 December 2013

17:30

Qatar	1–0	Palestine
Hassan 90'	Report

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 4,720

Referee: Wang Di (China PR)

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28 December 2013

17:30

Palestine	0–0	Saudi Arabia
	Report

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 400

Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

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31 December 2013

17:30

Saudi Arabia	1–4	Qatar
Majrashi 31'	Report	Khouki 15', 55' Ahmed 57', 62'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 5,720

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Bahrain	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
2	Iraq	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
2	Oman	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

25 December 2013

20:00

Oman	0–0	Bahrain
	Report

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 750

Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)

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28 December 2013

20:00

Bahrain	0–0	Iraq
	Report

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 400

Referee: Marai Al-Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

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31 December 2013

20:00

Iraq	0–0	Oman
	Report

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 450

Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)

• 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.^[9]

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Jordan	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
2	Kuwait	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
3	Lebanon	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

26 December 2013

17:30

Jordan	0–0	Lebanon
	Report

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 4,320

Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq)

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29 December 2013

17:30

Lebanon	0–2	Kuwait
	Report	Al-Hajeri 41' Zaid 85'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 400

Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

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1 January 2014

17:30

Kuwait	1–2	Jordan
Al-Hajeri 20' (pen.)	Report	Murjan 12' Al-Dmeiri 72'

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 3,100

Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (South Korea)

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.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	C	Kuwait	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
2	B	undetermined[a]	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
3	A	Palestine	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. Iraq and Oman finished group B with an identical record, and equal claim on second place in the group. When the group winner was determined by a draw, the identity of second place was irrelevant, as qualification for the team coming second in this group was impossible, so no draw for second place took place.

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	4 January 2014 – Doha
	Qatar (a.e.t.)	3
					7 January 2014 – Al Rayyan
	Kuwait	0
					Qatar	2
	4 January 2014 – Doha
					Jordan	0
	Bahrain	0
	Jordan	1
					Third place
					7 January 2014 – Al Rayyan
					Kuwait	0 (2)
					Bahrain (pen.)	0 (3)

Semi-finals

4 January 2014

17:30

Qatar	3–0 (a.e.t.)	Kuwait
Khouki 93', 112' Assadalla 120'	Report

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 3,400

Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

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4 January 2014

20:30

Bahrain	0–1	Jordan
	Report	Duaij 67' (o.g.)

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq)

3rd Place Match

7 January 2014

16:15

Kuwait	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Bahrain
	Report
Penalties
	2–3

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 1,450

Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)

Final

7 January 2014

19:00

Qatar	2–0	Jordan
Khoukhi 52', 81'	Report

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 8,720

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Winners

2013 WAFF Championship winners
Qatar 1st title

Player awards

• Best Player: Ali Assadalla
• Top Scorer: Boualem Khoukhi
• Best Goalkeeper: Sayed Mohammed Jaffer

Statistics

Goalscorers

6 goals

• Boualem Khoukhi

2 goals

• Fahad Al-Hajeri
• Adel Ahmed

1 goal

• Mohammad Al-Dmeiri
• Saeed Murjan
• Faisal Zaid
• Ali Assadalla
• Moayad Hassan
• Mohammed Majrashi

Own goal

• Mohamed Duaij (playing against Jordan)

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Result
1	Qatar	4	4	0	0	10	1	+9
2	Jordan	4	2	1	1	3	3	0
3	Bahrain	4	0	3	1	0	1	−1
4	Kuwait	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2
5	Iraq	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	Eliminated in the group stage
5	Oman	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
7	Palestine	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1
8	Lebanon	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2
9	Saudi Arabia	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Note: As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.