| 8th WAFF Championship for men | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Qatar |
| Dates | 25 December 2013 – 7 January 2014 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue | 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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The2013 West Asian Football Federation Championship (marketed asQatar 2013)[1] was the 8thWAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of theWest Asian Football Federation. The tournament was hosted byQatar 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.
It was announced in October 2013 that three venues would be used, one inAl Rayyan and two in the capitalDoha.[3] On 4 December, it was announced that theSuheim bin Hamad Stadium (in Doha) would not feature in the tournament anymore.[4]
| 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 | |
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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) |
The following is the list of referees the West Asian Football Federation appointed for the tournament.[8]
Mu Yuxin Issa Al-Amawe Yaser Marad Samer Badr
Mohd Kamil Tumin Amin Halabi
Lee Jung-Min
Rafael Ilyasov| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| 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) | |||||
| 2013 WAFF Championship winners |
|---|
 Qatar 1st title |
Ali AssadallaBoualem KhoukhiSayed Mohammed JafferMohamed Duaij (playing against Jordan)| 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 |
Note: As per statistical convention in football, matches decided inextra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided bypenalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
