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West Asian Football Federation

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Governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in West Asia
West Asian Football Federation
Logo since 2023
Member countries
Formation15 May 2001; 24 years ago (2001-05-15)[1]
TypeSports organization
HeadquartersAmman,Jordan
Membership12 member associations
President
Prince Ali bin Al Hussein
Parent organization
AFC
Websitethe-waff.com(in English)

TheWest Asian Football Federation (WAFF;Arabic:اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم) is a regional sub-confederation ofassociation football, governed under theAsian Football Confederation. Founded in 2001, it governs football,futsal andbeach football for nations inWest Asia. The WAFF consists of 12 member associations.

History

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The founding members of the West Asian Football Federation areIran,Iraq,Jordan,Lebanon,Palestine andSyria. In 2009, three more associations,Qatar,United Arab Emirates andYemen, joined the federation. Four other West Asian nations,Bahrain,Kuwait,Oman andSaudi Arabia, joined in 2010.[2] Iran left the federation on 10 June 2014, with the creation of theCentral Asian Football Association.[3]

Members

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CodeAssociationNational teamsFoundedFIFA
affiliation		WAFF
affiliation		IOC
member
BHR Bahrain195719682010Yes
IRQ Iraq194819502001Yes
JOR Jordan194919562001Yes
KUW Kuwait195219642010Yes
LBN Lebanon193319362001Yes
OMA Oman197819782010Yes
PLE Palestine199819982001Yes
QAT Qatar196019632009Yes
KSA Saudi Arabia195619562010Yes
SYR Syria193619372001Yes
UAE United Arab Emirates197119742009Yes
YEM Yemen196219802009Yes

Former members

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AssociationYearNote
IranIran2001–2014[a]

Competitions

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Current title holders

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See also:Portal:Current events/Sports,2025 in association football,2025 in sports, andFIFA International Match Calendar
For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, seeImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.
TournamentYearChampionsTitleRunners-upNext edition[4]
Men's national teams
WAFF Championship2019(Final) Bahrain1st Iraq2026
WAFF U-23 Championship2025 Oman1st JordanTBD
WAFF U-19 Championship2024 Saudi Arabia1st United Arab Emirates2025
WAFF U-16 Championship2024 Syria2nd Saudi Arabia2025
WAFF Futsal Championship2022 Kuwait1st Saudi ArabiaTBD
WAFF Beach Soccer Championship2022 United Arab Emirates1st OmanTBD
Women's national teams
WAFF Women's Championship2024 Jordan6th Nepal2025
WAFF U-20 Girls Championship2025 Palestine1st JordanTBD
WAFF U-17 Girls Championship2025 Lebanon3rd SyriaTBD
WAFF U-14 Girls Championship2023 Syria1st LebanonTBD
WAFF Futsal Women's Championship2022 Iraq1st Saudi ArabiaTBD
Women's club teams
WAFF Women's Clubs Championship2022LebanonSafa1stJordanOrthodox ClubTBD

Titles by nation

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As of2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Jordan (JOR)12121135
2 Iran (IRI)126119
3 Iraq (IRQ)83920
4 Lebanon (LBN)58417
5 United Arab Emirates (UAE)3238
6 Syria (SYR)261119
7 Saudi Arabia (KSA)2518
8 Kuwait (KUW)2013
9 Bahrain (BHR)12811
10 Qatar (QAT)1124
11 Yemen (YEM)1012
12 Japan (JPN)1001
 South Korea (KOR)1001
14 Oman (OMA)0235
15 Palestine (PLE)0178
16 Australia (AUS)0101
 India (IND)0101
 Nepal (NEP)0101
Totals (18 entries)515162164

FIFA World Rankings

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Men's national football team

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See also:FIFA Men's World Ranking
As of 23 June 2022
WAFFAFCFIFACountryPoints+/−
1549 Qatar1441.41Increase 2
2660 Saudi Arabia1435.74Decrease 4
3569 United Arab Emirates1346.09Decrease 1
6972 Iraq1338.91Increase 2
5869 Oman1323.03Steady
61285 Bahrain1289.25Increase 4
71386 Jordan1279.74Increase 5
81489 Syria1265.03Decrease 1
91594 Palestine1233.72Increase 6
1018100 Lebanon1211.71Decrease 3
1127148 Kuwait1053.41Decrease 2
1228153 Yemen1023.52Decrease 2


Leading Men's team:

Women's national football team

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See also:FIFA Women's World Ranking


As of 24 March 2023
FIFA Women's Rankings (as of 7 August 2025)[5]
WAFF*FIFA+/-National TeamPoints
176Decrease 1 Jordan1287.79
2111Decrease 19 Bahrain1169.3
3117Steady United Arab Emirates1153.32
4125Increase 5 Lebanon1111.65
5129Increase 5 Palestine1101.73
6160Increase 1 Syria931.42
7164Increase 1 Saudi Arabia909.58
8166Increase 7 Iraq897.78
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

Leading Women's team:

Men's national futsal team

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Futsal Rankings (as of 6 May 2024)[6]
WAFFFIFA+/−National TeamPoints
135Steady Kuwait1115.99
242Steady Iraq1091.27
348Steady Saudi Arabia1049.97
453Steady Lebanon1032.42
573Steady Bahrain978.69
681Steady Jordan968.31
793Steady Qatar945.32
896Steady Oman940.88
9102Steady United Arab Emirates925.95
10122Steady Palestine863.57
  • Note: (*) Inactive

Women's national futsal team

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Futsal Women's Rankings (as of 6 May 2024)[7]
WAFFFIFA+/−National TeamPoints
129Steady Lebanon981.18
234Steady Palestine974.58
337Steady Bahrain962.22
451Steady Saudi Arabia899.62
553Steady Iraq887.88
655Steady United Arab Emirates885.35
762Steady Kuwait863.43
867Steady Oman848.46
  • Note: (*) Inactive

Men's national beach soccer team

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AFF Men's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWW
Update: 8 April 2024

WAFFWorldCountryPoints
17 United Arab Emirates1955.75
217 Oman1172.75
324 Saudi Arabia696
444 Bahrain298.5
555 Kuwait222
657 Palestine199
763 Lebanon132.75

Controversy

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On 29 January 2015, after the defeat ofIraq and theUnited Arab Emirates during the2015 AFC Asian Cup, West Asian Football Federation members reportedly sought to removeAustralia from theAFC primarily due to "Australia benefiting hugely from Asian involvement without giving much in return".[8]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Formed theCentral Asian Football Association

References

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  1. ^"Chapter 1". Archived fromthe original on October 4, 2011. RetrievedOctober 1, 2010.
  2. ^"WAFF Articles and Definitions".The-waff.com. Archived fromthe original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved2016-02-26.
  3. ^"Central Asians meet Sheikh Salman to create CAFA". aff.org.af. 17 May 2014. Archived fromthe original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved29 October 2014.
  4. ^"Championships".www.the-waff.com. West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). Retrieved4 July 2022.
  5. ^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking".FIFA. 7 August 2025. Retrieved7 August 2025.
  6. ^"The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking"(PDF). FIFA. 6 May 2024. Retrieved6 May 2024.
  7. ^"The FIFA Women's Futsal World Ranking"(PDF). FIFA. 6 May 2024. Retrieved6 May 2024.
  8. ^"Angry Gulf nations leading charge to kick Australia out of Asian Football Confederation".The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 January 2015. Retrieved2016-02-26.

External links

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National men'sfootball teams of Asia (AFC)
West Asia (WAFF)
Central Asia (CAFA)
South Asia (SAFF)
East Asia (EAFF)
Southeast Asia (AFF)
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