West Asian association football tournament for men's national teams
Football tournament
WAFF Championship
Organising body
WAFF
Founded
2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Region
West Asia
Number of teams
9 (2019)
Current champions
Bahrain (1st title)
Most successful team(s)
Iran (4 titles)
Website
the-waff.com
2023 WAFF Championship
The West Asian Football Federation Championship (Arabic: بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم), 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 governing body of football in West Asia. The championship has been held, on average, every two years.[1]
The current champion is Bahrain, having defeated hosts Iraq in the 2019 final. The most successful team is Iran, with four titles; however, they do not compete in the competition anymore as they are no longer members of the WAFF.
^"West Asian Championship". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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