The 2008 WAFF Championship was the fifth West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Iran.
Teams 4 members from 6 members of WAFF participated in this tournament. Oman and Qatar, which were not members of WAFF, also participated as guests.
CountryAppearancePrevious best performance (hosts)375thChampions (2000, 2004, 2007) 1145thRunners-up (2002) (invitee)861stNone1725th Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007) (invitee)801stNone1025thRunners-up (2000, 2004)
Note: (FIFA rankings are in brackets) (72) Were invited as guests but withdrew after being told that they could not play with their Olympic team. (58) Withdrew from the tournament on 26 June 2008 due to the team being disbanded.The-AFC.com – Iraq withdraw from WAFF Championship (150) the initial hosts of this tournament, would not participate in this edition.
Draw The draw for the competition was made on 1 July 2008 in Amman, Jordan.
Venues Tehran Azadi Stadium Takhti StadiumCapacity: 100,000Capacity: 30,122
Group stage Group A
Group B
Knockout phase Semi-finals
Final
Champions
References
External links Rsssf.com