| Tourney name | WAFF Championship |
|---|---|
| Year | 2010 |
| Size | 150 px |
| Country | Jordan |
| Dates | 24 September – 3 October |
| Num teams | 9 |
| Confederations | 1 |
| Venues | 1 |
| Cities | 1 |
| Champion | KUW |
| Count | 1 |
| Second | IRN |
| Matches | 12 |
| Goals | 36 |
| Attendance | 92000 |
| Top scorer | Ali Al-Nono (4 goals) |
| Prevseason | 2008 |
| Nextseason | 2012 |
The 2010 WAFF Championship was the 6th edition of the West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for selected West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Jordan, after Lebanon was deemed not capable of hosting.[1] The competition was eventually won for the first time by Kuwait, after beating the three-time defending champions, Iran.
Participants
9 members from 13 members of WAFF participated in this tournament.
| Country | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 1st | None |
| Iran | 6th | Champions (2000, 2004, 2007, 2008) |
| Iraq | 5th | Champions (2002) |
| Jordan (hosts) | 6th | Runners-up (2002, 2008) |
| Kuwait | 1st | None |
| Oman | 2nd | Group Stage (2008) |
| PLE | 6th | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008) |
| Syria | 6th | Runners-up (2000, 2004) |
| Yemen | 1st | None |
Note:
- Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Qatar and United Arab Emirates did not enter.
Draw
Nine teams entered the tournament and were drawn into three groups of three teams. The draw for the competition was made on Thursday 1 July 2010.[2]
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
|---|---|---|
| Iran (Holders) Bahrain Oman | Jordan (Hosts) Syria Kuwait | Iraq Yemen Palestine |
Venue
| Amman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| King Abdullah II Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 20,000 | |||
Squads
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Mohammad Gholami
- Jalal Hosseini
- Mehrdad Oladi
- Andranik Teymourian
- Nashat Akram
- Hawar Mulla Mohammed
- Samal Saeed
- Abdullah Deeb
- Soud Al-Magmed
- Abdul-Aziz Al-Mashaan
- Hussain Al-Moussawi
- Ahmed Saad Al-Rashidi
- Mohammed Rashed
- Yaqoob Abdul-Karim
- Osama Hadid
- Suleiman Obeid
- Ahmad Omaier
- Mohamed Al Zeno
- Haitham Thabit
Sponsors
- Fly Emirates
- Nike
- Toshiba
- Nikon
- Epson
- Arabic and Iranian Sponsors
References
- ^ "نقل البطولة السادسة للرجال من لبنان". WAFF Official Website. 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ "WAFF 6th Men Championship Draw". WAFF Official Website. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2010.