2013 WAFF Championship explained

Tourney Name:	WAFF Championship
Year:	2013
Other Titles:	8th WAFF Championship for men
Size:	150px
Country:	Qatar
Dates:	25 December 2013 – 7 January 2014
Num Teams:	9
Venues:	2
Cities:	2
Champion:	Qatar
Count:	1
Second:	Jordan
Third:	Bahrain
Fourth:	Kuwait
Matches:	13
Goals:	17
Attendance:	37830
Top Scorer:	Boualem Khoukhi (6 goals)
Prevseason:	2012
Nextseason:	2019

The 2013 West Asian Football Federation Championship (marketed as Qatar 2013)^[1] was the 8th WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation. The tournament was hosted by Qatar 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.

Venues

It was announced in October 2013 that three venues would be used, one in Al Rayyan and two in the capital Doha.^[3] On 4 December, it was announced that the Suheim bin Hamad Stadium (in Doha) would not feature in the tournament anymore.^[4]

Al Rayyan	Doha
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium (Al Sadd SC stadium)	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium (Lekhwiya SC stadium)
Capacity: 15,000	Capacity: 10,000

Participating teams and Draw

The draw took place on 11 November 2013 in Doha, Qatar.^[5]

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Withdrew

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Squads

See main article: 2013 WAFF Championship squads.

Match officials

The following is the list of referees the West Asian Football Federation appointed for the tournament.^[9]

Referees

• Jameel Abdulhusin
• Wang Di
• Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi
• Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed
• Abdullah Al Hilali
• Banjar Al-Dosari
• Marai Al-Awaji
• Kim Sang-Woo
• Valentin Kovalenko

Assistant referees

• Mu Yuxin
• Issa Al-Amawe
• Yaser Marad
• Samer Badr
• Mohd Kamil Tumin
• Amin Halabi
• Lee Jung-Min
• Rafael Ilyasov

Group stage

• All times listed are (UTC+3)

Group A

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Group B

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• Drawing of lots was used to determine the group winners. The draw was conducted after the final game in Group C. No determination was made by the organisers for second and third place.^[10]

Group C

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Ranking of second-placed teams

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.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Winners

Player awards

• Best Player: Ali Assadalla
• Top Scorer: Boualem Khoukhi
• Best Goalkeeper: Sayed Mohammed Jaffer

Statistics

Goalscorers

6 goals

• Boualem Khoukhi

2 goals

• Fahad Al-Hajeri
• Adel Ahmed

1 goal

• Mohammad Al-Dmeiri
• Saeed Murjan
• Faisal Zaid
• Ali Assadalla
• Moayad Hassan
• Mohammed Majrashi

Own goal

• Mohamed Duaij (playing against Jordan)

Final standings

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 8th WAFF Men Championship . 29 June 2022 . www.the-waff.com.
2. Web site: WAFF confirms 8th championship dates . West Asian Football Federation . 20 June 2013 . 20 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131111112952/http://www.the-waff.com/more.asp?newsid=754&catid=1&lang=eng . 11 November 2013 .
3. Web site: Al Sadd & Qatar SC to host WAFF championship . QFA.com . Qatar Football Association . 30 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131031181209/http://www.qfa.com.qa/al-sadd-qatar-sc-to-host-waff-championship.aspx . 31 October 2013 . dead .
4. Web site: Change in WAFF Championship Venues . QFA.com . 3 December 2013 . Qatar Football Association . 4 December 2013 .
5. Web site: PFDC : Best Hangout for Iranian Football Fans. 12 March 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193045/http://www.persianfootball.com/forums/showthread.php?110017-Iran-did-not-enter-the-2014-WAFF-Championship. dead.
6. The nine teams were drawn into three groups based on team rankings. All groups included three teams each.

   Country	Appearance	Previous best performance
   	3rd	Fourth place (2012)
   	7th	Champions (2002)
   	8th	Runners-up (2002, 2008)
   	3rd	Champions (2010)
   	6th	Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2012)
   	4th	Third place (2012)
   	8th	Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012)
   (hosts)	2nd	Semi-finals (2008)
   	2nd	Group stage (2012)

   Did not enter

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7. Web site: 11 دولة تؤكد مشاركتها في بطولة غرب آسيا . ar . aljazeerasport.net . 31 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131205180144/http://www.aljazeerasport.net/news/football/2013/10/201310319157707358.html . 5 December 2013 . dead .
8. Web site: Apologies for participation in the West Asian Championship eighth . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203043606/http://www.yemenfa.org/index.php?action=showNews&id=1282 . dead . 3 December 2013 . ar . Yemen FA . 1 December 2013 .
9. Web site: Referees, Match Commissioners for WAFF Tournament Announced . Qatar Football Association . 18 December 2013 . 21 December 2013 .
10. Web site: Bahrain qualify for semi-final . The WAFF . West Asian Football Federation . 2 January 2014 . 30 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190730161553/http://www.the-waff.com/en/champion-news/Bahrain-qualify-for-semi-final-849/ . dead .