Tourney Name: | WAFF Women's Championship |
Year: | 2022 |
Other Titles: | Arabic: بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا السابعة للسيدات |
Country: | Jordan |
City: | Amman |
Dates: | 29 August – 4 September |
Num Teams: | 4 |
Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
Venues: | 1 |
Cities: | 1 |
Count: | 5 |
Matches: | 6 |
Goals: | 23 |
Player: | Lili Iskandar |
Goalkeeper: | Rawand Kassab |
Prevseason: | 2019 |
Nextseason: | 2024 |
The 2022 West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship, or simply 2022 WAFF Women's Championship, was the 7th edition of the WAFF Women's Championship, the international women's football championship of Western Asia organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It was held in Amman, Jordan from 29 August to 4 September 2022.[1]
Hosts Jordan won their fifth title – and third in a row – after finishing top of their group with three wins in three games. Lebanon finished second, winning two, while Syria and Palestine finished third and fourth respectively, with one draw and two defeats each.[2]
Five teams from the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) entered the tournament; the official draw took place at the WAFF headquarters in Amman, Jordan on 15 August 2022.[3] The United Arab Emirates were due to compete, but withdrew prior to the start of the competition.
Country | Appearance | Previous best performance | data-sort-type="number" | FIFA ranking August 2022 |
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7th | Champions (2005, 2007, 2014, 2019) | 66 | ||
6th | Runners-up (2014) | 130 | ||
4th | Third place (2007, 2019) | 143 | ||
4th | Third place (2005) |
See main article: 2022 WAFF Women's Championship squads. Each team had to register a squad of 23 players, minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers.
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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
Award | Player | |
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Top scorer | Maysa Jbarah (6 goals) | |
Best player | Lili Iskandar | |
Best goalkeeper | Rawand Kassab |