| Tourney Name: | WAFF Championship |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Size: | 150 px |
| Country: | Iran |
| Dates: | 1–15 August |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion: | IRN |
| Count: | 4 |
| Second: | JOR |
| Matches: | 9 |
| Goals: | 26 |
| Top Scorer: |  Kianoush Rahmati (3 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2007 |
| Nextseason: | 2010 |
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.
4 members from 6 members of WAFF participated in this tournament. Oman and Qatar, which were not members of WAFF, also participated as guests.
| Country | Appearance | Previous best performance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (hosts) | 5th | Champions (2000, 2004, 2007) | |
| 5th | Runners-up (2002) | ||
| (invitee) | 1st | None | |
| 5th | Group stage (2000, 2002, 2004, 2007) | ||
| (invitee) | 1st | None | |
| 5th | Runners-up (2000, 2004) |
Note:
The draw for the competition was made on 1 July 2008 in Amman, Jordan.
| Tehran | ||
|---|---|---|
| Azadi Stadium | Takhti Stadium | |
| Capacity: 100,000 | Capacity: 30,122 | |
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