2004 WAFF Championship
(Redirected from 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Iran |
| Dates | 17–25 June |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg Syria |
| Third place | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg Iraq |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 37 (3.7 per match) |
| Top scorer | Iran Ali Daei (5 goals) |
← 2002 2007 → | |
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The 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Iranian Capital of Tehran. Iran won the final against Syria 4–1. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan. The finals took place between 17 and 25 June 2004.
Participants
[edit | edit source]All 6 members of WAFF participated in this tournament.
| Country | FIFA ranking (9 June 2004) |
Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (hosts) | 19 | 3rd | Champions (2000) |
| File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg Iraq | 45 | 3rd | Champions (2002) |
| File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | 42 | 3rd | Runners-up (2002) |
| File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 109 | 3rd | Group stage (2000, 2002) |
| File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine | 132 | 3rd | Group stage (2000, 2002) |
| File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg Syria | 83 | 3rd | Runners-up (2000) |
Venue
[edit | edit source]| Tehran | |
|---|---|
| Azadi Stadium | |
| Capacity: 100,000 | |
| File:Race Esteghlal and Caspian2.jpg |
Group stage
[edit | edit source]Group A
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg Iraq | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
Source: WAFF.com
| Palestine File:Flag of Palestine.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Kord File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' | Al-Shboul File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' |
| Iraq File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| E. Mohammed File:Soccerball shade.svg 41', 83' | Al-Kord File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' |
| Jordan File:Flag of Jordan.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Salim File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Shelbaieh File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 |
| File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg Syria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| Iran File:Flag of Iran.svg | 4–0 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Daei File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' (pen.), 62', 88' Nekounam File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' |
Knockout phase
[edit | edit source]Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]| Iran File:Flag of Iran.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Nekounam File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Borhani File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' |
Mnajed File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' |
Third place match
[edit | edit source]| Jordan File:Flag of Jordan.svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shagran File:Soccerball shade.svg 27', 47' Abu Alieh File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' |
E. Mohammed File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
Final
[edit | edit source]Champion
[edit | edit source]| 2004 WAFF Championship winners |
|---|
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran Second title |