2012 WAFF Championship


The 2012 WAFF Championship was the 7th WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation. It was hosted by Kuwait from 8 to 20 December 2012. The defending champions were Kuwait. However, they did not get past the group stage. The tournament was won by Syria for the first time.

Participants

11 members from 13 members of WAFF participated in this tournament.
CountryAppearancePrevious best performance
2ndGroup stage
7thChampions
6thChampions
7thRunners-up
2ndChampions
5thGroup stage
3rdGroup Stage
7thGroup stage
1st-
7thRunners-up
2ndSemi-finals

Note:
  • and did not enter.

    Venues

Draw of participating teams

The draw took place on 16 September 2012 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The eleven teams were drawn into three groups based on team rankings. Two groups include four teams and one group has three teams.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Host & Holder


















;Did not enter
and did not enter.

Squads

Tournament

  • All times listed are

    Group stage

Group A


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Group B


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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. Matches against the fourth-placed team in Group A and B group are not included in this ranking. The best second-placed team advance to the semifinals.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Champion

Goalscorers

;4 goals
;2 goals
;1 goal
;Own goal