The 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship, also known as the King Hussein Cup, was the first edition of the WAFF Championship; it took part in Amman, the capital of Jordan. Iran won the final against Syria 1–0. The eight entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Kazakhstan (invited nation), Kyrgyzstan (invited nation), and host nation Jordan. The finals took place between 23 May and 3 June 2000.[1]

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2000 WAFF Championship
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
Dates23 May – 3 June
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (1st title)
Runners-up Syria
Third place Iraq
Fourth place Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored34 (2.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Razzaq Farhan (5 goals)
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The teams were grouped into two groups of four, playing a round-robin format. Semi-finals and finals followed, played by the top two teams from each group.

Participants

The first West Asian Cup was the only one with two guest members, from the Central Asian Football Association. Every country affiliated with WAFF was invited the tournament: Jordan—host nation—, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, and Lebanon, while two places where given two Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. A total of eight teams participated.

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Country Appearance
 Iran 1st
 Iraq 1st
 Jordan (hosts) 1st
 Kazakhstan (invitee) 1st
 Kyrgyzstan (invitee) 1st
 Lebanon 1st
 Palestine 1st
 Syria 1st
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Venues

All matches took place in Amman. One stadium was used, the King Abdullah II Stadium.

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2000 WAFF Championship (Jordan)
Amman
King Abdullah II Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
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Match officials

Twenty referees and ten linesmen participated in the tournament: sixteen from participating teams, and four from neutral countries.

The following is the list of officials who served as referees and (in italic) linesmen:

Group stage

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Syria 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
 Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 3 9 6 3
 Palestine 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 1
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More information Iran, 3–0 ...
Iran 3–0 Kazakhstan
Karimi 6', 73'
Hashemian 45'
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Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Salem Mahmoud, Jordan

More information Palestine, 0–1 ...
Palestine 0–1 Syria
Al Beetar 80'
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More information Kazakhstan, 0–4 ...
Kazakhstan 0–4 Syria
Azzam 26'
Boushi 56'
Haj Moustafa 57'
Al Beetar 82'
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More information Iran, 1–1 ...
Iran 1–1 Palestine
Samereh 54' Lafi 90+2'
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More information Palestine, 2–3 ...
Palestine 2–3 Kazakhstan
Lafi 55'
Al-Faran 83'
Kadyrkulov 29', 88'
Bogatyrev 43'
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More information Iran, 1–0 ...
Iran 1–0 Syria
Karimi 60' (pen.)
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Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 Jordan (H) 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
 Lebanon 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
 Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 3 0 8 8 0
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(H) Hosts
More information Jordan, 2–0 ...
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More information Iraq, 2–1 ...
Iraq 2–1 Lebanon
Obeid 63' (pen.)
Fawzi 66'
Zein 15'
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More information Lebanon, 2–0 ...
Lebanon 2–0 Kyrgyzstan
Zein 41'
Antar 76'
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More information Jordan, 0–0 ...
Jordan 0–0 Iraq
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More information Iraq, 4–0 ...
Iraq 4–0 Kyrgyzstan
Farhan 28', 35', 75'
Mohammed 67'
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More information Jordan, 0–0 ...
Jordan 0–0 Lebanon
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Knockout phase

Semi-finals

More information Syria, 0–0 (a.e.t.) ...
Syria 0–0 (a.e.t.) Iraq
Penalties
5–3
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More information Iran, 1–0 ...
Iran 1–0 Jordan
Karimi 17'
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Third place match

More information Iraq, 4–1 ...
Iraq 4–1 Jordan
Farhan 16', 74'
Kadhim 30'
Hadi 37'
Tadrus 48'
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Final

More information Iran, 1–0 ...
Iran 1–0 Syria
Bakhtiarizadeh 36'
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Champion

 2000 WAFF Championship winners 

Iran

First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 34 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.12 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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