The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF; ) is a regional sub-confederation of association football, governed under the Asian Football Confederation. Founded in 2001, it governs football, futsal and beach football for nations in West Asia. The WAFF consists of 12 member associations.
History The founding members of the West Asian Football Federation are Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. In 2009, three more associations, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Yemen, joined the federation. Four other West Asian nations, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia, joined in 2010. Iran left the federation on 10 June 2014, with the creation of the Central Asian Football Association.
Members Code Association National teams Founded FIFAaffiliation WAFFaffiliation IOCmember BHR 1957 1968 2010 IRQ 1948 1950 2001 JOR 1949 1956 2001 KUW 1952 1964 2010 LBN 1933 1936 2001 OMA 1978 1978 2010 PLE 1998 1998 2001 QAT 1960 1963 2009 KSA 1956 1956 2010 SYR 1936 1937 2001 UAE 1971 1974 2009 YEM 1962 1980 2009
Former members Association Year Note Iran 2001–2014
Competitions
Current title holders
Tournament Year Champions Title Runners-up Next editionMen's national teams WAFF Championship 2019 (final) 1st 2026 WAFF U-23 Championship 2025 1st 2026 WAFF U-19 Championship 2024 1st 2027 WAFF U-17 Championship 2026 1st 2027 WAFF Futsal Championship 2022 1st TBD WAFF Beach Soccer Championship 2022 1st TBDWomen's national teams WAFF Women's Championship 2025 7th TBD WAFF U-20 Girls Championship 2025 1st TBD WAFF U-17 Girls Championship 2026 1st TBD WAFF U-14 Girls Championship 2025 2nd TBD WAFF Futsal Women's Championship 2022 1st TBDWomen's club teams WAFF Women's Clubs Championship 2026 Al-Nassr 1st Al-Hilal TBD
Titles by nation
FIFA World Rankings Men's national football team
WAFFAFCFIFACountryPoints+/−16551454.96 127571447.14 138611421.4349631391.45 1510681370.47611791313.46 1712841288.56813911258.53 1916951244.7310201081187.96 111231341105.10 112291491049.49
Leading Men's team:
Women's national football team
Leading Women's team:
Men's national futsal team
Women's national futsal team
Men's national beach soccer team AFF Men's National Beach Soccer Team Ranking by BSWWUpdate: 19 January 2026 WAFFWorldCountryPoints19 1371.75211 1308.5321 689.25443 254.25545 247.25648 216.25771 89.75874 87
Controversy On 29 January 2015, after the defeat of Iraq and the United Arab Emirates during the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, West Asian Football Federation members reportedly sought to remove Australia from the AFC primarily due to "Australia benefiting hugely from Asian involvement without giving much in return".
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See also FIFA Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)
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