The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) founded in 2001, is a regional sub-confederation of football, governed under the Asian Football Confederation, 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.

Member associations

Competitions

Current title holders

Titles by nation

After 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship.

FIFA World Rankings

Men's national football team

WAFF Men's National Football Team Ranking by FIFA Update: 23 June 2022 Leading Men's team:

Women's national football team

WAFF Women's National Football Team Ranking by FIFA Update: 24 March 2023 ** Inactive for more than 18 months and therefore not ranked 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 BSWW Update: 8 April 2024

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".