West Asian Football Federation

Governing body of association football

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April 8 2024 Beach Soccer World Rankings were updated, ranking the national beach soccer teams of West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) member countries, with United Arab Emirates leading at rank 7 globally with 1955.75 points.
June 23 2022 WAFF Men's National Football Team Rankings are updated, with Qatar ranking first among West Asian teams
February 7 2019 Qatar becomes the latest leading men's team of the WAFF
June 23 2017 Jordan reclaims the top position as the leading women's national football team in the WAFF rankings.
March 24 2017 Bahrain briefly takes the top position as the leading women's national football team in the WAFF rankings.
February 4 2016 Saudi Arabia takes over leadership of the WAFF men's team from UAE
January 29 2015 West Asian Football Federation members discussed potentially removing Australia from the AFC following Iraq and UAE's defeat in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, citing concerns about Australia's perceived lack of contribution to Asian football.
October 23 2014 United Arab Emirates (UAE) assumes leadership of the WAFF men's team
June 10 2014 Iran officially left the West Asian Football Federation with the creation of the Central Asian Football Association.
June 5 2014 Jordan takes over leadership of the WAFF men's team from Iran
June 21 2013 Jordan becomes the leading women's national football team in the WAFF rankings.
March 18 2011 Iran regains the top position as the leading women's national football team in the WAFF rankings.
2010 Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Saudi Arabia became members of the West Asian Football Federation.
March 12 2010 Jordan takes over as the leading women's national football team in the WAFF rankings.
January 1 2010 Iran becomes the leading women's national football team in the WAFF rankings.

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