2024 WAFF U-16 Championship

2024 WAFF U-16 Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الحادية عشرة للناشئين 2024
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
Dates2–11 September
Teams9 (from 1 confederation) (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Syria (2nd title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored33 (2.75 per match)
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International football competition

The 2024 WAFF U-16 Championship was the 11th edition of the WAFF U-16 Championship organised by the WAFF.[1] It was held in Zarqa, Jordan from 2 to 11 September. Nine member teams participated in the competition.[2] The title holder was Yemen.

Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible to participate.

Draw

The draw ceremony took place on 7 August 2024, and the nine teams were divided into three groups.[3] Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE were absent from the tournament. Teams in the same group in the AFC U-17 qualifiers have been guaranteed not to be in the same group in this tournament.

Match officials

  • Bahrain Hussein Al-Shuwaikh
  • Bahrain Abdullah Yaqoub (assistant)
  • Jordan Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim
  • State of Palestine Muath Owfi
  • State of Palestine Kenan Al-Bajawi (assistant)
  • Yemen Mohammed Basaleh
  • Yemen Ibrahim Al-Hasani (assistant)

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan (H) 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Knockout stage
2  Lebanon 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
3  Iraq 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Lebanon 0–1 Jordan
Report
  • Mahmoud 77'
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Iraq 0–3
Awarded[note 1]		 Lebanon
  • Jassim 4', 34'
 Report
  • Sa'ad 58'
  • Fawaz 73'
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Jordan 3–0
Awarded[note 1]		 Iraq
  • Al-Tamizi 5'
 Report
  • Jassim 45+1'
  • Ridha 56'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3 Knockout stage
2  Yemen 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
3  Oman 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Oman 1–3 Yemen
  • Al-Amrani 52'
 Report
  • Hamdi 10', 80'
  • Delio 38'
Saudi Arabia 2–3 Oman
  • Al-Fawaz 34'
  • Al-Sufyani 49'
 Report
  • Al-Amrani 8'
  • Al-Rashdi 90+3'
  • Al-Kharousi 90+6'
Yemen 1–3 Saudi Arabia
  • Hamdi 83'
 Report
  • Ahmed 13'
  • Matari 38'
  • Al-Sufyani 75'

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Palestine 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Knockout stage
2  Syria 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
3  Bahrain 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Palestine 3–0
Awarded[note 2]		 Bahrain
Report
Syria 1–1 Palestine
  • Al-Sarraj 24'
 Report
  • Al-Izza 78'
Bahrain 1–2 Syria
  • Zuhair 13'
 Report
  • Al-Hassan 70'
  • Dinawi 90+2'

Ranking of best runners-up

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  Syria 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Knockout stage
2 A  Lebanon 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
3 B  Yemen 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
Source: WAFF

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Saudi Arabia 2–1 Palestine
Jordan 1–1 Syria
Penalties
4–5

Final

Saudi Arabia 2-2 Syria
Penalties
9–10

Goalscorers

There were 23 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2.88 goals per match (as of 6 September 2024).

3 goals

  • Iraq Zain Al-Abidin Jassim
  • Yemen Karim Hamdi

2 goals

  • Oman Ahmed Al-Amrani
  • Saudi Arabia Abdul-Rahman Al-Sufyani

1 goal

  • Iraq Ali Ridha
  • Jordan Mohanad Mahmoud
  • Jordan Mahmoud Al-Tameezi
  • Lebanon Mohammed Fawaz
  • Lebanon Mohammed Sa'ad
  • Oman Sulaiman Al-Kharousi
  • Oman Al-Waleed Al-Rashdi
  • State of Palestine Ayham Al-Izza
  • Saudi Arabia Thari Ahmed
  • Saudi Arabia Abdul-Aziz Al-Fawaz
  • Saudi Arabia Abdul-Hadi matari
  • Syria Abdul-Rahman Al-Sarraj
  • Yemen Ali Delio

Notes

  1. ^ a b Iraq forfeited the match due to fielding the ineligible player Ahmed Ali Abdullah among other penalties.[4][5]
  2. ^ Bahrain forfeited the match due to fielding the ineligible player Mihran Mohammed Yousef among other penalties.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Participation is now open for the WAFF U-16 Championship - Jordan 2024". the-waff.com (in Arabic). 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Jordan hosts the WAFF U-16 Championship with the participation of "9" teams". wataniq.com (in Arabic). 4 August 2024.
  3. ^ "إعلان قرعة بطولة غرب آسيا للناشئين" [WAFF U-16 Championship Draw Announced]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 7 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "اعتبار العراق والبحرين خاسرين أمام لبنان وفلسطين". كووورة. 7 September 2024.
  5. ^ "منتخب العراق للناشئين يواجه عقوبات صارمة من اتحاد غرب آسيا | إرم نيوز". eremnews.com.