2013 WAFF U-16 Championship

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2013 WAFF U-16 Championship
2013 WAFF U-16 Championship.png
Tournament details
Host countryPalestine
Dates18–21 August
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Iraq.svg  Iraq (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Third placeFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Fourth placeFlag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Iraq.svg Ameer Sabah (3 goals)
2009
2015

The 2013 WAFF U-16 Championship is the fourth edition of the WAFF Youth Competition. The previous edition was an Under-15 age group competition held in Jordan in 2009.

Contents

Participating nations

4 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.

TeamAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 4th 2009 Third place (2005, 2009)
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 4th 2009 Third place (2007)
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 3rd 2009 Group stage (2005, 2009)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2nd 2009 Group stage (2009)

Tournament information

All games were hosted at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium. [1] Initially, players and staff had been denied entry to the West Bank by Israeli authorities. [2] Israel issued entry visas following an intervention from Jordanian prince and FIFA Vice-President Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein. [3] The competition has been temporarily postponed due to the issue.

Results

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 3210102+87
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 321083+57
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 30123851
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 301221081
Source: WAFF
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg2–2Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
  • Dahla Soccerball shade.svg42', 61'
Report
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
Referee: Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Ajeel Al-Zaabi (United Arab Emirates)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg2–2Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report

Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg1–2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Report
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg4–0Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Report
Hussein Bin Ali Stadium, Hebron
Referee: Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Ajeel Al-Zaabi (United Arab Emirates)

Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg0–4Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Report
Dura International Stadium, Dura
Referee: Falah Abid Saad (Iraq)
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg0–4Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Dura International Stadium, Dura
Referee: Marwan Wazwaz (Palestine)

Champion

 2013 WAFF U-16 Championship champion 
Flag of Iraq.svg
Iraq
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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References

  1. أربع منتخبات في بطولة غرب آسيا للناشئين (in Arabic). the-waff.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
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  3. "Israel backs down and issues entry permits for WAFF championship in Palestine". Inside World Football. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.