2019 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship

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2019 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الثانية للناشئات
الأردن ٢٠١٩
Tournament details
Host country Jordan
City Amman
Dates12–16 December
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Third placeFlag of Syria.svg  Syria
Fourth placeFlag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored21 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Lebanon.svg Christy Maalouf
(9 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Lebanon.svg Amina Karime
Best goalkeeper Flag of Jordan.svg Hadeel Al-Zawaidah
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The 2019 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship was the 2nd edition of the WAFF U-15 Girls Championship, an international women's football youth tournament organised by the West Asian Football Federation for the women's under-15 national teams of West Asia. Initially, Lebanon was scheduled to host the tournament from December 12 to 16, featuring four teams, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate. [1] [2] In November 2019, it was announced that the hosting rights had been reallocated to Jordan, which would serve as the new host. [3] [4]

Contents

Jordan were the defending champions, having won last year's edition in the United Arab Emirates. [5] However, they failed to defend their title, falling to Lebanon on the second match day. On the other hand, Lebanon went on to win their first title undefeated. [6] [7]

Participation

Participating teams

Four (out of 12) WAFF nations entered the final competition. [8]

TeamApp.Previous best performance
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 2ndChampions (2018)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2ndRunners-up (2018)
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 2ndThird place (2018)
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 2ndGroup Stage (2018)
Did not enter

Draw

The final draw was held on 21 November 2019, at West Asian Football Federation Headquarters in Amman, Jordan. [9]

Main tournament

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 3300140+149Champions
2Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan (H)311152+34Runners-up
3Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 311117−64Third place
4Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 3003112−110Fourth place
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg0–7Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Polo Stadium, Amman
Referee: Mohammad Shebeeb (Iraq)
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg0–0Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Report
Polo Stadium, Amman
Referee: Baraa Abu Aisha (Palestine)
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg1–0Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Report
Polo Stadium, Amman
Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg1–0Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Report
Polo Stadium, Amman
Referee: Mohammad Qanah (Syria)
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg7–0Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Report
Polo Stadium, Amman
Referee: Israa Al-Mubaideen (Jordan)
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg5–1Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Report
Polo Stadium, Amman
Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)

Champion

 2019 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship champion 
Flag of Lebanon.svg
Lebanon
First title

Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: [10]

Top GoalscorerBest playerBest Goalkeeper
Flag of Lebanon.svg Christy Maalouf Flag of Lebanon.svg Amina Karime Flag of Jordan.svg Hadeel Al-Zawaidah

Goalscorers

There were 21 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

9 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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  3. ↑ "نقل بطولة غرب آسيا للناشئات من لبنان إلى الأردن" [The West Asian U-15 Women's Championship has been moved from Lebanon to Jordan.]. petra.gov.jo (in Arabic). 12 November 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "الأردن يستضيف بطولة الناشئات الثانية" [Jordan hosts the second edition of the WAFF U-15 Girls Championship]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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