2021 WAFF U-18 Championship

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2021 WAFF U-18 Championship
بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم تحت 18 عاما
Tournament details
Host countryIraq
City Baghdad (Final match)
Basra (Group A)
Erbil (Group B)
Dates20 November – 1 December
Teams9 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Iraq.svg  Iraq (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored32 (1.88 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Iraq.svg Asahr Ali (3 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Lebanon.svg Ali El Fadl
Best goalkeeper Flag of Iraq.svg Hussein Amoyed
← 2019

2021 WAFF U-18 Championship, also called 2021 EarthLink WAFF U-18 Championship due to sponsorship by EarthLink Telecommunications, was the second edition of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF)'s under-18 championship. [1] It took place between 20 November and 1 December 2021 in Iraq. [2]

Contents

The tournament featured nine teams divided into a two groups of four and five. [3] Hosts Iraq won the tournament, beating Lebanon on penalty shoot-outs in the final. [4]

Teams

Participants

TeamAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 2nd 2019 Group stage (2019)
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 2nd 2019 Champions (2019)
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 2nd 2019 Third place (2019)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1st——
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1st——
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 2nd 2019 Fourth place (2019)
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 1st——
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2nd 2019 Runners-up (2019)
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 1st——

Format

Two groups of nine teams; the host country Iraq were in Group A, which contained five teams, while Group B contained four teams. Unlike the previous edition, only the group winners advance directly to the final.

Squads

A total of nine teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate. Each team had to register a squad of up to 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers.

Officials

Venue

Basra Baghdad Erbil
Basra International Stadium Al-Madina Stadium Franso Hariri Stadium
Capacity: 65,227Capacity: 32,000Capacity: 25,000

Groups stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq (H)430191+89Advance to the final
2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 42115507
3Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 420224−26
4Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 411237−44
5Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 410346−23
Source: goalzz
(H) Hosts
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg1–2Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
  • Taha Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
 Report
Basra International Stadium
Referee: Maher Al Ali (Lebanon)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg3–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Report
Basra International Stadium
Referee: Mohamad Mofeed (Jordan)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg0–4Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Basra International Stadium
Referee: Mohamad Kanah (Syria)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg2–0Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Report
Basra International Stadium
Referee: Mohamad Arafah (Jordan)
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg0–2Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Report
Basra International Stadium
Referee: Sheikh Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg1–1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Report
Basra International Stadium
Referee: Mohamad Mofeed (Jordan)
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg1–2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Report
Basra International Stadium
Referee: Mohamad Kanah (Syria)
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg1–0Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Basra International Stadium
Attendance: 58,320 [5]
Referee: Maher Al Ali (Lebanon)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg0–1Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Report
Basra International Stadium
Referee: Mohamad Arafah (Jordan)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg2–0Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Report
Basra International Stadium
Attendance: 51,823
Referee: Sheikh Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 321031+27Advance to the final
2Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 320141+36
3Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 310213−23
4Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 301214−31
Source: goalzz
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg0–1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Franso Hariri Stadium
Referee: Mohamad Juma (Bahrain)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–2Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Report
Franso Hariri Stadium
Referee: Baraa Abu Aishah (Palestine)
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg1–1Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Report
Franso Hariri Stadium
Referee: Wathiq Abdullah (Iraq)
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg2–0Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Report
Franso Hariri Stadium
Referee: Saad Khalifa (Kuwait)
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg1–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Report
Franso Hariri Stadium
Referee: Waleed Khaloofa (Yemen)
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg0–1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Franso Hariri Stadium
Referee: Baraa Abu Aishah (Palestine)

Final

Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg0–0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Penalties
3–2
Al-Madina Stadium
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Mohamad Mofeed Ghabayen (Jordan)

Champion

 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship champion 
Flag of Iraq.svg
Iraq
Second title

Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Top GoalscorerBest playerBest Goalkeeper
Flag of Iraq.svg Ashar Ali Flag of Lebanon.svg Ali El Fadl Flag of Iraq.svg Hussein Hassan

Goalscorers

There were 32 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 1.88 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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