2021 WAFF U-23 Championship

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2021 WAFF U-23 Championship
بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم تحت 23 عاما
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates4–12 October
Teams12 (from 1 confederation) (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored51 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Jordan.svg Mohammad Aburiziq
(4 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Jordan.svg Yazan Al-Naimat [1]
Best goalkeeper Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nawaf Al-Aqidi [2]
2015
2022

The 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship was the second edition of the WAFF U-23 Championship, an under-23 international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It took place in Saudi Arabia from 4 to 12 October 2021, featuring 11 teams. [3] Only players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to participate. Iran were the defending champions; however, they couldn't defend the title after they joined CAFA.

Contents

Jordan won their first tournament, beating hosts Saudi Arabia 3–1 in the final. [4]

Teams

Participants

A total of eleven teams participated in the competition. All WAFF members, other than Qatar, agreed to take part in the tournament. [5]

TeamAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 2nd 2015 Group stage
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1stDebut –
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 2nd 2015 Group stage
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1stDebut –
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1stDebut –
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 2nd 2015 Group stage
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 2nd 2015 Group stage
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2nd 2015 Group stage
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 2nd 2015 Runners-up
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2nd 2015 Group stage
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 2nd 2015 Semi-finals

Draw

The eleven teams were drawn into three groups on 12 September 2021: Group A and B with four teams and Group C with three. [6] [7] The three group winners, alongside the best group runner-up, directly advanced to the knock-out stage.

Squads

Each team had to register a squad of up to 23 players, three of whom goalkeepers.

Venues

Khobar Dammam
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 26,000
Mohammed Bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.jpg

Group stage

The three group winners and the best group runner-up advanced to the semi-finals.

All times are local, AST (UTC+3). [8] [9]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 320143+16 Knockout stage
2Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 31113304
3Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 31112204
4Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 30213412
Source: kooora
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg0–1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Report
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Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg1–1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush (Saudi Arabia)

Oman  Flag of Oman.svg0–1Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Referee: Mohammad Qanah (Syria)
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg1–2Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Report
Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Referee: Mohammad Issa (Lebanon)

Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg2–1Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Report
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg1–1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Report

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 321052+37 Knockout stage
2Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 320153+26
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 31023303
4Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 30124951
Source: kooora
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg0–1Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Referee: Mokhtar Al-Arami (Yemen)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg3–0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report

Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg2–4Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Report
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Referee: Mohammad Deham (Bahrain)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg2–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Report

Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg1–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Report
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg2–2Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush (Saudi Arabia)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (H)220050+56 Knockout stage
2Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 210143+13
3Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 20021760
Source: kooora
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg1–4Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Report
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
Referee: Mohammed Salman (Iraq)

Syria  Flag of Syria.svg0–2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg3–0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Report

Ranking of second-placed teams

The best runner-up team from the three groups advanced to the semi-finals along with the three group winners. Group C contained only three teams compared to four teams in the other two groups. Therefore, the results against the fourth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 C Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 210143+13 Knockout stage
2 A Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 21012203
3 B Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 21011103
Source: kooora
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
10 October – Khobar
 
 
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 5
 
12 October – Dammam
 
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 2
 
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 3
 
10 October – Dammam
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 0
 
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1
 

Semi-finals

Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg5–2Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Report

Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg0–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report

Final

Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg3–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report

Champion

 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship champion 
Flag of Jordan.svg
Jordan
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 51 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Awards

Player of the Tournament
Golden Boot
Golden Glove

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