2022 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship

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2022 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship
Tournament details
Host countryLebanon
City Jounieh
Dates19–25 October
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon A (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Syria.svg  Syria
Third placeFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Fourth placeFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon B
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored30 (3.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Jordan.svg Maya Owaisat
(4 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Lebanon.svg Christy Maalouf
Best goalkeeper Flag of Syria.svg Raneem Abo Lateef
← 2019

The 2022 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship was the third edition of the WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Western Asia organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It was held in Lebanon from 19 to 25 October 2022. [1]

Contents

Host Lebanon entered two teams – Team A (U-18) and Team B (U-16) – due to the low number of the participating teams (three) after Iraq and Palestine withdrew from the tournament. [2] Lebanon A finished the tournament in first place, after beating Syria 5–1 in the final; Jordan won 2–1 against Lebanon B to claim third place. [3]

Teams

Four teams competed in the tournament. [4] Iraq and Palestine initially confirmed participation but announced their withdrawal before the draw.

CountryAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 3rdChampions (2018)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon A 3rdChampions (2019)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon B 1st—
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 1st—

Draw

The draw was held on 29 September 2022 at 13:00 AST (UTC+3). [5]

Squads

Players born between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2009 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Group stage

Lebanon A v Lebanon B, 19 October 2022 Lebanon A v Lebanon B, 19 October 2022 05.jpg
Lebanon A v Lebanon B, 19 October 2022

All times are local, AST (UTC+3). [6]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon A (H)330081+79Advance to final
2Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 320175+26
3Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 310256−13Advance to third place play-off
4Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon B (H)300319−80
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg4–3Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
  • Dayoub Soccerball shade.svg19', 66'
  • Noureddin Soccerball shade.svg23', 71'
 Report
Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh
Lebanon A  Flag of Lebanon.svg4–1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon B
Report
Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh
Referee: Baddour Alesar (Syria)
Lebanon B  Flag of Lebanon.svg0–3Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Report
Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh
Referee: Esra'a AlMbaidin (Jordan)
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg0–2Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon A
Report
Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg2–0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon B
Report
Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh
Lebanon A  Flag of Lebanon.svg2–0Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Report
Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

Knockout stage

 
 Final
 
  
 
25 October - Fouad Chehab Stadium
 
 
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon A 5
 
 
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 1
 
 
 
 
 
 Third place play-off
 
 
25 October - Fouad Chehab Stadium
 
 
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 2
 
 
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon B 1
 

Third place play-off

Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg2–1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon B
Report
Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

Final

Lebanon A  Flag of Lebanon.svg5–1Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Report
Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: [7]

Top GoalscorerBest playerBest Goalkeeper
Flag of Jordan.svg Maya Owaisat (4 goals) Flag of Lebanon.svg Christy Maalouf Flag of Syria.svg Raneem Abo Lateef


Goalscorers

There were 30 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: WAFF

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References

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  2. ↑ "Lebanon Will Host The 3rd WAFF U18 Girls Championship 2022". the961.com. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "The Lebanese national team wins the third U-18 women's championship". the-Waff.com. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Draw for the 3rd U-18 Girls Championship September 29". www.the-waff.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "مباراتان في افتتاح بطولة الشابات الثالثة – لبنان ٢٠٢٢".
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