2022 WAFF U-23 Championship

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2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم تحت 23 عاما
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
City Jeddah
Dates3–15 November
Teams6 (from 1 confederation) (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Third placeFlag of Syria.svg  Syria
Fourth placeFlag of Oman.svg  Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored26 (2.36 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Oman.svg Al Faraj Al Kiyumi
Flag of Oman.svg Nasser Al Rawahi
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ahmed Al-Ghamdi
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ziyad Al-Johani
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Maran
Flag of Syria.svg Mohamad Rihanieh
(2 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ahmed Al-Ghamdi [1]
Best goalkeeper Flag of Syria.svg Waseem Ayoub [1]
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The 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship was the third edition of the WAFF U-23 Championship the international age-restricted football championship organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-23 national teams of West Asia. A total of six teams competed in the tournament.

Contents

The tournament was originally going to be held in Iraq from 3 to 18 November 2022, [2] but was relocated to Saudi Arabia due to the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis. [3] Jordan, the defending champions, did not take part in the tournament. Saudi Arabia won their first title after defeating Qatar 3–1 in the final. [4]

Host selection

Originally, it was determined that Iraq would host the tournament, as a preparatory competition ahead of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. [5] However, due to the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis, the hosting rights were lifted based on the recommendation issued in this regard by the General Assembly and the Executive Committee of the WAFF during its two recent meetings that were held in the Jordanian capital Amman. On 23 September 2022, the WAFF announced that Saudi Arabia would host the tournament. [6] Iraq would host the next edition instead. [6]

Teams

Nine teams initially confirmed their participation. [7] On 13 October, both Iraq and Yemen withdrew from the competition. [8] On 20 October, it was announced that Kuwait withdrew from the competition, bringing the final number of teams to six. [9]

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 3rdGroup stage (2015, 2021)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2ndGroup stage (2021)
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 3rdGroup stage (2015, 2021)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2ndThird place (2015)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3rdRunners-up (2021)
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 3rdRunners-up (2015)

Draw

The draw was held on 20 October 2022. [9]

Squads

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

Match officials

The following referees and assistant referees were appointed for the tournament.

Venues

Jeddah Jeddah Jeddah
Sports Hall at King Abdullah Sports City Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium King Abdullah Sports City
Capacity: 1,000Capacity: 27,000Capacity: 62,345
Jawhara Stadium.jpg

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 211010+14Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 210143+13
3Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 201124−21
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg0–0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Sports Hall at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mohamed Bunafoor (Bahrain)
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg2–4Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Sadek Soccerball shade.svg72'
Saad Soccerball shade.svg73'		 Report Al Kiyumi Soccerball shade.svg10'
Al Abdulsalam Soccerball shade.svg20'
Al Rawahi Soccerball shade.svg40', 61'
Sports Hall at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Referee: Sami Al-Jires (Saudi Arabia)
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg0–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Report Tombari Soccerball shade.svg4'
Sports Hall at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 100
Referee: Wissam Rabie (Syria)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (H)210132+13Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 21013303
3Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 210123−13
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2022. Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg2–1Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Abdulkarim Soccerball shade.svg32'
Al-Romaihi Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report Rihanieh Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Sports Hall at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 750
Referee: Ali Al Ashkar (Lebanon)
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg2–1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Al Aswad Soccerball shade.svg25'
Rihanieh Soccerball shade.svg44'		 Report Al-Johani Soccerball shade.svg59'
Sports Hall at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 900
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
A. Al-Ghamdi Soccerball shade.svg30'
Al-Johani Soccerball shade.svg57'		 Report
Sports Hall at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 157
Referee: Mohammed Al Noori (Syria)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were to be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 10.1 and 10.3).

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
12 November – Jeddah (Al Faisal)
 
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (p)1 (6)
 
15 November – Jeddah (Al Jawhara)
 
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 1 (5)
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1
 
12 November – Jeddah (Al Faisal)
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2
 
 
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 1
 
 Third place match
 
 
15 November – Jeddah (Al Jawhara)
 
 
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 1
 
 
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 0

Semi-finals

Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg1–1Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Qadeera Soccerball shade.svg55' Report Bawadekji Soccerball shade.svg53'
Penalties
6–5
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 1,231
Referee: Mohamed Bunafoor (Bahrain)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Maran Soccerball shade.svg35', 53' Report Al Kiyumi Soccerball shade.svg25'
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 100
Referee: Osama Ahmad (Jordan)

Fifth place play-off

Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg0–1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Report Abdul Qayoom Soccerball shade.svg81'
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 120
Referee: Mohammed Al Noori (Syria)

Third place play-off

Syria  Flag of Syria.svg1–0Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Al Hejjeh Soccerball shade.svg50' Report
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 1,227
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)

Final

Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg1–3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Taha Soccerball shade.svg49' (pen.) Report A. Al-Ghamdi Soccerball shade.svg9'
Al-Nasser Soccerball shade.svg18'
Al-Juwayr Soccerball shade.svg67'
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 4,734
Referee: Wissam Rabie (Syria)

Winners

 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship champion 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
Saudi Arabia
First title

Awards

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

Awards

Player of the Tournament
Golden Glove

Goalscorers

There have been 26 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.36 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

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  9. 1 2 "سحب قرعة بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الثالثة تحت ٢٣ عاماً".
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