2023 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship

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2023 WAFF U-17 Women's Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الرابعة للناشئات
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
City Zarqa
Dates9–15 November
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Third placeFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Fourth placeFlag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored25 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Lebanon.svg Lea El Hage Ali
(3 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg Mai AlJany
Best goalkeeper Flag of Jordan.svg Cileen Seif
2025

The 2023 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship was the fourth edition of the WAFF U-17 Girls Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Western Asia organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). The final tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Lebanon. [1] However, the tournament was relocated to Jordan due to the adjacent Gaza war. [2]

Contents

Lebanon were two-time defending champions, having won the last two editions, but failed to defend their title, falling short of the final. Instead, they played in the third-place match and secured the bronze medal. On the other hand, Syria were crowned champions after defeating hosts Jordan 1–0 in the final. [3] [4] This marked Syria's first-ever major title in women's football across all age categories. [5] [6]

Participation

Participating teams

Initially, five teams entered the tournament. [1] Iraq and Kuwait were set to debut in the tournament however the latter withdrew due to security concerns. [7]

TeamAppLastBest placement in the tournament
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1stDebut
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 4th 2023 Champions (2018)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1stDebut
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 4th 2023 Champions (2019, 2023)
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 3rd 2019 Third Place (2018)
Did not enter

Draw

The official draw took place on 31 October 2023 at the WAFF Headquarters in Amman, Jordan. [8] [9]

The draw resulted in the following order:

PosTeam
A1Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
A2Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
A3Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
A4Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon

Venues

In October 2023, WAFF confirmed that Prince Mohammed Stadium would host the tournament matches. [10]

Zarqa
Prince Mohammed Stadium
Capacity: 3,800
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Match officials

Referees
Assistant referees

Group stage

All times are local, AST (UTC+3). [11]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan (H)321081+77Advance to final
2Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 312051+45
3Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 311193+64Advance to third place play-off
4Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 3003017170
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg4–0Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report (WAFF)
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Referee: Hanine Merhi (Lebanon)
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg2–1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report (WAFF)
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)

Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg1–1Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Report (WAFF)
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Referee: Ahmed Gatea (Iraq)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg0–6Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Report (WAFF)
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Referee: Alesar Baddour (Syria)

Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg0–7Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report (WAFF)
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg0–0Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Report (WAFF)

Knockout stage

 
Final
 
  
 
15 November - Zarqa
 
 
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 0
 
 
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 1
 
 
 
 
 
Third place play-off
 
 
15 November - Zarqa
 
 
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2
 
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 0
 

Third place play-off

Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg2–0Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report (WAFF)
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)

Final

Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg0–1Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Report (WAFF)
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Referee: Ahmed Gatea (Iraq)

Goalscorers

There were 25 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: WAFF

References

  1. 1 2 "بطولة الناشئات الرابعة في لبنان" [WAFF Under-17 Girls Championship in Lebanon]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. "نقل بطولة الناشئات الرابعة إلى الأردن" [Relocating U-17 girls championship to Jordan]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). WAFF. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  3. "المنتخب السوري يتوج بلقب بطولة الناشئات الرابعة" [The Syrian team wins the title of the fourth U-17 Women's Championship.]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  4. "سوريا تفوز على الأردن وتتوج بلقب غرب آسيا للناشئات" [Syria defeats Jordan and wins the West Asia U-17 Women's Championship.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 15 November 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. "ناشئات سوريا يتوجن بلقب بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الرابعة" [Syria's U-17 girls' team wins the title of the fourth West Asia Federation Championship.]. elsport.com (in Arabic). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  6. "للمرة الأولى.. منتخب سورية للناشئات يحقق بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم" [For the first time, the Syrian U-17 women's team wins the West Asia Football Championship]. damapost.com (in Arabic). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  7. "أربعة منتخبات على موعد مع المنافسة ببطولة الناشئات" [Four teams are set to compete in the U-17 Women's Championship.]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  8. "سحب قرعة غرب آسيا للناشئات في الاردن" [The draw for the West Asia U-17 Women's Championship will be held in Jordan.]. jordanzad.com (in Arabic). 1 November 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  9. "سوريا والعراق بافتتاح بطولة الناشئات الرابعة" [Syria to face Iraq in the Championship opener]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 31 October 2023.
  10. "بطولة غرب اسيا للناشئات لكرة القدم تنطلق الخميس" [The Girls Women's Football Championship begins Thursday]. royanews.tv (in Arabic). 8 November 2023.
  11. "2023 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship Match Schedule". the-waff.com. West Asian Football Federation. 31 October 2023.