2024 WAFF U-16 Championship

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2024 WAFF U-16 Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الحادية عشرة للناشئين 2024
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
Dates2–11 September
Teams9 (from 1 confederation) (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Syrian revolution.svg  Syria (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored33 (2.75 per match)
← 2023

The 2024 WAFF U-16 Championship was the 11th edition of the WAFF U-16 Championship organised by the WAFF. [1] It was held in Zarqa, Jordan from 2 to 11 September. Nine member teams participated in the competition. [2] The title holder was Yemen.

Contents

Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible to participate.

Draw

The draw ceremony took place on 7 August 2024, and the nine teams were divided into three groups. [3] Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE were absent from the tournament. Teams in the same group in the AFC U-17 qualifiers have been guaranteed not to be in the same group in this tournament.

Match officials

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan (H)220040+46 Knockout stage
2Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 210131+23
3Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 200206−60
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg0–1Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Report
  • Mahmoud Soccerball shade.svg77'
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg0–3
Awarded [note 1] 		Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg3–0
Awarded [note 1] 		Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 210154+13 Knockout stage
2Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 21014403
3Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 210145−13
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg1–3Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–3Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Yemen  Flag of Yemen.svg1–3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 211030+34 Knockout stage
2Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg  Syria 211032+14
3Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 200215−40
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg3–0
Awarded [note 2] 		Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Syria  Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg1–1Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg1–2Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg  Syria
Report
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

Ranking of best runners-up

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 C Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg  Syria 211032+14 Knockout stage
2 A Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 210131+23
3 B Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 21014403
Source: WAFF

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–1Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg1–1Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg  Syria
Penalties
4–5
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

Final

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–2Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg  Syria
Penalties
9–10
Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa

Goalscorers

There were 23 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2.88 goals per match (as of 6 September 2024).

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

  1. 1 2 Iraq forfeited the match due to fielding the ineligible player Ahmed Ali Abdullah among other penalties. [4] [5]
  2. ↑ Bahrain forfeited the match due to fielding the ineligible player Mihran Mohammed Yousef among other penalties. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Participation is now open for the WAFF U-16 Championship - Jordan 2024". the-waff.com (in Arabic). 16 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Jordan hosts the WAFF U-16 Championship with the participation of "9" teams". wataniq.com (in Arabic). 4 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "إعلان قرعة بطولة غرب آسيا للناشئين" [WAFF U-16 Championship Draw Announced]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 7 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 "اعتبار العراق والبحرين خاسرين أمام لبنان وفلسطين". كووورة. 7 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "منتخب العراق للناشئين يواجه عقوبات صارمة من اتحاد غرب آسيا | إرم نيوز". eremnews.com.
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