WAFF U-18 Championship

WAFF U-18 Championship

Founded	2019;6 years ago (2019)
Region	West Asia (WAFF)
Number of teams	12 (as of 2024)
Current champions	Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Iraq (2 titles)
2024 WAFF U-19 Championship

The WAFF U-18 Championship is an international football competition contested by the West Asian men's under-18 national teams of the WAFF member associations. ^[1] The competition began in 2019, ^[2] with Iraq winning the inaugural competition. ^[3]

Results

Edition	Year	Hosts		Champions	Score and Venue	Runners-up		Third place	Score and Venue	Fourth place		No. of Teams
1	2019	Palestine		Iraq	0–0( a.e.t. ) (4–2 pen.) Faisal al-Husseini Stadium, Ramallah	United Arab Emirates		Jordan	3–0 Faisal al-Husseini Stadium, Ramallah	Palestine		6
2	2021	Iraq		Iraq	0–0( a.e.t. ) (3–2 pen.) Al-Madina Stadium, Baghdad	Lebanon		[note 1]				9
3	2024	Saudi Arabia		Saudi Arabia	1–0	United Arab Emirates		Jordan and   Syria [note 2]				12

Notes

1. There were neither semi-finals nor a third-place match in 2021.
2. The two semi-finalists did not play a third-place match.

• a.e.t.: after extra time
• pen.: after penalty shoot-out
• TBD: to be determined

Teams reaching the top four

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Semi-finalists	Total
Iraq	2 (2019, 2021)					2
Saudi Arabia	1 (2024)					1
United Arab Emirates		2 (2019, 2024)				2
Lebanon		1 (2021)				1
Jordan			1 (2019)		1 (2024)	2
Syria					1 (2024)	1
Palestine				1 (2019)		1

See also

• WAFF Championship
• AFC U-20 Asian Cup

References

1. "Iraq win 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship". Asian Football Confederation. 2 December 2021.
2. "WAFF U-18 Championship to kick off in Palestine". Asian Football Confederation. 21 August 2019.
3. "WAFF U18 BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP". West Asian Football Federation. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.