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Founded | 2019 |
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Region | West Asia (WAFF) |
Number of teams | 9 (as of 2021) |
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Most successful team(s) | ![]() |
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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]
Edition | Year | Hosts | Champions | Score and Venue | Runners-up | Third place | Score and Venue | Fourth place | No. of Teams |
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1 | 2019 | ![]() | ![]() 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 | 0–0( a.e.t. ) (3–2 pen.) Al-Madina Stadium, Baghdad | ![]() Lebanon | [note 1] | 9 |
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Total |
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![]() | 2 (2019, 2021) | 2 | |||
![]() | 1 (2019) | 1 | |||
![]() | 1 (2021) | 1 | |||
![]() | 1 (2019) | 1 | |||
![]() | 1 (2019) | 1 |
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