2009 WAFF U-15 Championship

2009 WAFF U-15 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryJordan Jordan
CityAmman
Dates13–18 August
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (2nd title)
Runners-up Syria
Third place Iraq
Fourth place Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored47 (3.62 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Hussein Abdullah Alfuadi (7 goals)
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International football competition

The 2009 WAFF U-15 Championship was the third edition of the WAFF U-15 Championship, an under-15 international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It took place in Amman, Jordan from 13 to 18 August 2009, featuring 9 teams.

Participating nations

9 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.[1]

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Bahrain 1st — —
 Iran 3rd 2007 Champions (2005)
 Iraq 3rd 2007 Third place (2005)
 Jordan 3rd 2007 Third place (2007)
 Kuwait 1st — —
 Palestine 2nd 2005 Group stage (2005)
 Syria 3rd 2007 Champions (2007)
 United Arab Emirates 1st — —
 Yemen 1st — —

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in the city of Amman.

Amman Amman
King Abdullah II Stadium Petra Stadium
Capacity: 13,265 Capacity: 6,000

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Knockout stage
2  Syria 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3  Yemen 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Source: goalzz
Yemen 0–6 Iraq
  • Ali 21' (pen.)
  • Abdullah 23', 50'
  • Haitham 43'
  • Weli 84', 90'
Iraq 3–1 Syria
  • Abdullah 47', 62'
  • Abdul Kareem 36'
  • Taqi 57'
Yemen 0–3 Syria
  • Taqi 15'
  • Omar 66'
  • Al-Hussny 85'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3  Kuwait 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
Source: goalzz
United Arab Emirates 2–1 Kuwait
  • Al Sarheed 20' (pen.)
Kuwait 1–3 Iran
  • Al-Subayie 21' (pen.)
  • Najafi 25'
  • Fathian 50', 80'
United Arab Emirates 0–1 Iran
  • Fathian 18'

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Knockout stage
2  Bahrain 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3  Palestine 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
Source: goalzz
Jordan 2–1 Bahrain
  • Ghaith 61'
  • Suleiman 90+1' (pen.)
  • Salim 81' (pen.)
Bahrain 3–1 Palestine
  • Al-Khaldy 13', 78'
  • Subait 15'
  • Jalayta 68'
Jordan 1–1 Palestine
  • Al Bashtawi 65'
  • Maraaba 42'

Ranking of second-placed teams

The best runner-up team from the three groups advanced to the semi-finals along with the three group winners.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Syria[a] 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3 Knockout stage
2 C  Bahrain 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3 B  United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Source: kooora
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ Syria and Bahrain finished with an identical record, and equal claim on second place in their respective groups. Therefore, a draw was held to determine the qualified team and it was Syria that was drawn as the best runner-up team.

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 August
 
 
 Iraq3 (3)
 
18 August
 
 Iran (p)3 (4)
 
 Iran3
 
17 August
 
 Syria2
 
 Jordan0
 
 
 Syria2
 
Third place
 
 
18 August
 
 
 Iraq3
 
 
 Jordan1

Semi-finals

Iraq 3–3 Iran
  • Kamel 2', 70'
  • Abdullah 45' (pen.)
  • 1'
  • Abbas 20', 40'
Penalties
3–4
Jordan 0–2 Syria
  • Alsabouh 72'
  • Al-Hussny 81'

Third place

Iraq 3–1 Jordan
  • Ali 26'
  • Abdullah 37', 61'
  • Al Bashtawi 81'

Final

Iran 3–2 Syria
  • Fathian 31', 34', 50'
  • Taqi 45'
  • Al-Hussny 65'

Champion

 2009 WAFF U-15 Championship champion 

Iran
Second title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 47 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 3.62 goals per match.

7 goals

  • Iraq Hussein Abdullah Alfuadi

6 goals

  • Iran Ali Fathian

3 goals

  • Syria Adnan Taqi
  • Syria Ihab Al-Hussny

2 goals

  • Bahrain Nawaf Al-Khaldy
  • Iran Amir Abbas Aeinehchi
  • Jordan Laith Al Bashtawi
  • Iraq Mahdi Kamel Shiltagh
  • Iraq Ali Weli
  • Iraq Rasoul Ali

1 goal

  • Bahrain Ayad Subait
  • Bahrain Mubarak Salim
  • Iran Fahad Najafi
  • Iran
  • Iraq Hussam Haitham
  • Iraq Muntadher Abdul Kareem
  • Jordan Abdul-Rahman Ghaith
  • Jordan Sameer Suleiman
  • Kuwait Abdullah Al-Subayie
  • Kuwait Mohammed Al Sarheed
  • State of Palestine Ibrahim Jalayta
  • State of Palestine Mohammed Maraaba
  • Syria Abdul Rahman Alsabouh
  • Syria Mohammed Hussam Omar
  • United Arab Emirates Jawhar Ahmed
  • United Arab Emirates Yousif Saeed

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ "3rd WAFF U15 Boys Championship - Jordan 2009". the-waff.com.
  2. ^ "West Asian Under 15 Championship 2009". goalzz.com.

External links

  • WAFF official website