2022 WAFF U-16 Championship

2022 WAFF U-16 Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا التاسعة للناشئين
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
CityAqaba
Dates21–30 June
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Jordan (1st title)
Runners-up Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored31 (2.07 per match)
Top scorer(s)Yemen Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Nabi (4 goals)
Best player(s)Jordan Azzedine Abu-Aqoula
Best goalkeeperLebanon Jad Jawhar
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International football competition

The 2022 WAFF U-16 Championship was the 9th edition of the WAFF U-16 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by the WAFF for the men's under-16 national teams of West Asia. It took place in Aqaba, Jordan, at the Aqaba Stadium. Eight teams played in the competition, with players born on or after 1 January 2006 eligible to participate.

Yemen, who won the previous edition in 2021, were the title holders;[1] they were eliminated in the group stage.[2] Hosts Jordan won the competition for the first time, after defeating Lebanon 1–0 in the final.[3]

Participating nations

Eight nations from the WAFF participated in the tournament; Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates did not take part. The draw for the group stage was held on 25 May 2022 at the WAFF headquarters in Jordan.[1]

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Iraq 9th 2021 Champions (2013, 2015)
 Jordan 9th 2021 Runners-up (2019)
 Kuwait 3rd 2019 Seventh place (2019)
 Lebanon 5th 2021 Fourth place (2005)
 Oman 2nd 2019 Fifth place (2019)
 Palestine 7th 2021 Ninth place (2019)
 Syria 6th 2021 Champions (2007)
 Yemen 5th 2021 Champions (2021)

Group stage

The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Knockout stage
2  Jordan (H) 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6
3  Yemen 3 1 0 2 5 3 +2 3
4  Oman 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: WAFF
(H) Hosts
Iraq 2–1 Yemen
  • Abdul-Ridha 48'
  • Jaffar 64'
 Report
  • Abdul-Nabi 68'
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Oman 0–1 Jordan
Report
  • Al-Khador 20'
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Referee: Mohammad Abu Shahla (Palestine)
Oman 0–2 Iraq
Report
  • Jassem 23'
  • Karim 44'
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Referee: Faisal Al Balwi (Saudi Arabia)
Yemen 0–1 Jordan
Report
  • Abu-Aqoula 10'
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Referee: Abdullah Al Kandari (Kuwait)
Yemen 4–0 Oman
  • Abdullah 13'
  • Abdul Nabi 38', 45+1', 84'
 Report
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Jordan 0–2 Iraq
Report
  • Jawad 68'
  • Jaafar 73'
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Syria 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Knockout stage
2  Lebanon 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3  Kuwait 3 1 0 2 1 7 −6 3
4  Palestine 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: WAFF
Palestine 1–2 Syria
  • Sharif 62'
  • Issa 58'
  • Alaa 90'
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Referee: Usama Ahmed (Jordan)
Lebanon 2–0 Kuwait
  • El Qawwam 36'
  • Siblini 86'
 Report
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Referee: Ahmed Kadhem (Iraq)
Kuwait 1–0 Palestine
  • Al Saraf 85'
 Report
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Syria 1–0 Lebanon
  • Batal 20'
 Report
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Syria 5–0 Kuwait
  • Sakkan 19'
  • Issa 22'
  • Saleh 39'
  • Hamami 45+4'
  • Al-Boni 80'
 Report
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Lebanon 2–0 Palestine
  • Yassine 44', 80'
 Report
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Referee: Ahmed Kadhem (Iraq)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Iraq 0–1 Lebanon
Report
  • Yassine 43'
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Referee: Haitham Al-Walidi (Yemen)
Syria 1–2 Jordan
  • Al Hindi 20'
 WAFF report
Jordan FA report
  • Abu-Aqoula 48', 78'
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Referee: Abdullah Al Kandari (Kuwait)

Final

Lebanon 0–1 Jordan
Report
  • Freij 53'
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Referee: Mohammad Bonfour (Bahrain)

Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[4]

Top Goalscorer Best Player Best Goalkeeper
Yemen Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Nabi Jordan Azzedine Abu-Aqoula Lebanon Jad Jawhar

Goalscorers

There were 31 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.07 goals per match.

4 goals

  • Yemen Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Nabi

3 goals

  • Jordan Azzedine Abu-Aqoula
  • Lebanon Mohammad Yassine

2 goals

  • Iraq Karrar Jaffar
  • Syria Kawah Issa

1 goal

  • Iraq Ahmed Abdul-Ridha Al-Hawi
  • Iraq Amir Jawad
  • Iraq Hassan Jassem
  • Iraq Hassan Karim
  • Jordan Abdul-Rahman Al-Khador
  • Jordan Saleh Freij
  • Kuwait Fadel Al Saraf
  • Lebanon Badreddine El Qawwam
  • Lebanon Hussein Siblini
  • State of Palestine Mohammad Sharif
  • Syria Aladdin Alaa
  • Syria Abdallah Batal
  • Syria Mohammad Al-Boni
  • Syria Hashem Hamami
  • Syria Alaa Eddin Al Hindi
  • Syria Ahmad Sakkan
  • Syria Omar Saleh
  • Yemen Abdul-Rahman Abdullah

References

  1. ^ a b Khaled, Nasser; Sakair, Abdalaala (25 May 2022). قرعة قوية لبطولة غرب اسيا للناشئين [Strong draw for the WAFF U-16 Championship]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ المنتخب العراقي يحسم صدارة المجموعة الأولى ببطولة الناشئين التاسعة [The Iraqi national team wins the first group of the ninth junior championship]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. ^ الأردن يظفر بلقب غرب آسيا للناشئين [Jordan wins the WAFF U-16 Championship]. Kooora (in Arabic). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. ^ المنتخب الأردني يتوج بلقب بطولة الناشئين التاسعة [The Jordanian national team wins the ninth U-16 Championship]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.