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2005 WAFF U-15 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Iran
City	Karaj
Dates	23–29 July
Teams	6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iran (1st title)
Runners-up	Syria
Third place	Iraq
Fourth place	Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	53 (4.82 per match)
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2005 WAFF U-15 Championship was the first edition of the WAFF U-15 Championship. A WAFF youth football championship organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-15 national teams of West Asia. It was held in Karaj, Iran from 23 August to 29 July 2005.

Format

The groups winner and the second-placed team of the two groups in the first round played in a single round-robin format, qualified for the semi-finals.

Participating nations

6 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	2	1	1	0	9	0	+9	4	Final stage
2	Iraq	2	1	1	0	8	0	+8	4
3	Palestine	2	0	0	2	0	17	−17	0

Iraq	8–0	Palestine

Iran	0–0	Iraq

Palestine	0–9	Iran

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Syria	2	2	0	0	11	2	+9	6	Final stage
2	Lebanon	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	1
3	Jordan	2	0	1	1	1	8	−7	1

Syria	7–0	Jordan

Lebanon	2–4	Syria

Jordan	1–1	Lebanon

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	27 July
	Iran	4
					29 July
	Lebanon	0
					Iran	4
	27 July
					Syria	1
	Syria	2
	Iraq	1
					Third place
					29 July
					Lebanon	0
					Iraq	5

Semi-finals

Iran	4–0	Lebanon

Syria	2–1	Iraq

Fifth place

Palestine	1–3	Jordan

Third place

Lebanon	0–5	Iraq

Final

Iran	4–1	Syria

Champion

2005 WAFF U-15 Championship champion
Iran First title

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Iran
	Syria
	Iraq
4	Lebanon
5	Jordan
6	Palestine

References

1. "بطولة غرب اسيا للناشئين بكرة القدم تحت سن 15".
2. "(واف) يستمد قوة شخصيته من الاردن والامير علي".
3. "1st WAFF U15 Boys Championship - Iran 2005".

External links

• WAFF official website

• 2005 in Asian football
• 2005 in Iranian sport