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2021 WAFF U-15 Championship

بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الثامنة للناشئين
Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
City	Dammam
Dates	5–15 December
Teams	9 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Yemen (1st title)
Runners-up	Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	41 (3.42 per match)
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2021 WAFF U-15 Championship was the eighth edition of the WAFF U-16 Championship, the international 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 Dammam, Saudi Arabia from 5 to 15 December 2021. It was originally scheduled for 15–25 October 2021, but was postponed due to logistical reasons.

Participating nations

All West Asian Federation teams entered the competition except Qatar, Oman and Kuwait.

Team	Appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Bahrain	3rd	2019	Group stage (2009, 2019)
Iraq	8th	2019	Champions (2013, 2015)
Jordan	8th	2018	Runners-up (2018)
Lebanon	3rd	2007	Fourth place (2005)
Palestine	5th	2015	Group stage (2005, 2009, 2013, 2015)
Saudi Arabia	3rd	2019	Champions (2019)
Syria	4th	2009	Champions (2007)
United Arab Emirates	4th	2015	Runners-up (2013)
Yemen	3rd	2018	Fourth place (2018)

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saudi Arabia	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6	Knockout stage
2	Iraq	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
3	Lebanon	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0

Lebanon	1–2	Saudi Arabia

Iraq	3–0	Lebanon

Saudi Arabia	3–0	Iraq

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United Arab Emirates	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6	Knockout stage
2	Syria	2	1	0	1	7	4	+3	3
3	Palestine	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8	0

United Arab Emirates	4–1	Syria

Palestine	0–2	United Arab Emirates

Syria	6–0	Palestine

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yemen	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	6	Knockout stage
2	Jordan	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	3
3	Bahrain	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9	0

Jordan	4–0	Bahrain

Yemen	3–1	Jordan

Bahrain	0–5	Yemen

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	11 December
	Yemen	2
					13 December
	Syria	1
					Yemen (p)	1 (4)
	11 December
					Saudi Arabia	1 (3)
	Saudi Arabia	3
	United Arab Emirates	0

Semi finals

Yemen	2–1	Syria
Al Khader 51' Abdulatef 52'		70'

Saudi Arabia	3–0	United Arab Emirates
Al-Bashri 6' Al-Shamrani 52' 67' (o.g.)

Final

Saudi Arabia	1–1	Yemen
Al-Issa 90+2'		Al Barwani 46'
Penalties
	3–4

References

1. احمد, اميره (12 December 2021). "جدول مباريات بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا للناشئين السعودية 2021".
2. "اتحاد غرب آسيا يصادق على مواعيد بطولاته المقبلة". 9 September 2021.
3. "تأجيل بطولة غرب آسيا للناشئين لكرة القدم". October 9, 2021.

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