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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; they were eliminated in the group stage. Hosts Jordan won the competition for the first time, after defeating Lebanon 1–0 in the final.

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.

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.

All times are local, JST (UTC+3).

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
Report
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Oman 0–1 Jordan
Report
Aqaba Stadium, AqabaReferee: Mohammad Abu Shahla (Palestine)
Oman 0–2 Iraq
Report
Aqaba Stadium, AqabaReferee: Faisal Al Balwi (Saudi Arabia)
Yemen 0–1 Jordan
Report
Aqaba Stadium, AqabaReferee: Abdullah Al Kandari (Kuwait)
Yemen 4–0 Oman
Report
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Jordan 0–2 Iraq
Report
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
Aqaba Stadium, AqabaReferee: Usama Ahmed (Jordan)
Lebanon 2–0 Kuwait
Report
Aqaba Stadium, AqabaReferee: Ahmed Kadhem (Iraq)
Kuwait 1–0 Palestine
Report
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Syria 1–0 Lebanon
Report
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Syria 5–0 Kuwait
Report
Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Lebanon 2–0 Palestine
Report
Aqaba Stadium, AqabaReferee: Ahmed Kadhem (Iraq)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Iraq 0–1 Lebanon
Report
Aqaba Stadium, AqabaReferee: Haitham Al-Walidi (Yemen)
Syria 1–2 Jordan
WAFF report
Jordan FA report
Aqaba Stadium, AqabaReferee: Abdullah Al Kandari (Kuwait)

Final

Lebanon 0–1 Jordan
Report
Aqaba Stadium, AqabaReferee: Mohammad Bonfour (Bahrain)

Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

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

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ 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.
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