2022 WAFF U-16 Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا التاسعة للناشئين | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Jordan |
City | Aqaba |
Dates | 21–30 June |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 31 (2.07 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
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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 |
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![]() | 9th | 2021 | Champions (2013, 2015) |
![]() | 9th | 2021 | Runners-up (2019) |
![]() | 3rd | 2019 | Seventh place (2019) |
![]() | 5th | 2021 | Fourth place (2005) |
![]() | 2nd | 2019 | Fifth place (2019) |
![]() | 7th | 2021 | Ninth place (2019) |
![]() | 6th | 2021 | Champions (2007) |
![]() | 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 |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Oman ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Player awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[4]
Top Goalscorer | Best Player | Best Goalkeeper |
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Goalscorers
There were 31 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.07 goals per match.
4 goals
Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Nabi
3 goals
Azzedine Abu-Aqoula
Mohammad Yassine
2 goals
Karrar Jaffar
Kawah Issa
1 goal
Ahmed Abdul-Ridha Al-Hawi
Amir Jawad
Hassan Jassem
Hassan Karim
Abdul-Rahman Al-Khador
Saleh Freij
Fadel Al Saraf
Badreddine El Qawwam
Hussein Siblini
Mohammad Sharif
Aladdin Alaa
Abdallah Batal
Mohammad Al-Boni
Hashem Hamami
Alaa Eddin Al Hindi
Ahmad Sakkan
Omar Saleh
Abdul-Rahman Abdullah
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ الأردن يظفر بلقب غرب آسيا للناشئين [Jordan wins the WAFF U-16 Championship]. Kooora (in Arabic). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ 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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