2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship

2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الأولى للناشئات
الإمارات ٢٠١٨
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
CityDubai
Dates7–15 April
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Jordan (1st title)
Runners-up Lebanon
Third place Palestine
Fourth place Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored59 (5.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)Jordan Aleen Al Sweilmin
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Jordan Enas Al-Jamaeen
Best goalkeeperBahrain Zahra Ali
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The 2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship was the inaugrual edition of the WAFF U-15 Girls Championship, an international women's football youth tournament organised by the West Asian Football Federation for the women's under-15 national teams of West Asia. the United Arab Emirates hosted the tournament from 7 to 15 April in Dubai.[1] A total of six teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.

Jordan claimed the title, being crowned the first-ever champions, after beating Lebanon on penalties in the final.[2][3]

Participation

Participating teams

Six (out of 12) WAFF nations entered the final competition.[4][5]

Team App. Previous best performance
 Bahrain 1st Debut
 Jordan 1st Debut
 Lebanon 1st Debut
 Palestine 1st Debut
 Syria 1st Debut
 United Arab Emirates 1st Debut

Draw

The final draw was held on 6 April 2018, 10:00 GST, at UAE Football Association headquarters in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.[6][7]

Group stage

The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals, while the third-placed teams competed in the 5th place playoff.

All times are local, GST (UTC+4)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Palestine 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 6 Knockout stage
2  Bahrain 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
3  United Arab Emirates (H) 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0 Fifth place match
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bahrain 2–3 Palestine
 Report
Palestine 2–1 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Referee: Khalid Al Shaqsi (Oman)
United Arab Emirates 1–2 Bahrain
 Report
Referee: Wissam Rabie (Syria)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 2 2 0 0 19 1 +18 6 Knockout stage
2  Lebanon 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 3
3  Syria 2 0 0 2 0 20 −20 0 Fifth place match
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Syria 0–15 Jordan
Report
Referee: Mohammed Juma (Bahrain)
Jordan 4–1 Lebanon
 Report
Referee: Hamad Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Lebanon 5–0 Syria
 Report
Referee: Omar Al Miani (Jordan)

Placement matches

The host, the United Arab Emirates, finished fifth after defeating Syria in the 5th place match.[8]

Fifth place match

United Arab Emirates 5–1 Syria
 Report

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 April - Dubai
 
 
 Palestine1
 
24 June - [Dubai
 
 Lebanon7
 
 Lebanon1 (3)
 
13 April - Dubai
 
 Jordan (p)1 (4)
 
 Jordan5
 
 
 Bahrain0
 
Third Place
 
 
24 June - Dubai
 
 
 Palestine2
 
 
 Bahrain0

Semi-finals

Palestine 1–7 Lebanon
 Report
Referee: Hamad Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Jordan 5–0 Bahrain
 Report
Referee: Emad Bojeh (Palestine)

Third place match

Palestine 2–0 Bahrain
 Report

Final

Lebanon 1–1 (a.e.t.) Jordan
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Referee: Mohammed Juma (Bahrain)

Champion

 2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship champion 

Jordan
First title

Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[9]

Top Goalscorer Best player Best Goalkeeper
Jordan Aleen Al-Sweilmin Jordan Enas Al-Jamaeen Bahrain Zahra Ali

Goalscorers

There were 59 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 5.36 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Jordan 4 3 1 0 25 2 +23 10 Champions
2  Lebanon 4 2 1 1 14 6 +8 7 Runners-up
3  Palestine 4 3 0 1 8 10 −2 9 Third place
4  Bahrain 4 1 0 3 4 11 −7 3 Fourth place
5  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 3 Fifth place
6  Syria 3 0 0 3 1 25 −24 0 Sixth place
Source: WAFF

References

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  2. ^ "ناشئات الأردن بطلات غرب آسيا" [Jordan's youth girls are the champions of West Asia.]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ^ "تتويج الأردن بكأس غرب آسيا للناشئات" [Jordan crowned champions of the West Asian Girls' Cup.]. albayan.ae (in Arabic). 17 April 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. ^ "6 منتخبات في بطولة غرب آسيا للفتيات" [6 teams in the West Asian Girls' Championship.]. albayan.ae (in Arabic). 20 February 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  5. ^ "غرب آسيا يفتتح باكورة نشاطاته النسوية بالناشئات" [West Asia launches its first women's activities with the youth.]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  6. ^ "سحب قرعة بطولة غرب آسيا للفتيات بالإمارات" [Draw for the West Asian Girls' Championship in the UAE.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. ^ "قرعة بطولة غرب آسيا للفتيات تحت 15 سنة : لبنان في مجموعة سوريا والأردن" [Draw for the West Asian Girls' Under-15 Championship: Lebanon in the same group as Syria and Jordan.]. elsport.com (in Arabic). 7 April 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. ^ "الأبيض خامساً في ناشئات غرب آسيا" [Al-Abyad finishes fifth in the West Asian Girls' Championship.]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  9. ^ "منتخب الأردن يتوّج ببطولة غرب آسيا للناشئات" [Jordan's national team wins the West Asian Girls' Championship.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 15 April 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.