2019 WAFF U-15 Championship

2019 WAFF U-15 Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا السابعة للناشئين
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
CityZarqa
Dates1–11 July
Teams9 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up Jordan
Third place Syria
Fourth place Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored40 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Saudi Arabia Muhannad Barah (3 goals)
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Bilal Al-Dawa[1]
2018
2021

2019 WAFF U-15 Championship was the seventh 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 Zarqa, Jordan from 1 to 11 July 2019.[2] The draw of the competition was held on 9 June 2019.[2]

Saudi Arabia won the championship title for the first time in its history after winning all its matches.[3]

Format

The groups winners of the three groups in the first round played in a single round-robin format, in order to determine the top three in the tournament. The second-placed teams played in the same way on the 4–6 positions, while the third-placed teams in their groups played on the 7–9 positions.[4]

Participating nations

All West Asian Federation teams entered the competition except Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Bahrain 2nd 2009 Group stage (2009)
 Iraq 7th 2018 Champions (2013, 2015)
 Jordan 7th 2018 Third place (2007, 2013, 2018)
 Kuwait 2nd 2009 Group stage (2009)
 Lebanon 3rd 2007 Fourth place (2005)
 Oman 1st
 Palestine 5th 2015 Group stage (2005, 2009, 2013, 2015)
 Saudi Arabia 2nd 2015 Runners-up (2015)
 Syria 4th 2009 Champions (2007)

Officials

First round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Syria 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Final stage
2  Bahrain 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3  Lebanon 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
Source: WAFF


Syria 1–0 Lebanon
  • Kassem 80'
Report
Referee: Mohammad Shebeeb (Iraq)

Syria 1–1 Bahrain
Report
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Lebanon 0–1 Bahrain
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Final stage
2  Oman 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
3  Palestine 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
Source: WAFF


Oman 0–2 Jordan
Report
Referee: Jamil Ramadan (Lebanon)

Palestine 1–1 Oman
Report
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)

Jordan 4–1 Palestine
Report
Referee: Taher Bakkar (Syria)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Final stage
2  Iraq 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
3  Kuwait 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5 1
Source: WAFF


Iraq 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report
Referee: Mohammad Ghabayen (Jordan)

Kuwait 0–0 Iraq
Report
Referee: Mohammad Bonfour (Bahrain)

Saudi Arabia 6–1 Kuwait
Report
Referee: Qassim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Second round

7th–9th classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Kuwait 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6
2  Lebanon 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3  Palestine 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: WAFF


Kuwait 2–1 Lebanon
Report
Referee: Mohammed Shabeeb (Iraq)

Palestine 0–2 Kuwait
Report
Referee: Mohammad Bonfour (Bahrain)

Lebanon 2–1 Palestine
Report
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)

4th–6th classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Iraq 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
2  Oman 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3  Bahrain 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
Source: WAFF
Iraq 3–1 Bahrain
Report
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Oman 0–0 Iraq
Report
Referee: Taher Bakkar (Syria)

Bahrain 1–1 Oman
Report
Referee: Mohammad Mofeed (Jordan)

Final stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6
2  Jordan 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
3  Syria 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: WAFF
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Syria
Report
Referee: Adel Alnaqbi (Oman)

Jordan 1–3 Saudi Arabia
Report
Referee: Qassim Al Hatemi (Oman)

Syria 1–2 Jordan
Report

Champion

 2019 WAFF U-16 Championship champion 

Saudi Arabia
First title

Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Saudi Arabia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Jordan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Syria
4  Iraq
5  Oman
6  Bahrain
7  Kuwait
8  Lebanon
9  Palestine

References

  1. ^ للأنباء, السعودية (11 July 2019). "حارس #المنتخب_السعودي "بلال الدواء" أفضل حارس في بطولة #غرب_آسيا_للناشئين_2019pic.twitter.com/2rj78cbJaG".
  2. ^ a b "تحديد موعد قرعة بطولة غرب آسيا للناشئين". كووورة. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ^ "أخضر الناشئين يفوز بلقب بطولة غرب آسيا". نبض لبنان. 9 July 2019.
  4. ^ "مدرب ناشئي سوريا يكشف هدفه الأهم في بطولة غرب آسيا". كووورة. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.