WAFF U-16 Championship

WAFF U-16 Championship
Founded	2005; 19 years ago
Region	West Asia (WAFF)
Number of teams	8 (as of 2022)
Current champions	Yemen (2nd title)
Most successful team(s)	Iran; Iraq; Yemen; (2 titles each)
	2024 WAFF U-16 Championship

The WAFF U-16 Championship is an international football competition contested by the West Asian men's under-16 national teams of the WAFF member associations.^[1]^[2] The competition began in 2005, with Iran winning the inaugural competition.^[3]

Results

Edition	Year	Host	Final			Third place match			No. of Teams
WAFF U-16 Championship
Edition	Year	Host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	No. of Teams
1	2005	Iran	Iran	2–0 Shariati Stadium, Karaj	Syria	Iraq	5–0 Shariati Stadium, Karaj	Lebanon	6
2	2007	Syria	Syria	^{[note 1]}	Iran	Jordan	^{[note 1]}	Iraq	5
3	2009	Jordan	Iran	3–2 Petra Stadium, Amman	Syria	Iraq	3–1 Petra Stadium, Amman	Jordan	9
4	2013	Palestine	Iraq	^{[note 1]}	United Arab Emirates	Jordan	^{[note 1]}	Palestine	4
5	2015	Jordan	Iraq	^{[note 1]}	Saudi Arabia	United Arab Emirates	^{[note 1]}	Palestine	5
6	2018	Jordan	Japan	^{[note 1]}	India	Jordan	^{[note 1]}	Yemen	5
7	2019	Jordan	Saudi Arabia	^{[note 1]}	Jordan	Syria	^{[note 1]}	Iraq	9
8	2021	Saudi Arabia	Yemen	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 pen.) Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam	Saudi Arabia	Syria and United Arab Emirates^{[note 2]}			9
9	2022	Jordan	Jordan	1–0 Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba	Lebanon	Iraq and Syria^{[note 2]}			8
10	2023	Oman	Yemen	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 pen.) Al-Saada Stadium, Salalah	Saudi Arabia	Iraq and United Arab Emirates^{[note 2]}			8
11	2024	Jordan	Syria	1–0 Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba	Saudi Arabia	Jordan and Palestine^{[note 2]}			9

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j The tournament was played in a round-robin league format.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The two semi-finalists did not play a third-place match.

Teams reaching the top four

Teams reaching the top four
Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Semi-finalist	Total
Iran	2 (2005^*, 2009)	1 (2007)				3
Iraq	2 (2013, 2015)		2 (2005, 2009)	2 (2007, 2019)	2 (2022, 2023)	8
Yemen	2 (2021, 2023)			1 (2018)		3
Saudi Arabia	1 (2019)	3 (2015, 2021^*, 2023)				4
Syria	1 (2007^*)	2 (2005, 2009)	1 (2019)		2 (2021, 2022)	6
Jordan	1 (2022^*)	1 (2019^*)	3 (2007, 2013, 2018^*)	1 (2009^*)		6
Japan	1 (2018)					1
United Arab Emirates		1 (2013)	1 (2015)		2 (2021, 2023)	4
Lebanon		1 (2022)		1 (2005)		2
India		1 (2018)				1
Palestine				2 (2013^*, 2015)		2

* = hosts

References

^ "WAFF U16 BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP". West Asian Football Federation. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "WAFF U16 Championship: Impressive India forces Yemen to yield". Goal.com. 7 August 2018.
^ "Jordan lift WAFF U-16 Championship title". Asian Football Confederation. 1 July 2022.

[nofinal-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j The tournament was played in a round-robin league format.

[nothirdplace-5] The two semi-finalists did not play a third-place match.

[1] "WAFF U16 BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP". West Asian Football Federation. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[2] "WAFF U16 Championship: Impressive India forces Yemen to yield". Goal.com. 7 August 2018.

[3] "Jordan lift WAFF U-16 Championship title". Asian Football Confederation. 1 July 2022.

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Results

Teams reaching the top four

See also

References