2019 WAFF U-15 Championship

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 July to 11 July 2019.[2] The draw of the competition was held on 9 June 2019.[3]

2019 WAFF U-15 Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا للناشئين 2019
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) Muhannad Barah (3 goals)
Best goalkeeper Bilal Al-Dawa[1]

Saudi Arabia won the championship title for the first time in its history after winning all its matches.[4]

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.[5]

Participating nations

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

Officials

Group stage

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: Goalzz
Syria 1–0 Lebanon
Referee: Mohammed Salman Al-Noori (Iraq)

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

Lebanon 0–1 Bahrain

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

Palestine 1–1 Oman
Ali  90+6' Alim  12' (pen.)
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)

Jordan 4–1 Palestine
Referee: Taher Bakar (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: Goalzz
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Iraq
Referee: Mohamad Ghabaien (Jordan)

Kuwait 0–0 Iraq
Referee: Mohammed Bunafoor (Bahrain)

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

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: Goalzz
Kuwait 2–1 Lebanon
Al-Hilali
Al-Sulalyli
Referee: Mohammed Salman Al-Noori (Iraq)

Palestine 0–2 Kuwait
Al-Hilali
Al-Sulalyli
Referee: Mohammed Bunafoor (Bahrain)

Lebanon 2–1 Palestine
 53'
 79'
 23'
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: Goalzz
Iraq 3–1 Bahrain
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Oman 0–0 Iraq
Referee: Taher Bakar (Syria)

Bahrain 1–1 Oman
Referee: Mohamad Ghabaien (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: Goalzz
Saudi Arabia 3–0 Syria

Jordan 1–3 Saudi Arabia
Al-Rifai  23' Brnawi  33'
Al Aliwa  55'
Abdalraoof  64'
Referee: Qassim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Syria 1–2 Jordan

References

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