2019 WAFF U-18 Championship

2019 WAFF U-18 Championship was the first edition of the WAFF U-18 Championship. A WAFF youth football championship organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-18 national teams of West Asia. It was held in Ramallah, Palestine from 22 August to 30 August 2019.

2019 WAFF U-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPalestine
CityRamallah
Dates22–30 August, 2019
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iraq (1st title)
Runners-up United Arab Emirates
Third place Jordan
Fourth place Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored31 (2.82 per match)


Format

The groups winner and the second-placed team of the two groups in the first round played in a single round-robin format, qualified for the semi-finals.

Participating nations

6 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.[1]

Officials

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Final stage
2  Palestine 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 1
3  Qatar 2 0 1 1 1 5 4 1
Source: WAFF
Jordan 2–0 Palestine
Report
Faisal al-Husseini International Stadium, Ramallah
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Jordan 5–1 Qatar
Report
Faisal al-Husseini International Stadium, Ramallah
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)

Palestine 2–2 Qatar
Faisal al-Husseini International Stadium, Ramallah
Referee: Isa Abdulla Ali (Bahrain)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Final stage
2  Iraq 2 1 0 1 4 5 1 3
3  Bahrain 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1
Source: WAFF
United Arab Emirates 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Faisal al-Husseini International Stadium, Ramallah
Referee: Murad Al Zawahreh (Jordan)

United Arab Emirates 4–2 Iraq
Report
Faisal al-Husseini International Stadium, Ramallah
Referee: Khaled Al-Shaqsi (Oman)

Bahrain 1–2 Iraq
Report
Faisal al-Husseini International Stadium, Ramallah
Referee: Baraa Abu Aisha (Palestine)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 August
 
 
 Jordan1 (2)
 
30 August
 
 Iraq (p)1 (4)
 
 Iraq(p)0 (4)
 
28 August
 
 United Arab Emirates0 (2)
 
 United Arab Emirates(p)0 (4)
 
 
 Palestine0 (1)
 
Third place
 
 
30 August
 
 
 Palestine0
 
 
 Jordan3

Semi-finals

Jordan 1–1 Iraq
Penalties
2–4
Faisal al-Husseini International Stadium, Ramallah
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
United Arab Emirates 0–0 Palestine
Penalties
4–1
Faisal al-Husseini International Stadium, Ramallah
Referee: Abdullah Al-Kanderi (Kuwait)

Fifth place

Qatar 2–3 Bahrain
Report
Faisal al-Husseini International Stadium, Ramallah
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)

Third place

Palestine 0–3 Jordan
Faisal al-Husseini International Stadium, Ramallah
Referee: Abdullah Al-Kanderi (Kuwait)

Final

Iraq 0–0 United Arab Emirates
Penalties
4–2
Faisal al-Husseini International Stadium, Ramallah
Referee: Baraa Abu Aisha (Palestine)

Champion

 2019 WAFF U-17 Championship Champion 

Iraq
First title

Notes

References



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