2015 WAFF U-16 Championship

The 2015 WAFF U-16 Championship is the fifth edition of the WAFF Youth Competition. The previous edition was an Under-16 age group competition held in Palestine in 2013.[1]

2015 WAFF U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
CityAmman
Dates29 July – 6 August
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iraq (2nd title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Third place United Arab Emirates
Fourth place Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored34 (3.4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mohanad Ali (5 goals)
Best player(s) Hamad Al-Abdan

Participating nations

5 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Iraq 5th 2013 Champions (2013)
 Jordan 5th 2013 Third place (2007, 2013)
 Palestine 4th 2013 Group stage (2005, 2009, 2013)
 Saudi Arabia 1st N/A N/A
 United Arab Emirates 3rd 2013 Runners-up (2013)

Results
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 4 4 0 0 12 1 +11 12
 Saudi Arabia 4 2 1 1 10 6 +4 7
 United Arab Emirates 4 2 0 2 7 8 −1 6
 Palestine 4 1 0 3 3 10 −7 3
 Jordan 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
Source: WAFF
Jordan 0–5 Iraq
Report
  • Ali  4', 45', 64'
  • Shayyal  58'
  • Abed  66'
Referee: Sultan Almarzooqi (United Arab Emirates)
Palestine 2–3 United Arab Emirates
  • Rashid  12'
  • Alhourani  80'
 Report
  • Alhammadi  10'
  • Rashid  67' (o.g.)
  • Almehrzi  90+3' (pen.)
Referee: Falah Saad (Iraq)
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Palestine
  • Almas  11'
  • Alshaikhi  18'
  • Alabdan  82'
  • Alassaf  87' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Sultan Almarzooqi (United Arab Emirates)
United Arab Emirates 1–0 Jordan
 Report
Referee: Shukri Alhunfush (Saudi Arabia)
Palestine 1–0 Jordan
  • Alatawna  4'
 Report
Referee: Shukri Alhunfush (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia 0–2 Iraq
Report
Referee: Ahmed Faisal (Jordan)
United Arab Emirates 2–4 Saudi Arabia
  • Alruwais  54'
  • Amro  90+4'
 Report
  • Alabdan  12', 87'
  • Mahboob  22' (o.g.)
  • Mali  90+3'
Referee: Falah Saad (Iraq)
Iraq 3–0 Palestine
  • Mukhlif  35', 90+3'
  • Abed  40'
 Report
Referee: Sultan Almarzooqi (United Arab Emirates)
Iraq 2–1 United Arab Emirates
Ali  90+3' Report
Jordan 2–2 Saudi Arabia

Champion
 2015 WAFF U-16 Championship Champion 

Iraq
Second title

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Top Goalscorer[2] Best player[2] Fair Play award
Mohanad Ali Hamad Al-Abdan  Saudi Arabia

References
  1. "قرعة اتحاد غرب اسيا الخامسة للناشئين".
  2. "اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم العراق بطلاً للنسخة الخامسة للناشئين".
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