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

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.[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 N/A N/A
 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
  • Alsarakbi  21'
 Report
  • Alhaja  86' (o.g.)
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
Lebanon 0–1 Bahrain
Report
  • Albadawi  12'
Referee: Emad Bojeh (Palestine)

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
  • Azazmeh  67'
  • Marar  84'
 Report
Referee: Jamil Ramadan (Lebanon)
Palestine 1–1 Oman
  • Awayssa  90+5'
 Report
  • Alrawahi  13'
Referee: Faisal Al Balawi (Saudi Arabia)
Jordan 4–1 Palestine
  • Alrefa'i  12'
  • Obeidat  18'
  • Alalem  37'
  • Mohammad  52'
 Report
  • Shreiteh  21'
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
  • Barrah  14'
Referee: Mohammad Ghabayen (Jordan)
Kuwait 0–0 Iraq
Report
Referee: Mohammad Bonfour (United Arab Emirates)
Saudi Arabia 6–1 Kuwait
  • Barrah  3', 20'
  • Alelewa  6'
  • Majrashi  37'
  • Bin Hibah  49'
  • Alabdrbalnab  51'
 Report
  • Alrashidi  90'
Referee: Qasim Alhatimi (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
  • Alheleeli  21'
  • Alsulaili  39'
 Report
  • Alkandari  90+2' (o.g.)
Referee: Mohammed Shabeeb (Iraq)
Palestine 0–2 Kuwait
Report
  • Alheleeli  61'
  • Alsulaili  73'
Referee: Mohammad Bonfour (Bahrain)
Lebanon 2–1 Palestine
  • Nasserddine  54'
  • Al Awad  79'
 Report
  • Shreiteh  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: WAFF
Iraq 3–1 Bahrain
  • Rahem  49'
  • Neamah  66'
  • Kadhim  86'
 Report
  • Tarada  72'
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
Oman 0–0 Iraq
Report
Referee: Taher Bakkar (Syria)
Bahrain 1–1 Oman
  • Helal  86'
 Report
  • Alruzaiqi  90+4'
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
  • Bin Hibah  14'
  • Barnawi  63'
  • Almutair  89'
 Report
Referee: Adel Alnaqbi (Oman)
Jordan 1–3 Saudi Arabia
  • Alrefai  23'
 Report
  • Barnawi  34'
  • Alelewai  55'
  • Abdulraoof  63'
Referee: Qassim Al Hatemi (Oman)
Syria 1–2 Jordan
  • Samarah  38' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Alalem  9', 70'
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Champion
 2019 WAFF U-16 Championship Champion 

Saudi Arabia
First title

Final standing
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