WAFF U-16 Championship
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Founded | 2005 |
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Region | West Asia (WAFF) |
Number of teams | 8 (as of 2022) |
Current champions | ![]() |
Most successful team(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() (2 titles each) |
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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[edit]
WAFF U-16 Championship | |||||||||||
Edition | Year | Host | Final | Third place match | No. of Teams | ||||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
1 | 2005 | ![]() | ![]() Iran | 2–0 Shariati Stadium, Karaj | ![]() Syria | ![]() Iraq | 5–0 Shariati Stadium, Karaj | ![]() Lebanon | 6 | ||
2 | 2007 | ![]() | ![]() Syria | [note 1] | ![]() Iran | ![]() Jordan | [note 1] | ![]() Iraq | 5 | ||
3 | 2009 | ![]() | ![]() Iran | 3–2 Petra Stadium, Amman | ![]() Syria | ![]() Iraq | 3–1 Petra Stadium, Amman | ![]() Jordan | 9 | ||
4 | 2013 | ![]() | ![]() Iraq | [note 1] | ![]() United Arab Emirates | ![]() Jordan | [note 1] | ![]() Palestine | 4 | ||
5 | 2015 | ![]() | ![]() Iraq | [note 1] | ![]() Saudi Arabia | ![]() United Arab Emirates | [note 1] | ![]() Palestine | 5 | ||
6 | 2018 | ![]() | ![]() Japan | [note 1] | ![]() India | ![]() Jordan | [note 1] | ![]() Yemen | 5 | ||
7 | 2019 | ![]() | ![]() Saudi Arabia | [note 1] | ![]() Jordan | ![]() Syria | [note 1] | ![]() Iraq | 9 | ||
8 | 2021 | ![]() | ![]() Yemen | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 pen.) Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam | ![]() Saudi Arabia | ![]() ![]() | 9 | ||||
9 | 2022 | ![]() | ![]() Jordan | 1–0 Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba | ![]() Lebanon | ![]() ![]() | 8 | ||||
10 | 2023 | ![]() | ![]() Yemen | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 pen.) Al-Saada Stadium, Salalah | ![]() Saudi Arabia | ![]() ![]() | 8 |
- Notes
Teams reaching the top four[edit]
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Semi-finalist | Total |
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![]() | 2 (2005*, 2009) | 1 (2007) | 3 | |||
![]() | 2 (2013, 2015) | 2 (2005, 2009) | 2 (2007, 2019) | 2 (2022, 2023) | 8 | |
![]() | 2 (2021, 2023) | 1 (2018) | 3 | |||
![]() | 1 (2019) | 3 (2015, 2021*, 2023) | 4 | |||
![]() | 1 (2007*) | 2 (2005, 2009) | 1 (2019) | 2 (2021, 2022) | 6 | |
![]() | 1 (2022*) | 1 (2019*) | 3 (2007, 2013, 2018*) | 1 (2009*) | 6 | |
![]() | 1 (2018) | 1 | ||||
![]() | 1 (2013) | 1 (2015) | 2 (2021, 2023) | 4 | ||
![]() | 1 (2022) | 1 (2005) | 2 | |||
![]() | 1 (2018) | 1 | ||||
![]() | 2 (2013*, 2015) | 2 |
- * = hosts
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.