2005 WAFF U-15 Championship

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2005 WAFF U-15 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIran
CityKaraj
Dates23–29 July
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (1st title)
Runners-up Syria
Third place Iraq
Fourth place Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored53 (4.82 per match)
2007

2005 WAFF U-15 Championship was the first edition of the WAFF U-15 Championship. A WAFF 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 Karaj, Iran from 23 August to 29 July 2005.[1][2]

Format[edit]

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[edit]

6 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.[3]

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 2 1 1 0 9 0 +9 4 Final stage
2  Iraq 2 1 1 0 8 0 +8 4
3  Palestine 2 0 0 2 0 17 −17 0
Iraq 8–0 Palestine
Shariati Karaj 2, Karaj

Iran 0–0 Iraq
Shariati Karaj 1, Karaj

Palestine 0–9 Iran
Shariati Karaj 1, Karaj

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Syria 2 2 0 0 11 2 +9 6 Final stage
2  Lebanon 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
3  Jordan 2 0 1 1 1 8 −7 1
Syria 7–0 Jordan
Shariati Karaj 1, Karaj

Lebanon 2–4 Syria
Shariati Karaj 2, Karaj

Jordan 1–1 Lebanon
Shariati Karaj 2, Karaj

Knockout stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 July
 
 
 Iran4
 
29 July
 
 Lebanon0
 
 Iran4
 
27 July
 
 Syria1
 
 Syria2
 
 
 Iraq1
 
Third place
 
 
29 July
 
 
 Lebanon0
 
 
 Iraq5

Semi-finals[edit]

Iran 4–0 Lebanon
Shariati Karaj 1, Karaj
Syria 2–1 Iraq
Shariati Karaj 2, Karaj

Fifth place[edit]

Palestine 1–3 Jordan
Shariati Karaj 1, Karaj

Third place[edit]

Lebanon 0–5 Iraq
Shariati Karaj 2, Karaj

Final[edit]

Iran 4–1 Syria
Shariati Karaj 1, Karaj

Champion[edit]

 2005 WAFF U-15 Championship champion 

Iran
First title

Final standing[edit]