2023 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship
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| بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الرابعة للناشئات | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Jordan |
| City | Zarqa |
| Dates | 9–15 November |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Syria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Jordan |
| Third place |  Lebanon |
| Fourth place |  Iraq |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 25 (3.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Lea El Hage Ali (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Mai AlJany |
| Best goalkeeper | Cileen Seif |
The 2023 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship was the fourth edition of the WAFF U-16 Girls Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Western Asia organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). The final tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Lebanon. However, the tournament was relocated to Jordan due to the adjacent Israel–Hamas war.[1]
Syria were crowned champions after defeating inaugural edition champions Jordan 1–0 in the final. This marked Syria's first-ever major title in women's football across all age categories.
Lebanon, the two-time defending champions who had secured victory in the previous two editions, faced elimination in the group stage. Despite this setback, they managed to secure a bronze medal by defeating Iraq 2–0 in the third-place game.
Participating nations[edit]
Initially, five teams entered the tournament. Iraq and Kuwait were set to debut in the tournament however the latter withdrew due to security concerns.[2]
| Team | App | Last | Best placement in the tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 1st | — | Debut |
| Jordan | 4th | 2023 | Champions (2018) |
 Kuwait | — | ||
| Lebanon | 4th | 2023 | Champions (2019, 2023) |
| Syria | 3rd | 2019 | Third Place (2018) |
Venues[edit]
In October 2023, WAFF confirmed that Prince Mohammed Stadium would host the tournament matches.[3]
| Zarqa | |
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| Prince Mohammed Stadium | |
| Capacity: 3,800 | |
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Draw[edit]
The official draw took place on 31 October 2023 at the WAFF Headquarters in Amman, Jordan.[4]
Draw result[edit]
The draw resulted in the following order.
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| A1 | Jordan |
| A2 | Syria |
| A3 | Iraq |
| A4 | Lebanon |
Match officials[edit]
- Referees
Ahmed Gatea
Haneen Murad
Hanine Merhi
Muath Owfi
Alesar Baddour
- Assistant referees
- Sabreen Alabadi
- Perissa Nasr
- Rafat Roma
- Roba Zarka
Group stage[edit]
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | Jordan (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Syria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 | Advance to third place play-off |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
| Syria | 4–0 | Iraq |
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| Report (WAFF) |
| Jordan | 2–1 | Lebanon |
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| Lebanon | 1–1 | Syria |
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| Iraq | 0–6 | Jordan |
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| Iraq | 0–7 | Lebanon |
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Knockout stage[edit]
| Final | ||
| 15 November - Zarqa | ||
| Jordan | 0 | |
| Syria | 1 | |
| Third place play-off | ||
| 15 November - Zarqa | ||
| Lebanon | 2 | |
| Iraq | 0 | |
Third place play-off[edit]
| Lebanon | 2–0 | Iraq |
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Final[edit]
| Jordan | 0–1 | Syria |
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Goalscorers[edit]
There were 25 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: WAFF
References[edit]
- ^ "نقل بطولة الناشئات الرابعة إلى الأردن" [Relocating U-17 girls championship to Jordan]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). WAFF. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "بطولة الناشئات الرابعة في لبنان" [the fourth U-16 Girls Championship to be held in Lebanon]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). WAFF. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "بطولة غرب اسيا للناشئات لكرة القدم تنطلق الخميس" [The Girls Women's Football Championship begins Thursday]. royanews.tv (in Arabic). 8 November 2023.
- ^ "سوريا والعراق بافتتاح بطولة الناشئات الرابعة" [Syria to face Iraq in the Championship opener]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 31 October 2023.
- ^ "2023 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship Match Schedule". the-waff.com. West Asian Football Federation. 31 October 2023.
