WAFF U-23 Championship

2015 WAFF U-23 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Qatar
Dates	30 September – 14 October
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iran (1st title)
Runners-up	Syria
Third place	Qatar
Fourth place	Yemen
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	49 (3.06 per match)
Attendance	7,550 (472 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Akram Afif (4 goals)
Best player(s)	Amir Arsalan Motahari

Group A

30 September 2015 Jordan     3–1    Yemen

30 September 2015 Qatar      3–0    Palestine

03 October   2015 Palestine  1–3    Yemen

03 October   2015 Qatar      2–1    Jordan

06 October   2015 Jordan     0–1    Palestine

06 October   2015 Qatar      0–0    Yemen

1- Qatar      3 2 1 0 5 1 7

2- Yemen      3 1 1 1 4 4 4

3- Palestine  3 1 0 2 2 6 3

4- Jordan     3 1 0 2 4 4 3

Group B

01 October 2015 Iran         2–0    Bahrain

04 October 2015 Iran         2–2    Saudi Arabia

07 October 2015 Saudi Arabia 3–2    Bahrain

1- Iran         2 1 1 0 4 2 4

2- Saudi Arabia 2 1 1 0 5 4 4

3- Bahrain      2 0 0 2 2 5 0

Group C

01 October 2015 Syria       2–1    UAE

04 October 2015 UAE         4–3    Oman

07 October 2015 Oman        1–2    Syria

1- Syria    2 2 0 0 4 2 6

2- UAE      2 1 0 1 5 5 3

3- Oman     2 0 0 2 4 6 0

Semi-finals

10 October 2015 Qatar      0–2    Syria

10 October 2015 Iran       2–1    Yemen

Third place

14 October 2015 Qatar      3–0    Yemen

Final

14 October 2015 Syria      0–2    Iran 

Lekhwiya SC Stadium, Doha 

Attendance: 1,700

Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

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2021 WAFF U-23 Championship

بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم تحت 23 عاما‎
Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	4–12 October
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation) (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	47 (2.76 per match)

Group A

4 October 2021 Jordan  0–1  Oman

4 October 2021 Yemen  1–1  Kuwait

6 October 2021 Oman  0–1  Yemen

6 October 2021 Kuwait  1–2  Jordan

8 October 2021 Jordan  2–1  Yemen

8 October 2021 Kuwait  1–1  Oman

1.Jordan 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6

2.Yemen  3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4

3.Oman   3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4

4.Kuwait 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2

Group B

4 October 2021 Palestine  0–1  Iraq

4 October 2021 UAE       3–0  Lebanon

6 October 2021 Lebanon   2–4  Palestine

6 October 2021 Iraq        2–0  UAE

8 October 2021 Palestine  1–0  UAE

8 October 2021 Lebanon    2–2  Iraq

1.Iraq    3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7

2.Palestine 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6

3.UAE    3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3

4.Lebanon 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1

Group C

4 October 2021 Bahrain   1–4  Syria

6 October 2021 Syria      0–2  Saudi Arabia

8 October 2021 Saudi Arabia  3–0  Bahrain

1.Saudi Arabia  2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6

2.Syria  2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3

3.Bahrain 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0

Semi-finals

10 October 2021 Jordan  5–2  Syria

10 October 2021 Iraq    0–1  Saudi Arabia

Final

12 October 2021 Jordan 3-1  Saudi Arabia

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2022 WAFF U-23 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
City	Jeddah
Dates	3–15 November
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation) (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up	Qatar
Third place	Syria
Fourth place	Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	26 (2.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Al Faraj Al Kiyumi  Nasser Al Rawahi  Ahmed Al-Ghamdi  Ziyad Al-Johani  Mohammed Maran  Mohamad Rihanieh (2 goals each)
Best player(s)	Ahmed Al-Ghamdi[1]
Best goalkeeper	Waseem Ayoub

Group A

03 Nov 2022 Qatar  0–0  Lebanon

06 Nov 2022 Lebanon  2–4  Oman

09 Nov 2022 Oman  0–1  Qatar

1.Qatar   2 1 1 0 1 0 4

2.Oman          2 1 0 1 4 3 3

3. Lebanon 2 0 1 1 2 4 1

Group B

03 Nov 2022 Bahrain  2–1  Syria

06 Nov 2022 Syria  2–1  Saudi Arabia

09 Nov 2022 Saudi Arabia2–0  Bahrain

1.Saudi Arabia  2 1 0 1 3 2 3  

2.Syria  2 1 0 1 3 3 3

3.Bahrain 2 1 0 1 2 3 3

Semi-finals

12 Nov 2022 Qatar 1–1 Syria (6-5P)

12 Nov 2022 Saudi Arabia2–1 Oman

Fifth place play-off

13 Nov 2022 Lebanon 0–1 Bahrain

Third place play-off

15 Nov 2022 Syria 1–0 Oman

Final

15 Nov 2022 Qatar 1–3 Saudi Arabia

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2023 WAFF U-23 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Iraq
City	Baghdad and Karbala
Dates	12–20 June
Teams	9 (from 1 confederation) (from 2 sub-confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Iraq (1st title)
Runners-up	Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	27 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Hussein Abdullah (3 goals)
Best player(s)	Muntadher Mohammed
Best goalkeeper	Kumel Al-Rekabe

Group A

12 June 2023 Jordan 2–2 Iraq

14 June 2023 UAE 1–2 Jordan

16 June 2023 Iraq 3–0 United Arab Emirates

1.Iraq          2 1 1 0 5 2 4  

2.Jordan        2 1 1 0 4 3 4

3.UAE           2 0 0 2 1 5 0

 

Group B

12 June 2023 Syria 0–1 Palestine

14 June 2023 Iran 3–1 Syria

16 June 2023 Palestine 1–1 Iran

1.Iran         2 1 1 0 4 2 4  

2.Palestine 2 1 1 0 2 1 4

3.Syria   2 0 0 2 1 4 0

Group C

12 June 2023 Oman 1–0 Lebanon

14 June 2023 Yemen 0–3 Oman

16 June 2023 Lebanon 1–2 Yemen

1.Oman     2 2 0 0 4 0 6

2.Yemen   2 1 0 1 2 4 3

3.Lebanon 2 0 0 2 1 3 0

 

Semi-finals

18 June 2023 Iran 0–0 Jordan  (4-3p)

18 June 2023 Iraq 1–0 Oman

Final

20 June 2023 Iran 1–1 Iraq    (4-5P) 

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2024 WAFF U-23 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	20–26 March
Teams	8 (from 2 confederations) (from 4 sub-confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (1st title)
Runners-up	Australia
Third place	Saudi Arabia
Fourth place	Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	29 (2.42 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alou Kuol (3 goals)