2019 WAFF U-18 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Palestine |
| City | Ramallah |
| Dates | 22–30 August |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Iraq (1st title) |
| Runners-up | United Arab Emirates |
| Third place | Jordan |
| Fourth place | Palestine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 31 (2.82 per match) |
2021 → | |
2019 WAFF U-18 Championship was the first edition of the WAFF U-18 Championship. A WAFF youth football championship organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-18 national teams of West Asia. It was held in Ramallah, Palestine from 22 August to 30 August 2019.
Format
The group 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
6 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.[1]
Officials
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Referees[2] |
Assistant Referees
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Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Final stage |
| 2 | Palestine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 3 | Qatar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Source: WAFF
| Jordan | 2–0 | Palestine |
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Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
| Qatar | 1–5 | Jordan |
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Report |
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Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)
| Palestine | 2–2 | Qatar |
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Report |
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Referee: Isa Abdulla Ali (Bahrain)
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Final stage |
| 2 | Iraq | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Source: WAFF
| United Arab Emirates | 0–0 | Bahrain |
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| Report |
Referee: Murad Al Zawahreh (Jordan)
| Iraq | 2–4 | United Arab Emirates |
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Report |
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Referee: Khaled Al-Shaqsi (Oman)
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 August | ||||||
| Jordan | 1 (2) | |||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Iraq (p) | 1 (4) | |||||
| Iraq(p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| 28 August | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 0 (2) | |||||
| United Arab Emirates(p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| Palestine | 0 (1) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Palestine | 0 | |||||
| Jordan | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Jordan | 1–1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
| United Arab Emirates | 0–0 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4–1 | ||
Referee: Abdullah Al-Kanderi (Kuwait)
Fifth place
Third place
Final
| Iraq | 0–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
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4–2 |
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Referee: Baraa Abu Aisha (Palestine)
Champion
| 2019 WAFF U-17 Championship champion |
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Iraq First title |
References
- ^ "Championships". Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Pictures of the officials during 2019 WAFF U18 in Palestine". 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.