2015 WAFF U-23 Championship explained

Tourney Name:WAFF U-23 Olympic Teams Championship
Year:2015
Size:200px
Country:Qatar
Dates:30 September – 14 October
Num Teams:10
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:1
Matches:16
Goals:49
Attendance:7550
Player: Amir Arsalan Motahari
Nextseason:2021

The 2015 WAFF U-23 Championship took place in Doha, Qatar for the first time. Ten nations took part. The competition was held in Doha from 30 September 30 to 14 October with the draw for the tournament on 6 September 2015.[1] Iran won the title after they defeated Syria in the final. This was Iran's last WAFF competition before joining the Central Asian Football Association.

The competition was used as a warm up for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship which is also to be held in Qatar. This competition in turn is used as qualification for the Olympics football tournament of which these sides participating in the WAFF championship were eligible for.

Teams

Squads

See main article: 2015 WAFF U-23 Championship squads. Each team had to register a squad of up to 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers.

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Ranking of second-placed teams

The best runner-up across all groups advance to semifinal. The results against the fourth-placed team are not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up team.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Champion

Final standing

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Player awards

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Doha to conduct WAFF Olympic Championship draw in September. QFA . 11 July 2015 . 11 July 2015.