2019 WAFF U-15 Championship explained

Tourney Name:	WAFF U-15 Championship
Year:	2019
Other Titles:	Arabic: بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا السابعة للناشئين
City:	Zarqa
Country:	Jordan
Dates:	1–11 July
Num Teams:	9
Sub-Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Count:	1
Matches:	16
Goals:	40
Goalkeeper:	Bilal Al-Dawa^[1]
Prevseason:	2018
Nextseason:	2021

2019 WAFF U-15 Championship was the seventh edition of the WAFF U-16 Championship, the international 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 Zarqa, Jordan from 1 to 11 July 2019.^[2] The draw of the competition was held on 9 June 2019.

Saudi Arabia won the championship title for the first time in its history after winning all its matches.^[3]

Format

The groups winners of the three groups in the first round played in a single round-robin format, in order to determine the top three in the tournament. The second-placed teams played in the same way on the 4–6 positions, while the third-placed teams in their groups played on the 7–9 positions.^[4]

Participating nations

All West Asian Federation teams entered the competition except Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

Team	data-sort-type="number"	Appearance	data-sort-type="number"	Last appearance	Previous best performance
	2nd	2009	Group stage (2009)
	7th	2018	Champions (2013, 2015)
	7th	2018	Third place (2007, 2013, 2018)
	2nd	2009	Group stage (2009)
	3rd	2007	Fourth place (2005)
	1st
	5th	2015	Group stage (2005, 2009, 2013, 2015)
	2nd	2015	Runners-up (2015)
	4th	2009	Champions (2007)