2021 WAFF U-18 Championship explained

Tourney Name:WAFF U-18 Championship
Year:2021
Other Titles:بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم تحت 18 عاما
City:Baghdad (Final match)
Basra (Group A)
Erbil (Group B)
Country:Iraq
Dates:20 November – 1 December
Num Teams:9
Sub-Confederations:1
Venues:3
Cities:3
Count:2
Matches:17
Goals:32
Top Scorer: Asahr Ali (3 goals)
Player: Ali El Fadl
Goalkeeper: Hussein Amoyed
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2024

2021 WAFF U-18 Championship, also called 2021 EarthLink WAFF U-18 Championship due to sponsorship by EarthLink Telecommunications, was the second edition of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF)'s under-18 championship.[1] It took place between 20 November and 1 December 2021 in Iraq.[2]

The tournament featured nine teams divided into a two groups of four and five.[3] Hosts Iraq won the tournament, beating Lebanon on penalty shoot-outs in the final.[4]

Teams

Participants

Teamdata-sort-type="number" Appearancedata-sort-type="number" Last appearancePrevious best performance
2nd2019Group stage (2019)
2nd2019Champions (2019)
2nd2019Third place (2019)
1st
1st
2nd2019Fourth place (2019)
1st
2nd2019Runners-up (2019)
1st

Format

Two groups of nine teams; the host country Iraq were in Group A, which contained five teams, while Group B contained four teams. Unlike the previous edition, only the group winners advance directly to the final.

Squads

A total of nine teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate. Each team had to register a squad of up to 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers.

Officials

Referees

Assistant referees

Venue

BasraBaghdadErbil
Basra International StadiumAl-Madina StadiumFranso Hariri Stadium
Capacity: 65,227Capacity: 32,000Capacity: 25,000

Groups stage

Group A

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Group B

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Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1 July 2021. اتحاد غرب آسيا يثبت تفاصيل أربع بطولات من قائمة أجندة ٢٠٢١. 9 October 2021. 19 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230119054658/http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1654. dead.
  2. Web site: 5 July 2021. أربيل تضيّف شباب غرب آسيا وسعيد يكشف أجندة الاتحاد. 9 October 2021.
  3. Web site: إعلان موعد قرعة بطولة غرب آسيا للشباب. 27 October 2021 . 8 November 2021.
  4. Web site: 3 December 2021. المنتخب العراقي يتوج بالذهب ببطولة ايرثلنك للشباب. 5 December 2021. 19 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230119054658/http://www.the-waff.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AB%D9%84%D9%86%D9%83-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-. dead.