| Tourney Name: | WAFF U-16 Championship |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Other Titles: | Arabic: بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا التاسعة للناشئين |
| Country: | Jordan |
| City: | Aqaba |
| Dates: | 21–30 June |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Goals: | 31 |
| Top Scorer: | Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Nabi (4 goals) |
| Player: | Azzedine Abu-Aqoula |
| Goalkeeper: | Jad Jawhar |
| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 WAFF U-16 Championship was the 9th edition of the WAFF U-16 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by the WAFF for the men's under-16 national teams of West Asia. It took place in Aqaba, Jordan, at the Aqaba Stadium. Eight teams played in the competition, with players born on or after 1 January 2006 eligible to participate.
Yemen, who won the previous edition in 2021, were the title holders;[1] they were eliminated in the group stage.[2] Hosts Jordan won the competition for the first time, after defeating Lebanon 1–0 in the final.[3]
Eight nations from the WAFF participated in the tournament; Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates did not take part. The draw for the group stage was held on 25 May 2022 at the WAFF headquarters in Jordan.
| Team | data-sort-type="number" | Appearance | data-sort-type="number" | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | 2021 | Champions (2013, 2015) | |||
| 9th | 2021 | Runners-up (2019) | |||
| 3rd | 2019 | Seventh place (2019) | |||
| 5th | 2021 | Fourth place (2005) | |||
| 2nd | 2019 | Fifth place (2019) | |||
| 7th | 2021 | Ninth place (2019) | |||
| 6th | 2021 | Champions (2007) | |||
| 5th | 2021 | Champions (2021) |
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.
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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[4]