2023 WAFF U-15 Championship explained

Tourney Name:WAFF U-15 Championship
Year:2023
Other Titles:Arabic: بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا العاشرة للناشئين
Country:Oman
City:Salalah
Dates:11–20 December
Num Teams:8
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:2
Matches:15
Goals:28
Top Scorer: Zain Al-Abidin Jassim (4 goals)
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

The 2023 WAFF U-15 Championship was the 10th edition of the WAFF U-16 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by the WAFF for the men's under-15 national teams of West Asia. It was hosted by Oman for the first time. Eight national teams took part in the tournament.

Jordan were the defending champions but were eliminated at the group stages. Yemen won the second title, beating Saudi Arabia 3–2 on penalties.

Participating nations

Eight nations from the WAFF participated in the tournament; Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Palestine did not take part.[1]

Teamdata-sort-type="number" Appearancedata-sort-type="number" Last appearancePrevious best performance
10th2022Champions (2013, 2015)
10th2022Champions (2022)
6th2022Runners-up (2022)
3rd2022Fifth place (2019)
4th2021Champions (2019)
7th2022Champions (2007)
5th2021Runners-up (2013)
6th2022Champions (2021)

Group stage

The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WAFF U-15 Championship Matches Schedule 2023: Match Dates for Saudi Arabia, Yemen, the UAE, and Others, along with Broadcasting Channels.. ar. 11 December 2023. newsy.elsob7.com. Reema. 18 December 2023.