| Tourney Name: | WAFF U-16 Girls Championship |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Other Titles: | بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الثالثة للناشئات الأردن ٢٠٢٣ |
| Country: | Jordan |
| City: | Aqaba |
| Dates: | 4–10 January |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 8 |
| Goals: | 17 |
| Player: | Arwa Batayneh |
| Goalkeeper: | Marcelle Skaiki |
| Prevseason: | 2019 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2023 WAFF U-16 Girls Championship (Arabic: بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الثالثة للناشئات ٢٠٢٣) was the third edition of the WAFF U-16 Girls Championship (including previous editions of the WAFF U-15 Girls Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the women's under-16 national teams of West Asia. It was held in Aqaba, Jordan from 4 to 10 January 2023. A total of four teams competed in the tournament.[1]
Lebanon were the defending champions, having won the previous edition in 2019 and successfully retained their title by defeating hosts Jordan in the final.[2] [3]
Four (out of 12) teams entered the Championship.[1] Bahrain returned to the tournament after missing the 2019 edition, while Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine maintained their streak of appearing in every edition.[4]
The official draw took place on 20 December 2022, 11:00 local time AST (UTC+3) at the WAFF Headquarters in Amman, Jordan.[5]
The draw resulted in the following order:
| width=120 | Team | |
| A1 | ||
| A2 | ||
| A3 | ||
| A4 |
On 14 December 2022, WAFF confirmed that Al-Aqaba Stadium would host the tournament matches.[6]
| Aqaba | |
|---|---|
| Al-Aqaba Stadium | |
| Capacity: 3,800 | |
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).[7]
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