2023 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship explained

Tourney Name:	WAFF U-17 Women's Championship
Year:	2023
Other Titles:	بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الرابعة للناشئات
Country:	Jordan
City:	Zarqa
Dates:	9–15 November
Num Teams:	4
Sub-Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Count:	1
Matches:	8
Goals:	25
Top Scorer:	Lea El Hage Ali (3 goals)
Player:	Mai AlJany
Goalkeeper:	Cileen Seif
Prevseason:	2023

The 2023 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship was the fourth edition of the WAFF U-16 Girls Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Western Asia organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF).The final tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Lebanon.^[1] However, the tournament was relocated to Jordan due to the adjacent Israel–Hamas war.^[2]

Lebanon were two-time defending champions, having won the last two editions, but failed to defend their title, falling short of the final. Instead, However, they played in the third-place match and secured the bronze medal. in the other hand, Syria were crowned champions after defeating hosts Jordan 1–0 in the final.^[3] ^[4] This marked Syria's first-ever major title in women's football across all age categories.^[5] ^[6]

Participation

Participating teams

Initially, five teams entered the tournament.^[1] Iraq and Kuwait were set to debut in the tournament however the latter withdrew due to security concerns.^[7]

Team			Best placement in the tournament
	1st
	4th
	~~1st~~
	4th
	3rd

Did not enter

Draw

The official draw took place on 31 October 2023 at the WAFF Headquarters in Amman, Jordan.^[8] ^[9]

The draw resulted in the following order:

	width=120	Team
A1
A2
A3
A4

Venues

In October 2023, WAFF confirmed that Prince Mohammed Stadium would host the tournament matches.^[10]

	Zarqa
	Prince Mohammed Stadium
	Capacity: 3,800

Match officials

Referees

Ahmed Gatea
Haneen Murad
Hanine Merhi
Muath Owfi
Alesar Baddour

Assistant referees

Sabreen Alabadi
Perissa Nasr
Rafat Roma
Roba Zarka

Group stage

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).^[11]

--------

Knockout stage

Final

Notes and References

Web site: بطولة الناشئات الرابعة في لبنان. ar. WAFF Under-17 Girls Championship in Lebanon. 26 September 2023. the-waff.com. West Asian Football Federation. 14 June 2024.
Web site: نقل بطولة الناشئات الرابعة إلى الأردن. Relocating U-17 girls championship to Jordan. ar. 16 October 2023. the-waff.com. WAFF. 10 November 2023.
Web site: المنتخب السوري يتوج بلقب بطولة الناشئات الرابعة. ar. The Syrian team wins the title of the fourth U-17 Women's Championship.. 15 November 2023. the-waff.com. West Asian Football Federation. 14 June 2024.
Web site: سوريا تفوز على الأردن وتتوج بلقب غرب آسيا للناشئات. ar. Syria defeats Jordan and wins the West Asia U-17 Women's Championship.. 15 November 2023. kooora.com. 14 June 2024.
Web site: ناشئات سوريا يتوجن بلقب بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الرابعة. ar. Syria's U-17 girls' team wins the title of the fourth West Asia Federation Championship.. 14 June 2024. elsport.com. 14 June 2024.
Web site: للمرة الأولى.. منتخب سورية للناشئات يحقق بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم. ar. For the first time, the Syrian U-17 women's team wins the West Asia Football Championship. 16 November 2023. damapost.com. 14 June 2024.
Web site: أربعة منتخبات على موعد مع المنافسة ببطولة الناشئات. ar. Four teams are set to compete in the U-17 Women's Championship.. 8 November 2023. the-waff.com. West Asian Football Federation. 14 June 2024.
Web site: سحب قرعة غرب آسيا للناشئات في الاردن. ar. The draw for the West Asia U-17 Women's Championship will be held in Jordan.. 1 November 2023. jordanzad.com. 14 June 2024.
Web site: سوريا والعراق بافتتاح بطولة الناشئات الرابعة. ar. Syria to face Iraq in the Championship opener. 31 October 2023. the-waff.com. West Asian Football Federation.
Web site: بطولة غرب اسيا للناشئات لكرة القدم تنطلق الخميس. The Girls Women's Football Championship begins Thursday. ar. 8 November 2023. royanews.tv.
Web site: 2023 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship Match Schedule. 31 October 2023. the-waff.com. West Asian Football Federation.