WAFF U-18 Championship explained

WAFF U-18 Championship
Region:	West Asia (WAFF)
Number Of Teams:	12 (as of 2024)
Current:	2024 WAFF U-19 Championship

The WAFF U-18 Championship is an international football competition contested by the West Asian men's under-18 national teams of the WAFF member associations.^[1] The competition began in 2019,^[2] with Iraq winning the inaugural competition.^[3]

Results

width=2%	Edition	width=5%	Year	width=8%	Hosts		Champions	width=10%	Score and Venue	Runners-up		Third place	width=10%	Score and Venue	Fourth place		width=4%	No. of Teams
1	2019			0–0 (4–2 pen.) Faisal al-Husseini Stadium, Ramallah				3–0 Faisal al-Husseini Stadium, Ramallah		6
2	2021	Iraq		0–0 (3–2 pen.) Al-Madina Stadium, Baghdad						9

Notes

1. Web site: Iraq win 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship. Asian Football Confederation. 2 December 2021.
2. Web site: WAFF U-18 Championship to kick off in Palestine. Asian Football Confederation. 21 August 2019.
3. Web site: WAFF U18 BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP. 20 September 2023 . West Asian Football Federation. 11 February 2024.

• a.e.t.: after extra time
• pen.: after penalty shoot-out
• TBD: to be determined

Teams reaching the top four

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Total
	2 (2019, 2021)				2
	1 (2024)				1
		2 (2019, 2024)			2
		1 (2021)			1
			1 (2019)		1
				1 (2019)	1

See also

• WAFF Championship
• AFC U-20 Asian Cup