2022 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship

The 2022 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship was the second edition of the WAFF Women's Clubs Championship, the West Asian women's club football championship organised by the WAFF.

2022 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الثانية لأندية السيدات
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
CityZarqa
Dates14–20 July
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsLebanon Safa (1st title)
Runners-upJordan Orthodox
Third placeIraq Naft Al-Shamal
Fourth placeSyria Fairooza
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored15 (1.88 per match)
Attendance1,750 (219 per match)
Top scorer(s)Lebanon Yara Bou Rada
Lebanon Lea Hachem
Jordan Haya Khalil
(2 goals each)
Best player(s)Jordan Shahnaz Jebreen
Best goalkeeperIraq Faeza Mahmood
2019

Initially scheduled to be played from 10 to 20 December 2020,[1] the tournament was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was then rescheduled to December 2021,[2] before being finally moved to July 2022.[3] It took place at the Prince Mohammed Stadium in Zarqa, Jordan.[4]

Safa of Lebanon won their first title, after beating Orthodox of Jordan 3–1 in the final.[5]

Teams edit

Four teams participated in the tournament.[6] The draw was held on 3 July 2022, in Amman, Jordan.[7] Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates were due to participate, but withdrew on 14 July.[8]

Association Team Appearance Previous best performance
  Iraq Naft Al-Shamal 1st Debut
  Jordan Orthodox 1st Debut
  Lebanon Safa 1st Debut
  Syria Fairooza 1st Debut

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Orthodox (H) 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to final
2   Safa 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3   Naft Al-Shamal 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 Advance to third place play-off
4   Fairooza 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: Global Sports Archive
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Naft Al-Shamal  1–0  Fairooza
  • Mulla Bakr   13'
Report
Orthodox  1–1  Safa
Report

Safa  0–0  Naft Al-Shamal
Report

Fairooza  0–3  Safa
Report
Orthodox  1–0  Naft Al-Shamal
Report

Third place play-off edit

Naft Al-Shamal  1–0  Fairooza
Report

Final edit

Orthodox  1–3  Safa
Report

Player awards edit

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Top Goalscorers[9] Best Player[10] Best Goalkeeper[11]
  Yara Bou Rada (Safa)
  Lea Hachem (Safa)
  Haya Khalil (Orthodox)
  Shahnaz Jebreen (Orthodox)   Faeza Mahmood (Naft Al-Shamal)

Goalscorers edit

  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 3RD FNL Total
1   Yara Bou Rada   Safa 1 1 2
  Lea Hachem   Safa 1 1
  Haya Khalil   Orthodox 1 1
2   Lama Abdin   Safa 1 1
  Tala Al Bargouthy   Orthodox 1
  Tabrek Al-Ghazawi   Naft Al-Shamal 1
  Shahnaz Jebreen   Orthodox 1
  Nour Kishly   Safa 1
  Direen Mulla Bakr   Naft Al-Shamal 1
  Anji Saad   Safa 1
  Rima Yassen   Orthodox 1
  Razan Al Zagha   Orthodox 1

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "نجوم الرياضة" يتأهل الى بطولة أندية غرب آسيا للمرة الثانية [SAS qualifies for the WAFF Clubs Championship for the second time]. anbaaonline.com (in Arabic). 14 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ "WAFF Women's Committee Launches it's 2021 Competitions Agenda". West Asian Football Federation. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ اللجنة النسوية تصادق على أجندة بطولات ونشاطات ٢٠٢٢ [The Women's Committee approves the agenda of the 2022 tournaments and activities]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 17 December 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  4. ^ بطولة أندية السيدات الثانية على ستاد الأمير محمد بالزرقاء [The second Women's Clubs Championship at Prince Mohammed Stadium in Zarqa]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  5. ^ بالصور: سيدات الصفاء اللبناني يحصدن لقب بطولة غرب اسيا [Lebanese club Safa win the WAFF Championship title]. Kooora (in Arabic). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  6. ^ خمسة فرق تترقب قرعة بطولة أندية السيدات الثانية [Five teams await the draw for the second women's club championship]. West Asian Football Federation. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  7. ^ ١٠ مباريات في بطولة أندية السيدات الثانية [10 matches in the second Women's Club Championship]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 3 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  8. ^ Shaaban, Hatem (14 July 2022). أبو ظبي يعلن عبر "كورة بلس" الانسحاب من بطولة غرب آسيا للسيدات [Abu Dhabi announces, through "Kora Plus", the withdrawal from the WAFF Women's Championship]. Kora Plus (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  9. ^ West Asian Football Federation [@waffootball] (20 July 2022). "هـــدّافــة الــبــطــولــة" – via Instagram.
  10. ^ West Asian Football Federation [@waffootball] (20 July 2022). "أفــضــل لاعــبــة" – via Instagram.
  11. ^ West Asian Football Federation [@waffootball] (20 July 2022). "أفــضــل حــارســة مــرمــى" – via Instagram.

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