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2023 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship

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. However, the tournament was relocated to Jordan due to the adjacent Israel–Hamas war.[1]

2023 WAFF U-17 Women's Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الرابعة للناشئات
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
CityZarqa
Dates9–15 November
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Syria (1st title)
Runners-up Jordan
Third place Lebanon
Fourth place Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored25 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Lebanon Lea El Hage Ali
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Syria Mai AlJany
Best goalkeeperJordan Cileen Seif
← 2023

Syria were crowned champions after defeating inaugural edition champions Jordan 1–0 in the final. This marked Syria's first-ever major title in women's football across all age categories.

Lebanon, the two-time defending champions who had secured victory in the previous two editions, faced elimination in the group stage. Despite this setback, they managed to secure a bronze medal by defeating Iraq 2–0 in the third-place game.

Participating nations edit

Initially, five teams entered the tournament. Iraq and Kuwait were set to debut in the tournament however the latter withdrew due to security concerns.[2]

Team App Last Best placement in the tournament
  Iraq 1st — Debut
  Jordan 4th 2023 Champions (2018)
  Kuwait 1st — Debut
  Lebanon 4th 2023 Champions (2019, 2023)
  Syria 3rd 2019 Third Place (2018)

Venues edit

In October 2023, WAFF confirmed that Prince Mohammed Stadium would host the tournament matches.[3]

Zarqa
Prince Mohammed Stadium
Capacity: 3,800
 

Draw edit

The official draw took place on 31 October 2023 at the WAFF Headquarters in Amman, Jordan.[4]

Draw result edit

The draw resulted in the following order.

Pos Team
A1   Jordan
A2   Syria
A3   Iraq
A4   Lebanon

Match officials edit

Referees
  •   Ahmed Gatea
  •   Haneen Murad
  •   Hanine Merhi
  •   Muath Owfi
  •   Alesar Baddour
Assistant referees
  •   Sabreen Alabadi
  •   Perissa Nasr
  •   Rafat Roma
  •   Roba Zarka

Group stage edit

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Jordan (H) 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7 Advance to final
2   Syria 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
3   Lebanon 3 1 1 1 9 3 +6 4 Advance to third place play-off
4   Iraq 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 0
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Syria  4–0  Iraq
 Report (WAFF)
Referee: Hanine Merhi (Lebanon)
Jordan  2–1  Lebanon
 Report (WAFF)
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)
Lebanon  1–1  Syria
 Report (WAFF)
Referee: Ahmed Gatea (Iraq)
Iraq  0–6  Jordan
Report (WAFF)
Referee: Alesar Baddour (Syria)
Iraq  0–7  Lebanon
Report (WAFF)
Jordan  0–0  Syria
Report (WAFF)

Knockout stage edit

 
Final
 
  
 
15 November - Zarqa
 
 
  Jordan0
 
 
  Syria1
 
 
 
 
 
Third place play-off
 
 
15 November - Zarqa
 
 
  Lebanon2
 
 
  Iraq0
 

Third place play-off edit

Lebanon  2–0  Iraq
 Report (WAFF)
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)

Final edit

Jordan  0–1  Syria
Report (WAFF)
Referee: Ahmed Gatea (Iraq)

Goalscorers edit

There were 25 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: WAFF

References edit

  1. ^ "نقل بطولة الناشئات الرابعة إلى الأردن" [Relocating U-17 girls championship to Jordan]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). WAFF. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. ^ "بطولة الناشئات الرابعة في لبنان" [the fourth U-16 Girls Championship to be held in Lebanon]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). WAFF. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  3. ^ "بطولة غرب اسيا للناشئات لكرة القدم تنطلق الخميس" [The Girls Women's Football Championship begins Thursday]. royanews.tv (in Arabic). 8 November 2023.
  4. ^ "سوريا والعراق بافتتاح بطولة الناشئات الرابعة" [Syria to face Iraq in the Championship opener]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 31 October 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship Match Schedule". the-waff.com. West Asian Football Federation. 31 October 2023.
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