2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship

2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الأولى للناشئات
الإمارات ٢٠١٨
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
CityDubai
Dates7–15 April
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Jordan (1st title)
Runners-up Lebanon
Third place Palestine
Fourth place Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored59 (5.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)Jordan Aleen Al Sweilmin
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Jordan Enas Al-Jamaeen
Best goalkeeperBahrain Zahra Ali
2019 →

The 2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship was the inaugrual edition of the WAFF U-15 Girls Championship, an international women's football youth tournament organised by the West Asian Football Federation for the women's under-15 national teams of West Asia. the United Arab Emirates hosted the tournament from 7 to 15 April in Dubai.[1] A total of six teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.

Jordan claimed the title, being crowned the first-ever champions, after beating Lebanon on penalties in the final.[2][3]

Participation

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Participating teams

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Six (out of 12) WAFF nations entered the final competition.[4][5]

Team App. Previous best performance
 Bahrain 1st Debut
 Jordan 1st Debut
 Lebanon 1st Debut
 Palestine 1st Debut
 Syria 1st Debut
 United Arab Emirates 1st Debut

Draw

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The final draw was held on 6 April 2018, 10:00 GST, at UAE Football Association headquarters in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.[6][7]

Group stage

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The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals, while the third-placed teams competed in the 5th place playoff.

All times are local, GST (UTC+4)

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Palestine 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 6 Knockout stage
2  Bahrain 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
3  United Arab Emirates (H) 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0 Fifth place match
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bahrain 2–3 Palestine
 Report
Palestine 2–1 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Referee: Khalid Al Shaqsi (Oman)
United Arab Emirates 1–2 Bahrain
 Report
Referee: Wissam Rabie (Syria)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 2 2 0 0 19 1 +18 6 Knockout stage
2  Lebanon 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 3
3  Syria 2 0 0 2 0 20 −20 0 Fifth place match
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Syria 0–15 Jordan
Report
Referee: Mohammed Juma (Bahrain)
Jordan 4–1 Lebanon
 Report
Referee: Hamad Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Lebanon 5–0 Syria
 Report
Referee: Omar Al Miani (Jordan)

Placement matches

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The host, the United Arab Emirates, finished fifth after defeating Syria in the 5th place match.[8]

Fifth place match

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United Arab Emirates 5–1 Syria
 Report

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 April - Dubai
 
 
 Palestine1
 
24 June - [Dubai
 
 Lebanon7
 
 Lebanon1 (3)
 
13 April - Dubai
 
 Jordan (p)1 (4)
 
 Jordan5
 
 
 Bahrain0
 
Third Place
 
 
24 June - Dubai
 
 
 Palestine2
 
 
 Bahrain0

Semi-finals

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Palestine 1–7 Lebanon
 Report
Referee: Hamad Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Jordan 5–0 Bahrain
 Report
Referee: Emad Bojeh (Palestine)

Third place match

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Palestine 2–0 Bahrain
 Report

Final

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Lebanon 1–1 (a.e.t.) Jordan
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Referee: Mohammed Juma (Bahrain)

Champion

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 2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship champion 

Jordan
First title

Player awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[9]

Top Goalscorer Best player Best Goalkeeper
Jordan Aleen Al-Sweilmin Jordan Enas Al-Jamaeen Bahrain Zahra Ali

Goalscorers

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There were 59 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 5.36 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Jordan 4 3 1 0 25 2 +23 10 Champions
2  Lebanon 4 2 1 1 14 6 +8 7 Runners-up
3  Palestine 4 3 0 1 8 10 −2 9 Third place
4  Bahrain 4 1 0 3 4 11 −7 3 Fourth place
5  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 3 Fifth place
6  Syria 3 0 0 3 1 25 −24 0 Sixth place
Source: WAFF

References

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  1. ^ "بطولة غرب آسيا للفتيات في ضيافة الإمارات" [West Asian Girls Championship hosted by the UAE.]. akhbaralaan.net (in Arabic). 4 February 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ "ناشئات الأردن بطلات غرب آسيا" [Jordan's youth girls are the champions of West Asia.]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ^ "تتويج الأردن بكأس غرب آسيا للناشئات" [Jordan crowned champions of the West Asian Girls' Cup.]. albayan.ae (in Arabic). 17 April 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. ^ "6 منتخبات في بطولة غرب آسيا للفتيات" [6 teams in the West Asian Girls' Championship.]. albayan.ae (in Arabic). 20 February 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  5. ^ "غرب آسيا يفتتح باكورة نشاطاته النسوية بالناشئات" [West Asia launches its first women's activities with the youth.]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  6. ^ "سحب قرعة بطولة غرب آسيا للفتيات بالإمارات" [Draw for the West Asian Girls' Championship in the UAE.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. ^ "قرعة بطولة غرب آسيا للفتيات تحت 15 سنة : لبنان في مجموعة سوريا والأردن" [Draw for the West Asian Girls' Under-15 Championship: Lebanon in the same group as Syria and Jordan.]. elsport.com (in Arabic). 7 April 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. ^ "الأبيض خامساً في ناشئات غرب آسيا" [Al-Abyad finishes fifth in the West Asian Girls' Championship.]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  9. ^ "منتخب الأردن يتوّج ببطولة غرب آسيا للناشئات" [Jordan's national team wins the West Asian Girls' Championship.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 15 April 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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