2021 WAFF U-18 Championship

2021 WAFF U-18 Championship
بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم تحت 18 عاما
Tournament details
Host countryIraq
CityBaghdad (Final match)
Basra (Group A)
Erbil (Group B)
Dates20 November – 1 December
Teams9 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Iraq (2nd title)
Runners-up Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored32 (1.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Asahr Ali (3 goals)
Best player(s)Lebanon Ali El Fadl
Best goalkeeperIraq Hussein Amoyed
← 2019
International football competition

2021 WAFF U-18 Championship, also called 2021 EarthLink WAFF U-18 Championship due to sponsorship by EarthLink Telecommunications, was the second edition of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF)'s under-18 championship.[1] It took place between 20 November and 1 December 2021 in Iraq.[2]

The tournament featured nine teams divided into a two groups of four and five.[3] Hosts Iraq won the tournament, beating Lebanon on penalty shoot-outs in the final.[4]

Teams

Participants

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Bahrain 2nd 2019 Group stage (2019)
 Iraq 2nd 2019 Champions (2019)
 Jordan 2nd 2019 Third place (2019)
 Kuwait 1st — —
 Lebanon 1st — —
 Palestine 2nd 2019 Fourth place (2019)
 Syria 1st — —
 United Arab Emirates 2nd 2019 Runners-up (2019)
 Yemen 1st — —

Format

Two groups of nine teams; the host country Iraq were in Group A, which contained five teams, while Group B contained four teams. Unlike the previous edition, only the group winners advance directly to the final.

Squads

A total of nine teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate. Each team had to register a squad of up to 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers.

Officials

Referees

Assistant referees

Venue

Basra Baghdad Erbil
Basra International Stadium Al-Madina Stadium Franso Hariri Stadium
Capacity: 65,227 Capacity: 32,000 Capacity: 25,000

Groups stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq (H) 4 3 0 1 9 1 +8 9 Advance to the final
2  Kuwait 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7
3  Yemen 4 2 0 2 2 4 −2 6
4  Bahrain 4 1 1 2 3 7 −4 4
5  Palestine 4 1 0 3 4 6 −2 3
Source: goalzz
(H) Hosts
Palestine 1–2 Bahrain
  • Taha 45+2'
 Report
  • Habeeb 17'
  • Al-Subaiei 83'
Referee: Maher Al Ali (Lebanon)
Iraq 3–0 Kuwait
 Report
Referee: Mohamad Mofeed (Jordan)
Bahrain 0–4 Iraq
Report
Referee: Mohamad Kanah (Syria)
Kuwait 2–0 Yemen
  • Al-Aazmi 48' (pen.), 78'
 Report
Referee: Mohamad Arafah (Jordan)
Yemen 0–2 Palestine
Report
  • Al-Subaihi 22' (pen.)
  • Al-Nabrisi 53' (pen.)
Referee: Sheikh Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)
Kuwait 1–1 Bahrain
  • Al-Aazmi 79' (pen.)
 Report
  • Habeeb 45'
Referee: Mohamad Mofeed (Jordan)
Palestine 1–2 Kuwait
  • Al-Nabrisi 52'
 Report
  • Ebrahimi 30'
  • Al-Bannay 77'
Referee: Mohamad Kanah (Syria)
Yemen 1–0 Iraq
  • Mahross 79'
 Report
Attendance: 58,320[5]
Referee: Maher Al Ali (Lebanon)
Bahrain 0–1 Yemen
Report
  • Balabl 9' (pen.)
Referee: Mohamad Arafah (Jordan)
Iraq 2–0 Palestine
  • Qasim 19' (pen.)
  • Ali 71'
 Report
Attendance: 51,823
Referee: Sheikh Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Lebanon 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Advance to the final
2  Jordan 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3  Syria 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: goalzz
Syria 0–1 Lebanon
Report
  • El Fadl 56'
Referee: Mohamad Juma (Bahrain)
United Arab Emirates 0–2 Jordan
Report
  • Al-Asfar 61'
  • Al-Shanainah 90+4'
Referee: Baraa Abu Aishah (Palestine)
Lebanon 1–1 United Arab Emirates
  • El Fadl 20'
 Report
  • Al-Ameeri 60'
Referee: Wathiq Abdullah (Iraq)
Jordan 2–0 Syria
  • Hussein 61'
  • Al-Shanainah 78' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Saad Khalifa (Kuwait)
Syria 1–0 United Arab Emirates
  • Al-Ayassi 28' (o.g.)
 Report
Referee: Waleed Khaloofa (Yemen)
Jordan 0–1 Lebanon
Report
  • El Fadl 53'
Referee: Baraa Abu Aishah (Palestine)

Final

Iraq 0–0 Lebanon
Report
Penalties
 3–2
  • Kassas soccer ball with check mark
  • Sadek soccer ball with check mark
  • Al Moussawi soccer ball with red X
  • Ghamlouch soccer ball with red X
  • El Fadl soccer ball with red X
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Mohamad Mofeed Ghabayen (Jordan)

Champion

 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship champion 

Iraq
Second title

Player awards

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

Top Goalscorer Best player Best Goalkeeper
Iraq Ashar Ali Lebanon Ali El Fadl Iraq Hussein Hassan

Goalscorers

There were 32 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 1.88 goals per match.

3 goals

  • Iraq Ashar Ali
  • Kuwait Fahad Al-Aazmi
  • Lebanon Ali El Fadl

2 goals

  • Bahrain Mubarak Habeeb
  • Iraq Abdulrazzaq Qasim
  • Iraq Blnd Hassan
  • Jordan Amin Al-Shanainah
  • State of Palestine Khaled Al-Nabrisi

1 goal

  • Bahrain Abdullah Al-Subaiei
  • Iraq Abdulqader Ayoub
  • Iraq Alai Ghasem
  • Jordan Yousef Hussein
  • Jordan Zaid Al-Asfar
  • Kuwait Saleh Al-Bannay
  • Kuwait Sayed Yousef Ebrahimi
  • State of Palestine Josef Al-Subaihi
  • State of Palestine Qais Taha
  • United Arab Emirates Sultan Al-Ameeri
  • Yemen Hamzah Mahross
  • Yemen Hesham Balabl

1 own goal

  • United Arab Emirates Nawaf Al-Ayassi (against Syria)

References

  1. ^ "اتحاد غرب آسيا يثبت تفاصيل أربع بطولات من قائمة أجندة ٢٠٢١". 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  2. ^ "أربيل تضيّف شباب غرب آسيا وسعيد يكشف أجندة الاتحاد". 5 July 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  3. ^ "إعلان موعد قرعة بطولة غرب آسيا للشباب". 27 October 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. ^ "المنتخب العراقي يتوج بالذهب ببطولة ايرثلنك للشباب". 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. ^ "منتخب شباب اليمن يصعق العراق في لقاء جماهيري بغرب آسيا". almalaeb.net. 26 November 2021. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

External links

  • WAFF official website