2015 WAFF U-16 Championship

The 2015 WAFF U-16 Championship is the fifth edition of the WAFF Youth Competition. The previous edition was an Under-16 age group competition held in Palestine in 2013.[1]

2015 WAFF U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
CityAmman
Dates29 July – 6 August
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iraq (2nd title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Third place United Arab Emirates
Fourth place Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored34 (3.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Mohanad Ali (5 goals)
Best player(s)Saudi Arabia Hamad Al-Abdan
2013
2018

Participating nations

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5 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
  Iraq 5th 2013 Champions (2013)
  Jordan 5th 2013 Third place (2007, 2013)
  Palestine 4th 2013 Group stage (2005, 2009, 2013)
  Saudi Arabia 1st
  United Arab Emirates 3rd 2013 Runners-up (2013)

Results

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iraq 4 4 0 0 12 1 +11 12
  Saudi Arabia 4 2 1 1 10 6 +4 7
  United Arab Emirates 4 2 0 2 7 8 −1 6
  Palestine 4 1 0 3 3 10 −7 3
  Jordan 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
Source: WAFF
Jordan  0–5  Iraq
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  • Ali   4', 45', 64'
  • Shayyal   58'
  • Abed   66'
Referee: Sultan Almarzooqi (United Arab Emirates)
Palestine  2–3  United Arab Emirates
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Referee: Falah Saad (Iraq)

Saudi Arabia  4–0  Palestine
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Referee: Sultan Almarzooqi (United Arab Emirates)
United Arab Emirates  1–0  Jordan
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Referee: Shukri Alhunfush (Saudi Arabia)

Palestine  1–0  Jordan
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Referee: Shukri Alhunfush (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia  0–2  Iraq
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Referee: Ahmed Faisal (Jordan)

United Arab Emirates  2–4  Saudi Arabia
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Referee: Falah Saad (Iraq)
Iraq  3–0  Palestine
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Referee: Sultan Almarzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

Iraq  2–1  United Arab Emirates
Ali   90+3' Report
Jordan  2–2  Saudi Arabia

Champion

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 2015 WAFF U-16 Championship champion 
 
Iraq
Second title

Awards

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

Top Goalscorer[2] Best player[2] Fair Play award
  Mohanad Ali   Hamad Al-Abdan   Saudi Arabia

References

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  1. ^ "قرعة اتحاد غرب اسيا الخامسة للناشئين".
  2. ^ a b "اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم العراق بطلاً للنسخة الخامسة للناشئين". Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
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