2021 WAFF U-15 Championship

2021 WAFF U-15 Championshipبطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الثامنة للناشئين

Tournament details
Host country| Saudi Arabia
City| Dammam
Dates| 5–15 December
Teams| 9 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  Yemen (1st title)
Runners-up|  Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 12
Goals scored| 41 (3.42 per match)

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2021 WAFF U-15 Championship was the eighth edition of the WAFF U-16 Championship, the international youth football championship organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-15 national teams of West Asia. It was held in Dammam, Saudi Arabia from 5 to 15 December 2021.[1] It was originally scheduled for 15–25 October 2021,[2] but was postponed due to logistical reasons.[3]

## Participating nations[edit]

All West Asian Federation teams entered the competition except Qatar, Oman and Kuwait.

Team  | Appearance  | Last appearance  | Previous best performance

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Bahrain | 3rd  | 2019 | Group stage (2009, 2019)
Iraq | 8th  | 2019 | Champions (2013, 2015)
Jordan | 8th  | 2018 | Runners-up (2018)
Lebanon | 3rd  | 2007  | Fourth place (2005)
Palestine | 5th  | 2015 | Group stage (2005, 2009, 2013, 2015)
Saudi Arabia | 3rd  | 2019 | Champions (2019)
Syria | 4th  | 2009 | Champions (2007)
United Arab Emirates | 4th  | 2015 | Runners-up (2013)
Yemen | 3rd  | 2018 | Fourth place (2018)

## Group stage[edit]

### Group A[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Saudi Arabia | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 1  | +4  | 6  | Knockout stage
2  |  Iraq | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 3  |
3  |  Lebanon | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 5  | −4  | 0

Source: WAFF

5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)

18:45

Lebanon | 1–2|  Saudi Arabia

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Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07)

17:00

Iraq | 3–0|  Lebanon

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Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Saihat

9 December 2021 (2021-12-09)

18:45

Saudi Arabia | 3–0|  Iraq

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Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

### Group B[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  United Arab Emirates | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 1  | +5  | 6  | Knockout stage
2  |  Syria | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 4  | +3  | 3
3  |  Palestine | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 8  | −8  | 0  |

Source: WAFF

5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)

17:00

United Arab Emirates | 4–1|  Syria

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Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Saihat

7 December 2021 (2021-12-07)

15:00

Palestine | 0–2|  United Arab Emirates

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Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

9 December 2021 (2021-12-09)

17:00

Syria | 6–0|  Palestine

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Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium, Saihat

### Group C[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Yemen | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 1  | +7  | 6  | Knockout stage
2  |  Jordan | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 3  | +2  | 3  |
3  |  Bahrain | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 9  | −9  | 0

Source: WAFF

5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)

15:00

Jordan | 4–0|  Bahrain

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Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

7 December 2021 (2021-12-07)

18:45

Yemen | 3–1|  Jordan

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Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

9 December 2021 (2021-12-09)

15:00

Bahrain | 0–5|  Yemen

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Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

## Knockout stage[edit]

### Bracket[edit]

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 11 December| |

|  Yemen| 2

| 13 December

|  Syria| 1 |

|  Yemen (p)| 1 (4)

| 11 December

| |  Saudi Arabia| 1 (3)

|  Saudi Arabia| 3

|  United Arab Emirates| 0 |

### Semi finals[edit]

11 December 2021 (2021-12-11)

15:00

Yemen | 2–1|  Syria

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* Al Khader 51'
* Abdulatef 52'

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* 70'

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

11 December 2021 (2021-12-11)

18:45

Saudi Arabia | 3–0|  United Arab Emirates

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* Al-Bashri 6'
* Al-Shamrani 52'
* 67' (o.g.)

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Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

### Final[edit]

13 December 2021 (2021-12-13)

18:45

Saudi Arabia | 1–1|  Yemen

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* Al-Issa 90+2'

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* Al Barwani 46'

Penalties
| 3–4 |

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam

## References[edit]

1. ^ احمد, اميره (12 December 2021). "جدول مباريات بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا للناشئين السعودية 2021".
2. ^ "اتحاد غرب آسيا يصادق على مواعيد بطولاته المقبلة". 9 September 2021.
3. ^ "تأجيل بطولة غرب آسيا للناشئين لكرة القدم". October 9, 2021.

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