2024 WAFF U-19 Championship
| بطولة الديار العربية غرب آسيا للشباب السعودية 2024 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia | 
| City | Taif | 
| Dates | 25 June – 5 July | 
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Saudi Arabia (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  United Arab Emirates | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 | 
| Goals scored | 55 (2.62 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Mohammed Al-Mansoori ( 4 goals ) | 
| ← 2021  2026 →  | |
The 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship, also known as 2024 Al-Dyar Al-Arbiya WAFF U-19 Championship (Arabic: بطولة الديار العربية غرب آسيا للشباب) for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the third edition of the WAFF U-19 Championship, the international youth football championship organised by West Asian Football Federation for the men's under-19 national teams of West Asia. Saudi Arabia is hosting the tournament in Taif from 25 June to 5 July 2024. A total of twelve teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2005 eligible to participate.
Iraq were the two-time defending champions, having won the title in every edition so far.[2]
Participating teams
11 (out of 12) WAFF member nations competed in the tournament.[3] Albania was invited to participate as a guest nation.[4]
| Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | 
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|  Albania | 1st | Debut | |
|  Bahrain | 3rd | 2021 (Group stage) | Group stage (2019, 2021) | 
|  Iraq | 3rd | 2021 (Champions) | Champions (2019, 2021) | 
|  Jordan | 3rd | 2021 (Group stage) | Third place (2019) | 
|  Kuwait | 2nd | 2021 (Group stage) | Group stage (2021) | 
|  Lebanon | 2nd | 2021 (Runners-up) | Runners-up (2021) | 
|  Oman | 1st | Debut | |
|  Palestine | 3rd | 2021 (Group stage) | Fourth place (2019) | 
|  Saudi Arabia | 1st | Debut | |
| %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Syria | 2nd | 2021 (Group stage) | Group stage (2021) | 
|  United Arab Emirates | 3rd | 2021 (Group stage) | Runners-up (2019) | 
|  Yemen | 2nd | 2021 (Group stage) | Group stage (2021) | 
- Did not enter
Draw
The draw was held on 18 June 2024 at the Federation's headquarters.[5][6]
Match officials
Referees
 Mohammed Al-Dalawar Mohammed Al-Dalawar
 Ali Hussein Ali Hussein
 Abdullah Al-Shehri Abdullah Al-Shehri
%252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Shadi Al-Shahf Shadi Al-Shahf
 Mohammed Al-Harmoudi[7] Mohammed Al-Harmoudi[7]
 Mukhtar Al-Arami Mukhtar Al-Arami
 Khaled Basaleh Khaled Basaleh
Assistant referees
 Hussein Mohammed Jaafar Hussein Mohammed Jaafar
 Karrar Abbas Karrar Abbas
 Ibrahim Al-Dakhil Ibrahim Al-Dakhil
 Mohammed Al-Mazmi[7] Mohammed Al-Mazmi[7]
 Fahd Al-Bujairi Fahd Al-Bujairi
Group stage
The times are according to Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  Saudi Arabia (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Yemen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Oman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | 
| Oman  | 2–1 |  Kuwait | 
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| Saudi Arabia  | 2–2 |  Yemen | 
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| Yemen  | 3–1 |  Oman | 
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| Kuwait  | 0–3 |  Saudi Arabia | 
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| Kuwait  | 1–1 |  Yemen | 
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| Saudi Arabia  | 1–1 |  Oman | 
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  Jordan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Iraq | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Albania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | 
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Iraq  | 0–0 |  Jordan | 
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| Lebanon  | 0–2 |  Albania | 
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| Albania  | 1–1 |  Iraq | 
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| Jordan  | 2–0 |  Lebanon | 
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| Jordan  | 3–0 |  Albania | 
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| Lebanon  | 0–2 |  Iraq | 
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage | 
| 2 | %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Syria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Palestine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | 
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Bahrain  | 1–3 |  United Arab Emirates | 
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| Syria %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) | 4–2 |  Palestine | 
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| Palestine  | 1–1 |  Bahrain | 
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| United Arab Emirates  | 3–0 | %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Syria | 
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| United Arab Emirates  | 0–1 |  Palestine | 
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| Syria %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) | 3–1 |  Bahrain | 
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Ranking of best runners-up
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | C | %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Syria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | Knockout stage | 
| 2 | A |  Yemen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | B |  Iraq | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Jordan  | 1–2 |  United Arab Emirates | 
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| Saudi Arabia  | 2–0 | %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Syria | 
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Final
Goalscorers
There were 35 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.92 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
 Abdulaziz Masnom Abdulaziz Masnom
 Talal Haji Talal Haji
 Ibrahim Sabra Ibrahim Sabra
2 goals
1 goal
 Erald Krasniqi Erald Krasniqi
 Jordi Jaku Jordi Jaku
 Flavio Sulejmani Flavio Sulejmani
 Isa Al-Isa Isa Al-Isa
 Sami Awdi Sami Awdi
 Hussein Fahim Adnan Hussein Fahim Adnan
 Montaser Suleiman Montaser Suleiman
 Muhannad Al Saadi Muhannad Al Saadi
 Ahmad Badran Ahmad Badran
 Aysam Daraghmeh Aysam Daraghmeh
 Suhaib Ali Suhaib Ali
 Rakan Al-Ghamdi Rakan Al-Ghamdi
 Bassam Hazazi Bassam Hazazi
 Saad Haqawi Saad Haqawi
%252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Mahmoud Al-Omar Mahmoud Al-Omar
%252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png) Anas Dahan Anas Dahan
 Ghaith Bader Ghaith Bader
 Hazem Abbas Hazem Abbas
 Mohammad Al-Brwani Mohammad Al-Brwani
 Essam Radman Essam Radman
1 own goal
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