WAFF U-19 Championship

WAFF U-19 Championship
Founded2019 (2019)
RegionWest Asia (WAFF)
Number of teams12 (as of 2024)
Current champions Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Iraq (2 titles)
2024 WAFF U-19 Championship

The WAFF U-19 Championship is an international football competition contested by the West Asian men's under-19 national teams of the WAFF member associations.[1] The competition began in 2019,[2] with Iraq winning the inaugural competition.[3]

Results

Edition Year Hosts Champions Score and Venue Runners-up Third place Score and Venue Fourth place No. of Teams
1 2019 Palestine
Iraq 		0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 pen.)
Faisal al-Husseini Stadium, Ramallah
United Arab Emirates
Jordan 		3–0
Faisal al-Husseini Stadium, Ramallah
Palestine 		6
2 2021 Iraq
Iraq 		0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 pen.)
Al-Madina Stadium, Baghdad
Lebanon 		[note 1] 9
3 2024 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia 		1–0
United Arab Emirates 		 Jordan and  Syria[note 2] 12
Notes
  1. ^ There were neither semi-finals nor a third-place match in 2021.
  2. ^ The two semi-finalists did not play a third-place match.
  • a.e.t.: after extra time
  • pen.: after penalty shoot-out
  • TBD: to be determined

Teams reaching the top four

Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Semi-finalists Total
 Iraq 2 (2019, 2021) 2
 Saudi Arabia 1 (2024) 1
 United Arab Emirates 2 (2019, 2024) 2
 Lebanon 1 (2021) 1
 Jordan 1 (2019) 1 (2024) 2
 Syria 1 (2024) 1
 Palestine 1 (2019) 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Iraq win 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship". Asian Football Confederation. 2 December 2021.
  2. ^ "WAFF U-18 Championship to kick off in Palestine". Asian Football Confederation. 21 August 2019.
  3. ^ "WAFF U18 BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP". West Asian Football Federation. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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