| بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الثالثة للناشئات الأردن ٢٠٢٣ | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Jordan |
| City | Aqaba |
| Dates | 4–10 January |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Lebanon (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Jordan |
| Third place |  Palestine |
| Fourth place |  Bahrain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 17 (2.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Cecile Iskandar (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Arwa Batayneh |
| Best goalkeeper | Marcelle Skaiki |
| ← 2019 2023 → | |
The 2023 WAFF U-16 Girls Championship (Arabic: بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الثالثة للناشئات ٢٠٢٣) was the third edition of the WAFF U-16 Girls Championship (including previous editions of the WAFF U-15 Girls Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the women's under-16 national teams of West Asia. It was held in Aqaba, Jordan from 4 to 10 January 2023. A total of four teams competed in the tournament.
Lebanon were the defending champions, having won the previous edition in 2019 and successfully retained their title by defeating hosts Jordan in the final.
Participation
Participating teams
Four (out of 12) teams entered the Championship. Bahrain returned to the tournament after missing the 2019 edition, while Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine maintained their streak of appearing in every edition.
| Team | App | Last | Best placement in the tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain |
2nd | 2018 | Fourth Place (2018) |
| Jordan |
3rd | 2019 | Champions (2018) |
| Lebanon |
3rd | 2019 | Champions (2019) |
| Palestine |
3rd | 2019 | Third Place (2018) |
- Did not enter
Draw
The official draw took place on 20 December 2022, 11:00 local time AST (UTC+3) at the WAFF Headquarters in Amman, Jordan.
The draw resulted in the following order:
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| A1 | Jordan
|
| A2 | Lebanon
|
| A3 | Bahrain
|
| A4 | Palestine
|
Venues
On 14 December 2022, WAFF confirmed that Al-Aqaba Stadium would host the tournament matches.
  Aqaba
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Aqaba |
|---|---|
| Al-Aqaba Stadium | |
| Capacity: 3,800 | |
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Match officials
- Referees
- Haneen Murad
- Doumouh Al Bakkar
- Assistant referees
Amal Jama Badhafari- Islam Al-Abadi
Group stage
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Jordan (H)
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Palestine
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | Advance to third place play-off |
| 4 | Bahrain
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
| Lebanon | 2–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
Iskandar  31', 90+5' |
Report Report (WAFF) |
| Jordan | 0–0 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Report Report (WAFF) |
| Palestine | 0–5 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Report Report (WAFF) |
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| Bahrain | 0–1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Report Report (WAFF) |
Ma'touq 14' |
| Bahrain | 0–2 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Report Report (WAFF) |
| Jordan | 1–1 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| AlKhashook 67' |
Report Report (WAFF) |
Shabtini 26' |
Knockout stage
| Final | ||
| 10 January - Aqaba | ||
| Lebanon | 2 | |
| Jordan | 0 | |
| Third place play-off | ||
| 10 January - Aqaba | ||
| Palestine | 2 | |
| Bahrain | 1 | |
Third place play-off
| Palestine | 2–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Report (WAFF) | Ellen 80' |
Final
| Lebanon | 2–0 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
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Goalscorers
There were 17 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2.12 goals per match.
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Hannah Ellen
- Rama AlKhashook
- Janna Ma'touq
- Nagham Abou Khalil
- Yasmine Hamdar
- Natal Bahbah
- Rand Qodsi
Source: WAFF
References
- ^ "العقبة تستضيف بطولة الناشئات الثالثة" [Aqaba to hosts the third U-16 Girls Championship]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- "Lebanon's national youth women's team crowned WAFF U16 Championship title". thelebaneseaustralian.com.au. 12 January 2023.
- "Lebanon beat Jordan to retain title". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- "إعلان قائمة ناشئات البحرين لبطولة غرب آسيا" [Announcement of Bahrain's U-17 Girls' Team squad for the West Asia Championship.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 1 January 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- "سحب قرعة بطولة الناشئات الثالثة" [Draw for the Third U-17 Girls' Championship]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- "العقبة تستضيف بطولة غرب آسيا للناشئات لكرة القدم". addustour.com (in Arabic). 14 December 2022.
- "2022 WAFF U-16 Girls Championship Match Schedule". the-waff.com. West Asian Football Federation. 20 December 2022.
| WAFF Women's Championship | |
|---|---|
| Senior | |
| Squads | |
| Under-18 | |
| Under-16 | |
| Under-14 | |