2019 WAFF U-18 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Palestine |
| City | Ramallah |
| Dates | 22–30 August |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iraq (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  United Arab Emirates |
| Third place |  Jordan |
| Fourth place |  Palestine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 31 (2.82 per match) |
2019 WAFF U-18 Championship was the first edition of the WAFF U-18 Championship. A WAFF youth football championship organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-18 national teams of West Asia. It was held in Ramallah, Palestine from 22 August to 30 August 2019.
Format
The group winner and the second-placed team of the two groups in the first round played in a single round-robin format, qualified for the semi-finals.
Participating nations
6 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.[1]
Officials
|
Referees[2] |
Assistant Referees
|
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Final stage |
| 2 | Palestine
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Qatar
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Source: WAFF
| Jordan | 2–0 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Faisal al-Husseini International Stadium, Ramallah
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates
)Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Final stage |
| 2 | Iraq
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Bahrain
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Source: WAFF
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 August | ||||||
| Jordan | 1 (2) | |||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Iraq (p) | 1 (4) | |||||
| Iraq(p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| 28 August | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 0 (2) | |||||
| United Arab Emirates(p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| Palestine | 0 (1) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Palestine | 0 | |||||
| Jordan | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Jordan | 1–1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Faisal al-Husseini International Stadium, Ramallah
Referee: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates
)| United Arab Emirates | 0–0 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4–1 | ||
Fifth place
Third place
Final
| Iraq | 0–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
Champion
| 2019 WAFF U-17 Championship champion |
|---|
 Iraq First title |
References
- ^ "Championships". Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Pictures of the officials during 2019 WAFF U18 in Palestine". 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.