2015 WAFF U-16 Championship

The 2015 WAFF U-16 Championship is the fifth edition of the WAFF Youth Competition. The previous edition was an Under-16 age group competition held in Palestine in 2013.^[1]

2015 WAFF U-16 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Jordan
City	Amman
Dates	29 July – 6 August
Teams	5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iraq (2nd title)
Runners-up	Saudi Arabia
Third place	United Arab Emirates
Fourth place	Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	34 (3.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mohanad Ali (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Hamad Al-Abdan
← 2013 2018 →

Participating nations

5 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.

Team	Appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Iraq	5th	2013	Champions (2013)
Jordan	5th	2013	Third place (2007, 2013)
Palestine	4th	2013	Group stage (2005, 2009, 2013)
Saudi Arabia	1st	—	—
United Arab Emirates	3rd	2013	Runners-up (2013)

Results

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iraq	4	4	0	0	12	1	+11	12
Saudi Arabia	4	2	1	1	10	6	+4	7
United Arab Emirates	4	2	0	2	7	8	−1	6
Palestine	4	1	0	3	3	10	−7	3
Jordan	4	0	1	3	2	9	−7	1

Source: WAFF

Jordan	0–5	Iraq
	Report	Ali 4', 45', 64' Shayyal 58' Abed 66'

29 July 2015

Petra Stadium, Amman

Referee: Sultan Almarzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

Palestine	2–3	United Arab Emirates
Rashid 12' Alhourani 80'	Report	Alhammadi 10' Rashid 67' (o.g.) Almehrzi 90+3' (pen.)

29 July 2015

20:15

Petra Stadium, Amman

Referee: Falah Saad (Iraq)

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Saudi Arabia	4–0	Palestine
Almas 11' Alshaikhi 18' Alabdan 82' Alassaf 87' (pen.)	Report

31 July 2015

17:00

Petra Stadium, Amman

Referee: Sultan Almarzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

United Arab Emirates	1–0	Jordan
Amro 70' (pen.)	Report

31 July 2015

20:15

Petra Stadium, Amman

Referee: Shukri Alhunfush (Saudi Arabia)

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Palestine	1–0	Jordan
Alatawna 4'	Report

2 August 2015

17:00

Petra Stadium, Amman

Referee: Shukri Alhunfush (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia	0–2	Iraq
	Report	Ali 29' (pen.) Al-Elayawi 76'

2 August 2015

20:45

Petra Stadium, Amman

Referee: Ahmed Faisal (Jordan)

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United Arab Emirates	2–4	Saudi Arabia
Alruwais 54' Amro 90+4'	Report	Alabdan 12', 87' Mahboob 22' (o.g.) Mali 90+3'

4 August 2015

17:00

Petra Stadium, Amman

Referee: Falah Saad (Iraq)

Iraq	3–0	Palestine
Mukhlif 35', 90+3' Abed 40'	Report

4 August 2015

20:15

Petra Stadium, Amman

Referee: Sultan Almarzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

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Iraq	2–1	United Arab Emirates
Ali 90+3'	Report

6 August 2015

Petra Stadium, Amman

Jordan	2–2	Saudi Arabia

6 August 2015

Petra Stadium, Amman

Champion

2015 WAFF U-16 Championship champion
Iraq Second title

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Top Goalscorer[2]	Best player[2]	Fair Play award
Mohanad Ali	Hamad Al-Abdan	Saudi Arabia

References

1. "قرعة اتحاد غرب اسيا الخامسة للناشئين".
2. "اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم العراق بطلاً للنسخة الخامسة للناشئين". Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2018-12-24.

External links

• Official website