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The 2023 WAFF U-15 Championship was the 10th edition of the WAFF U-16 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by the WAFF for the men's under-15 national teams of West Asia. It was hosted by Oman for the first time. Eight national teams took part in the tournament.
| بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا العاشرة للناشئين | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Oman |
| City | Salalah |
| Dates | 11–20 December |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yemen (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 28 (1.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Zain Al-Abidin Jassim (4 goals) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Jordan were the defending champions but were eliminated at the group stages. Yemen won the second title, beating Saudi Arabia 3–2 on penalties.
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Eight nations from the WAFF participated in the tournament; Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Palestine did not take part.[1]
| Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq |
10th | 2022 | Champions (2013, 2015) |
 Jordan |
10th | 2022 | Champions (2022) |
 Lebanon |
6th | 2022 | Runners-up (2022) |
 Oman |
3rd | 2022 | Fifth place (2019) |
| Saudi Arabia |
4th | 2021 | Champions (2019) |
 Syria |
7th | 2022 | Champions (2007) |
 United Arab Emirates |
5th | 2021 | Runners-up (2013) |
| Yemen |
6th | 2022 | Champions (2021) |
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The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Yemen |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Iraq |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Oman (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Lebanon |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Source: WAFF
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | |
| 3 | Jordan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | |
| 4 | Syria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
Source: WAFF
Notes:
Notes:
| Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Syria |
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| United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | Jordan |
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| Jordan | 2–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Syria | 1–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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Semi-finals
| Yemen | 2–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Iraq |
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Final
| Yemen | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Penalties | ||
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3–2 |
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There were 28 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 1.87 goals per match.
4 goals
Zain Al-Abidin Jassim
2 goals
Mahmoud Al-Tameezi
Al-Waleed Al-Awfi
Abdulrahman Al-Khader- Adel Abbas Qasem
1 goal
- Ahmed Abdulridha
- Alaa Waheed
- Azzedine Al-Masry
Al-Walid Al-Braidaei- Thari Ahmed
- Meshal Al-Dawood
- Abdullah Hazazi
- Abubakr Saeed
- Abdulrahman Sufyani
Abdelrahman Dinawi
Hazza Bin Mahdi- Abdulrahman Abdulnabi
- Omar Atwi
- Mohammed Shamseddin
- Mardan Al-Ward
1 own goal
- Ali Al-Amiri (against Oman)
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