| بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الرابعة للناشئات | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Jordan |
| City | Zarqa |
| Dates | 9–15 November |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Syria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Jordan |
| Third place |  Lebanon |
| Fourth place |  Iraq |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 25 (3.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Lea El Hage Ali (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Mai AlJany |
| Best goalkeeper | Cileen Seif |
← 2023 | |
The 2023 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship was the fourth edition of the WAFF U-16 Girls Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Western Asia organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). The final tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Lebanon.[1] However, the tournament was relocated to Jordan due to the adjacent Israel–Hamas war.[2]
Lebanon were two-time defending champions, having won the last two editions, but failed to defend their title, falling short of the final. Instead, However, they played in the third-place match and secured the bronze medal. in the other hand, Syria were crowned champions after defeating hosts Jordan 1–0 in the final.[3][4] This marked Syria's first-ever major title in women's football across all age categories.[5][6]
Initially, five teams entered the tournament.[1] Iraq and Kuwait were set to debut in the tournament however the latter withdrew due to security concerns.[7]
| Team | App | Last | Best placement in the tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq |
1st | — | Debut |
| Jordan |
4th | 2023 | Champions (2018) |
 Kuwait |
— | ||
| Lebanon |
4th | 2023 | Champions (2019, 2023) |
| Syria |
3rd | 2019 | Third Place (2018) |
Oman
Qatar
Palestine
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
YemenThe official draw took place on 31 October 2023 at the WAFF Headquarters in Amman, Jordan.[8][9]
The draw resulted in the following order:
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| A1 | Jordan
|
| A2 | Syria
|
| A3 | Iraq
|
| A4 | Lebanon
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In October 2023, WAFF confirmed that Prince Mohammed Stadium would host the tournament matches.[10]
| Zarqa | |
|---|---|
| Prince Mohammed Stadium | |
| Capacity: 3,800 | |
|
Ahmed Gatea Haneen Murad Hanine Merhi Muath Owfi Alesar Baddour Sabreen Alabadi Perissa Nasr Rafat Roma Roba ZarkaAll times are local, AST (UTC+3).[11]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan (H)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Syria
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Lebanon
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 | Advance to third place play-off |
| 4 | Iraq
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
| Syria | 4–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
 29' 71' 81' |
Report (WAFF) |
Referee: Hanine Merhi (Lebanon)
| Jordan | 2–1 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
84' |
Report (WAFF) |
|
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)
| Lebanon | 1–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Report (WAFF) |
|
Referee: Ahmed Gatea (Iraq)
| Iraq | 0–6 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Report (WAFF) |
21' 30' 35' 77', 85' |
Referee: Alesar Baddour (Syria)
| Iraq | 0–7 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Report (WAFF) |
45' 51' 56' 62' 73' |
| Jordan | 0–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Report (WAFF) |
| Final | |
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| 15 November - Zarqa | |
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| Jordan | 0 |
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| Syria | 1 |
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| Third place play-off | |
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| 15 November - Zarqa | |
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| Lebanon | 2 |
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| Iraq | 0 |
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| Lebanon | 2–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
66' |
Report (WAFF) |
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)
| Jordan | 0–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Report (WAFF) |
|
Referee: Ahmed Gatea (Iraq)
There were 25 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
Khitam Shaqir Aya Mohammad1 goal
Hala Marar Maya Awadallah Haya Abu Ali Tia Rita Daher Waed Raed Nagham Abou Khalil Serena Mansour Cecile Iskandar Lea Hachem Ayana Rezkallah Yara Chaptini Aya Alshemali Khadija Ibrahim Hayat Dayoub Mai AlJanySource: WAFF
