2013 WAFF U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPalestine
Dates18–21 August
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Iraq (1st title)
Runners-up United Arab Emirates
Third place Jordan
Fourth place Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Ameer Sabah (3 goals)
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The 2013 WAFF U-16 Championship is the fourth edition of the WAFF Youth Competition. The previous edition was an Under-15 age group competition held in Jordan in 2009.

Participating nations

4 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Iraq 4th 2009 Third place (2005, 2009)
 Jordan 4th 2009 Third place (2007)
 Palestine 3rd 2009 Group stage (2005, 2009)
 United Arab Emirates 2nd 2009 Group stage (2009)

Tournament information

All games were hosted at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium.[1] Initially, players and staff had been denied entry to the West Bank by Israeli authorities.[2] Israel issued entry visas following an intervention from Jordanian prince and FIFA Vice-President Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein.[3] The competition has been temporarily postponed due to the issue.

Results

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7
 United Arab Emirates 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
 Jordan 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
 Palestine 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1
Source: WAFF
Palestine 2–2 Jordan
  • Dahla 42', 61'
 Report
  • Alzu'bi 45+1'
  • Alja'afreh 82'
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
Referee: Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Ajeel Al-Zaabi (United Arab Emirates)
United Arab Emirates 2–2 Iraq
  • Lafi 16'
  • Al-Matroushi 80'
 Report
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
Referee: Jawad Assi (Palestine)
Jordan 1–2 United Arab Emirates
  • Tannous 10'
 Report
  • Al Otaiba 7', 72'
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
Referee: Falah Abid Saad (Iraq)
Iraq 4–0 Palestine
  • Jassim 21'
  • Kadhim 59'
  • Sabah 88'
  • Mahmood 90+2' (pen.)
 Report
Hussein Bin Ali Stadium, Hebron
Referee: Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Ajeel Al-Zaabi (United Arab Emirates)
Palestine 0–4 United Arab Emirates
Report
  • Al-Matroushi 45+1'
  • Malalla 48'
  • Al Hammadi 53'
  • Saleh 62'
Dura International Stadium, Dura
Referee: Falah Abid Saad (Iraq)
Jordan 0–4 Iraq
Report
  • Sabah 18'
  • Hadi 43'
  • Mahmood 57'
  • Tuaimah 62'
Dura International Stadium, Dura
Referee: Marwan Wazwaz (Palestine)

Champion

 2013 WAFF U-16 Championship champion 

Iraq
First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ أربع منتخبات في بطولة غرب آسيا للناشئين (in Arabic). the-waff.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Palestinians demand FIFA action after Israelis refuse entry for WAFF teams". Inside World Football. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Israel backs down and issues entry permits for WAFF championship in Palestine". Inside World Football. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.

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