2023 WAFF U-16 Girls Championship
The 2023 WAFF U-16 Girls Championship (Arabic: بطولة اتحاد غرب اسيا للسيدات دون ١٦ عامًا ٢٠٢٣) was the third edition of the WAFF U-16 Girls Championship (including previous editions of the WAFF U-15 Girls Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the women's under-16 national teams of West Asia.
| بطولة اتحاد غرب اسيا للسيدات دون ١٦ عامًا ٢٠٢٣ | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Jordan |
| City | Aqaba |
| Dates | 4–10 January |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Lebanon (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Jordan |
| Third place |  Palestine |
| Fourth place |  Bahrain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 17 (2.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Cecile Iskandar (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Arwa Batayneh |
| Best goalkeeper | Marcelle Skaiki |
It was held in Aqaba, Jordan between 4 and 10 January 2023.[1] A total of four teams competed in the tournament. Lebanon were the defending champions, having won the previous edition in 2019.
Participating nations
Four teams entered the 2022 WAFF U-16 Girls Championship. Bahrain returned to the tournament after missing the 2019 edition. Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine kept their record of appearing in all WAFF U-16 Girls Championships.
| Team | App | Last | Best placement in the tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 2nd | 2018 | Fourth Place (2018) |
| Jordan | 3rd | 2019 | Champions (2018) |
| Lebanon | 3rd | 2019 | Champions (2019) |
| Palestine | 3rd | 2019 | Third Place (2018) |
Venues
On 14 December 2022, WAFF confirmed that Al-Aqaba Stadium would host the tournament matches.[2]
| Aqaba | |
|---|---|
| Al-Aqaba Stadium | |
| Capacity: 3,800 | |
Draw
The official draw took place on 20 December 2022, 11:00 local time AST (UTC+3) at the WAFF Headquarters in Amman, Jordan.[3]
Draw result
The draw resulted in the following order.
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| A1 | Jordan |
| A2 | Lebanon |
| A3 | Bahrain |
| A4 | Palestine |
Match officials
- Referees
- Haneen Murad
- Doumouh Al Bakkar
- Assistant referees
Amal Jama Badhafari- Islam Al-Abadi
Group stage
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Jordan (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Palestine |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | Advance to third place play-off |
| 4 | Bahrain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
| Lebanon | 2–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
Iskandar  31', 90+5' |
Report Report (WAFF) |
| Jordan | 0–0 | Palestine |
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| Report Report (WAFF) |
| Palestine | 0–5 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Report Report (WAFF) |
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| Bahrain | 0–1 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Report Report (WAFF) |
Ma'touq 14' |
| Bahrain | 0–2 | Palestine |
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| Report Report (WAFF) |
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| Jordan | 1–1 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| AlKhashook 67' |
Report Report (WAFF) |
Shabtini 26' |
Knockout stage
| Final | ||
| 10 January - Aqaba | ||
| Lebanon | 2 | |
| Jordan | 0 | |
| Third place play-off | ||
| 10 January - Aqaba | ||
| Palestine | 2 | |
| Bahrain | 1 | |
Third place play-off
| Palestine | 2–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
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Report (WAFF) | Ellen 80' |
Goalscorers
There were 17 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2.12 goals per match.
4 goals
- Cecile Iskandar
2 goals
- Lea El Hage Ali
- Yara Shabtini
- Tala Gabi
1 goal
- Hannah Ellen
- Rama AlKhashook
- Janna Ma'touq
- Nagham Abou Khalil
- Yasmine Hamdar
- Natal Bahbah
- Rand Qodsi
Source: WAFF
References
- "Aqaba to hosts the third U-16 Girls Championship". the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 14 December 2022.
- "العقبة تستضيف بطولة غرب آسيا للناشئات لكرة القدم". addustour.com (in Arabic). 14 December 2022.
- "سحب قرعة بطولة الناشئات الثالثة". the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 20 December 2022.
- "2022 WAFF U-16 Girls Championship Match Schedule". the-waff.com. West Asian Football Federation. 20 December 2022.
