2023_WAFF_U-16_Girls_Championship

2023 WAFF U-16 Girls Championship

2023 WAFF U-16 Girls Championship

International football competition


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.

Quick Facts بطولة اتحاد غرب اسيا للسيدات دون ١٦ عامًا ٢٠٢٣, Tournament details ...

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.

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Venues

On 14 December 2022, WAFF confirmed that Al-Aqaba Stadium would host the tournament matches.[2]

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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.

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Match officials

Referees
Assistant referees
  • United Arab Emirates Amal Jama Badhafari
  • Jordan Islam Al-Abadi

Group stage

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).[4]

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Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
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Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)
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Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba

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Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
More information Bahrain, 0–1 ...
Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba

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Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
More information Jordan, 1–1 ...
Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba

Knockout stage

 
Final
 
  
 
10 January - Aqaba
 
 
 Lebanon2
 
 
 Jordan0
 
 
 
 
 
Third place play-off
 
 
10 January - Aqaba
 
 
 Palestine2
 
 
 Bahrain1
 

Third place play-off

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Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba

Final

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Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba

Goalscorers

There were 17 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2.12 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

  • Lebanon Lea El Hage Ali
  • Lebanon Yara Shabtini
  • State of Palestine Tala Gabi

1 goal

  • Bahrain Hannah Ellen
  • Jordan Rama AlKhashook
  • Jordan Janna Ma'touq
  • Lebanon Nagham Abou Khalil
  • Lebanon Yasmine Hamdar
  • State of Palestine Natal Bahbah
  • State of Palestine Rand Qodsi

Source: WAFF


References

  1. "Aqaba to hosts the third U-16 Girls Championship". the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 14 December 2022.
  2. "سحب قرعة بطولة الناشئات الثالثة". the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 20 December 2022.
  3. "2022 WAFF U-16 Girls Championship Match Schedule". the-waff.com. West Asian Football Federation. 20 December 2022.

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