2009 WAFF U-15 Championship

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2009 WAFF U-15 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryJordan Jordan
CityAmman
Dates13–18 August
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (2nd title)
Runners-up Syria
Third place Iraq
Fourth place Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored47 (3.62 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq (7 goals)
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The 2009 WAFF U-15 Championship was the third edition of the WAFF U-15 Championship, an under-15 international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It took place in Amman, Jordan from 13 to 18 August 2009, featuring 9 teams.

Participating nations[]

9 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.[1]

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Bahrain 1st N/A N/A
 Iran 3rd 2007 Champions (2005)
 Iraq 3rd 2007 Third place (2005)
 Jordan 3rd 2007 Third place (2007)
 Kuwait 1st N/A N/A
 Palestine 2nd 2005 Group stage (2005)
 Syria 3rd 2007 Champions (2007)
 United Arab Emirates 1st N/A N/A
 Yemen 1st N/A N/A

Venues[]

The competition was played in two venues in the city of Amman.

Amman
Amman
King Abdullah II Stadium Petra Stadium
King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan.jpg Sport City Amman JO 90.jpg
Capacity: 13,265 Capacity: 6,000

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Knockout stage
2  Syria 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3  Yemen 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Source: goalzz
Yemen 0–6 Iraq
  • 21' (pen.)
  • 23', 50'
  • 43'
  • 84', 90'
Iraq 3–1 Syria
  • 47', 62'
  • 36'
  • 57'
Yemen 0–3 Syria
  • 15'
  • 66'
  • 85'

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3  Kuwait 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
Source: goalzz
United Arab Emirates 2–1 Kuwait
Kuwait 1–3 Iran
  • 25'
  • 50', 80'
United Arab Emirates 0–1 Iran
  • 18'

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Knockout stage
2  Bahrain 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3  Palestine 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
Source: goalzz
Jordan 2–1 Bahrain
Bahrain 3–1 Palestine
  • 13', 78'
  • 15'
  • 68'
Jordan 1–1 Palestine
  • 65'
  • 42'

Ranking of second-placed teams[]

The best runner-up team from the three groups advanced to the semi-finals along with the three group winners.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Syria[a] 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3 Knockout stage
2 C  Bahrain 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3 B  United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Source: kooora
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ Syria and Bahrain finished with an identical record, and equal claim on second place in their respective groups. Therefore, a draw was held to determine the qualified team and it was Syria that was drawn as the best runner-up team.

Knockout stage[]

Bracket[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 August
 
 
 Iraq3 (3)
 
18 August
 
 Iran (p)3 (4)
 
 Iran3
 
17 August
 
 Syria2
 
 Jordan0
 
 
 Syria2
 
Third place
 
 
18 August
 
 
 Iraq3
 
 
 Jordan1

Semi-finals[]

Iraq 3–3 Iran
  • 2', 70'
  • 45' (pen.)
  • 1'
  • 20', 40'
Penalties
3–4
Jordan 0–2 Syria
  • 72'
  • 81'

Third place[]

Iraq 3–1 Jordan
  • 26'
  • 37', 61'
  • 81'

Final[]

Iran 3–2 Syria
  • 31', 34', 50'
  • 45'
  • 65'

Champion[]

 2009 WAFF U-15 Championship Champion 

Iran
Second title

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

There have been 47 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 3.62 goals per match.

7 goals

  • Iraq

6 goals

  • Iran

3 goals

  • Syria
  • Syria

2 goals

  • Bahrain
  • Iran
  • Jordan
  • Iraq
  • Iraq
  • Iraq

1 goal

Source:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "3rd WAFF U15 Boys Championship - Jordan 2009". the-waff.com.
  2. ^ "West Asian Under 15 Championship 2009". goalzz.com.

External links[]

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