2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship

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2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBahrain
CityIsa Town
Dates29 December 2019 – 6 January 2020
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Lebanon (1st title)
Runners-up 
Third place 
Fourth place 
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored50 (3.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)Lebanon Lili Iskandar
(7 goals)
Best player(s)State of Palestine
Best goalkeeperBahrain
2018

The 2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship was the 2nd edition of the WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Western Asia organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It was held in Bahrain from 29 December 2019 to 6 January 2020.[1] Lebanon won their first title, after beating hosts 3–0 in the final.[2]

Teams[]

Seven teams competed in the tournament.[1]

Country Appearance Previous best performance
  1st N/A
  1st N/A
  2nd Champions (2018)
  1st N/A
 Lebanon 2nd Runners-up (2018)
  2nd Third place (2018)
  1st N/A

Group stage[]

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

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Lebanon 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3   3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 Advance to 5th place play-off
4   3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: WAFF
 2–4 
  • Goal 65', 73'
Report
  • Goal 24', 63'
  • Goal 63'
  • Goal 78'
Lebanon 3–0 
Report

 4–0 
  • Goal 17' (pen)
  • Goal 52', 59'
  • Goal 62' (pen)
Report
 1–3 Lebanon
  • Goal 71'
Report

 0–0 
Report
Lebanon 4–0 
Report

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   (H) 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   2 1 0 1 7 2 +5 3
3   2 0 0 2 1 11 −10 0 Advance to 5th place play-off
Source: WAFF
(H) Host
 1–4 
  • Goal 86'
Report
  • Goal 11', 81'
  • Goal 45+1', 75'

 7–0 
  • Goal 7'
  • Goal 37', 55'
  • Goal 45+1'
  • Goal 47'
  • Goal 66' (o.g.)
  • Goal 90+2' (o.g.)
Report

 2–0 
  • Goal 82' (o.g.)
  • Goal 89'
Report

5th place play-off[]

 2–0 
  • Goal 42'
  • Goal 59'
Report

Knockout stage[]

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

Bracket[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 January – Khalifa Sports City
 
 
 Lebanon4
 
6 January – Khalifa Sports City
 
 2
 
 Lebanon3
 
4 January – Khalifa Sports City
 
 0
 
  (p)0 (5)
 
 
 0 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
6 January – Khalifa Sports City
 
 
 1
 
 
 3

Semi-finals[]

Lebanon 4–2 
Report
  • Goal 67'
  • Goal 75'
 0–0 (a.e.t.) 
Report
Penalties
5–3

Third place play-off[]

 1–3 
  • Goal 72'
Report
  • Goal 45'
  • Al Barghouthy Goal 54', 75'

Final[]

Lebanon 3–0 
Report

Statistics[]

Final ranking[]

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Lebanon 5 5 0 0 17 3 +14 15 Champions
2   4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7 Runners-up
3   5 2 2 1 7 4 +3 8 Third place
4   4 1 0 3 10 9 +1 3 Fourth place
5   4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7 Fifth place
6   3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0 Sixth place
7   3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0 Eliminated in
Group stage
Source: WAFF

Goalscorers[]

There were 50 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.57 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

  • United Arab Emirates

3 goals

  • Bahrain

2 goals

  • Bahrain
  • Iraq
  • Jordan Tala Al Barghouthy
  • Jordan
  • State of Palestine
  • State of Palestine

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Jordan (against Lebanon)
  • Kuwait (against Palestine)
  • Kuwait (against Palestine)
  • State of Palestine (against Bahrain)

Source: WAFF

References[]

  1. ^ a b "THE WAFF- The U18 Girls Championship starts tomorrow with consolidated technical goals". www.the-waff.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. ^ "THE WAFF- Lebanon crowned the "WAFF U18" title". www.the-waff.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

External links[]

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