2021 WAFF U-23 Championship
بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم تحت 23 عاما | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Saudi Arabia |
Dates | 4–12 October |
Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Jordan (1st title) |
Runners-up | Saudi Arabia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 51 (2.83 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | Yazan Al-Naimat[1] |
Best goalkeeper | Nawaf Al-Aqidi[2] |
The 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship was the second edition of the WAFF U-23 Championship, an under-23 international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It took place in Saudi Arabia from 4 to 12 October 2021, featuring 11 teams.[3] Only players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to participate. Iran were the defending champions; however, they couldn't defend the title after they joined CAFA.
Jordan won their first tournament, beating hosts Saudi Arabia 3–1 in the final.[4]
Teams[]
Participants[]
A total of eleven teams participated in the competition. All WAFF members, other than Qatar, agreed to take part in the tournament.[5]
Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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Bahrain | 2nd | 2015 | Group stage |
Iraq | 1st | Debut | – |
Jordan | 2nd | 2015 | Group stage |
Kuwait | 1st | Debut | – |
Lebanon | 1st | Debut | – |
Oman | 2nd | 2015 | Group stage |
Palestine | 2nd | 2015 | Group stage |
Saudi Arabia | 2nd | 2015 | Group stage |
Syria | 2nd | 2015 | Runners-up |
United Arab Emirates | 2nd | 2015 | Group stage |
Yemen | 2nd | 2015 | Semi-finals |
Draw[]
The eleven teams were drawn into three groups on 12 September 2021: Group A and B with four teams and Group C with three.[6][7] The three group winners, alongside the best group runner-up, directly advanced to the knock-out stage.
Squads[]
Each team had to register a squad of up to 23 players, three of whom goalkeepers.
Venues[]
Khobar | Dammam | |
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Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium | |
Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 26,000 | |
Group stage[]
The three group winners and the best group runner-up advanced to the semi-finals.
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).[8][9]
Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Jordan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Knockout stage |
2 | Yemen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Oman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
Jordan | 0–1 | Oman |
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Yemen | 1–1 | Kuwait |
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Oman | 0–1 | Yemen |
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Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Palestine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
Palestine | 0–1 | Iraq |
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United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | Lebanon |
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Iraq | 2–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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Palestine | 1–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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Lebanon | 2–2 | Iraq |
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Group C[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Saudi Arabia (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | Knockout stage |
2 | Syria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | Bahrain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Syria | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Bahrain |
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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. Group C contained only three teams compared to four teams in the other two groups. Therefore, the results against the fourth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | C | Syria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Knockout stage |
2 | A | Yemen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | B | Palestine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Knockout stage[]
Bracket[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
10 October – Khobar | ||||||
Jordan | 5 | |||||
12 October – Dammam | ||||||
Syria | 2 | |||||
Jordan | 3 | |||||
10 October – Dammam | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||
Iraq | 0 | |||||
Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals[]
Jordan | 5–2 | Syria |
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Iraq | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Final[]
Jordan | 3–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Champion[]
2021 WAFF U-23 Championship Champion |
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Jordan First title |
Statistics[]
Goalscorers[]
There have been 51 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Awards[]
- Player of the Tournament
- Golden Boot
- Golden Glove
References[]
- ^ "عضو مجلس ادارة اتحاد غرب اسيا لكرة القدم علي المطيري سلّم لاعب المنتخب الاردني يزن النعيمات جائزة أفضل لاعب في البطولة".
- ^ "عضو مجلس إدارة الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم الدكتور خالد المقرن سلّم جائزة أفضل حارس في البطولة للاعب المنتخب السعودي نواف العقيدي".
- ^ "اتحاد غرب آسيا ينظم عدد من البطولات المهمة". 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Jordan beats Saudi Arabia in WAFF U-23 final".
- ^ "الأولمبي يعتذر عن غرب آسيا".
- ^ "«الناشئين» و«الأولمبي» يترقبان قرعة «غرب آسيا»".
- ^ "قرعة «غرب آسيا» تضع الأولمبي في مجموعة المستضيف.. والناشئين في مجموعة الأدرن والكويت".
- ^ "بالصور: جدول بطولة غرب آسيا تحت 23 عامًا".
- ^ "إعلان جدول مباريات بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا تحت ٢٣ عاماً".
- WAFF Championship tournaments
- International association football competitions hosted by Saudi Arabia
- 2021 in Saudi Arabian sport
- 2021 in Asian football