2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship

The 2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship was the 1st edition of the WAFF U-15 Girls Championship, an international women's football youth tournament organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It was held in UAE from 7 to 15 April 2018.[1] Jordan won their first title, after beating Lebanon on penalties in the final.[2]

2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship
بطولة غرب آسيا الأولى للناشئات دون 15 عاماً
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
CityDubai
Dates7–15 April
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Jordan (1st title)
Runners-up Lebanon
Third place Palestine
Fourth place Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored59 (5.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)Jordan Aleen Al Sweilmin
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Jordan Enas Al Jamaeen
Best goalkeeperBahrain Zahra Ali

Participating teams

Six Teams entered the WAFF U-15 Girls Championship final tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Bahrain 1st Debut
 Jordan 1st Debut
 Lebanon 1st Debut
 Palestine 1st Debut
 Syria 1st Debut
 United Arab Emirates 1st Debut

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Palestine 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 6 Knockout stage
2  Bahrain 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
3  United Arab Emirates (H) 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bahrain 2–3 Palestine
  • Charafedein 38', 73'
 Report
  • Bawatneh 52'
  • Shattara 78'
  • Fawwaqa 52'
Theyab Awana Stadium
Palestine 2–1 United Arab Emirates
  • Al Shakhshir 27'
  • Fawwaqa 58'
 Report
  • AL Zarkan 49'
Theyab Awana Stadium
Referee: Khalid Al Shaqsi (Oman)
United Arab Emirates 1–2 Bahrain
  • Al Zaabi 61'
 Report
  • Al Mahmood 1'
  • Khaled 45'
Theyab Awana Stadium
Referee: Wissam Rabie (Syria)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 2 2 0 0 19 1 +18 6 Knockout stage
2  Lebanon 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 3
3  Syria 2 0 0 2 0 20 −20 0
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Syria 0–15 Jordan
Report
  • Al Sweilmin 7', 16', 62'
  • Al Jamaeen 13', 42', 55'
  • Al Maiah 14', 23', 41', 60'
  • Al Btoosh 25', 81'
  • Al Hadidi 71'
  • Hassan 77', 89'
Theyab Awana Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Juma (Bahrain)
Jordan 4–1 Lebanon
  • Al Jamaeen 65'
  • Qadoura 80'
  • Al Sweilmin 82', 86'
 Report
Theyab Awana Stadium
Referee: Hamad Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Lebanon 5–0 Syria
  • Salha 26', 39'
  • AlAbed 59', 64'
  • Mansour 68'
 Report
Theyab Awana Stadium
Referee: Omar Al Miani (Jordan)

Placement matches

Fifth place match
United Arab Emirates 5–1 Syria
  • Al Zarkan 19', 28'
  • Al Mazrouei 45+3'
  • Al Zaabi 54'
  • Marouf 89' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Gharib 8'
Theyab Awana Stadium
Referee: Omar Al Miani (Jordan)

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 April - Theyab Awana Stadium
 
 
 Palestine1
 
24 June - Theyab Awana Stadium
 
 Lebanon7
 
 Lebanon1 (3)
 
13 April - Theyab Awana Stadium
 
 Jordan (pen.)1 (4)
 
 Jordan5
 
 
 Bahrain0
 
Third Place
 
 
24 June - Theyab Awana Stadium
 
 
 Palestine2
 
 
 Bahrain0

Semi-finals
Palestine 1–7 Lebanon
  • Shattara 25'
 Report
Theyab Awana Stadium
Referee: Hamad Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Jordan 5–0 Bahrain
  • Hassan 8', 48'
  • Qaddourah 19'
  • Al Jamaeen 20'
  • Al Sweilmin 65'
 Report
Theyab Awana Stadium
Referee: Emad Bojeh (Palestine)

Third place match
Palestine 2–0 Bahrain
  • Bawatneh 4', 60'
 Report
Theyab Awana Stadium

Final
Lebanon 1–1 (a.e.t.) Jordan
 Report
  • Qaddourah 41'
Penalties
  • soccer ball with check mark Fayadh
  • soccer ball with check mark Mansour
  • soccer ball with check mark Assaf
 3–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Al Sweilmin
  • soccer ball with check mark Al Jamaeen
  • soccer ball with check mark Al Maiah
  • soccer ball with check mark Hassan
Theyab Awana Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Juma (Bahrain)

Champion
 2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship champion 

Jordan
First title

Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[2]

Top Goalscorer Best player Best Goalkeeper
Jordan Aleen Al Sweilmin Jordan Enas Al Jamaeen Bahrain Zahra Ali

Goalscorers

There were 59 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 5.36 goals per match.

6 goals

  • Jordan Aleen Al Sweilmin

5 goals

  • Jordan Enas Al Jamaeen

4 goals

3 goals

  • Jordan Joud Qaddourah
  • State of Palestine Dana Bawatneh
  • United Arab Emirates Shahd Al Zarkan

2 goals

1 goal

  • Bahrain Aneesa Al Mahmood
  • Bahrain Maryam Khaled
  • Jordan Shaima Al Hadidi
  • Lebanon Maria Mansour
  • Lebanon Hiba Allouch
  • Lebanon Zahraa Assaf
  • Lebanon Lina Jaffar
  • State of Palestine Sara Al Shakhshir
  • Syria Roaa Gharib
  • United Arab Emirates Sendya Al Mazrouei

1 own goal

  • Syria Ranim Marouf

Final ranking
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Jordan [2] 4 3 1 0 25 2 +23 10 Champions
2  Lebanon 4 2 1 1 14 6 +8 7 Runners-up
3  Palestine 4 3 0 1 8 10 −2 9 Third place
4  Bahrain 4 1 0 3 4 11 −7 3 Fourth place
5  United Arab Emirates [3] 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 3 Fifth place
6  Syria 3 0 0 3 1 25 −24 0 Sixth place
Source: WAFF

References
  1. "غرب آسيا يفتتح باكورة نشاطاته النسوية بالناشئات". The WAFF.
  2. "ناشئات الأردن بطلات غرب آسيا". The WAFF.
  3. "الأبيض خامساً في ناشئات غرب آسيا". The WAFF.
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