2005 WAFF U-15 Championship

2005 WAFF U-15 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Iran
City	Karaj
Dates	23–29 July
Teams	6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iran (1st title)
Runners-up	Syria
Third place	Iraq
Fourth place	Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	53 (4.82 per match)
	2007 →

2005 WAFF U-15 Championship was the first edition of the WAFF U-15 Championship. A WAFF youth football championship organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-15 national teams of West Asia. It was held in Karaj, Iran from 23 August to 29 July 2005.^[1]^[2]

Format

The groups winner and the second-placed team of the two groups in the first round played in a single round-robin format, qualified for the semi-finals.

Participating nations

6 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.^[3]

Jordan
Lebanon
Iran (hosts)

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	2	1	1	0	9	0	+9	4	Final stage
2	Iraq	2	1	1	0	8	0	+8	4	Final stage
3	Palestine	2	0	0	2	0	17	−17	0

Source: West Asian Football Federation

23 July 2005

18:00

Iraq	8–0	Palestine

Shariati Karaj 2, Karaj

24 July 2005

18:00

Iran	0–0	Iraq

Shariati Karaj 1, Karaj

25 July 2005

17:00

Palestine	0–9	Iran

Shariati Karaj 1, Karaj

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Syria	2	2	0	0	11	2	+9	6	Final stage
2	Lebanon	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	1	Final stage
3	Jordan	2	0	1	1	1	8	−7	1

Source: West Asian Football Federation

23 July 2005

18:00

Syria	7–0	Jordan

Shariati Karaj 1, Karaj

24 July 2005

18:00

Lebanon	2–4	Syria

Shariati Karaj 2, Karaj

25 July 2005

17:00

Jordan	1–1	Lebanon

Shariati Karaj 2, Karaj

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

27 July

Iran	4
		29 July
Lebanon	0
		Iran	4
27 July
		Syria	1
Syria	2

Iraq	1
		Third place

		29 July

		Lebanon	0

		Iraq	5

Semi-finals

27 July 2005