2013 WAFF U-16 Championship

The 2013 WAFF U-16 Championship is the fourth edition of the WAFF Youth Competition. The previous edition was an Under-15 age group competition held in Jordan in 2009.

2013 WAFF U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPalestine
Dates18–21 August
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Iraq (1st title)
Runners-up United Arab Emirates
Third place Jordan
Fourth place Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Ameer Sabah (3 goals)
2009
2015

Participating nations

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4 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
  Iraq 4th 2009 Third place (2005, 2009)
  Jordan 4th 2009 Third place (2007)
  Palestine 3rd 2009 Group stage (2005, 2009)
  United Arab Emirates 2nd 2009 Group stage (2009)

Tournament information

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All games were hosted at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium.[1] Initially, players and staff had been denied entry to the West Bank by Israeli authorities.[2] Israel issued entry visas following an intervention from Jordanian prince and FIFA Vice-President Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein.[3] The competition has been temporarily postponed due to the issue.

Results

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iraq 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7
  United Arab Emirates 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
  Jordan 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
  Palestine 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1
Source: WAFF
Palestine  2–2  Jordan
  • Dahla   42', 61'
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Referee: Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Ajeel Al-Zaabi (United Arab Emirates)
United Arab Emirates  2–2  Iraq
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Jordan  1–2  United Arab Emirates
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Iraq  4–0  Palestine
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Referee: Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Ajeel Al-Zaabi (United Arab Emirates)

Palestine  0–4  United Arab Emirates
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Referee: Falah Abid Saad (Iraq)
Jordan  0–4  Iraq
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Referee: Marwan Wazwaz (Palestine)

Champion

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 2013 WAFF U-16 Championship champion 
 
Iraq
First title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There have been 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ أربع منتخبات في بطولة غرب آسيا للناشئين (in Arabic). the-waff.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Palestinians demand FIFA action after Israelis refuse entry for WAFF teams". Inside World Football. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Israel backs down and issues entry permits for WAFF championship in Palestine". Inside World Football. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
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