2023 WAFF U-23 Championship squads

The 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship is an international football tournament held in Iraq from 12 to 20 June 2023. It is the fourth edition of the U-23 age group competition organised by the West Asian Football Federation.

The nine national teams involved in the tournament are required to register a squad of at most 25 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2000 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

The full squad listings are below. The age listed for each player is on 12 June 2023, the first day of the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team. Players in boldface were capped at full international level prior to being called up.

Group A

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Iraq

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Coach: Radhi Shenaishil

On 15 May 2023, Iraq announced a 50-man preliminary squad.[1] The final 25-man squad was announced on 5 June 2023.[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Kumel Al Rekabe (2004-08-19)19 August 2004 (aged 18)   Red Star
2 2DF Mustafa Saleh (2004-04-27)27 April 2004 (aged 19)   Atalanta U-21
3 2DF Ahmed Maknzi (2001-09-24)24 September 2001 (aged 21)   Erbil
4 2DF Zaid Tahseen (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 22)   Al-Talaba
5 2DF Hussein Amer   Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya
6 2DF Josef Al-Imam (2004-07-27)27 July 2004 (aged 18)   Olympic
7 4FW Dhulfiqar Younis (2001-05-27)27 May 2001 (aged 22)   Al-Shorta
8 4FW Hussein Abdullah   Al-Talaba
9 4FW Blnd Hassan (2003-08-12)12 August 2003 (aged 19)   De Graafschap
10 4FW Nihad Mohammed (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)   Al-Karkh
11 3MF Muntadher Mohammed (2001-06-05)5 June 2001 (aged 22)   Al-Naft
12 1GK Ridha Abdulaziz   Al-Diwaniya
13 1GK Hassan Abbas (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)   Al-Qasim
14 3MF Karrar Mohammed (2002-05-28)28 May 2002 (aged 21)   Al-Naft
15 2DF Halo Fayaq (2001-05-23)23 May 2001 (aged 22)   Erbil
16 4FW Montader Abdel Amir (2001-10-06)6 October 2001 (aged 21)   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
17 2DF Mustafa Saadoun (1999-09-04)4 September 1999 (aged 23)   Al-Kahrabaa
18 4FW Ali Almosawe (2002-01-28)28 January 2002 (aged 21)   B.93
19 3MF Zaid Ismael   Newroz
20 4FW Ali Mohammed Hatem (2002-11-08)8 November 2002 (aged 20)   Las Rozas
21 4FW Zidane Abduljabbar (2000-06-03)3 June 2000 (aged 23)   Karbala
22 1GK Mohammed Hasan (2002-07-30)30 July 2002 (aged 20)   Al-Talaba
23 2DF Karrar Saad (2001-03-07)7 March 2001 (aged 22)   Al-Karkh
24 4FW Salem Ahmad (2000-12-28)28 December 2000 (aged 22)   Al-Minaa
25 3MF Amir Ahmed   Al-Hudood

Coach: Dennis Silva

Jordan

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Coach: Abdullah Abu Zema

The final Jordan squad was announced on 3 June 2023.[3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Ahmad Al-Juaidi (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 23)   Shabab Al-Ordon
12 1GK Qais Abassi (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 23)   Al-Jazeera
22 1GK Murad Al-Faluji (2003-12-27) 27 December 2003 (age 20)   Al-Wehdat

2 2DF Laith Abu Rahal (2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 (age 23)   Al-Ahli
3 2DF Mo Abualnadi (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 23)   Sporting Kansas City II
4 2DF Danial Afaneh (captain) (2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 (age 23)   Al-Wehdat
5 2DF Arafat Al-Haj (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21)   Al-Wehdat
19 2DF Ammar Al-Husari (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22)   Al-Jalil
21 2DF Baha Shamalty (2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 (age 23)   Al-Ahli
23 2DF Faisal Abu Shanab (2001-08-09) 9 August 2001 (age 23)   Shabab Al-Ordon

6 3MF Mohanad Al-Aramsheh (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 23)   Al-Hussein
9 3MF Amer Jamous (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 22)   Al-Wehdat
10 3MF Waseem Al-Riyalat (2001-06-25) 25 June 2001 (age 23)   Shabab Al-Ordon
11 3MF Bashar Al-Diabat (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 23)   Al-Ramtha
14 3MF Seif Darwish (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 21)   Al-Hussein
16 3MF Mohammad Abu Hazeem (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21)   Al-Wehdat
18 3MF Mousa Al-Omari (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 22)   Al-Salt

7 4FW Saif Al-Bashabsheh (2001-06-23) 23 June 2001 (age 23)   Al-Faisaly
8 4FW Mohannad Abu Taha (2003-02-02) 2 February 2003 (age 21)   Al-Wehdat
13 4FW Aref Al-Haj (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23)   Jabal Al-Mukaber
15 4FW Ali Al-Azaizeh (2004-04-13) 13 April 2004 (age 20)   Al-Ramtha
17 4FW Amin Al-Shanaineh (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21)   Al-Faisaly
20 4FW Reziq Bani Hani (2002-01-28) 28 January 2002 (age 22)   Al-Faisaly

Group B

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Palestine

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Coach: Ihab Abu Jazar

Palestine announced their final squad on 11 June 2023.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Anwar Al-Aqraa (2002-06-30)30 June 2002 (aged 20)   Islami Qalqilya
2 2DF Josef El-Subaihi (2003-06-15)15 June 2003 (aged 19) Free agent
3 3MF Ahmad Kallab (2001-11-08)8 November 2001 (aged 21)   Ittihad Khanyounis
4 2DF Ali Rabei (2001-10-09)9 October 2001 (aged 21)   Ahli Al-Khaleel
5 2DF Ibrahim Abu Umair (2002-10-18)18 October 2002 (aged 20)   Markaz Balata
6 3MF Qais Taha (2003-07-23)23 July 2003 (aged 19)   Thaqafi Tulkarem
7 4FW Khaled Al-Nabris (2003-03-27)27 March 2003 (aged 20)   Ittihad Khanyounis
8 3MF Muhannad Hassanein (2003-05-14)14 May 2003 (aged 20)   Khadamat Rafah
9 3MF Zaid Qanbar (2002-09-04)4 September 2002 (aged 20)   Jabal Al-Mukaber
10 3MF Anas Bani Odeh (2001-09-07)7 September 2001 (aged 21)   Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
11 4FW Samer Zubaida (2001-04-26)26 April 2001 (aged 22)   Hilal Al-Quds
12 2DF Omar Kayed (2001-07-18)18 July 2001 (aged 21)   AC Tripoli
13 3MF Sadeq Obaid (2002-04-26)26 April 2002 (aged 21)   Hilal Al-Quds
14 3MF Jehad Abou El Aynain (2003-08-10)10 August 2003 (aged 19)   Al-Ahed
15 2DF Wajdi Nabhan (2001-07-27)27 July 2001 (aged 21)   Shabab Al-Bireh Institute
16 1GK Mahdi Assi (2004-12-24)24 December 2004 (aged 18)   Shabab Al-Bireh Institute
17 3MF Yahya Abu Farah (2002-04-01)1 April 2002 (aged 21)   Shabab Beit Fajjar
18 3MF Khaled Al Ghoul (2002-09-08)8 September 2002 (aged 20)   NK Jarun
19 3MF Hamza Hussein (2002-05-02)2 May 2002 (aged 21)   Al Ansar
20 4FW Gibrán Haj Yousef (2001-01-27)27 January 2001 (aged 22)   Mineros de Guayana
21 2DF Muhammad Abu Awwad (2001-03-24)24 March 2001 (aged 22)   Shabab Al-Samu
22 1GK Abdul Hadi Yassin (2004-05-11)11 May 2004 (aged 19)   Bnei Sakhnin
23 2DF Amr Rizk (2003-04-23)23 April 2003 (aged 20)   Gaza Sports Club

Iran

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Coach:  Reza Enayati

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Mohammadreza Khaled Abadi (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 22)   Havadar
2 2DF Saman Touranian (2001-12-12)12 December 2001 (aged 21)   Sanat Mes Kerman
3 2DF Hossein Goudarzi (2001-05-04)4 May 2001 (aged 22)   Naft Masjed Soleyman
4 2DF Saman Fallah (2001-05-12)12 May 2001 (aged 22)   Paykan
5 2DF Amin Hazbavi (2003-05-06)6 May 2003 (aged 20)   Al Sadd
6 3MF Alireza Bavieh (2002-08-21)21 August 2002 (aged 20)   Foolad
7 4FW Amirali Sadeghi (2001-02-09)9 February 2001 (aged 22)   Esteghlal
8 3MF Mohammad Hossein Zavari (2001-01-11)11 January 2001 (aged 22)   Esteghlal
9 4FW Ahmad Shariatzadeh (2001-07-01)1 July 2001 (aged 21)   Naft Abadan
10 3MF Yasin Salmani (captain) (2001-12-20)20 December 2001 (aged 21)   Sepahan
11 3MF Aria Barzegar (2002-11-10)10 November 2002 (aged 20)   Naft Masjed Soleyman
12 1GK Mohammad Javad Kia (2001-08-29)29 August 2001 (aged 21)   Aluminium Arak
13 2DF Aria Yousefi (2002-04-22)22 April 2002 (aged 21)   Sepahan
14 3MF Amir Hassan Jafari (1999-08-20)20 August 1999 (aged 23)   Gol Gohar Sirjan
15 2DF Saeed Irankhah (2001-02-12)12 February 2001 (aged 22)   Fajr Sepasi
16 3MF Mohammad Ghorbani (2001-05-21)21 May 2001 (aged 22)   Sepahan
17 2DF Mohammad Mehdi Ahmadi (2001-01-10)10 January 2001 (aged 22)   Persepolis
18 4FW Mohammadhossein Eslami (2001-04-13)13 April 2001 (aged 22)   Zob Ahan
19 3MF mojtaba Fakhriam   Aluminium Arak
20 4FW Mehdi Hashemnejad (2001-10-27)27 October 2001 (aged 21)   Tractor
21 4FW Mohammadreza Bordbar   Malavan
22 1GK Sina Bakhtiari   Naft Masjed Soleyman
23 4FW Behzad Salami (2002-03-23)23 March 2002 (aged 21)   Tractor

Syria

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Coach:   Mark Wotte

Group C

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Lebanon

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Coach:   Miguel Moreira

Lebanon announced the final 25-man squad on 2 June 2023.[5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Hadi Kanj (2001-09-14)14 September 2001 (aged 21)   Ansar
1GK Rami Mjalli (2003-10-15)15 October 2003 (aged 19)   Chênois
1GK Anthony Alexander Maasri Free agent

2DF Mohamed Al-Mahdi Al-Moussawi (2003-10-03)3 October 2003 (aged 19)   Akhaa Ahli Aley
2DF Alex El Rattel (2002-05-17)17 May 2002 (aged 21)   Ansar
2DF Hussein Ezzeddine   Racing Beirut
2DF Ali Ismail (2003-07-08)8 July 2003 (aged 19)   Nejmeh
2DF Ibrahim Chami (2003-12-12)12 December 2003 (aged 19)   FC Laval
2DF Ali Hakim   Akhaa Ahli Aley

3MF Samuel Harb (2002-04-18)18 April 2002 (aged 21)   Alverca
3MF Mohammed Haidar   Shabab Sahel
3MF Sajid Amhaz (2003-06-13)13 June 2003 (aged 19)   Safa
3MF Hussein Saleh   Racing Beirut
3MF Mohamad Ghamlouch (2003-05-19)19 May 2003 (aged 20)   Nejmeh
3MF Ahmed Zein El-Din   Sagesse
3MF Hassan Farhat   Ahed
3MF Mohamad Safwan (2003-03-10)10 March 2003 (aged 20)   Bourj

4FW Ali Chaito (2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 21)   Bourj
4FW Mohammad Al-Massri (2001-06-22)22 June 2001 (aged 21)   Akhaa Ahli Aley
4FW Mohamed Sabbah (2002-05-20)20 May 2002 (aged 21) Free agent
4FW Mohamad Omar Sadek (2003-10-25)25 October 2003 (aged 19)   Bourj
4FW Ali Kassas (2003-05-25)25 May 2003 (aged 20)   Nejmeh
4FW Omar Bahlawan (2004-12-20)20 December 2004 (aged 18)   Ansar
4FW Ali Haidar Free agent
4FW Jawad Koutharani (2002-08-17)17 August 2002 (aged 20)   Tadamon Sour

Yemen

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Oman

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Coach:   Dario Bašić

Oman announced their final squad on 10 June 2023.[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mutie Al-Saadi 0 0   Al-Suwaiq
22 1GK Mazen Saleh (2003-01-28) 28 January 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Muscat

2 2DF Ayman Al-Nabhani (2003-07-27) 27 July 2003 (age 21) 2 0   Al-Hamra
3 2DF Mohammed Al-Hatmi (2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 (age 23) 0 0   Al-Seeb
4 2DF Abdullah Al-Mukhaini 1 0   Al-Orouba
13 2DF Abdullah Al-Fleti 2 0   Al-Shabab
20 2DF Majeed Al-Balushi 0 0   Oman

6 3MF Saeed Al-Salami 1 0   Muscat
7 3MF Nasser Al-Rawahi (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 23) 2 0   Al-Suwaiq
8 3MF Mohammed Beit Subei (2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 (age 20) 1 0   Al-Nasr
18 3MF Mohammed Al-Hinai 1   Al-Nahda
19 3MF Abdullah Al-Habsi (2001-02-25) 25 February 2001 (age 23) 0 0   Al-Seeb
21 3MF Abdul Hafez Al-Mukhaini 2 0   Al-Orouba

9 4FW Nibras Al-Maashari (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 22) 1 0   Muscat
10 4FW Asad Al-Balushi 1 0   Ahli Sidab
11 4FW Omar Al-Salti (2002-02-17) 17 February 2002 (age 22) 1 0   Al-Orouba
14 4FW Salem Al-Abdulsalam 2 0   Dhofar
17 4FW Yusuf Al-Ghaliani 2 0   Al-Orouba

References

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