2013 WAFF U-16 Championship
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Host country | Palestine |
Dates | 18–21 August |
Teams | 4 (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 played | 6 |
Goals scored | 23 (3.83 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ameer Sabah (3 goals) |
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International football competition
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.
Participating nations
4 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.
Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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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
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
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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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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Referee: Jawad Assi (Palestine)
Jordan | 1–2 | United Arab Emirates |
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Referee: Falah Abid Saad (Iraq)
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
2013 WAFF U-16 Championship champion |
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Iraq First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.
3 goals
- Ameer Sabah
2 goals
- Husam Mahmood
- Sajjad Jassim
- Raed Dahla
- Faisel Al-Matroushi
- Eissa Al Otaiba
1 goal
- Hayder Ali Abboodi
- Mohammed Hadi
- Ali Tuaimah
- Baha'Aldeen Alja'afreh
- Ahmad Tannous
- Abdel Shokri Alzu'bi
- Khamis Saleh
- Hammadi
- Majd Lafi
- Abdulla Malalla[citation needed]
References
- ^ أربع منتخبات في بطولة غرب آسيا للناشئين (in Arabic). the-waff.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Palestinians demand FIFA action after Israelis refuse entry for WAFF teams". Inside World Football. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Israel backs down and issues entry permits for WAFF championship in Palestine". Inside World Football. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
External links
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