2019_WAFF_U-18_Girls_Championship
2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship
Women's national youth association football tournament
The 2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship was the 2nd edition of the WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Western Asia organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It was held in Bahrain from 29 December 2019 to 6 January 2020.[1] Lebanon won their first title, after beating hosts Bahrain 3–0 in the final.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bahrain |
| City | Isa Town |
| Dates | 29 December 2019 – 6 January 2020 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Lebanon (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Bahrain |
| Third place |  Jordan |
| Fourth place |  Palestine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 50 (3.57 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Lili Iskandar (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Emily Ibrahim |
| Best goalkeeper | Zahra Ali |
← 2018 2022 → | |
Seven teams competed in the tournament.[1]
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Jordan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Advance to 5th place play-off |
| 4 |  Iraq |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
| Iraq | 2–4 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Jordan | 4–0 | Iraq |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Palestine |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Kuwait |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | Advance to 5th place play-off |
(H) Hosts
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 January – Khalifa Sports City | ||||||
| Lebanon | 4 | |||||
| 6 January – Khalifa Sports City | ||||||
| Palestine | 2 | |||||
| Lebanon | 3 | |||||
| 4 January – Khalifa Sports City | ||||||
| Bahrain | 0 | |||||
| Bahrain (p) | 0 (5) | |||||
| Jordan | 0 (3) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 6 January – Khalifa Sports City | ||||||
| Palestine | 1 | |||||
| Jordan | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
| Palestine | 1–3 | Jordan |
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Final
Final ranking
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 15 | Champions |
| 2 | Bahrain |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Jordan |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | Third place |
| 4 | Palestine |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 3 | Fourth place |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Fifth place |
| 6 | Kuwait |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | Sixth place |
| 7 | Iraq |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
Goalscorers
There were 50 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.57 goals per match.
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
Shahd Alzarkan
3 goals
Alannoud Almannaei
2 goals
- Leleya Sabkar
Tbarek Muayad
Tala Al Barghouthy- Sima Alluhaymaq
Dana Bawatneh- Hala Sarawi
1 goal
- Leen Abusa'ad
- Lujain Albtoosh
- Lina Almaiah
Muneerah Alraqem
Zeina Abi Faraj- Zahraa Assaf
- Rachelle Nassif
- Syntia Salha
- Sara Alshakhshir
- Camellia Nasrah
- Tina Salama
- Jeniver Shattara
- Rawan Alhammadi
- Najla Aljasimi
- Ghanima Rashid
1 own goal
- Rawned Kassap (against Lebanon)
- Sarah Aldhafiri (against Palestine)
- Nour Alhouti (against Palestine)
- Jeniver Shattara (against Bahrain)
Source: WAFF
- "THE WAFF- The U18 Girls Championship starts tomorrow with consolidated technical goals". www.the-waff.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "THE WAFF- Lebanon crowned the "WAFF U18" title". www.the-waff.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- 2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship at Goalzz.com