2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship

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]

2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBahrain
CityIsa Town
Dates29 December 2019 – 6 January 2020
Teams7 (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 played14
Goals scored50 (3.57 per match)
Top scorer(s) Lili Iskandar
(7 goals)
Best player(s) Emily Ibrahim
Best goalkeeper Zahra Ali

Teams

Seven teams competed in the tournament.[1]

Country Appearance Previous best performance
 Bahrain1stN/A
 Iraq1stN/A
 Jordan2ndChampions (2018)
 Kuwait1stN/A
 Lebanon2ndRunners-up (2018)
 Palestine2ndThird place (2018)
 United Arab Emirates1stN/A

Group stage

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
Source: WAFF
Iraq 2–4 United Arab Emirates
  • Muayad  65', 73'
 Report
  • Alzarkan  24', 63'
  • Rashid  63'
  • Aljasimi  78'
Lebanon 3–0 Jordan
  • Al Tayar  4', 25'
  • Kassap  73' (o.g.)
 Report
Jordan 4–0 Iraq
  • Almaiah  17' (pen)
  • Alluhaymaq  52', 59'
  • Albtoosh  62' (pen)
 Report
United Arab Emirates 1–3 Lebanon
  • Alzarkan  71'
 Report
United Arab Emirates 0–0 Jordan
Report
Lebanon 4–0 Iraq
  • Assaf  32'
  • Salha  75'
  • Nassif  76'
  • Abi Faraj  81'
 Report

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
Source: WAFF
(H) Host.
Kuwait 1–4 Bahrain
  • Alraqem  86'
 Report
  • Sabkar  11', 81'
  • Almannaei  45+1', 75'
Palestine 7–0 Kuwait
  • Salama  7'
  • Sarawi  37', 55'
  • Nasrah  45+1'
  • Bawatneh  47'
  • Alhouti  66' (o.g.)
  • Aldhafiri  90+2' (o.g.)
 Report
Bahrain 2–0 Palestine
  • Shattara  82' (o.g.)
  • Almannaei  89'
 Report

5th place play-off
United Arab Emirates 2–0 Kuwait
  • Alhammadi  42'
  • Alzarkan  59'
 Report

Knockout stage

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 January – Khalifa Sports City
 
 
 Lebanon4
 
6 January – Khalifa Sports City
 
 Palestine2
 
 Lebanon3
 
4 January – Khalifa Sports City
 
 Bahrain0
 
 Bahrain (p)0 (5)
 
 
 Jordan0 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
6 January – Khalifa Sports City
 
 
 Palestine1
 
 
 Jordan3

Semi-finals
Lebanon 4–2 Palestine
 Report
  • Bawatneh  67'
  • Shattara  75'
Bahrain 0–0 (a.e.t.) Jordan
Report
Penalties
5–3

Third place play-off
Palestine 1–3 Jordan
  • Alshakhshir  72'
 Report

Final
Lebanon 3–0 Bahrain
 Report

Statistics

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
Source: WAFF

Goalscorers

There were 50 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.57 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

  • Farah El Tayar

4 goals

  • Shahd Alzarkan

3 goals

  • Alannoud Almannaei

2 goals

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

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References
  1. "THE WAFF- The U18 Girls Championship starts tomorrow with consolidated technical goals". www.the-waff.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. "THE WAFF- Lebanon crowned the "WAFF U18" title". www.the-waff.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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