2009 WAFF U-15 Championship
International football competition
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The 2009 WAFF U-15 Championship was the third edition of the WAFF U-15 Championship, an under-15 international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It took place in Amman, Jordan from 13 to 18 August 2009, featuring 9 teams.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Jordan |
| City | Amman |
| Dates | 13–18 August |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iran (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Syria |
| Third place |  Iraq |
| Fourth place | Jordan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 47 (3.62 per match) |
| Top scorer | Hussein Abdullah Alfuadi (7 goals) |
← 2007 2013 → | |
Participating nations
9 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.[1]
| Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain |
1st | N/a | N/a |
| Iran |
3rd | 2007 | Champions (2005) |
| Iraq |
3rd | 2007 | Third place (2005) |
| Jordan |
3rd | 2007 | Third place (2007) |
 Kuwait |
1st | N/a | N/a |
 Palestine |
2nd | 2005 | Group stage (2005) |
| Syria |
3rd | 2007 | Champions (2007) |
 United Arab Emirates |
1st | N/a | N/a |
 Yemen |
1st | N/a | N/a |
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in the city of Amman.
| Amman | Amman | |
|---|---|---|
| King Abdullah II Stadium | Petra Stadium | |
 |  | |
| Capacity: 13,265 | Capacity: 6,000 |
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Syria |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Yemen |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Source: goalzz
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Kuwait |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Source: goalzz
| United Arab Emirates | 2–1 | Kuwait |
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| United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Iran |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Bahrain |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Palestine |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Source: goalzz
Ranking of second-placed teams
The best runner-up team from the three groups advanced to the semi-finals along with the three group winners.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Syria[a] |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | C | Bahrain |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | B | United Arab Emirates |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Source: kooora
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
- Syria and Bahrain finished with an identical record, and equal claim on second place in their respective groups. Therefore, a draw was held to determine the qualified team and it was Syria that was drawn as the best runner-up team.
Knockout stage
Champion
| 2009 WAFF U-15 Championship champion |
|---|
 Iran Second title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 47 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 3.62 goals per match.
7 goals
Hussein Abdullah Alfuadi
6 goals
Ali Fathian
3 goals
Adnan Taqi- Ihab Al-Hussny
2 goals
Nawaf Al-Khaldy- Amir Abbas Aeinehchi
Laith Al Bashtawi- Mahdi Kamel Shiltagh
- Ali Weli
- Rasoul Ali
1 goal
- Ayad Subait
- Mubarak Salim
- Fahad Najafi
- Hussam Haitham
- Muntadher Abdul Kareem
- Abdul-Rahman Ghaith
- Sameer Suleiman
Abdullah Al-Subayie- Mohammed Al Sarheed
Ibrahim Jalayta- Mohammed Maraaba
- Abdul Rahman Alsabouh
- Mohammed Hussam Omar
Jawhar Ahmed- Yousif Saeed