2023 WAFF U-15 Championship
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| بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا العاشرة للناشئين | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Oman |
| City | Salalah |
| Dates | 11–20 December |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yemen (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 28 (1.87 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Zain Al-Abidin Jassim (4 goals) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 WAFF U-15 Championship was the tenth edition of the WAFF U-16 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by the WAFF for the men's under-15 national teams of West Asia. It was hosted by Oman for the first time. Eight national teams took part in the tournament.
Jordan were the defending champions but were eliminated at the group stages. Yemen won the second title, beating Saudi Arabia 3–2 on penalties.
Eight nations from the WAFF participated in the tournament; Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Palestine did not take part.[1]
| Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq |
10th | 2022 | Champions (2013, 2015) |
 Jordan |
10th | 2022 | Champions (2022) |
 Lebanon |
6th | 2022 | Runners-up (2022) |
 Oman |
3rd | 2022 | Fifth place (2019) |
| Saudi Arabia |
4th | 2021 | Champions (2019) |
 Syria |
7th | 2022 | Champions (2007) |
 United Arab Emirates |
5th | 2021 | Runners-up (2013) |
| Yemen |
6th | 2022 | Champions (2021) |
