2023 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship
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| بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الرابعة للناشئات | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Jordan |
| City | Zarqa |
| Dates | 9–15 November |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Syria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Jordan |
| Third place |  Lebanon |
| Fourth place |  Iraq |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 25 (3.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Lea El Hage Ali (3 goals) |
| Best player | Mai AlJany |
| Best goalkeeper | Cileen Seif |
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The 2023 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship was the fourth edition of the WAFF U-17 Girls Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Western Asia organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). The final tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Lebanon.[1] However, the tournament was relocated to Jordan due to the adjacent Gaza war.[2]
Lebanon were two-time defending champions, having won the last two editions, but failed to defend their title, falling short of the final. Instead, they played in the third-place match and secured the bronze medal. On the other hand, Syria were crowned champions after defeating hosts Jordan 1–0 in the final.[3][4] This marked Syria's first-ever major title in women's football across all age categories.[5][6]
Participating teams
Initially, five teams entered the tournament.[1] Iraq and Kuwait were set to debut in the tournament however the latter withdrew due to security concerns.[7]
| Team | App | Last | Best placement in the tournament |
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| Iraq | 1st | N/a | Debut |
| Jordan | 4th | 2023 | Champions (2018) |
 Kuwait | N/a | ||
| Lebanon | 4th | 2023 | Champions (2019, 2023) |
| Syria | 3rd | 2019 | Third Place (2018) |
- Did not enter
Draw
The official draw took place on 31 October 2023 at the WAFF Headquarters in Amman, Jordan.[8][9]
The draw resulted in the following order:
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| A1 | Jordan |
| A2 | Syria |
| A3 | Iraq |
| A4 | Lebanon |
Venues
In October 2023, WAFF confirmed that Prince Mohammed Stadium would host the tournament matches.[10]
| Zarqa | |
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| Prince Mohammed Stadium | |
| Capacity: 3,800 | |
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Match officials
- Referees
Ahmed Gatea
Haneen Murad
Hanine Merhi
Muath Owfi
Alesar Baddour
- Assistant referees
- Sabreen Alabadi
- Perissa Nasr
- Rafat Roma
- Roba Zarka
Group stage
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).[11]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | Jordan (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Syria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Lebanon |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 | Advance to third place play-off |
| 4 | Iraq |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
| Syria | 4–0 | Iraq |
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| Jordan | 2–1 | Lebanon |
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| Lebanon | 1–1 | Syria |
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| Iraq | 0–6 | Jordan |
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| Iraq | 0–7 | Lebanon |
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