2024 WAFF U-16 Championship
International football competition
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The 2024 WAFF U-16 Championship was the 11th edition of the WAFF U-16 Championship organised by the WAFF.[1] It was held in Zarqa, Jordan from 2 to 11 September. Nine member teams participated in the competition.[2] The title holder was Yemen.
| بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الحادية عشرة للناشئين 2024 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Jordan |
| City | Zarqa |
| Dates | 2–11 September |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Syria (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 33 (2.75 per match) |
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Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible to participate.
Draw
The draw ceremony took place on 7 August 2024, and the nine teams were divided into three groups.[3] Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE were absent from the tournament. Teams in the same group in the AFC U-17 qualifiers have been guaranteed not to be in the same group in this tournament.
Match officials
Hussein Al-Shuwaikh- Abdullah Yaqoub (assistant)
Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim
Muath Owfi- Kenan Al-Bajawi (assistant)
Mohammed Basaleh- Ibrahim Al-Hasani (assistant)
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Jordan (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Lebanon |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Iraq |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Yemen |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Oman |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Saudi Arabia | 2–3 | Oman |
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| Yemen | 1–3 | Saudi Arabia |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Palestine |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Syria |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Bahrain |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ranking of best runners-up
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
| Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | Syria |
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| Penalties | ||
| 9–10 | ||
Goalscorers
There were 23 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2.88 goals per match (as of 6 September 2024).
3 goals
Zain Al-Abidin Jassim- Karim Hamdi
2 goals
Ahmed Al-Amrani
Abdul-Rahman Al-Sufyani
1 goal
- Ali Ridha
- Mohanad Mahmoud
- Mahmoud Al-Tameezi
Mohammed Fawaz- Mohammed Sa'ad
- Sulaiman Al-Kharousi
- Al-Waleed Al-Rashdi
- Ayham Al-Izza
- Thari Ahmed
- Abdul-Aziz Al-Fawaz
- Abdul-Hadi matari
Abdul-Rahman Al-Sarraj- Ali Delio