2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship
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| بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الرابعة للشابات الأردن ٢٠٢٤ | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Jordan |
| City | Aqaba |
| Dates | 28 November – 6 December |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Jordan (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Lebanon |
| Third place |  Palestine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 24 (2.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kinda Al-Titi (3 goals) |
| Best player | Hala Marar |
| Best goalkeeper | Mirave Marouf |
← 2022 2025 → | |
The 2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship (Arabic: بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الرابعة للشابات) was the 4th edition of the WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Western Asia organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the women's under-18 national teams. It was held in Aqaba, Jordan from 28 November to 6 December 2024.[1]
Lebanon were the two-time defending champions, having won the previous two editions held in Bahrain and on home soil.[2]
Participating teams
Initially, six (out of 12) WAFF nations were set to enter the final tournament.[3] However Kuwait withdrew prior to the draw reducing the number of teams to five.[4] Saudi Arabia are set to make their tournament debut, marking their first competitive competition.[5]
| Country | App. | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 4th | Champions (2018) |
| Lebanon | 4th | Champions (2019, 2022) |
| Palestine | 3rd | Third place (2018) |
 Saudi Arabia | 1st | Debut |
 Syria | 2nd | Runners-up (2022) |
- Did not enter
Draw
The official tournament draw to determine the positions of the participating teams was held on 12 November 2024 at 12:00 AST (UTC+3) and streamed live on the federation's YouTube channel.[6]
The draw resulted in the following positions:
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| A1 | Jordan |
| A2 | Palestine |
| A3 | Syria |
| A4 | Saudi Arabia |
| A5 | Lebanon |
Players born between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2009 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
