2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship
| بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الرابعة للشابات الأردن ٢٠٢٤ | |
|---|---|
| File:2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship logo.png | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Jordan |
| City | Aqaba |
| Dates | 28 November – 6 December |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 19 (3.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jordan Kinda Al-Titi Lebanon Tatianna Kanaan State of Palestine Narin Abu Asfar Syria Mayar Alloush (2 goals each) |
← 2022
All statistics correct as of 2 December 2024. | |
The 2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship (Arabic: بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الرابعة للشابات) is the upcoming 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 will be held in Aqaba, Jordan from 28 November to 6 December 2024.[1] Lebanon are the two-time defending champions, having won the previous two editions held in Bahrain and on home soil.[2]
Participation
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 |
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | 4th | Champions (2018) |
| File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 4th | Champions (2019, 2022) |
| File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine | 3rd | Third place (2018) |
| File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 1st | Debut |
| File:Flag of Syria.svg 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 | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan |
| A2 | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine |
| A3 | File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria |
| A4 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia |
| A5 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
Squads
Players born between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2009 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Main tournament
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts
Matches
| Palestine File:Flag of Palestine.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Abu Asfar File:Soccerball shade.svg 42', 90+3' | Report (PFA) Report (WAFF) |
Al-Shnaifi File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' |
| Jordan File:Flag of Jordan.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Marar File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' (pen.) | Report (JFA) Report (LFA) Report (WAFF) |
Abdine File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' |
| Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Balkhudher File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' | Report (JFA) Report (WAFF) |
Al-Titi File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', 65' |
| Syria File:Flag of Syria.svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Report (WAFF) |
| Lebanon File:Flag of Lebanon.svg | 4–0 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report (LFA) Report (WAFF) |
| Palestine File:Flag of Palestine.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Barakat File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' | Hasno File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' |
| Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg | v | File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan File:Flag of Jordan.svg | v | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine |
|---|---|---|
Goalscorers
There have been 23 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2.88 goals per match (as of 4 December 2024).
2 goals
1 goal
- Jordan Haya Abu Ali
- Jordan Arwa Batayneh
- Jordan Hala Marar
- Lebanon Lama Abdine
- Lebanon Leah El Hage Ali
- Lebanon Sherine Hasno
- Lebanon Luna Khazem
- State of Palestine Dina Abdeen
- State of Palestine Malak Barakat
- Saudi Arabia Basmah Al-Shnaifi
- Saudi Arabia Lamar Balkhudher
- Syria Shahd Amer
- Syria Lilas Ibrahim
- Syria Aya Mohammed
1 own goal
- State of Palestine Pia Kassis (against Syria)
Source: WAFF
References
- ↑ "العقبة تستضيف بطولة غرب آسيا للشابات" [Aqaba hosts the WAFF U-18 Girls Championship.]. alghad.com (in العربية). 6 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "منتخب لبنان للشابات يستعد للدفاع عن لقبه في غرب آسيا" [The Lebanon U-18 women's team prepares to defend its title in the WAFF Championship.]. elsport.com (in العربية). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "الأردن يستضيف بطولة الشابات الرابعة" [Jordan hosts the 4th WAFF U-18 Women's Championship.]. the-waff.com (in العربية). WAFF. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "«غرب آسيا للشابات»: 5 منتخبات عربية تتنافس على اللقب" [WAFF U-18 Women's Championship": 5 Arab teams compete for the title.]. aawsat.com (in العربية). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "شابات السعودية يشاركن لأول مرة في غرب آسيا" [Saudi U-18 girls make their debut in the WAFF Championship.]. kooora.com (in العربية). Riyan Al Jidani. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "سحب قرعة بطولة الشابات الرابعة" [The draw for the 4th U-18 Women's Championship]. the-waff.com (in العربية). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.