{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = WAFF U-16 Championship | year = 2015 | yearr = | other_titles = | image = | size = | alt = | caption = | city = [[Amman]] | country = Jordan | dates = 29 July – 6 August | num_teams = 5 | sub-confederations = 1 | venues = 1 | cities = 1 | champion_other = {{fbu|17|IRQ}} | count = 2 | second_other = {{fbu|17|KSA}} | third_other = {{fbu|17|UAE}} | fourth_other = {{fbu|17|PLE}} | matches = 10 | goals = 34 | attendance = | top_scorer = {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Mohanad Ali]] (5 goals) | player = {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Hamad Al-Abdan]] | young_player = | goalkeeper = | prevseason = [[2013 WAFF U-16 Championship|2013]] | nextseason = [[2018 WAFF U-16 Championship|2018]] }}
The '''2015 WAFF U-16 Championship''' is the fifth edition of the [[WAFF Championship|WAFF Youth Competition]]. The previous edition was an Under-16 age group competition held in Palestine in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title= قرعة اتحاد غرب اسيا الخامسة للناشئين |url=http://www.the-waff.com/waff-news/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%86-955/}}</ref>
==Participating nations== 5 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Team ! data-sort-type="number" |Appearance ! data-sort-type="number" |Last appearance ! Previous best performance |- |{{fbu|15|IRQ}} | 5th | [[2013 WAFF U-16 Championship|2013]] | '''Champions''' ([[2013 WAFF U-16 Championship|2013]]) |- |{{fbu|15|JOR}} | 5th | [[2013 WAFF U-16 Championship|2013]] | Third place (2007, [[2013 WAFF U-16 Championship|2013]]) |- |{{fbu|15|PLE}} | 4th | [[2013 WAFF U-16 Championship|2013]] | Group stage ([[2005 WAFF U-15 Championship|2005]], [[2009 WAFF U-15 Championship|2009]], [[2013 WAFF U-16 Championship|2013]]) |- |{{fbu|15|KSA}} | 1st | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} |- |{{fbu|15|UAE}} | 3rd | [[2013 WAFF U-16 Championship|2013]] | Runners-up ([[2013 WAFF U-16 Championship|2013]]) |}
==Results== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header= |show_positions=n
|team1=IRQ|name_IRQ={{fbu|17|IRQ}} |team2=KSA|name_KSA={{fbu|17|KSA}} |team3=UAE|name_UAE={{fbu|17|UAE}} |team4=PLE|name_PLE={{fbu|17|PLE}} |team5=JOR|name_JOR={{fbu|17|JOR}} |win_IRQ=4|draw_IRQ=0|loss_IRQ=0|gf_IRQ=12|ga_IRQ=1 |win_KSA=2|draw_KSA=1|loss_KSA=1|gf_KSA=10|ga_KSA=6 |win_UAE=2|draw_UAE=0|loss_UAE=2|gf_UAE=7|ga_UAE=8 |win_PLE=1|draw_PLE=0|loss_PLE=3|gf_PLE=3|ga_PLE=10 |win_JOR=0|draw_JOR=1|loss_JOR=3|gf_JOR=2|ga_JOR=9
|col_1ST=Gold|text_1ST= |result1=1ST |col_2ND=Silver|text_2ND= |result2=2ND |col_3RD=#cc9966|text_3RD= |result3=3RD |update=complete|source=[http://www.the-waff.com/eng/results.php?id=28 WAFF] }} {{footballbox |date = 29 July 2015 |time = |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|JOR}} |score = 0–5 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/445_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|IRQ}} |goals1 = |goals2 = *[[Mohanad Ali|Ali]] {{goal|4||45||64}} *[[Saif Shayyal|Shayyal]] {{goal|58}} *[[Jawhar Abed|Abed]] {{goal|66}} |stadium = [[Petra Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Sultan Almarzooqi ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]]) }} {{footballbox |date = 29 July 2015 |time = 20:15 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|PLE}} |score = 2–3 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/446_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|UAE}} |goals1 = *[[Malik Rashid|Rashid]] {{goal|12}} *[[Motaz Alhourani|Alhourani]] {{goal|80}} |goals2 = *[[Rashed Alhammadi|Alhammadi]] {{goal|10}} *[[Malik Rashid|Rashid]] {{goal|67|o.g.}} *[[Majid Almehrzi|Almehrzi]] {{goal|90+3|pen.}} |stadium = [[Petra Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Falah Saad ([[Iraq Football Association|Iraq]]) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 31 July 2015 |time = 17:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|KSA}} |score = 4–0 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/447_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|PLE}} |goals1 = *[[Naif Almas|Almas]] {{goal|11}} *[[Ali Alshaikhi|Alshaikhi]] {{goal|18}} *[[Hamad Alabdan|Alabdan]] {{goal|82}} *[[Ali Alassaf|Alassaf]] {{goal|87|pen.}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Petra Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Sultan Almarzooqi ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]]) }} {{footballbox |date = 31 July 2015 |time = 20:15 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|UAE}} |score = 1–0 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/448_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|JOR}} |goals1 = *[[Ali Amro|Amro]] {{goal|70|pen.}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Petra Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Shukri Alhunfush ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]]) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 2 August 2015 |time = 17:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|PLE}} |score = 1–0 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/449_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|JOR}} |goals1 = *[[Ahmed Alatawna|Alatawna]] {{goal|4}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Petra Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Shukri Alhunfush ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]]) }} {{footballbox |date = 2 August 2015 |time = 20:45 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|KSA}} |score = 0–2 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/450_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|IRQ}} |goals1 = |goals2 = *[[Mohanad Ali|Ali]] {{goal|29|pen.}} *[[Mohammed Al-Elayawi|Al-Elayawi]] {{goal|76}} |stadium = [[Petra Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Ahmed Faisal ([[Jordan Football Association|Jordan]]) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 4 August 2015 |time = 17:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|UAE}} |score = 2–4 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/451_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|KSA}} |goals1 = *[[Manea Alruwais|Alruwais]] {{goal|54}} *[[Ali Amro|Amro]] {{goal|90+4}} |goals2 = *[[Hamad Alabdan|Alabdan]] {{goal|12||87}} *[[Sultan Mahboob|Mahboob]] {{goal|22|o.g.}} *[[Mohammed Mali|Mali]] {{goal|90+3}} |stadium = [[Petra Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Falah Saad ([[Iraq Football Association|Iraq]]) }} {{footballbox |date = 4 August 2015 |time = 20:15 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IRQ}} |score = 3–0 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/452_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|PLE}} |goals1 = *[[Abbas Mukhlif|Mukhlif]] {{goal|35||90+3}} *[[Jawhar Abed|Abed]] {{goal|40}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Petra Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Sultan Almarzooqi ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]]) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 6 August 2015 |time = |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IRQ}} |score = 2–1 |report = [http://www.kooora.com/?n=423468 Report] |team2 = {{fbu|17|UAE}} |goals1 = [[Mohanad Ali|Ali]] {{goal|90+3}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Petra Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{footballbox |date = 6 August 2015 |time = |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|JOR}} |score = 2–2 |report = |team2 = {{fbu|17|KSA}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Petra Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = }}
==Champion== {{winners|fbu|16|2015 WAFF U-16 Championship champion|Iraq|Second}}
==Awards== The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;" |- !Top Goalscorer<ref name="U16" >{{cite web |title=اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم العراق بطلاً للنسخة الخامسة للناشئين |url=http://www.the-waff.com/waff-news/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%86-960/ |access-date=2018-12-24 |archive-date=2018-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224080619/http://www.the-waff.com/waff-news/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%86-960/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> !Best player<ref name="U16" /> !Fair Play award |- |{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Mohanad Ali]] |{{flagicon|KSA}} Hamad Al-Abdan |{{fbu|16|KSA}} |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.the-waff.com/teams.asp?competID{{=}}25&pageID{{=}}3&Lang{{=}}eng}}
{{West Asian Football Federation Championship}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:WAFF}} [[Category:WAFF U-17 Championship tournaments|U16 2015]] [[Category:Men's international association football competitions hosted by Jordan|2015]] [[Category:2015–16 in Jordanian football]] [[Category:2015 in Asian football]]