2018 WAFF U-16 Championship

{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = WAFF U-16 Championship | year = 2018 | yearr = | other_titles = | image = | size = | alt = | caption = | city = [[Amman]] | country ={{flagicon|JOR}} [[Jordan]] | dates = 1–9 August | num_teams = 5 | confederations = 1 | associations =  | venues = 2 | cities = 1 | champion_other = {{fbu|17|JPN}} | count = 1 | second_other = {{fbu|17|IND}} | third_other = {{fbu|17|JOR}} | fourth_other = {{fbu|17|YEM}} | matches = 10 | goals = 36 | attendance = | top_scorer = {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Reziq Banihani]] (6 goals) | player = | young_player = | goalkeeper = | prevseason = [[2015 WAFF U-16 Championship|2015]] | nextseason = [[2019 WAFF U-15 Championship|2019]] }}

The '''2018 WAFF U-16 Championship''' is the sixth edition of the [[WAFF Championship|WAFF Youth Competition]].<ref>{{cite web|title=WAFF U16 Championship|url=http://www.the-waff.com/waff-news/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86-%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%AD-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF-1011/|accessdate=2018-07-01}}</ref> The previous edition was an Under-16 age group competition held in Jordan in 2015.

==Participating nations==

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Team ! data-sort-type="number" |Appearance ! data-sort-type="number" |Last appearance ! Previous best performance |- |{{fbu|15|IND}} | 1st | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} |- |{{fbu|15|IRQ}} | 6th | [[2015 WAFF U-16 Championship|2015]] | '''Champions''' ([[2013 WAFF U-16 Championship|2013]], [[2015 WAFF U-16 Championship|2015]]) |- |{{fbu|15|JPN}} | 1st | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} |- |{{fbu|15|JOR}} | 6th | [[2015 WAFF U-16 Championship|2015]] | Third place (2007, [[2013 WAFF U-16 Championship|2013]]) |- |{{fbu|15|YEM}} | 2nd | [[2009 WAFF U-15 Championship|2009]] | Group stage ([[2009 WAFF U-15 Championship|2009]]) |}

==Results== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n

|team1=JPN|name_JPN={{fbu|17|JPN}} |team2=IND|name_IND={{fbu|17|IND}} |team3=JOR|name_JOR={{fbu|17|JOR}} |team4=YEM|name_YEM={{fbu|17|YEM}} |team5=IRQ|name_IRQ={{fbu|17|IRQ}} |win_JPN=4|draw_JPN=0|loss_JPN=0|gf_JPN=9|ga_JPN=4 |win_IND=3|draw_IND=0|loss_IND=1|gf_IND=9|ga_IND=2 |win_JOR=2|draw_JOR=0|loss_JOR=2|gf_JOR=11|ga_JOR=9 |win_YEM=1|draw_YEM=0|loss_YEM=3|gf_YEM=5|ga_YEM=4 |win_IRQ=0|draw_IRQ=0|loss_IRQ=4|gf_IRQ=2|ga_IRQ=13

|col_1ST=Gold|text_1ST= |result1=1ST |col_2ND=Silver|text_2ND= |result2=2ND |col_3RD=#cd7f32|text_3RD= |result3=3RD |update=complete|source=[http://www.the-waff.com/eng/results.php?id=39 WAFF] }} {{footballbox |date = 1 August 2018 |time = 17:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|JOR}} |score = 0–4 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/544_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|IND}} |goals1 = |goals2 = *[[Vikram Partap Singh|V. P. Singh]] {{goal|43||61||73}} *[[Bekey Oram|Oram]] {{goal|84}} |stadium = [[King Abdullah Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Ammar Ashkanani ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]]) }} {{footballbox |date = 1 August 2018 |time = 20:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|YEM}} |score = 0–1 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/545_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|JPN}} |goals1 = |goals2 = *[[Keita Nakano|Nakano]] {{goal|63}} |stadium = [[King Abdullah Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Omar Al Miani ([[Jordan Football Association|Jordan]]) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 3 August 2018 |time = 17:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|YEM}} |score = 2–0 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/546_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|IRQ}} |goals1 = *[[Abdulrahman Ali|Ali]] {{goal|62||85}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Emad Bojeh ([[Palestinian Football Association|Palestine]]) }} {{footballbox |date = 3 August 2018 |time = 20:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|JPN}} |score = 2–1 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/547_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|IND}} |goals1 = *[[Kuraba Kondo|Kondo]] {{goal|57}} *[[Shoji Toyama|Toyama]] {{goal|64}} |goals2 = *[[Vikram Partap Singh|V. P. Singh]] {{goal|26}} |stadium = [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Ahmad Al Ali ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]]) }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 5 August 2018 |time = 17:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|JPN}} |score = 3–2 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/548_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|JOR}} |goals1 = *[[Kuraba Kondo|Kondo]] {{goal|31}} *[[Riku Handa|Handa]] {{goal|54}} *[[Yusuke Aoki (footballer)|Aoki]] {{goal|64}} |goals2 = *[[Reziq Banihani|Banihani]] {{goal|8}} *[[Obada Alruzi|Alruzi]] {{goal|90+4}} |stadium = [[King Abdullah Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Watheq Mohammad ([[Iraq Football Association|Iraq]]) }} {{football box |date = 5 August 2018 |time = 20:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IND}} |score = 1–0 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/549_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|IRQ}} |goals1 = *[[Bhuvnesh Shendre|Shendre]] {{goal|90+3}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[King Abdullah Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Feras Yousef ([[Yemen Football Association|Yemen]]) }} ---- {{football box |date = 7 August 2018 |time = 17:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IND}} |score = 3–0 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/550_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|YEM}} |goals1 = *[[Harpreet Singh (footballer, born 2002)|H. Singh]] {{goal|39}} *[[Ridge Melvin Demello|Demello]] {{goal|47}} *[[Rohit Danu|Danu]] {{goal|49}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Watheq Mohammad ([[Iraq Football Association|Iraq]]) }} {{football box |date = 7 August 2018 |time = 20:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IRQ}} |score = 1–7 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/551_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|JOR}} |goals1 = *[[Hussein Mohammad|Mohammad]] {{goal|57}} |goals2 = *[[Reziq Banihani|Banihani]] {{goal|16||33||50||53||85}} *[[Rashed Alhanahneh|Alhanahneh]] {{goal|37}} *[[Amin Al Shanaineh|Al Shanaineh]] {{goal|90+3}} |stadium = [[Amman International Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Ahmad Al Ali ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]]) }} ---- {{football box |date = 9 August 2018 |time = 17:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IRQ}} |score = 1–3 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/552_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|JPN}} |goals1 = *[[Baqer Abed|Abed]] {{goal|65}} |goals2 = *[[Shoji Toyama|Toyama]] {{goal|49}} *[[Keita Nakano|Nakano]] {{goal|88||90}} |stadium = [[King Abdullah Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Omar AlMaani ([[Jordan Football Association|Jordan]]) }} {{football box |date = 9 August 2018 |time = 20:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|JOR}} |score = 2–1 |report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/553_match.pdf |team2 = {{fbu|17|YEM}} |goals1 = *[[Mohannad Smreen|Smreen]] {{goal|71||80}} |goals2 = *[[Abdulrahman Ali|Ali]] {{goal|81}} |stadium = [[King Abdullah Stadium]], [[Amman]] |attendance = |referee = Ammar Ashkanani ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]]) }}

==Champion== {{winners|fbu|16|2018 WAFF U-16 Championship champion|Japan|First}}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.the-waff.com/teams.asp?competID{{=}}25&pageID{{=}}3&Lang{{=}}eng}}

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