{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = WAFF U-16 Championship | year = 2022 | other_titles = {{lang|ar|بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا التاسعة للناشئين}} | image = | size = | caption = | country = Jordan | city = [[Aqaba]] | dates = 21–30 June | num_teams = 8 | confederations = 1 | venues = 1 | cities = 1 | champion_other = {{fbu|16|JOR}} | count = 1 | second_other = {{fbu|16|LBN}} | matches = 15 | goals = 31 | attendance = | top_scorer = {{fbuicon|16|YEM}} [[Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Nabi]] (4 goals) | player = {{fbuicon|16|JOR}} [[Azzedine Abu-Aqoula]] | goalkeeper = {{fbuicon|16|LBN}} [[Jad Jawhar]] | prevseason = [[2021 WAFF U-15 Championship|2021]] | nextseason = [[2023 WAFF U-15 Championship|2023]] }} The '''2022 WAFF U-16 Championship''' was the ninth edition of the [[WAFF U-16 Championship]], the annual international youth [[Association football|football]] championship organised by the [[West Asian Football Federation|WAFF]] for the men's under-16 national teams of [[West Asia]]. It took place in [[Aqaba]], Jordan, at the [[Aqaba Stadium]]. Eight teams played in the competition, with players born on or after 1 January 2006 eligible to participate.
[[Yemen national under-16 football team|Yemen]], who won the previous edition in [[2021 WAFF U-15 Championship|2021]], were the title holders;<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Khaled |first=Nasser |last2=Sakair |first2=Abdalaala |date=25 May 2022 |title= |script-title=ar:قرعة قوية لبطولة غرب اسيا للناشئين |trans-title=Strong draw for the WAFF U-16 Championship |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1142202&pg=1&o=n22914 |access-date=28 June 2022 |website=Kooora |language=ar}}</ref> they were eliminated in the [[2022 WAFF U-16 Championship#Group stage|group stage]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 June 2022 |title= |script-title=ar:المنتخب العراقي يحسم صدارة المجموعة الأولى ببطولة الناشئين التاسعة |trans-title=The Iraqi national team wins the first group of the ninth junior championship |url=http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1872#.Yrd83gCoe8Q |access-date=29 June 2022 |website=[[West Asian Football Federation]] |language=ar}}</ref> Hosts [[Jordan national under-16 football team|Jordan]] won the competition for the first time, after defeating [[Lebanon national under-16 football team|Lebanon]] 1–0 in the [[#Final|final]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 June 2022 |title= |script-title=ar:الأردن يظفر بلقب غرب آسيا للناشئين |trans-title=Jordan wins the WAFF U-16 Championship |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1152338 |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=Kooora |language=ar}}</ref>
== Participating nations == Eight nations from the [[West Asian Football Federation|WAFF]] participated in the tournament; [[Bahrain national under-16 football team|Bahrain]], [[Qatar national under-16 football team|Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia national under-16 football team|Saudi Arabia]] and the [[United Arab Emirates national under-16 football team|United Arab Emirates]] did not take part. The draw for the [[2022 WAFF U-16 Championship#Group stage|group stage]] was held on 25 May 2022 at the WAFF headquarters in Jordan.<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Team ! data-sort-type="number" |Appearance ! data-sort-type="number" |Last appearance ! Previous best performance |- |{{fbu|16|IRQ}} | 9th | [[2021 WAFF U-15 Championship|2021]] | '''Champions''' ([[2013 WAFF U-16 Championship|2013]], [[2015 WAFF U-16 Championship|2015]]) |- |{{fbu|16|JOR}} | 9th | [[2021 WAFF U-15 Championship|2021]] | Runners-up ([[2019 WAFF U-15 Championship|2019]]) |- |{{fbu|16|KUW}} | 3rd | [[2019 WAFF U-15 Championship|2019]] | Seventh place ([[2019 WAFF U-15 Championship|2019]]) |- |{{fbu|16|LBN}} | 5th | [[2021 WAFF U-15 Championship|2021]] | Fourth place ([[2005 WAFF U-15 Championship|2005]]) |- |{{fbu|16|OMA}} | 2nd | [[2019 WAFF U-15 Championship|2019]] | Fifth place ([[2019 WAFF U-15 Championship|2019]]) |- |{{fbu|16|PLE}} | 7th | [[2021 WAFF U-15 Championship|2021]] | Ninth place ([[2019 WAFF U-15 Championship|2019]]) |- |{{fbu|16|SYR|1980}} | 6th | [[2021 WAFF U-15 Championship|2021]] | '''Champions''' ([[2007 WAFF U-15 Championship|2007]]) |- |{{fbu|16|YEM}} | 5th | [[2021 WAFF U-15 Championship|2021]] | '''Champions''' ([[2021 WAFF U-15 Championship|2021]]) |}
== Group stage == The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.
{{Hatnote|All times are local, [[Time in Jordan|JST]] ([[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]]).}}
=== Group A === {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=WAFF |name_JOR={{fbu|16|JOR}} |name_YEM={{fbu|16|YEM}} |name_OMA={{fbu|16|OMA}} |name_IRQ={{fbu|16|IRQ}}
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{{Football box |date = 21 June 2022 |time = 18:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|IRQ}} |score = 2–1 |report = https://www.kooora.com/?n=1149690 |team2 = {{fbu|16|YEM}} |goals1 = *[[Ahmed Abdul-Ridha Al-Hawi|Abdul-Ridha]] {{goal|48}} *[[Karrar Jaafar|Jaafar]] {{goal|64}} |goals2 = *[[Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Nabi|Abdul-Nabi]] {{goal|68}} |stadium = [[Aqaba Stadium]], [[Aqaba]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{Football box |date = 21 June 2022 |time = 21:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|OMA}} |score = 0–1 |report = https://www.kooora.com/?n=1149777 |team2 = {{fbu|16|JOR}} |goals1 = |goals2 = *[[Abdul-Rahman Al-Khador|Al-Khador]] {{goal|20}} |stadium = [[Aqaba Stadium]], [[Aqaba]] |attendance = |referee = Mohammad Abu Shahla ([[Palestinian Football Association|Palestine]]) }} ---- {{Football box |date = 23 June 2022 |time = 18:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|OMA}} |score = 0–2 |report = https://twitter.com/waffootball/status/1540016167242420226 |team2 = {{fbu|16|IRQ}} |goals1 = |goals2 = *[[Hassan Jassem|Jassem]] {{goal|23}} *[[Hassan Karim|Karim]] {{goal|44}} |stadium = [[Aqaba Stadium]], [[Aqaba]] |attendance = |referee = Faisal Al Balwi ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]]) }} {{Football box |date = 23 June 2022 |time = 21:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|YEM}} |score = 0–1 |report = https://twitter.com/JordanFA/status/1540061931951849476 |team2 = {{fbu|16|JOR}} |goals1 = |goals2 = *[[Azzedine Abu-Aqoula|Abu-Aqoula]] {{goal|10}} |stadium = [[Aqaba Stadium]], [[Aqaba]] |attendance = |referee = Abdullah Al Kandari ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]]) }} ---- {{Football box |date = 25 June 2022 |time = 18:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|YEM}} |score = 4–0 |report = https://twitter.com/waffootball/status/1540748160443617280 |team2 = {{fbu|16|OMA}} |goals1 = *[[Abdul-Rahman Abdullah (footballer)|Abdullah]] {{goal|13}} *[[Abdul-Rahman Abdul Nabi|Abdul Nabi]] {{goal|38||45+1||84}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Aqaba Stadium]], [[Aqaba]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{Football box |date = 25 June 2022 |time = 21:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|JOR}} |score = 0–2 |report = https://twitter.com/IRAQFA/status/1540785512541290496 |team2 = {{fbu|16|IRQ}} |goals1 = |goals2 = *[[Amir Jawad|Jawad]] {{goal|68}} *[[Karrar Jaafar|Jaafar]] {{goal|73}} |stadium = [[Aqaba Stadium]], [[Aqaba]] |attendance = |referee = }}
=== Group B === {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=WAFF |name_LBN={{fbu|16|LBN}} |name_PLE={{fbu|16|PLE}} |name_SYR={{fbu|16|SYR|1980}} |name_KUW={{fbu|16|KUW}}
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{{Football box |date = 22 June 2022 |time = 18:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|PLE}} |score = 1–2 |report = |team2 = {{fbu|16|SYR|1980}} |goals1 = *[[Mohammad Sharif (footballer, born 2006)|Sharif]] {{goal|62}} |goals2 = *[[Kawah Issa|Issa]] {{goal|58}} *[[Aladdin Alaa|Alaa]] {{goal|90}} |stadium = [[Aqaba Stadium]], [[Aqaba]] |attendance = |referee = Usama Ahmed ([[Jordan Football Association|Jordan]]) }} {{Football box |date = 22 June 2022 |time = 21:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|LBN}} |score = 2–0 |report = https://the-lfa.com/waff-9th-u16-boys-m1/ |team2 = {{fbu|16|KUW}} |goals1 = *[[Badreddine El Qawwam|El Qawwam]] {{goal|36}} *[[Hussein Siblini|Siblini]] {{goal|86}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Aqaba Stadium]], [[Aqaba]] |attendance = |referee = Ahmed Kadhem ([[Iraq Football Association|Iraq]]) }} ---- {{Football box |date = 24 June 2022 |time = 18:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|KUW}} |score = 1–0 |report = https://twitter.com/waffootball/status/1540381569239511040 |team2 = {{fbu|16|PLE}} |goals1 = *[[Fadel Al Saraf|Al Saraf]] {{goal|85}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Aqaba Stadium]], [[Aqaba]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{Football box |date = 24 June 2022 |time = 21:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|SYR|1980}} |score = 1–0 |report = https://the-lfa.com/waff-9th-u16-boys-m2/ |team2 = {{fbu|16|LBN}} |goals1 = *[[Abdallah Batal|Batal]] {{goal|20}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Aqaba Stadium]], [[Aqaba]] |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 26 June 2022 |time = 18:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|SYR|1980}} |score = 5–0 |report = https://twitter.com/waffootball/status/1541103011463892992 |team2 = {{fbu|16|KUW}} |goals1 = *[[Ahmad Sakkan|Sakkan]] {{goal|19}} *[[Kawah Issa|Issa]] {{goal|22}} *[[Omar Saleh|Saleh]] {{goal|39}} *[[Hashem Hamami|Hamami]] {{goal|45+4}} *[[Mohammad Al-Boni|Al-Boni]] {{goal|80}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Aqaba Stadium]], [[Aqaba]] |attendance = |referee = }} {{Football box |date = 26 June 2022 |time = 21:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|LBN}} |score = 2–0 |report = https://the-lfa.com/waff-9th-u16-boys-m3/ |team2 = {{fbu|16|PLE}} |goals1 = *[[Mohammad Yassine|Yassine]] {{goal|44||80}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Aqaba Stadium]], [[Aqaba]] |attendance = |referee = Ahmed Kadhem ([[Iraq Football Association|Iraq]]) }}
== Knockout stage == === Semi-finals === {{Football box |date = 28 June 2022 |time = 18:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|IRQ}} |score = 0–1 |report = https://the-lfa.com/waff-9th-u16-boys-semifinal/ |team2 = {{fbu|16|LBN}} |goals1 = |goals2 = *[[Mohammad Yassine|Yassine]] {{goal|43}} |stadium = [[Aqaba Stadium]], [[Aqaba]] |attendance = |referee = Haitham Al-Walidi ([[Yemen Football Association|Yemen]]) }} {{Football box |date = 28 June 2022 |time = 21:30 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|SYR|1980}} |score = 1–2 |report = [https://twitter.com/waffootball/status/1541864662228148225 WAFF report]<br>[https://twitter.com/JordanFA/status/1541880870889463812 Jordan FA report] |team2 = {{fbu|16|JOR}} |goals1 = *[[Alaa Eddin Al Hindi|Al Hindi]] {{goal|20}} |goals2 = *[[Azzedine Abu-Aqoula|Abu-Aqoula]] {{goal|48||78}} |stadium = [[Aqaba Stadium]], [[Aqaba]] |attendance = |referee = Abdullah Al Kandari ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]]) }}
=== Final === {{Football box |date = 30 June 2022 |time = 18:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|LBN}} |score = 0–1 |aet = |report = http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1875#.Yr3zxs1kNYc |team2 = {{fbu|16|JOR}} |goals1 = |goals2 = *[[Saleh Freij|Freij]] {{goal|53}} |stadium = [[Aqaba Stadium]], [[Aqaba]] |attendance = |referee = Mohammad Bonfour ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]]) |penalties1 = |penaltyscore = |penalties2 = }}
==Player awards== The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:<ref name="winner">{{Cite web |date=30 June 2022 |title= |script-title=ar:المنتخب الأردني يتوج بلقب بطولة الناشئين التاسعة |trans-title=The Jordanian national team wins the ninth U-16 Championship |url=http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1875#.Yr3zxs1kNYc |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=[[West Asian Football Federation]] |language=ar}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; |- !Top Goalscorer !Best Player !Best Goalkeeper |- |{{fbuicon|16|YEM}} [[Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Nabi]] |{{fbuicon|16|JOR}} [[Azzedine Abu-Aqoula]] |{{fbuicon|16|LBN}} [[Jad Jawhar]] |}
==Goalscorers== {{Goalscorers |goals=31 |matches=15 |updated=complete
|4 goals= *{{fbuicon|16|YEM}} [[Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Nabi]]
|3 goals= *{{fbuicon|16|JOR}} [[Azzedine Abu-Aqoula]] *{{fbuicon|16|LBN}} [[Mohammad Yassine]]
|2 goals= *{{fbuicon|16|IRQ}} [[Karrar Jaffar]] *{{fbuicon|16|SYR|1980}} [[Kawah Issa]]
|1 goal= *{{fbuicon|16|IRQ}} [[Ahmed Abdul-Ridha Al-Hawi]] *{{fbuicon|16|IRQ}} [[Amir Jawad]] *{{fbuicon|16|IRQ}} [[Hassan Jassem]] *{{fbuicon|16|IRQ}} [[Hassan Karim]] *{{fbuicon|16|JOR}} [[Abdul-Rahman Al-Khador]] *{{fbuicon|16|JOR}} [[Saleh Freij]] *{{fbuicon|16|KUW}} [[Fadel Al Saraf]] *{{fbuicon|16|LBN}} [[Badreddine El Qawwam]] *{{fbuicon|16|LBN}} [[Hussein Siblini]] *{{fbuicon|16|PLE}} [[Mohammad Sharif (footballer, born 2006)|Mohammad Sharif]] *{{fbuicon|16|SYR|1980}} [[Aladdin Alaa]] *{{fbuicon|16|SYR|1980}} [[Abdallah Batal]] *{{fbuicon|16|SYR|1980}} [[Mohammad Al-Boni]] *{{fbuicon|16|SYR|1980}} [[Hashem Hamami]] *{{fbuicon|16|SYR|1980}} [[Alaa Eddin Al Hindi]] *{{fbuicon|16|SYR|1980}} [[Ahmad Sakkan]] *{{fbuicon|16|SYR|1980}} [[Omar Saleh]] *{{fbuicon|16|YEM}} [[Abdul-Rahman Abdullah (footballer)|Abdul-Rahman Abdullah]] }}
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{WAFF Championship}}
[[Category:WAFF U-17 Championship tournaments]] [[Category:June 2022 sports events in Jordan|WAFF]] [[Category:Men's international association football competitions hosted by Jordan]]