{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = WAFF U-23 Championship | year = 2023 | yearr = | other_titles = {{lang|ar|بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم تحت 23 عاما}} | image =WAFF_members.png | size = | alt = | caption = The [[Al-Madina Stadium]] in Al-Habibiya, [[Baghdad]] will host the matches | city = [[Baghdad]] and [[Karbala]] | country = Iraq | dates = 12–20 June | num_teams = 9 | confederations = 1 | sub-confederations = 2 | venues = 2 | cities = 2 | champion_other = {{fbu|23|IRQ}} | count = 1 | second_other = {{fbu|23|IRI}} | third_other = | fourth_other = | matches = 12 | goals = 27 | attendance = | top_scorer = {{flagicon|Iraq}} [[Hussein Abdullah]]<br />(3 goals) | player = {{flagicon|Iraq}} [[Muntadher Mohammed]] | goalkeeper = {{flagicon|Iraq}} [[Kumel Al-Rekabe]] | fair_play = | prevseason = [[2022 WAFF U-23 Championship|2022]] | nextseason = [[2024 WAFF U-23 Championship|2024]] | updated = }}

The '''2023 WAFF U-23 Championship''' was the fourth edition of the [[WAFF U-23 Championship]], the international age-restricted [[association football|football]] championship organized by the [[West Asian Football Federation]] for the men's under-23 national teams of West Asia. Nine teams competed in the tournament, with [[Iran national under-23 football team|one team being invited]].<ref>{{cite web |title=إيران تشارك في بطولة غرب آسيا تحت 23 عاماً بالعراق |url=https://earthiq.news/archives/223707}}</ref>

[[Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team|Saudi Arabia]], the defending champions, did not take part in the tournament. [[Iraq national under-23 football team|Iraq]] won their first title after defeating [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran]] 5–4 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) in the final.<ref>{{cite web |title="أسود الرافدين" يفرض تألقه ويحقق أول ألقابه في بطولة تحت ٢٣ عاماً |date=21 June 2023 |url=https://the-waff.com/archives/9816}}</ref>

==Teams== Nine teams took part in the competition.<ref>{{cite web |title=قرعة النسخة الرابعة من بطولة تحت ٢٣ عاماً تسحب.. الإثنين |date=28 May 2023 |url=https://the-waff.com/archives/9679}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Team ! data-sort-type="number"|Appearance ! Previous best performance |- | {{fbu|23|IRN}} || 2nd || {{sort|01|'''Winners'''}} ([[2015 WAFF U-23 Championship|2015]]) |- | {{fbu|23|IRQ}} || 2nd || {{sort|05|Semi-finals}} ([[2021 WAFF U-23 Championship|2021]]) |- | {{fbu|23|JOR}} || 3rd || {{sort|01|'''Winners'''}} ([[2021 WAFF U-23 Championship|2021]]) |- | {{fbu|23|LBN}} || 3rd || {{sort|07|Group stage}} ([[2021 WAFF U-23 Championship|2021]], [[2022 WAFF U-23 Championship|2022]]) |- | {{fbu|23|OMA}} || 4th || {{sort|04|Fourth place}} ([[2022 WAFF U-23 Championship|2022]]) |- | {{fbu|23|PLE}} || 3rd || {{sort|07|Group stage}} ([[2015 WAFF U-23 Championship|2015]], [[2021 WAFF U-23 Championship|2021]]) |- | {{fbu|23|SYR|1980}} || 4th || {{sort|02|Runners-up}} ([[2015 WAFF U-23 Championship|2015]]) |- | {{fbu|23|UAE}} || 3rd || {{sort|07|Group stage}} ([[2015 WAFF U-23 Championship|2015]], [[2021 WAFF U-23 Championship|2021]]) |- | {{fbu|23|YEM}} || 3rd || {{sort|04|Fourth place}} ([[2015 WAFF U-23 Championship|2015]]) |}

===Draw=== The draw for the group stage took place on Thursday 25 May 2023 in [[Muscat]], [[Oman]] at 15:00 [[UTC+3]].<ref>{{cite web |title=قرعة بطولة تحت ٢٣ عاماً تكشف معالم المجموعات الثلاث |date=29 May 2023 |url=https://the-waff.com/archives/9684}}</ref> {| |- valign="top" | {| class="wikitable" |- |+ [[#Group A|Group A]] |- ! {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} || width="175" |Team |- | align="center" | A1 || {{fbu|23|IRQ}} |- | align="center" | A2 || {{fbu|23|UAE}} |- | align="center" | A3 || {{fbu|23|JOR}} |} | | | {| class="wikitable" |- |+ [[#Group B|Group B]] |- ! {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} || width="175" |Team |- | align="center" | B1 || {{fbu|23|PLE}} |- | align="center" | B2 || {{fbu|23|IRN}} |- | align="center" | B3 || {{fbu|23|SYR|1980}} |} | | | {| class="wikitable" |- |+ [[#Group C|Group C]] |- ! {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} || width="175" |Team |- | align="center" | C1 || {{fbu|23|LBN}} |- | align="center" | C2 || {{fbu|23|YEM}} |- | align="center" | C3 || {{fbu|23|OMN}} |} |}

=== Squads === {{Main|2023 WAFF U-23 Championship squads}} Each team had to register a squad of 25 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers.

==Match officials== The following referees and assistant referees were appointed for the tournament. {{Col-begin}} {{Col-2}} '''Referees''' *{{flagicon|BHR}} Husain Al Showaikh ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]]) *{{flagicon|IRQ}} Ahmed Kadhim Gatea ([[Iraq Football Association|Iraq]]) *{{flagicon|JOR}} Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim ([[Jordan Football Association|Jordan]]) *{{flagicon|LBN}} Ali Al Ashkar ([[Lebanese Football Association|Lebanon]]) *{{flagicon|OMN}} Yahya Al Balushi ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]]) *{{flagicon|PLE}} Baraa Aisha ([[Palestinian Football Association|Palestine]]) *{{flagicon|KSA}} Faisal Al-Blwi ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]]) *{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Feras Taweel ([[Syrian Football Federation|Syria]]) *{{flagicon|UAE}} Sultan Al Hammadi ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]]) *{{flagicon|YEM}} Feras Yousef ([[Yemen Football Association|Yemen]]) {{Col-2}}

'''Assistant Referees''' *{{flagicon|BHR}} Sayed Jalal Mahfoodh ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]]) *{{flagicon|IRQ}} Karrar Al Uaibi ([[Iraq Football Association|Iraq]]) *{{flagicon|JOR}} Qais Khamees ([[Jordan Football Association|Jordan]]) *{{flagicon|LBN}} Bilal Orfi ([[Lebanese Football Association|Lebanon]]) *{{flagicon|OMN}} Mohammed Al Ghazali ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]]) *{{flagicon|PLE}} Rafat Roma ([[Palestinian Football Association|Palestine]]) *{{flagicon|KSA}} Saad Al-Subaie ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]]) *{{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Mohamed Al Sayed Ali ([[Syrian Football Federation|Syria]]) *{{flagicon|UAE}} Yasser Al Murshidi ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]]) *{{flagicon|YEM}} Ahmed Mushwer ([[Yemen Football Association|Yemen]]) {{Col-end}}

==Venues== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=1|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Baghdad]] ! colspan=1|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Karbala]] |- | [[Al-Madina Stadium]] | [[Karbala Sports City|Karbala Stadium]] |- | Capacity: '''30,000''' | Capacity: '''30,000''' |- | | |- ! rowspan="4" colspan=2 |{{location map+|Iraq|float=center|width=250|caption=|places={{Location map~|Iraq|lat=33.1855|long=44.2158|label=[[Baghdad]]}}{{Location map~|Iraq|lat=32.3700|long=44.0200|label=[[Karbala]]}}}} |}

== Group stage == ===Group A=== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group A |name_IRQ={{fbu|23|IRQ}} |name_UAE={{fbu|23|UAE}} |name_JOR={{fbu|23|JOR}}

<!--UPDATE standings below (including date)--> |update=complete |source=[https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/alwatani-earthlink-waff-u23-championship-2023-iraq/group-stage/80473/ GSA] |win_IRQ=1 |draw_IRQ=1 |loss_IRQ=0 |gf_IRQ=5 |ga_IRQ=2 |status_IRQ=H |win_UAE=0 |draw_UAE=0 |loss_UAE=2 |gf_UAE=1 |ga_UAE=5 |win_JOR=1 |draw_JOR=1 |loss_JOR=0 |gf_JOR=4 |ga_JOR=3

|team_order=IRQ, JOR, UAE |class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Qualification tiebreakers]]

<!--UPDATE qualifications below (after 2nd place qualify or cannot qualify to final tournament)--> |res_col_header=Q |result1=FT |result2=FT |col_FT=green1 |text_FT=[[#Knockout stage|Knockout stage]] }}</onlyinclude>

{{Football box |date = {{Start date|2023|6|12|df=y}} |time = {{UTZ|21:45|3}} |team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|JOR}} |score = 2–2 |team2 = {{fbu|23|IRQ}} |goals1 = * [[Mo Abualnadi|Abualnadi]] {{goal|22|pen.}} {{goal|50}} |goals2 = * [[Blnd Hassan|Hassan]] {{goal|19}} * [[Hussein Abdullah|Abdullah]] {{goal|29}} |stadium = [[Al-Madina Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = 7,000 |referee = Faisal Al-Blwi ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]]) |report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-06-12/jordan-u23-vs-iraq-u23/3007245/ }} ---- {{Football box |date = {{Start date|2023|6|14|df=y}} |time = {{UTZ|17:45|3}} |team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|UAE}} |score = 1–2 |team2 = {{fbu|23|JOR}} |goals1 = *[[Mo Abualnadi|Abualnadi]] {{goal|45|o.g.}} |goals2 = *[[Farid Abushanab|Abushanab]] {{goal|82}} *[[Nawaf Dhawi|Dhawi]] {{goal|90+1|o.g.}} |stadium = [[Al-Madina Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = 500 |referee = Ali Al Ashkar ([[Lebanese Football Association|Lebanon]]) |report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-06-14/united-arab-emirates-u23-vs-jordan-u23/3007246/ }} ---- {{Football box |date = {{Start date|2023|6|16|df=y}} |time = {{UTZ|21:45|3}} |team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|IRQ}} |score = 3–0 |team2 = {{fbu|23|UAE}} |goals1 = *[[Blnd Hassan|Hassan]] {{goal|26}} *[[Hussein Abdullah|Abdullah]] {{goal|73}} *[[Ali Al-Mosawe|Al-Mosawe]] {{goal|87}} |stadium = [[Al-Madina Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = 25,931 |referee = Yahya Al Balushi ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]]) |report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-06-16/iraq-u23-vs-united-arab-emirates-u23/3007247/ }}

===Group B=== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group B |name_IRN={{fbu|23|IRN}} |name_PLE={{fbu|23|PLE}} |name_SYR={{fbu|23|SYR|1980}}

<!--UPDATE standings below (including date)--> |update=14 June 2023 |source=[https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/alwatani-earthlink-waff-u23-championship-2023-iraq/group-stage/80473/ GSA] |win_PLE=1 |draw_PLE=1 |loss_PLE=0 |gf_PLE=2 |ga_PLE=1 |win_IRN=1 |draw_IRN=1 |loss_IRN=0 |gf_IRN=4 |ga_IRN=2 |win_SYR=0 |draw_SYR=0 |loss_SYR=2 |gf_SYR=1 |ga_SYR=4

|team_order=IRN, PLE, SYR |class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Qualification tiebreakers]]

<!--UPDATE qualifications below (after 2nd place qualify or cannot qualify to final tournament)--> |res_col_header=Q |result1=FT |col_FT=green1 |text_FT=[[#Knockout stage|Knockout stage]] }}</onlyinclude>

{{Football box |date = {{Start date|2023|6|12|df=y}} |time = {{UTZ|19:45|3}} |team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|SYR|1980}} |score = 0–1 |team2 = {{fbu|23|PLE}} |goals1 = |goals2 = *[[Gibrán Haj Yousef|Haj Yousef]] {{goal|37}} |stadium = [[Karbala Sports City|Karbala Stadium]], [[Karbala]] |attendance = |referee = Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim ([[Jordan Football Association|Jordan]]) |report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-06-12/syria-u23-vs-palestine-u23/3007248/ }} ---- {{Football box | date = {{Start date|2023|6|14|df=y}} | time = {{UTZ|19:45|3}} | team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|IRN}} | score = 3–1 | team2 = {{fbu|23|SYR|1980}} | goals1 = *[[Yasin Salmani|Y.Salmani]] {{goal|9||45+4}} *[[Ahmad Shariatzadeh|Shariatzadeh]] {{goal|15}} | goals2 = *[[Mohammad Al Aswad|M.Al Aswad]] {{goal|45}} | stadium = [[Karbala Sports City|Karbala Stadium]], [[Karbala]] | attendance = | referee = Ahmed Kadhim Gatea ([[Iraq Football Association|Iraq]]) | report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-06-14/ir-iran-u23-vs-syria-u23/3007249/ }} ---- {{Football box | date = {{Start date|2023|6|16|df=y}} | time = {{UTZ|19:45|3}} | team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|PLE}} | score = 1–1 | team2 = {{fbu|23|IRN}} | goals1 = *[[Zaid Qunbar|Qunbar]] {{goal|62}} | goals2 = *[[Aria Barzegar|A.Barzegar]] {{goal|90+7}} | stadium = [[Karbala Sports City|Karbala Stadium]], [[Karbala]] | attendance = 1,000 | referee = Feras Yousef ([[Yemen Football Association|Yemen]]) | report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-06-16/palestine-u23-vs-ir-iran-u23/3007250/ }}

===Group C=== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group C |name_LBN={{fbu|23|LBN}} |name_YEM={{fbu|23|YEM}} |name_OMN={{fbu|23|OMN}}

<!--UPDATE standings below (including date)--> |update=complete |source=[https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/alwatani-earthlink-waff-u23-championship-2023-iraq/group-stage/80473/ GSA] |win_LBN=0 |draw_LBN=0 |loss_LBN=2 |gf_LBN=1 |ga_LBN=3 |win_YEM=1 |draw_YEM=0 |loss_YEM=1 |gf_YEM=2 |ga_YEM=4 |win_OMN=2 |draw_OMN=0 |loss_OMN=0 |gf_OMN=4 |ga_OMN=0

|team_order=OMN, YEM, LBN |class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Qualification tiebreakers]]

<!--UPDATE qualifications below (after 2nd place qualify or cannot qualify to final tournament)--> |res_col_header=Q |result1=FT |col_FT=green1 |text_FT=[[#Knockout stage|Knockout stage]] }}</onlyinclude>

{{Football box |date = {{Start date|2023|6|12|df=y}} |time = {{UTZ|17:45|3}} |team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|OMN}} |score = 1–0 |team2 = {{fbu|23|LBN}} |goals1 = [[Salem Al-Abdulsalam|Al-Abdulsalam]] {{goal|42|pen.}} |stadium = [[Al-Madina Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = 1,500 |referee = Sultan Al Hammadi ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]]) |report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-06-12/oman-u23-vs-lebanon-u23/3007251/ }} ---- {{Football box |date = {{Start date|2023|6|14|df=y}} |time = {{UTZ|21:45|3}} |team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|YEM}} |score = 0–3 |team2 = {{fbu|23|OMN}} |goals2 = *[[Khalid Al-Gaithiri|Al-Gaithiri]] {{goal|8}} *[[Nasser Al-Rawahi|Al-Rawahi]] {{goal|54|pen.}} *[[Osama Al-Hadabi|Al-Hadabi]] {{goal|90+2}} |stadium = [[Al-Madina Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = 500 |referee = Feras Taweel ([[Syrian Football Federation|Syria]]) |report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-06-14/yemen-u23-vs-oman-u23/3007252/ }} ---- {{Football box |date = {{Start date|2023|6|16|df=y}} |time = {{UTZ|17:45|3}} |team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|LBN}} |score = 1–2 |team2 = {{fbu|23|YEM}} |goals1 = [[Mohamed Omar Sadek|Sadek]] {{goal|53}} |goals2 = *[[Saddam Mohammed Abdulla Al-Sharif|Al-Sharif]] {{goal|55}} *[[Hamzah Mahrous|Mahrous]] {{goal|65}} |stadium = [[Al-Madina Stadium]], [[Baghdad]] |attendance = 2,000 |referee = Baraa Aisha ([[Palestinian Football Association|Palestine]]) |report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-06-16/lebanon-u23-vs-yemen-u23/3007253/ }}

===Ranking of Runners-ups=== The best-placed runner-up will qualify for the knockout stage.

<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Runners-up |show_groups=n |name_JOR={{fbu|23|JOR}} |name_PLE={{fbu|23|PLE}} |name_YEM={{fbu|23|YEM}}

<!--UPDATE standings below (including date)--> |update=future |start_date=12 June 2023 |win_PLE=1 |draw_PLE=1 |loss_PLE=0 |gf_PLE=2 |ga_PLE=1 |win_YEM=1 |draw_YEM=0 |loss_YEM=1 |gf_YEM=2 |ga_YEM=4 |win_JOR=1 |draw_JOR=1 |loss_JOR=0 |gf_JOR=4 |ga_JOR=3

|team_order=JOR, PLE, YEM |class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Qualification tiebreakers]]

<!--UPDATE qualifications below (after 2nd place qualify or cannot qualify to final tournament)--> |res_col_header=Q |result1=FT |col_FT=green1 |text_FT=[[#Knockout stage|Knockout stage]] }}</onlyinclude> <!-- ==Goalscorers== {{goalscorers |matches=0 |goals=0 |Ongoing=yes |updated= }}-->

==Knockout stage== {{#invoke:RoundN|N4 |3rdplace=no|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes <!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!--semi-finals --> |18 June – [[Al-Madina Stadium|Baghdad]] |{{fbu|23|IRN}}| 0 (4)|{{fbu|23|JOR}} | 0 (3)|18 June – [[Al-Madina Stadium|Baghdad]] |{{fbu|23|IRQ}}|1 |{{fbu|23|OMA}} |0 <!--final --> |20 June – [[Al-Madina Stadium|Baghdad]] |{{fbu|23|IRN}}|1 (4) | {{fbu|23|IRQ}} | 1 (5) }}

===Semi-finals=== {{football box | date = 18 June 2023 | time = {{UTZ|18:00|3}} | team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|IRN}} | score = 0–0 | penaltyscore = 4–3 | report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-06-18/ir-iran-u23-vs-jordan-u23/3007254/ | team2 = {{fbu|23|JOR}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | penalties1 = [[Yasin Salmani|Y. Salmani]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Mohammad Amin Hazbavi|Hazbavi]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Alireza Bavieh|A. Bavieh]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Mohammad Ghorbani (footballer)|M. Ghorbani]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Mehdi Hashemnejad|Hashemnejad]] {{pengoal}} | penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Bashar Al-Diabat|Al-Diabat]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Mo Abualnadi|Abualnadi]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Amer Jamous|Jamous]]<br /> {{pengoal}}[[Amin Al-Shanaineh|Al-Shanaineh]]<br /> {{pengoal}} [[Mohannad Abu Taha|Abu Taha]] | stadium = [[Al-Madina Stadium]] | location = [[Baghdad]] | attendance = 8,000 | referee = Husain Al Showaikh ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]]) }} ---- {{football box |date =18 June 2023 |time = {{UTZ|21:00|3}} |team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|IRQ}} |score = 1–0 |report= https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-06-18/iraq-u23-vs-oman-u23/3007255/ |team2 = {{fbu|23|OMN}} |goals1 = [[Nasser Al-Rawahi|Al-Rawahi]] {{goal|52|o.g.}} |goals2 = |penalties1= |penalties2= |stadium = [[Al-Madina Stadium]] |location = [[Baghdad]] |attendance = 29,566 |referee = Faisal Al-Blwi ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]]) }}

===Final=== {{football box | date = 20 June 2023 | time = {{UTZ|20:00|3}} | team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|IRN}} | score = 1–1 | penaltyscore = 4–5 | report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-06-20/ir-iran-u23-vs-iraq-u23/3007257/ | team2 = {{fbu|23|IRQ}} | goals1 = [[Hossein Goudarzi|Goudarzi]] {{goal|31}} | goals2 = [[Hussein Abdullah|Abdullah]] {{goal|45+3}} | penalties1 = [[Yasin Salmani|Y. Salmani]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Saman Fallah|Fallah]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Saeed Irankhah|Irankhah]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Mohammad Ghorbani (footballer)|M. Ghorbani]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Mehdi Hashemnejad|Hashemnejad]] {{pengoal}} | penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Karrar Mohammed Al-Mukhtar|K. Mohammed]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Zaid Tahseen|Tahseen]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Hussein Abdullah|Abdullah]] <br />{{pengoal}} [[Muntadher Mohammed|M. Mohammed]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Ahmed Maknzi|Maknzi]] | stadium = [[Al-Madina Stadium]] | location = [[Baghdad]] | attendance = 32,000 | referee = Sultan Al Hammadi ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]]) }}

====Winners==== {{winners|fbu|23|2023 WAFF U-23 Championship champion|IRQ|First}}

==Awards== The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:<ref>{{cite web |title= هيمنة عراقية على جوائز بطولة غرب آسيا|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1249201 |website=kooora.com| date=20 June 2023 }}</ref>

===Awards=== ;Player of the Tournament {{flagicon|Iraq}} [[Muntadher Mohammed]] ;Golden Boot {{flagicon|Iraq}} [[Hussein Abdullah]] (3 goals) ;Golden Glove {{flagicon|Iraq}} [[Kumel Al-Rekabe]]

==Final standing== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width=40|Rank !width=180|Team |- bgcolor=gold |{{Gold1}} |align=left|{{fbu|23|IRQ}} |- bgcolor=silver |{{Silver2}} |align=left|{{fbu|23|IRI}} |- bgcolor=CC9966 |{{Bronze3}} |align=left|{{fbu|23|OMA}} |- |4 |align=left|{{fbu|23|JOR}} |- |5 |align=left|{{fbu|23|Palestine}} |- |6 |align=left|{{fbu|23|YEM}} |- |7 |align=left|{{fbu|23|Lebanon}} |- |8 |align=left|{{fbu|23|SYR|1980}} |- |9 |align=left|{{fbu|23|UAE}} |- |} {{col-end}}

==Goalscorers== {{Goalscorers |goals=27|matches=12 |ongoing=no |updated=

|3 goal= *{{fbuicon|23|IRQ}} [[Hussein Abdullah]]

|2 goal= *{{fbuicon|23|IRN}} [[Yasin Salmani]] *{{fbuicon|23|IRQ}} [[Blnd Hassan]] *{{fbuicon|23|JOR}} [[Mohammad Abualnadi]]

|1 goal= *{{fbuicon|23|IRN}} [[Aria Barzegar]] *{{fbuicon|23|IRN}} [[Hossein Goudarzi]] *{{fbuicon|23|IRN}} [[Ahmad Shariatzadeh]] *{{fbuicon|23|IRQ}} [[Ali Al-Mosawe]] *{{fbuicon|23|JOR}} [[Faisal Abu Shanab]] *{{fbuicon|23|LBN}} [[Mohamad Omar Sadek]] *{{fbuicon|23|OMN}} [[Salem Al-Abdulsalam]] *{{fbuicon|23|OMN}} [[Khalid Al-Gaithiri]] *{{fbuicon|23|OMN}} [[Osama Al-Hadabi]] *{{fbuicon|23|OMN}} [[Nasser Al-Rawahi]] *{{fbuicon|23|PLE}} [[Gibrán Haj Yousef]] *{{fbuicon|23|PLE}} [[Zaid Qunbar]] *{{fbuicon|23|SYR|1980}} [[Mahmoud Al Aswad]] *{{fbuicon|23|YEM}} [[Gassem Al-Sharafi]] *{{fbuicon|23|YEM}} [[Hamza Mahrous]]

|1 own goal= *{{fbuicon|23|JOR}} [[Mohammad Abualnadi]] (against United Arab Emirates) *{{fbuicon|23|OMN}} [[Nasser Al-Rawahi]] (against Iraq) *{{fbuicon|23|UAE}} [[Nawaf Dhawi]] (against Jordan)

}}

==Broadcasting rights== The following channels have been given broadcasting rights to broadcast the tournament.

{| class=wikitable !Territory !Rights holder(s) |- |[[Iraq]] |[[Al Iraqiya]] [[Alrabiaa Network Television]] |- |[[United Arab Emirates]] |[[AD Sports]] [[Dubai Sports]] |- |[[Jordan]] |Jordan Sports TV |- |[[Yemen]] |Al-Saeeda |}

==References== {{reflist}}

{{West Asian Football Federation Championship}}

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