{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = WAFF U-16 Championship | year = 2024 | yearr = | other_titles = بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الحادية عشرة للناشئين 2024 | image = | size = <!-- in pixels; just enter an integer --> | alt = | caption = | city = Zarqa | country = Jordan | dates = 2–11 September | num_teams = 9 | confederations = 1 | sub-confederations = 1 | venues = 1 | cities = 1 | champion_other = {{fbu|16|SYR|1980}} | count = 2 | second_other = {{fbu|16|KSA}} | matches = 12 | goals = 33 | attendance = | top_scorer = | player = | young_player = | goalkeeper = | fair_play = | prevseason = 2023 | nextseason = 2025 }} The '''2024 WAFF U-16 Championship''' was the 11th edition of the WAFF U-16 Championship organised by the WAFF.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Participation is now open for the WAFF U-16 Championship - Jordan 2024|url=https://the-waff.com/archives/11474|date=16 July 2024|website=the-waff.com|language=ar}}</ref> It was held in Zarqa, Jordan from 2 to 11 September. Nine member teams participated in the competition.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Jordan hosts the WAFF U-16 Championship with the participation of "9" teams|url=https://www.wataniq.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%86/|date=4 August 2024|website=wataniq.com|language=ar}}</ref> The title holder was Yemen.
Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible to participate.
== Draw == The draw ceremony took place on 7 August 2024, and the nine teams were divided into three groups.<ref>{{Cite web|title=إعلان قرعة بطولة غرب آسيا للناشئين|trans-title= WAFF U-16 Championship Draw Announced|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1346399|date=7 August 2024|website=kooora.com|language=ar}}</ref> Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE were absent from the tournament. Teams in the same group in the AFC U-17 qualifiers have been guaranteed not to be in the same group in this tournament.
== Match officials == * {{fbaicon|BHR}} Hussein Al-Shuwaikh * {{fbaicon|BHR}} Abdullah Yaqoub (assistant) * {{fbaicon|JOR}} Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim * {{fbaicon|PSE}} Muath Owfi * {{fbaicon|PSE}} Kenan Al-Bajawi (assistant) * {{fbaicon|YEM}} Mohammed Basaleh * {{fbaicon|YEM}} Ibrahim Al-Hasani (assistant)
== Group stage == {{Hatnote|All times are local (UTC+3).}}
=== Group A === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group A |source=WAFF |name_JOR={{fbu|16|JOR}} |name_IRQ={{fbu|16|IRQ}} |name_LBN={{fbu|16|LBN}}
<!--UPDATE standings below (including date)--> |update=complete |win_JOR=2 |draw_JOR=0 |loss_JOR=0 |gf_JOR=4 |ga_JOR=0 |status_JOR=H |win_IRQ=0 |draw_IRQ=0 |loss_IRQ=2 |gf_IRQ=0 |ga_IRQ=6 |win_LBN=1 |draw_LBN=0 |loss_LBN=1 |gf_LBN=3 |ga_LBN=1
<!--UPDATE positions below (check tiebreakers)--> |team_order=JOR, LBN, IRQ |class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers
<!--UPDATE qualifications below (after 2nd place qualify or cannot qualify for knockout stage)--> |res_col_header=Q |result1=KO |col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage }}</onlyinclude>
{{Football box |date = 2 September 2024 |time = 20:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|LBN}} |score = 0–1 |team2 = {{fbu|16|JOR}} |goals1 = |goals2 = *Mahmoud {{goal|77}} |stadium = Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa |attendance = |referee = |report = https://www.jfa.jo/news.php?id=30009&title=%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%AA17-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%BA%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%86%D8%B8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%80-%22%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%22 }} ---- {{Football box |date = 4 September 2024 |time = 17:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|IRQ}} |score = 0–3 |scorenote = Awarded{{refn|group=note|name=IRQ|Iraq forfeited the match due to fielding the ineligible player Ahmed Ali Abdullah among other penalties.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1353340&pg=1&o=n|title=اعتبار العراق والبحرين خاسرين أمام لبنان وفلسطين|date=7 September 2024|website=كووورة}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eremnews.com/sports/hajv8n8|title=منتخب العراق للناشئين يواجه عقوبات صارمة من اتحاد غرب آسيا | إرم نيوز|website=eremnews.com}}</ref>}} |team2 = {{fbu|16|LBN}} |goals1 = *Jassim {{goal|4||34}} |goals2 = *Sa'ad {{goal|58}} *Fawaz {{goal|73}} |stadium = Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa |attendance = |referee = |report = https://www.kooora.com/?n=1352703&pg=1&o=n }} ---- {{Football box |date = 6 September 2024 |time = 20:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|JOR}} |score = 3–0 |scorenote = Awarded{{refn|group=note|name=IRQ}} |team2 = {{fbu|16|IRQ}} |goals1 = *Al-Tamizi {{goal|5}} |goals2 = *Jassim {{goal|45+1}} *Ridha {{goal|56}} |stadium = Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa |attendance = |referee = |report = https://alghad.com/Section-180/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%B3%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82-%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B9-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7-1805199 }}
=== Group B === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group B |source=WAFF |name_OMA={{fbu|16|OMA}} |name_YEM={{fbu|16|YEM}} |name_KSA={{fbu|16|KSA}}
<!--UPDATE standings below (including date)--> |update=complete |win_OMA=1 |draw_OMA=0 |loss_OMA=1 |gf_OMA=4 |ga_OMA=5 |win_KSA=1 |draw_KSA=0 |loss_KSA=1 |gf_KSA=5 |ga_KSA=4 |win_YEM=1 |draw_YEM=0 |loss_YEM=1 |gf_YEM=4 |ga_YEM=4
<!--UPDATE positions below (check tiebreakers)--> |team_order=KSA, YEM, OMA |class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers
<!--UPDATE qualifications below (after 2nd place qualify or cannot qualify for knockout stage)--> |res_col_header=Q |result1=KO |col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage }}</onlyinclude>
{{Football box |date = 2 September 2024 |time = 17:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|OMA}} |score = 1–3 |team2 = {{fbu|16|YEM}} |goals1 = *Al-Amrani {{goal|52}} |goals2 = *Hamdi {{goal|10||80}} *Delio {{goal|38}} |stadium = Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa |attendance = |referee = |report = https://almasdaronline.com/articles/301434 }} ---- {{Football box |date = 4 September 2024 |time = 20:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|KSA}} |score = 2–3 |team2 = {{fbu|16|OMA}} |goals1 = *Al-Fawaz {{goal|34}} *Al-Sufyani {{goal|49}} |goals2 = *Al-Amrani {{goal|8}} *Al-Rashdi {{goal|90+3}} *Al-Kharousi {{goal|90+6}} |stadium = Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa |attendance = |referee = |report = https://www.kooora.com/?n=1352702&o=ncom }} ---- {{Football box |date = 6 September 2024 |time = 16:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|YEM}} |score = 1–3 |team2 = {{fbu|16|KSA}} |goals1 = *Hamdi {{goal|83}} |goals2 = *Ahmed {{goal|13}} *Matari {{goal|38}} *Al-Sufyani {{goal|75}} |stadium = Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa |attendance = |referee = |report = https://www.almashhadnews.com/290070 }}
=== Group C === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group C |source=WAFF |name_BHR={{fbu|16|BHR}} |name_SYR={{fbu|16|SYR|1980}} |name_PSE={{fbu|16|PSE}}
<!--UPDATE standings below (including date)--> |update=complete |win_BHR=0 |draw_BHR=0 |loss_BHR=2 |gf_BHR=1 |ga_BHR=5 |win_SYR=1 |draw_SYR=1 |loss_SYR=0 |gf_SYR=3 |ga_SYR=2 |win_PSE=1 |draw_PSE=1 |loss_PSE=0 |gf_PSE=4 |ga_PSE=1
<!--UPDATE positions below (check tiebreakers)--> |team_order=PSE, SYR, BHR |class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers
<!--UPDATE qualifications below (after 2nd place qualify or cannot qualify for knockout stage)--> |res_col_header=Q |result1=KO |result2=KO |col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage }}</onlyinclude>
{{Football box |date = 3 September 2024 |time = 20:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|PSE}} |score = 3–0 |scorenote = Awarded{{refn|group=note|name=BHR|Bahrain forfeited the match due to fielding the ineligible player Mihran Mohammed Yousef among other penalties.<ref name="auto"/>}} |team2 = {{fbu|16|BHR}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa |attendance = |referee = |report = https://alyaumtv.net/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A8%D8%B7/ }} ---- {{Football box |date = 5 September 2024 |time = 17:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|SYR|1980}} |score = 1–1 |team2 = {{fbu|16|PSE}} |goals1 = *Al-Sarraj {{goal|24}} |goals2 = *Al-Izza {{goal|78}} |stadium = Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa |attendance = |referee = |report = https://www.pfa.ps/news/4895.html }} ---- {{Football box |date = 7 September 2024 |time = 20:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|BHR}} |score = 1–2 |team2 = {{fbu|16|SYR|1980}} |goals1 = *Zuhair {{goal|13}} |goals2 = *Al-Hassan {{goal|70}} *Dinawi {{goal|90+2}} |stadium = Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa |attendance = |referee = |report = https://www.kooora.com/?n=1353352 }}
=== Ranking of best runners-up === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |source=WAFF |section=Second |name_GrA= {{fbu|16|LBN}} |name_GrB= {{fbu|16|YEM}} |name_GrC= {{fbu|16|SYR|1980}}
<!--UPDATE standings below (including date)--> |update=complete |win_GrA=1 |draw_GrA=0 |loss_GrA=1 |gf_GrA=3 |ga_GrA=1 |win_GrB=1 |draw_GrB=0 |loss_GrB=1 |gf_GrB=4 |ga_GrB=4 |win_GrC=1 |draw_GrC=1 |loss_GrC=0 |gf_GrC=3 |ga_GrC=2
<!--UPDATE positions below (check tiebreakers)--> |team_order=GrC, GrA, GrB
<!--Group definitions--> |show_groups=T |group_GrA=A |group_GrB=B |group_GrC=C
|class_rules= |res_col_header=Q |result1=KO |col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage }}</onlyinclude>
== Knockout stage == === Semi-finals === {{Football box |date = 9 September 2024 |time = 17:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|KSA}} |score = 2–1 |team2 = {{fbu|16|PSE}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa |location = |attendance = |referee = |report = }} {{Football box |date = 9 September 2024 |time = 20:30 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|JOR}} |score = 1–1 |team2 = {{fbu|16|SYR|1980}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |penaltyscore = 4–5 |stadium = Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa |location = |attendance = |referee = |report = }}
=== Final === {{Football box |date = 11 September 2024 |time = 19:00 |team1 = {{fbu-rt|16|KSA}} |score = 2–2 |team2 = {{fbu|16|SYR|1980}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |penaltyscore = 9–10 |stadium = Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa |attendance = |referee = |report = }}
==Goalscorers== {{Goalscorers |goals=23 |matches=8 |updated=6 September 2024
|3 goals= *{{fbuicon|16|IRQ}} Zain Al-Abidin Jassim *{{fbuicon|16|YEM}} Karim Hamdi
|2 goals= *{{fbuicon|16|OMA}} Ahmed Al-Amrani *{{fbuicon|16|KSA}} Abdul-Rahman Al-Sufyani
|1 goal= *{{fbuicon|16|IRQ}} Ali Ridha *{{fbuicon|16|JOR}} Mohanad Mahmoud *{{fbuicon|16|JOR}} Mahmoud Al-Tameezi *{{fbuicon|16|LBN}} Mohammed Fawaz *{{fbuicon|16|LBN}} Mohammed Sa'ad *{{fbuicon|16|OMA}} Sulaiman Al-Kharousi *{{fbuicon|16|OMA}} Al-Waleed Al-Rashdi *{{fbuicon|16|PLE}} Ayham Al-Izza *{{fbuicon|16|KSA}} Thari Ahmed *{{fbuicon|16|KSA}} Abdul-Aziz Al-Fawaz *{{fbuicon|16|KSA}} Abdul-Hadi matari *{{fbuicon|16|SYR|1980}} Abdul-Rahman Al-Sarraj *{{fbuicon|16|YEM}} Ali Delio }}
== Notes == {{Reflist|group=note}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{WAFF Championship}}
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