{{Sources exist|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox football tournament | name = WAFF U-20 Championship | logo = | imagesize = | founded = {{start date and age|2019}} | region = West Asia ([[West Asian Football Federation|WAFF]]) | number of teams = 12 (as of [[2024 WAFF U-19 Championship|2024]]) | current champions = {{nowrap|{{fbu|18|Saudi Arabia}} (1st title)}} | most successful team = {{nowrap|{{fbu|18|Iraq}} (2 titles)}} | broadcasters = | website = | current = [[2026 WAFF U-20 Championship]] }} The '''WAFF U-20 Championship''' is an international [[Association football|football]] competition contested by the West Asian men's under-20 national teams of the [[West Asian Football Federation|WAFF]] member associations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/waff_u-18_championship/news/iraq_win_2021_waff_u-18_championship.html|title=Iraq win 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=2 December 2021}}</ref> The competition began in [[2019 WAFF U-18 Championship|2019]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u20_asian_cup/news/waff_u-18_championship_to_kick_off_in_palestine.html|title=WAFF U-18 Championship to kick off in Palestine|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=21 August 2019}}</ref> with [[Iraq national under-18 football team|Iraq]] winning the inaugural competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://the-waff.com/en/waff-u18-boys-championship/|title=WAFF U18 BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP|date=20 September 2023 |publisher=West Asian Football Federation|access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>
== Results == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%; font-size:90%;" |- !width=2%|Edition !width=5%|Year !width=8%|Hosts | rowspan="4" style="width:1%;background:#fff;border-top-style:hidden;border-bottom-style:hidden;" | ! style="width:14%; background:gold;" | Champions !width=10%|Score and Venue ! style="width:14%; background:silver;" | Runners-up | rowspan="4" style="width:1%;background:#fff;border-top-style:hidden;border-bottom-style:hidden;" | ! style="width:14%; background:#c96;" | Third place !width=10%|Score and Venue ! style="width:14%; background:snow;" | Fourth place | rowspan="4" style="width:1%;background:#fff;border-top-style:hidden;border-bottom-style:hidden;" | !width=4%|No. of Teams |- |1 |[[2019 WAFF U-18 Championship|2019]] | align="left" |{{flag|Palestine}} |'''{{fbu-big|18|IRQ}}''' |'''0–0''' {{aet}}<br>(4–2 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]])<br><small>[[Faisal al-Husseini International Stadium|Faisal al-Husseini Stadium]], [[Ramallah]]</small> |{{fbu-big|18|UAE}} |{{fbu-big|18|JOR}} |'''3–0'''<br><small>[[Faisal al-Husseini International Stadium|Faisal al-Husseini Stadium]], [[Ramallah]]</small> |{{fbu-big|18|PLE}} |6 |- style="background:#D0E6FF" |2 |[[2021 WAFF U-18 Championship|2021]] | align="left" |{{flag|Iraq}} |'''{{fbu-big|18|IRQ}}''' |'''0–0''' {{aet}}<br>(3–2 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]])<br><small>[[Al-Madina Stadium]], [[Baghdad]]</small> |{{fbu-big|18|LBN}} |colspan="3" |{{refn|There were neither semi-finals nor a third-place match in 2021.|group="note"}} |9 |- |3 |[[2024 WAFF U-19 Championship|2024]] | align="left" |{{flag|Saudi Arabia}} |'''{{fbu-big|19|KSA}}''' |'''1–0''' |{{fbu-big|19|UAE}} |colspan="3"|{{fbu|19|JOR|size=30px}} and {{fbu|19|SYR|1980|size=30px}}{{refn|The two semi-finalists did not play a third-place match.|group="note"|name="nothirdplace"}} |12 |} ; Notes <references group="note" />
* ''a.e.t.'': after extra time * ''pen.'': after penalty shoot-out * ''TBD'': to be determined
== Teams reaching the top four == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Teams reaching the top four |- !Team !Titles !Runners-up !Third place !Fourth place !Semi-finalists !Total |- |{{fbu|18|IRQ}} |2 ([[2019 WAFF U-18 Championship|2019]], [[2021 WAFF U-18 Championship|2021]]) |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |2 |- |{{fbu|18|KSA}} |1 ([[2024 WAFF U-19 Championship|2024]]) |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |1 |- |{{fbu|18|UAE}} |{{N/a|}} |2 ([[2019 WAFF U-18 Championship|2019]], [[2024 WAFF U-19 Championship|2024]]) |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |2 |- |{{fbu|18|LBN}} |{{N/a|}} |1 ([[2021 WAFF U-18 Championship|2021]]) |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |1 |- |{{fbu|18|JOR}} |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |1 ([[2019 WAFF U-18 Championship|2019]]) |{{N/a|}} |1 ([[2024 WAFF U-19 Championship|2024]]) |2 |- |{{fbu|18|SYR}} |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |1 ([[2024 WAFF U-19 Championship|2024]]) |1 |- |{{fbu|18|PLE}} |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |{{N/a|}} |1 ([[2019 WAFF U-18 Championship|2019]]) |{{N/a|}} |1 |}
== See also == * [[WAFF Championship]] * [[WAFF U-23 Championship]] * [[WAFF U-17 Championship]] * [[AFC U-20 Asian Cup]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{West Asian Football Federation Championship}} {{International football}}
[[Category:Under-19 association football competitions]] [[Category:WAFF U-20 Championship]]