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Find sources: "WAFF U-20 Championship" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Football tournament WAFF U-20 Championship Founded 2019; 7 years ago (2019) Region West Asia (WAFF) Teams 12 (as of 2024) Current champions Saudi Arabia (1st title) Most championships Iraq (2 titles) 2026 WAFF U-20 Championship The **WAFF U-20 Championship** is an international [football](/source/Association_football) competition contested by the West Asian men's under-20 national teams of the [WAFF](/source/West_Asian_Football_Federation) member associations.[1] The competition began in [2019](/source/2019_WAFF_U-18_Championship),[2] with [Iraq](/source/Iraq_national_under-18_football_team) winning the inaugural competition.[3] ## Results Edition Year Hosts Champions Score and Venue Runners-up Third place Score and Venue Fourth place No. of Teams 1 2019 Palestine Iraq 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 pen.) Faisal al-Husseini Stadium, Ramallah United Arab Emirates Jordan 3–0 Faisal al-Husseini Stadium, Ramallah Palestine 6 2 2021 Iraq Iraq 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 pen.) Al-Madina Stadium, Baghdad Lebanon [note 1] 9 3 2024 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 1–0 United Arab Emirates Jordan and Syria[note 2] 12 **Notes** 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** There were neither semi-finals nor a third-place match in 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-nothirdplace_5-0)** The two semi-finalists did not play a third-place match. - *a.e.t.*: after extra time - *pen.*: after penalty shoot-out - *TBD*: to be determined ## Teams reaching the top four Teams reaching the top four Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Semi-finalists Total Iraq 2 (2019, 2021) 2 Saudi Arabia 1 (2024) 1 United Arab Emirates 2 (2019, 2024) 2 Lebanon 1 (2021) 1 Jordan 1 (2019) 1 (2024) 2 Syria 1 (2024) 1 Palestine 1 (2019) 1 ## See also - [WAFF Championship](/source/WAFF_Championship) - [WAFF U-23 Championship](/source/WAFF_U-23_Championship) - [WAFF U-17 Championship](/source/WAFF_U-17_Championship) - [AFC U-20 Asian Cup](/source/AFC_U-20_Asian_Cup) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Iraq win 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship"](https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/waff_u-18_championship/news/iraq_win_2021_waff_u-18_championship.html). Asian Football Confederation. 2 December 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["WAFF U-18 Championship to kick off in Palestine"](https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u20_asian_cup/news/waff_u-18_championship_to_kick_off_in_palestine.html). Asian Football Confederation. 21 August 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["WAFF U18 BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP"](https://the-waff.com/en/waff-u18-boys-championship/). West Asian Football Federation. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024. v t e WAFF Championship Senior Tournaments Jordan 2000 Syria 2002 Iran 2004 Jordan 2007 Iran 2008 Jordan 2010 Kuwait 2012 Qatar 2013 Iraq 2019 Oman 2026 Squads 2000 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2012 2014 2019 2026 Under-23 Tournaments Qatar 2015 Saudi Arabia 2021 Saudi Arabia 2022 Iraq 2023 Saudi Arabia 2024 Oman 2025 Squads 2015 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Under-20 Palestine 2019 Iraq 2021 Saudi Arabia 2024 Kuwait 2026 Under-17 Iran 2005 Syria 2007 Jordan 2009 Palestine 2013 Jordan 2015 Jordan 2018 Jordan 2019 Saudi Arabia 2021 Jordan 2022 Oman 2023 Jordan 2024 Jordan 2025 v t e International association football FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline Most successful clubs World FIFA FIFA World Cup U-20 U-17 Olympic Games Youth Defunct FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Gold Cup Africa CAF Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 African Nations League African Games Defunct African Nations Championship Regional CECAFA COSAFA WAFU Defunct CEMAC Central African Games Asia AFC AFC Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 AFC Nations League Asian Games Defunct AFC Challenge Cup AFC Solidarity Cup Regional ASEAN AFF FIFA CAFA EAFF SAFF WAFF Arabian Gulf Cup East Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games Defunct Far Eastern Games Europe UEFA UEFA European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17 UEFA Nations League Regional Baltic Cup Defunct Central European Cup Balkan Cup British Home Championship Nordic Championship North, Central America & the Caribbean CONCACAF CONCACAF Gold Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 CONCACAF Nations League Defunct CONCACAF Championship CONCACAF Cup Regional LIFA Cup WIFA Cup Central America and Caribbean Games Central America Games Defunct NAFC Championship CCCF Championship North American Nations Cup Copa Centroamericana CFU Championship Caribbean Cup Oceania OFC OFC Nations Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 Pacific Games Mini Regional Melanesia Cup Micronesian Games Defunct Polynesia Cup South America CONMEBOL CONMEBOL Copa América U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 South American Games Regional Bolivarian Games Intercontinental Africa & Asia Indian Ocean Island Games Defunct Afro-Asian Cup of Nations Afro-Asian Games Africa & Ocenia Defunct AFC–OFC Challenge Cup Arab/Islamic FIFA Arab Cup Arab Games Islamic Solidarity Games Defunct Islamic Games Palestine Cup Kuneitra Cup Europe & South America CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions Francophone Francophone Games Defunct Overseas Cup Lusophone Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Mediterranean Games Defunct Mediterranean Cup Pan American Pan American Games Defunct Panamerican Championship Other Goodwill Games Defunct GANEFO Non-FIFA CONIFA World Football Cup African Football Cup Asian Football Cup European Football Cup South American Football Cup UIAFA Defunct UIAFA Great European Tournament Other Island Games Universiade Defunct FIFI Wild Cup WUFA World Series See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [WAFF U-20 Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAFF_U-20_Championship) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAFF_U-20_Championship?action=history)). 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