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Revision as of 10:27, 4 December 2022

2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم تحت 23 عاما
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi-Arabien
CityJeddah
Dates3–15 November
Teams6 (from 1 confederation) (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Saudi-Arabien (1st title)
Runners-up Katar
Third place Syria
Fourth place Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored26 (2.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)Oman Al Faraj Al Kiyumi
Oman Nasser Al Rawahi
Saudi-Arabien Ahmed Al-Ghamdi
Saudi-Arabien Ziyad Al-Johani
Saudi-Arabien Mohammed Maran
Syria Mohamad Rihanieh
(2 goals each)
Best player(s)Saudi-Arabien Ahmed Al-Ghamdi[1]
Best goalkeeperSyria Waseem Ayoub[1]
← 2021

The 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship was the third edition of the WAFF U-23 Championship the biennial international age-restricted football championship organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-23 national teams of West Asia. A total of six teams competed in the tournament.

The tournament was originally going to be held in Iraq from 3 to 18 November 2022,[2] but was relocated to Saudi Arabia due to the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis.[3] Jordan, the defending champions, did not take part in the tournament. Saudi Arabia won their first title after defeating Qatar 3–1 in the final.[4]

Host selection

Originally, it was determined that Iraq would host the tournament, as a preparatory competition ahead of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[5] However, due to the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis, the hosting rights were lifted based on the recommendation issued in this regard by the General Assembly and the Executive Committee of the WAFF during its two recent meetings that were held in the Jordanian capital Amman. On 23 September 2022, the WAFF announced that Saudi Arabia would host the tournament. [6] Iraq would host the next edition instead.[6]

Teams

Nine teams initially confirmed their participation.[7] On 13 October, both Iraq and Yemen withdrew from the competition.[8] On 20 October, it was announced that Kuwait withdrew from the competition, bringing the final number of teams to six.[9]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Bahrain 3rd Group stage (2015, 2021)
 Libanon 2nd Group stage (2021)
 Oman 3rd Group stage (2015, 2021)
 Katar 2nd Third place (2015)
 Saudi-Arabien 3rd Runners-up (2021)
 Syria 3rd Runners-up (2015)

Draw

The draw was held on 20 October 2022.[9]

Squads

Main article: 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship squads

Each team had to register a squad of 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers.

Match officials

The following referees and assistant referees were appointed for the tournament.

Venues

Jeddah
Jeddah Jeddah
Sports Hall at King Abdullah Sports City Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium King Abdullah Sports City
Capacity: 1,000 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 62,345

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Katar 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Oman 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3  Libanon 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Katar 0–0 Libanon
Bericht
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mohamed Bunafoor (Bahrain)
Libanon 2–4 Oman
Sadek 72'
Saad 73'		 Bericht Al Kiyumi 10'
Al Abdulsalam 20'
Al Rawahi 40', 61'
Referee: Sami Al-Jires (Saudi Arabia)
Oman 0–1 Katar
Bericht Tombari 4'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Wissam Rabie (Syria)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi-Arabien (H) 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  Syria 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3  Bahrain 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2022. Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Bahrain 2–1 Syria
Abdulkarim 32'
Al-Romaihi 90+3'		 Bericht Rihanieh 90+2'
Attendance: 750
Referee: Ali Al Ashkar (Lebanon)
Syria 2–1 Saudi-Arabien
Al Aswad 25'
Rihanieh 44'		 Bericht Al-Johani 59'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Saudi-Arabien 2–0 Bahrain
A. Al-Ghamdi 30'
Al-Johani 57'		 Bericht
Attendance: 157
Referee: Mohammed Al Noori (Syria)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 10.1 and 10.3).

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 November – Jeddah (Al Faisal)
 
 
 Katar (p)1 (6)
 
15 November – Jeddah (Al Jawhara)
 
 Syria1 (5)
 
 Katar1
 
12 November – Jeddah (Al Faisal)
 
 Saudi-Arabien3
 
 Saudi-Arabien2
 
 
 Oman 1
 
Third place match
 
 
15 November – Jeddah (Al Jawhara)
 
 
 Syria1
 
 
 Oman0

Semi-finals

Katar 1–1 Syria
Qadeera 55' Bericht Bawadekji 53'
Penalties
 6–5
Attendance: 1,231
Referee: Mohamed Bunafoor (Bahrain)
Saudi-Arabien 2–1 Oman
Maran 35', 53' Bericht Al Kiyumi 25'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Osama Ahmad (Jordan)

Fifth place play-off

Libanon 0–1 Bahrain
Bericht Abdul Qayoom 81'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Mohammed Al Noori (Syria)

Third place play-off

Syria 1–0 Oman
Al Hejjeh 50'

Final

Katar 1–3 Saudi-Arabien
Taha 49' (pen.) Bericht A. Al-Ghamdi 9'
Al-Nasser 18'
Al-Juwayr 67'
Attendance: 4,734
Referee: Wissam Rabie (Syria)

Winners

 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship Champion 

Saudi-Arabien
First title

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Awards

Player of the Tournament
Golden Glove

Goalscorers

There have been 26 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.36 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ a b ""الأخضر" السعودي يتوج بلقب النسخة الثالثة من بطولة تحت ٢٣ عاماً".
  2. ^ "بطولتا الناشئين التاسعة وتحت ٢٣ الثالثة في الأردن والعراق" (in Arabic). the-waff.com. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. ^ "السعودية تستضيف النسخة الثالثة من بطولة تحت ٢٣ عاماً".
  4. ^ "الأولمبي السعودي يتوج ببطولة غرب آسيا".
  5. ^ "New competition dates approved by AFC Competitions Committee". AFC. 11 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b "السعودية تحتضن بطولة غرب آسيا تحت 23 عامًا". كووورة. September 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "٩ منتخبات تؤكد مشاركتها ببطولة تحت ٢٣ عاماً الثالثة" (in Arabic). WAFF. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  8. ^ "الاتحادان اليمني والعراقي يعتذران عن عدم المشاركة ببطولة تحت ٢٣ عاماً الثالثة".
  9. ^ a b "سحب قرعة بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الثالثة تحت ٢٣ عاماً".
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