2009 WAFF U-15 Championship

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2009 WAFF U-15 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryJordan Jordan
CityAmman
Dates13–18 August
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (2nd title)
Runners-up Syria
Third place Iraq
Fourth place Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored47 (3.62 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Hussein Abdullah Alfuadi (7 goals)
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The 2009 WAFF U-15 Championship was the third edition of the WAFF U-15 Championship, an under-15 international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It took place in Amman, Jordan from 13 to 18 August 2009, featuring 9 teams.

Participating nations[edit]

9 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.[1]

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Bahrain 1st — —
 Iran 3rd 2007 Champions (2005)
 Iraq 3rd 2007 Third place (2005)
 Jordan 3rd 2007 Third place (2007)
 Kuwait 1st — —
 Palestine 2nd 2005 Group stage (2005)
 Syria 3rd 2007 Champions (2007)
 United Arab Emirates 1st — —
 Yemen 1st — —

Venues[edit]

The competition was played in two venues in the city of Amman.

Amman
Amman
King Abdullah II Stadium Petra Stadium
Capacity: 13,265 Capacity: 6,000

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Knockout stage
2  Syria 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3  Yemen 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Source: goalzz
Yemen 0–6 Iraq
Iraq 3–1 Syria
Yemen 0–3 Syria

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3  Kuwait 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
Source: goalzz
United Arab Emirates 2–1 Kuwait
Kuwait 1–3 Iran
United Arab Emirates 0–1 Iran

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Knockout stage
2  Bahrain 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3  Palestine 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
Source: goalzz
Jordan 2–1 Bahrain
Bahrain 3–1 Palestine
Jordan 1–1 Palestine

Ranking of second-placed teams[edit]

The best runner-up team from the three groups advanced to the semi-finals along with the three group winners.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Syria[a] 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3 Knockout stage
2 C  Bahrain 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3 B  United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Source: kooora
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ Syria and Bahrain finished with an identical record, and equal claim on second place in their respective groups. Therefore, a draw was held to determine the qualified team and it was Syria that was drawn as the best runner-up team.

Knockout stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 August
 
 
 Iraq3 (3)
 
18 August
 
 Iran (p)3 (4)
 
 Iran3
 
17 August
 
 Syria2
 
 Jordan0
 
 
 Syria2
 
Third place
 
 
18 August
 
 
 Iraq3
 
 
 Jordan1

Semi-finals[edit]

Iraq 3–3 Iran
Penalties
3–4
Jordan 0–2 Syria

Third place[edit]

Iraq 3–1 Jordan

Final[edit]

Iran 3–2 Syria

Champion[edit]

 2009 WAFF U-15 Championship champion 

Iran
Second title

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

There have been 47 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 3.62 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "3rd WAFF U15 Boys Championship - Jordan 2009". the-waff.com.
  2. ^ "West Asian Under 15 Championship 2009". goalzz.com.

External links[edit]

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