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2024 WAFF U-23 Championship

April 13, 2024

The 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship was the fifth edition of the WAFF U-23 Championship, the international age-restricted football championship organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-23 national teams of West Asia. Eight teams competed in the tournament, with four WAFF teams and four other invitees.[1]

2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم تحت 23 عاما
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates20–26 March
Teams8 (from 2 confederations) (from 4 sub-confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (1st title)
Runners-up Australia
Third place Saudi Arabia
Fourth place Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored29 (2.42 per match)
Top scorer(s) Alou Kuol (3 goals)
← 2023

Iraq were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the tournament at the group stages. South Korea won their first WAFF title, beating Australia 4–3 on penalties after a 2–2 draw.

Teams edit

Eight teams took part in the competition, with four from the WAFF and four other invitees. Iraq participated with its under-21 national team.[2]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
  Australia (invitee) 1st Debut
  Egypt (invitee) 1st Debut
  Iraq 3rd Winners (2023)
  Jordan 4th Winners (2021)
  Saudi Arabia 4th Winners (2022)
  South Korea (invitee) 1st Debut
  Thailand (invitee) 1st Debut
  United Arab Emirates 4th Group stage (2015, 2021, 2023)

Draw edit

The draw for the group stage took place on 3 March 2024 at the WAFF headquarters in Amman, Jordan. Teams from the same group of the upcoming 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup could not be drawn into the same group. Host Saudi Arabia were automatically placed in position A1.[3]

Group A
Pos Team
A1   Saudi Arabia (H)
A2   Jordan
Group B
Pos Team
B1   South Korea
B2   Thailand
Group C
Pos Team
C1   Egypt
C2   United Arab Emirates
Group D
Pos Team
D1   Australia
D2   Iraq

Squads edit

Main article: 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship squads

Match officials edit

Venues edit

  Hofuf   Al-Mubarraz
Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Al Fateh Stadium
Capacity: 19,550 Capacity: 11,000

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Saudi Arabia (H) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1[a] Knockout stage
2   Jordan 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1[a]
Source: WAFF
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Saudi Arabia won 2–1 on penalty shootouts
Saudi Arabia  1–1  Jordan
  • Al-Faraj   52' (pen.)
  • Kalbouneh   16'
Penalties
  • S. Al-Zaid  
  • Al-Faraj  
  • A. Zaid  
  • Barnawi  
 2–1
Al Fateh Stadium, Al Mubarraz

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Knockout stage
2   Thailand 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
Source: WAFF
South Korea  1–0  Thailand
Al Fateh Stadium, Al Mubarraz

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Egypt 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Knockout stage
2   United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
Source: WAFF
Egypt  1–0  United Arab Emirates
Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 Knockout stage
2   Iraq 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
Source: WAFF
Australia  2–1  Iraq
 Report
  • H. Jaafar   49'

Classification matches edit

Classification semi-finals edit

Iraq  1–1  United Arab Emirates
  • Sadiq   53'
  • Al-Mansoori   34'
Penalties
  • Haydar  
  • Mahdi  
  • Mokhalad  
  • K. Jaafar  
  • H. Jaafar  
 4–3
  •   Al-Maazmi
  •   Bader
  •   Al-Kass
  •   Ahmed
  •   Al-Balooshi
Thailand  1–3  Jordan
  • Thanadol   23'
  • Abu Taha   32'
  • Al-Haj   37'
  • Bani Hani   52'
Al Fateh Stadium, Al Mubarraz

Seventh place play-off edit

United Arab Emirates  0–1  Thailand
  • Chitsanupong   28'

Fifth place play-off edit

Iraq  1–3  Jordan
  • Bani Hani   45+1' (o.g.)
  • Abu Taha   20'
  • Al-Haj   68'
  • Kalbouneh   86'

Knockout stage edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 March – Hofuf
 
 
  Australia (p)1 (2)
 
26 March – Al Mubarraz
 
  Egypt1 (1)
 
  Australia2 (3)
 
23 March – Al Mubarraz
 
  South Korea (p)2 (4)
 
  South Korea1
 
 
  Saudi Arabia0
 
Third place
 
 
26 March – Al Mubarraz
 
 
  Egypt2 (2)
 
 
  Saudi Arabia (p)2 (4)

Semi-finals edit

Australia  1–1  Egypt
Penalties
 2–1
Referee: Baraa Abu Aisha (Palestine)
Al Fateh Stadium, Al Mubarraz

Third place play-off edit

Egypt  2–2  Saudi Arabia
Penalties
 2–4
  •   S. Al-Zaid
  •   Al-Julaydan
  •   Barnawi
  •   Al-Nemer
Al Fateh Stadium, Al Mubarraz
Referee: Shiekh Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)

Final edit

Australia  2–2  South Korea
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Al Fateh Stadium, Al Mubarraz

Goalscorers edit

There were 29 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.42 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Ranking edit

Rank Team M W D L GF GA GD Points
1   South Korea 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
2   Australia 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3   Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2
4   Egypt 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
5   Jordan 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
6   Iraq 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 1
7   Thailand 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3
8   United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 1

References edit

  1. ^ "The 5th Edition of the under-23 championship will host 4 teams from outside the region". WAFF. 26 February 2024.
  2. ^ "الشباب بدلا عن الأولمبي في غرب آسيا". Iraq News Agency. 12 February 2024.
  3. ^ "٨ منتخبات تترقب قرعة بطولة تحت ٢٣ عاماً الخامسة" [Drawing the draw for the fifth Under-23 Championship] (in Arabic). WAFF. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

April 13, 2024
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The 2024 WAFF U 23 Championship was the fifth edition of the WAFF U 23 Championship the international age restricted football championship organized by the West Asian Football Federation WAFF for the men s under 23 national teams of West Asia Eight teams competed in the tournament with four WAFF teams and four other invitees 1 2024 WAFF U 23 Championshipبطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم تحت 23 عاماTournament detailsHost countrySaudi ArabiaDates20 26 MarchTeams8 from 2 confederations from 4 sub confederations Venue s 2 in 2 host cities Final positionsChampions South Korea 1st title Runners up AustraliaThird place Saudi ArabiaFourth place EgyptTournament statisticsMatches played12Goals scored29 2 42 per match Top scorer s Alou Kuol 3 goals 2023 Iraq were the defending champions but they were eliminated from the tournament at the group stages South Korea won their first WAFF title beating Australia 4 3 on penalties after a 2 2 draw Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Draw 1 2 Squads 2 Match officials 3 Venues 4 Group stage 4 1 Group A 4 2 Group B 4 3 Group C 4 4 Group D 5 Classification matches 5 1 Classification semi finals 5 2 Seventh place play off 5 3 Fifth place play off 6 Knockout stage 6 1 Semi finals 6 2 Third place play off 6 3 Final 7 Goalscorers 8 Ranking 9 ReferencesTeams editEight teams took part in the competition with four from the WAFF and four other invitees Iraq participated with its under 21 national team 2 Team Appearance Previous best performance nbsp Australia invitee 1st Debut nbsp Egypt invitee 1st Debut nbsp Iraq 3rd Winners 2023 nbsp Jordan 4th Winners 2021 nbsp Saudi Arabia 4th Winners 2022 nbsp South Korea invitee 1st Debut nbsp Thailand invitee 1st Debut nbsp United Arab Emirates 4th Group stage 2015 2021 2023 Draw edit The draw for the group stage took place on 3 March 2024 at the WAFF headquarters in Amman Jordan Teams from the same group of the upcoming 2024 AFC U 23 Asian Cup could not be drawn into the same group Host Saudi Arabia were automatically placed in position A1 3 Group A Pos TeamA1 nbsp Saudi Arabia H A2 nbsp Jordan Group B Pos TeamB1 nbsp South KoreaB2 nbsp Thailand Group C Pos TeamC1 nbsp EgyptC2 nbsp United Arab Emirates Group D Pos TeamD1 nbsp AustraliaD2 nbsp IraqSquads edit Main article 2024 WAFF U 23 Championship squadsMatch officials editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it March 2024 Venues edit nbsp Hofuf nbsp Al MubarrazPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Al Fateh StadiumCapacity 19 550 Capacity 11 000 nbsp nbsp Hofuf nbsp Al MubarrazGroup stage editGroup A edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Saudi Arabia H 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 a Knockout stage2 nbsp Jordan 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 a Source WAFF H HostsNotes a b Saudi Arabia won 2 1 on penalty shootouts 20 March 2024 2024 03 20 23 00 UTC 3Saudi Arabia nbsp 1 1 nbsp JordanAl Faraj nbsp 52 pen Kalbouneh nbsp 16 PenaltiesS Al Zaid nbsp Al Faraj nbsp A Zaid nbsp Barnawi nbsp 2 1 nbsp Abu Taha nbsp Al Diabat nbsp Afaneh nbsp Abualnadi nbsp Bani HaniAl Fateh Stadium Al Mubarraz Group B edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp South Korea 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 Knockout stage2 nbsp Thailand 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0Source WAFF 20 March 2024 2024 03 20 20 00 UTC 3South Korea nbsp 1 0 nbsp ThailandCho Hyun taek nbsp 45 2 Al Fateh Stadium Al Mubarraz Group C edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Egypt 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 Knockout stage2 nbsp United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0Source WAFF 20 March 2024 2024 03 20 23 00 UTC 3Egypt nbsp 1 0 nbsp United Arab EmiratesMazhar nbsp 82 Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium HofufReferee Abdullah Al Shehri Saudi Arabia Group D edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Australia 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 Knockout stage2 nbsp Iraq 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0Source WAFF 20 March 2024 2024 03 20 20 00 UTC 3Australia nbsp 2 1 nbsp IraqD Arrigo nbsp 10 A Kuol nbsp 15 Report H Jaafar nbsp 49 Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium HofufClassification matches editClassification semi finals edit 23 March 202420 00 UTC 3Iraq nbsp 1 1 nbsp United Arab EmiratesSadiq nbsp 53 Al Mansoori nbsp 34 PenaltiesHaydar nbsp Mahdi nbsp Mokhalad nbsp K Jaafar nbsp H Jaafar nbsp 4 3 nbsp Al Maazmi nbsp Bader nbsp Al Kass nbsp Ahmed nbsp Al BalooshiPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Hofuf 23 March 202420 00 UTC 3Thailand nbsp 1 3 nbsp JordanThanadol nbsp 23 Abu Taha nbsp 32 Al Haj nbsp 37 Bani Hani nbsp 52 Al Fateh Stadium Al Mubarraz Seventh place play off edit 26 March 202420 00 UTC 3United Arab Emirates nbsp 0 1 nbsp ThailandChitsanupong nbsp 28 Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Hofuf Fifth place play off edit 26 March 202423 00 UTC 3Iraq nbsp 1 3 nbsp JordanBani Hani nbsp 45 1 o g Abu Taha nbsp 20 Al Haj nbsp 68 Kalbouneh nbsp 86 Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium HofufKnockout stage edit Semi finalsFinal 23 March Hofuf nbsp Australia p 1 2 26 March Al Mubarraz nbsp Egypt1 1 nbsp Australia2 3 23 March Al Mubarraz nbsp South Korea p 2 4 nbsp South Korea1 nbsp Saudi Arabia0 Third place 26 March Al Mubarraz nbsp Egypt2 2 nbsp Saudi Arabia p 2 4 Semi finals edit 23 March 202423 00 UTC 3Australia nbsp 1 1 nbsp EgyptG Kuol nbsp 15 pen J Hollman nbsp 22 o g PenaltiesCourtney Perkins nbsp Okon Engstler nbsp Girdwood Reich nbsp Velupillay nbsp Brook nbsp 2 1 nbsp Adel nbsp Faisal nbsp El Debes nbsp El Saaiy nbsp EidPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium HofufReferee Baraa Abu Aisha Palestine 23 March 202423 00 UTC 3South Korea nbsp 1 0 nbsp Saudi ArabiaEom Ji sung nbsp 41 Al Fateh Stadium Al Mubarraz Third place play off edit 26 March 202420 00 UTC 3Egypt nbsp 2 2 nbsp Saudi ArabiaSaber nbsp 5 Abdel Maguid nbsp 90 2 Al Sahafi nbsp 37 Al Nemer nbsp 86 PenaltiesFaisal nbsp Abdel Maguid nbsp Fayed nbsp El Maghrabi nbsp 2 4 nbsp S Al Zaid nbsp Al Julaydan nbsp Barnawi nbsp Al NemerAl Fateh Stadium Al MubarrazReferee Shiekh Ahmad Alaeddin Lebanon Final edit 26 March 202423 00 UTC 3Australia nbsp 2 2 nbsp South KoreaA Kuol nbsp 11 72 Report Lee Young jun nbsp 26 Kang Seong jin nbsp 62 PenaltiesA Kuol nbsp Italiano nbsp D Arrigo nbsp J Hollman nbsp G Kuol nbsp 3 4 nbsp Lee Tae seok nbsp Lee Kang hee nbsp An Jae jun nbsp Seo Myung guanAl Fateh Stadium Al MubarrazGoalscorers editThere were 29 goals scored in 12 matches for an average of 2 42 goals per match 3 goals nbsp Alou Kuol 2 goals nbsp Mohannad Abu Taha nbsp Aref Al Haj nbsp Baker Kalbouneh 1 goal nbsp Louis D Arrigo nbsp Garang Kuol nbsp Hossam Abdelmaguid nbsp Bilal Mazhar nbsp Mahmoud Saber nbsp Halgurd Jaafar nbsp Ali Sadiq nbsp Reziq Bani Hani nbsp Abdulaziz Al Faraj nbsp Meshari Al Nemer nbsp Marwan Al Sahafi nbsp Cho Hyun taek nbsp Eom Ji sung nbsp Kang Seong jin nbsp Lee Young jun nbsp Chitsanupong Choti nbsp Thanadol Kaosaart nbsp Mohammed Al Mansoori 1 own goal nbsp Jake Hollman against Egypt nbsp Reziq Bani Hani against Iraq Ranking editRank Team M W D L GF GA GD Points1 nbsp South Korea 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 72 nbsp Australia 3 1 2 0 5 4 1 53 nbsp Saudi Arabia 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 24 nbsp Egypt 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 55 nbsp Jordan 3 2 1 0 7 3 4 76 nbsp Iraq 3 0 1 2 3 6 3 17 nbsp Thailand 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 38 nbsp United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 1References edit The 5th Edition of the under 23 championship will host 4 teams from outside the region WAFF 26 February 2024 الشباب بدلا عن الأولمبي في غرب آسيا Iraq News Agency 12 February 2024 ٨ منتخبات تترقب قرعة بطولة تحت ٢٣ عاما الخامسة Drawing the draw for the fifth Under 23 Championship in Arabic WAFF 4 March 2024 Retrieved 8 March 2024 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2024 WAFF U 23 Championship amp oldid 1217499149, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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