2013 WAFF U-16 Championship
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = WAFF U-16 Championship
| year = 2013
| other_titles =
| image = 2013 WAFF U-16 Championship.png
| size =
| alt =
| caption =
| city =
| country = Palestine
| dates = 18–21 August
| num_teams = 4
| confederations =
| sub-confederations = 1
| associations =
| venues = 3
| cities = 3
| champion_other = {{fbu|17|IRQ}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{fbu|17|UAE}}
| third_other = {{fbu|17|JOR}}
| fourth_other = {{fbu|17|PLE}}
| matches = 6
| goals = 23
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{fbicon|IRQ}} Ameer Sabah (3 goals)
| player =
| young_player =
| goalkeeper =
| prevseason = 2009
| nextseason = 2015
}}
The 2013 WAFF U-16 Championship is the fourth edition of the WAFF Youth Competition. The previous edition was an Under-15 age group competition held in Jordan in 2009.
Participating nations
4 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Team
! data-sort-type="number" |Appearance ! data-sort-type="number" |Last appearance ! Previous best performance |
|---|
| {{fbu|15|IRQ}}
| 4th | 2009 |
| {{fbu|15|JOR}}
| 4th | 2009 | Third place (2007) |
| {{fbu|15|PLE}}
| 3rd | 2009 |
| {{fbu|15|UAE}}
| 2nd | 2009 | Group stage (2009) |
Tournament information
All games were hosted at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium.{{cite web|script-title=ar:أربع منتخبات في بطولة غرب آسيا للناشئين|url=http://www.the-waff.com/more.asp?newsid=762&catid=5&lang=arb|publisher=the-waff.com|accessdate=16 August 2013|language=Arabic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820111415/http://www.the-waff.com/more.asp?newsid=762&catid=5&lang=arb|archive-date=20 August 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Initially, players and staff had been denied entry to the West Bank by Israeli authorities.{{cite web|title=Palestinians demand FIFA action after Israelis refuse entry for WAFF teams|url=http://www.insideworldfootball.com/world-football/asia/13082-palestinians-demand-fifa-action-after-israelis-refuse-entry-for-waff-tournament|publisher=Inside World Football|accessdate=17 August 2013|date=16 August 2013}} Israel issued entry visas following an intervention from Jordanian prince and FIFA Vice-President Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein.{{cite web|title=Israel backs down and issues entry permits for WAFF championship in Palestine|url=http://www.insideworldfootball.com/world-football/asia/13084-israel-backs-down-and-issues-entry-permits-for-waff-championship-in-palestine|publisher=Inside World Football|accessdate=17 August 2013|date=16 August 2013}} The competition has been temporarily postponed due to the issue.
Results
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
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|team2=UAE|name_UAE={{fbu|17|UAE}}
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|team4=PLE|name_PLE={{fbu|17|PLE}}
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|win_UAE=2|draw_UAE=1|loss_UAE=0|gf_UAE=8|ga_UAE=3
|win_JOR=0|draw_JOR=1|loss_JOR=2|gf_JOR=3|ga_JOR=8
|win_PLE=0|draw_PLE=1|loss_PLE=2|gf_PLE=2|ga_PLE=10
|col_1ST=Gold|text_1ST=
|result1=1ST
|col_2ND=Silver|text_2ND=
|result2=2ND
|col_3RD=#cc9966|text_3RD=
|result3=3RD
|update=complete|source=[http://www.the-waff.com/eng/results.php?id=25 WAFF]
}}
{{football box
|date = 18 August 2013
|time = 16:05
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|PLE}}
|score = 2–2
|report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/384_match.pdf
|team2 = {{fbu|17|JOR}}
|goals1 =
- Dahla {{goal|42||61}}
|goals2 =
- Alzu'bi {{goal|45+1}}
- Alja'afreh {{goal|82}}
|stadium = Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
|attendance =
|referee = Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Ajeel Al-Zaabi (United Arab Emirates)
}}
{{football box
|date = 18 August 2013
|time = 19:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|UAE}}
|score = 2–2
|report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/385_match.pdf
|team2 = {{fbu|17|IRQ}}
|goals1 =
- Lafi {{goal|16}}
- Al-Matroushi {{goal|80}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
|attendance =
|referee = Jawad Assi (Palestine)
}}
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{{football box
|date = 19 August 2013
|time = 17:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|JOR}}
|score = 1–2
|report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/386_match.pdf
|team2 = {{fbu|17|UAE}}
|goals1 =
- Tannous {{goal|10}}
|goals2 =
- Al Otaiba {{goal|7||72}}
|stadium = Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
|attendance =
|referee = Falah Abid Saad (Iraq)
}}
{{football box
|date = 19 August 2013
|time = 19:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IRQ}}
|score = 4–0
|report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/388_match.pdf
|team2 = {{fbu|17|PLE}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Hussein Bin Ali Stadium, Hebron
|attendance =
|referee = Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Ajeel Al-Zaabi (United Arab Emirates)
}}
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{{football box
|date = 21 August 2013
|time = 16:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|PLE}}
|score = 0–4
|report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/389_match.pdf
|team2 = {{fbu|17|UAE}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Al-Matroushi {{goal|45+1}}
- Malalla {{goal|48}}
- Al Hammadi {{goal|53}}
- Saleh {{goal|62}}
|stadium = Dura International Stadium, Dura
|attendance =
|referee = Falah Abid Saad (Iraq)
}}
{{football box
|date = 21 August 2013
|time = 19:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|JOR}}
|score = 0–4
|report = http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/390_match.pdf
|team2 = {{fbu|17|IRQ}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Dura International Stadium, Dura
|attendance =
|referee = Marwan Wazwaz (Palestine)
}}
Champion
{{winners|fbu|16|2013 WAFF U-16 Championship champion|Iraq|First}}
Statistics
=Goalscorers=
{{Goalscorers
|goals=23|matches=6
|ongoing=no
|3 goals=
- {{fbicon|IRQ}} Ameer Sabah
|2 goals=
- {{fbicon|IRQ}} Husam Mahmood
- {{fbicon|IRQ}} Sajjad Jassim
- {{fbicon|PLE}} Raed Dahla
- {{fbicon|UAE}} Faisel Al-Matroushi
- {{fbicon|UAE}} Eissa Al Otaiba
|1 goal=
- {{fbicon|IRQ}} Hayder Ali Abboodi
- {{fbicon|IRQ}} Mohammed Hadi
- {{fbicon|IRQ}} Ali Tuaimah
- {{fbicon|JOR}} Baha'Aldeen Alja'afreh
- {{fbicon|JOR}} Ahmad Tannous
- {{fbicon|JOR}} Abdel Shokri Alzu'bi
- {{fbicon|UAE}} Khamis Saleh
- {{fbicon|UAE}} Hammadi
- {{fbicon|UAE}} Majd Lafi
- {{fbicon|UAE}} Abdulla Malalla{{fact|date=November 2023}}
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|url=http://www.the-waff.com/teams.asp?competID=25&pageID=3&Lang=eng}}
{{West Asian Football Federation Championship}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:WAFF}}