2022 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship

Women's national youth association football tournament

2022 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship
Tournament details
Host countryLebanon
CityJounieh
Dates19–25 October
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Lebanon A (2nd title)
Runners-up Syria
Third place Jordan
Fourth place Lebanon B
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored30 (3.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Jordan Maya Owaisat
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Lebanon Christy Maalouf
Best goalkeeperSyria Raneem Abo Lateef
← 2019
International football competition

The 2022 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship was the third edition of the WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Western Asia organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It was held in Lebanon from 19 to 25 October 2022.[1]

Host Lebanon entered two teams – Team A (U-18) and Team B (U-16) – due to the low number of the participating teams (three) after Iraq and Palestine withdrew from the tournament.[2] Lebanon A finished the tournament in first place, after beating Syria 5–1 in the final; Jordan won 2–1 against Lebanon B to claim third place.[3]

Teams

Four teams competed in the tournament.[4] Iraq and Palestine initially confirmed participation but announced their withdrawal before the draw.

Country Appearance Previous best performance
 Jordan 3rd Champions (2018)
 Lebanon A 3rd Champions (2019)
 Lebanon B 1st —
 Syria 1st —

Draw

The draw was held on 29 September 2022 at 13:00 AST (UTC+3).[5]

Squads

Players born between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2009 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Group stage

Lebanon A v Lebanon B, 19 October 2022

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Lebanon A (H) 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to final
2  Syria 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3  Jordan 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3 Advance to third place play-off
4  Lebanon B (H) 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Syria 4–3 Jordan
  • Dayoub 19', 66'
  • Noureddin 23', 71'
 Report
  • Owaisat 43', 60'
  • Arabi 80' (o.g.)
Lebanon A 4–1 Lebanon B
 Report
  • Abdine 78'
Referee: Baddour Alesar (Syria)
Lebanon B 0–3 Syria
Report
  • Mohammad 4'
  • Jarbou 15'
  • Gharib 53'
Referee: Esra'a AlMbaidin (Jordan)
Jordan 0–2 Lebanon A
Report
Jordan 2–0 Lebanon B
  • Shuwayyat 45'
  • Owaisat 73'
 Report
Lebanon A 2–0 Syria
  • Fayad 13' (pen.)
  • Assaf 87'
 Report

Knockout stage

 
Final
 
  
 
25 October - Fouad Chehab Stadium
 
 
 Lebanon A5
 
 
 Syria1
 
 
 
 
 
Third place play-off
 
 
25 October - Fouad Chehab Stadium
 
 
 Jordan2
 
 
 Lebanon B1
 

Third place play-off

Jordan 2–1 Lebanon B
  • Owaisat 2'
  • AlTmaizy 45+2' (pen.)
 Report

Final

Lebanon A 5–1 Syria
 Report
  • Dayoub 59'

Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[7]

Top Goalscorer Best player Best Goalkeeper
Jordan Maya Owaisat (4 goals) Lebanon Christy Maalouf Syria Raneem Abo Lateef


Goalscorers

There were 30 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.

4 goals

  • Jordan Maya Owaisat

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Syria Shatha Arabi

Source: WAFF

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2022 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship.
  1. ^ "The West Asian Federation signs an agreement with the Lebanese Federation to host the third U-18 Girls Championship". www.the-waff.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Lebanon Will Host The 3rd WAFF U18 Girls Championship 2022". the961.com. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. ^ "The Lebanese national team wins the third U-18 women's championship". the-Waff.com. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Draw for the 3rd U-18 Girls Championship September 29". www.the-waff.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  5. ^ "مباراتان في افتتاح بطولة الشابات الثالثة – لبنان ٢٠٢٢".
  6. ^ "Group A matches". pbs.twimg.com. 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  7. ^ "The Lebanese national team wins the third U-18 women's championship". the-Waff.com. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.