2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship

The 2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship was the 2nd edition of the WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Western Asia organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It was held in Bahrain from 29 December 2019 to 6 January 2020.^[1] Lebanon won their first title, after beating hosts Bahrain 3–0 in the final.^[2]

2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Bahrain
City	Isa Town
Dates	29 December 2019 – 6 January 2020
Teams	7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Lebanon (1st title)
Runners-up	Bahrain
Third place	Jordan
Fourth place	Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	50 (3.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lili Iskandar (7 goals)
Best player(s)	Emily Ibrahim
Best goalkeeper	Zahra Ali
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Teams

Seven teams competed in the tournament.^[1]

Country	Appearance	Previous best performance
Bahrain	1st	—
Iraq	1st	—
Jordan	2nd	Champions (2018)
Kuwait	1st	—
Lebanon	2nd	Runners-up (2018)
Palestine	2nd	Third place (2018)
United Arab Emirates	1st	—

Group stage

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lebanon	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Jordan	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
3	United Arab Emirates	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4	Advance to 5th place play-off
4	Iraq	3	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0

Source: WAFF

29 December 2019 (2019-12-29)

16:30

Iraq	2–4	United Arab Emirates
Muayad 65', 73'	Report	Alzarkan 24', 63' Rashid 61' Aljasimi 78'

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

29 December 2019 (2019-12-29)

17:30

Lebanon	3–0	Jordan
Al Tayar 4', 25' Kassap 73' (o.g.)	Report

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

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31 December 2019 (2019-12-31)

17:30

Jordan	4–0	Iraq
Almaiah 17' (pen.) Alluhaymaq 52', 59' Albtoosh 62' (pen.)	Report

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

31 December 2019 (2019-12-31)

20:30

United Arab Emirates	1–3	Lebanon
Alzarkan 71'	Report	Iskandar 14', 76' El Tayar 42'

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

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2 January 2020 (2020-01-02)

14:30

United Arab Emirates	0–0	Jordan
	Report

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

2 January 2020 (2020-01-02)

20:30

Lebanon	4–0	Iraq
Assaf 32' Salha 75' Nassif 76' Abi Faraj 81'	Report

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bahrain (H)	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Palestine	2	1	0	1	7	2	+5	3
3	Kuwait	2	0	0	2	1	11	−10	0	Advance to 5th place play-off

Source: WAFF
(H) Hosts

29 December 2019 (2019-12-29)

20:30

Kuwait	1–4	Bahrain
Alraqem 86'	Report	Sabkar 11', 81' Almannaei 45+1', 75'

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

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31 December 2019 (2019-12-31)

14:30

Palestine	7–0	Kuwait
Salama 9' Sarawi 39', 55' Nasrah 45+1' Bawatneh 47' Alhouti 66' (o.g.) Aldhafiri 90+2' (o.g.)	Report

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

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2 January 2020 (2020-01-02)

17:30

Bahrain	2–0	Palestine
Shattara 82' (o.g.) Almannaei 89'	Report

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

5th place play-off

5 January 2020 (2020-01-05)

17:30 (UTC+3)

United Arab Emirates	2–0	Kuwait
Alhammadi 42' Alzarkan 59'	Report

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Knockout stage

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

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	4 January – Khalifa Sports City
	Lebanon	4
					6 January – Khalifa Sports City
	Palestine	2
					Lebanon	3
	4 January – Khalifa Sports City
					Bahrain	0
	Bahrain (p)	0 (5)
	Jordan	0 (3)
					Third place
					6 January – Khalifa Sports City
					Palestine	1
					Jordan	3

Semi-finals

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04)

17:00

Lebanon	4–2	Palestine
Iskandar 28', 42', 45' El Tayar 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Bawatneh 67' Shattara 75'

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04)

20:30

Bahrain	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Jordan
	Report
Penalties
	5–3

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Third place play-off

6 January 2020 (2020-01-06)

17:30

Palestine	1–3	Jordan
Alshakhshir 72'	Report	Abusa'ad 45' Al Barghouthy 54', 75'

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Final

6 January 2020 (2020-01-06)

20:30

Lebanon	3–0	Bahrain
Iskandar 45+1', 87' El Tayar 53'	Report

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Statistics

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Lebanon	5	5	0	0	17	3	+14	15	Champions
2	Bahrain	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	7	Runners-up
3	Jordan	5	2	2	1	7	4	+3	8	Third place
4	Palestine	4	1	0	3	10	9	+1	3	Fourth place
5	United Arab Emirates	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	7	Fifth place
6	Kuwait	3	0	0	3	1	13	−12	0	Sixth place
7	Iraq	3	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0	Eliminated in Group stage

Source: WAFF

Goalscorers

There were 50 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.57 goals per match.

7 goals

• Lili Iskandar

5 goals

• Farah El Tayar

4 goals

• Shahd Alzarkan

3 goals

• Alannoud Almannaei

2 goals

• Leleya Sabkar
• Tbarek Muayad
• Tala Al Barghouthy
• Sima Alluhaymaq
• Dana Bawatneh
• Hala Sarawi

1 goal

• Leen Abusa'ad
• Lujain Albtoosh
• Lina Almaiah
• Muneerah Alraqem
• Zeina Abi Faraj
• Zahraa Assaf
• Rachelle Nassif
• Syntia Salha
• Sara Alshakhshir
• Camellia Nasrah
• Tina Salama
• Jeniver Shattara
• Rawan Alhammadi
• Najla Aljasimi
• Ghanima Rashid

1 own goal

• Rawned Kassap (against Lebanon)
• Sarah Aldhafiri (against Palestine)
• Nour Alhouti (against Palestine)
• Jeniver Shattara (against Bahrain)

Source: WAFF