WAFF U-23 Championship
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| Organiser(s) | WAFF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| Region | West Asia |
| Teams | 11 |
| Current champions | File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman (1st title) |
| Most championships | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman (1 title each) |
| File:Soccerball current event.svg 2025 WAFF U-23 Championship | |
The WAFF U-23 Championship (Arabic: بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم تحت 23 عام) is an annual international football competition organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-23 national teams of West Asia.[1][2]
Results
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Teams reaching the top four
[edit | edit source]| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Semi-finalist | Total (Top 4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 1 (2022) | 1 (2021) | 1 (2024) | – | – | 3 |
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 1 (2015) | 1 (2023) | – | – | – | 2 |
| File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman | 1 (2025) | – | – | 1 (2022) | 1 (2023) | 3 |
| File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | 1 (2021) | 1 (2025) | – | – | 1 (2023) | 3 |
| File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq | 1 (2023) | – | – | – | 1 (2021) | 2 |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 1 (2024) | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| File:Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria | – | 1 (2015) | 2 (2022, 2025) | – | 1 (2021) | 4 |
| File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | – | 1 (2022) | 1 (2015) | – | – | 2 |
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | – | 1 (2024) | – | – | – | 1 |
| File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen | – | – | – | 1 (2015) | – | 1 |
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | – | – | – | 1 (2024) | – | 1 |
| File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | – | – | – | 1 (2025) | – | 1 |
- Results from host teams shown in bold
Comprehensive team results by tournament
[edit | edit source]Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- SF – Semi-finals (no third place match)
- GS – Group stage
- Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
- • – Did not qualify
- × – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
- – Hosts
- No longer or not a WAFF member
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | 2015 Qatar (10) |
2021 Saudi Arabia (11) |
2022 Saudi Arabia (6) |
2023 Iraq (9) |
2024 Saudi Arabia (8) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 2nd | 1 | ||||
| File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | GS | GS | GS | × | × | 3 |
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 4th | 1 | ||||
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 1st | 2nd | 2 | |||
| File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq | × | SF | × | 1st | 6th | 3 |
| File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | GS | 1st | × | SF | 5th | 4 |
| File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait | × | GS | × | × | × | 1 |
| File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | × | GS | GS | GS | × | 3 |
| File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman | GS | GS | 4th | SF | × | 4 |
| File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine | GS | GS | × | GS | × | 3 |
| File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 3rd | × | 2nd | × | × | 2 |
| File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | GS | 2nd | 1st | × | 3rd | 4 |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 1st | 1 | ||||
| File:Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria | 2nd | SF | 3rd | GS | × | 4 |
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 7th | 1 | ||||
| File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | GS | GS | × | GS | 8th | 4 |
| File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen | 4th | GS | × | GS | × | 3 |
Awards
[edit | edit source]| Tournament | Most Valuable Player | Top goalscorer(s) | Goals | Best goalkeeper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran Amir Arsalan Motahari | Qatar Akram Afif | 4 | Iran Mohammad Reza Akhbari | |
| Jordan Yazan Al-Naimat | Jordan Mohammad Aburiziq | Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Aqidi | ||
| Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Ghamdi | Oman Al Faraj Al Kiyumi Oman Nasser Al Rawahi Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Ghamdi Saudi Arabia Ziyad Al-Johani Saudi Arabia Mohammed Maran Syria Mohamad Rihanieh |
2 | Syria Waseem Ayoub | |
| Iraq Muntadher Mohammed | Iraq Hussein Abdullah | 3 | Iraq Kumel Al-Rekabe |
Winning coaches
[edit | edit source]Overall team records
[edit | edit source]Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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