• Source: 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship

      • The 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship was the second edition of the WAFF U-23 Championship, an under-23 international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It took place in Saudi Arabia from 4 to 12 October 2021, featuring 11 teams. Only players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to participate. Iran were the defending champions; however, they couldn't defend the title after they joined CAFA.
      Jordan won their first tournament, beating hosts Saudi Arabia 3–1 in the final.


      Teams




      = Participants

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      A total of eleven teams participated in the competition. All WAFF members, other than Qatar, agreed to take part in the tournament.


      = Draw

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      The eleven teams were drawn into three groups on 12 September 2021: Group A and B with four teams and Group C with three. The three group winners, alongside the best group runner-up, directly advanced to the knock-out stage.


      = Squads

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      Each team had to register a squad of up to 23 players, three of whom goalkeepers.


      Venues




      Group stage


      The three group winners and the best group runner-up advanced to the semi-finals.
      All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


      = Group A

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      = Group B

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      = Group C

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      = Ranking of second-placed teams

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      The best runner-up team from the three groups advanced to the semi-finals along with the three group winners. Group C contained only three teams compared to four teams in the other two groups. Therefore, the results against the fourth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.


      Knockout stage




      = Bracket

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      = Semi-finals

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      = Final

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      = Champion

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      Statistics




      = Goalscorers

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      There have been 51 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.
      4 goals

      3 goals

      2 goals

      1 goal


      = Awards

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      Player of the Tournament
      Yazan Al-Naimat
      Golden Boot
      Mohammad Aburiziq
      Golden Glove
      Nawaf Al-Aqidi


      References

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