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2009 WAFF U-15 Championship

The 2009 WAFF U-15 Championship was the third edition of the WAFF U-15 Championship, an under-15 international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It took place in Amman, Jordan from 13 to 18 August 2009, featuring 9 teams.

2009 WAFF U-15 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryJordan Jordan
CityAmman
Dates13–18 August
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (2nd title)
Runners-up Syria
Third place Iraq
Fourth place Jordan
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored47 (3.62 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Hussein Abdullah Alfuadi (7 goals)
← 2007
2013 →

Participating nations

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9 West Asian Federation teams entered the competition.[1]

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
  Bahrain 1st — —
  Iran 3rd 2007 Champions (2005)
  Iraq 3rd 2007 Third place (2005)
  Jordan 3rd 2007 Third place (2007)
  Kuwait 1st — —
  Palestine 2nd 2005 Group stage (2005)
  Syria 3rd 2007 Champions (2007)
  United Arab Emirates 1st — —
  Yemen 1st — —

Venues

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The competition was played in two venues in the city of Amman.

Amman
Amman
King Abdullah II Stadium Petra Stadium
   
Capacity: 13,265 Capacity: 6,000

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iraq 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Knockout stage
2   Syria 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3   Yemen 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Source: goalzz
Yemen  0–6  Iraq
Iraq  3–1  Syria
Yemen  0–3  Syria

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iran 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Knockout stage
2   United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3   Kuwait 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
Source: goalzz
United Arab Emirates  2–1  Kuwait
Kuwait  1–3  Iran
United Arab Emirates  0–1  Iran

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Jordan 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Knockout stage
2   Bahrain 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3   Palestine 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
Source: goalzz
Jordan  2–1  Bahrain
Bahrain  3–1  Palestine
Jordan  1–1  Palestine

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.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A   Syria[a] 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3 Knockout stage
2 C   Bahrain 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
3 B   United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Source: kooora
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ Syria and Bahrain finished with an identical record, and equal claim on second place in their respective groups. Therefore, a draw was held to determine the qualified team and it was Syria that was drawn as the best runner-up team.

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 August
 
 
  Iraq3 (3)
 
18 August
 
  Iran (p)3 (4)
 
  Iran3
 
17 August
 
  Syria2
 
  Jordan0
 
 
  Syria2
 
Third place
 
 
18 August
 
 
  Iraq3
 
 
  Jordan1

Semi-finals

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Iraq  3–3  Iran
Penalties
3–4
Jordan  0–2  Syria

Third place

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Iraq  3–1  Jordan

Final

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Iran  3–2  Syria

Champion

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 2009 WAFF U-15 Championship champion 
 
Iran
Second title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There have been 47 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 3.62 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "3rd WAFF U15 Boys Championship - Jordan 2009". the-waff.com.
  2. ^ "West Asian Under 15 Championship 2009". goalzz.com.
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