2025 WAFF U-17 Championship

2025 WAFF U-17 Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الحادية عشرة للناشئين 2025
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
CityAqaba
Dates27 October – 4 November
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-up Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored23 (1.92 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Mustafa Al-Nasseri
Syria Abdulhadi Al-Hariri
Lebanon Adnan Madi
(2 goals)
Best playerSaudi Arabia Khaled Sharahili
Best goalkeeperLebanon Jason Fenianos
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The 2025 WAFF U-17 Championship was the 12th edition of the WAFF U-17 Championship organised by the WAFF.[1] It was held in Aqaba, Jordan from 27 October to 4 November.[2] Seven members participated in the competition.

Players born on or after 1 January 2009 were eligible to participate in the competition.

Syria were the defending champions but were eliminated at the semi-finals. Saudi Arabia won its second title, defeating Lebanon 5–3 on penalties.[3]

Draw

The draw ceremony took place on 16 October 2025, and the seven teams were divided into two groups.[4][5] Teams in the same group in the AFC U-17 qualifiers were guaranteed not to be in the same group in this tournament.

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Knockout stage
2  Lebanon 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3  Iraq 3 1 0 2 5 3 +2 3
4  Kuwait 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Iraq
  • Maimani 31'
  • Alaa 90+7'
  • Haidar 90'
Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Kuwait 0–0 Lebanon
Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Iraq 4–0 Kuwait
  • Al-Nasseri 6', 28'
  • Hareb 55'
  • Jale 90+4'
Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Lebanon 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Lebanon 1–0 Iraq
  • Madi 45+2'
Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Kuwait
  • Sharahili 80'
Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Syria 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Knockout stage
2  Jordan (H) 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3  Palestine 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Jordan 1–0 Palestine
  • Al-Malahi 48'
 Report
Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Palestine 2–4 Syria
  • Obeid 5'
  • Kafafi 90'
 Report
  • A. Al-Hariri 39'
  • B. Al-Hariri 44'
  • Al-Haji 62'
  • Faraj
Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Syria 1–0 Jordan
  • A. Al-Hariri 66'
 Report
Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Syria 1–1 Lebanon
  • Bakour 60'
 Report
  • Bedran 11'
Penalties
  • Al-Faraj soccer ball with check mark
  • Al-Jassem soccer ball with check mark
  • A. Al-Hariri soccer ball with red X
  • B. Al-Hariri soccer ball with check mark
  • Bakour soccer ball with red X
  • Hamoud soccer ball with red X
 3–4
  • Kiami soccer ball with check mark
  • Assaf soccer ball with check mark
  • Daher soccer ball with red X
  • Chahine soccer ball with red X
  • Abi Mansour soccer ball with check mark
  • Assy soccer ball with check mark
Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Jordan
  • Al-Hazemi 13'
 Report
  • Abu Saad 89'
Penalties
  • Al-Batli soccer ball with red X
  • Al-Bayoumi soccer ball with check mark
  • Sharahili soccer ball with check mark
  • Drahihm soccer ball with red X
  • Al-Hashem soccer ball with check mark
  • Al-Malfi soccer ball with check mark
 4–3
  • Qadadeh soccer ball with red X
  • Tbaishat soccer ball with red X
  • Amro soccer ball with check mark
  • Sarhan soccer ball with check mark
  • Marqa soccer ball with check mark
  • Al-Jawhari soccer ball with red X
Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba

Final

Lebanon 1–1 Saudi Arabia
  • Madi 73'
 Report
  • Al-Nabi 89'
Penalties
  • Kiami soccer ball with red X
  • Assaf soccer ball with check mark
  • Safieddine soccer ball with check mark
  • Assy soccer ball with check mark
 3–5
  • Al-Nabi soccer ball with check mark
  • Al-Batli soccer ball with check mark
  • Sharahili soccer ball with check mark
  • Al-Mani soccer ball with check mark
  • Al-Hashem soccer ball with check mark
Al-Aqaba Stadium, Aqaba

Goalscorers

There were 23 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 1.92 goals per match.

2 goals

  • Iraq Mustafa Al-Nasseri
  • Syria Abdulhadi Al-Hariri
  • Lebanon Adnan Madi

1 goal

  • Saudi Arabia Ammar Maimani
  • Saudi Arabia Faisal Alaa
  • Saudi Arabia Khaled Sharahili
  • Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Hazemi
  • Saudi Arabia Yazan Al-Nabi
  • Iraq Montader Haidar
  • Iraq Alamir Haidar Hareb
  • Iraq Yousif Jale
  • Jordan Sleman Elyan Al-Malahi
  • Jordan Mamdouh Abu Saad
  • Palestine Jamal Obeid
  • Palestine Adam Kafafi
  • Syria Bashar Al-Hariri
  • Syria Mahmoud Al-Haji
  • Syria Ahmad Faraj
  • Syria Imad Bakour
  • Lebanon Youssef Bedran

References

  1. ^ "Three matches with the opening of the 12th Junior Championship". the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  2. ^ "West Asian Junior Championship draw". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  3. ^ "المنتخب السعودي يتوج بلقب بطولة الناشئين الثانية عشرة". the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  4. ^ "قرعة بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا للناشئين تضع فلسطين مع الأردن وسوريا في المجموعة الثانية" [The draw for the West Asian Youth Federation Championship puts Palestine with Jordan and Syria in the second]. msdrnews.com (in Arabic). 16 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  5. ^ "القرعة تضع منتخب الناشئين في المجموعة الثانية ببطولة غرب آسيا" [The draw puts the junior team in the second group of the West Asian Championship]. maqar.com (in Arabic). 16 October 2025.
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