| بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا التاسعة للناشئين | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Jordan |
| City | Aqaba |
| Dates | 21–30 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Jordan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Lebanon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 31 (2.07 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Nabi (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Azzedine Abu-Aqoula |
| Best goalkeeper | Jad Jawhar |
The 2022 WAFF U-16 Championship was the 9th edition of the WAFF U-16 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by the WAFF for the men's under-16 national teams of West Asia. It took place in Aqaba, Jordan, at the Aqaba Stadium. Eight teams played in the competition, with players born on or after 1 January 2006 eligible to participate.
Yemen, who won the previous edition in 2021, were the title holders;[1] they were eliminated in the group stage.[2] Hosts Jordan won the competition for the first time, after defeating Lebanon 1–0 in the final.[3]
- ^ Khaled, Nasser; Sakair, Abdalaala (25 May 2022). قرعة قوية لبطولة غرب اسيا للناشئين [Strong draw for the WAFF U-16 Championship]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ المنتخب العراقي يحسم صدارة المجموعة الأولى ببطولة الناشئين التاسعة [The Iraqi national team wins the first group of the ninth junior championship]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ الأردن يظفر بلقب غرب آسيا للناشئين [Jordan wins the WAFF U-16 Championship]. Kooora (in Arabic). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.