2022 WAFF U-23 Championship

2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم تحت 23 عاما
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
CityJeddah
Dates3–15 November
Teams6 (from 1 confederation) (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Runners-up Qatar
Third place Syria
Fourth place Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored26 (2.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)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 goals each)
Best player(s)Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Ghamdi[1]
Best goalkeeperSyria Waseem Ayoub[1]
2021
2023

The 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship was the third edition of the WAFF U-23 Championship the international age-restricted football championship organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-23 national teams of West Asia. A total of six teams competed in the tournament.

The tournament was originally going to be held in Iraq from 3 to 18 November 2022,[2] but was relocated to Saudi Arabia due to the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis.[3] Jordan, the defending champions, did not take part in the tournament. Saudi Arabia won their first title after defeating Qatar 3–1 in the final.[4]

  1. ^ a b ""الأخضر" السعودي يتوج بلقب النسخة الثالثة من بطولة تحت ٢٣ عاماً".
  2. ^ "بطولتا الناشئين التاسعة وتحت ٢٣ الثالثة في الأردن والعراق" (in Arabic). the-waff.com. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. ^ "السعودية تستضيف النسخة الثالثة من بطولة تحت ٢٣ عاماً".
  4. ^ "الأولمبي السعودي يتوج ببطولة غرب آسيا".