2023 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship

2023 WAFF U-17 Women's Championship
بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الرابعة للناشئات
Tournament details
Host countryJordan
CityZarqa
Dates9–15 November
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Syria (1st title)
Runners-up Jordan
Third place Lebanon
Fourth place Iraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored25 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Lebanon Lea El Hage Ali
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Syria Mai AlJany
Best goalkeeperJordan Cileen Seif
2023

The 2023 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship was the fourth edition of the WAFF U-16 Girls Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Western Asia organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). The final tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Lebanon.[1] However, the tournament was relocated to Jordan due to the adjacent Israel–Hamas war.[2]

Lebanon were two-time defending champions, having won the last two editions, but failed to defend their title, falling short of the final. Instead, However, they played in the third-place match and secured the bronze medal. in the other hand, Syria were crowned champions after defeating hosts Jordan 1–0 in the final.[3][4] This marked Syria's first-ever major title in women's football across all age categories.[5][6]

  1. ^ "بطولة الناشئات الرابعة في لبنان" [WAFF Under-17 Girls Championship in Lebanon]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. ^ "نقل بطولة الناشئات الرابعة إلى الأردن" [Relocating U-17 girls championship to Jordan]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). WAFF. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  3. ^ "المنتخب السوري يتوج بلقب بطولة الناشئات الرابعة" [The Syrian team wins the title of the fourth U-17 Women's Championship.]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  4. ^ "سوريا تفوز على الأردن وتتوج بلقب غرب آسيا للناشئات" [Syria defeats Jordan and wins the West Asia U-17 Women's Championship.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 15 November 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ^ "ناشئات سوريا يتوجن بلقب بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الرابعة" [Syria's U-17 girls' team wins the title of the fourth West Asia Federation Championship.]. elsport.com (in Arabic). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  6. ^ "للمرة الأولى.. منتخب سورية للناشئات يحقق بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم" [For the first time, the Syrian U-17 women's team wins the West Asia Football Championship]. damapost.com (in Arabic). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.