| بطولة الديار العربية غرب آسيا للشباب السعودية 2024 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| City | Taif |
| Dates | 25 June – 5 July |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Saudi Arabia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | United Arab Emirates |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 55 (2.62 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mohammed Al-Mansoori ( 4 goals ) |
← 2021 | |
The 2024 WAFF U-19 Championship, also known as 2024 Al-Dyar Al-Arbiya WAFF U-19 Championship (Arabic: بطولة الديار العربية غرب آسيا للشباب) for sponsorship reasons, was the third edition of the WAFF U-19 Championship, the international youth football championship organised by West Asian Football Federation for the men's under-19 national teams of West Asia. Saudi Arabia is hosting the tournament in Taif from 25 June to 5 July 2024. A total of twelve teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2005 eligible to participate.
Iraq were the two-time defending champions, having won the title in every edition so far.
Participating teams
11 (out of 12) WAFF member nations competed in the tournament. Albania was invited to participate as a guest nation.
| Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1st | Debut | |
| Bahrain | 3rd | 2021 (Group stage) | Group stage (2019, 2021) |
| Iraq | 3rd | 2021 (Champions) | Champions (2019, 2021) |
| Jordan | 3rd | 2021 (Group stage) | Third place (2019) |
| Kuwait | 2nd | 2021 (Group stage) | Group stage (2021) |
| Lebanon | 2nd | 2021 (Runners-up) | Runners-up (2021) |
| Oman | 1st | Debut | |
| Palestine | 3rd | 2021 (Group stage) | Fourth place (2019) |
| Saudi Arabia | 1st | Debut | |
| Syria | 2nd | 2021 (Group stage) | Group stage (2021) |
| United Arab Emirates | 3rd | 2021 (Group stage) | Runners-up (2019) |
| Yemen | 2nd | 2021 (Group stage) | Group stage (2021) |
- Did not enter
Draw
The draw was held on 18 June 2024 at the Federation's headquarters.
Match officials
Referees
Assistant referees
Group stage
The times are according to Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Yemen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Oman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| Oman | 2–1 | Kuwait |
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| Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | Yemen |
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| Yemen | 3–1 | Oman |
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| Kuwait | 1–1 | Yemen |
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| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Oman |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Albania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Iraq | 0–0 | Jordan |
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| Report (JFA) Report (WAFF) |
Okaz Club Stadium, Taif
| Lebanon | 0–2 | Albania |
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| Report (LFA) Report (FSHF) Report (WAFF) |
Okaz Club Stadium, Taif
| Albania | 1–1 | Iraq |
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Okaz Club Stadium, Taif
| Jordan | 2–0 | Lebanon |
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Okaz Club Stadium, Taif
| Jordan | 3–0 | Albania |
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| Report (JFA) Report (FSHF) Report (WAFF) |
Referee: Mohammed Al-Harmoudi (United Arab Emirates)
| Lebanon | 0–2 | Iraq |
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Okaz Club Stadium, Taif
Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Syria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Palestine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Bahrain | 1–3 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Palestine | 1–1 | Bahrain |
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Referee: Khaled Basaleh (Yemen)
| United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | Syria |
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| United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Palestine |
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Referee: Sami Al-Jurais (Saudi Arabia)
Ranking of best runners-up
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | C | Syria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | A | Yemen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | B | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
Source: WAFF
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Jordan | 1–2 | United Arab Emirates |
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Final
Goalscorers
There were 35 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.92 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Awad Aman (against Yemen)
References
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