2026 WAFF U-17 Championship
| بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الحادية عشرة للناشئين 2026 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Jordan |
| City | Aqaba |
| Dates | 26 September – 5 October |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 WAFF U-17 Championship will be the 13th edition of the WAFF U-17 Championship organised by the WAFF.[1] It will be held in Aqaba, Jordan from 26 September to 5 October.[2] Seven members will participate in the competition.
Players born on or after 1 January 2010 are eligible to participate in the competition.
Saudi Arabia are the defending champions of the competition, but will not participate in this edition.[3]
Draw
[edit]The draw ceremony took place on 9 September 2026, to which 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
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lebanon |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Yemen |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Palestine |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Syria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jordan (H) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Oman |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
| Jordan | 3–1 | Oman |
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Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]| Winners of Group A | Semi-final 1 | Runners-up of Group B |
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| Winners of Group B | Semi-final 2 | Runners-up of Group A |
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Final
[edit]| Winners of Semi-final 1 | v | Winners of Semi-final 2 |
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Expected matches in the 13th Junior Championship". the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 9 September 2026. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
- ↑ "West Asian Junior Championship draw". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. 9 September 2026. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
- ↑ "المنتخب السعودي يتوج بلقب بطولة الناشئين الثانية عشرة". the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.