# 2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship

The 2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship was the inaugrual edition of the WAFF U-15 Girls Championship, an international women's football youth tournament organised by the West Asian Football Federation for the women's under-15 national teams of West Asia. the United Arab Emirates hosted the tournament from 7 to 15 April in Dubai. A total of six teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.
Jordan claimed the title, being crowned the first-ever champions, after beating Lebanon on penalties in the final.

## Participation
### Participating teams

Six (out of 12) WAFF nations entered the final competition.
| Team | App. | Previous best performance |
| Bahrain | 1st | Debut |
| Jordan | 1st | Debut |
| Lebanon | 1st | Debut |
| Palestine | 1st | Debut |
| Syria | 1st | Debut |
| United Arab Emirates | 1st | Debut |

### Draw

The final draw was held on 6 April 2018, 10:00 GST, at UAE Football Association headquarters in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.

## Group stage

The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals, while the third-placed teams competed in the 5th place playoff.
All times are local, GST (UTC+4)

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Palestine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | Fifth place match |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Jordan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Lebanon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Syria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 | Fifth place match |

## Placement matches

The host, the United Arab Emirates, finished fifth after defeating Syria in the 5th place match.

### Fifth place match
## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 13 April - Dubai | 13 April - Dubai |
| Palestine | 1 |
| Palestine | 1 | 24 June - [Dubai | 24 June - [Dubai |
| Lebanon | 7 | 24 June - [Dubai | 24 June - [Dubai |
| Lebanon | 7 | Lebanon | 1 (3) |
| 13 April - Dubai | 13 April - Dubai | | Lebanon | 1 (3) |
| 13 April - Dubai | 13 April - Dubai | Jordan (p) | 1 (4) |
| Jordan | 5 | Jordan (p) | 1 (4) |
| Bahrain | 0 | | |
| Bahrain | 0 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 24 June - Dubai | 24 June - Dubai |
| | | Palestine | 2 |
| | | Bahrain | 0 |

### Final
## Champion

* 2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship champion
* Jordan First title

## Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Top Goalscorer | Best player | Best Goalkeeper |
| Aleen Al-Sweilmin | Enas Al-Jamaeen | Zahra Ali |

## Goalscorers

There were 59 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 5.36 goals per match.
6 goals
* Aleen Al-Sweilmin
5 goals
* Enas Al-Jamaeen
4 goals
* Lina Al-Maiah
* Zaina Hassan
* Christy Maalouf
3 goals
* Joud Qaddourah
* Dana Bawatneh
* Shahd Al Zarkan
2 goals
* Dana Charafedein
* Lujain Al-Btoosh
* Syntia Salha
* Nathalie AlAbed
* Farah El Tayar
* Jeniver Shattara
* Leen Fawwaqa
* Aalya Al Zaabi
1 goal
* Aneesa Al Mahmood
* Maryam Khaled
* Shaima Al-Hadidi
* Maria Mansour
* Hiba Allouch
* Zahraa Assaf
* Lina Jaffar
* Sara Al Shakhshir
* Roaa Gharib
* Sendya Al Mazrouei
1 own goal
* Ranim Marouf

## Final ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | Jordan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | +23 | 10 | Champions |
| 2 | Lebanon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 7 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Palestine | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 | Third place |
| 4 | Bahrain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | Fourth place |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | Fifth place |
| 6 | Syria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | −24 | 0 | Sixth place |