2021 WAFF U-23 Championship


The 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship was the second edition of the WAFF U-23 Championship, an under-23 international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation. It took place in Saudi Arabia from 4 to 12 October 2021, featuring 11 teams. Only players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to participate. Iran were the defending champions; however, they couldn't defend the title after they joined CAFA.
Jordan won their first tournament, beating hosts Saudi Arabia 3–1 in the [|final].

Teams

Participants

A total of eleven teams participated in the competition. All WAFF members, other than Qatar, agreed to take part in the tournament.
TeamAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
2nd[2015 West Asian Football Federation|WAFF U-23 Championship|2015]Group stage
1stDebut –
2nd2015Group stage
1stDebut –
1stDebut –
2nd2015Group stage
2nd2015Group stage
2nd2015Group stage
2nd2015Runners-up
2nd2015Group stage
2nd2015Semi-finals

Draw

The eleven teams were drawn into three groups on 12 September 2021: Group A and B with four teams and Group C with three. The three group winners, alongside the best group runner-up, directly advanced to the knock-out stage.

Squads

Each team had to register a squad of up to 23 players, three of whom goalkeepers.

Group stage

The three group winners and the best group runner-up advanced to the semi-finals.
All times are local, AST.

Group A


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Group B


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Group C


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Ranking of second-placed teams

The best runner-up team from the three groups advanced to the semi-finals along with the three group winners. Group C contained only three teams compared to four teams in the other two groups. Therefore, the results against the fourth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Statistics

Awards

;Player of the Tournament
;Golden Boot
;Golden Glove