2019 WAFF U-15 Championship was the seventh edition of the WAFF U-16 Championship, the international youth football championship organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-15 national teams of West Asia. It was held in Zarqa, Jordan from 1 to 11 July 2019. The draw of the competition was held on 9 June 2019.
Saudi Arabia won the championship title for the first time in its history after winning all its matches.
Format The groups winners of the three groups in the first round played in a single round-robin format, in order to determine the top three in the tournament. The second-placed teams played in the same way on the 4–6 positions, while the third-placed teams in their groups played on the 7–9 positions.
Participating nations All West Asian Federation teams entered the competition except Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
TeamAppearanceLast appearance Previous best performance 2nd 2009 Group stage (2009) 7th 2018 Champions (2013, 2015) 7th 2018 Third place (2007, 2013, 2018) 2nd 2009 Group stage (2009) 3rd 2007 Fourth place (2005) 1st 5th 2015 Group stage (2005, 2009, 2013, 2015) 2nd 2015 Runners-up (2015) 4th 2009 Champions (2007)
Officials
Referees Mohammed Salman Al-Noori (Iraq) Mohammed Bunafoor (Bahrain) Mohammad Ghabayen (Jordan) Jamil Ramadan (Lebanon) Taher Bakkar (Syria) Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia) Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait) Adel Al-Naqbi (UAE) Emad Bojeh (Palestine) Qassim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Assistant Referees
Ahmed Sabah Al-Baghadi (Iraq) Salman Tlasi (Bahrain) Hamza Saadeh (Jordan) Mohammad Rammal (Lebanon) Rami Taan (Syria) Faisal Al-Qahtani (Saudi Arabia) Sayed Ali (Kuwait) Zayed Dawood Kamal (UAE) Ashraf Abuzubaida (Palestine)
First round Group A
Group B
Group C
Second round
7th–9th classification
4th–6th classification
Final stage
Champion
Final standing RankTeam456789
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