The 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship was the fifth edition of the WAFF U-23 Championship, the international age-restricted football championship organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-23 national teams of West Asia. Eight teams competed in the tournament, with four WAFF teams and four other invitees.
Iraq were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the tournament at the group stages. South Korea won their first WAFF title, beating Australia 4–3 on penalties after a 2–2 draw.
Teams Eight teams took part in the competition, with four from the WAFF and four other invitees. Iraq participated with its under-19 national team.
TeamAppearance Previous best performance (invitee) 1st (invitee) 1st 3rd (2023) 4th (2021) 4th (2022) (invitee) 1st (invitee) 1st 4th (2015, 2021, 2023)
Draw The draw for the group stage took place on 3 March 2024 at the WAFF headquarters in Amman, Jordan. Teams from the same group of the upcoming 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup could not be drawn into the same group. Host Saudi Arabia were automatically placed in position A1. + Group A Team A1 (H) A2 + Group B Team B1 B2 + Group C Team C1 C2 + Group D Team D1 D2
Squads
Match officials
Venues Hofuf Al-Mubarraz Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Al Fateh Stadium Capacity: 19,550 Capacity: 11,000
Group stage Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Classification matches Classification semi-finals
Seventh place play-off
Fifth place play-off
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Goalscorers
Ranking RankTeamMWDLGFGAGDPoints1321042+272312054+153302134-124312043+155321073+476301236-317310224-238301213-21
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