2025 WAFF U-20 Girls Championship
| بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الخامسة للشابات الأردن ۲۰۲٥ | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Jordan |
| City | Aqaba |
| Dates | 6–12 April |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Palestine (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Jordan |
| Third place |  Syria |
| Fourth place |  Kuwait |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 33 (4.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Aya Mohammed[1] (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Kinda Al-Titi |
| Best goalkeeper | Mirave Marouf |
← 2024 TBD → | |
The 2025 WAFF U-20 Girls Championship (Arabic: بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا الخامسة للشابات) was the 5th edition of the WAFF Youth Girls Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Western Asia organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the women's under-20 national teams. It was held in Aqaba, Jordan, from 6 to 12 April 2025.[2] and it was the first edition of the tournament to be restricted to the under-20 level, following four previous editions held at the under-18 level.[3]
Host Jordan entered the tournament as the defending champions, having secured their second title just four months earlier.[4] However, they were unable to retain the title, falling to Palestine in the final.[5] The victory marked Palestine's first-ever title in WAFF history—across both men's and women's competitions—and their first in any women's tournament.[6][7]
Participation
[edit]Participating teams
[edit]Four out of the 12 WAFF member associations registered teams for the competition, three of which had participated in the 2024 edition. Kuwait returned to the tournament for the first time since their debut in 2019.[8]
| Country | App. | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan |
5th | Champions (2018, 2024) |
| Kuwait |
2nd | Sixth place (2019) |
| Palestine |
4th | Third place (2018, 2024) |
| Syria |
3rd | Runners-up (2022) |
- Did not enter
Bahrain and 
Saudi Arabia – the two Gulf nations did not enter the tournament, having scheduled a two-match friendly series against each other during the same period.[9] Bahrain last participated in 2019, while Saudi Arabia's last appearance was in the previous edition (2024).
Lebanon opted to participate in the 2025 UEFA Women's U-18 Friendship Cup in Riva, Turkey, during the same period, seeking stronger preparatory matches.[10] Lebanon last participated in 2024.
Other WAFF members 
Iraq and 
United Arab Emirates chose not to participate. Meanwhile, Oman, Qatar, and Yemen do not field women's teams at this category or at all.
Draw
[edit]The tournament draw to determine the positions of the participating teams was held on 13 March 2025 at 12:00 AST (UTC+3) and streamed live on the federation's YouTube channel.[11]
The draw resulted in the following positions:[12]
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| A1 | Jordan
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| A2 | Kuwait
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| A3 | Palestine
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| A4 | Syria
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Squads
[edit]Players born between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2010 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Group stage
[edit]All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Palestine
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 | Syria
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | Third place play-off |
| 4 | Kuwait
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored.
| Kuwait | 0–9 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Jordan | 2–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
Tamimi  55', 82' |
Report Report (JFA) |
| Palestine | 0–3 | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Report Report (JFA) |
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| Palestine | 1–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| N. Phillips 8' |
Report | Al-Jany 83' |
Knockout stage
[edit]In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.
| Final | ||
| 12 April - Aqaba | ||
| Jordan | 1 (2) | |
| Palestine (p) | 1 (4) | |
| Third place play-off | ||
| 12 April - Aqaba | ||
| Syria | 7 | |
| Kuwait | 1 | |
Third place play-off
[edit]Final
[edit]| Jordan | 1–1 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Abbaas 77' |
Report | Ghneim 50' |
| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 33 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.
7 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: WAFF
References
[edit]- ^ Mohammad, Juan (13 April 2025). "Wearing her Kurdish scarf, star Aya Mohammed received the Top Scorer Award at the WAFF U-20 Women's Championship in Jordan". ronahi.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Aqaba to host the WAFF U-20 Girls Championship". petra.gov.jo (in Arabic). Petra. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Highly anticipated kickoff for the WAFF Women's U-20 Championship in Aqaba, as our national team faces Jordan in their opening match today". riadi.alwehda.gov.sy (in Arabic). 6 April 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ al-Abadi, Luay (6 April 2025). "The Women's U20 Football Team Begins Their Title Defense Journey Today". alrai.com (in Arabic). Amman. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "U-20 Women's Team in West Asia: A Missed Title and a Chance for Realistic Evaluation". alghad.com (in Arabic). 13 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Palestine claim their first title in the WAFF U-20 Girls Championship". the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Palestine crowned West Asian Women's U-20 Champions, defeating Jordan in the final". kooora.com (in Arabic). 12 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "The U-20 women's team participates in the WAFF Championship". aljarida.com (in Arabic). 16 March 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ Al-Khaldi, Bashayer (3 April 2025). "Saudi U-20 Women's Team Kicks Off Preparatory Camp for Asian Cup Qualifiers". aawsat.com (in Arabic). Dammam. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "The U-20 Women's National Team prepares for the Asian qualifiers". nidaalwatan.com (in Arabic). 11 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "The Draw for the Fifth Youth Girls Championship… Thursday". the-waff.com. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Draw for the Fifth WAFF Women's U-20 Championship". almamlakatv.com (in Arabic). al-Mamlaka. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.