| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Jordan | 
| City | Amman | 
| Dates | 1–9 August | 
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  India | 
| Third place |  Jordan | 
| Fourth place |  Yemen | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 | 
| Goals scored | 36 (3.6 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Reziq Banihani (6 goals) | 
The 2018 WAFF U-16 Championship is the sixth edition of the WAFF Youth Competition.[1] The previous edition was an Under-16 age group competition held in Jordan in 2015.
Participating nations
| Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  India | 1st | — | — | 
|  Iraq | 6th | 2015 | Champions (2013, 2015) | 
|  Japan | 1st | — | — | 
|  Jordan | 6th | 2015 | Third place (2007, 2013) | 
|  Yemen | 2nd | 2009 | Group stage (2009) | 
Results
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | 
|  India | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | 
|  Jordan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 | 
|  Yemen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | 
|  Iraq | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | 
Source: WAFF
| Jordan  | 0–4 |  India | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
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Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)
| Japan  | 2–1 |  India | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
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Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (Kuwait)
| Iraq  | 1–7 |  Jordan | 
|---|---|---|
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 | Report | 
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Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (Kuwait)
Champion
| 2018 WAFF U-16 Championship champion | 
|---|
|  Japan First title | 
References
- ↑ "WAFF U16 Championship". Retrieved 2018-07-01.
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