WAFF U-20 Championship

The WAFF U-20 Championship is an international football competition contested by the West Asian men's under-20 national teams of the WAFF member associations. The competition began in 2019, with Iraq winning the inaugural competition.

WAFF U-20 Championship

Founded	2019 (2019)
Region	West Asia (WAFF)
Teams	12 (as of 2024)
Current champions	Saudi Arabia (1st title)
Most championships	Iraq (2 titles)
2026 WAFF U-20 Championship

Results

Edition	Year	Hosts		Champions	Score and Venue	Runners-up		Third place	Score and Venue	Fourth place		No. of Teams
1	2019	Palestine		Iraq	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 pen.) Faisal al-Husseini Stadium, Ramallah	United Arab Emirates		Jordan	3–0 Faisal al-Husseini Stadium, Ramallah	Palestine		6
2	2021	Iraq		Iraq	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 pen.) Al-Madina Stadium, Baghdad	Lebanon						9
3	2024	Saudi Arabia		Saudi Arabia	1–0	United Arab Emirates		Jordan and Syria				12

Notes

• a.e.t.: after extra time
• pen.: after penalty shoot-out
• TBD: to be determined

Teams reaching the top four

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Semi-finalists	Total
Iraq	2 (2019, 2021)					2
Saudi Arabia	1 (2024)					1
United Arab Emirates		2 (2019, 2024)				2
Lebanon		1 (2021)				1
Jordan			1 (2019)		1 (2024)	2
Syria					1 (2024)	1
Palestine				1 (2019)		1

See also

• WAFF Championship
• WAFF U-23 Championship
• WAFF U-17 Championship
• AFC U-20 Asian Cup