2023 WAFF U-23 Championship squads
The 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship is an international football tournament held in Iraq from 12 to 20 June 2023. It is the fourth edition of the U-23 age group competition organised by the West Asian Football Federation.
The nine national teams involved in the tournament are required to register a squad of at most 25 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2000 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
The full squad listings are below. The age listed for each player is on 12 June 2023, the first day of the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team. Players in boldface were capped at full international level prior to being called up.
Group A
Iraq
Coach: Radhi Shenaishil
On 15 May 2023, Iraq announced a 50-man preliminary squad. The final 25-man squad was announced on 5 June 2023.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kumel Al Rekabe | 19 August 2004 (aged 18) | Red Star |
| 2 | DF | Mustafa Saleh | 27 April 2004 (aged 19) | Atalanta U-21 |
| 3 | DF | Ahmed Maknzi | 24 September 2001 (aged 21) | Erbil |
| 4 | DF | Zaid Tahseen | 29 January 2001 (aged 22) | Al-Talaba |
| 5 | DF | Hussein Amer | Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya | |
| 6 | DF | Josef Al-Imam | 27 July 2004 (aged 18) | Olympic |
| 7 | FW | Dhulfiqar Younis | 27 May 2001 (aged 22) | Al-Shorta |
| 8 | FW | Hussein Abdullah | Al-Talaba | |
| 9 | FW | Blnd Hassan | 12 August 2003 (aged 19) | De Graafschap |
| 10 | FW | Nihad Mohammed | 1 January 2001 (aged 22) | Al-Karkh |
| 11 | MF | Muntadher Mohammed | 5 June 2001 (aged 22) | Al-Naft |
| 12 | GK | Ridha Abdulaziz | Al-Diwaniya | |
| 13 | GK | Hassan Abbas | 1 January 2001 (aged 22) | Al-Qasim |
| 14 | MF | Karrar Mohammed | 28 May 2002 (aged 21) | Al-Naft |
| 15 | DF | Halo Fayaq | 23 May 2001 (aged 22) | Erbil |
| 16 | FW | Muntadher Abdul-Amir | 6 October 2001 (aged 21) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 17 | DF | Mustafa Saadoun | 4 September 1999 (aged 23) | Al-Kahrabaa |
| 18 | FW | Ali Almosawe | 28 January 2002 (aged 21) | B.93 |
| 19 | MF | Zaid Ismael | Newroz | |
| 20 | FW | Ali Mohammed Hatem | 8 November 2002 (aged 20) | Las Rozas |
| 21 | FW | Zidane Abduljabbar | 3 June 2000 (aged 23) | Karbala |
| 22 | GK | Mohammed Hasan | 30 July 2002 (aged 20) | Al-Talaba |
| 23 | DF | Karrar Saad | 7 March 2001 (aged 22) | Al-Karkh |
| 24 | FW | Salem Ahmad | 28 December 2000 (aged 22) | Al-Minaa |
| 25 | MF | Amir Ahmed | Al-Hudood |
UAE
Coach: Dennis Silva
Jordan
Coach: Abdullah Abu Zema
The final Jordan squad was announced on 3 June 2023.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ahmad Al-Juaidi | 9 April 2001 | Shabab Al-Ordon | ||
| 12 | GK | Qais Abassi | 24 May 2001 | Al-Jazeera | ||
| 22 | GK | Murad Al-Faluji | 27 December 2003 | Al-Wehdat | ||
| 2 | DF | Laith Abu Rahal | 8 September 2001 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 3 | DF | Mo Abualnadi | 8 February 2001 | Sporting Kansas City II | ||
| 4 | DF | Danial Afaneh (captain) | 24 March 2001 | Al-Wehdat | ||
| 5 | DF | Arafat Al-Haj | 17 April 2003 | Al-Wehdat | ||
| 19 | DF | Ammar Al-Husari | 28 February 2002 | Al-Jalil | ||
| 21 | DF | Baha Shamalty | 15 April 2001 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 23 | DF | Faisal Abu Shanab | 9 August 2001 | Shabab Al-Ordon | ||
| 6 | MF | Mohanad Al-Aramsheh | 23 October 2001 | Al-Hussein | ||
| 9 | MF | Amer Jamous | 3 July 2002 | Al-Wehdat | ||
| 10 | MF | Waseem Al-Riyalat | 25 June 2001 | Shabab Al-Ordon | ||
| 11 | MF | Bashar Al-Diabat | 23 July 2001 | Al-Ramtha | ||
| 14 | MF | Seif Darwish | 5 May 2003 | Al-Hussein | ||
| 16 | MF | Mohammad Abu Hazeem | 2 April 2003 | Al-Wehdat | ||
| 18 | MF | Mousa Al-Omari | 9 December 2001 | Al-Salt | ||
| 7 | FW | Saif Al-Bashabsheh | 23 June 2001 | Al-Faisaly | ||
| 8 | FW | Mohannad Abu Taha | 2 February 2003 | Al-Wehdat | ||
| 13 | FW | Aref Al-Haj | 28 May 2001 | Jabal Al-Mukaber | ||
| 15 | FW | Ali Al-Azaizeh | 13 April 2004 | Al-Ramtha | ||
| 17 | FW | Amin Al-Shanaineh | 7 April 2003 | Al-Faisaly | ||
| 20 | FW | Reziq Bani Hani | 28 January 2002 | Al-Faisaly | ||
Group B
Palestine
Coach: Ihab Abu Jazar
Palestine announced their final squad on 11 June 2023.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Anwar Al-Aqraa | 30 June 2002 (aged 20) | Islami Qalqilya |
| 2 | DF | Josef El-Subaihi | 15 June 2003 (aged 19) | Free agent |
| 3 | MF | Ahmad Kallab | 8 November 2001 (aged 21) | Ittihad Khanyounis |
| 4 | DF | Ali Rabei | 9 October 2001 (aged 21) | Ahli Al-Khaleel |
| 5 | DF | Ibrahim Abu Umair | 18 October 2002 (aged 20) | Markaz Balata |
| 6 | MF | Qais Taha | 23 July 2003 (aged 19) | Thaqafi Tulkarem |
| 7 | FW | Khaled Al-Nabris | 27 March 2003 (aged 20) | Ittihad Khanyounis |
| 8 | MF | Muhannad Hassanein | 14 May 2003 (aged 20) | Khadamat Rafah |
| 9 | MF | Zaid Qanbar | 4 September 2002 (aged 20) | Jabal Al-Mukaber |
| 10 | MF | Anas Bani Odeh | 7 September 2001 (aged 21) | Shabab Al-Dhahiriya |
| 11 | FW | Samer Zubaida | 26 April 2001 (aged 22) | Hilal Al-Quds |
| 12 | DF | Omar Kayed | 18 July 2001 (aged 21) | AC Tripoli |
| 13 | MF | Sadeq Obaid | 26 April 2002 (aged 21) | Hilal Al-Quds |
| 14 | MF | Jehad Abou El Aynain | 10 August 2003 (aged 19) | Al-Ahed |
| 15 | DF | Wajdi Nabhan | 27 July 2001 (aged 21) | Shabab Al-Bireh Institute |
| 16 | GK | Mahdi Assi | 24 December 2004 (aged 18) | Shabab Al-Bireh Institute |
| 17 | MF | Yahya Abu Farah | 1 April 2002 (aged 21) | Shabab Beit Fajjar |
| 18 | MF | Khaled Al Ghoul | 8 September 2002 (aged 20) | NK Jarun |
| 19 | MF | Hamza Hussein | 2 May 2002 (aged 21) | Al Ansar |
| 20 | FW | Gibrán Haj Yousef | 27 January 2001 (aged 22) | Mineros de Guayana |
| 21 | DF | Muhammad Abu Awwad | 24 March 2001 (aged 22) | Shabab Al-Samu |
| 22 | GK | Abdul Hadi Yassin | 11 May 2004 (aged 19) | Bnei Sakhnin |
| 23 | DF | Amr Rizk | 23 April 2003 (aged 20) | Gaza Sports Club |
Iran
Coach: Reza Enayati
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mohammadreza Khaled Abadi | 30 April 2001 (aged 22) | Havadar |
| 2 | DF | Saman Touranian | 12 December 2001 (aged 21) | Sanat Mes Kerman |
| 3 | DF | Hossein Goudarzi | 4 May 2001 (aged 22) | Naft Masjed Soleyman |
| 4 | DF | Saman Fallah | 12 May 2001 (aged 22) | Paykan |
| 5 | DF | Amin Hazbavi | 6 May 2003 (aged 20) | Al Sadd |
| 6 | MF | Alireza Bavieh | 21 August 2002 (aged 20) | Foolad |
| 7 | FW | Amirali Sadeghi | 9 February 2001 (aged 22) | Esteghlal |
| 8 | MF | Mohammad Hossein Zavari | 11 January 2001 (aged 22) | Esteghlal |
| 9 | FW | Ahmad Shariatzadeh | 1 July 2001 (aged 21) | Naft Abadan |
| 10 | MF | Yasin Salmani (captain) | 20 December 2001 (aged 21) | Sepahan |
| 11 | MF | Aria Barzegar | 10 November 2002 (aged 20) | Naft Masjed Soleyman |
| 12 | GK | Mohammad Javad Kia | 29 August 2001 (aged 21) | Aluminium Arak |
| 13 | DF | Aria Yousefi | 22 April 2002 (aged 21) | Sepahan |
| 14 | MF | Amir Hassan Jafari | 20 August 1999 (aged 23) | Gol Gohar Sirjan |
| 15 | DF | Saeed Irankhah | 12 February 2001 (aged 22) | Fajr Sepasi |
| 16 | MF | Mohammad Ghorbani | 21 May 2001 (aged 22) | Sepahan |
| 17 | DF | Mohammad Mehdi Ahmadi | 10 January 2001 (aged 22) | Persepolis |
| 18 | FW | Mohammadhossein Eslami | 13 April 2001 (aged 22) | Zob Ahan |
| 19 | MF | mojtaba Fakhriam | Aluminium Arak | |
| 20 | FW | Mehdi Hashemnejad | 27 October 2001 (aged 21) | Tractor |
| 21 | FW | Mohammadreza Bordbar | Malavan | |
| 22 | GK | Sina Bakhtiari | Naft Masjed Soleyman | |
| 23 | FW | Behzad Salami | 23 March 2002 (aged 21) | Tractor |
Syria
Coach: Mark Wotte
Group C
Lebanon
Coach: Miguel Moreira
Lebanon announced the final 25-man squad on 2 June 2023.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Hadi Kanj | 14 September 2001 (aged 21) | Ansar | |||
| GK | Rami Mjalli | 15 October 2003 (aged 19) | Chênois | |||
| GK | Anthony Alexander Maasri | Free agent | ||||
| DF | Mohamed Al-Mahdi Al-Moussawi | 3 October 2003 (aged 19) | Akhaa Ahli Aley | |||
| DF | Alex El Rattel | 17 May 2002 (aged 21) | Ansar | |||
| DF | Hussein Ezzeddine | Racing Beirut | ||||
| DF | Ali Ismail | 8 July 2003 (aged 19) | Nejmeh | |||
| DF | Ibrahim Chami | 12 December 2003 (aged 19) | FC Laval | |||
| DF | Ali Hakim | Akhaa Ahli Aley | ||||
| MF | Samuel Harb | 18 April 2002 (aged 21) | Alverca | |||
| MF | Mohammed Haidar | Shabab Sahel | ||||
| MF | Sajid Amhaz | 13 June 2003 (aged 19) | Safa | |||
| MF | Hussein Saleh | Racing Beirut | ||||
| MF | Mohamad Ghamlouch | 19 May 2003 (aged 20) | Nejmeh | |||
| MF | Ahmed Zein El-Din | Sagesse | ||||
| MF | Hassan Farhat | Ahed | ||||
| MF | Mohamad Safwan | 10 March 2003 (aged 20) | Bourj | |||
| FW | Ali Chaito | 1 January 2002 (aged 21) | Bourj | |||
| FW | Mohammad Al-Massri | 22 June 2001 (aged 21) | Akhaa Ahli Aley | |||
| FW | Mohamed Sabbah | 20 May 2002 (aged 21) | Free agent | |||
| FW | Mohamad Omar Sadek | 25 October 2003 (aged 19) | Bourj | |||
| FW | Ali Kassas | 25 May 2003 (aged 20) | Nejmeh | |||
| FW | Omar Bahlawan | 20 December 2004 (aged 18) | Ansar | |||
| FW | Ali Haidar | Free agent | ||||
| FW | Jawad Koutharani | 17 August 2002 (aged 20) | Tadamon Sour | |||
Yemen
Coach:
Oman
Coach: Dario Bašić
Oman announced their final squad on 10 June 2023.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mutie Al-Saadi | 0 | 0 | Al-Suwaiq | |
| 22 | GK | Mazen Saleh | 28 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | Muscat |
| 2 | DF | Ayman Al-Nabhani | 27 July 2003 | 2 | 0 | Al-Hamra |
| 3 | DF | Mohammed Al-Hatmi | 27 October 2001 | 0 | 0 | Al-Seeb |
| 4 | DF | Abdullah Al-Mukhaini | 1 | 0 | Al-Orouba | |
| 13 | DF | Abdullah Al-Fleti | 2 | 0 | Al-Shabab | |
| 20 | DF | Majeed Al-Balushi | 0 | 0 | Oman | |
| 6 | MF | Saeed Al-Salami | 1 | 0 | Muscat | |
| 7 | MF | Nasser Al-Rawahi | 26 June 2001 | 2 | 0 | Al-Suwaiq |
| 8 | MF | Mohammed Beit Subei | 9 November 2004 | 1 | 0 | Al-Nasr |
| 18 | MF | Mohammed Al-Hinai | 1 | Al-Nahda | ||
| 19 | MF | Abdullah Al-Habsi | 25 February 2001 | 0 | 0 | Al-Seeb |
| 21 | MF | Abdul Hafez Al-Mukhaini | 2 | 0 | Al-Orouba | |
| 9 | FW | Nibras Al-Maashari | 1 May 2002 | 1 | 0 | Muscat |
| 10 | FW | Asad Al-Balushi | 1 | 0 | Ahli Sidab | |
| 11 | FW | Omar Al-Salti | 17 February 2002 | 1 | 0 | Al-Orouba |
| 14 | FW | Salem Al-Abdulsalam | 2 | 0 | Dhofar | |
| 17 | FW | Yusuf Al-Ghaliani | 2 | 0 | Al-Orouba | |