2021 WAFF U-18 Championship

2021 WAFF U-18 Championship, also called 2021 EarthLink WAFF U-18 Championship due to sponsorship by EarthLink Telecommunications, was the second edition of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF)'s under-18 championship. It took place between 20 November and 1 December 2021 in Iraq.

The tournament featured nine teams divided into a two groups of four and five. Hosts Iraq won the tournament, beating Lebanon on penalty shoot-outs in the final.

Format
Two groups of nine teams; the host country Iraq were in Group A, which contained five teams, while Group B contained four teams. Unlike the previous edition, only the group winners advance directly to the final.

Squads
A total of nine teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate. Each team had to register a squad of up to 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers.

Officials
Referees
 * 🇧🇭 Mohamad Juma (Bahrain)
 * 🇮🇶 Wathiq Abdullah (Iraq)
 * 🇯🇴 Mohamad Arafah (Jordan)
 * 🇯🇴 Mohamad Mofeed Ghabayen (Jordan)
 * Saad Khalifa (Kuwait)
 * 🇱🇧 Maher Al Ali (Lebanon)
 * 🇱🇧 Sheikh Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)
 * Braa Abu Aishah (Palestine)
 * 🇸🇾 Mohamad Kanah (Syria)
 * 🇾🇪 Waleed Khaloofa (Yemen)

Assistant referees
 * 🇧🇭 Faisal Al-Alawi (Bahrain)
 * 🇮🇶 Maytham Khammat (Iraq)
 * 🇯🇴 Hamza Saadeh (Jordan)
 * 🇯🇴 Mahmoud Abu Thaher (Jordan)
 * Saoud Al-Shemali (Kuwait)
 * 🇱🇧 Ahmad Al Hussaini (Lebanon)
 * 🇱🇧 Mohamad Al Hajje (Lebanon)
 * Ashraf Abu Zubaida (Palestine)
 * 🇸🇾 Mohamad Al-Sayed Ali (Syria)
 * 🇾🇪 Omar Haddad (Yemen)

Player awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: