Iran Omid Team won the inaugural WAFF U23 title after defeating Syria U23 team 2-0 in the final match of the competition. The match was held in Lekhwiya SC stadium ,  Doha .

Iran goals were scored in the second half. At minute 58 , Alireza Naghizadeh scored omid team opener from the edge of th penalty area.

on the  80th minute Arsalan Motahari scored the second after a fine run from Milad Mohammadi from the left-wing to seal the match for the U23 team.

This squad has to repeat the same high performance again in two months from now in the same place in order to qualify for the Rio Olympics.

After returning to Iran , Mohammad Khakpour announced his resignation from his post as the head coach. Khakpour , whose appointment has created much controversy including an AFC rejection of his credential as a coach, has refused to give the reasons behind his resignation.