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2022 CAFA U-19 Championship

The 2022 CAFA U-19 Championship was the third edition of the CAFA U-19 Championship, the triennial international youth football championship organised by CAFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan hosted the tournament between 3 and 16 August 2022.[1] A total of five teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.

2022 CAFA U-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Tajikistan
CityDushanbe
Dates3–13 August
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (2nd title)
Runners-up Uzbekistan
Third place Tajikistan
Fourth place Kyrgyzstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored31 (3.1 per match)
Attendance18,005 (1,801 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uzbekistan Shakhriyor Jabborov
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Iran Amin Hazbavi
Fair play award Afghanistan
← 2019
2025 →

Iran were the defending champions, having won their first title in 2019. They managed to retain the title.[2][3]

Participating nations edit

A total of 5 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best performance
  Afghanistan 3rd Fourth place (2016, 2019)
  Iran 2nd Champions (2019)
  Kyrgyzstan 2nd Runners-up (2016)
  Tajikistan 3rd Runners-up (2019)
  Uzbekistan 3rd Champions (2016)
Did not enter

Venues edit

Matches were held at the Republic Central Stadium.

Dushanbe
 
 
Dushanbe
2022 CAFA U-19 Championship (Tajikistan)
Republic Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000

Match officials edit

Referees
  •   Halim Shirzad
  •   Mansourian Morteza
  •   Daiyrbek Abdyldaev
  •   Sayyodjon Zayniddinov
  •   Firdavs Norsafarov
Assistant referees
  •   Sadat Sayed Nangyali
  •   Ali Ahmadi
  •   Ismailzhan Talipzhanov
  •   Farkhod Kuralov
  •   Bakhtiyorkhuja Shavkatov

Squads edit

Main article: 2022 CAFA U-19 Championship squads

Main tournament edit

The main tournament schedule was announced on 27 July 2022.[4]

All times are local TJT (UTC+5).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Iran 4 2 2 0 12 4 +8 8 Champions
2   Uzbekistan 4 1 3 0 6 3 +3 6 Runners-up
3   Tajikistan (H) 4 2 0 2 7 9 −2 6 Third place
4   Kyrgyzstan 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5
5   Afghanistan 4 0 1 3 2 10 −8 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Uzbekistan  2–2  Iran
 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Daiyrbek Abdyldaev (Kyrgyzstan)
Kyrgyzstan  1–0  Afghanistan
Nurmat   35' Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan)
Kyrgyzstan  0–0  Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 105
Referee: Halim Shirzad (Afghanistan)
Afghanistan  1–4  Tajikistan
Hussaini   20' Report
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Mansourian Morteza (Iran)
Iran  4–0  Afghanistan
 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Sayyodjon Zayniddinov (Tajikistan)
Tajikistan  3–1  Kyrgyzstan
 Report Baktybekov   70'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan)
Iran  2–2  Kyrgyzstan
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sayyodjon Zayniddinov (Tajikistan)
Uzbekistan  3–0  Tajikistan
 Report
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Halim Shirzad (Afghanistan)
Afghanistan  1–1  Uzbekistan
Ahadi   17' Report Tursunpulatov   7'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Daiyrbek Abdyldaev (Kyrgyzstan)
Tajikistan  0–4  Iran
Report
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan)

Player awards edit

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

The ranking for the Top Goalscorer was determined using the following criteria: goals, assists and fewest minutes played.

Top Goalscorer Best player Fair Play award Special award
  Shakhriyor Jabborov (3 goals)   Amin Hazbavi   Afghanistan   Kyrgyzstan

Goalscorers edit

There were 31 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: CAFA

References edit

  1. ^ "Dushanbe will host the CAFA 2022 championship among youth teams Under 19". fft.tj. FFT. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  2. ^ "IR Iran emerge champions in style". the-afc.com. AFC. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 CAFA U19: Iran crowned champion". iranpress.com. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. ^ "CAFA U-19 Championship 2022 official match schedule". fft.tj. FFT. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

External links edit

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