2023 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship

The 2023 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship was the second edition of CAFA Women's Futsal Championship, the annual international futsal championship organized by CAFA for the women's national futsal teams of Central Asia. the tournament was hosted in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1][2]

CAFA Women's Futsal Championship 2023
Tournament details
Host country Uzbekistan
CityTashkent
Dates27–31 January
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (2nd title)
Runners-up Uzbekistan
Third place Tajikistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored51 (8.5 per match)
Attendance500 (83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Sara Shirbeigi
(7 Goals)
Best player(s)Iran Fereshteh Karimi
Fair play award Tajikistan
2022
2024
All statistics correct as of 28 January 2023.

Iran were the defending champion having won the 2022 inaugural edition, and they successfully defended their title finishing unbeaten, after beating hosts Uzbekistan in an exciting final day.[3][4][5]

Participating nations edit

A total of 4 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best performance
  Iran 2nd Champions (2022)
  Kyrgyz Republic 2nd Third place (2022)
  Tajikistan 2nd Fourth place (2022)
  Uzbekistan 2nd Runners-up (2022)
Did not enter

Squads edit

Match officials edit

A total of eight referees from the four participating associations were appointed for the tournament.

Referees
  •   Zahra Rahimi
  •   Somayeh Taheri
  •   Nurbek Arstanbek Uulu
  •   Talantbek Raimberdiev
  •   Safarali Mahmadizoda
  •   Behzur Murtazoev
  •   Aleksandra Konchikova
  •   Gulshoda Saitkulova

Main Tournament edit

Times are UZT (UTC+5).

Tournament table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Iran 3 3 0 0 26 4 +22 9 Champions
2   Uzbekistan (H) 3 2 0 1 17 7 +10 6 Runners-up
3   Tajikistan 3 1 0 2 5 25 −20 3 Third place
4   Kyrgyz Republic 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Iran  5–0  Kyrgyz Republic
Report
Yunusabad Sports Complex, Tashkent
Attendance: 42
Referee: Aleksandra Konchikova (Uzbekistan)
Gulshoda Saitkulova (Uzbekistan)
Behzur Murtazoev (Tajikistan)
Uzbekistan  7–1  Tajikistan
Report
Yunusabad Sports Complex, Tashkent
Attendance: 67
Referee: Zahra Rahimi (Iran)
Somayeh Taheri (Iran)
Nurbek Arstanbek Uulu (Kyrgyz Republic)

Tajikistan  0–16  Iran
Report
Yunusabad Sports Complex, Tashkent
Attendance: 52
Referee: Talantbek Raimberdiev (Kyrgyz Republic)
Nurbek Arstanbek Uulu (Kyrgyz Republic)
Aleksandra Konchikova (Uzbekistan)
Kyrgyz Republic  1–6  Uzbekistan
Askarova   37:40 Report
Yunusabad Sports Complex, Tashkent
Attendance: 110
Referee: Behzur Murtazoev (Tajikistan)
Safarali Mahmadizoda (Tajikistan)
Somayeh Taheri (Iran)

Kyrgyz Republic  2–4  Tajikistan
Report
Yunusabad Sports Complex, Tashkent
Attendance: 32
Referee: Zahra Rahimi (Iran)
Somayeh Taheri (Iran)
Gulshoda Saitkulova (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan  4–5  Iran
Report
Yunusabad Sports Complex, Tashkent
Attendance: 197
Referee: Behzur Murtazoev (Tajikistan)
Talantbek Raimberdiev (Kyrgyz Republic)
Nurbek Arstanbek Uulu (Kyrgyz Republic)

Goalscorers edit

There were 51 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 8.5 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Player awards edit

 
Iran's Fereshteh Karimi won the Most Valuable Player Award for the second consecutive time, becoming the first to do so.

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

Most Valuable player Award
  Fereshteh Karimi
Top Goalscorer Award
  Sara Shirbeigi
Fair Play Award
  Tajikistan
Special Award
  Kyrgyz Republic

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Uzbekistan women's futsal team will start training in Tashkent". ufa.uz. 5 January 2023.
  2. ^ "TAJIKISTAN WOMEN'S NATIONAL FUTSAL TEAM WILL TAKE PART IN THE 2023 CAFA CHAMPIONSHIP IN TASHKENT". fft.tj (in Russian). 5 January 2023.
  3. ^ "IR Iran edge Uzbekistan to retain title". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 31 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Iran crowned champions of 2023 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship". tehrantimes.com. 30 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Iranian Duo Win Accolade at 2023 CAFA Women's Futsal C'ship". tasnimnews.com. 31 January 2023.