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2024 CAFA U-20 Championship

The 2024 CAFA U-20 Championship was the 2nd edition of the CAFA U-20 Championship, the international youth football championship organised by Central Asian Football Association for the men's under-20 national teams of Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan hosted the tournament from 5 to 12 July 2024.[2] A total of six teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate. It was the first CAFA tournament to implement video assistant referees (VAR).[3]

CAFA U-20 Championship 2024
Tournament details
Host countryKyrgyzstan
Dates5–12 July
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (1st title)
Runners-up Kyrgyz Republic[1]
Third place Uzbekistan
Fourth place Tajikistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored23 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Reza Ghandipour
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Iran Amirmohammad Razaghinia
Best goalkeeperIran Arsha Shakouri
Fair play award Turkmenistan
← 2023
TBD →

Uzbekistan were the defending champions having won the inaugural edition.[4] However, their inability to defeat Iran in the group stage resulted in them playing in the third-place playoff which they won. Meanwhile, Iran clinched their first title by defeating host the Kyrgyz Republic 3–0 in the final.[5][6][7]

Participation

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Participating teams

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All six CAFA member associations entered teams for the final tournament.[8][9] with Kyrgyzstan debuting in the competition.[10]

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
  Afghanistan 2nd 2023 (Fourth place) Fourth place (2023)
  Iran 2nd 2023 (Runners-up) Runners-up (2023)
  Kyrgyz Republic 1st Debut
  Tajikistan 2nd 2023 (Third place) Third place (2023)
  Turkmenistan 2nd 2023 (Fifth place) Fifth place (2023)
  Uzbekistan 2nd 2023 (Champions) Champions (2023)

Squads

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Main article: 2024 CAFA U-20 Championship squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2005 and on or before 31 December 2007 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Seeding

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The 6 teams were drawn into two groups of three teams, with seeding based on their performance at the previous edition. Seeding was shown in parentheses except the team who previously did not participate, which were denoted by (–).[11]

The host Kyrgyz Republic automatically seeded to Pot 1 and placed into the first position of Group A.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
  Kyrgyzstan (–) (hosts)
  Uzbekistan (1) 		  Iran (2)
  Tajikistan (3) 		  Afghanistan (4)
  Turkmenistan (5)

Draw

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The draw took place at 12:00 TJT (UTC+5) on 25 June 2024 and was live-streamed on the Central Asian Football Association's YouTube channel.[11]

The draw resulted in the following groups:[12]

Group A
Pos Team
A1   Kyrgyz Republic
A2   Tajikistan
A3   Afghanistan
Group B
Pos Team
B1   Uzbekistan
B2   Iran
B3   Turkmenistan

Venues

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All matches were played at the following venue:

Jalal-Abad
Kurmanbek Stadium
Capacity: 5,000
 

Match officials

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The following officials were appointed for the tournament:

Referees
  •   Payam Heidari
  •   Mahsa Ghobrani
  •   Veronika Bernatskaia
  •   Mederbek Taichiev
  •   Nasrullo Kabirov
  •   Sadullo Gulmurodi
  •   Resul Mämmedow
  •   Firdavs Norsafarov
  •   Rustam Lutfullin
Assistant referees
  •   Nangyali Sadat
  •   Farhad Moravveji
  •   Sergei Grishchenko
  •   Akmal Buriev
  •   Palwan Palwanow
  •   Bakhtiyorkhuja Shavkatov

Group stage

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The match schedule was released on June 25th, after the draw was conducted.[13]

All times are local KGT (UTC+6).

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Kyrgyz Republic (H) 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 4 Final
2   Tajikistan 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Third place play-off
3   Afghanistan 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0 Fifth place play-off
Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Afghanistan  0–4  Kyrgyz Republic
Report (KFU)
Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad
Referee: Resul Mämmedow (Turkmenistan)
Tajikistan  1–0  Afghanistan
 Report (FFT)
Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)
Kyrgyz Republic  0–0  Tajikistan
Report (KFU)
Report (FFT)
Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad
Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iran 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Final
2   Uzbekistan 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4 Third place play-off
3   Turkmenistan 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0 Fifth place play-off
Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Turkmenistan  2–3  Uzbekistan
Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad
Referee: Mederbek Taichiev (Kyrgyzstan)
Iran  3–0  Turkmenistan
 Report (FFIRI)
Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)
Uzbekistan  1–1  Iran
 Report (UFA)
Report (FFIRI)
Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

Play-off stage

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Fifth place play-off

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Afghanistan  1–1  Turkmenistan
 Report (FFIRI)
Penalties
 8–7
Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

Third place play-off

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Uzbekistan  3–0  Tajikistan
Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad
Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

Final

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Iran  3–0  Kyrgyz Republic
 Report (FFIRI)
Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Goalscorers

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There were 23 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.56 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: CAFA

Awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[14]

Top Goalscorer Best goalkeeper Best player Fair play
  Reza Ghandipour   Arsha Shakouri[15]   Amirmohammad Razaghinia   Turkmenistan

References

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  1. ^ "Турнир CAFA в Джалал-Абаде. Сборная Кыргызстана по футболу заняла второе место" [The CAFA tournament in Jalal-Abad. The Kyrgyzstan national football team took second place.]. 24.kg (in Russian). 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ^ "В Кыргызстане Впервые Будет Использована Система Видеопомощи Арбитрам (Var)" [In Kyrgyzstan, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be used for the first time.]. kfu.kg (in Russian). Kyrgyz Football Union. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Kyrgyzstan to host first-ever football tournament using Video Assisted Refereeing system". akipress.com. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Молодёжная сборная Узбекистана U-20 выступит на чемпионате CAFA в Кыргызстане" [The Uzbekistan U-20 youth team will compete in the CAFA Championship in Kyrgyzstan.]. sports.uz (in Russian). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Iran crowned champions of 2024 CAFA U20". tehrantimes.com. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  6. ^ "IR Iran emerge champions". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  7. ^ "تیم فوتبال جوانان ایران قهرمان مسابقات کافا شد" [Iran's youth football team became the champion of the CAFA championship.]. mehrnews.com (in Persian). 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  8. ^ "CAFA U-20 Championship 2024: Historic First with VAR in Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyz Republic with the participation of 6 teams". Central Asian Football Association. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024 – via X.
  9. ^ "Молодежная сборная Туркменистана до 20 лет примет участие в чемпионате CAFA по футболу" [Turkmenistan U20 Youth Team to Take Part in CAFA Football Championship]. turkmenportal.com (in Russian). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  10. ^ "CAFA (U-20): играем в Джалал-Абаде!" [CAFA (U-20): we play in Jalal-Abad!]. sport.kg (in Russian). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  11. ^ a b "CAFA U-20 Championship 2024: Состоится Жеребьёвка" [CAFA U-20 Championship 2024: The Draw Will Take Place]. kfu.kg (in Russian). Kyrgyz Football Union. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Молодежная Сборная Таджикистана (U-20) Сыграет С Кыргызстаном И Афганистаном В Чемпионате CAFA-2024 В Джалал-абаде" [The Youth National Team of Tajikistan (U-20) will play against Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan in the CAFA-2024 Championship in Jalal-Abad]. fft.tj (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Расписание матчей чемпионата CAFA U-20 с участием сборной Туркменистана" [Schedule of matches of the CAFA U-20 Championship with the participation of the Turkmenistan national team.]. turkmenportal.com (in Russian). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  14. ^ "تیم فوتبال جوانان ایران قهرمان کافا شد" [Iran's youth football team became the CAFA champion]. ipna.ir (in Persian). 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  15. ^ "آرشا در کافا درخشید و بهترین دروازه‌بان شد" [Arsha shone in CAFA and became the best goalkeeper!]. varzesh3.com (in Persian). 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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