2024 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship
The 2024 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship was the 2nd edition of CAFA U-18 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CAFA for the women's under-19 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tajikistan |
| City | Dushanbe |
| Dates | 19 – 28 April 2024 |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iran (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Uzbekistan |
| Third place |  Kyrgyz Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 55 (5.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Shahnoza Dekanbaeva (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Somayeh Esmaeili |
| Fair play award |  Turkmenistan |
A total of five teams participated in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2006 eligible to participate.
Iran were the defending champions, and successfully defended the title after finishing top of the standing unbeaten.[1]
Participating nations edit
5 (out of 6) CAFA nations entered the final tournament.[2][3] with Turkmenistan debuting in the tournament after missing the inaugural edition.[4]
| Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran |
2nd | 2022 (Champions) | Champions (2022) |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
2nd | 2022 (Third place) | Third place (2022) |
 Tajikistan |
2nd | 2022 (Fourth place) | Fourth place (2022) |
| Turkmenistan |
1st | Debut | |
| Uzbekistan |
2nd | 2022 (Runners-up) | Runners-up (2022) |
Venues edit
Matches were held at the Republic Central Stadium.
| Dushanbe |   Dushanbe 2024 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship (Tajikistan) |
|---|---|
| Republic Central Stadium | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | |
Main tournament edit
The main tournament schedule was announced on 12 April 2024.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | Iran
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 10 | Champions |
| 2 | Uzbekistan
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 9 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Kyrgyz Republic
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | Third place |
| 4 | Tajikistan (H)
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 | |
| 5 | Turkmenistan
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 |
| Turkmenistan | 1–3 | Kyrgyz Republic |
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| Iran | 4–2 | Uzbekistan |
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| Turkmenistan | 0–7 | Iran |
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| Kyrgyz Republic | 3–0 | Tajikistan |
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| Uzbekistan | 6–1 | Kyrgyz Republic |
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| Tajikistan | 4–0 | Turkmenistan |
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| Uzbekistan | 9–1 | Turkmenistan |
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| Iran | 5–0 | Tajikistan |
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| Kyrgyz Republic | 1–1 | Iran |
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| Tajikistan | 0–7 | Uzbekistan |
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Player awards edit
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Top Goalscorer | Best player | Fair Play award | Special award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahnoza Dekanbaeva
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Somayeh Esmaeili
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Turkmenistan
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Tajikistan
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Goalscorers edit
There were 55 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 5.5 goals per match.
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
1 goal
Maedeh Birang Kivaj- Seyedehzahra Khanlarzadehmirkolaei
- Nazaninzahra Mansoralvares
- Parina Rahmani Khoshgod
Asem Turgunbaeva- Fatima Turgunbaeva
- Nurmira Kanatbekova
- Aiana Karataeva
Charoskhon Normurodova- Uljamol Elmuratova
- Shukrona Ustoeva
- Marjona Saidova
Lale Haipova- Lachyn Alymjanova
Nargiza Eshtemirova- Laziza Jumaboeva
- Dilnura Mamtkulova
- Durdona Akramova
Source: CAFA
References edit
- ^ "Iran champions of 2024 CAFA U18 Women's Championship". tehrantimes.com. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Iran to participate at 2024 CAFA U18 Women's Championship". mehrnews.com. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Сборная Кыргызстана примет участие в чемпионате CAFA-2024" [The women's under-18 national team of Kyrgyzstan will participate in the CAFA-2024 championship.]. sport.kg (in Russian). 16 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Женская сборная Туркменистана по футзалу U-18 прибыла в Душанбе на турнир CAFA-2024" [The women's football national team of Turkmenistan U-18 has arrived in Dushanbe for the CAFA-2024 tournament]. turkmenportal.com (in Russian). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.