2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship

2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTajikistan
CityDushanbe
Dates9–16 March
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (1st title)
Runners-up Uzbekistan
Third place Kyrgyzstan
Fourth place Tajikistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored27 (4.5 per match)
Attendance421 (70 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Negin Zandi
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Iran Seyedeh Katehsari
Fair play award Kyrgyzstan
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the 2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship was the inaugural edition of the CAFA U-18 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organized by the CAFA for the women's under-18 national teams of Central Asia.Tajikistan hosted the tournament.[1] A total of four teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate.

Iran were crowned the inaugural champions after finishing the tournament undefeated.[2][3][4]

Participation

Participating teams

A total of 4 (out of 6) CAFA nations entered the competition.[5][6]

Team App. Previous best performance
 Iran 1st —
 Kyrgyzstan 1st —
 Tajikistan 1st —
 Uzbekistan 1st —
Did not enter

Squads

Main article: 2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship squads

Venues

Matches were held at the Republic Central Stadium.[7]

Dushanbe
2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship is located in Tajikistan
Dushanbe
Dushanbe
2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship (Tajikistan)
Republic Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
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Match officials

The following officials were appointed for the tournament:

Referees
  • Kyrgyzstan Malika Kadirova
  • Iran Sahar Bibak
  • Tajikistan Munisa Mirzoeva
  • Uzbekistan Anna Sidorova
Assistant referees
  • Kyrgyzstan Keremet Ismailova
  • Iran Hadiseh Mahdavi
  • Iran Zahra Emdadi
  • Tajikistan Zukhal Khuchanazarova
  • Tajikistan Intizora Solihova
  • Uzbekistan Zilola Rahmatova

Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 6 May 2022.[8]

All times are local TJT (UTC+5).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 14 1 +13 9 Champions
2  Uzbekistan 3 1 1 1 9 3 +6 4 Runners-up
3  Kyrgyzstan 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Third place
4  Tajikistan (H) 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts
Uzbekistan 0–1 Iran
Report (CAFA) Zandi 35'
Attendance: 30
Referee: Malika Kadirova (Kyrgyz Republic)
Tajikistan 0–1 Kyrgyzstan
Report (CAFA) Karataeva 55'
Attendance: 110
Referee: Sahar Bibak (IR Iran)
Kyrgyzstan 1–1 Uzbekistan
Turgumbaeva 31' Report (CAFA) Turgunova 65'
Attendance: 40
Referee: Munisa Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)
Iran 11–0 Tajikistan
 Report (CAFA)
Attendance: 78
Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan)
Iran 2–1 Kyrgyzstan
 Report (CAFA) Murzakulova 27'
Attendance: 43
Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan)
Tajikistan 1–8 Uzbekistan
Davlyatova 90' (pen.) Report (CAFA)
Attendance: 120
Referee: Malika Kadirova (Kyrgyz Republic)

Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[9][10]

Top Goalscorer Best player Fair Play award Special award
Iran Negin Zandi (6 goals) Iran Seyedeh Masoumi Katehsari  Kyrgyzstan  Tajikistan

Goalscorers

There were 27 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

  • Uzbekistan Leyla Rustullaeva

3 goals

  • Iran Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi Katehsari

1 goal

  • Iran Sara Didar
  • Iran Hasti Foroozandeh
  • Iran Kimia Kafi
  • Iran Mohaddeseh Zolfi
  • Iran Elaheh Afshardoost
  • Kyrgyzstan Aiana Karataeva
  • Kyrgyzstan Asem Turgumbaeva
  • Kyrgyzstan Nursuluu Murzakulova
  • Tajikistan Madina Davlyatova
  • Uzbekistan Oydinoy Turgunova
  • Uzbekistan Zarina Mamatkarimova
  • Uzbekistan Makhzuna Abdukarimova
  • Uzbekistan Sevinch Kuchkorova
  • Uzbekistan Rukhshona Saydabbosova

Source: CAFA

References

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