2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship

2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host countryKyrgyzstan
CityBishkek
Dates12–19 February
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (1st title)
Runners-up Afghanistan[1]
Third place Kyrgyzstan
Fourth place Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored77 (7.7 per match)
Attendance1,055 (106 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kyrgyzstan Bektur Iliasov
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Afghanistan Omid Qanbari
Fair play award Iran

The 2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship was the inaugural edition of the CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship, the international youth futsal championship organised by CAFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament was hosted at the Gazprom Arena in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 12 to 19 February 2022.[2][3]

Iran won the title unbeaten, becoming the first champions of the CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship.[4][5] Host Kyrgyz Republic finished in third place after securing two wins out of four matches they played.[6]

Participating teams

A total of 5 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament.[7][8]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Afghanistan 1st —
 Iran 1st —
 Kyrgyzstan 1st —
 Tajikistan 1st —
 Uzbekistan 1st —
Did not enter

Venues

Matches were held at the Gazprom Arena.

Bishkek
2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship is located in Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek
Bishkek
2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship (Kyrgyzstan)
Gazprom Arena
Capacity: 20,000

Match officials

A total of 10 referees were appointed for the tournament.

Referees
  • Iran Esmail Kamar Basteh
  • Iran Ali Ahmadi
  • Kyrgyzstan Nursultan Salamat Uulu
  • Kyrgyzstan Eldiiar Keldibekov
  • Kyrgyzstan Nurbek Arstanbek Uulu
  • Tajikistan Sukhrob Sattorov
  • Tajikistan Behruz Murtazoev
  • Uzbekistan Adham Rihsiboyev
  • Uzbekistan Khushnudbek Atamuratov
  • Uzbekistan Anatoly Rubakov

Squads

Main article: 2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship squads

Each national team have to submit a squad of 14 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers.

Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 6 February 2022.[9][10]

All times are local KGT (UTC+6).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Iran 4 4 0 0 25 6 +19 12 Champions
2  Afghanistan 4 3 0 1 21 15 +6 9 Runners-up
3  Kyrgyzstan (H) 4 2 0 2 18 16 +2 6 Third place
4  Uzbekistan 4 1 0 3 8 25 −17 3
5  Tajikistan 4 0 0 4 5 15 −10 0
Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts
Iran 10–3 Afghanistan
 Report
Gazprom Arena, Bishkek
Attendance: 159
Referee: Behruz Murtazoev (Tajikistan)
Anatoly Rubakov (Uzbekistan)
Sukhrob Sattorov (Tajikistan)
Uzbekistan 3–1 Tajikistan
 Report Khushvakhtov Goal 13:15
Gazprom Arena, Bishkek
Attendance: 52
Referee: Ali Ahmadi (Iran)
Eldiiar Keldibekov (Kyrgyz Republic)
Esmail Kamar Basteh (Iran)
Tajikistan 1–2 Iran
Saidov Goal 37:53 Report
Gazprom Arena, Bishkek
Attendance: 37
Referee: Adham Rihsiboyev (Uzbekistan)
Khushnudbek Atamuratov (Uzbekistan)
Nursultan Salamat Uulu (Kyrgyz Republic)
Kyrgyzstan 3–5 Afghanistan
 Report
Gazprom Arena, Bishkek
Attendance: 235
Referee: Esmail Kamar Basteh (IR Iran)
Sukhrob Sattorov (Tajikistan)
Ali Ahmadi (IR Iran)
Afghanistan 5–1 Tajikistan
 Report Saidov Goal 19:11 (pen.)
Gazprom Arena, Bishkek
Attendance: 55
Referee: Anatoly Rubakov (Uzbekistan)
Nursultan Salamat Uulu (Kyrgyz Republic)
Khushnudbek Atamuratov (Uzbekistan)
Kyrgyzstan 9–3 Uzbekistan
 Report
Gazprom Arena, Bishkek
Attendance: 80
Referee: Sukhrob Sattorov (Tajikistan)
Esmail Kamar Basteh (IR Iran)
Behruz Murtazoev (Tajikistan)
Afghanistan 8–1 Uzbekistan
 Report Usmonov Goal 34:39
Gazprom Arena, Bishkek
Attendance: 101
Referee: Eldiiar Keldibekov (Kyrgyz Republic)
Nursultan Salamat Uulu (Kyrgyz Republic)
Esmail Kamar Basteh (IR Iran)
Iran 6–1 Kyrgyzstan
 Report Iliasov Goal 09:21
Gazprom Arena, Bishkek
Attendance: 207
Referee: Khushnudbek Atamuratov (Uzbekistan)
Behruz Murtazoev (Tajikistan)
Anatoly Rubakov (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan 1–7 Iran
Abdukarimov Goal 39:20 Report
Gazprom Arena, Bishkek
Attendance: 50
Referee: Nursultan Salamat Uulu (Kyrgyz Republic)
Nurbek Arstanbek Uulu (Kyrgyz Republic)
Behruz Murtazoev (Tajikistan)
Tajikistan 2–5 Kyrgyzstan
 Report
Gazprom Arena, Bishkek
Attendance: 79
Referee: Adham Rihsiboyev (Uzbekistan)
Ali Ahmadi (IR Iran)
Khushnudbek Atamuratov (Uzbekistan)

Goalscorers

There were 77 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 7.7 goals per match.

6 goals

  • Afghanistan Omid Qanbari
  • Afghanistan Sayed Mojtaba Hosseini
  • Kyrgyzstan Bektur Iliasov

5 goals

  • Iran Ali Jozari

4 goals

  • Kyrgyzstan Ilgiz Azamat Uulu

3 goals

  • Afghanistan Noorullah Nazari
  • Iran Amirhamzeh Sedighzadeh
  • Iran Amirhossein Dehghani
  • Iran Erfan Mohammadpour
  • Iran Milad Barahouei
  • Iran Soran Balkaneh
  • Kyrgyzstan Aimen Kanatbekov
  • Uzbekistan Daler Eshonkulov

2 goals

  • Afghanistan Bahman Gorgej
  • Iran Amirhossein Taghavi
  • Kyrgyzstan Bekmat Karypbekov
  • Tajikistan Saidisroil Saidov
  • Tajikistan Dzhovidon Khushvakhtov

1 goal

  • Afghanistan Abul Bashir Ahmadi
  • Afghanistan Hamidullah Ghafoori
  • Afghanistan Mohammad Ali Mumtaz
  • Iran Mohammad Hossein Bazyar
  • Kyrgyzstan Adil Aianbaev
  • Kyrgyzstan Ernest Saipidinov
  • Kyrgyzstan Kanat Sadykov
  • Uzbekistan Doston Usmonov
  • Uzbekistan Alan Akhmedov
  • Uzbekistan Kosimjon Safarov
  • Uzbekistan Mirshod Abdukarimov
  • Uzbekistan Samandar Murodkulov
  • Tajikistan Haidar Sattorov

1 own goal

  • Uzbekistan Umidjon Makhramov (against Iran)

2 own goals

  • Tajikistan Umed Nazrizoda (against Iran and Afghanistan)

Source: CAFA

Awards

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
Kyrgyzstan Bektur Iliasov[11] (6 goals) Afghanistan Omid Qanbari[12]  Iran  Uzbekistan

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