2018 CAFA U-15 Championship

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2018 CAFA U-15 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
City Tashkent
Dates20–31 July
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Iran.svg  Iran (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Third placeFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Fourth placeFlag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored39 (2.6 per match)
Attendance1,714 (114 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Iran.svg Mehran Nafari
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Oblayorbek Rahmatov
(4 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Iran.svg Mehran Nafari
Best goalkeeper Flag of Iran.svg Aria Hoseinifar
Fair play awardFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
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2021 →

The 2018 CAFA U-15 Championship was the second edition of the CAFA U-15 Championship, the international youth football championship organized by CAFA for the men's under-15 national teams of Central Asia. Uzbekistan was hosting the tournament. All 6 CAFA teams entered the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.

Contents

Afghanistan were the defending champions having inaugural competition in 2017. [1] but failed to retain their title after suffering two losses to Tajikistan and debutant Iran, who ultimately won the trophy unbeaten. [2]

Participating teams

All 6 CAFA nations entered the competition, with Iran making their debut after missing last year's edition. [3] [4]

TeamApp.Previous best performance
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan [1] 2ndChampions (2017)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1stDebut
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 2ndFourth place (2017)
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan [3] 2ndFifth place (2017)
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan [4] 2ndThird place (2017)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 2ndRunners-up (2017)

Venues

The tournaments matches were held at three venues located throughout the capital city Tashkent. [5]

Tashkent
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Red pog.svg
Tashkent
2018 CAFA U-15 Championship (Uzbekistan)
Lokomotiv Stadium National Stadium Pakhtakor Stadium
Capacity: 8,000Capacity: 33,834Capacity: 35,000
Bunyodkor stadium in Tashkent.PNG
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium.jpg

Main tournament

The final tournament schedule was announced on 14 July 2018. [6]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 5500120+1215Champions
2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan (H)531192+710Runners-up
3Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 530276+19Third place
4Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 52125507
5Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 510458−33
6Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 5005118−170
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CAFA
(H) Hosts
Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg1–4Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
  • Maksadow Soccerball shade.svg70+2'
Report [7]
National Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 123
Referee: Amir Saman Soltani (Iran)
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg0–2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report [7]
National Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 54
Referee: Dzhumamurad Dzhumamuradov (Turkmenistan)
Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg0–3Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Report [8]
Stadium of the Transport Institute, Tashkent
Attendance: 75
Referee: Asker Najafaliev (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg3–0Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Report [9]
Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 248
Referee: Halim Aqa Sherzad (Afghanistan)
Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg2–1Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Report [9]
Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 248
Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)
Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg0–5Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report [9]
Stadium of the Transport Institute, Tashkent
Attendance: 63
Referee: Kiyomiddin Piriev (Kyrgyzstan)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg2–0Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Report [10]
National Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 73
Referee: Kiyomiddin Piriev (Kyrgyzstan)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–0Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Report [10]
National Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 67
Referee: Asker Najafaliev (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg2–0Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Report [10]
Stadium of the Transport Institute, Tashkent
Attendance: 140
Referee: Dzhumamurad Dzhumamuradov (Turkmenistan)
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg0–2Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Report [11]
National Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 100
Referee: Asker Najafaliev (Uzbekistan)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–0Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report [11]
National Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 473
Referee: Halim Aqa Sherzad (Afghanistan)
Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg3–0Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Report [11]
National Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 50
Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg0–3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report [12]
Stadium of the Transport Institute, Tashkent
Referee: Kiyomiddin Piriev (Kyrgyzstan)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg0–0Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
National Stadium, Tashkent
Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg0–4Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Report [13]
Stadium of the Transport Institute, Tashkent

Goalscorers

There were 39 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: CAFA

Awards

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

Top GoalscorerBest playerBest goalkeeper
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Oblayorbek Rahmatov Flag of Iran.svg Mehran Nafari Flag of Iran.svg Aria Hoseinifar
Fair Play awardSpecial awardFans award
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan

References

  1. 1 2 "U-15 Football Team Leaves Kabul for Asian Competition". tolonews.com. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "کافا ۲۰۱۸/ایران قهرمان شد" [CAFA 2018/Iran are the champions]. iranleague.ir (in Persian). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Юношеская сборная Таджикистана (U-15) по футболу примет участие в чемпионате CAFA" [The youth national football team of Tajikistan (U-15) will participate in the CAFA Championship.]. khovar.tj (in Russian). 13 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Юношеская сборная Туркменистана (U-15) примет участие в стартующем в Ташкенте чемпионате CAFA" [The youth national football team of Turkmenistan (U-15) will participate in the upcoming CAFA Championship starting in Tashkent.]. turkmenportal.com (in Russian). 21 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Youth team of Turkmenistan to perform at CAFA championship". orient.tm. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Tashkent to host CAFA U-15 Championship 2018 - Fixtures". sports.uz. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  7. 1 2 https://fft.tj/yunoshi-tadzhikistana-startovali-v-chempionate-cafa-s-krupnoj-pobedy-nad-afganistanom/
  8. ↑ https://fft.tj/chempionat-cafa-fotoobzor-matcha-afganistan-u-15-tadzhikistan-u-15-0-3/
  9. 1 2 3 https://fft.tj/chempionat-cafa-yunoshi-tadzhikistana-ustupili-uzbekistanu-vo-vtorom-ture/
  10. 1 2 3 https://fft.tj/yunosheskaya-sbornaya-tadzhikistana-oderzhala-vtoruyu-pobedu-v-chempionate-cafa/
  11. 1 2 3 https://fft.tj/chempionat-cafa-yunoshi-tadzhikistana-igraya-vdevyaterom-obygrali-kyrgyzstan/
  12. ↑ https://fft.tj/yunosheskaya-sbornaya-tadzhikistana-u-15-bronzovyj-prizyor-chempionata-cafa/
  13. ↑ https://turkmenportal.com/blog/15350/turkmenskie-futbolisty-zanyali-poslednee-mesto-na-chempionate-cafa-u15-v-uzbekistane
  14. ↑ "Юношеская сборная Таджикистана (U-15) – бронзовый призёр чемпионата CAFA" [Youth national team of Tajikistan (U-15) - bronze medalist of the CAFA Championship]. fft.tj (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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