| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| City | Tashkent |
| Dates | 3–13 July |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 23 (3.83 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,150 (525 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | |
| Fair play award | |
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The 2018 CAFA U-16 Championship was the inaugural edition of the CAFA U-16 Championship, the international youth football championship organized by Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) for the men's under-16 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [1] featuring four participating teams, with players born on or after 1 January 2002 eligible to participate.
Uzbekistan was crowned champions of the first-ever under-16 edition after finishing at the top of the standings, unbeaten in all three matchdays. [2]
4 (out of 6) CAFA member nations participated in the tournament. [3] [4] [5]
| Team | App. | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Debut | |
| 1st | Debut | |
| 1st | Debut | |
| 1st | Debut |
The tournament took place in 2 venues situated across Tashkent.
| Tashkent | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lokomotiv Stadium | National Stadium | |
| Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 33,834 | |
The final tournament schedule was announced on 27 June 2018. [6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | Champions | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Runners-up | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | Third place | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 |
| Afghanistan | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report [7] |
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| Kyrgyzstan | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report [8] |
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| Uzbekistan | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report [9] |
| Tajikistan | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report [10] |
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| Tajikistan | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report [11] |
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| Afghanistan | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report [12] |
There were 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Source: CAFA
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: [13]
| Top Goalscorer | Best player | Fair Play award | Special award |
|---|---|---|---|
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