2019 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship

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2019 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
City Tashkent
Dates13–16 September
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Iran.svg  Iran (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Third placeFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored27 (4.5 per match)
Attendance550 (92 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Aiana Karataeva
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Iran.svg Mohaddeseh Zolfi
Best goalkeeper Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
2017
2022

The 2019 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship was the second edition of the CAFA U-15 Girls Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Central Asia organized by the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA). It took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 13 to 16 September 2019. [1]

Contents

The host Uzbekistan entered the tournament as the defending champions having won last year's edition in Tajikistan. However, they were unable to defend their title, finishing in last place. meanwhile, Iran won the Championship title for the first time, after finishing undefeated throughout the round-robin competition. [2] [3] [4]

Participating teams

A total of 4 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament. [5] [6]

CountryApp.Previous best performance
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2ndRunners-up (2017)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 2ndFourth place (2017)
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 2ndThird place (2017)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 2ndChampions (2017)
Did not enter

Match officials

The following referees and assistant referees were selected to officiate the tournament:

Referees
Assistant referees

Main tournament

All times are local, TUZ (UTC+5)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 330082+69Champions
2Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 3201124+86Runners-up
3Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 310231073Third place
4Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan (H)300341170
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg2–6Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Report [7]
Chigatay Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 50
Referee: Asou Javaheri (Iran)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg4–0Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Report [8]
Chigatay Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 63
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)

Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg0–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report [9]
Chigatay Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 47
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg2–0Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report [10]
Chigatay Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 60
Referee: Yasmin Haidary (Afghanistan)

Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg1–6Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Report [11]
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 30
Referee: Asou Javaheri (Iran)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg2–3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report [12]
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 300
Referee: Malika Kadyrova (Kyrgyzstan)

Goalscorers

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

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: CAFA

Awards

Champion

 2019 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship winners 
Flag of Iran.svg
Iran
First title

Individual awards

The following awards were given after the conclusion of the tournament. [13]

Most Valuable PlayerTop ScorerFairplay AwardSpecial Award
Flag of Iran.svg Mohaddeseh Zolfi Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Aiana Karataeva Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan

References

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  2. "Iran Wins CAFA U-15 Girls Championship". tasnimnews.com. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. "IR Iran down Uzbekistan to claim CAFA U-15 Women's Championship title". sports.uz. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. "Late goals seal IR Iran title". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. "Central Asian youngsters gather for CAFA U-15 Women's Championship". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. "Футболистки Кыргызстана сыграют в Ташкенте" [The Girls footballers of Kyrgyzstan will play in Tashkent.]. sport.kg (in Russian). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  7. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2379251109068918&set=a.2027914180869281
  8. https://twitter.com/CAFAssociation/status/1172501494278623233
  9. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2379931622334200&set=a.2334045143589515
  10. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2380083492319013&set=a.2334045143589515
  11. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2381619165498779&set=a.2334045143589515
  12. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2381790038815025&set=a.2027914180869281
  13. "Женская юниорская сборная Таджикистана (U-15) – бронзовый призер Чемпионата CAFA-2019" [The junior women's national team of Tajikistan (U-15) - bronze medalist of the CAFA-2019 Championship]. fft.tk (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2024.