2019 CAFA U-16 Championship

CAFA U-16 Championship 2019

Tournament details
Host country	Tajikistan
City	Dushanbe, Hisor
Dates	26 July - 1 August
Teams	6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Tajikistan (1st title)
Runners-up	Uzbekistan
Third place	Iran
Fourth place	Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	42 (2.8 per match)
Attendance	5,741 (383 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ahmad Zakaria Hussaini [1] Yadegar Rostami Alisher Khayrullaev (3 goals each)
Best player(s)	Muhammadvoris Saidaliev
Fair play award	Kyrgyzstan [2]
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the 2019 CAFA U-16 Championship was the 2nd 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 the Tajik cities of Dushanbe and Hisor. ^[3] with the participation of all CAFA members, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate. ^[4]

Uzbekistan were the defending champions having won the inaugural edition in 2018. ^[5] but failed to defend its title. Instead, the host nation Tajikistan clinched the title, marking their maiden triumph in any CAFA tournament. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Participating teams

All six CAFA member nations participated in the tournament, setting a new record. ^{[9] [10] [11]} Iran and Turkmenistan made their debut after missing the 2018 edition. ^{[12] [13]}

Team	App.	Previous best performance
Afghanistan [14]	2nd	Runners-up (2018)
Iran	1st	Debut
Kyrgyzstan	2nd	Fourth place (2018)
Tajikistan	2nd	Third place (2018)
Turkmenistan	1st	Debut
Uzbekistan	2nd	Champions (2018)

Venues

The tournament's matches took place in two venues spanning two cities.

Dushanbe	Hisor	Dushanbe Hisor 2019 CAFA U-16 Championship (Tajikistan)
Republic Central Stadium	Hisor Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 20,000

Match officials

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

Referees

• Halim Aqa Shirzad
• Komeil Gholami
• Dairbek Abdyldaev
• Kurshed Dadoboev
• Sadullo Gulmurodi
• Jasur Mukhtarov

Assistant referees

• Nangyali Sadat
• Alireza Ildorom
• Husan Dzhalaldinov
• Vafo Karaev
• Rustambek Khuzkhaev
• Aleksandr Sidorov

Main tournament

The final tournament schedule was announced on 16 July 2019. ^{[15] [16]}

All times are local TJT (UTC+5).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Tajikistan (H)	5	4	1	0	10	1	+9	13	Champions
2	Uzbekistan	5	3	1	1	12	5	+7	10	Runners-up
3	Iran	5	3	0	2	10	6	+4	9	Third place
4	Afghanistan	5	2	1	2	4	6	−2	7
5	Turkmenistan	5	1	0	4	2	11	−9	3
6	Kyrgyzstan	5	0	1	4	4	13	−9	1

Source: CAFA
(H) Hosts

26 July 2019 (2019-07-26)

18:00

Turkmenistan	1–3	Iran
Goşaýew  17' Sähedow 60' Annamyradow  68' Muhammetnurow  70+1'	Report (CAFA)	Golmohammadi 15' Bahri  20' Rostami 66' (pen.) Ranjbar 70+5'

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 100

Referee: Kurshed Dadoboev (Tajikistan)

26 July 2019 (2019-07-26)

18:00

Afghanistan	2–2	Kyrgyzstan
Ebrahimi 44' 70+2' Hussaini 51'	Report (CAFA)	Abylkasymov 17' Daniiarov  19' Azamatov 32'

Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 177

Referee: Jasur Mukhtarov (Uzbekistan)

26 July 2019 (2019-07-26)

20:30

Uzbekistan	1–1	Tajikistan
Turdimurodov 28' Khujamberdiev  43' Todorov  70+2'	Report (CAFA)	Andalibov  6' Salimshoev  41' Alijoni 59'

Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 278

Referee: Dairbek Abdyldaev (Kyrgyzstan)

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27 July 2019 (2019-07-27)

18:00

Afghanistan	1–0	Turkmenistan
Hussaini 22' 33' Zahidi  65'	Report (CAFA)	Jumaýew  62' Sähedow  70+1'

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 37

Referee: Komeil Gholami (Iran)

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27)

18:00

Tajikistan	2–0	Kyrgyzstan
Shovaisudinov 38' Saidaliev 60' (pen.) Azizov  64'	Report (CAFA)

Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 123

Referee: Halim Aga Sh. (Afghanistan)

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27)

20:30

Uzbekistan	1–2	Iran
Khujamberdiev 16' (pen.) Todorov  43' Turdimurodov  50'  70+9' Bakhodirov  68'	Report (CAFA)	Rohani 10' Khademi 54' Kamalvand  70+8'

Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 117

Referee: Gulmurodi Sadullo (Tajikistan)

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29 July 2019 (2019-07-29)

18:00

Kyrgyzstan	2–3	Uzbekistan
Ilichbek Uulu 41' Tynybekov 46' Azamatov  50'	Report (CAFA)	Toshkentboev 2' Khujamberdiev 29' (pen.) 35+3' Khayrullaev 39' 70+2' Islamov  46' Rakhmatov  55'

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 70

Referee: Komeil Gholarmi (Iran)

29 July 2019 (2019-07-29)

18:00

Tajikistan	3–0	Turkmenistan
Shomurodov  5' Azizov 59' Saidaliev 67' Toirov 70+4'	Report (CAFA)	Jumaýew  8' Baýramow  54' Kulyýazow  64' Annamyradow  70+1'

Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 172

Referee: Halim Aqa Shirzad (Afghanistan)

29 July 2019 (2019-07-29)

20:30

Iran	0–1	Afghanistan
Saghafi  70+5' Koshki  70+5'	Report (CAFA)	Ibrahimi  25' Hussaini 66'

Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 185

Referee: Dairbek Abdyldaev (Kyrgyzstan)

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30 July 2019 (2019-07-30)

18:00

Iran	0–3	Tajikistan
Golmohamadi  24' Saghafi  35+2'	Report (CAFA)	Salimshoev 15', 27' Shakhriyori  35+2' Rahmadzoda  58' Azizov 70+3'

Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 743

Referee: Jasur Mukhtarov (Uzbekistan)

30 July 2019 (2019-07-30)

18:00

Afghanistan	0–3	Uzbekistan
Amiri  37'	Report (CAFA)	Khusanov 3' 49' Khayrullaev 19' Islamov  44' Turdimurodov 48' Muydinov  52'

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 57

Referee: Gulmurodi Sadullo (Tajikistan)

30 July 2019 (2019-07-30)

20:30

Turkmenistan	1–0	Kyrgyzstan
Maksadow  5' Kişikow 55' Jumamyradow  60'	Report (CAFA)

Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 15

Referee: Kurshed Dadoboev (Tajikistan)

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1 July 2019 (2019-07-01)

18:00

Uzbekistan	4–0	Turkmenistan
Yulbarsov 3' Tukhtasinov 12' Akramov 46' Khayrullaev 63'	Report (FFT)

Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor

Attendance: 117

Referee: Dairbek Abdyldaev (Kyrgyzstan)

1 July 2019 (2019-07-01)

18:00

Tajikistan	1–0	Afghanistan
Khudoidodzoda 41'	Report (FFT)

Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Komeil Gholami (Iran)

1 July 2019 (2019-07-01)

20:30

Kyrgyzstan	0–5	Iran
	Report (FFT)	Rostami 14', 46' Kamalvand 35+1' Ranjbar 50' Rohani 70'

Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 50

Referee: Halim Aqa Shirzad (Afghanistan)

Goalscorers

There were 42 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.

3 goals

• Ahmad Zakaria Hussaini
• Yadegar Rostami
• Alisher Khayrullaev

2 goals

• Aliakbar Ranjbar
• Khaled Rohani
• Kabir Salimshoev
• Muhammadvoris Saidaliev
• Sunatullo Azizov
• Murodbek Khujamberdiev
• Rustam Turdimurodov

1 goal

• Mehdi Ebrahimi
• Sajad Khademi
• Sajjad Golmohammadi
• Sobhan Kamalvand
• Aalambek Abylkasymov
• Atai Ilichbek Uulu
• Nurseit Azamatov
• Yryskeldi Tynybekov
• Abdulfatoh Khudoidodzoda
• Aini Alijoni
• Khusrav Toirov
• Mujovid Shovaisudinov
• Batyr Sähedow
• Muhammetali Kişikow
• Abdukodir Khusanov
• Azizjon Toshkentboev
• Elyor Yulbarsov
• Shakhzod Akramov
• Tokhirbek Tukhtasinov

Source: CAFA

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: ^[17]

Top Goalscorer	Best player	Fair Play award	Special award
Ahmad Zakaria Hussaini	Muhammadvoris Saidaliev	Kyrgyzstan	Turkmenistan

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External links

• Official website