2019 CAFA U-19 Championship

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2019 CAFA U-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
City Dushanbe
Dates9–15 August
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Iran.svg  Iran (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Third placeFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Fourth placeFlag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored34 (3.4 per match)
Attendance17,270 (1,727 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Tajikistan.svg Rustam Soirov
(4 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Iran.svg Amirhossein Nikpour
Fair play awardFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
2016
2022

the 2019 CAFA U-19 Championship was the 2nd edition of the CAFA U-19 Championship, the triennial international youth football championship organised by Central Asian Football Association for the men's under-19 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan from August 9 to August 15, 2019, featuring a total of five participating teams, with players born on or after 1 January 2000 eligible to participate. [1]

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Uzbekistan are the defending champions, having defeated Kyrgyz Republic to win the inaugural tournament back in 2016. However, they were unable to defend their title, as Iran dominated, remaining undefeated in all four matches, to claim their maiden trophy. [2] [3]

Participating teams

A total of 5 (out of 6) teams participated in the final tournament. Iran made their debut in the tournament after pulling out of the inaugural edition. However, the runners-up of the 2016 edition, Kyrgyz Republic, were absent from the tournament. [4] [5] [6]

TeamApp.Previous best performance
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 2ndFourth place (2016)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1stdebut
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 2ndFifth place (2016)
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 2ndThird place (2016)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 2ndChampions (2016)
Did not enter

Venues

All Matches were played in the following venue:

Dushanbe
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Dushanbe
2019 CAFA U-19 Championship (Tajikistan)
Republic Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
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Match officials

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

Referees
Assistant referees

Squads

Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 3 August 2019. [6]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 431091+810Champions
2Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan (H)4220115+68Runners-up
3Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 41216605Third place
4Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 40225942
5Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 4013313101
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CAFA
(H) Hosts
Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg2–2Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Report [7]
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sayyodjon Zayniddinov (Tajikistan)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg0–2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report [8]
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 120
Referee: Halim Aqa Shirzad (Afghanistan)

Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg2–2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report [9]
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 200
Referee: Vahid Seyed Kazemi (Iran)
Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg1–5Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Report [10]
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 550
Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg4–0Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Report [11]
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 300
Referee: Nurgazy Cholponbaev (Kyrgyzstan)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg3–1Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Report [12]
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Arslan Goshanov (Turkmenistan)

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg2–0Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Report [13]
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sayyodjon Zayniddinov (Tajikistan)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg2–2Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Report [14]
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Halim Aqa Shirzad (Afghanistan)

Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg0–2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report [15]
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 500
Referee: Vahid Seyed Kazemi (Iran)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg1–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report [16]
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

Goalscorers

There were 34 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: CAFA

Player awards

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

The ranking for the Top Goalscorer was determined using the following criteria: goals, assists and fewest minutes played.

Top GoalscorerBest playerFair Play awardSpecial award
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Shahrom Samiev Flag of Iran.svg Amirhossein NikpourFlag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan

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