2021 CAFA U-15 Championship

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2021 CAFA U-15 Championship
Чемпионат CAFA-2021 среди юношеских сборных (U-15)
Tournament details
Host country Tajikistan
City Dushanbe
Dates17–24 November
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Iran.svg  Iran (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Third placeFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Fourth placeFlag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored25 (4.17 per match)
Attendance1,680 (280 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Tajikistan.svg Abubakr Sulyamonov
(3 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Iran.svg Esmaeil Gholizadeh
Fair play awardFlag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
← 2018

the 2021 CAFA U-15 Championship was the third 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. Tajikistan was hosting the tournament. [1] [2] Four nations including the host Tajikistan competed for the title in the eight-day round-robin event, with all teams to cross paths once before the final Matchday on November 23, with players born on or after 1 January 2006 eligible to participate.

Contents

Iran were the defending champions having won their first title in 2018. and successfully retained their title after they finished at the top of the standings, edging out host Tajikistan on superior goal difference. [3] [4]

Participating teams

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

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2ndChampions (2018)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 3rdFourth place (2017)
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 3rdThird place (2018)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 3rdRunners-up (2017, 2018)
Did not enter

Venues

All matches were held at the following venue: [7]

Dushanbe
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Dushanbe
2021 CAFA U-15 Championship (Tajikistan)
Republic Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
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Match officials

The following officials were appointed for the tournament:

Referees
Assistant referees

Main tournament

The official tournament schedule was revealed on 6 May 2022. [8]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3210123+97Champions
2Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan (H)321071+67Runners-up
3Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 301246−21Third place
4Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 3012215−131
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.svg2–3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC)
Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 50
Referee: Sanzhar Zhakypbekov (Kyrgyzstan)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg5–0Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC)
Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 200
Referee: Amir Arabbaraghi (IR Iran)
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg2–2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC)
Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 100
Referee: Amirjon Korkashev (Tajikistan)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–1Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Rahmannejad Soccerball shade.svg7' Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC) 		Sulyamonov Soccerball shade.svg17' (pen.)
Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 600
Referee: Abdurashid Khudayberganov (Uzbekistan)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg8–0Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC)
Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 30
Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg1–0Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Gafurov Soccerball shade.svg58' Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC)
Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 700
Referee: Sanzhar Zhakypbekov (Kyrgyz Republic)

Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: [9]

Top GoalscorerBest playerFair Play awardSpecial award
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Abubakr Sulyamonov (3 goals) Flag of Iran.svg Esmaeil Gholizadeh [10] Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan

Goalscorers

There were 25 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.17 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: CAFA

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