2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship

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2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship
Чемпионат CAFA-2021 среди женских юниорских сборных до 17 лет
Tournament details
Host country Tajikistan
City Dushanbe
Dates3–7 July
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
Third placeFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Fourth placeFlag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored28 (4.67 per match)
Attendance0 (0 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Leyla Rustullaeva
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Iran.svg Mohaddesh Zolfi
Fair play awardFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
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The CAFA U-17 Women's Championship was the inaugural edition of the CAFA U-17 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CAFA for the women's under-17 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan hosted the tournament from 3 to 7 July. [1] [2] A total of four teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate.

Contents

Uzbekistan won the title unbeaten to become the inaugural champions of the competition. [3] [4] Host Tajikistan finished third after a defeat to Iran on the final matchday. [5] [6]

Participating teams

Initially, A total of 5 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament. [7] [8] However, despite earlier confirmation of participation, the Kyrgyz Republic withdrew before the start of the tournament, citing unforeseen circumstances. [9]

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 1st—
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1st—
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 1st—
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1st—
Did not enter

Venues

All Matches were held at the following Venue:

Dushanbe
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Dushanbe
2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship (Tajikistan)
Republican 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 original schedule when Kyrgyzstan was participating was published on 28 June 2021. [9] The revised tournament schedule after Kyrgyzstan withdrew was announced on 2 July 2021. [10]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 3210111+107Champions
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 320192+76Runners-up
3Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan (H)31116604Third place
4Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 3003219−170
Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg6–0Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Report
Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 0
Referee: Zuhal Khujanazarova (Tajikistan)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg1–1Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Rustullaeva Soccerball shade.svg45' Report Dzhalilova Soccerball shade.svg80+1'
Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maedeh Jaefari (Iran)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg0–2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report Rustullaeva Soccerball shade.svg40+1', 73'
Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 0
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaya (Kyrgyz Republic)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg5–2Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Report
Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kristina Borisova (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg8–0Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Report
Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 0
Referee: Zuhal Khujanazarova (Tajikistan)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg0–3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report
Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 0
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaya (Kyrgyz Republic)

Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: [11]

Top GoalscorerBest playerFair Play awardSpecial award
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Leyla Rustullaeva (6 goals) Flag of Iran.svg Mohaddesh Zolfi [12] Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan

Goalscorers

There were 28 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.67 goals per match.

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: CAFA

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