2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship

2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship

Чемпионат CAFA-2021 среди женских юниорских сборных до 17 лет
Tournament details
Host country	Tajikistan
City	Dushanbe
Dates	3–7 July
Teams	4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Uzbekistan (1st title)
Runners-up	Iran
Third place	Tajikistan
Fourth place	Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	28 (4.67 per match)
Attendance	0 (0 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Leyla Rustullaeva (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Mohaddesh Zolfi
Fair play award	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.

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]

Team	Appearance	Previous best performance
Afghanistan	1st	—
Iran	1st	—
Tajikistan	1st	—
Uzbekistan	1st	—

Did not enter

•   Kyrgyzstan (W)
•   Turkmenistan

Venues

All Matches were held at the following Venue:

Dushanbe	Dushanbe 2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship (Tajikistan)
Republican Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000

Match officials

The following officials were appointed for the tournament:

Referees

• Maedeh Jaefari
• Veronika Bernatskaya
• Zuhal Khujanazarova
• Kristina Borisova

Assistant referees

• Farahnaz Jalali
• Sonia Noorri
• Atena Lashani
• Adinay Kylychbek Kyzy
• Dilshoda Rahmonova
• Zilola Rakhmatova

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]

All times are local TJT (UTC+5).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Uzbekistan	3	2	1	0	11	1	+10	7	Champions
2	Iran	3	2	0	1	9	2	+7	6	Runners-up
3	Tajikistan (H)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4	Third place
4	Afghanistan	3	0	0	3	2	19	−17	0

Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts

3 July 2021 (2021-07-03)

18:00

Iran	6–0	Afghanistan
Zolfi 9', 74' Morshediniknam 13' Mansoralvares 17' Norouzi 34' Soleimani 80+5'	Report

Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 0

Referee: Zuhal Khujanazarova (Tajikistan)

3 July 2021 (2021-07-03)

20:45

Uzbekistan	1–1	Tajikistan
Rustullaeva 45'	Report	Dzhalilova 80+1'

Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 0

Referee: Maedeh Jaefari (Iran)

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5 July 2021 (2021-07-05)

18:00

Iran	0–2	Uzbekistan
	Report	Rustullaeva 40+1', 73'

Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 0

Referee: Veronika Bernatskaya (Kyrgyz Republic)

5 July 2021 (2021-07-05)

20:45

Tajikistan	5–2	Afghanistan
Faizulloeva 6', 21', 42' Nazarova 12' Gulova 55'	Report	Foladi 3' Sultani 74'

Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 0

Referee: Kristina Borisova (Uzbekistan)

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7 July 2021 (2021-07-07)

18:00

Uzbekistan	8–0	Afghanistan
Saydabbosova 20', 41' Rakhmatulloeva 32' Rustullaeva 46' (pen.), 56', 67' Buntina 60' Egamberdieva 80+2' (pen.)	Report

Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 0

Referee: Zuhal Khujanazarova (Tajikistan)

7 July 2021 (2021-07-07)

20:45

Tajikistan	0–3	Iran
	Report	Ezatabadipour 19' Zolfi 32' Bagherinasab 63'

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 Goalscorer	Best player	Fair Play award	Special award
Leyla Rustullaeva (6 goals)	Mohaddesh Zolfi [12]	Tajikistan	Afghanistan

Goalscorers

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

6 goals

• Leyla Rustullaeva

3 goals

• Mohaddeseh Zolfi
• Rukhshona Faizulloeva

2 goals

• Rukhshona Saydabbosova

1 goal

• Fatima Foladi
• Elnaz Sultani
• Ghazal Morshediniknam
• Mehrnaz Ezatabadipour
• Melika Bagherinasab
• Nazaninzahra Mansoralvares
• Diyana Norouzi
• Sevinij Soleimani
• Jonona Nazarova
• Munisa Gulova
• Umeda Dzhalilova
• Sevinch Rakhmatulloeva
• Kseniya Buntina
• Mehribon Egamberdieva

Source: CAFA

References

1. "Central Asia's future stars embark on Dushanbe for CAFA U17 Women's Championship". the-afc.com. AFC. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
2. "Завтра в Душанбе стартует "CAFA U-17 Women´s Championship 2021"" [Tomorrow in Dushanbe starts the CAFA U-17 Women's Championship 2021] (in Russian). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
3. "Final day heroics help Uzbekistan to CAFA U17 Women's title". the-afc.com. AFC. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
4. "O`zbekistonlik qizlar "CAFA U-17 Women's Championship 2021" xalqaro turnirida eronliklarni mag`lub etdi" [Uzbek girls won the championships in the CAFA U-17 Women's Championship 2021 international tournament.]. darakchi.uz (in Uzbek). 6 July 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
5. "Женская Юниорская Сборная Таджикистана (U-17) – Бронзовый Призер Чемпионата CAFA-2021" [Women's Junior National Team of Tajikistan (U-17) - Bronze Medalist of the CAFA-2021 Championship]. fft.tk (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
6. "Iran runners-up at CAFA U17 Women's Championship". tehrantimes.com. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
7. "O'zbekiston U17 qizlar jamoasi «CAFA U17 Women's Championship 2021» turnirida ishtirok etadi" [Uzbekistan U17 girls' team will participate in the 'CAFA U17 Women’s Championship 2021' tournament.]. futboltv.asia (in Uzbek). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
8. "Football: Afghans to Play Iran First in U-17 CAFA Championship". tolonews.com. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
9. "Футболистки Кыргызстана сыграют на очередном турнире в Душанбе" [Kyrgyzstan's female football players will compete in the next tournament in Dushanbe]. sport.kg (in Russian). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
10. "CAFA U-17 Women's Championship 2021 – Match Schedule". fft.tj. Tajikistan Football Federation. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
11. "Женская юниорская сборная Таджикистана (U-17) по футболу стала бронзовым призером чемпионата CAFA-2021" [The women's junior national football team of Tajikistan (U-17) has won the bronze medal in the CAFA-2021 Championship]. khovar.tj (in Russian). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
12. "ذلفی بهترین بازیکن تورنمنت کافا شد" [Zolfi became the best player of the CAFA tournament.]. the-ffiri.com (in Persian). Football Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

External links

• Official website