2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship

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2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Tajikistan
City Dushanbe
Dates9–16 March
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Iran.svg  Iran (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Third placeFlag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
Fourth placeFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored27 (4.5 per match)
Attendance421 (70 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Iran.svg Negin Zandi
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Iran.svg Seyedeh Katehsari
Fair play awardFlag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
2024

the 2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship was the inaugural edition of the CAFA U-18 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organized by the CAFA for the women's under-18 national teams of Central Asia.Tajikistan hosted the tournament. [1] A total of four teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate.

Contents

Iran were crowned the inaugural champions after finishing the tournament undefeated. [2] [3] [4]

Participation

Participating teams

A total of 4 (out of 6) CAFA nations entered the competition. [5] [6]

TeamApp.Previous best performance
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1st
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 1st
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 1st
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1st
Did not enter

Squads

Venues

Matches were held at the Republic Central Stadium. [7]

Dushanbe
Tajikistan adm location map.svg
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Dushanbe
2022 CAFA U-18 Women's 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 main tournament schedule was announced on 6 May 2022. [8]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3300141+139Champions
2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 311193+64Runners-up
3Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 31113304Third place
4Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan (H)3003120190
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.svg0–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report (CAFA) Zandi Soccerball shade.svg35'
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 30
Referee: Malika Kadirova (Kyrgyz Republic)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg0–1Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
Report (CAFA) Karataeva Soccerball shade.svg55'
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 110
Referee: Sahar Bibak (IR Iran)

Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg1–1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Turgumbaeva Soccerball shade.svg31' Report (CAFA) Turgunova Soccerball shade.svg65'
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 40
Referee: Munisa Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg11–0Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Report (CAFA)
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 78
Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan)

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg2–1Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
Report (CAFA) Murzakulova Soccerball shade.svg27'
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 43
Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg1–8Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Davlyatova Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.) Report (CAFA)
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 120
Referee: Malika Kadirova (Kyrgyz Republic)

Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: [9] [10]

Top GoalscorerBest playerFair Play awardSpecial award
Flag of Iran.svg Negin Zandi (6 goals) Flag of Iran.svg Seyedeh Masoumi KatehsariFlag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan

Goalscorers

There were 27 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

1 goal

Source: CAFA

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