2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship

2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Tajikistan
City	Dushanbe
Dates	9–16 March
Teams	5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iran (1st title)
Runners-up	Uzbekistan
Third place	Kyrgyzstan
Fourth place	Tajikistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	27 (4.5 per match)
Attendance	421 (70 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Negin Zandi (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Seyedeh Katehsari
Fair play award	Kyrgyzstan
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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.

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]}

Team	App.	Previous best performance
Iran	1st	—
Kyrgyzstan	1st	—
Tajikistan	1st	—
Uzbekistan	1st	—

Did not enter

•   Afghanistan
•   Turkmenistan

Squads

Main article: 2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship squads

Venues

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

Dushanbe	Dushanbe 2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship (Tajikistan)
Republic Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000

Match officials

The following officials were appointed for the tournament:

Referees

• Malika Kadirova
• Sahar Bibak
• Munisa Mirzoeva
• Anna Sidorova

Assistant referees

• Keremet Ismailova
• Hadiseh Mahdavi
• Zahra Emdadi
• Zukhal Khuchanazarova
• Intizora Solihova
• Zilola Rahmatova

Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 6 May 2022. ^[8]

All times are local TJT (UTC+5).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Iran	3	3	0	0	14	1	+13	9	Champions
2	Uzbekistan	3	1	1	1	9	3	+6	4	Runners-up
3	Kyrgyzstan	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Third place
4	Tajikistan (H)	3	0	0	3	1	20	−19	0

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

11 March 2022 (2022-03-11)

14:00

Uzbekistan	0–1	Iran
	Report (CAFA)	Zandi 35'

Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 30

Referee: Malika Kadirova (Kyrgyz Republic)

11 March 2022 (2022-03-11)

17:00

Tajikistan	0–1	Kyrgyzstan
	Report (CAFA)	Karataeva 55'

Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 110

Referee: Sahar Bibak (IR Iran)

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13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)

14:00

Kyrgyzstan	1–1	Uzbekistan
Turgumbaeva 31'	Report (CAFA)	Turgunova 65'

Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 40

Referee: Munisa Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)

13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)

17:00

Iran	11–0	Tajikistan
Zandi 5', 34', 71', 73' Didar 26' Foroozandeh 45+2' Masoumi Katehsari 55', 62', 75' Kafi 85' Zolfi 89'	Report (CAFA)

Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 78

Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan)

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15 March 2022 (2022-03-15)

14:00

Iran	2–1	Kyrgyzstan
Afshardoost 55' Zandi 60'	Report (CAFA)	Murzakulova 27'

Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 43

Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan)

15 March 2022 (2022-03-15)

17:00

Tajikistan	1–8	Uzbekistan
Davlyatova 90' (pen.)	Report (CAFA)	Mamatkarimova 20' Abdukarimova 27' Rustullaeva 52', 57', 58', 77' Kuchkorova 84' (pen.) Saydabbosova 87'

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 Goalscorer	Best player	Fair Play award	Special award
Negin Zandi (6 goals)	Seyedeh Masoumi Katehsari	Kyrgyzstan	Tajikistan

Goalscorers

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

6 goals

• Negin Zandi Dareh Gharibi

4 goals

• Leyla Rustullaeva

3 goals

• Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi Katehsari

1 goal

• Sara Didar
• Hasti Foroozandeh
• Kimia Kafi
• Mohaddeseh Zolfi
• Elaheh Afshardoost
• Aiana Karataeva
• Asem Turgumbaeva
• Nursuluu Murzakulova
• Madina Davlyatova
• Oydinoy Turgunova
• Zarina Mamatkarimova
• Makhzuna Abdukarimova
• Sevinch Kuchkorova
• Rukhshona Saydabbosova

Source: CAFA

References

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3. "Zandi's winner helps IR Iran to CAFA U18 Women's crown". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
4. "دختران فوتبالیست ایران قهرمان مسابقات "کافا" شدند" [Iranian women's footballers became champions of the 'CAFA' tournament.]. dw.com (in Persian). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
5. "Dushanbe welcomes Central Asian quartet for CAFA U18 Women's Championship". the-afc.com. AFC. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
6. "Iran U18 women's football team to compete at CAFA". mehrnews.com. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
7. ""CAFA U-18 Womenʼs Championship 2022" пройдёт в Душанбе" [“CAFA U-18 Women's Championship 2022” will be held in Dushanbe.]. sports.uz (in Russian). 6 March 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
8. "2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship Official match schedule". fft.tj. FFT. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
9. "Женская Молодежная Сборная Ирана (U-18) – Победитель Чемпионата CAFA-2022" [Iran Women's U-18 National Team the Winner of the CAFA-2022 Championship.]. fft.tj (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
10. "حضور دو دختر فوتبالیست ایران بین برترین‌های کافا" [The presence of two Iranian female footballers among the best in CAFA.]. isna.ir (in Persian). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

External links

• Official website