| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tajikistan |
| City | Dushanbe |
| Dates | 3–13 August |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 31 (3.1 per match) |
| Attendance | 18,005 (1,801 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | |
| Fair play award | |
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The 2022 CAFA U-19 Championship was the third edition of the CAFA U-19 Championship, the triennial international youth football championship organised by CAFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan hosted the tournament from 3 to 16 August 2022. [1] A total of five teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.
Iran were the defending champions, having won their first title in 2019. and they successfully managed to retain the title. [2] [3]
A total of 5 (out of 6) CAFA member associations entered teams for the tournament. [4] [5]
| Team | App. | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Fourth place (2016, 2019) | |
| 2nd | Champions (2019) | |
| 2nd | Runners-up (2016) | |
| 3rd | Runners-up (2019) | |
| 3rd | Champions (2016) |
Matches were held at the Republic Central Stadium. [6]
| Dushanbe | |
|---|---|
| Republic Central Stadium | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | |
The following officials were appointed for the tournament:
The main tournament schedule was announced on 27 July 2022. [7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 8 | Champions | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Runners-up | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | Third place | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | 2–2 | |
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| Report |
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| Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | |
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| Nurmat | Report |
| Afghanistan | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hussaini | Report |
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| Iran | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Tajikistan | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Baktybekov |
| Iran | 2–2 | |
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| Report |
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| Uzbekistan | 3–0 | |
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| Report |
| Afghanistan | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ahadi | Report | Tursunpulatov |
| Tajikistan | 0–4 | |
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| Report |
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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: [8]
The ranking for the Top Goalscorer was determined using the following criteria: goals, assists and fewest minutes played.
| Top Goalscorer | Best player | Fair Play award | Special award |
|---|---|---|---|
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There were 31 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: CAFA