2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship

2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Kyrgyzstan
City	Bishkek
Dates	12–19 February
Teams	5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Iran (1st title)
Runners-up	Afghanistan [1]
Third place	Kyrgyzstan
Fourth place	Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	77 (7.7 per match)
Attendance	1,055 (106 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Bektur Iliasov (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Omid Qanbari
Fair play award	Iran

The 2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship was the inaugural edition of the CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship, the international youth futsal championship organised by CAFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament was hosted at the Gazprom Arena in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 12 to 19 February 2022. ^{[2] [3]}

Iran won the title unbeaten, becoming the first champions of the CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship. ^{[4] [5]} Host Kyrgyz Republic finished in third place after securing two wins out of four matches they played. ^[6]

Participating teams

A total of 5 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament. ^{[7] [8]}

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

Did not enter

•   Turkmenistan

Venues

Matches were held at the Gazprom Arena.

Bishkek	Bishkek 2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship (Kyrgyzstan)
Gazprom Arena
Capacity: 20,000

Match officials

A total of 10 referees were appointed for the tournament.

Referees

• Esmail Kamar Basteh
• Ali Ahmadi
• Nursultan Salamat Uulu
• Eldiiar Keldibekov
• Nurbek Arstanbek Uulu
• Sukhrob Sattorov
• Behruz Murtazoev
• Adham Rihsiboyev
• Khushnudbek Atamuratov
• Anatoly Rubakov

Squads

Main article: 2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship squads

Each national team have to submit a squad of 14 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers.

Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 6 February 2022. ^{[9] [10]}

All times are local KGT (UTC+6).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Iran	4	4	0	0	25	6	+19	12	Champions
2	Afghanistan	4	3	0	1	21	15	+6	9	Runners-up
3	Kyrgyzstan (H)	4	2	0	2	18	16	+2	6	Third place
4	Uzbekistan	4	1	0	3	8	25	−17	3
5	Tajikistan	4	0	0	4	5	15	−10	0

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

12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)

15:00

Iran	10–3	Afghanistan
Dehghani  1', 17', 34:37 Taghavi  6', 14' (pen.) Jozari  11' Mohammadpour  19', 28' Balkaneh  36:55 Sedighzadi  39:24	Report	Gorgej  14', 16' Qanbari  23'

Gazprom Arena, Bishkek

Attendance: 159

Referee: Behruz Murtazoev (Tajikistan)
Anatoly Rubakov (Uzbekistan)
Sukhrob Sattorov (Tajikistan)

12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)

18:00

Uzbekistan	3–1	Tajikistan
Eshonkolov  12:13, 33:58 Murodkulov  39:54	Report	Khushvakhtov  13:15

Gazprom Arena, Bishkek

Attendance: 52

Referee: Ali Ahmadi (Iran)
Eldiiar Keldibekov (Kyrgyz Republic)
Esmail Kamar Basteh (Iran)

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13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)

15:00

Tajikistan	1–2	Iran
Saidov  37:53	Report	Sedighzadeh  06:36 Nazrizoda  25:58 (o.g.)

Gazprom Arena, Bishkek

Attendance: 37

Referee: Adham Rihsiboyev (Uzbekistan)
Khushnudbek Atamuratov (Uzbekistan)
Nursultan Salamat Uulu (Kyrgyz Republic)

13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)

18:00

Kyrgyzstan	3–5	Afghanistan
Sadykov  08:58 Azamat Uulu  17:49 Iliasov  34:31	Report	Qanbari  00:52, 09:09, 20:46 Nazari  11:44 Hosseini  22:08

Gazprom Arena, Bishkek

Attendance: 235

Referee: Esmail Kamar Basteh (IR Iran)
Sukhrob Sattorov (Tajikistan)
Ali Ahmadi (IR Iran)

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15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)

16:00

Afghanistan	5–1	Tajikistan
Qanbari  16:36, 22:24 Nazrizoda  18:26 (o.g.) Nazari  19:25 Hosseini  31:35	Report	Saidov  19:11 (pen.)

Gazprom Arena, Bishkek

Attendance: 55

Referee: Anatoly Rubakov (Uzbekistan)
Nursultan Salamat Uulu (Kyrgyz Republic)
Khushnudbek Atamuratov (Uzbekistan)

15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)

19:00

Kyrgyzstan	9–3	Uzbekistan
Iliasov  06:22, 23:55 Azamat Uulu  07:38, 26:52, 34:21 Karypbekov  09:01 Aianbaev  11:47 Kanatbekov  24:47, 30:25	Report	Eshonkolov  08:52 Safarov  11:32 Akhmedov  13:33

Gazprom Arena, Bishkek

Attendance: 80

Referee: Sukhrob Sattorov (Tajikistan)
Esmail Kamar Basteh (IR Iran)
Behruz Murtazoev (Tajikistan)

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17 February 2022 (2022-02-17)

16:00

Afghanistan	8–1	Uzbekistan
Nazari  10:58 Hosseini  12:35, 12:45, 22:19, 32:21 Ghafoori  16:33 Ahmadi  33:11 Mumtaz  36:24	Report	Usmonov  34:39

Gazprom Arena, Bishkek

Attendance: 101

Referee: Eldiiar Keldibekov (Kyrgyz Republic)
Nursultan Salamat Uulu (Kyrgyz Republic)
Esmail Kamar Basteh (IR Iran)

17 February 2022 (2022-02-17)

19:00

Iran	6–1	Kyrgyzstan
Mohammadpour  01:26 Bazyar  03:43 Jozari  08:15, 16:45 Sedighzadeh  31:38 Balkaneh  39:45	Report	Iliasov  09:21

Gazprom Arena, Bishkek

Attendance: 207

Referee: Khushnudbek Atamuratov (Uzbekistan)
Behruz Murtazoev (Tajikistan)
Anatoly Rubakov (Uzbekistan)

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19 February 2022 (2022-02-19)

16:00

Uzbekistan	1–7	Iran
Abdukarimov  39:20	Report	Balkaneh  05:47 Jozari  10:54, 20:00 Barahouei  12:24, 13:52, 14:36 Makhramov  27:53 (o.g.)

Gazprom Arena, Bishkek

Attendance: 50

Referee: Nursultan Salamat Uulu (Kyrgyz Republic)
Nurbek Arstanbek Uulu (Kyrgyz Republic)
Behruz Murtazoev (Tajikistan)

19 February 2022 (2022-02-19)

18:00

Tajikistan	2–5	Kyrgyzstan
Khushvakhtov  10:41 Sattorov  12:24	Report	Saipidinov  01:43 Karypbekov  21:57 Kanatbekov  26:13 Iliasov  28:17, 37:29

Gazprom Arena, Bishkek

Attendance: 79

Referee: Adham Rihsiboyev (Uzbekistan)
Ali Ahmadi (IR Iran)
Khushnudbek Atamuratov (Uzbekistan)

Goalscorers

There were 77 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 7.7 goals per match.

6 goals

• Omid Qanbari
• Sayed Mojtaba Hosseini
• Bektur Iliasov

5 goals

• Ali Jozari

4 goals

• Ilgiz Azamat Uulu

3 goals

• Noorullah Nazari
• Amirhamzeh Sedighzadeh
• Amirhossein Dehghani
• Erfan Mohammadpour
• Milad Barahouei
• Soran Balkaneh
• Aimen Kanatbekov
• Daler Eshonkulov

2 goals

• Bahman Gorgej
• Amirhossein Taghavi
• Bekmat Karypbekov
• Saidisroil Saidov
• Dzhovidon Khushvakhtov

1 goal

• Abul Bashir Ahmadi
• Hamidullah Ghafoori
• Mohammad Ali Mumtaz
• Mohammad Hossein Bazyar
• Adil Aianbaev
• Ernest Saipidinov
• Kanat Sadykov
• Doston Usmonov
• Alan Akhmedov
• Kosimjon Safarov
• Mirshod Abdukarimov
• Samandar Murodkulov
• Haidar Sattorov

1 own goal

• Umidjon Makhramov (against Iran)

2 own goals

• Umed Nazrizoda (against Iran and Afghanistan)

Source: CAFA

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

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
Bektur Iliasov [11] (6 goals)	Omid Qanbari [12]	Iran	Uzbekistan

References

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12. "امید قنبری بهترین باریکن مرکز آسیا شد" [Omid Qanbari became the best player in Central Asia.]. kabul-24.com (in Persian). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

External links

• Official website