Tournament details | |
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Host country | Tajikistan |
City | Dushanbe Tursunzoda |
Dates | 21–28 May |
Teams | 5 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Venue(s) | (CSKA Polytechnic Stadium, TALCO Arena), (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Uzbekistan (1st), (1title) |
Runners-up | Iran (2nd) |
Third place | Tajikistan (3rd) |
Fourth place | Afghanistan (4th) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 44 (4.4 per match) |
Attendance | 13,309 (1,331 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Reza Mirzayan (6 goals) |
Best player(s) | Muhammadali Urinboev (2 goals) |
Fair play award | Afghanistan |
the 2023 CAFA U-20 Championship is the first edition of the CAFA U-20 Championship, an international youth football championship organised by CAFA for the men's under-20 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan hosted the tournament between 21 and 28 May 2023. [1] A total of five teams are playing in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.
A total of 5 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament.
Team | Appearance |
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Afghanistan | 1st |
Iran | 1st |
Tajikistan | 1st |
Turkmenistan | 1st |
Uzbekistan | 1st |
Matches were held at the CSKA Polytechnic Stadium and TALCO Arena.
Dushanbe | |
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CSKA Polytechnic Stadium | |
Capacity: ? | |
Tursunzoda | |
TALCO Arena | |
Capacity: 13,770 | |
The main tournament schedule was announced on 16 May 2023. [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 10 | Champions |
2 | Iran | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | Runners-up |
3 | Tajikistan (H) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | Third place |
4 | Afghanistan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | |
5 | Turkmenistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 |
Uzbekistan | 3–2 | Iran |
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| Report | Mirzayan 23', 36' |
Afghanistan | 1–1 | Tajikistan |
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Amin 48' | Report |
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Turkmenistan | 2–9 | Uzbekistan |
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Report |
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Tajikistan | 4–2 | Turkmenistan |
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Iran | 4–1 | Afghanistan |
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Report | Alizada 67' |
Iran | 3–0 | Turkmenistan |
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Report |
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Tajikistan | 1–2 | Iran |
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Khudjaev 74' | Report |
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 |
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Reza Mirzayan (6 goals) | Muhammadali Urinboev | Afghanistan | Turkmenistan |
There were 44 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 4.4 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Source: CAFA
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