2024 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship

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2024 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTajikistan
City Dushanbe
Dates19 – 28 April 2024
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Iran.svg  Iran (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Third placeFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyz Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored55 (5.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Shahnoza Dekanbaeva
(8 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Iran.svg Somayeh Esmaeili
Fair play awardFlag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
← 2022

The 2024 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship was the 2nd edition of CAFA U-18 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CAFA for the women's under-19 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Contents

A total of five teams participated in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2006 eligible to participate.

Iran were the defending champions, and successfully defended the title after finishing top of the standing unbeaten. [1]

Participating nations

5 (out of 6) CAFA nations entered the final tournament. [2] [3] with Turkmenistan debuting in the tournament after missing the inaugural edition. [4]

TeamAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2nd 2022 (Champions)Champions (2022)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyz Republic 2nd 2022 (Third place)Third place (2022)
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 2nd 2022 (Fourth place)Fourth place (2022)
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 1stDebut
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 2nd 2022 (Runners-up)Runners-up (2022)

Venues

Matches were held at the Republic Central Stadium.

Dushanbe
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Dushanbe
2024 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship (Tajikistan)
Republic Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
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Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 12 April 2024.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 4310173+1410Champions
2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 4301246+189Runners-up
3Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyz Republic 42118807Third place
4Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan (H)4103415−113
5Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 4004223−210
Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg1–3Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyz Republic
  • Haipova Soccerball shade.svg67'
 Report
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 83
Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg4–2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Referee: Arslan Goshanov (Turkmenistan)
Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg0–7Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 30
Referee: Keremet Ismailova (Kyrgyz Republic)
Kyrgyz Republic  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg3–0Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Report
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Referee: Nasibabonu Toshmuhammedova (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg6–1Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyz Republic
Report
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 25
Referee: Arslan Goshanov (Turkmenistan)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg4–0Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Report
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Referee: Mahnaz Zokaee (Iran)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg9–1Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Report Alymjanova Soccerball shade.svg12'
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 35
Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg5–0Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Report
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 45
Referee: Keremet Ismailova (Kyrgyzstan)
Kyrgyz Republic  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg1–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Karataeva Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Report Rahmani Khoshgod Soccerball shade.svg66'
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 60
Referee: Nasibabonu Toshmuhammedova (Uzbekistan)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg0–7Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report
Republic Central Stadium, Dushanbe
Referee: Mahnaz Zokaee (Iran)

Player awards

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

Top GoalscorerBest playerFair Play awardSpecial award
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Shahnoza Dekanbaeva Flag of Iran.svg Somayeh Esmaeili Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan

Goalscorers

There were 55 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 5.5 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

1 goal

Source: CAFA

References

  1. ↑ "Iran champions of 2024 CAFA U18 Women's Championship". tehrantimes.com. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Iran to participate at 2024 CAFA U18 Women's Championship". mehrnews.com. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Сборная Кыргызстана примет участие в чемпионате CAFA-2024" [The women's under-18 national team of Kyrgyzstan will participate in the CAFA-2024 championship.]. sport.kg (in Russian). 16 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Женская сборная Туркменистана по футзалу U-18 прибыла в Душанбе на турнир CAFA-2024" [The women's football national team of Turkmenistan U-18 has arrived in Dushanbe for the CAFA-2024 tournament]. turkmenportal.com (in Russian). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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