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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Kyrgyzstan |
Dates | 5–12 July |
Teams | 6 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 9 |
Goals scored | 23 (2.56 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
The 2024 CAFA U-20 Championship was the 2nd edition of the CAFA U-20 Championship, the international youth football championship organised by Central Asian Football Association for the men's under-20 national teams of Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan hosted the tournament from 5 to 12 July 2024. [2] A total of six teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate. It was the first CAFA tournament to implement video assistant referees (VAR). [3]
Uzbekistan were the defending champions having won the inaugural edition. [4] However, their inability to defeat Iran in the group stage resulted in them playing in the third-place playoff which they won. Meanwhile, Iran clinched their first title by defeating host the Kyrgyz Republic 3–0 in the final. [5] [6] [7]
All six CAFA member associations entered teams for the final tournament. [8] [9] with Kyrgyzstan debuting in the competition. [10]
Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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![]() | 2nd | 2023 (Fourth place) | Fourth place (2023) |
![]() | 2nd | 2023 (Runners-up) | Runners-up (2023) |
![]() | 1st | Debut | |
![]() | 2nd | 2023 (Third place) | Third place (2023) |
![]() | 2nd | 2023 (Fifth place) | Fifth place (2023) |
![]() | 2nd | 2023 (Champions) | Champions (2023) |
Players born on or after 1 January 2005 and on or before 31 December 2007 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
The 6 teams were drawn into two groups of three teams, with seeding based on their performance at the previous edition. Seeding was shown in parentheses except the team who previously did not participate, which were denoted by (–). [11]
The host Kyrgyz Republic automatically seeded to Pot 1 and placed into the first position of Group A.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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The draw took place at 12:00 TJT (UTC+5) on 25 June 2024 and was live-streamed on the Central Asian Football Association's YouTube channel. [11]
The draw resulted in the following groups: [12]
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All matches were played at the following venue:
Jalal-Abad | |
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Kurmanbek Stadium | |
Capacity: 5,000 | |
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The following officials were appointed for the tournament:
The match schedule was released on June 25th, after the draw was conducted. [13]
All times are local KGT (UTC+6).
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | Final |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Third place play-off |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | Fifth place play-off |
Afghanistan ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Report (KFU) |
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Tajikistan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Report (FFT) |
Kyrgyz Republic ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report (KFU) Report (FFT) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Final |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Third place play-off |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | Fifth place play-off |
Turkmenistan ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Iran ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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| Report (FFIRI) |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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| Report (UFA) Report (FFIRI) |
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Afghanistan ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Report (FFIRI) |
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Penalties | ||
8–7 |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Iran ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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| Report (FFIRI) |
There were 23 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.56 goals per match.
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: CAFA
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: [14]
Top Goalscorer | Best goalkeeper | Best player | Fair play |
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