2024 CAFA U-20 Championship

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CAFA U-20 Championship 2024
2024 CAFA U-20 Championship logo.svg
Tournament details
Host country Kyrgyzstan
Dates5–12 July
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Iran.svg  Iran (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyz Republic [1]
Third placeFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Fourth placeFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored23 (2.56 per match)
Attendance10,351 (1,150 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Iran.svg Reza Ghandipour
(4 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Iran.svg Amirmohammad Razaghinia
Best goalkeeper Flag of Iran.svg Arsha Shakouri
Fair play awardFlag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
← 2023
TBD→

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]

Contents

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]

Participation

Participating teams

All six CAFA member associations entered teams for the final tournament. [8] [9] with Kyrgyzstan debuting in the competition. [10]

TeamAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 2nd 2023 (Fourth place)Fourth place (2023)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2nd 2023 (Runners-up)Runners-up (2023)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyz Republic 1stDebut
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 2nd 2023 (Third place)Third place (2023)
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 2nd 2023 (Fifth place)Fifth place (2023)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 2nd 2023 (Champions)Champions (2023)

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2005 and on or before 31 December 2007 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Seeding

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 1Pot 2Pot 3
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan (–) (hosts)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan (1)		Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (2)
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan (3)		Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan (4)
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan (5)

Draw

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]

Group A
PosTeam
A1Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyz Republic
A2Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
A3Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Group B
PosTeam
B1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
B2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
B3Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan

Venues

All matches were played at the following venue:

Jalal-Abad
Kurmanbek Stadium
Capacity: 5,000
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Match officials

The following officials were appointed for the tournament:

Referees
Assistant referees

Group stage

The match schedule was released on June 25th, after the draw was conducted. [13]

All times are local KGT (UTC+6).

Tiebreakers

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:

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyz Republic (H)211040+44 Final
2Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 211010+14 Third place play-off
3Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 200205−50 Fifth place play-off
Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg0–4Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyz Republic
Report (KFU)
Report (CAFA)
Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad
Attendance: 1,952
Referee: Resul Mämmedow (Turkmenistan)
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg1–0Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Report (FFT)
Report (CAFA)
Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad
Attendance: 176
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)
Kyrgyz Republic  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg0–0Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Report (KFU)
Report (FFT)
Report (CAFA)
Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad
Attendance: 2,832
Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 211041+34 Final
2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 211043+14 Third place play-off
3Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 200226−40 Fifth place play-off
Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg2–3Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report (CAFA)
Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad
Attendance: 957
Referee: Mederbek Taichiev (Kyrgyzstan)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–0Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Report (FFIRI)
Report (CAFA)
Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad
Attendance: 225
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg1–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report (UFA)
Report (FFIRI)
Report (CAFA)
Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad
Attendance: 236
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

Play-off stage

Fifth place play-off

Third place play-off

Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg3–0Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Report (CAFA)
Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad
Attendance: 74
Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

Final

Kyrgyz Republic  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg0–3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report (FFIRI)
Report (CAFA)
Kurmanbek Stadium, Jalal-Abad
Attendance: 3,812
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Goalscorers

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

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: [14]

Top GoalscorerBest goalkeeperBest playerFair play
Flag of Iran.svg Reza Ghandipour Flag of Iran.svg Arsha Shakouri [15] Flag of Iran.svg Amirmohammad Razaghinia Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan

References

  1. ↑ "Турнир CAFA в Джалал-Абаде. Сборная Кыргызстана по футболу заняла второе место" [The CAFA tournament in Jalal-Abad. The Kyrgyzstan national football team took second place.]. 24.kg (in Russian). 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "В Кыргызстане Впервые Будет Использована Система Видеопомощи Арбитрам (Var)" [In Kyrgyzstan, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be used for the first time.]. kfu.kg (in Russian). Kyrgyz Football Union. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Kyrgyzstan to host first-ever football tournament using Video Assisted Refereeing system". akipress.com. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Молодёжная сборная Узбекистана U-20 выступит на чемпионате CAFA в Кыргызстане" [The Uzbekistan U-20 youth team will compete in the CAFA Championship in Kyrgyzstan.]. sports.uz (in Russian). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Iran crowned champions of 2024 CAFA U20". tehrantimes.com. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "IR Iran emerge champions". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "تیم فوتبال جوانان ایران قهرمان مسابقات کافا شد" [Iran's youth football team became the champion of the CAFA championship.]. mehrnews.com (in Persian). 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "CAFA U-20 Championship 2024: Historic First with VAR in Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyz Republic with the participation of 6 teams". Central Asian Football Association. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024– via X.
  9. ↑ "Молодежная сборная Туркменистана до 20 лет примет участие в чемпионате CAFA по футболу" [Turkmenistan U20 Youth Team to Take Part in CAFA Football Championship]. turkmenportal.com (in Russian). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "CAFA (U-20): играем в Джалал-Абаде!" [CAFA (U-20): we play in Jalal-Abad!]. sport.kg (in Russian). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  11. 1 2 "CAFA U-20 Championship 2024: Состоится Жеребьёвка" [CAFA U-20 Championship 2024: The Draw Will Take Place]. kfu.kg (in Russian). Kyrgyz Football Union. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Молодежная Сборная Таджикистана (U-20) Сыграет С Кыргызстаном И Афганистаном В Чемпионате CAFA-2024 В Джалал-абаде" [The Youth National Team of Tajikistan (U-20) will play against Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan in the CAFA-2024 Championship in Jalal-Abad]. fft.tj (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "Расписание матчей чемпионата CAFA U-20 с участием сборной Туркменистана" [Schedule of matches of the CAFA U-20 Championship with the participation of the Turkmenistan national team.]. turkmenportal.com (in Russian). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  14. ↑ "تیم فوتبال جوانان ایران قهرمان کافا شد" [Iran's youth football team became the CAFA champion]. ipna.ir (in Persian). 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "آرشا در کافا درخشید و بهترین دروازه‌بان شد" [Arsha shone in CAFA and became the best goalkeeper!]. varzesh3.com (in Persian). 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.


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