2022 CAFA U-19 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tajikistan |
| City | Dushanbe |
| Dates | 3–13 August |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iran (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Uzbekistan |
| Third place |  Tajikistan |
| Fourth place |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 31 (3.1 per match) |
| Attendance | 18,005 (1,801 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Shakhriyor Jabborov (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Amin Hazbavi |
| Fair play award |  Afghanistan |
← 2019 2025 → | |
The 2022 CAFA U-19 Championship was the third edition of the CAFA U-19 Championship, the triennial international youth football championship organised by CAFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan hosted the tournament from 3 to 16 August 2022.[1] A total of five teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.
Iran were the defending champions, having won their first title in 2019. and they successfully managed to retain the title.[2][3]
Participation
[edit]Participating teams
[edit]A total of 5 (out of 6) CAFA member associations entered teams for the tournament.[4][5]
| Team | App. | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan
|
3rd | Fourth place (2016, 2019) |
| Iran
|
2nd | Champions (2019) |
| Kyrgyzstan
|
2nd | Runners-up (2016) |
| Tajikistan
|
3rd | Runners-up (2019) |
| Uzbekistan
|
3rd | Champions (2016) |
- Did not enter
Squads
[edit]Venues
[edit]Matches were held at the Republic Central Stadium.[6]
| Dushanbe |   Dushanbe 2022 CAFA U-19 Championship (Tajikistan) |
|---|---|
| Republic Central Stadium | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | |
Match officials
[edit]The following officials were appointed for the tournament:
- Referees
Halim Shirzad
Mansourian Morteza
Daiyrbek Abdyldaev
Sayyodjon Zayniddinov
Firdavs Norsafarov
- Assistant referees
- Sadat Sayed Nangyali
- Ali Ahmadi
- Ismailzhan Talipzhanov
- Farkhod Kuralov
- Bakhtiyorkhuja Shavkatov
Main tournament
[edit]The main tournament schedule was announced on 27 July 2022.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 8 | Champions |
| 2 | Uzbekistan
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Tajikistan (H)
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | Third place |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Afghanistan
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts
| Uzbekistan | 2–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
Nurmat  35' |
Report |
| Afghanistan | 1–4 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Hussaini 20' |
Report |
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| Iran | 4–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| Tajikistan | 3–1 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | Baktybekov 70' |
| Iran | 2–2 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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| Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| Afghanistan | 1–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Ahadi 17' |
Report | Tursunpulatov 7' |
| Tajikistan | 0–4 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Player awards
[edit]The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[8]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakhriyor Jabborov (3 goals)
|
Amin Hazbavi
|
Afghanistan
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 31 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Ahmad Zakaria Hussaini
- Hasibullah Ahadi
- Amin Pilali
- Amir Ebrahimzadeh
- Amir Shahim
- Amirreza Eslamtalab
- Mojtaba Fakhrian
- Bimyrza Zhenishbekov
- Irrakhimbek Nurmat Uulu
- Khristian Brauzman
- Nurbol Baktybekov
- Asadbek Jurabekzoda
- Azizbek Khaitov
- Mehrob Asoev
- Sodiqjon Qurbonov
- Sunatullo Azizov
- Asliddin Tursunpulatov
- Pulatkhuja Kholdorkhonov
- Sherzod Esanov
Source: CAFA
References
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- ^ "IR Iran emerge champions in style". the-afc.com. AFC. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "2022 CAFA U19: Iran crowned champion". iranpress.com. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Душанбе Примет Чемпионат Cafa-2022 Среди Молодежных Сборных До 19 Лет" [Dushanbe will host the CAFA-2022 U-19 Youth Championship.]. fft.tj (in Russian). FFT. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Чемпионат CAFA-2022 в Душанбе: когда и с кем играет Кыргызстан?" [CAFA-2022 Championship in Dushanbe: When and against whom does Kyrgyzstan play?]. sport.kg (in Russian). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Dushanbe to host CAFA-2022 U-19 Championship". kabar.kg. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "CAFA U-19 Championship 2022 official match schedule". fft.tj. FFT. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "IR Iran is the trophy holder of CAFA U19 Championship". the-cafa.com. Central Asian Football Association. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
