2022 CAFA U-16 Championship

the 2022 CAFA U-16 Championship was the 3rd edition of the CAFA U-16 Championship, the international youth football championship organized by Central Asian Football Association for the men's under-16 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan was hosting the tournament.[1] Five nations competed for the title in the eight-day round-robin event, with all teams to cross paths once before the final Matchday on May 20, with players born on or after 1 January 2006 eligible to participate.

2022 CAFA U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Tajikistan
CityDushanbe
Dates11–21 May
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (1st title)
Runners-up Uzbekistan
Third place Tajikistan
Fourth place Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored31 (3.1 per match)
Attendance13,047 (1,305 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uzbekistan Amirbek Saidov
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Iran Reza Ghandi Pour
Fair play award Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan were the defending champions, having won the last tournament held in 2019. but failed to defend its title as they lost two to nil to the Uzbek team and were trashed out by the Iranian team seven to nil. as of IR Iran, they pulled off an improbable CAFA U16 Championship title win edging Uzbekistan out on goal difference after a stunning finale against host Tajikistan.[2]

Participating nations

A total of 5 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament.[3]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Afghanistan 3rd Runners-up (2018)
 Iran 2nd Third place (2019)
 Kyrgyzstan 3rd Fourth place (2018)
 Tajikistan 3rd Champions (2019)
 Uzbekistan 3rd Champions (2018)
Did not enter
  •  Turkmenistan

Venues

Matches were held at the Republic Central Stadium.

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2022 CAFA U-16 Championship is located in Tajikistan
Dushanbe
Dushanbe
2022 CAFA U-16 Championship (Tajikistan)
Republic Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
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Match officials
Referees
  • Iran Seyyedali Asghar Momeni
  • Kyrgyzstan Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov
  • Tajikistan Abdullo Dablatov
  • Uzbekistan Akobirkhuja Shukurllaev
Assistant referees
  • Iran Alireza Moradi
  • Kyrgyzstan Khusan Dzhalaldinov
  • Tajikistan Akmal Buriev
  • Tajikistan Ismoil Nuraliev
  • Uzbekistan Rustam Tagaev
  • Uzbekistan Aleksandr Sidorov

Squads

Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 6 May 2022.[4]

All times are local TJT (UTC+5).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Iran 4 3 1 0 12 2 +10 10 Champions
2  Uzbekistan 4 3 1 0 13 4 +9 10 Runners-up
3  Tajikistan (H) 4 1 1 2 2 9 −7 4 Third place
4  Afghanistan 4 0 2 2 1 8 −7 2
5  Kyrgyzstan 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Uzbekistan 2–2 Iran
  • Mukhtorov 41'
  • Saidov 88'
 Report
Attendance: 420
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)
Afghanistan 1–1 Kyrgyzstan
 Report
  • Shaidullaev 68'
Attendance: 545
Referee: Akobirkhuja Shukurllaev (Uzbekistan)
Afghanistan 0–6 Uzbekistan
Report
  • Djumatov 41', 53'
  • Khoshimboev 52'
  • Mirzaev 57'
  • Saidov 60', 83'
Attendance: 444
Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)
Kyrgyzstan 0–2 Tajikistan
Report
  • Gafurov 52' (pen.)
  • Saidov 69'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Seyyedali Asghar Momeni (Iran)
Iran 2–0 Kyrgyzstan
  • Temirbekov 12' (o.g.)
  • Taheri 74'
 Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Akobirkhuja Shukurullaev (Uzbekistan)
Tajikistan 0–0 Afghanistan
Report
Attendance: 5,005
Referee: Seyyedali Asghar Momeni (Iran)
Iran 1–0 Afghanistan
Dizajvar 86' Report
Attendance: 424
Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)
Uzbekistan 2–0 Tajikistan
  • Shdiboev 13'
  • Djumatov 49'
 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)
Kyrgyzstan 2–3 Uzbekistan
  • Kuvatbekov 8' (pen.)
  • Tursunaliev 21'
 Report
  • Saidov 12', 24', 75'
Attendance: 185
Referee: Seyyedali Asghar Momeni (Iran)
Tajikistan 0–7 Iran
Report
Attendance: 404
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov (Kyrgyzstan)

Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[5]

Top Goalscorer Best player Fair Play award Special award
Uzbekistan Amirbek Saidov (6 goals) Iran Reza Ghandipour  Kyrgyzstan  Afghanistan

Goalscorers

There were 31 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.

6 goals

  • Uzbekistan Amirbek Saidov

4 goals

  • Iran Reza Ghandipour

3 goals

  • Iran Kasra Taheri
  • Uzbekistan Bekhruz Djumatov

1 goal

  • Afghanistan Hakim Khan Niazi
  • Iran Mahan Sadeghi Digehsara
  • Iran Amirreza Jeddi Dizajvar
  • Iran Esmaeil Gholizadeh Samian
  • Iran Mohammad Askari
  • Kyrgyzstan Baiel Tursunaliev
  • Kyrgyzstan Munarbek Kuvatbekov
  • Kyrgyzstan Arzybek Shaidullaev
  • Tajikistan Masrur Gafurov
  • Tajikistan Sheravgan Saidov
  • Uzbekistan Jahongir Khoshimboev
  • Uzbekistan Lazizbek Mirzaev
  • Uzbekistan Zikrillokhon Mukhtorov
  • Uzbekistan Shodiyor Shdiboev

1 own goal

  • Kyrgyzstan Emirkhan Temirbekov (against Iran)

Source: CAFA

References
  1. "В ДУШАНБЕ ПРОЙДЕТ ЧЕМПИОНАТ CAFA-2022 СРЕДИ ЮНОШЕСКИХ СБОРНЫХ (U-16)". fft.tj. FFT. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. "Incredible IR Iran storm home to win CAFA U16 Championship". the-afc.com. AFC. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. "Iran to Meet Uzbekistan in 2022 CAFA U16 Championship". tasnimnews.com. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  4. "Central Asia's generation next on show in CAFA U16 Championship". the-afc.com. AFC. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. "IRAN YOUTH TEAM – THE WINNER OF CAFA U16 CHAMPIONSHIP 2022". the-cafa.com. CAFA. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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