2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship

the 2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship was the first edition of the CAFA U-18 Women's Championship, the international youth football championship organized by the CAFA for the women's under-18 national teams of Central Asia.Tajikistan hosted the tournament.[1] A total of four teams played in the tournament,[2] with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate.

2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Tajikistan
CityDushanbe
Dates9–16 March
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (1st title)
Runners-up Uzbekistan
Third place Kyrgyzstan
Fourth place Tajikistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored27 (4.5 per match)
Attendance421 (70 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Negin Gharibi
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Iran Seyedeh Katehsari
Fair play award Kyrgyzstan

Iran won the title undefeated to become the first CAFA U-18 Women's Championship champion.[3]

Participating nations

A total of 4 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament.[4]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Iran 1st —
 Kyrgyzstan 1st —
 Tajikistan 1st —
 Uzbekistan 1st —
Did not enter
  •  Afghanistan
  •  Turkmenistan

Venues

Matches were held at the Republic Central Stadium.

Dushanbe
2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship is located in Tajikistan
Dushanbe
Dushanbe
2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship (Tajikistan)
Republic Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
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Match officials
Referees
  • Kyrgyzstan Malika Kadirova
  • Iran Sahar Bibak
  • Tajikistan Munisa Mirzoeva
  • Uzbekistan Anna Sidorova
Assistant referees
  • Kyrgyzstan Keremet Ismailova
  • Iran Hadiseh Mahdavi
  • Iran Zahra Emdadi
  • Tajikistan Zukhal Khuchanazarova
  • Tajikistan Intizora Solihova
  • Uzbekistan Zilola Rahmatova

Squads

Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 6 May 2022.[5]

All times are local TJT (UTC+5).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 14 1 +13 9 Champions
2  Uzbekistan 3 1 1 1 9 3 +6 4 Runners-up
3  Kyrgyzstan 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Third place
4  Tajikistan (H) 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Uzbekistan 0–1 Iran
Report Gharibi 35'
Attendance: 30
Referee: Malika Kadirova (Kyrgyz Republic)
Tajikistan 0–1 Kyrgyzstan
Report Karataeva 55'
Attendance: 110
Referee: Sahar Bibak (IR Iran)
Kyrgyzstan 1–1 Uzbekistan
Turgumbaeva 31' Report Turgunova 65'
Attendance: 40
Referee: Munisa Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)
Iran 11–0 Tajikistan
  • Gharibi 5', 34', 71', 73'
  • Didar 26'
  • Foroozandeh 45+2'
  • Katehsari 55', 62', 75'
  • Kafi 85'
  • Zolfi 89'
 Report
Attendance: 78
Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan)
Iran 2–1 Kyrgyzstan
  • Afshardoost 55'
  • Gharibi 60'
 Report Murzakulova 27'
Attendance: 43
Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan)
Tajikistan 1–8 Uzbekistan
Davlyatova 90' (pen.) Report
  • Mamatkarimova 20'
  • Abdukarimova 27'
  • Rustullaeva 52', 57', 58', 77'
  • Kuchkorova 84' (pen.)
  • Saydabbosova 87'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Malika Kadirova (Kyrgyz Republic)

Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[6]

Top Goalscorer Best player Fair Play award Special award
Iran Negin Zandi Dareh Gharibi (6 goals) Iran Seyedeh Zahra Masoumeh Katehsari  Kyrgyzstan  Tajikistan

Goalscorers

There were 27 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.

6 goals

  • Iran Negin Zandi Dareh Gharibi

4 goals

  • Uzbekistan Leyla Rustullaeva

3 goals

  • Iran Seyedeh Zahra Masoumeh Katehsari

1 goal

  • Iran Sara Didar
  • Iran Hasti Foroozandeh
  • Iran Kimia Kafi
  • Iran Mohaddeseh Zolfi
  • Iran Elaheh Afshardoost
  • Kyrgyzstan Aiana Karataeva
  • Kyrgyzstan Asem Turgumbaeva
  • Kyrgyzstan Nursuluu Murzakulova
  • Tajikistan Madina Davlyatova
  • Uzbekistan Oydinoy Turgunova
  • Uzbekistan Zarina Mamatkarimova
  • Uzbekistan Makhzuna Abdukarimova
  • Uzbekistan Sevinch Kuchkorova
  • Uzbekistan Rukhshona Saydabbosova

Source: CAFA

References
  1. "В ДУШАНБЕ ПРОЙДЕТ ЧЕМПИОНАТ CAFA-2022 СРЕДИ ЖЕНСКИХ МОЛОДЕЖНЫХ СБОРНЫХ ДО 18 ЛЕТ". fft.tj. FFT. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. "Dushanbe welcomes Central Asian quartet for CAFA U18 Women's Championship". the-afc.com. AFC. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. "Iran's women's U18 crowned champions of CAFA". tehrantimes.com. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  4. "Iran U18 women's football team to compete at CAFA". mehrnews.com. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  5. "2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship Official match schedule". fft.tj. FFT. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  6. "U18 Women's Championship 2022". the-cafa.com. CAFA. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
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