2019 CAFA U-16 Championship

2019 CAFA U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Tajikistan
CityDushanbe, Hisor
Dates26 July - 1 August
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Tajikistan (1st title)
Runners-up Uzbekistan
Third place Iran
Fourth place Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored42 (2.8 per match)
Attendance5,741 (383 per match)
Top scorer(s)Afghanistan Ahmad Zakaria Hussaini
Iran Yadegar Rostami
Uzbekistan Alisher Khayrullaev
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Tajikistan Muhammadvoris Saidaliev
Fair play award Kyrgyzstan
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International football competition

the 2019 CAFA U-16 Championship was the 2nd edition of the CAFA U-16 Championship, the international youth football championship organized by Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) for the men's under-16 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament took place in the Tajik cities of Dushanbe and Hisor, with the participation of all CAFA members, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.[1]

Uzbekistan were the defending champions having won the inaugural edition in 2018. but failed to defend its title. Instead, the host nation Tajikistan clinched the championship, marking their maiden triumph in any CAFA tournament.[2][3]

Participating teams

All six CAFA member nations participated in the tournament, setting a new record.[4] Iran and Turkmenistan made their debut after missing the 2018 edition.[5][6]

Team App. Previous best performance
 Afghanistan 2nd Runners-up (2018)
 Iran 1st Debut
 Kyrgyzstan 2nd Fourth place (2018)
 Tajikistan 2nd Third place (2018)
 Turkmenistan 1st Debut
 Uzbekistan 2nd Champions (2018)

Venues

The tournament's matches took place in two venues spanning two cities.

Dushanbe Hisor
2019 CAFA U-16 Championship is located in Tajikistan
Dushanbe
Dushanbe
Hisor
Hisor
2019 CAFA U-16 Championship (Tajikistan)
Republic Central Stadium Hisor Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 20,000
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Match officials

The following referees and assistant referees were selected to officiate the tournament:

Referees
  • Afghanistan Halim Aqa Shirzad
  • Iran Komeil Gholami
  • Kyrgyzstan Dairbek Abdyldaev
  • Tajikistan Kurshed Dadoboev
  • Tajikistan Sadullo Gulmurodi
  • Uzbekistan Jasur Mukhtarov
Assistant referees
  • Afghanistan Nangyali Sadat
  • Iran Alireza Ildorom
  • Kyrgyzstan Husan Dzhalaldinov
  • Tajikistan Vafo Karaev
  • Tajikistan Rustambek Khuzkhaev
  • Uzbekistan Aleksandr Sidorov

Squads

Main tournament

The final tournament schedule was announced on 16 July 2019.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Tajikistan (H) 5 4 1 0 10 1 +9 13 Champions
2  Uzbekistan 5 3 1 1 12 5 +7 10 Runners-up
3  Iran 5 3 0 2 10 6 +4 9 Third place
4  Afghanistan 5 2 1 2 4 6 −2 7
5  Turkmenistan 5 1 0 4 2 11 −9 3
6  Kyrgyzstan 5 0 1 4 4 13 −9 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CAFA
(H) Hosts
Turkmenistan 1–3 Iran
  • Goşaýew Yellow card 17'
  • Sähedow 60'
  • Annamyradow Yellow card 68'
  • Muhammetnurow Yellow card 70+1'
 Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kurshed Dadoboev (Tajikistan)
Afghanistan 2–2 Kyrgyzstan
  • Ebrahimi 44' Yellow card 70+2'
  • Hussaini 51'
 Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Abylkasymov 17'
  • Daniiarov Yellow card 19'
  • Azamatov 32'
Attendance: 177
Referee: Jasur Mukhtarov (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan 1–1 Tajikistan
  • Turdimurodov 28'
  • Khujamberdiev Yellow card 43'
  • Todorov Yellow card 70+2'
 Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Andalibov Yellow card 6'
  • Salimshoev Yellow card 41'
  • Alijoni 59'
Attendance: 278
Referee: Dairbek Abdyldaev (Kyrgyzstan)
Afghanistan 1–0 Turkmenistan
  • Hussaini 22' Yellow card 33'
  • Zahidi Yellow card 65'
 Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Jumaýew Yellow card 62'
  • Sähedow Yellow card 70+1'
Attendance: 37
Referee: Komeil Gholami (Iran)
Tajikistan 2–0 Kyrgyzstan
  • Shovaisudinov 38'
  • Saidaliev 60' (pen.)
  • Azizov Yellow card 64'
 Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 123
Referee: Halim Aga Sh. (Afghanistan)
Uzbekistan 1–2 Iran
  • Khujamberdiev 16' (pen.)
  • Todorov Yellow card 43'
  • Turdimurodov Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 70+9'
  • Bakhodirov Yellow card 68'
 Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Rohani 10'
  • Khademi 54'
  • Kamalvand Red card 70+8'
Attendance: 117
Referee: Gulmurodi Sadullo (Tajikistan)
Kyrgyzstan 2–3 Uzbekistan
  • Ilichbek Uulu 41'
  • Tynybekov 46'
  • Azamatov Yellow card 50'
 Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Toshkentboev 2'
  • Khujamberdiev 29' (pen.) Yellow card 35+3'
  • Khayrullaev 39' Yellow card 70+2'
  • Islamov Yellow card 46'
  • Rakhmatov Yellow card 55'
Attendance: 70
Referee: Komeil Gholarmi (Iran)
Tajikistan 3–0 Turkmenistan
  • Shomurodov Yellow card 5'
  • Azizov 59'
  • Saidaliev 67'
  • Toirov 70+4'
 Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Jumaýew Yellow card 8'
  • Baýramow Yellow card 54'
  • Kulyýazow Yellow card 64'
  • Annamyradow Yellow card 70+1'
Attendance: 172
Referee: Halim Aqa Shirzad (Afghanistan)
Iran 0–1 Afghanistan
  • Saghafi Yellow card 70+5'
  • Koshki Yellow card 70+5'
 Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Ibrahimi Yellow card 25'
  • Hussaini 66'
Attendance: 185
Referee: Dairbek Abdyldaev (Kyrgyzstan)
Iran 0–3 Tajikistan
  • Golmohamadi Yellow card 24'
  • Saghafi Yellow card 35+2'
 Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Salimshoev 15', 27'
  • Shakhriyori Yellow card 35+2'
  • Rahmadzoda Yellow card 58'
  • Azizov 70+3'
Attendance: 743
Referee: Jasur Mukhtarov (Uzbekistan)
Afghanistan 0–3 Uzbekistan
  • Amiri Yellow card 37'
 Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC)
  • Khusanov 3' Yellow card 49'
  • Khayrullaev 19'
  • Islamov Yellow card 44'
  • Turdimurodov 48'
  • Muydinov Yellow card 52'
Attendance: 57
Referee: Gulmurodi Sadullo (Tajikistan)
Turkmenistan 1–0 Kyrgyzstan
  • Maksadow Yellow card 5'
  • Kişikow 55'
  • Jumamyradow Yellow card 60'
 Report (CAFA)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 15
Referee: Kurshed Dadoboev (Tajikistan)
Uzbekistan 4–0 Turkmenistan
  • Yulbarsov 3'
  • Tukhtasinov 12'
  • Akramov 46'
  • Khayrullaev 63'
 Report (FFT)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 117
Referee: Dairbek Abdyldaev (Kyrgyzstan)
Tajikistan 1–0 Afghanistan
  • Khudoidodzoda 41'
 Report (FFT)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Komeil Gholami (Iran)
Kyrgyzstan 0–5 Iran
Report (FFT)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 50
Referee: Halim Aqa Shirzad (Afghanistan)

Goalscorers

There were 42 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

  • Iran Aliakbar Ranjbar
  • Iran Khaled Rohani
  • Tajikistan Kabir Salimshoev
  • Tajikistan Muhammadvoris Saidaliev
  • Tajikistan Sunatullo Azizov
  • Uzbekistan Murodbek Khujamberdiev
  • Uzbekistan Rustam Turdimurodov

1 goal

  • Afghanistan Mehdi Ebrahimi
  • Iran Sajad Khademi
  • Iran Sajjad Golmohammadi
  • Iran Sobhan Kamalvand
  • Kyrgyzstan Aalambek Abylkasymov
  • Kyrgyzstan Atai Ilichbek Uulu
  • Kyrgyzstan Nurseit Azamatov
  • Kyrgyzstan Yryskeldi Tynybekov
  • Tajikistan Abdulfatoh Khudoidodzoda
  • Tajikistan Aini Alijoni
  • Tajikistan Khusrav Toirov
  • Tajikistan Mujovid Shovaisudinov
  • Turkmenistan Batyr Sähedow
  • Turkmenistan Muhammetali Kişikow
  • Uzbekistan Abdukodir Khusanov
  • Uzbekistan Azizjon Toshkentboev
  • Uzbekistan Elyor Yulbarsov
  • Uzbekistan Shakhzod Akramov
  • Uzbekistan Tokhirbek Tukhtasinov

Source: CAFA

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[8]

Top Goalscorer Best player Fair Play award Special award
Afghanistan Ahmad Zakaria Hussaini Tajikistan Muhammadvoris Saidaliev  Kyrgyzstan  Turkmenistan

References

  1. ^ "ФУТБОЛ: в Таджикистане пройдет чемпионат CAFA среди юношеских сборных до 16 лет" [FOOTBALL: CAFA championship among youth teams under 16 years old will be held in Tajikistan.]. khovar.tj (in Russian). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Tajikistan complete the job to capture title". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Юношеская сборная Таджикистана стала победителем чемпионата CAFA" [The youth national team of Tajikistan became the winner of the CAFA championship.]. rus.ozodi.org (in Russian). 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Future stars to battle for Central Asian title". sports.uz. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Iran U-16 Football Team to Participate at CAFA Tournament". tasnimnews.com. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Юношеская сборная Туркменистана по футболу примет участие в турнире «CAFA U-16 Championship-2019»" [The Turkmenistan youth football team will take part in the CAFA U-16 Championship-2019 tournament]. turkmenportal.com (in Russian). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Kick-off time announced for CAFA U-16 Championship Tajiistan 2019". sports.uz. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Юношеская Сборная Таджикистана (U-16) Стала Победителем Чемпионата CAFA-2019!" [The Youth National Team of Tajikistan (U-16) is the Winner of the CAFA-2019 Championship!]. fft.tj (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

External links

  • Official website