2018 CAFA Women's Championship

2018 CAFA Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Uzbekistan
CityTashkent
Dates23 November – 1 December 2018
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uzbekistan (1st title)
Runners-up Iran
Third place Tajikistan
Fourth place Kyrgyzstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored67 (6.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uzbekistan Nilufar Kudratova
(9 goals)
Best player(s)Uzbekistan Lyudmila Karachik
Fair play award Tajikistan
2022 →
All statistics correct as of 3 July 2022.

The 2018 CAFA Women's Championship is the first edition of the CAFA Women's Championship, an association football tournament for women's national teams from the Central Asian Football Association. Hosted by Tashkent, Uzbekistan, it took place 23 November–1 December 2018.[1]

Uzbekistan won the title undefeated.[2]

Teams

All CAFA members but Turkmenistan entered. Afghanistan appeared with a B-team of sorts after several players and the captain refused to sign a contract pre-tournament.[3]

League table

Match order drawn on 22 November.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Uzbekistan (C, H) 4 4 0 0 43 1 +42 12
2  Iran 4 3 0 1 16 3 +13 9
3  Tajikistan 4 2 0 2 7 15 −8 6
4  Kyrgyzstan 4 1 0 3 1 16 −15 3
5  Afghanistan 4 0 0 4 0 32 −32 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December. Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Fixtures

Tajikistan 1–0 Kyrgyzstan
  • Fozilova 90+5'
 Report
Uzbekistan 20–0 Afghanistan
 Report
Afghanistan 0–6 Iran
Report Ghanbari 4', 21'
Shaban 9', 39'
Mahdumi 34'
Geraeli 49'
Uzbekistan 11–0 Tajikistan
Karachik 11', 13', 25', 54'
Kudratova 23', 71', 86', 90'
Turdiboeva 48'
Khabibullaeva 72', 90+3'		 Report
Iran 1–2 Uzbekistan
Zahro Ganja 29' (pen.) Report Turdiboeva 40' (pen.)
Kuchkarova 43'
Kyrgyzstan 1–0 Afghanistan
 Report
Kyrgyzstan 0–10 Uzbekistan
Report Turdiboeva 3'
Shoyimova 6'
Karachik 12', 20'
Kurbonova 42', 64'
Kudratova 49'
Amirova 52'
Erkinova 76'
Nozimova 87'
Tajikistan 1–4 Iran
Kholnazzarova 2' Report Ghasemi 10', 70'
Chahkandi 51'
Motevalli 87'
Afghanistan 0–5 Tajikistan
Attendance: 100
Iran 5–0 Kyrgyzstan
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Khusnora Jumaeva (Uzbekistan)

Awards

References

  1. ^ @CAFAssociation (8 November 2018). "Tashkent to host #CAFA Women's Championship 2018 Uzbekistan will host Central Asian Football Association Women's Championship 2018 between 23 November – 1 December 2018" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Perfect Uzbekistan emerge champions". www.the-afc.com.
  3. ^ "Afghanistan women's football: Captain, teammates dropped after refusal to sign contract that denies pay". www.sportskeeda.com. 23 November 2018.
  4. ^ "«CAFA Women's Championship 2018»: Таджикистан откроет турнир матчем с Кыргызстаном — Федерация Футбола Таджикистана".
  5. ^ CAFA (1 December 2018). "CAFA Women's Championship 2018 - The Top Goal Scorer of the #CAFAWC2018 - Nilufar QUDRATOVA (Uzbekistan) - @theafcdotcompic.twitter.com/6QX50VLJDo".
  6. ^ CAFA (1 December 2018). "CAFA Women's Championship 2018 - FAIR PLAY AWARD - TAJIKISTAN - #CAFAWC2018 - @theafcdotcompic.twitter.com/zpvLmT1IVS".
  7. ^ CAFA (1 December 2018). "CAFA Women's Championship 2018 - Most Valuable Player of the #CAFAWC2018 - Lyudmila KARACHIK (Uzbekistan) - @theafcdotcompic.twitter.com/Se4y91HLeI".