2019 CAFA U-23 Women's Championship

CAFA
U-23 Women's Championship 2019
Чемпионат CAFA-2019 среди женских олимпийских сборных
Tournament details
Host countryTajikistan
Dates22–28 November
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Uzbekistan (1st title)
Runners-up Iran
Third place Tajikistan
Fourth place Kyrgyzstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored67 (4.47 per match)
Attendance945 (63 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Hajar Dabbaghi[1]
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Uzbekistan Umida Zoirova
Fair play award Afghanistan[2]

2019 CAFA U-23 Women's Championship was the inaugural edition of the CAFA Women's Under-23 Championship, the international women's football championship organised by Central Asian Football Association for the women's under-23 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament was hosted by Tajikistan from 22 to 28 November.[3][4] A total of six teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 1996 eligible to participate.

Uzbekistan emerged as the inaugural champions of the tournament, securing their title with an undefeated record, dominating all five competing teams and scoring a total of 29 goals.[5][6][7]

Participation

Participating Teams

All six CAFA nations entered the competition.[8][9][10]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Afghanistan 1st —
 Iran 1st —
 Kyrgyzstan 1st —
 Tajikistan 1st —
 Turkmenistan 1st —
 Uzbekistan 1st —

Squads

Main article: 2019 CAFA U-23 Women's Championship squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Venues

Fifteen matches took place across two host cities at the following venues:[11]

Dushanbe Hisor
2019 CAFA U-23 Women's Championship is located in Tajikistan
Dushanbe
Dushanbe
Hisor
Hisor
2019 CAFA U-23 Women's Championship (Tajikistan)
Republic Central Stadium Hisor Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 20,000
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Main Tournament

All times are local, TTJ. (UTC+5)

On 21 November 2019, CAFA released the official match schedule.[12]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Uzbekistan 5 5 0 0 29 0 +29 15 Champions
2  Iran 5 4 0 1 22 3 +19 12 Runners-up
3  Tajikistan (H) 5 2 1 2 7 8 −1 7 Third place
4  Kyrgyzstan 5 1 1 3 3 14 −11 4
5  Afghanistan 5 1 0 4 3 26 −23 3[a]
6  Turkmenistan 5 1 0 4 3 16 −13 3[a]
Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Afghanistan 3, Turkmenistan 0
Uzbekistan 6–0 Kyrgyzstan
 Report (FFT)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 40
Referee: Aso Javaheri (Iran)
Afghanistan 2–1 Turkmenistan
 Report (FFT)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 87
Referee: Malika Kadyrova (Kyrgyzstan)
Iran 4–0 Tajikistan
 Report (FFT)
Report (AFC)
Attendance: 112
Referee: Kristina Borisova (Uzbekistan)
Iran 5–0 Turkmenistan
 Report (FFT)
Attendance: 37
Referee: Yasmin Haidari (Afghanistan)
Uzbekistan 10–0 Afghanistan
 Report (FFT)
Attendance: 35
Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)
Tajikistan 0–0 Kyrgyzstan
Report (FFT)
Attendance: 80
Referee: Salma Razavi (Iran)
Tajikistan 5–1 Afghanistan
 Report (FFT)
Attendance: 45
Referee: Aso Javaheri (Iran)
Kyrgyzstan 0–6 Iran
Report (FFT)
Attendance: 25
Referee: Yasmin Haidari (Afghanistan)
Turkmenistan 0–7 Uzbekistan
Report (FFT)
Attendance: 39
Referee: Salma Razavi (Iran)
Uzbekistan 3–0 Iran
 Report (FFT)
Attendance: 54
Referee: Malika Kadyrova (Kyrgyzstan)
Kyrgyzstan 3–0 Afghanistan
 Report (FFT)
Attendance: 26
Referee: Salma Razavi (Iran)
Turkmenistan 0–2 Tajikistan
Report (FFT)
Attendance: 130
Referee: Kristina Borisova (Uzbekistan)
Tajikistan 0–3 Uzbekistan
Report (FFT)
Attendance: 75
Referee: Aso Javaheri (Iran)
Kyrgyzstan 0–2 Turkmenistan
Report (FFT)
Attendance: 39
Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)
Iran 7–0 Afghanistan
 Report (FFT)
Attendance: 121
Referee: Kristina Borisova (Uzbekistan)

Goalscorers

There were 67 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.47 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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  2. ^ "دختران زیر 23 سال برنده جایزه بازی جوانمردانه شدند+عکس" [The girls under 23 won the award for fairplay]. sputnik.af (in Persian). 29 November 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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  5. ^ "Perfect Uzbekistan seal inaugural title". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Uzbekistan win 2019 CAFA U-23 Women's Championship title in Tajikistan". ufa.uz. Uzbekistan Football Association. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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  8. ^ "Central Asian talents converge on Tajikistan for regional title". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Футболистки сыграют в Душанбе" [The footballers will play in Dushanbe.]. sport.kg (in Russian). 29 October 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Iran ready for CAFA U23 Women Championship 2019". tehrantimes.com. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Стартовал чемпионат CAFA-2019 среди женских олимпийских сборных (U-23)" [The CAFA-2019 Women's Olympic Teams Championship (U-23) has kicked off.]. khovar.tj (in Russian). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  12. ^ "В Душанбе состоялось совещание перед началом чемпионата CAFA-2019 среди женских олимпийских сборных". turkmenportal.com (in Russian). 21 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2024.