2018 CAFA U-15 Championship

The 2018 CAFA U-15 Championship was the second edition of the CAFA U-15 Championship, the international youth football championship organized by CAFA for the men's under-15 national teams of Central Asia. Uzbekistan was hosting the tournament. All 6 CAFA teams entered the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.

2018 CAFA U-15 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Uzbekistan
CityTashkent
Dates20–31 July
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (1st title)
Runners-up Uzbekistan
Third place Tajikistan
Fourth place Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored39 (2.6 per match)
Attendance1,714 (114 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Mehran Nafari
Uzbekistan Oblayorbek Rahmatov
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)Iran Mehran Nafari
Best goalkeeperIran Aria Hoseinifar
Fair play award Kyrgyzstan
2017
2021

Afghanistan were the defending champions having inaugural competition in 2017.[1] but failed to retain their title after suffering two losses to Tajikistan and debutant Iran, who ultimately won the trophy unbeaten.[2]

Participating teams

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All 6 CAFA nations entered the competition, with Iran making their debut after missing last year's edition.[3][4]

Team App. Previous best performance
  Afghanistan[1] 2nd Champions (2017)
  Iran 1st Debut
  Kyrgyzstan 2nd Fourth place (2017)
  Tajikistan[3] 2nd Fifth place (2017)
  Turkmenistan[4] 2nd Third place (2017)
  Uzbekistan 2nd Runners-up (2017)

Venues

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The tournaments matches were held at three venues located throughout the capital city Tashkent.[5]

Tashkent
 
 
Tashkent
2018 CAFA U-15 Championship (Uzbekistan)
Lokomotiv Stadium National Stadium Pakhtakor Stadium
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 33,834 Capacity: 35,000

Squads

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Main tournament

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The final tournament schedule was announced on 14 July 2018.[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Iran 5 5 0 0 12 0 +12 15 Champions
2   Uzbekistan (H) 5 3 1 1 9 2 +7 10 Runners-up
3   Tajikistan 5 3 0 2 7 6 +1 9 Third place
4   Afghanistan 5 2 1 2 5 5 0 7
5   Kyrgyzstan 5 1 0 4 5 8 −3 3
6   Turkmenistan 5 0 0 5 1 18 −17 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CAFA
(H) Hosts
Turkmenistan  1–4  Uzbekistan
  • Maksadow   70+2'
Report [7]
Attendance: 123
Referee: Amir Saman Soltani (Iran)
Kyrgyzstan  0–2  Iran
Report [7]
Attendance: 54
Referee: Dzhumamurad Dzhumamuradov (Turkmenistan)
Afghanistan  0–3  Tajikistan
Report [8]
Stadium of the Transport Institute, Tashkent
Attendance: 75
Referee: Asker Najafaliev (Uzbekistan)

Uzbekistan  3–0  Tajikistan
Report [9]
Attendance: 248
Referee: Halim Aqa Sherzad (Afghanistan)
Afghanistan  2–1  Kyrgyzstan
Report [9]
Attendance: 248
Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)
Turkmenistan  0–5  Iran
Report [9]
Stadium of the Transport Institute, Tashkent
Attendance: 63
Referee: Kiyomiddin Piriev (Kyrgyzstan)

Tajikistan  2–0  Turkmenistan
Report [10]
Attendance: 73
Referee: Kiyomiddin Piriev (Kyrgyzstan)
Iran  1–0  Afghanistan
Report [10]
Attendance: 67
Referee: Asker Najafaliev (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan  2–0  Kyrgyzstan
Report [10]
Stadium of the Transport Institute, Tashkent
Attendance: 140
Referee: Dzhumamurad Dzhumamuradov (Turkmenistan)

Kyrgyzstan  0–2  Tajikistan
Report [11]
Attendance: 100
Referee: Asker Najafaliev (Uzbekistan)
Iran  1–0  Uzbekistan
Report [11]
Attendance: 473
Referee: Halim Aqa Sherzad (Afghanistan)
Afghanistan  3–0  Turkmenistan
Report [11]
Attendance: 50
Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)

Tajikistan  0–3  Iran
Report [12]
Stadium of the Transport Institute, Tashkent
Referee: Kiyomiddin Piriev (Kyrgyzstan)
Uzbekistan  0–0  Afghanistan
Turkmenistan  0–4  Kyrgyzstan
Report [13]
Stadium of the Transport Institute, Tashkent

Goalscorers

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There were 39 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: CAFA

Awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[14]

Top Goalscorer Best player Best goalkeeper
  Oblayorbek Rahmatov   Mehran Nafari   Aria Hoseinifar
Fair Play award Special award Fans award
  Kyrgyzstan   Turkmenistan   Afghanistan

References

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  1. ^ a b "U-15 Football Team Leaves Kabul for Asian Competition". tolonews.com. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  2. ^ "کافا ۲۰۱۸/ایران قهرمان شد" [CAFA 2018/Iran are the champions]. iranleague.ir (in Persian). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Юношеская сборная Таджикистана (U-15) по футболу примет участие в чемпионате CAFA" [The youth national football team of Tajikistan (U-15) will participate in the CAFA Championship.]. khovar.tj (in Russian). 13 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Юношеская сборная Туркменистана (U-15) примет участие в стартующем в Ташкенте чемпионате CAFA" [The youth national football team of Turkmenistan (U-15) will participate in the upcoming CAFA Championship starting in Tashkent.]. turkmenportal.com (in Russian). 21 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Youth team of Turkmenistan to perform at CAFA championship". orient.tm. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Tashkent to host CAFA U-15 Championship 2018 - Fixtures". sports.uz. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b https://fft.tj/yunoshi-tadzhikistana-startovali-v-chempionate-cafa-s-krupnoj-pobedy-nad-afganistanom/
  8. ^ https://fft.tj/chempionat-cafa-fotoobzor-matcha-afganistan-u-15-tadzhikistan-u-15-0-3/
  9. ^ a b c https://fft.tj/chempionat-cafa-yunoshi-tadzhikistana-ustupili-uzbekistanu-vo-vtorom-ture/
  10. ^ a b c https://fft.tj/yunosheskaya-sbornaya-tadzhikistana-oderzhala-vtoruyu-pobedu-v-chempionate-cafa/
  11. ^ a b c https://fft.tj/chempionat-cafa-yunoshi-tadzhikistana-igraya-vdevyaterom-obygrali-kyrgyzstan/
  12. ^ https://fft.tj/yunosheskaya-sbornaya-tadzhikistana-u-15-bronzovyj-prizyor-chempionata-cafa/
  13. ^ https://turkmenportal.com/blog/15350/turkmenskie-futbolisty-zanyali-poslednee-mesto-na-chempionate-cafa-u15-v-uzbekistane
  14. ^ "Юношеская сборная Таджикистана (U-15) – бронзовый призёр чемпионата CAFA" [Youth national team of Tajikistan (U-15) - bronze medalist of the CAFA Championship]. fft.tj (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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