The CAFA U-17 Women's Championship was the first edition of the CAFA U-17 Women's Championship, the international youth football championship organised by Central Asian Football Association for the women's under-17 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan hosted the tournament. A total of four teams including host Tajikistan played in the tournament.[1] Players born on or after 1 January 2004 were eligible to participate.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Tajikistan |
| City | Dushanbe |
| Dates | 3–7 July |
| Teams | 4 (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 |  Afghanistan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 28 (4.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Leyla Rustullaeva (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Mohaddesh Zolfi |
| Fair play award | Tajikistan |
Uzbekistan won the title to become the first CAFA U-17 Women's Championship champion.[2] Iran Came Second after they defeated Host Tajikistan three to nil.[3]
Participating nations edit
A total of 4 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament.[4][5]
despite confirming their participation earlier, the Kyrgyz Republic withdrew before the tournament, citing unforeseen circumstances.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan
|
1st | — |
| Iran
|
1st | — |
| Tajikistan
|
1st | — |
| Uzbekistan
|
1st | — |
- Did not enter
Venues edit
Matches were held at the Republican Central Stadium.
| Dushanbe |   Dushanbe 2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship (Tajikistan) |
|---|---|
| Republican Central Stadium | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | |
Match officials edit
- Referees
Maedeh Jaefari
Veronika Bernatskaya
Zuhal Khujanazarova
Kristina Borisova
- Assistant referees
Farahnaz Jalali- Sonia Noorri
- Atena Lashani
- Adinay Kylychbek Kyzy
- Dilshoda Rahmonova
- Zilola Rakhmatova
Main tournament edit
The main tournament schedule was announced on 2 July 2021.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 | Champions |
| 2 | Iran
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Tajikistan (H)
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Third place |
| 4 | Afghanistan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 |
| Iran | 6–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| Uzbekistan | 1–1 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
Rustullaeva  45' |
Report | Dzhalilova 80+1' |
| Iran | 0–2 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rustullaeva 40+1', 73' |
| Tajikistan | 5–2 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| Uzbekistan | 8–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| Tajikistan | 0–3 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Player awards edit
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[6]
| Top Goalscorer | Best player | Fair Play award | Special award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leyla Rustullaeva (6 goals)
|
Mohaddesh Zolfi
|
Tajikistan
|
Afghanistan
|
Goalscorers edit
There were 28 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.67 goals per match.
6 goals
- Leyla Rustullaeva
3 goals
- Mohaddeseh Zolfi
- Rukhshona Faizulloeva
2 goals
- Rukhshona Saydabbosova
1 goal
- Fatima Foladi
- Elnaz Sultani
- Ghazal Morshediniknam
- Mehrnaz Ezatabadipour
- Melika Bagherinasab
- Nazaninzahra Mansoralvares
- Diyana Norouzi
- Sevinij Soleimani
- Jonona Nazarova
- Munisa Gulova
- Umeda Dzhalilova
- Sevinch Rakhmatulloeva
- Kseniya Buntina
- Mehribon Egamberdieva
Source: CAFA
References edit
- ^ "Central Asia's future stars embark on Dushanbe for CAFA U17 Women's Championship". the-afc.com. AFC. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Final day heroics help Uzbekistan to CAFA U17 Women's title". the-afc.com. AFC. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Iran runners-up at CAFA U17 Women's Championship". tehrantimes.com. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Uzbekistan U17 girls team will participate in the "CAFA U-17 Women's Championship 2021". futboltv.asia (in Uzbek). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Football: Afghans to Play Iran First in U-17 CAFA Championship". tolonews.com. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "women's U-17 team of Tajikistan - Bronze Medalist of the 2021 CAFA Championship". fft.tj (in Russian). FFT. Retrieved 6 November 2022.