2022 CAFA U-14 Championship

the 2022 CAFA U-14 Championship was the inaugural edition of the CAFA U-14 Championship, the international youth football championship organised by Central Asian Football Association for the boys under-14 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan hosted the tournament.[1] A total of 5 teams competed for the title in the seven-day round-robin event, with players born on or after 1 January 2008 eligible to participate.

2022 CAFA U-14 Championship
Чемпионат CAFA-2022 среди юношеских сборных до 14 лет
Tournament details
Host countryTajikistan
CityHisor
Dates11–18 November
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Tajikistan (1st title)
Runners-up Iran
Third place Uzbekistan
Fourth place Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored44 (4.4 per match)
Attendance803 (80 per match)
Top scorer(s) Muhammad Nazriev
(8 Goals)
Best player(s) Firuzjon Sharipov
Fair play award Turkmenistan

Tajikistan clinched the title, becoming the inaugural champions of the competition after finishing at the top of the table with a perfect record.[2][3][4]

Participating teams

A total of 5 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament.[5][6][7][8]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Afghanistan 1st
 Iran 1st
 Tajikistan 1st
 Turkmenistan 1st
 Uzbekistan 1st
Did not enter
  •  Kyrgyzstan

Venues

Matches were held at the Hisor Central Stadium.[9]

Hisor
Hisor
2022 CAFA U-14 Championship (Tajikistan)
Hisor Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000

Match officials

The following officials were appointed for the tournament:

Referees
  • Mohammad Ashraf Hussainzada
  • Amir Saman Soltani
  • Amirjon Khorkashev
  • Resul Mammedov
  • Abdurashid Khudoyberganov
Assistant referees
  • Mohd Sharif Sarwari
  • Mohammad Saleh Arababadi
  • Khusravi Siddikzod
  • Palvan Palvanov
  • Rustam Tagaev

Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 5 November 2022.[10]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Tajikistan (H) 4 4 0 0 21 0 +21 12 Champions
2  Iran 4 2 0 2 10 4 +6 6 Runners-up
3  Uzbekistan 4 2 0 2 10 8 +2 6 Third place
4  Afghanistan 4 2 0 2 2 7 5 6
5  Turkmenistan 4 0 0 4 1 25 24 0
Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts
Uzbekistan 8–1 Turkmenistan
  • Khabibullaev 11'
  • Shukhratov 13'
  • Saidov 18'
  • Sarsenbaev 40'
  • Parpiev 54'
  • Tukhtaboev 65', 76'
  • Mamurjonov 68' (pen.)
Report Myratlyýew 73'
Attendance: 20
Referee: Amirjon Khorkashev (Tajikistan)
Iran 0–1 Afghanistan
Report Safi 38'
Attendance: 45
Referee: Abdurashid Khudoyberganov (Uzbekistan)

Turkmenistan 0–9 Tajikistan
Report
  • Sharipov 8', 28'
  • Nazriev 11', 22', 29'
  • Khudoidodov 43'
  • Odilzoda 56'
  • Mirzoev 73'
  • Shoev 79'
Attendance: 105
Referee: Abdurashid Khudoyberganov (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan 1–3 Iran
  • Sarsenbaev 60'
Report
  • Dastmarzeh 53', 79'
  • Torabi 75'
Attendance: 27
Referee: Resul Mammedov (Turkmenistan)

Tajikistan 4–0 Uzbekistan
  • Khudoidodov 42'
  • Maksudov 53', 73'
  • Nazriev 77'
Report
Attendance: 122
Referee: Amir Saman Soltani (IR Iran)
Afghanistan 1–0 Turkmenistan
  • Noori 36'
Report
Attendance: 31
Referee: Amirjon Khorkashev (Tajikistan)

Afghanistan 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report
  • Khasanov 14'
Attendance: 22
Referee: Amirjon Khorkashev (Tajikistan)
Iran 0–2 Tajikistan
Report
  • Nazriev 64', 80+4'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Abdurashid Khudoyberganov (Uzbekistan)

Turkmenistan 0–7 Iran
Report
  • Torabi 15', 59', 68'
  • Ghafarifouzi 36', 48', 56'
  • Safaei 39'
Attendance: 15
Referee: Mohammad Ashraf Hussainzada (Afghanistan)
Tajikistan 6–0 Afghanistan
  • Sharipov 18', 22'
  • Nazriev 50', 53'
  • Maksudov 56'
  • Nowroz 70' (o.g.)
Report
Attendance: 166
Referee: Resul Mammedov (Turkmenistan)

Goalscorers

There were 44 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 4.4 goals per match.

8 goals

  • Muhammad Nazriev

4 goals

  • Ashkan Torabi
  • Firuzjon Sharipov

3 goals

  • Salman Ghafarifouzi
  • David Maksudov

2 goals

  • Ali Dastmarzeh
  • Haidarsho Khudoidodov
  • Nurbek Sarsenbaev
  • Jafar Tukhtaboev

1 goal

  • Yaser Safi
  • Mohammad Milad Noori
  • Mohammadali Safaei
  • Mehrubon Odilzoda
  • Ayubjon Mirzoev
  • Akhmadjon Shoev
  • Eziz Myratlyýew
  • Mukhammad Khabibullaev
  • Muminjon Shukhratov
  • Abdusamad Saidov
  • Mukhammadrizo Parpiev
  • Kamoliddin Mamurjonov
  • Sadriddin Khasanov

1 own goal

  • Mohammad Nowroz (against Tajikistan)

Source: CAFA

References

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  2. "U14 CAFA Championship 2022 trophy was lifted by young talents from Tajikistan". the-cafa.com. CAFA. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  3. "Юношеская Сборная Таджикистана (U-14) Стала Победителем Чемпионата CAFA-2022 В Гиссаре" [The Tajikistan U-14 National Team became the champion of the CAFA-2022 Championship in Hisor.]. FFT.tj (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  4. "Юношеская сборная Таджикистана по футболу выиграла чемпионат CAFA-2022" [The youth football team of Tajikistan won the CAFA-2022 championship.]. sport.rambler.ru (in Russian). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  5. "the U-14 team of Turkmenistan will take part in the CAFA U-14 Championship". turkmenportal.com (in Russian). 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  6. "Oʻzbekiston U-14 terma jamoasi ishtirok etadigan "CAFA U-14 Championship 2022" taqvimi bilan tanishing" [Get acquainted with the schedule of the "CAFA U-14 Championship 2022" in which the Uzbekistan U-14 national team will participate.]. ufa.uz (in Uzbek). Uzbekistan Football Association. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  7. "تیم ملی فوتبال زیر 14 سال افغانستان در برابر ایران به میدان می‌رود" [The under-14 national football team of Afghanistan will take to the field against Iran.]. tkg.af (in Persian). 6 November 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  8. "تیم ملی فوتبال زیر ۱۴سال وارد تاجیکستان‌ شد" [The under-14 national football team has arrived in Tajikistan.]. the-ffiri.com (in Persian). Football Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  9. "В Гиссаре Стартовал Чемпионат CAFA-2022 Среди Юношеских Сборных До 14 Лет" [The CAFA-2022 U-14 Youth National Teams Championship has started in Hisor]. fft.tj (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  10. "2022 CAFA U-14 Championship official Match Schedule". fft.tj. FFT. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
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