2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship
# 2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship

the 2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship was the first edition of the CAFA U-18 Women's Championship, the international youth football championship organized by the CAFA for the women's under-18 national teams of Central Asia.Tajikistan hosted the tournament. A total of four teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate.

Iran won the title undefeated to become the first CAFA U-18 Women's Championship champion.

## Participating nations

A total of 4 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament.

| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| - | - | - |
| Iran | 1st | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1st | — |
| Tajikistan | 1st | — |
| Uzbekistan | 1st | — |

### Did not enter

* Afghanistan
* Turkmenistan

## Venues

Matches were held at the Republic Central Stadium.

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| - | - |
| Republic Central Stadium | Dushanbe2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship (Tajikistan) |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Dushanbe2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship (Tajikistan) |

## Match officials

### Referees

* Malika Kadirova
* Sahar Bibak
* Munisa Mirzoeva
* Anna Sidorova

### Assistant referees

* Keremet Ismailova
* Hadiseh Mahdavi
* Zahra Emdadi
* Zukhal Khuchanazarova
* Intizora Solihova
* Zilola Rahmatova

## Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 6 May 2022.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 9 | Champions |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Third place |
| 4 | Tajikistan (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 | |

## Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

| Top Goalscorer | Best player | Fair Play award | Special award |
| - | - | - | - |
| Negin Zandi Dareh Gharibi (6 goals) | Seyedeh Zahra Masoumeh Katehsari | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan |

## Goalscorers

There were 27 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.

6 goals

* Negin Zandi Dareh Gharibi

4 goals

* Leyla Rustullaeva

3 goals

* Seyedeh Zahra Masoumeh Katehsari

1 goal

* Sara Didar
* Hasti Foroozandeh
* Kimia Kafi
* Mohaddeseh Zolfi
* Elaheh Afshardoost
* Aiana Karataeva
* Asem Turgumbaeva
* Nursuluu Murzakulova
* Madina Davlyatova
* Oydinoy Turgunova
* Zarina Mamatkarimova
* Makhzuna Abdukarimova
* Sevinch Kuchkorova
* Rukhshona Saydabbosova

Source: CAFA

