2022 CAFA U-14 Championship
# 2022 CAFA U-14 Championship

the 2022 CAFA U-14 Championship was the first edition of the CAFA U-14 Championship, and the 7th of the CAFA Youth Championship, the international youth football championship organized by CAFA for the men's under-14 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan hosted the tournament from 9–19 November 2022 in Hisor. Five nations will compete for the title in the seven-day round-robin event, with all teams to cross paths once before the final Matchday on 18 November, with players born on or after 1 January 2008 eligible to participate.

Tajikistan the host won their second youth title after finishing top of the table by collecting maximum points with astonishing statistics of zero losses and no goals conceived.

## Participating nations

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

| 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.

| Hisor | Hisor2022 CAFA U-14 Championship (Tajikistan) |
| - | - |
| Hisor Central Stadium | Hisor2022 CAFA U-14 Championship (Tajikistan) |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Hisor2022 CAFA U-14 Championship (Tajikistan) |

## Match officials

### 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.

| 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 | |

## 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 Myratlyyev
* Mukhammad Khabibullaev
* Muminjon Shukhratov
* Abdusamad Saidov
* Mukhammadrizo Parpiev
* Kamoliddin Mamurjonov
* Sadriddin Khasanov

1 own goal

* Mohammad Nowroz (against Tajikistan)

Source: CAFA

