2022 CAFA U-19 Championship
# 2022 CAFA U-19 Championship

the 2022 CAFA U-19 Championship was the third edition of the CAFA U-19 Championship, the triennial international youth football championship organised by CAFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan hosted the tournament between 3 and 16 August 2022. A total of five teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.

Iran were the defending champions, having won their first title in 2019. They managed to retain the title.

## Participating nations

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

| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| - | - | - |
| Afghanistan | 3rd | Fourth place (2016, 2019) |
| Iran | 2nd | Champions (2019) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2nd | Runners-up (2016) |
| Tajikistan | 3rd | Runners-up (2019) |
| Uzbekistan | 3rd | Champions (2016) |

### Did not enter

* Turkmenistan

## Venues

Matches were held at the Republic Central Stadium.

| Dushanbe | Dushanbe2022 CAFA U-19 Championship (Tajikistan) |
| - | - |
| Republic Central Stadium | Dushanbe2022 CAFA U-19 Championship (Tajikistan) |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Dushanbe2022 CAFA U-19 Championship (Tajikistan) |

## Match officials

### Referees

* Halim Shirzad
* Mansourian Morteza
* Daiyrbek Abdyldaev
* Sayyodjon Zayniddinov
* Firdavs Norsafarov

### Assistant referees

* Sadat Sayed Nangyali
* Ali Ahmadi
* Ismailzhan Talipzhanov
* Farkhod Kuralov
* Bakhtiyorkhuja Shavkatov

## Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 27 July 2022.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Iran | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 8 | Champions |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Tajikistan (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | Third place |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | |

## Player awards

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

The ranking for the Top Goalscorer was determined using the following criteria: goals, assists and fewest minutes played.

| Top Goalscorer | Best player | Fair Play award | Special award |
| - | - | - | - |
| Shakhriyor Jabborov (3 goals) | Amin Hazbavi | Afghanistan | Kyrgyzstan |

## Goalscorers

There were 31 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match.

3 goals

* Amin Hazbavi
* Shakhriyor Jabborov

2 goals

* Erfan Ghorbanigavashini
* Saeid Saharkhizan Gendeshmin
* Salam Ashurmamadov

1 goal

* Ahmad Zakaria Hussaini
* Hasibullah Ahadi
* Amin Pilali
* Amir Ebrahimzadeh
* Amir Shahim
* Amirreza Eslamtalab
* Mojtaba Fakhrian
* Bimyrza Zhenishbekov
* Irrakhimbek Nurmat Uulu
* Khristian Brauzman
* Nurbol Baktybekov
* Asadbek Jurabekzoda
* Azizbek Khaitov
* Mehrob Asoev
* Sodiqjon Qurbonov
* Sunatullo Azizov
* Asliddin Tursunpulatov
* Pulatkhuja Kholdorkhonov
* Sherzod Esanov

Source: CAFA

