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2018 CAFA U-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Uzbekistan
CityTashkent
Dates3–13 July
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uzbekistan (1st title)
Runners-up Afghanistan
Third place Tajikistan
Fourth place Kyrgyzstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Attendance3,150 (525 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uzbekistan Temur Mamasidikov
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Uzbekistan Jasurbek Jaloliddinov
Fair play award Afghanistan
2019 →
International football competition

The 2018 CAFA U-16 Championship was the inaugural edition of the CAFA U-16 Championship, the international youth football championship organized by Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) for the men's under-16 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. featuring four participating teams, with players born on or after 1 January 2002 eligible to participate.

Uzbekistan was crowned champions of the first-ever under-16 edition after finishing at the top of the standings, unbeaten in all three matchdays.

Participating teams

4 (out of 6) CAFA member nations participated in the tournament.

Team App. Previous best performance
 Afghanistan 1st Debut
 Kyrgyzstan 1st Debut
 Tajikistan 1st Debut
 Uzbekistan 1st Debut
Did not enter

Venues

The tournament took place in 2 venues situated across Tashkent.

Tashkent 2018 CAFA U-16 Championship is located in UzbekistanTashkentTashkent2018 CAFA U-16 Championship (Uzbekistan)
Lokomotiv Stadium National Stadium
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 33,834
Bunyodkor stadium in Tashkent.PNG

Squads

Main article: 2018 CAFA U-16 Championship squads

Main tournament

The final tournament schedule was announced on 27 June 2018.

All times are local UZT (UTC+5).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Uzbekistan (H) 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9 Champions
2  Afghanistan 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Runners-up
3  Tajikistan 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1 Third place
4  Kyrgyzstan 3 0 1 2 2 11 −9 1
Source: CAFA
(H) Hosts
Afghanistan 1–4 Uzbekistan
Report
National Stadium, TashkentAttendance: 1,049Referee: Meder Taichiev (Kyrgyzstan)
Kyrgyzstan 2–2 Tajikistan
Report
National Stadium, TashkentAttendance: 145Referee: Jasur Mukhtarov (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan 5–0 Kyrgyzstan
Report
National Stadium, TashkentAttendance: 748Referee: Sayodzhon Zainiddinov (Tajikistan)
Tajikistan 0–1 Afghanistan
Report
National Stadium, TashkentAttendance: 518Referee: Jasur Mukhtarov (Uzbekistan)
Tajikistan 1–3 Uzbekistan
Report
Lokomotiv Stadium, TashkentAttendance: 345Referee: Meder Taichiev (Kyrgyzstan)
Afghanistan 4–0 Kyrgyzstan
Report
Lokomotiv Stadium, TashkentAttendance: 345Referee: Sayodzhon Zainiddinov (Tajikistan)

Goalscorers

There were 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: CAFA

Awards

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

Top Goalscorer Best player Fair Play award Special award
Uzbekistan Temur Mamasidikov Uzbekistan Jasurbek Jaloliddinov  Afghanistan  Kyrgyzstan

References

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