2019 CAFA U-16 Championship

CAFA U-16 Championship 2019
Tournament details
Host country	Tajikistan
City	Dushanbe, Hisor
Dates	26 July - 1 August
Teams	6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Tajikistan (1st title)
Runners-up	Uzbekistan
Third place	Iran
Fourth place	Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	42 (2.8 per match)
Attendance	5,741 (383 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ahmad Zakaria Hussaini Yadegar Rostami Alisher Khayrullaev (3 goals each)
Best player(s)	Muhammadvoris Saidaliev
Fair play award	Kyrgyzstan
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International football competition

the 2019 CAFA U-16 Championship was the 2nd 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 the Tajik cities of Dushanbe and Hisor. with the participation of all CAFA members, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.

Uzbekistan were the defending champions having won the inaugural edition in 2018. but failed to defend its title. Instead, the host nation Tajikistan clinched the title, marking their maiden triumph in any CAFA tournament.

Participating teams

All six CAFA member nations participated in the tournament, setting a new record. Iran and Turkmenistan made their debut after missing the 2018 edition.

Team	App.	Previous best performance
Afghanistan	2nd	Runners-up (2018)
Iran	1st	Debut
Kyrgyzstan	2nd	Fourth place (2018)
Tajikistan	2nd	Third place (2018)
Turkmenistan	1st	Debut
Uzbekistan	2nd	Champions (2018)

Venues

The tournament's matches took place in two venues spanning two cities.

Dushanbe	Hisor	DushanbeHisor2019 CAFA U-16 Championship (Tajikistan)
Republic Central Stadium	Hisor Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 20,000

Match officials

The following referees and assistant referees were selected to officiate the tournament:

Referees

Halim Aqa Shirzad
Komeil Gholami
Dairbek Abdyldaev
Kurshed Dadoboev
Sadullo Gulmurodi
Jasur Mukhtarov

Assistant referees

Nangyali Sadat
Alireza Ildorom
Husan Dzhalaldinov
Vafo Karaev
Rustambek Khuzkhaev
Aleksandr Sidorov

Squads

Main article: 2019 CAFA U-16 Championship squads

Main tournament

The final tournament schedule was announced on 16 July 2019.

All times are local TJT (UTC+5).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Tajikistan (H)	5	4	1	0	10	1	+9	13	Champions
2	Uzbekistan	5	3	1	1	12	5	+7	10	Runners-up
3	Iran	5	3	0	2	10	6	+4	9	Third place
4	Afghanistan	5	2	1	2	4	6	−2	7
5	Turkmenistan	5	1	0	4	2	11	−9	3
6	Kyrgyzstan	5	0	1	4	4	13	−9	1

Source: CAFA
(H) Hosts 26 July 2019 (2019-07-26)18:00

Turkmenistan	1–3	Iran
Goşaýew 17' Sähedow 60' Annamyradow 68' Muhammetnurow 70+1'	Report (CAFA)	Golmohammadi 15' Bahri 20' Rostami 66' (pen.) Ranjbar 70+5'

Hisor Central Stadium, HisorAttendance: 100Referee: Kurshed Dadoboev (Tajikistan) 26 July 2019 (2019-07-26)18:00

Afghanistan	2–2	Kyrgyzstan
Ebrahimi 44' 70+2' Hussaini 51'	Report (CAFA)	Abylkasymov 17' Daniiarov 19' Azamatov 32'

Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 177Referee: Jasur Mukhtarov (Uzbekistan) 26 July 2019 (2019-07-26)20:30

Uzbekistan	1–1	Tajikistan
Turdimurodov 28' Khujamberdiev 43' Todorov 70+2'	Report (CAFA)	Andalibov 6' Salimshoev 41' Alijoni 59'

Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 278Referee: Dairbek Abdyldaev (Kyrgyzstan)

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27)18:00

Afghanistan	1–0	Turkmenistan
Hussaini 22' 33' Zahidi 65'	Report (CAFA)	Jumaýew 62' Sähedow 70+1'

Hisor Central Stadium, HisorAttendance: 37Referee: Komeil Gholami (Iran) 27 July 2019 (2019-07-27)18:00

Tajikistan	2–0	Kyrgyzstan
Shovaisudinov 38' Saidaliev 60' (pen.) Azizov 64'	Report (CAFA)

Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 123Referee: Halim Aga Sh. (Afghanistan) 27 July 2019 (2019-07-27)20:30

Uzbekistan	1–2	Iran
Khujamberdiev 16' (pen.) Todorov 43' Turdimurodov 50' 70+9' Bakhodirov 68'	Report (CAFA)	Rohani 10' Khademi 54' Kamalvand 70+8'

Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 117Referee: Gulmurodi Sadullo (Tajikistan)

29 July 2019 (2019-07-29)18:00

Kyrgyzstan	2–3	Uzbekistan
Ilichbek Uulu 41' Tynybekov 46' Azamatov 50'	Report (CAFA)	Toshkentboev 2' Khujamberdiev 29' (pen.) 35+3' Khayrullaev 39' 70+2' Islamov 46' Rakhmatov 55'

Hisor Central Stadium, HisorAttendance: 70Referee: Komeil Gholarmi (Iran) 29 July 2019 (2019-07-29)18:00

Tajikistan	3–0	Turkmenistan
Shomurodov 5' Azizov 59' Saidaliev 67' Toirov 70+4'	Report (CAFA)	Jumaýew 8' Baýramow 54' Kulyýazow 64' Annamyradow 70+1'

Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 172Referee: Halim Aqa Shirzad (Afghanistan) 29 July 2019 (2019-07-29)20:30

Iran	0–1	Afghanistan
Saghafi 70+5' Koshki 70+5'	Report (CAFA)	Ibrahimi 25' Hussaini 66'

Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 185Referee: Dairbek Abdyldaev (Kyrgyzstan)

30 July 2019 (2019-07-30)18:00

Iran	0–3	Tajikistan
Golmohamadi 24' Saghafi 35+2'	Report (CAFA)	Salimshoev 15', 27' Shakhriyori 35+2' Rahmadzoda 58' Azizov 70+3'

Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 743Referee: Jasur Mukhtarov (Uzbekistan) 30 July 2019 (2019-07-30)18:00

Afghanistan	0–3	Uzbekistan
Amiri 37'	Report (CAFA)	Khusanov 3' 49' Khayrullaev 19' Islamov 44' Turdimurodov 48' Muydinov 52'

Hisor Central Stadium, HisorAttendance: 57Referee: Gulmurodi Sadullo (Tajikistan) 30 July 2019 (2019-07-30)20:30

Turkmenistan	1–0	Kyrgyzstan
Maksadow 5' Kişikow 55' Jumamyradow 60'	Report (CAFA)

Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 15Referee: Kurshed Dadoboev (Tajikistan)

1 July 2019 (2019-07-01)18:00

Uzbekistan	4–0	Turkmenistan
Yulbarsov 3' Tukhtasinov 12' Akramov 46' Khayrullaev 63'	Report (FFT)

Hisor Central Stadium, HisorAttendance: 117Referee: Dairbek Abdyldaev (Kyrgyzstan) 1 July 2019 (2019-07-01)18:00

Tajikistan	1–0	Afghanistan
Khudoidodzoda 41'	Report (FFT)

Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 3,500Referee: Komeil Gholami (Iran) 1 July 2019 (2019-07-01)20:30

Kyrgyzstan	0–5	Iran
	Report (FFT)	Rostami 14', 46' Kamalvand 35+1' Ranjbar 50' Rohani 70'

Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 50Referee: Halim Aqa Shirzad (Afghanistan)

Goalscorers

There were 42 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: CAFA

Awards

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

Top Goalscorer	Best player	Fair Play award	Special award
Ahmad Zakaria Hussaini	Muhammadvoris Saidaliev	Kyrgyzstan	Turkmenistan

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External links

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