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International youth football competition
2024 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship
Чемпионат CAFA-2024 среди женских юниорских сборных (U-15)
Tournament details
Host countryTajikistan
CityDushanbe
Dates21–25 May
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (2nd title)
Runners-up Uzbekistan
Third place Kyrgyz Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored18 (3 per match)
Attendance325 (54 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Maryam Khalili Far
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Iran Yasna Soumehsaraei
Fair play award Tajikistan
2022 2026
International football competition

The 2024 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship was the fourth edition of the CAFA U-15 Girls Championship, the biennial international women's football youth championship of Central Asia organized by the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) for the women's under-15 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan hosted the tournament from 21 to 25 May. A total of four teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2009 eligible to participate.

Uzbekistan were the defending champions having won the last edition. but failed to defend their title after losing to Iran in the second match. In the other hand Iran clinched their second title undefeated.

Participating teams

Four (out of 6) CAFA nations entered the competition, with the Kyrgyz Republic returning to the tournament after missing the last edition in 2022.

Team Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Iran 4th 2022 (Runners-up) Champions (2019)
 Kyrgyz Republic 3rd 2019 (Runners-up) Runners-up (2019)
 Tajikistan 4th 2022 (Third place) Third place (2017, 2019, 2022)
 Uzbekistan 4th 2022 (Champions) Champions (2017, 2022)
Did not enter

Squads

Main article: 2024 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship squads
Team Squad Head Coach
 Iran Squad Iran Parvane Khosravi
 Kyrgyz Republic Squad Kyrgyzstan Natalia Gayvoronskaya
 Tajikistan Squad Tajikistan Farkhodjon Kholbekov
 Uzbekistan Squad Uzbekistan Viktoriya Sirota

Venues

All matches are scheduled to take place at a single venue located in the capital city Dushanbe.

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Republic Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
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Match officials

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

Referees
  • Iran Mahsa Ghorbani
  • Kyrgyzstan Malika Kadyrova
  • Uzbekistan Roziyabonu Yusupova
  • Uzbekistan Gulshoda Saitkulova
Assistant referees
  • Iran Bahareh Seyfi

Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 11 May 2024.

All times are local TJT (UTC+5).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Champions
2  Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6 Runners-up
3  Kyrgyz Republic 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3 Third place
4  Tajikistan (H) 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts
Iran 5–1 Kyrgyz Republic
Report
Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 50Referee: Roziyabonu Yusupova (Uzbekistan)
Tajikistan 0–2 Uzbekistan
Report
Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 60Referee: Malika Kadyrova (Kyrgyz Republic)
Uzbekistan 0–1 Iran
Report
Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 20Referee: Malika Kadyrova (Kyrgyz Republic)
Kyrgyz Republic 3–1 Tajikistan
Report
Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 45Referee: Gulshoda Saitkulova (Uzbekistan)
Kyrgyz Republic 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report
Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 85Referee: Natalia Sotnikova (Tajikistan)
Tajikistan 0–4 Iran
Report
Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 65Referee: Roziyabonu Yusupova (Uzbekistan)

Goalscorers

There were 18 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

5 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: CAFA

References

  1. "В Душанбе Пройдет Очередной Турнир Под Эгидой Центрально-азиатской Футбольной Ассоциации" [In Dushanbe, another tournament under the auspices of the Central Asian Football Association will be held.]. fft.tj (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. "Подготовка к "CAFA U-15 Women's Championship 2024"" [Preparation for the “CAFA U-15 Women's Championship 2024”.]. sports.uz (in Russian). 27 March 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. "IR Iran emerge champions". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  4. "تیم ملی فوتبال دختران زیر 15 سال قهرمان کافا شد" [The national football team of girls under-15 years became the champion of CAFA]. the-ffiri.com (in Persian). Football Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  5. "Женская сборная Кыргызстана сыграет на турнире CAFA U-15 в Таджикистане" [Women's national team of Kyrgyzstan will play at the CAFA U-15 tournament in Tajikistan.]. prosports.kg (in Russian). 10 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  6. "Iran to Meet Kyrgyzstan at 2024 CAFA U-15 Women's C'ship Opener". tasnimnews.com. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  7. "Iranian Women Referees to Officiate at 2024 CAFA U-15 Girls". tasnimnews.com. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  8. "اعلام برنامه مسابقات تیم ملی فوتبال دختران زیر 15 سال در تورنمنت کافا" [Announcement of the schedule of the national under-15 girls' football team matches in the CAFA tournament.]. the-ffiri.com (in Persian). Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

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