2018 CAFA U-15 Championship

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2018 CAFA U-15 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFile:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
CityTashkent
Dates20–31 July
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (1st title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Third placeFile:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan
Fourth placeFile:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored39 (2.6 per match)
Attendance1,714 (114 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Mehran Nafari
Uzbekistan Oblayorbek Rahmatov
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)Iran Mehran Nafari
Best goalkeeperIran Aria Hoseinifar
Fair play awardFile:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan
2017
2021

The 2018 CAFA U-15 Championship was the second edition of the CAFA U-15 Championship, the international youth football championship organized by CAFA for the men's under-15 national teams of Central Asia. Uzbekistan was hosting the tournament. All 6 CAFA teams entered the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate. Afghanistan were the defending champions having inaugural competition in 2017.[1] but failed to retain their title after suffering two losses to Tajikistan and debutant Iran, who ultimately won the trophy unbeaten.[2]

Participating teams

All 6 CAFA nations entered the competition, with Iran making their debut after missing last year's edition.[3][4]

Team App. Previous best performance
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan[1] 2nd Champions (2017)
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 1st Debut
File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan 2nd Fourth place (2017)
File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan[3] 2nd Fifth place (2017)
File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan[4] 2nd Third place (2017)
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 2nd Runners-up (2017)

Venues

The tournaments matches were held at three venues located throughout the capital city Tashkent.[5]

Tashkent
2018 CAFA U-15 Championship (Uzbekistan)
Lokomotiv Stadium National Stadium Pakhtakor Stadium
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 33,834 Capacity: 35,000

Squads

Main tournament

The final tournament schedule was announced on 14 July 2018.[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 5 5 0 0 12 0 +12 15 Champions
2 File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan (H) 5 3 1 1 9 2 +7 10 Runners-up
3 File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan 5 3 0 2 7 6 +1 9 Third place
4 File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan 5 2 1 2 5 5 0 7
5 File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan 5 1 0 4 5 8 −3 3
6 File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan 5 0 0 5 1 18 −17 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CAFA
(H) Hosts
Turkmenistan File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg1–4File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Report [7]
Attendance: 123
Referee: Amir Saman Soltani (Iran)
Kyrgyzstan File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg0–2File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
Report [7]
Attendance: 54
Referee: Dzhumamurad Dzhumamuradov (Turkmenistan)
Afghanistan File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg0–3File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan
Report [8]
Stadium of the Transport Institute, Tashkent
Attendance: 75
Referee: Asker Najafaliev (Uzbekistan)

Turkmenistan File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg0–5File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
Report [9]
Stadium of the Transport Institute, Tashkent
Attendance: 63
Referee: Kiyomiddin Piriev (Kyrgyzstan)

Iran File:Flag of Iran.svg1–0File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan
Report [10]
Attendance: 67
Referee: Asker Najafaliev (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg2–0File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan
Report [10]
Stadium of the Transport Institute, Tashkent
Attendance: 140
Referee: Dzhumamurad Dzhumamuradov (Turkmenistan)

Iran File:Flag of Iran.svg1–0File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Report [11]
Attendance: 473
Referee: Halim Aqa Sherzad (Afghanistan)

Tajikistan File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg0–3File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
Report [12]
Stadium of the Transport Institute, Tashkent
Referee: Kiyomiddin Piriev (Kyrgyzstan)

Goalscorers

There were 39 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: CAFA

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[14]

Top Goalscorer Best player Best goalkeeper
Uzbekistan Oblayorbek Rahmatov Iran Mehran Nafari Iran Aria Hoseinifar
Fair Play award Special award Fans award
File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan

References

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  2. "کافا ۲۰۱۸/ایران قهرمان شد" [CAFA 2018/Iran are the champions]. iranleague.ir (in فارسی). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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  4. 4.0 4.1 "Юношеская сборная Туркменистана (U-15) примет участие в стартующем в Ташкенте чемпионате CAFA" [The youth national football team of Turkmenistan (U-15) will participate in the upcoming CAFA Championship starting in Tashkent.]. turkmenportal.com (in русский). 21 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  5. "Youth team of Turkmenistan to perform at CAFA championship". orient.tm. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  6. "Tashkent to host CAFA U-15 Championship 2018 - Fixtures". sports.uz. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://fft.tj/chempionat-cafa-yunoshi-tadzhikistana-ustupili-uzbekistanu-vo-vtorom-ture/
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://fft.tj/yunosheskaya-sbornaya-tadzhikistana-oderzhala-vtoruyu-pobedu-v-chempionate-cafa/
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  12. https://fft.tj/yunosheskaya-sbornaya-tadzhikistana-u-15-bronzovyj-prizyor-chempionata-cafa/
  13. https://turkmenportal.com/blog/15350/turkmenskie-futbolisty-zanyali-poslednee-mesto-na-chempionate-cafa-u15-v-uzbekistane
  14. "Юношеская сборная Таджикистана (U-15) – бронзовый призёр чемпионата CAFA" [Youth national team of Tajikistan (U-15) - bronze medalist of the CAFA Championship]. fft.tj (in русский). Tajikistan Football Federation. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

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