2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship

2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship
Чемпионат CAFA-2021 среди женских юниорских сборных до 17 лет
Tournament details
Host countryTajikistan
CityDushanbe
Dates3–7 July
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uzbekistan (1st title)
Runners-up Iran
Third place Tajikistan
Fourth place Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored28 (4.67 per match)
Attendance0 (0 per match)
Top scorer(s) Leyla Rustullaeva
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Mohaddesh Zolfi
Fair play award Tajikistan
2023

The CAFA U-17 Women's Championship was the inaugural edition of the CAFA U-17 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CAFA for the women's under-17 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan hosted the tournament from 3 to 7 July.[1][2] A total of four teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate.

Uzbekistan won the title unbeaten to become the inaugural champions of the competition.[3][4] Host Tajikistan finished third after a defeat to Iran on the final matchday.[5][6]

Participating teams

Initially, A total of 5 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament.[7][8] However, despite earlier confirmation of participation, the Kyrgyz Republic withdrew before the start of the tournament, citing unforeseen circumstances.[9]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Afghanistan 1st
 Iran 1st
 Tajikistan 1st
 Uzbekistan 1st
Did not enter
  •  Kyrgyzstan (W)
  •  Turkmenistan

Venues

All Matches were held at the following Venue:

Dushanbe
Dushanbe
2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship (Tajikistan)
Republican Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000

Match officials

The following officials were appointed for the tournament:

Referees
  • Maedeh Jaefari
  • Veronika Bernatskaya
  • Zuhal Khujanazarova
  • Kristina Borisova
Assistant referees
  • Farahnaz Jalali
  • Sonia Noorri
  • Atena Lashani
  • Adinay Kylychbek Kyzy
  • Dilshoda Rahmonova
  • Zilola Rakhmatova

Main tournament

The original schedule when Kyrgyzstan was participating was published on 28 June 2021.[9] The revised tournament schedule after Kyrgyzstan withdrew was announced on 2 July 2021.[10]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7 Champions
2  Iran 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6 Runners-up
3  Tajikistan (H) 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4 Third place
4  Afghanistan 3 0 0 3 2 19 −17 0
Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts
Iran 6–0 Afghanistan
  • Zolfi 9', 74'
  • Morshediniknam 13'
  • Mansoralvares 17'
  • Norouzi 34'
  • Soleimani 80+5'
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Zuhal Khujanazarova (Tajikistan)
Uzbekistan 1–1 Tajikistan
Rustullaeva 45' Report Dzhalilova 80+1'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maedeh Jaefari (Iran)

Iran 0–2 Uzbekistan
Report Rustullaeva 40+1', 73'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaya (Kyrgyz Republic)
Tajikistan 5–2 Afghanistan
  • Faizulloeva 6', 21', 42'
  • Nazarova 12'
  • Gulova 55'
Report
  • Foladi 3'
  • Sultani 74'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kristina Borisova (Uzbekistan)

Uzbekistan 8–0 Afghanistan
  • Saydabbosova 20', 41'
  • Rakhmatulloeva 32'
  • Rustullaeva 46' (pen.), 56', 67'
  • Buntina 60'
  • Egamberdieva 80+2' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Zuhal Khujanazarova (Tajikistan)
Tajikistan 0–3 Iran
Report
  • Ezatabadipour 19'
  • Zolfi 32'
  • Bagherinasab 63'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaya (Kyrgyz Republic)

Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[11]

Top Goalscorer Best player Fair Play award Special award
Leyla Rustullaeva (6 goals) Mohaddesh Zolfi[12]  Tajikistan  Afghanistan

Goalscorers

There were 28 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.67 goals per match.

6 goals

  • Leyla Rustullaeva

3 goals

  • Mohaddeseh Zolfi
  • Rukhshona Faizulloeva

2 goals

  • Rukhshona Saydabbosova

1 goal

  • Fatima Foladi
  • Elnaz Sultani
  • Ghazal Morshediniknam
  • Mehrnaz Ezatabadipour
  • Melika Bagherinasab
  • Nazaninzahra Mansoralvares
  • Diyana Norouzi
  • Sevinij Soleimani
  • Jonona Nazarova
  • Munisa Gulova
  • Umeda Dzhalilova
  • Sevinch Rakhmatulloeva
  • Kseniya Buntina
  • Mehribon Egamberdieva

Source: CAFA

References

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  6. ^ "Iran runners-up at CAFA U17 Women's Championship". tehrantimes.com. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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  8. ^ "Football: Afghans to Play Iran First in U-17 CAFA Championship". tolonews.com. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Футболистки Кыргызстана сыграют на очередном турнире в Душанбе" [Kyrgyzstan's female football players will compete in the next tournament in Dushanbe]. sport.kg (in Russian). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  10. ^ "CAFA U-17 Women's Championship 2021 – Match Schedule". fft.tj. Tajikistan Football Federation. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Женская юниорская сборная Таджикистана (U-17) по футболу стала бронзовым призером чемпионата CAFA-2021" [The women's junior national football team of Tajikistan (U-17) has won the bronze medal in the CAFA-2021 Championship]. khovar.tj (in Russian). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  12. ^ "ذلفی بهترین بازیکن تورنمنت کافا شد" [Zolfi became the best player of the CAFA tournament.]. the-ffiri.com (in Persian). Football Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.