2023 CAFA U-17 Championship

CAFA U-17 Championship 2023
Tournament details
Host countryTajikistan
CityHisor
Dates18–28 August
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Tajikistan (1st title)
Runners-up Uzbekistan
Third place Afghanistan
Fourth place Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored34 (3.4 per match)
Attendance12,114 (1,211 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ehsan Balouch Shahbakhsh
Muhammad Nazriev
Nurbek Sarsenbaev
(3 goals each)
Best player(s) Muhammad Nazriev
Fair play award Tajikistan
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The 2023 CAFA U-17 Championship was the inaugural edition of CAFA U-17 Championship, the international youth football championship organized by Central Asian Football Association for the men's under-17 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament was held from August 18th to 28th in Hisor, Tajikistan.[1] During the eight-day round-robin event, five nations competed for the title, each playing once before the final matchday on August 27th.

Host Tajikistan became the first champions of the tournament after finishing at the top of the standings.[2][3]

Participating teams

A total of 5 (out of 6) CAFA member associations entered the tournament.[4][5][6] Uzbekistan participated with its under-15 team instead.[7][8]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Afghanistan 1st —
 Iran 1st —
 Kyrgyz Republic 1st —
 Tajikistan 1st —
 Uzbekistan 1st —
Did not enter

Venues

All Matches were held at the Hisor Central Stadium.

Hisor
Hisor
2023 CAFA U-17 Championship (Tajikistan)
Hisor Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000

Match officials

CAFA selected the following referees to officiate the tournament:

Referees
  • Mederbek Taichiev
  • Abdullo Davalatov
  • Arslan Goşanow
  • Asker Nadjafaliev
Assistant referees
  • Danial Bashandehnaeni
  • Khusan Dzhalaldinov
  • Ismoil Nuraliev
  • Palvan Palvanow
  • Avazbek Abdullaev

Squads

Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 18 August 2023.[9][10]

All times are local TJT (UTC+5).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Tajikistan (H) 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 9 Champions
2  Uzbekistan 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9 Runners-up
3  Afghanistan 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 6[a] Third place
4  Iran 4 2 0 2 10 5 +5 6[a]
5  Kyrgyz Republic 4 0 0 4 1 16 −15 0
Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Afghanistan 3, Iran 0
Kyrgyz Republic 0–3 Afghanistan
Report
  • Shirzai 30'
  • Ahmadi 32'
  • Safi 47'
Attendance: 85
Referee: Arslan Goşanow (Turkmenistan)
Uzbekistan 3–1 Iran
  • Rustamov 41'
  • Sarsenbaev 78', 90+5'
 Report
  • Zare 90+1'
Attendance: 153
Referee: Mederbek Taichiev (Kyrgyz Repbulic)
Afghanistan 1–3 Tajikistan
  • Sarwari 2'
 Report
  • Nazriev 34', 47'
  • Bobonazarov 41'
Attendance: 412
Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)
Kyrgyz Republic 0–2 Uzbekistan
Report
  • Ramilov 28'
  • Sarsenbaev 61'
Attendance: 30
Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)
Iran 1–2 Afghanistan
  • Shafei 58'
 Report
  • Sarwari 42'
  • Mahbobi 47'
Attendance: 135
Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)
Tajikistan 4–1 Kyrgyz Republic
  • Bobonazarov 69'
  • Davlyatzoda 74'
  • Sharipov 77'
  • Ormonov 90' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Kanatov 23'
Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor
Attendance: 300
Referee: Arslan Goşanow (Turkmenistan)
Iran 7–0 Kyrgyz Repbulic
  • Torabi 30' (pen.)
  • Shahbakhsh 53', 73', 90+1'
  • Razi 59'
  • Kheradpisheh 65'
  • Momenikafshgari 81'
 Report
Attendance: 241
Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan 0–2 Tajikistan
Report
  • Davlyatzoda 19'
  • Nazriev 44'
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Mederbek Taichiev (Kyrgyz Repbulic)
Afghanistan 0–3 Uzbekistan
Report
  • Fayzullaev 8'
  • Tulaganmirzaev 36'
  • Sodikov 90+4'
Attendance: 83
Referee: Abdullo Davalatov (Tajikistan)
Tajikistan 0–1 Iran
Report
  • Goudarzi 72'
Attendance: 5,475
Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)

Goalscorers

There were 34 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match (as of 27 August 2023).

3 goals

  • Ehsan Balouch Shahbakhsh
  • Muhammad Nazriev
  • Nurbek Sarsenbaev

2 goals

  • Sahil Sarwari
  • Idris Davlyatzoda
  • Parviz Bobonazarov

1 goal

  • Mohammed Waris Shirzai
  • Arash Ahmadi
  • Yaser Safi
  • Nawid Mahbobi
  • Abdollah Zare
  • Kourosh Shafei
  • Ashkan Torabi
  • Vihan Razi
  • Ehsan Kheradpisheh
  • Mohammadhossein Momenikafshgari
  • Mohammadreza Goudarzi
  • Kairat Kanatov
  • Firuzjon Sharipov
  • Asadbek Ramilov
  • Jamshidbek Rustamov
  • Mukhammadyusuf Fayzullaev
  • Sardorbek Tulaganmirzaev
  • Sayfiddin Sodikov

1 own goal

  • Zhanbolot Ormonov (against Tajikistan)

Source: CAFA

Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[11]
The ranking for the Top Goalscorer was determined using the following criteria: goals, assists and fewest minutes played.

Top Goalscorer Best player Fair Play award Special award
Nurbek Sarsenbaev (3 goals) Mohammad Nazriev  Tajikistan  Iran

References

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  3. ^ "CAFA U-17 Championship-2023 is ended". ufa.uz. Uzbekistan Football Association. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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  6. ^ "تیم ملی زیر ۱۷ سال کشور برای شرکت در رقابت‌های «کافا» عازم تاجیکستان شد" [The national under-17 team of the country is heading to Tajikistan to participate in the CAFA competition]. avapress.com (in Persian). 14 August 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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  8. ^ "Iran to Play Uzbekistan at 2023 CAFA U-17 Championship Opener". tasnimnews.com. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Юношеская сборная Кыргызстана сыграет на турнире CAFA-2023 в Таджикистане (расписание)" [The youth national team of Kyrgyzstan will play in the CAFA-2023 tournament in Tajikistan (schedule).]. sport.kg (in Russian). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  10. ^ "завтра в гостинице «Серена» пройдет пресс-конференция в преддверии юношеского чемпионата CAFA-2023 (U-17)" [Tomorrow, a press conference will take place at the 'Serena' hotel on the eve of the youth championship CAFA-2023 (U-17).]. fft.tj (in Russian). FFT. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Юноши Таджикистана стали чемпионами Центральной Азии по футболу" [The youth team of Tajikistan became champions of Central Asia in football.]. asiaplustj.info (in Russian). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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