2025 CAFA U-17 Championship
| Чемпионат CAFA-2025 среди юношеских сборных (U-17) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Uzbekistan |
| City | Tashkent |
| Dates | 24–31 May |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Tajikistan (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Uzbekistan |
| Third place | Turkmenistan |
| Fourth place | Kyrgyz Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 39 (4.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Abbas Rafie (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Mehrubon Odilzoda |
| Best goalkeeper | Abubakr Rahmonqulov |
| Fair play award | Afghanistan |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 CAFA U-17 Championship was the third edition of the 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 took place from 24 to 31 May 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. All six CAFA member associations participated in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2008 eligible to participate.
Afghanistan were the defending champions,[1] having won the previous year's final; however, they failed to retain the title after being eliminated early following two defeats in the group stage.[2]
Participation
Participating teams
For the second consecutive year, all six member associations of the CAFA fielded teams in the final tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 3rd | 2024 (Champions) | Champions (2024) |
| Iran | 3rd | 2024 (Fourth place) | Fourth place (2023, 2024) |
| Kyrgyz Republic[3] | 3rd | 2024 (Sixth place) | Fifth place (2023) |
| Tajikistan[4] | 3rd | 2024 (Third place) | Champions (2023) |
| Turkmenistan | 2nd | 2024 (Fifth place) | Fifth place (2024) |
| Uzbekistan | 3rd | 2024 (Runners-up) | Runners-up (2023, 2024) |
Seeding
The 6 teams were drawn into two groups of three teams, with seeding based on their performance at the previous edition. Seeding was shown in parentheses. Host Uzbekistan was automatically seeded to Pot 1 and placed in the first position of Group A.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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| Uzbekistan (2) (hosts) Afghanistan (1) |
Tajikistan (3) Iran (4) |
Turkmenistan (5) Kyrgyz Republic (6) |
Draw
The draw took place on 23 May 2025.[5]
The draw resulted in the following groups:
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Group stage
The match schedule was released on May 23rd, after the draw was conducted.[6]
All times are local TJT (UTC+5).
- Tiebreakers
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Uzbekistan (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | Third place play-off |
| 3 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 0 | Fifth place play-off |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 1–5 | Uzbekistan |
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| Iran | 3–4 | Kyrgyz Republic |
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Report (FFIRI) |
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| Uzbekistan | 4–2 | Iran |
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Report (FFIRI) |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Tajikistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Third place play-off |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | Fifth place play-off |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
| Turkmenistan | 1–0 | Afghanistan |
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Report (TFF) |
| Tajikistan | 4–1 | Turkmenistan |
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Report (FFT) |
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| Afghanistan | 0–3 | Tajikistan |
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Play-off stage
Fifth place play-off
| Iran | 3–1 | Afghanistan |
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Report (FFIRI) |
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Third place play-off
| Turkmenistan | 0–0 | Kyrgyz Republic |
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| Penalties | ||
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7–6 |
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Final
| Uzbekistan | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Tajikistan |
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Goalscorers
There were 39 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Source: CAFA
References
- ^ "The Afghanistan U-17 football team has traveled to Uzbekistan to participate in the CAFA tournament". avapress.com (in Pashto). Kabul: Afghan Voice News Agency (Pashto: افغان غږ خبری آژانس). 22 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Afghanistan eliminated from the CAFA competition". yjc.ir (in Persian). Young Journalists Club (Persian: باشگاه خبرنگاران جوان). 28 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "The Kyrgyzstan U-16 national team will compete in the CAFA 2025 Championship in Tashkent". sport.kg (in Russian). 20 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "The Tajikistan U-16 national team will compete in the CAFA 2025 Championship in Tashkent". sugdnews.com (in Russian). 19 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Draw for the CAFA U-17 football tournament: Afghanistan grouped with Tajikistan and Turkmenistan". afintl.com (in Persian). 23 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Shukhrat Razzakov (23 May 2025). "Strong opponents, a tough schedule, and high hopes: the CAFA U-17 2025 kicks off tomorrow". zamin.uz (in Russian). Retrieved 31 May 2025.