2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship

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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)Uzbekistan Leyla Rustullaeva
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Iran 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

Venues

All Matches were held at the following Venue:

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

The following officials were appointed for the tournament:

Referees
  • Iran Maedeh Jaefari
  • Kyrgyzstan Veronika Bernatskaya
  • Tajikistan Zuhal Khujanazarova
  • Uzbekistan Kristina Borisova
Assistant referees
  • Afghanistan Farahnaz Jalali
  • Afghanistan Sonia Noorri
  • Iran Atena Lashani
  • Kyrgyzstan Adinay Kylychbek Kyzy
  • Tajikistan Dilshoda Rahmonova
  • Uzbekistan 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
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
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kristina Borisova (Uzbekistan)

Uzbekistan 8–0 Afghanistan
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Zuhal Khujanazarova (Tajikistan)
Tajikistan 0–3 Iran
Report
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
Uzbekistan Leyla Rustullaeva (6 goals) Iran 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

  • Uzbekistan Leyla Rustullaeva

3 goals

  • Iran Mohaddeseh Zolfi
  • Tajikistan Rukhshona Faizulloeva

2 goals

  • Uzbekistan Rukhshona Saydabbosova

1 goal

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

Source: CAFA

References

  1. ^ "Central Asia's future stars embark on Dushanbe for CAFA U17 Women's Championship". the-afc.com. AFC. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Завтра в Душанбе стартует "CAFA U-17 Women´s Championship 2021"" [Tomorrow in Dushanbe starts the CAFA U-17 Women's Championship 2021] (in Russian). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Final day heroics help Uzbekistan to CAFA U17 Women's title". the-afc.com. AFC. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  4. ^ "O`zbekistonlik qizlar "CAFA U-17 Women's Championship 2021" xalqaro turnirida eronliklarni mag`lub etdi" [Uzbek girls won the championships in the CAFA U-17 Women's Championship 2021 international tournament.]. darakchi.uz (in Uzbek). 6 July 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Женская Юниорская Сборная Таджикистана (U-17) – Бронзовый Призер Чемпионата CAFA-2021" [Women's Junior National Team of Tajikistan (U-17) - Bronze Medalist of the CAFA-2021 Championship]. fft.tk (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Iran runners-up at CAFA U17 Women's Championship". tehrantimes.com. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  7. ^ "O'zbekiston U17 qizlar jamoasi «CAFA U17 Women's Championship 2021» turnirida ishtirok etadi" [Uzbekistan U17 girls' team will participate in the 'CAFA U17 Women’s Championship 2021' tournament.]. futboltv.asia (in Uzbek). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  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.

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