Tournament details | |
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Host country | Tajikistan |
City | Hisor |
Dates | 18–28 August |
Teams | 5 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Venue(s) | (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tajikistan (1st title) |
Runners-up | Uzbekistan |
Third place | Afghanistan |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 34 (3.4 per match) |
Attendance | 12,114 (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 |
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 is set to take place from 18 to 28 August in Hisor, Tajikistan.[1] During the eight-day round-robin event, five nations vied for the championship title, playing against each other once before the ultimate match on August 27.
Host Tajikistan were crowned champions, having collected 9 points in four games.[2]
A total of 5 (out of 6) CAFA member association entered the tournament.[3]
Uzbekistan participated with its U-15 team instead.[4]
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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Afghanistan | 1st | — |
Iran | 1st | — |
Kyrgyz Republic | 1st | — |
Tajikistan | 1st | — |
Uzbekistan | 1st | — |
Matches were held at the Hisor Central Stadium.
Hisor | |
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Hisor Central Stadium | |
Capacity: 20,000 | |
CAFA selected the following referees to officiate the tournament:
Main article: 2022 CAFA U-17 Championship squads |
The main tournament schedule was announced on 18 August 2023.[5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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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 |
Afghanistan | 3–0 | Kyrgyz Republic |
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Uzbekistan | 3–1 | Iran |
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Afghanistan | 1–3 | Tajikistan |
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Kyrgyz Republic | 0–2 | Uzbekistan |
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Iran | 1–2 | Afghanistan |
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Tajikistan | 4–1 | Kyrgyz Republic |
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Iran | 7–0 | Kyrgyz Repbulic |
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Uzbekistan | 0–2 | Tajikistan |
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Afghanistan | 0–3 | Uzbekistan |
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Tajikistan | 0–1 | Iran |
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There were 34 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match (as of 27 August 2023).
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Source: CAFA