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2019 CAFA U-19 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Tajikistan
CityDushanbe
Dates9–15 August
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (1st title)
Runners-up Tajikistan
Third place Uzbekistan
Fourth place Afghanistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored34 (3.4 per match)
Attendance17,270 (1,727 per match)
Top scorer(s)Tajikistan Rustam Soirov
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Iran Amirhossein Nikpour
Fair play award Iran
← 2016 2022 →
International football competition

the 2019 CAFA U-19 Championship was the 2nd edition of the CAFA U-19 Championship, the triennial international youth football championship organised by Central Asian Football Association for the men's under-19 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan from August 9 to August 15, 2019, featuring a total of five participating teams, with players born on or after 1 January 2000 eligible to participate.

Uzbekistan are the defending champions, having defeated Kyrgyz Republic to win the inaugural tournament back in 2016. However, they were unable to defend their title, as Iran dominated, remaining undefeated in all four matches, to claim their maiden trophy.

Participating teams

A total of 5 (out of 6) teams participated in the final tournament. Iran made their debut in the tournament after pulling out of the inaugural edition. However, the runners-up of the 2016 edition, Kyrgyz Republic, were absent from the tournament.

Team App. Previous best performance
 Afghanistan 2nd Fourth place (2016)
 Iran 1st debut
 Tajikistan 2nd Fifth place (2016)
 Turkmenistan 2nd Third place (2016)
 Uzbekistan 2nd Champions (2016)
Did not enter

Venues

All Matches were played in the following venue:

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Republic Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
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Match officials

The following referees and assistant referees were selected to officiate the tournament:

Referees
  • Afghanistan Halim Aqa Shirzad
  • Iran Vahid Seyed Kazemi
  • Kyrgyzstan Nurgazy Cholponbaev
  • Tajikistan Sayyodjon Zayniddinov
  • Turkmenistan Arslan Goshanov
  • Uzbekistan Akhrol Riskullaev
Assistant referees
  • Afghanistan Sharif Mohd Sarwari
  • Iran Hassan Zeheiri
  • Kyrgyzstan Eldiiar Salybaev
  • Tajikistan Khamza Shoymardonov
  • Turkmenistan Akmyrat Gurbanov
  • Uzbekistan Sanjar Shayusupov

Squads

Main article: 2019 CAFA U-19 Championship squads

Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 3 August 2019.

All times are local TJT (UTC+5).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Iran 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 10 Champions
2  Tajikistan (H) 4 2 2 0 11 5 +6 8 Runners-up
3  Uzbekistan 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5 Third place
4  Afghanistan 4 0 2 2 5 9 −4 2
5  Turkmenistan 4 0 1 3 3 13 −10 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CAFA
(H) Hosts
Afghanistan 2–2 Turkmenistan
Report
Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 100Referee: Sayyodjon Zayniddinov (Tajikistan)
Uzbekistan 0–2 Iran
Report
Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 120Referee: Halim Aqa Shirzad (Afghanistan)
Afghanistan 2–2 Uzbekistan
Report
Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 200Referee: Vahid Seyed Kazemi (Iran)
Turkmenistan 1–5 Tajikistan
Report
Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 550Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)
Iran 4–0 Turkmenistan
Report
Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 300Referee: Nurgazy Cholponbaev (Kyrgyzstan)
Tajikistan 3–1 Afghanistan
Report
Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 1,200Referee: Arslan Goshanov (Turkmenistan)
Iran 2–0 Afghanistan
Report
Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 300Referee: Sayyodjon Zayniddinov (Tajikistan)
Uzbekistan 2–2 Tajikistan
Report
Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 4,000Referee: Halim Aqa Shirzad (Afghanistan)
Turkmenistan 0–2 Uzbekistan
Report
Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 500Referee: Vahid Seyed Kazemi (Iran)
Tajikistan 1–1 Iran
Report
Republic Central Stadium, DushanbeAttendance: 10,000Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

Goalscorers

There were 34 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: CAFA

Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

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
Tajikistan Shahrom Samiev Iran Amirhossein Nikpour  Iran  Afghanistan

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