| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| City | Dushanbe | 
| Dates | 9–16 March | 
| Teams | 5 (from 1 sub-confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 | 
| Goals scored | 27 (4.5 per match) | 
| Attendance | 421 (70 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | (6 goals)  | 
| Best player(s) | |
| Fair play award | |
the 2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship was the first edition of the CAFA U-18 Women's Championship, the international youth football championship organized by the CAFA for the women's under-18 national teams of Central Asia.Tajikistan hosted the tournament.[1] A total of four teams played in the tournament,[2] with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate.
Iran won the title undefeated to become the first CAFA U-18 Women's Championship champion.[3]
Participating nations
A total of 4 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament.[4]
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance | 
|---|---|---|
| 1st | — | |
| 1st | — | |
| 1st | — | |
| 1st | — | 
- Did not enter
 
 Afghanistan
 Turkmenistan
Venues
Matches were held at the Republic Central Stadium.
| Dushanbe | ![]() Dushanbe 2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship (Tajikistan)  | 
|---|---|
| Republic Central Stadium | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | |
Match officials
- Referees
 
 Malika Kadirova
 Sahar Bibak
 Munisa Mirzoeva
 Anna Sidorova
- Assistant referees
 
 Keremet Ismailova
 Hadiseh Mahdavi
 Zahra Emdadi
 Zukhal Khuchanazarova
 Intizora Solihova
 Zilola Rahmatova
Squads
Main tournament
The main tournament schedule was announced on 6 May 2022.[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 9 | Champions | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 | Runners-up | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Third place | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 | 
| Uzbekistan  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gharibi  | 
| Tajikistan  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Karataeva  | 
| Kyrgyzstan  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Turgumbaeva  | 
Report | Turgunova  | 
| Iran  | 11–0 | |
|---|---|---|
  | 
Report | 
| Iran  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
  | 
Report | Murzakulova  | 
Player awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[6]
| Top Goalscorer | Best player | Fair Play award | Special award | 
|---|---|---|---|
Goalscorers
There were 27 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.
6 goals
 Negin Zandi Dareh Gharibi
4 goals
 Leyla Rustullaeva
3 goals
 Seyedeh Zahra Masoumeh Katehsari
1 goal
 Sara Didar
 Hasti Foroozandeh
 Kimia Kafi
 Mohaddeseh Zolfi
 Elaheh Afshardoost
 Aiana Karataeva
 Asem Turgumbaeva
 Nursuluu Murzakulova
 Madina Davlyatova
 Oydinoy Turgunova
 Zarina Mamatkarimova
 Makhzuna Abdukarimova
 Sevinch Kuchkorova
 Rukhshona Saydabbosova
Source: CAFA
References
- ↑ "В ДУШАНБЕ ПРОЙДЕТ ЧЕМПИОНАТ CAFA-2022 СРЕДИ ЖЕНСКИХ МОЛОДЕЖНЫХ СБОРНЫХ ДО 18 ЛЕТ". fft.tj. FFT. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
 - ↑ "Dushanbe welcomes Central Asian quartet for CAFA U18 Women's Championship". the-afc.com. AFC. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
 - ↑ "Iran's women's U18 crowned champions of CAFA". tehrantimes.com. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
 - ↑ "Iran U18 women's football team to compete at CAFA". mehrnews.com. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
 - ↑ "2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship Official match schedule". fft.tj. FFT. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
 - ↑ "U18 Women's Championship 2022". the-cafa.com. CAFA. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
 

