2016 CAFA U-19 Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Uzbekistan |
| City | Tashkent |
| Dates | 5–11 August |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Uzbekistan A (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Third place |  Turkmenistan |
| Fourth place |  Afghanistan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 25 (2.78 per match) |
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The 2016 CAFA U-19 Championship was the inaugural 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. Uzbekistan hosted the tournament from 6 to 9 August 2016.[1] A total of six teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 1997 eligible to participate.
Uzbekistan emerged as the inaugural champions of the first-ever CAFA tournament by defeating the Kyrgyz Republic 1–0 in the final match.[2][3]
Initially, all six CAFA members were set to participate in the tournament.[4] However, Iran pulled out of the tournament before it began, and were replaced by a Uzbekistan B side.[5][6]
| Team | App. | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
1st | Debut |
| Kyrgyzstan |
1st | debut |
 Tajikistan |
1st | Debut |
| Turkmenistan |
1st | Debut |
| Uzbekistan A |
1st | Debut |
| Uzbekistan B |
1st | Debut |
- Did not enter
Iran (W)
Venues
| Tashkent |   Tashkent 2016 CAFA U-19 Championship (Uzbekistan) | |
|---|---|---|
| JAR Stadium | Pakhtakor Stadium | |
| Capacity: 8,500 | Capacity: 35,000 | |
![Стадион "Джар".jpg](#/media/File:Стадион_"Джар".jpg)
Squads
Group stage
The final tournament schedule was announced on 25 July 2016.[7]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Final |
| 2 | Uzbekistan B (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Fifth place play-off |
| 3 | Afghanistan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | Third place play-off |
| Uzbekistan B | 2–2 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
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Report [8] |
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| Afghanistan | 0–2 | Uzbekistan B |
|---|---|---|
| Report [9] |
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Group B
Initially, Iran were drawn to this group, but after their withdrawal, Uzbekistan A replaced them.[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan A (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | Turkmenistan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Third place play-off |
| 3 | Tajikistan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | Fifth place play-off |
| Uzbekistan A | 3–0 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
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| Tajikistan | 1–4 | Uzbekistan A |
|---|---|---|
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Report [10] |
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| Turkmenistan | 2–1 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report [11] |