# 2022 CAFA Women's Championship

The 2022 CAFA Women's Championship was the second edition of the CAFA Women's Championship, the quadrennial international women's football championship organised by the Central Asian Football Association for the women's senior national teams of Central Asia. The tournament was hosted by Tajikistan.
Uzbekistan were the defending champions, having won their first title in 2018. They managed to retain the title undefeated. Hosts Tajikistan finished in last place after losing three matches and drawing one against debutants Turkmenistan, who secured fourth place just one point ahead of their Tajik counterparts.

## Participation
### Participating teams

A total of 5 (out of 6) CAFA nations entered the final tournament. with Turkmenistan debuting in the tournament. Meanwhile, Afghanistan did not participate, as the team was disbanded following the Taliban takeover.
| Team | App. | Previous best performance | FIFA ranking June 2022 |
| Iran | 2nd | Runners-up (2018) | 70 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2nd | Fourth place (2018) | 125 |
| Tajikistan | 2nd | Third Place (2018) | 139 |
| Turkmenistan | 1st | — | NR |
| Uzbekistan | 2nd | Champions (2018) | 46 |

#### Did not enter

* Afghanistan

### Squads

Each national team had to submit a squad of 23 players.

## Venues

On 3 July 2022, Republic Central Stadium was confirmed as the sole venue of the tournament.
| Dushanbe | Dushanbe2022 CAFA Women's Championship (Tajikistan) |
| Republic Central Stadium | Dushanbe2022 CAFA Women's Championship (Tajikistan) |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Dushanbe2022 CAFA Women's Championship (Tajikistan) |

## Officials

CAFA selected the following match officials to officiate the tournament:

### Referees

* Mahsa Ghorbani
* Malika Kadyrova
* Nodira Mirzoeva
* Resul Mämmedow
* Anna Sidorova

### Assistant Referees

* Ensieh Khabaz
* Ramina Tsoi
* Dilshoda Rahmonova
* Akmyrat Gurbanow
* Kristina Sereda

## Main tournament

The official match schedule was confirmed by CAFA on 3 July 2022.

### Tiebreakers

Ranking in each group shall be determined as follows:
* Greater number of points obtained in all the group matches;
* Goal difference in all the group matches;
* Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
* Greater disciplinary points.
If two or more teams are equal on the basis on the above four criteria, the place shall be determined as follows:
* Result of the direct match between the teams concerned;
* Penalty shoot-out if only the teams are tied, and they met in the last round of the group;
* Drawing lots by the Organising Committee.
All times listed are Tajikistan Time (UTC+05:00)

### Tournament table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 12 | Champions |
| 2 | Iran | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 4 | Third place |
| 4 | Turkmenistan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 2 | |
| 5 | Tajikistan (H) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 | |

## Goalscorers

There were 33 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.3 goals per match.
5 goals
* Nilufar Kudratova
4 goals
* Zarina Mamatkarimova
3 goals
* Afsaneh Chatrenoor
* Hasti Foroozandeh
2 goals
* Melika Motevallitaher
* Ilvina Ablyakimova
* Ziyoda Irisboeva
1 goal
* Shabnam Behesht
* Mohadeeseh Zolfi
* Aiana Karataeva
* Munisa Mirzoeva
* Swetlana Prýannikowa
* Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva
* Madina Khikmatova
* Solikha Khusniddinova
* Aziza Norboeva
* Maftuna Shoyimova
* Kamila Zaripova
* Shakhrizoda Zaynitdinova
Source: CAFA

### Discipline

In the final tournament, a player was suspended for the subsequent match in the competition for either getting red card or accumulating two yellow cards in two different matches.
| Player | Offences | Suspensions |
| Niso Abdulloeva | v Uzbekistan (matchday 2; 11 July) v Iran (matchday 3; 14 July) | v Kyrgyz Republic (matchday 4; 20 July) |

## Awards

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

### Most Valuable Player

The Most Valuable Player of the Tournament award was given to Nilufar Kudratova.
* Nilufar Kudratova

### Top Scorer

The top scorer award was given to the top scorer in the tournament. Nilufar Kudratova won the award with seven goals scored in the tournament.
* Nilufar Kudratova

### Fairplay Award

The Fairplay Award was given to the Iran women's national football team.
* Iran

### Special Award

the Special Award was given to the Turkmenistan women's national football team after they finished fourth overall.
* Turkmenistan