# 2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship

The 2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship was the inaugural edition of the CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship, the international youth futsal championship organised by CAFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament was hosted at the Gazprom Arena in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 12 to 19 February 2022.
Iran won the title unbeaten, becoming the first champions of the CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship. Host Kyrgyz Republic finished in third place after securing two wins out of four matches they played.

## Participating teams

A total of 5 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| Afghanistan | 1st | — |
| Iran | 1st | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1st | — |
| Tajikistan | 1st | — |
| Uzbekistan | 1st | — |

### Did not enter

* Turkmenistan

## Venues

Matches were held at the Gazprom Arena.
| Bishkek | Bishkek2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship (Kyrgyzstan) |
| Gazprom Arena | Bishkek2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship (Kyrgyzstan) |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Bishkek2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship (Kyrgyzstan) |

## Match officials

A total of 10 referees were appointed for the tournament.

### Referees

* Esmail Kamar Basteh
* Ali Ahmadi
* Nursultan Salamat Uulu
* Eldiiar Keldibekov
* Nurbek Arstanbek Uulu
* Sukhrob Sattorov
* Behruz Murtazoev
* Adham Rihsiboyev
* Khushnudbek Atamuratov
* Anatoly Rubakov

## Squads

Each national team have to submit a squad of 14 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers.

## Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 6 February 2022.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | Iran | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 12 | Champions |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 9 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 6 | Third place |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 3 | |
| 5 | Tajikistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 | |

## Goalscorers

There were 77 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 7.7 goals per match.
6 goals
* Omid Qanbari
* Sayed Mojtaba Hosseini
* Bektur Iliasov
5 goals
* Ali Jozari
4 goals
* Ilgiz Azamat Uulu
3 goals
* Noorullah Nazari
* Amirhamzeh Sedighzadeh
* Amirhossein Dehghani
* Erfan Mohammadpour
* Milad Barahouei
* Soran Balkaneh
* Aimen Kanatbekov
* Daler Eshonkulov
2 goals
* Bahman Gorgej
* Amirhossein Taghavi
* Bekmat Karypbekov
* Saidisroil Saidov
* Dzhovidon Khushvakhtov
1 goal
* Abul Bashir Ahmadi
* Hamidullah Ghafoori
* Mohammad Ali Mumtaz
* Mohammad Hossein Bazyar
* Adil Aianbaev
* Ernest Saipidinov
* Kanat Sadykov
* Doston Usmonov
* Alan Akhmedov
* Kosimjon Safarov
* Mirshod Abdukarimov
* Samandar Murodkulov
* Haidar Sattorov
1 own goal
* Umidjon Makhramov (against Iran)
2 own goals
* Umed Nazrizoda (against Iran and Afghanistan)
Source: CAFA

## 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 |
| Bektur Iliasov (6 goals) | Omid Qanbari | Iran | Uzbekistan |