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 Previous best performanceFIFA rankingJune 2022 (2018)70 (2018)125 (2018)139 (2018)46 Did not enter
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 Republic Central Stadium Capacity: 20,000
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
Goalscorers
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. PlayerOffencesSuspensions 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.
Special Award the Special Award was given to the Turkmenistan women's national football team after they finished fourth overall.
See also 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 AFF Women's Championship 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women) 2022 SAFF Women's Championship 2022 WAFF Women's Championship
References
External links
2022 CAFA Women's Championship at Global Sports Archive