the 2019 CAFA U-19 Championship was the 2nd 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. The tournament was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan from August 9 to August 15, 2019, featuring a total of five participating teams, with players born on or after 1 January 2000 eligible to participate.
Uzbekistan are the defending champions, having defeated Kyrgyz Republic to win the inaugural tournament back in 2016. However, they were unable to defend their title, as Iran dominated, remaining undefeated in all four matches, to claim their maiden trophy.
Participating teams A total of 5 (out of 6) teams participated in the final tournament. Iran made their debut in the tournament after pulling out of the inaugural edition. However, the runners-up of the 2016 edition, Kyrgyz Republic, were absent from the tournament. Team Previous best performance 2ndFourth place (2016) 1stdebut 2ndFifth place (2016) 2ndThird place (2016) 2ndChampions (2016) Did not enter
Venues All Matches were played in the following venue: Dushanbe Republic Central Stadium Capacity: 20,000
Match officials The following referees and assistant referees were selected to officiate the tournament: Referees
Halim Aqa Shirzad Vahid Seyed Kazemi Nurgazy Cholponbaev Sayyodjon Zayniddinov Arslan Goshanov Akhrol Riskullaev
Assistant referees
Sharif Mohd Sarwari Hassan Zeheiri Eldiiar Salybaev Khamza Shoymardonov Akmyrat Gurbanov Sanjar Shayusupov
Squads
Main tournament The main tournament schedule was announced on 3 August 2019.
Goalscorers
Player 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 GoalscorerBest playerFair Play awardSpecial award Shahrom Samiev Amirhossein Nikpour
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