| Tourney Name: | CAFA U-16 Championship |
| Year: | 2018 |
| City: | Tashkent |
| Dates: | 3–13 July |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Goals: | 23 |
| Top Scorer: | Temur Mamasidikov (3 goals) |
| Player: | Jasurbek Jaloliddinov |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 CAFA U-16 Championship was the inaugural edition of the CAFA U-16 Championship, the international youth football championship organized by Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) for the men's under-16 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1] featuring four participating teams, with players born on or after 1 January 2002 eligible to participate.
Uzbekistan was crowned champions of the first-ever under-16 edition after finishing at the top of the standings, unbeaten in all three matchdays.[2]
4 (out of 6) CAFA member nations participated in the tournament.[3] [4] [5]
| Team | data-sort-type="number" | Previous best performance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Debut | ||
| 1st | Debut | ||
| 1st | Debut | ||
| 1st | Debut |
The tournament took place in 2 venues situated across Tashkent.
| Tashkent | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lokomotiv Stadium | National Stadium | |
| Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 33,834 | |
The final tournament schedule was announced on 27 June 2018.[6]
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[7]