2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship explained

Tourney Name:	CAFA U-17 Women's Championship
Year:	2021
Other Titles:	Russian: Чемпионат CAFA-2021 среди женских юниорских сборных до 17 лет
Country:	Tajikistan
City:	Dushanbe
Dates:	3–7 July
Num Teams:	4
Sub-Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Count:	1
Matches:	6
Goals:	28
Attendance:	0
Top Scorer:	Leyla Rustullaeva (6 goals)
Player:	Mohaddesh Zolfi
Nextseason:	2023

The CAFA U-17 Women's Championship was the inaugural edition of the CAFA U-17 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CAFA for the women's under-17 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan hosted the tournament from 3 to 7 July.^{[1] [2]} A total of four teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate.

Uzbekistan won the title unbeaten to become the inaugural champions of the competition.^{[3] [4]} Host Tajikistan finished third after a defeat to Iran on the final matchday.^{[5] [6]}

Participating teams

Initially, A total of 5 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament.^{[7] [8]} However, despite earlier confirmation of participation, the Kyrgyz Republic withdrew before the start of the tournament, citing unforeseen circumstances.^[9]

Team	data-sort-type="number"	Appearance	Previous best performance
	1st
	1st
	1st
	1st

Did not enter

Venues

All Matches were held at the following Venue:

Dushanbe
Republican Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000

Match officials

The following officials were appointed for the tournament:

Referees

• Maedeh Jaefari
• Veronika Bernatskaya
• Zuhal Khujanazarova
• Kristina Borisova

Assistant referees

• Farahnaz Jalali
• Sonia Noorri
• Atena Lashani
• Adinay Kylychbek Kyzy
• Dilshoda Rahmonova
• Zilola Rakhmatova

Main tournament

The original schedule when Kyrgyzstan was participating was published on 28 June 2021.^[9] The revised tournament schedule after Kyrgyzstan withdrew was announced on 2 July 2021.^[10]

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Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Central Asia's future stars embark on Dushanbe for CAFA U17 Women's Championship. 3 July 2021 . the-afc.com . AFC. 6 November 2022.
2. Web site: Завтра в Душанбе стартует "CAFA U-17 Women´s Championship 2021". ru . Tomorrow in Dushanbe starts the CAFA U-17 Women's Championship 2021. 2 July 2021. 28 June 2024.
3. Web site: Final day heroics help Uzbekistan to CAFA U17 Women's title. 8 July 2021 . the-afc.com . AFC. 6 November 2022.
4. Web site: O`zbekistonlik qizlar “CAFA U-17 Women’s Championship 2021” xalqaro turnirida eronliklarni mag`lub etdi. uz. Uzbek girls won the championships in the CAFA U-17 Women's Championship 2021 international tournament.. 6 July 2021. darakchi.uz. 28 June 2024.
5. Web site: Женская Юниорская Сборная Таджикистана (U-17) – Бронзовый Призер Чемпионата CAFA-2021. ru. Women's Junior National Team of Tajikistan (U-17) - Bronze Medalist of the CAFA-2021 Championship. 7 July 2021. fft.tk. Tajikistan Football Federation. 6 November 2022.
6. Web site: Iran runners-up at CAFA U17 Women's Championship. 8 July 2021 . tehrantimes.com. 6 November 2022.
7. Web site: O'zbekiston U17 qizlar jamoasi «CAFA U17 Women’s Championship 2021» turnirida ishtirok etadi. uz. Uzbekistan U17 girls' team will participate in the 'CAFA U17 Women’s Championship 2021' tournament.. 1 July 2021. futboltv.asia . 6 November 2022.
8. Web site: Football: Afghans to Play Iran First in U-17 CAFA Championship. 1 July 2021. tolonews.com. 6 November 2022.
9. Web site: Футболистки Кыргызстана сыграют на очередном турнире в Душанбе. ru. Kyrgyzstan's female football players will compete in the next tournament in Dushanbe. 28 June 2021. sport.kg. 28 June 2024.
10. Web site: CAFA U-17 Women's Championship 2021 – Match Schedule. 2 July 2021. fft.tj. Tajikistan Football Federation. 28 June 2024.
11. Web site: Женская юниорская сборная Таджикистана (U-17) по футболу стала бронзовым призером чемпионата CAFA-2021. ru. The women's junior national football team of Tajikistan (U-17) has won the bronze medal in the CAFA-2021 Championship. 8 July 2021. khovar.tj. 28 June 2024.
12. Web site: ذلفی بهترین بازیکن تورنمنت کافا شد. fa. Zolfi became the best player of the CAFA tournament.. 7 July 2021. the-ffiri.com. Football Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran. 28 June 2024.