2024 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship explained

Tourney Name:	CAFA U-15 Girls Championship
Year:	2024
Other Titles:	Чемпионат CAFA-2024 среди женских юниорских сборных (U-15)
Size:	190px
Country:	Tajikistan
City:	Dushanbe
Dates:	21–25 May
Num Teams:	4
Sub-Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Count:	2
Matches:	5
Goals:	14
Top Scorer:	Maryam Khalili Far (5 goals)
Prevseason:	2022
Nextseason:	2026
Updated:	25 May 2024

The 2024 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship was the fourth edition of the CAFA U-15 Girls Championship, the biennial international women's football youth championship of Central Asia organized by the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) for the women's under-15 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan hosted the tournament from 21 to 25 May.^[1] A total of four teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2009 eligible to participate.

Uzbekistan were the defending champions having won the last edition.^[2] but failed to defend their title after losing to Iran in the second match. In the other hand Iran clinched their second title undefeated.^{[3] [4]}

Participating teams

Four (out of 6) CAFA nations entered the competition, with the Kyrgyz Republic returning to the tournament after missing the last edition in 2022.^{[5] [6]}

Team	data-sort-type="number"	Appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
		2022 (Runners-up)	(2019)
		2019 (Runners-up)	(2019)
		2022 (Third place)	(2017, 2019, 2022)
		2022 (Champions)	(2017, 2022)

Did not enter

Squads

Team	Squad	Head Coach
	Squad	Parvane Khosravi
	Squad	Natalia Gayvoronskaya
	Squad	Farkhodjon Kholbekov
	Squad	Viktoriya Sirota

Venues

All matches are scheduled to take place at a single venue located in the capital city Dushanbe.

Dushanbe
Republic Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000

Match officials

The following referees and assistant referees were selected to officiate the tournament:^[7]

Referees

• Mahsa Ghorbani
• Malika Kadyrova
• Roziyabonu Yusupova
• Gulshoda Saitkulova

Assistant referees

• Bahareh Seyfi

Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 11 May 2024.^[8]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: В Душанбе Пройдет Очередной Турнир Под Эгидой Центрально-азиатской Футбольной Ассоциации. ru. In Dushanbe, another tournament under the auspices of the Central Asian Football Association will be held.. 14 May 2024. fft.tj. Tajikistan Football Federation. 14 May 2024.
2. Web site: Подготовка к “CAFA U-15 Women’s Championship 2024”.. ru. Preparation for the “CAFA U-15 Women's Championship 2024”.. 27 March 2024. sports.uz. 14 May 2024.
3. Web site: IR Iran emerge champions. 25 May 2024. the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 26 May 2024.
4. Web site: تیم ملی فوتبال دختران زیر 15 سال قهرمان کافا شد. fa. The national football team of girls under-15 years became the champion of CAFA. 25 May 2024. the-ffiri.com. Football Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran. 26 May 2024.
5. Web site: Женская сборная Кыргызстана сыграет на турнире CAFA U-15 в Таджикистане. ru. Women's national team of Kyrgyzstan will play at the CAFA U-15 tournament in Tajikistan.. 10 May 2024. prosports.kg. 14 May 2024.
6. Web site: Iran to Meet Kyrgyzstan at 2024 CAFA U-15 Women's C’ship Opener. 14 May 2024. tasnimnews.com. 14 May 2024.
7. Web site: Iranian Women Referees to Officiate at 2024 CAFA U-15 Girls. 9 May 2024. tasnimnews.com. 14 May 2024.
8. Web site: اعلام برنامه مسابقات تیم ملی فوتبال دختران زیر 15 سال در تورنمنت کافا. fa. Announcement of the schedule of the national under-15 girls' football team matches in the CAFA tournament.. 11 May 2024. the-ffiri.com. Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. 14 May 2024.