The 2022 CAFA Women's Championship was the second edition of the

CAFA Women's Championship The CAFA Women's Championship, is an international women's association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA), the governing body of football in Central ...

, the quadrennial international women's football championship organised by the

Central Asian Football Association Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) is one of five regional bodies that govern association football in Asia. It governs association football, futsal, and beach football in Central Asia. Headquartered in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, CAFA consists ...

for the women's senior national teams of Central Asia. The tournament was hosted by

Tajikistan Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital city, capital and most populous city. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, south, Uzbekistan to ...

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were the defending champions, having won their first title in

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. They managed to retain the title undefeated. Hosts

finished in last place after losing three matches and drawing one against debutants

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

, 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

debuting in the tournament. Meanwhile,

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

did not participate, as the team was disbanded following the Taliban takeover. ;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.

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 The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...

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 Time in Tajikistan is given by Tajikistan Time (TJT; UTC+05:00). Tajikistan does not currently observe daylight saving time. The IANA identifier for Tajikistan Time is Asia/Dushanbe. Tajikistan observes the same time zone as most of its central A ...

( UTC+05:00)''

Tournament table

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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.

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 The Iran women's national football team, nicknamed the Lionesses, represents Iran in international women's football (soccer), women's football around the world, and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI). The I ...

. *

Special Award

the Special Award was given to the Turkmenistan women's national football team after they finished fourth overall. *

References

External links

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2022 CAFA Women's Championship
at Global Sports Archive {{CAFA Women's Championship Sport in Dushanbe

CAFA Championship

International association football competitions hosted by Tajikistan CAFA Women's Championship