The 2023 CAFA U-17 Championship was the inaugural edition of CAFA U-17 Championship, the international youth football championship organized by Central Asian Football Association for the men's under-17 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament was held from August 18th to 28th in Hisor, Tajikistan. During the eight-day round-robin event, five nations competed for the title, each playing once before the final matchday on August 27th.
Host Tajikistan became the first champions of the tournament after finishing at the top of the standings.
Participating teams A total of 5 (out of 6) CAFA member associations entered the tournament. Uzbekistan participated with its under-15 team instead.
TeamAppearance Previous best performance 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st Did not enter
Venues All Matches were held at the Hisor Central Stadium. Hisor Hisor Central Stadium Capacity: 20,000 Match officials CAFA selected the following referees to officiate the tournament: Referees
Mederbek Taichiev Abdullo Davalatov Arslan Goşanow Asker Nadjafaliev
Assistant referees
Danial Bashandehnaeni Khusan Dzhalaldinov Ismoil Nuraliev Palvan Palvanow Avazbek Abdullaev
Squads
Main tournament The main tournament schedule was announced on 18 August 2023.
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 Nurbek Sarsenbaev (3 goals) Mohammad Nazriev References
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