The 2018 CAFA U-15 Championship was the second edition of the CAFA U-15 Championship, the international youth football championship organized by CAFA for the men's under-15 national teams of Central Asia. Uzbekistan was hosting the tournament. All 6 CAFA teams entered the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.
Afghanistan were the defending champions having inaugural competition in 2017. but failed to retain their title after suffering two losses to Tajikistan and debutant Iran, who ultimately won the trophy unbeaten.
Participating teams All 6 CAFA nations entered the competition, with Iran making their debut after missing last year's edition. Team Previous best performance 2ndChampions (2017) 1stDebut 2ndFourth place (2017) 2ndFifth place (2017) 2ndThird place (2017) 2ndRunners-up (2017)
Venues The tournaments matches were held at three venues located throughout the capital city Tashkent. Tashkent Lokomotiv Stadium National Stadium Pakhtakor Stadium Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 33,834 Capacity: 35,000
Main tournament The final tournament schedule was announced on 14 July 2018.
Goalscorers
Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Top GoalscorerBest playerBest goalkeeper Oblayorbek Rahmatov Mehran Nafari Aria HoseinifarFair Play awardSpecial awardFans award
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