2023 CAFA Futsal Cup

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2023 CAFA Futsal Cup
Tournament details
Host country Tajikistan
Dates23–30 July
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran U23 (1st title)
Runners-up Afghanistan
Third place Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored71 (4.73 per match)
Attendance13,631 (909 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uzbekistan Khusniddin Nishonov
(5 Goals)
Best playerIran Ali Akrami
Best goalkeeperIran Mahdi Rostami
Fair play award Tajikistan
TBC →

The 2023 CAFA Futsal Cup was the inaugural edition of the CAFA Futsal Championship, the international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of Central Asian Football Association.

Iran U23 national futsal team won the Tournament with 5 victories.

Iran national under-23 futsal team clinched the competition's title as they defeated Tajikistan one-nil on Sunday during Matchday 5, making them the inaugural champions.[1]

Participating teams

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A total of 6 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament.[2] Iran opted to field its under-23 side in the competition, rather than selecting its senior team.[3]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Afghanistan 1st N/a
 Iran U23 1st N/a
 Kyrgyz Republic 1st N/a
 Tajikistan 1st N/a
 Turkmenistan 1st N/a
 Uzbekistan 1st N/a

Squads

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Main article: 2023 CAFA Futsal Cup squads

Match officials

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Referees

Main Tournament

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Times are TJT (UTC+5).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Iran U23 5 4 0 1 13 3 +10 12 Champions
2  Afghanistan 5 3 1 1 15 16 −1 10 Runners-up
3  Uzbekistan 5 3 0 2 14 12 +2 9 Third place
4  Tajikistan (H) 5 2 1 2 13 12 +1 7
5  Turkmenistan 5 2 0 3 9 11 −2 6
6  Kyrgyz Republic 5 0 0 5 7 17 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
23 July 2023 (2023-07-23)
12:00
Kyrgyz Republic 4–5 Afghanistan
 Report (FFT)
Report (CAFA)
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 105
Referee: Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)
Sukhrob Sattorov (Tajikistan)
Oybek Kalakhodjaev (Uzbekistan)
23 July 2023 (2023-07-23)
15:00
Iran U23 1–2 Turkmenistan
 Report (FFT)
Report (CAFA)
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 300
Referee: Nikita Afinogenov (Uzbekistan)
Chyngyz Mustafaev (Kyrgyz Republic)
Eldiiar Keldibekov (Kyrgyz Republic)
23 July 2023 (2023-07-23)
18:00
Uzbekistan 4–2 Tajikistan
 Report (FFT)
Report (CAFA)
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 800
Referee: Mohammad Tamim Hussaini (Afghanistan)
Ali Ahmadi (Iran)
Talantbek Raimberdiev (Kyrgyz Republic)
24 July 2023 (2023-07-24)
14:00
Iran U23 1–0 Kyrgyz Republic
 Report
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 100
24 July 2023 (2023-07-24)
17:00
Uzbekistan 3–4 Afghanistan
 Report
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 150
24 July 2023 (2023-07-24)
20:00
Tajikistan 4–2 Turkmenistan
 Report
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 1,120
26 July 2023 (2023-07-26)
14:00
Turkmenistan 1–3 Uzbekistan
 Report
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 100
26 July 2023 (2023-07-26)
17:00
Afghanistan 1–5 Iran U23
 Report
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 1,000
26 July 2023 (2023-07-26)
20:00
Tajikistan 5–3 Kyrgyz Republic
 Report
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 2,500
28 July 2023 (2023-07-28)
14:00
Iran U23 5–0 Uzbekistan
 Report
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 200
28 July 2023 (2023-07-28)
17:00
Kyrgyz Republic 0–2 Turkmenistan
Report
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 104
28 July 2023 (2023-07-28)
20:00
Afghanistan 2–2 Tajikistan
 Report
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 3,298
30 July 2023 (2023-07-30)
14:00
Turkmenistan 2–3 Afghanistan
 Report
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 289
30 July 2023 (2023-07-30)
17:00
Uzbekistan 4–0 Kyrgyz Republic
 Report
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 185
30 July 2023 (2023-07-30)
20:00
Tajikistan 0–1 Iran U23
Report
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 3,380

Goalscorers

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There were 71 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 5.07 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[4]

Most Valuable player Award
Iran Ali Akrami
Top Goalscorer Award
Uzbekistan Khusniddin Nishonov
Best Goalkeeper Award
Iran Mahdi Rostami
Fair Play Award
 Tajikistan
Special Award
 Tajikistan ?

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Iran U-23 Champion of 2023 CAFA Futsal Cup". tasnimnews.com. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Futsal team of Turkmenistan will play at СAFA Futsal Cup-2023 in Dushanbe". turkmenportal.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. ^ "تیم فوتسال امید ایران سرانجام تشکیل شد/ اعلام نام سرمربی" [Iran's U-23 futsal team was finally formed/ the name of the head coach was announced]. mehrnews.com (in Persian). 27 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  4. ^ "CAFA Futsal Cup 2023 — FutsalPlanet". futsalplanet.com. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

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