2022 CAFA U-16 Championship

the 2022 CAFA U-16 Championship was the third edition of the CAFA U-16 Championship, the international youth football championship organized by Central Asian Football Association for the men's under-16 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan hosted the tournament from 11 to 21 May. A total of five teams competed for the title in the eight-day round-robin event, with all teams to cross paths once before the final Matchday on May 20, with players born on or after 1 January 2006 eligible to participate.
Tajikistan were the defending champions, having won the last edition in 2019. but failed to retain their title after winning only one of their four matches. Iran clinched the title after they edged out Uzbekistan on goal difference after a 7–0 win against Tajikistan.

Participation

Participating teams

A total of 5 CAFA nations entered the competition.

Team	Appearance	Previous best performance
	3rd	Runners-up
	2nd	Third place
	3rd	Fourth place
	3rd	Champions
	3rd	Champions

;Did not enter

Venues

Matches were held at the Republic Central Stadium.

Dushanbe
Republic Central Stadium
Capacity: 20,000

Match officials

The following officials were appointed for the tournament:
;Referees

Seyyedali Asghar Momeni
Nurzatbek Abdykadyrov
Abdullo Dablatov
Akobirkhuja Shukurllaev

;Assistant referees

Alireza Moradi
Khusan Dzhalaldinov
Akmal Buriev
Ismoil Nuraliev
Rustam Tagaev
Aleksandr Sidorov

Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 6 May 2022.

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Player awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Top Goalscorer	Best player	Fair Play award	Special award
Amirbek Saidov	Reza Ghandipour