CAFA Championship

The CAFA Championship is an international football competition in Central Asia for the member nations of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA).[1][2][3][4]

CAFA Championship
Organising bodyCAFA
RegionCentral Asia
Number of teams6 member associations
(7 including AIFF)

History

The inaugural edition of the senior men's tournament was planned to be hosted by Tashkent in October 2018.[1][2][3][4] It was not played out though. In March 2023, it was announced the inaugural edition of the senior men's tournament would commence in June 2023 in Tashkent and Bishkek for the six member associations, along with the addition of two invited guest teams: Russia and an unconfirmed Asian team.[5][6] However, the start of the inaugural edition of the tournament was put in doubt again after it was reported in early April 2023 that Iran, Uzbekistan, Russia and Iraq would instead take part in a four-nation tournament in June 2023.[7]

Format

Results

Senior tournaments
CAFA Championship
Organising bodyCAFA
Founded2018 (2018)
RegionCentral Asia
Number of teams6
Current champions(Men): n/a
(Women):  Uzbekistan (2nd title)
Most successful team(s)(Men): n/a
(Women):  Uzbekistan
(2 titles)
Websitethe-cafa.com/competitions/

Men's
Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2023 Iran

Women's
Main article: CAFA Women's Championship
Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2018 Uzbekistan
Tashkent
Uzbekistan		 round-robin
Iran
Tajikistan		 round-robin
Kyrgyzstan
2022 Tajikistan
Dushanbe
Uzbekistan		 round-robin
Iran
Kyrgyzstan		 round-robin
Turkmenistan

U-23 tournaments
CAFA Championship
Organising bodyCAFA
Founded2019 (2019)
RegionCentral Asia
Number of teams6
Current championsM: n/a
W: Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
(1st title)
Most successful team(s)M: n/a
W: Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
(1 title)
Websitethe-cafa.com/competitions/

Men's

No men's under 23 tournament has been planned yet.

Women's
Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2019[8] Tajikistan
Dushanbe / Hisor		 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan U23 round-robin Iran Iran U23 Tajikistan Tajikistan U23 round-robin Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan U23

See also

References
  1. "اتحادیه فوتبال آسیای مرکزی ایجاد شد" (in Persian). BBC. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. "'Central Zone' gets thumbs up from Tajikistan". The AFC. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. "AFC adds a fifth zone as Extraordinary Congress approves amendments to AFC Statutes". The AFC. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. "Central Asians meet Sheikh Salman to create CAFA". aff.org.af. 17 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  5. "Russia invited to play in Central Asian soccer tournament". Reuters. 14 March 2023.
  6. "Iran to participate in first senior men's CAFA tournament in June 2023 – PersianFootball.com". Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  7. "Iran to participate in four-nation football tournament [Report] – PersianFootball.com". Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  8. "Perfect Uzbekistan seal inaugural title".
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