Central Asian Football Association

Central Asian Football Association (CAFA)[1] is one of five regional bodies of governance in association football in Asia. It governs association football, futsal, and beach football in Central Asia. CAFA consists of six national association members.

Central Asian Football Association
AbbreviationCAFA
Formation9 January 2015 (2015-01-09)
TypeSports organization
HeadquartersDushanbe, Tajikistan
Membership
6 member associations
President
Tajikistan Rustam Emomali
Vice president
Kyrgyzstan Dastanbek Konokbaev
General secretary
Tajikistan Ulugbek Karimov
Websitewww.the-cafa.com

CAFA consists of the national football associations of Central Asia, and runs competitions between national teams, and also controls the prize money, regulations, as well as media rights to those competitions. it's currently headquartered in Dushanbe, Tajikistan and through its events, CAFA aims to develop and strengthen the game of football throughout the region by raising the standards and creating more opportunities for the Member Associations for further growth.

In June 2014, the association was in principle approved by the Asian Football Confederation and approved at the Extraordinary Congress in January 2015 during the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.[2][3] As a result, CAFA will be able to have representative member(s) on the AFC executive committee.

The formation of CAFA was spearheaded by the Iranian Football Federation following disputes with West Asian Football Federation members. It was reported that AFC President Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa gained politically from the creation of the new zone.[4]

History

Members of the six nations met with AFC president Sheikh Salman on 10 May 2014 to talk about the possibility of creating a new Asian football zone. The delegations were invited by the AFC president following an initiative and proposed by Afghanistan and Iran.[5] At the extraordinary AFC congress on 9 June 2014 in São Paulo, the plan of the new zone was ratified by the congress.[6][7] It was subsequently approved at the AFC Extraordinary Congress in January 2015. CAFA's main headquarters after its foundation is located in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Executive committee
Position Name Years active
President Tajikistan Rustam Emomali 2019–present
Vice-president Kyrgyzstan Dastanbek Konokbaev 2019–present
Second Vice-president Turkmenistan Arslan Aynazarov 2019–present
General Secretary Tajikistan Ulugbek Karimov 2019–present

Presidents
President Years
Uzbekistan Mirabror Usmanov 2015–2018
Uzbekistan Umid Ahmadjonov 2018–2019
Tajikistan Rustam Emomali 2019–present

Vice-presidents
Vice-president Years
Tajikistan Rustam Emomali 2015–2018
Tajikistan Khurshed Mirzo 2018–2019
Kyrgyzstan Dastanbek Konokbaev 2019–present

General Secretaries
General Secretary Years
Uzbekistan Avazbek Maksumov 2015–2017
Uzbekistan Sanjar Rizayev 2018–2019
Tajikistan Ulugbek Karimov 2019–present

AFC Vice-Presidents for Central Zone
General Secretary Years
Iran Ali Kafashian 2015–2016
Iran Mehdi Taj 2016-present

AFC Executive Committee Members for Central Zone
AFC Exco Years
Afghanistan Mehri Zohra 2015–2019
Afghanistan Ali Reza Aghazada 2019-present

Member associations

CAFA consists of six member associations. All of them are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

CodeAssociationNational Football teamsNational Futsal teamsNational Beach
Soccer teams		FoundedFIFA
affiliation		AFC
affiliation		CAFA
affiliation		IOC
member		Former federation
AFGAfghanistan AfghanistanMen's (U21·U19·U17)1933194819542015YesSAFF (2005–2014)
IRNIran IranMen's (U21·U19·U17) Women's (U19·U17)Men's (U-20) Women'sMen's1920194819542015YesWAFF (2001–2014)
KGZKyrgyzstan KyrgyzstanMen's (U21·U17) Women'sMen's–1946199419942015Yes
TJKTajikistan TajikistanMen's (U21·U17) Women'sMen's–1936199419942015Yes
TKMTurkmenistan TurkmenistanMen's (U21·U17) Women'sMen's–1992199419942015Yes
UZBUzbekistan UzbekistanMen's (U21·U19·U17) Women's (U19)Men's Women's Men's1946199419942015Yes
Association National Football Leagues League Champion National Football Cups Cup Champion Super Cups Super Cup Champion
 Afghanistan Afghan Premier League Shaheen Asmayee – – – –
– – – – – –
 Iran Persian Gulf Pro League Esteghlal Hazfi Cup Nassaji Mazandaran Iranian Super Cup Esteghlal
Kowsar Women Football league Khatoon F.C Women's Hazfi Cup – Women's Super Cup –
 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Top League Dordoi Kyrgyzstan Cup Neftchi Kochkor-Ata Kyrgyzstan Super Cup Dordoi
Kyrgyzstan Women's Championship – – – – –
 Tajikistan Tajikistan Higher League Istiklol Tajikistan Cup Khujand Tajikistan Super Cup Istiklol
– – – – – –
 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Higher League Altyn Asyr Turkmenistan Cup Şagadam Turkmenistan Super Cup Altyn Asyr
– – – – – –
 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Super League Pakhtakor Uzbekistan Cup Nasaf Uzbekistan Super Cup Pakhtakor
Uzbek women's football championship Sogdiana Uzbek women's Cup Bunyodkor Tashkent Uzbek women's Super Cup Bunyodkor Tashkent

Competitions
See also: List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar

Current title holders
See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, 2023 in association football, 2023 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar
For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, see Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.

CAFA runs several competitions which cover men's, women's, youth and futsal.[8][9]

Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition[9]
Men's National teams
Men's Championship 2023 — – — 2023 9 to 21 June
U-23 Championship TBD — – — TBD
CAFA 20 Championship 2023 19-29 May
CAFA U-19 Championship (18/19) 2022  Iran 2nd  Uzbekistan 2025
CAFA U-17 Championship (16/17) 2022  Iran 1st  Uzbekistan TBD
CAFA U-15 Championship (14/15) 2022  Tajikistan 1st  Iran TBD
CAFA Futsal Championship TBD — – — TBD
CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship 2022 Iran Iran 1st  TJK TBD
Women's National teams
CAFA Women's Championship 2022  Uzbekistan 2nd  Iran 2026
U-23 Women's Championship 2019  Uzbekistan 1st  Iran TBD
CAFA U-20 Women's Championship 2021  Uzbekistan 1st  Iran TBD
CAFA U-19 Women's Championship (18/19) 2022  Iran 1st  Uzbekistan TBD
CAFA U-17 Women's Championship (16/17) 2023  Uzbekistan 2nd  Iran TBD
CAFA U-15 Girls Championship (14/15) 2022  Uzbekistan 2nd  Iran TBD
CAFA Women's Futsal Championship 2023  Iran 2nd  Uzbekistan 2024
CAFA U-19 Women's Futsal Championship 2020  Iran 1st Uzbekistan Uzbekistan TBD

Events by Year

Source:[10]

#YearEvents
120162
220172
320183
420194
520201
620213
720228
820232

Events Timeline
NumberEventHost CityHost CountryTeamsDatesRef
12016 CAFA U-19 Boys ChampionshipTashkent Uzbekistan4
22016 CAFA U-19 Women's ChampionshipTashkent Uzbekistan4
32017 CAFA U-15 Boys ChampionshipDushanbe Tajikistan4
42017 CAFA U-15 Girls ChampionshipHisor Tajikistan4
52018 CAFA U-16 Boys ChampionshipTashkent Uzbekistan43-13 July
62018 CAFA U-15 Boys ChampionshipTashkent Uzbekistan620-31 July
72018 CAFA Women's ChampionshipTashkent Uzbekistan523 Nov – 1 Dec
82019 CAFA U-16 Boys ChampionshipDushanbe - Hisor Tajikistan626 July - 1 August
92019 CAFA U-19 ChampionshipDushanbe Tajikistan59-15 August
102019 CAFA U-15 Girls ChampionshipTashkent Uzbekistan413-16 September
112019 CAFA U-23 Women's ChampionshipDushanbe - Hisor Tajikistan622-28 November
122020 CAFA U-19 Women's Futsal ChampionshipDushanbe Tajikistan624-29 January
132021 CAFA U-20 Women's ChampionshipDushanbe Tajikistan511–17 June
142021 CAFA U-17 Women's ChampionshipDushanbe Tajikistan43-7 July
152021 CAFA U-15 ChampionshipDushanbe Tajikistan517–24 November
162022 CAFA Women's Futsal ChampionshipDushanbe Tajikistan421-28 January
172022 CAFA U-19 Futsal ChampionshipBishkek Kyrgyzstan512-19 February
182022 CAFA U-18 Women's ChampionshipDushanbe Tajikistan411-15 March
192022 CAFA U-16 ChampionshipDushanbe Tajikistan513-20 May
202022 CAFA Women's ChampionshipDushanbe Tajikistan56-21 July
212022 CAFA U-19 ChampionshipDushanbe Tajikistan53-13 August
222022 CAFA U-15 Girls ChampionshipHisor Tajikistan321-26 October
232022 CAFA U-14 ChampionshipHisor Tajikistan511–18 November
242023 CAFA Women's Futsal ChampionshipTashkent Uzbekistan427–30 January
252023 CAFA U-17 Women's ChampionshipHisor Tajikistan410–17 March
  •     Men
  •     Women

Medals

As of 30 Jan 2023 (After 2023 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship).

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Iran (IRI)119121
2 Uzbekistan (UZB)109322
3 Tajikistan (TJK)221216
4 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)0268
5 Afghanistan (AFG)0101
6 Turkmenistan (TKM)0022
Totals (6 entries)23232470

Rankings

Futsal

See also

References
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  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.
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  6. "Sheikh Salman Wins Bitter Battle to End Prince Ali's FIFA Vice-Presidency" (10 June 2014). worldfootballinsider.com. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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  8. "About CAFA". October 6, 2014.
  9. "Competitions". the-cafa.com. Central Asian Football Association (CAFA). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  10. "Competitions — Central Asian Football Association [Cafa]".
  11. https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/men?dateId=id13407%7Cdate=16 September 2021
  12. "Women's Ranking". Fifa.com.
  13. "The Futsal World Ranking". futsalworldranking.com. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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