2025 CAFA Nations Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Tajikistan Uzbekistan |
| Dates | 29 August – 8 September |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 sub-confederations) |
| Venue(s) | (in 2 host cities) |
← 2023 TBD → | |
The 2025 CAFA Nations Cup will be the second edition of the CAFA Nations Cup, the biennial international men's football championship of Central Asia organized by the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA). The event will be held in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan from August 29 to September 8.
Background
In April 2025, it was announced that the second edition of the CAFA Nations Cup would be held around September 2025, commemorating the ten-year anniversary of the CAFA organization.[1][2] In June 2025, it was confirmed the second edition would be co-hosted in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan on 29 August to 8 September 2025 for the six member associations along with Malaysia and Oman as the guest teams.[3][4]
Participating nations
| Country | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA ranking 3 April 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2nd | Group stage (2023) | 160 |
| Iran | 2nd | Winners (2023) | 18 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2nd | Fourth place (2023) | 103 |
| Malaysia (invitee) | 1st | None | 131 |
| Oman (invitee) | 2nd | Third place (2023) | 77 |
| Tajikistan (co-hosts) | 2nd | Group stage (2023) | 104 |
| Turkmenistan | 2nd | Group stage (2023) | 142 |
| Uzbekistan (co-hosts) | 2nd | Runners-up (2023) | 57 |
Seeding
The following 8 teams were divided based on their FIFA Ranking of April 2025.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Draw results
The draw was held in Dushanbe on 3 July 2025 at 16:00 (UTC+5), and was broadcast live on YouTube. The draw resulted in the following groups:[5][6]
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Venues
| Tajikistan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hisor | 2025 CAFA Nations Cup (Tajikistan) | ||
| Hisor Central Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 20,000 | |||
| Uzbekistan | |||
| Tashkent | 2025 CAFA Nations Cup (Uzbekistan) | ||
| Milliy Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 40,000 | |||
Squads
Officials
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to third place match |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Oman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajikistan (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to third place match |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Knockout round
Third place match
| Group B runner-up | v | Group A runner-up |
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Final
| Group A winner | v | Group B winner |
|---|---|---|
Goalscorers
Awards
Sponsors
Broadcasting rights
The following channels have been given broadcasting rights to broadcast the tournament.
| Territory | Rights holder(s) |
|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | UzNTRC Sport |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Sport TV |
| Tajikistan | TV Futbol |
| Iran | IRIB TV3 |
| Malaysia | Astro Arena |
See also
References
- ^ "Iran to play friendly matches against Russia and Chile – PersianFootball.com".
- ^ Tukueva, Tilebaldy (6 January 2025). "Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) changes its logo". 24.KG.
- ^ "CAFA Nations Cup-2025: A championship with fierce competition and new guests". Zamin.uz. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Uzbekistan to host CAFA Nations Cup 2025". Qalampir.uz. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ Official Draw | CAFA NATIONS CUP 2025. Central Asian Football Association. 3 July 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Harimau Malaya drawn with Iran in Cafa Nations Cup". Free Malaysia Today. Bernama. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.