Central Asian Football Association

Central Asian Football Association
AbbreviationCAFA
Formation9 January 2015 (2015-01-09)
TypeSports organization
HeadquartersDushanbe, Tajikistan
Membership6 member associations
President
Rustam Emomali
Vice president
Mohammad Yousef Kargar
General secretary
Ulugbek Karimov
Websitewww.the-cafa.com

Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) is one of five regional bodies that govern association football in Asia.[1] It governs association football, futsal, and beach football in Central Asia. Headquartered in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, CAFA consists of six full national association members: Afghanistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

CAFA consists of the national football associations of Central Asia, runs competitions between national and club teams, and controls the prize money, regulations, and media rights to those competitions. 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.

In 2018, the inaugural edition of the CAFA Women's Championship was held in Uzbekistan. In June 2023, the inaugural edition of the CAFA Nations Cup was held in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.[8] In October 2023, CAFA and AIFF signed a memorandum of understanding which will facilitate the participation of Indian teams in the Central Asian tournaments.[9][10] In February 2025, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan submitted a joint bid to host the 2031 AFC Asian Cup.[11] In April 2025, it was announced that two European teams, Armenia and Russia, had been invited to the 2025 CAFA Men's Futsal Championship, hosted by Iran.[12] In June 2025, the second edition of the CAFA Nations Cup was announced to be held in August and September 2025, co-hosted by Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.[13]

Executive committee

Position Name Years active
President Rustam Emomali 2019–present
Vice-president Mohammad Yousef Kargar 2023–present
Second Vice-president Arslan Aynazarov 2019–present
General Secretary Ulugbek Karimov 2019–present

Presidents

President Years
Mirabror Usmanov 2015–2018
Umid Ahmadjonov 2018–2019
Rustam Emomali 2019–2023 (Term 1),
2023–present (Term 2)

Vice-presidents

Vice-president Years
Rustam Emomali 2015–2018
Khurshed Mirzo 2018–2019
Dastanbek Konokbaev 2019–2023
Mohammad Yousef Kargar 2023–present

General Secretaries

General Secretary Years
Avazbek Maksumov 2015–2017
Sanjar Rizayev 2018–2019
Ulugbek Karimov 2019–2023 (Term 1),
2023–present (Term 2)

AFC Vice-Presidents for Central Zone

General Secretary Years
Ali Kafashian 2015–2019
Mehdi Taj 2019–present

AFC Executive Committee Members for Central Zone

AFC Exco Years
Mehri Zohra 2015–2019
Ali Reza Aghazada 2019–2023
Dastanbek Konokbaev 2023–present

Member

AFC Member Years
Hedayat Mombini 2023–present

Member associations

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

Code Association National teams Founded FIFA
affiliation
AFC
affiliation
CAFA
affiliation
IOC
member
Former federation
AFG  Afghanistan 1933 1948 1954 2015 Yes SAFF (2005–2014)
IRN  Iran 1920 1948 1954 2015 Yes WAFF (2001–2014)
KGZ  Kyrgyz Republic 1992 1994 1994 2015 Yes
TJK  Tajikistan 1936 1994 1994 2015 Yes
TKM  Turkmenistan 1992 1994 1994 2015 Yes
UZB  Uzbekistan 1946 1994 1994 2015 Yes
Association National Football Leagues League Champion National Football Cups Cup Champion Super Cups Super Cup Champion
 Afghanistan Afghanistan Champions League Attack Energy
 Iran Persian Gulf Pro League Persepolis Hazfi Cup Persepolis Iranian Super Cup Persepolis
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

Current title holders

CAFA runs several competitions which cover men's, women's, youth and futsal.[14][15]

Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition[15]
Men's National teams
CAFA Nations Cup 2023  Iran 1st  Uzbekistan 2025 August 26th to September 9th
CAFA U-20 Championship 2025  Iran 2nd  Kyrgyzstan TBD
CAFA U-19 Championship 2022  Iran 2nd  Uzbekistan TBD
CAFA U-17 Championship 2024  Afghanistan 1st  Uzbekistan 2025 21-31 May
CAFA U-16 Championship 2022  Iran 1st  Uzbekistan TBD
CAFA U-15 Championship 2021  Iran 2nd  Tajikistan TBD
CAFA U-14 Championship 2022  Tajikistan 1st  Iran TBD
CAFA Futsal Cup 2023  Iran U23 1st  Afghanistan 2025 9-19 July
CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship 2022  Iran 1st  Afghanistan TBD
Women's National teams
CAFA Women's Championship 2022  Uzbekistan 2nd  Iran TBD
CAFA 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 2016  Uzbekistan 1st  Iran TBD
CAFA U-18 Women's Championship 2024  Iran 2nd  Uzbekistan 2025 October 29th to November 9th
CAFA U-17 Women's Championship 2023  Uzbekistan 2nd  Iran 2025 1-11 de March
CAFA U-15 Girls Championship 2024  Iran 2nd  Uzbekistan TBD
CAFA U-14 Girls Championship 2023  Iran 1st  Kyrgyzstan TBD
CAFA Women's Futsal Championship 2025  Iran 4th  Uzbekistan TBD
CAFA U-19 Women's Futsal Championship 2020  Iran 1st  Uzbekistan TBD
Men's Clubs teams
CAFA Silk Way Cup 2025 TBD
CAFA Futsal Club Cup 2025 2025 10-20 December

Events by Year

Source:[16]

# Year Events
1 2016 2
2 2017 2
3 2018 3
4 2019 4
5 2020 1
6 2021 3
# Year Events
7 2022 8
8 2023 7
9 2024 5
10 2025 9

Events timeline

Competitions:[17]

# Event Host City Host Country Champions Teams Dates Ref
2016
1 2016 CAFA U-19 Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan 6 7-16 August [18]
2 2016 CAFA U-19 Women's Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan 4 14-16 October [19]
2017
3 2017 CAFA U-15 Championship Hisor  Tajikistan  Afghanistan 5 2-9 July [20]
4 2017 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship Hisor  Tajikistan  Uzbekistan 4 26-28 August [21]
2018
5 2018 CAFA U-16 Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan 4 3-13 July [22]
6 2018 CAFA U-15 Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan  Iran 6 20-31 July [23]
7 2018 CAFA Women's Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan 5 23 Nov – 1 Dec [24]
2019
8 2019 CAFA U-16 Championship Dushanbe - Hisor  Tajikistan  Tajikistan 6 26 July - 1 August [25]
9 2019 CAFA U-19 Championship Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Iran 5 9-15 August [26]
10 2019 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan  Iran 4 13-16 September [27]
11 2019 CAFA U-23 Women's Championship Dushanbe - Hisor  Tajikistan  Uzbekistan 6 22-28 November [28]
2020
12 2020 CAFA U-19 Women's Futsal Championship Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Iran 6 24-29 January [29]
2021
13 2021 CAFA U-20 Women's Championship Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Uzbekistan 5 11–17 June [30]
14 2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Uzbekistan 4 3-7 July [31]
15 2021 CAFA U-15 Championship Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Iran 5 17–24 November [32]
2022
16 2022 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Iran 4 21-28 January [33]
17 2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship Bishkek  Kyrgyzstan  Iran 5 12-19 February [34]
18 2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Iran 4 11-15 March [35]
19 2022 CAFA U-16 Championship Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Iran 5 13-20 May [36]
20 2022 CAFA Women's Championship Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Uzbekistan 5 6-21 July [37]
21 2022 CAFA U-19 Championship Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Iran 5 3-13 August [38]
22 2022 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship Hisor  Tajikistan  Uzbekistan 3 21-26 October [39]
23 2022 CAFA U-14 Championship Hisor  Tajikistan  Tajikistan 5 11–18 November [40][41]
2023
24 2023 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan  Iran 4 27–30 January [42]
25 2023 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship Hisor  Tajikistan  Uzbekistan 4 10–17 March [43]
26 2023 CAFA U-20 Championship Dushanbe - Tursunzoda  Tajikistan  Uzbekistan 5 21–28 May [44]
27 2023 CAFA Championship Bishkek - Tashkent  Kyrgyzstan -  Uzbekistan  Iran 7 10–20 June [45]
28 2023 CAFA Futsal Cup Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Iran 6 23–30 July [46]
29 2023 CAFA U-17 Championship Hisor  Tajikistan  Tajikistan 5 18–28 August [47]
30 2023 CAFA U-14 Girls Championship Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Iran 4 15–19 October [48][49]
2024
31 2024 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Iran 5 2–12 February [50][51]
32 2024 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Iran 5 19–28 April [52][53]
33 2024 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Iran 4 21–25 May [54][55]
34 2024 CAFA U-20 Championship Jalal-Abad  Kyrgyzstan  Iran 6 5–12 July [56][57]
35 2024 CAFA U-17 Championship Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Afghanistan 6 17–24 August [58]
2025
36 2025 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Iran 5 9–16 February
37 2025 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship Dushanbe  Tajikistan  Uzbekistan 4 4–8 March
38 2025 CAFA U-17 Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan  Tajikistan 6 24-31 May
39 2025 CAFA U-20 Championship Hisor - Tursunzoda  Tajikistan  Iran 6 13-23 June
40 2025 CAFA Nations Cup Hisor - Tashkent  Tajikistan -  Uzbekistan {{}} 8 26 August-9 September
41 2025 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship [[]] {{}} {{}} 29 October-9 November
42 2025 CAFA Futsal Cup Kish Island  Iran {{}} TBD
43 2025 CAFA Futsal Club Cup Isfahan  Iran {{}} 10-20 December
2026
44 2026 CAFA Silk Way Cup [[]] {{}} {{}} TBD
  •     Men
  •     Women

Medals

As of 15 March 2025 (After 2025 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship).

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Iran (IRI)1912132
2 Uzbekistan (UZB)1316635
3 Tajikistan (TJK)321318
4 Afghanistan (AFG)2316
5 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)041216
6 Turkmenistan (TKM)0033
7 Oman (OMA)0011
Totals (7 entries)373737111

Tournament record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Team 1930

(13)
1934

(16)
1938

(15)
1950

(13)
1954

(16)
1958

(16)
1962

(16)
1966

(16)
1970

(16)
1974

(16)
1978

(16)
1982

(24)
1986

(24)
1990

(24)
1994

(24)
1998

(32)
2002


(32)
2006

(32)
2010

(32)
2014

(32)
2018

(32)
2022

(32)
2026



(48)
2030



(48)
2034

(48)
Years
 Iran GS × × GS GS GS GS GS Q 7
 Uzbekistan Q 1

Olympic Games men's football tournament

Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team 1900

(3)
1904

(3)
1908

(6)
1912

(11)
1920

(14)
1924

(22)
1928

(17)
1936

(16)
1948

(18)
1952

(25)
1956

(11)
1960

(16)
1964

(14)
1968

(16)
1972

(16)
1976

(13)
1980

(16)
1984

(16)
1988

(16)
1992

(16)
1996

(16)
2000

(16)
2004

(16)
2008

(16)
2012

(16)
2016

(16)
2021

(16)
2024

(16)
Years
 Afghanistan PR abandoned qualification second leg 1
 Iran GS GS QF qualified but withdrew 4
 Uzbekistan GS 1

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record
Team 1956

(4)
1960

(4)
1964

(4)
1968

(5)
1972

(6)
1976

(6)
1980

(10)
1984

(10)
1988

(10)
1992

(8)
1996

(12)
2000

(12)
2004

(16)
2007




(16)
2011

(16)
2015

(16)
2019

(24)
2023

(24)
2027

(24)
Years
 Iran × × 1st 1st 1st 3rd 4th 3rd GS 3rd QF 3rd QF QF QF SF SF Q 16
 Kyrgyzstan Part of  Soviet Union × R16 GS Q 3
 Tajikistan Part of  Soviet Union × QF 1
 Turkmenistan Part of  Soviet Union GS × GS 2
 Uzbekistan Part of  Soviet Union GS GS QF QF 4th QF R16 QF Q 9

Asian Games

Football at the Asian Games was a senior tournament until 1998.
Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
Nation
1951
(6)

1954
(12)

1958
(14)

1962
(8)

1966
(11)

1970
(10)

1974
(15)

1978
(14)

1982
(16)

1986
(18)

1990
(14)

1994
(18)

1998
(23)

2002
(24)

2006
(28)

2010
(24)

2014
(29)

2018
(25)

2022
(21)
Years
 Afghanistan 4th GS GS GS 4
 Iran 2nd GS 2nd QF 1st QF QF 1st R16 1st 1st 3rd 4th GS R16 QF 16
 Kyrgyzstan Part of  Soviet Union GS GS R16 GS R16 5
 Tajikistan Part of  Soviet Union GS GS R16 3
 Turkmenistan Part of  Soviet Union QF QF R16 R16 4
 Uzbekistan Part of  Soviet Union 1st QF R16 QF QF R16 QF 3rd 8

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Teams
2013

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

2026
Total
 Iran GS QF GS GS 4
 Tajikistan GS GS 2
 Turkmenistan QF 1
 Uzbekistan GS GS 1st 4th 2nd 2nd 6

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Team 1977

(16)
1979

(16)
1981

(16)
1983

(16)
1985

(16)
1987

(16)
1989

(16)
1991

(16)
1993

(16)
1995

(16)
1997

(24)
1999

(24)
2001

(24)
2003

(24)
2005

(24)
2007

(24)
2009

(24)
2011

(24)
2013

(24)
2015

(24)
2017

(24)
2019

(24)
2023

(24)
Years
 Iran GS × × × × × × GS GS 3
 Uzbekistan GS GS QF QF R16 5

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team 1985

(16)
1987

(16)
1989

(16)
1991

(16)
1993

(16)
1995

(16)
1997

(16)
1999

(16)
2001

(16)
2003

(16)
2005

(16)
2007

(24)
2009

(24)
2011

(24)
2013

(24)
2015

(24)
2017

(24)
2019

(24)
2023

(24)
Years
 Iran GS R16 R16 QF R16 5
 Tajikistan R16 GS 2
 Uzbekistan QF R16 QF 3

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team
1989
(16)

1992
(16)

1996
(16)

2000
(16)

2004
(16)

2008
(20)

2012
(24)

2016
(24)

2021
(24)

2024
(24)
Years
 Afghanistan R16 1
 Iran 4th GS GS GS R16 R16 3rd QF R16 9
 Tajikistan GS 1
 Uzbekistan GS R16 GS 3

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

Team
1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2022

2024
Years
 Afghanistan × × × × × × × × × × × × QF 1
 Iran 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 17
 Kyrgyzstan R1 R1 R1 QF QF R1 4th 4th 4th QF QF QF R1 6th R1 QF 16
 Tajikistan × × R1 × × × R2 R1 QF R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 QF 4th 12
 Turkmenistan × × × × × × R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 × 7
 Uzbekistan R1 R1 2nd QF QF 4th 3rd 2nd 3rd QF 2nd QF 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 17

Rankings

Futsal

Individual statistics

Top goalscorer in men's football

As of 15 October 2024
Players in bold are active international players.

See also

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