2023 CAFA Nations Cup

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2023 CAFA Nations Cup
2023 CAFA Nations Cup.png
Tournament details
Host countriesKyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Dates10 – 20 June
Teams7 (from 2 sub-confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Iran.svg  Iran (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Third placeFlag of Oman.svg  Oman
Fourth placeFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored33 (3 per match)
Attendance89,776 (8,161 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Taremi
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Taremi
Best goalkeeper Flag of Oman.svg Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
Fair play awardFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
TBD→

The 2023 CAFA Nations Cup was the first 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 was held in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan from June 10 to 20. [1]

Contents

Background

The inaugural edition of the senior men's tournament was initially planned to be hosted by Tashkent in October 2018. [2] [3] [4] [5] 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. [6] [7] [8] 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. [9]

On 15 April, it was reported that Russia was set to shun the inaugural CAFA Championship, while organizers insisted they were still in talks with them over their participation. [10] On 18 April, it was reported that Iran would take part in the inaugural CAFA Championship along with the member associations of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan, as well as invited guests Russia and one other Asian country, with the tournament being hosted in Tashkent and Bishkek in June. [11] On 19 April, it was reported that Russia had withdrawn from the tournament. [12] [13] On 24 April, Oman was reported to be an invited guest team after Thailand reportedly turned down an invitation. [14] [15] [16]

Participating nations

CountryAppearance FIFA ranking
6 April 2023
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 1st155
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1st20
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan (co-hosts)1st96
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman (invitee)1st73
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 1st109
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 1st137
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan (co-hosts)1st74

Seeding

The following 7 teams were divided based on their FIFA Ranking of April 2023. [14]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
  • Flag of Oman.svg  Oman (73) (invited)

Draw results

The draw was held in Dushanbe on 26 April 2023 at 14:00 Tajikistan Time (UTC+5). The draw resulted in the following groups:

 Group A
PosTeam
A1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
A2Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
A3Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
A4Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Group B
PosTeam
B1Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
B2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
B3Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan

Venues

Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Capacity: 23,000
No image available.svg
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Tashkent
Pakhtakor Central Stadium Milliy Stadium
Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 34,000
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium.jpg Bunyodkor stadium.jpg

Squads

Officials

Sponsors

Flag of Cyprus.svg 1xBet [17]

Broadcasting rights

The following channels have been given broadcasting rights to broadcast the tournament.

TerritoryRights holder(s)
Uzbekistan UzNTRC Sport
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz Sport TV
Tajikistan TV Futbol
Iran IRIB TV3

Group stage

All times are local, Uzbekistan Time (UTC+5) & Kyrgyzstan Time (UTC+6).

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings. [18]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan (H)3300101+99Advance to final
2Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 311134−14Advance to third place match
3Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 302137−42
4Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 301215−41
Source: Soccerway
(H) Hosts
Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg1–1Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Report
Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 97
Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg3–0Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Report
Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 12,912
Referee: Dayirbek Abdilaev (Kyrgyzstan)
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg1–1Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Al-Yahyaei Soccerball shade.svg14' (pen.) Report Khanonov Soccerball shade.svg45'
Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 110
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg2–0Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Report
Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 14,410
Referee: Nurzatbek Abdikadirov (Kyrgyzstan)
Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg0–2Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Report
Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 126
Referee: Dayirbek Abdilaev (Kyrgyzstan)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg5–1Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
Report
Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 9,099
Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2200112+96Advance to final
2Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan (H)210145−13Advance to third place match
3Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 200219−80
Source: Soccerway
(H) Hosts
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svgAwarded
3–0		Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Batyrkanov Soccerball shade.svg90+7' Report
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 8,876
Referee: Charymurad Kurbanov (Turkmenistan)

The match was abandoned in the 97th minute with Kyrgyzstan leading 1–0 after Afghanistan walked off and refused to continue. The match was awarded 3–0 to Kyrgyzstan. [19]

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg6–1Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Report
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 33
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg1–5Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
Attendance: 9,927
Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

Knockout round

Third place match

Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg0–1Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Report
Pakhtakor Central Stadium , Tashkent
Attendance: 186
Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

Final

Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg0–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report
Milliy Stadium , Tashkent
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia)

Goalscorers

There were 33 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Awards

Mehdi Taremi finished the tournament as top scorer and was named best player. China-Iran 2019 AFC Asian Cup by Mehdi Zare 11.jpg
Mehdi Taremi finished the tournament as top scorer and was named best player.

The following awards were presented at the end of the tournament: [20]

Best Player
Top Goalscorer
Best Goalkeeper
Fair Play Award

See also

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