The Turkmenistan national football team represents Turkmenistan in men's international football. It is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan, the governing body for football in Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan's home ground is the Kopetdag Stadium and their head coach is Mergen Orazow. The team represents FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) founded in 2001, is a regional sub-confederation of football, governed under the Asian Football Confederation, for nations in West Asia. The WAFF consists of 12 member associations.
Ehsan Hajsafi is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League club AEK Athens and captains the Iran national team.
The Turkmenistan women's national football team is the women's national football team of the country of Turkmenistan. The team was established in 2016, and is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan (TFF).
The Tajikistan women's national football team represents Tajikistan in women's association football. The team is governed by the Tajikistan Football Federation (FFT) and competes in AFC and CAFA women's competitions. The team is currently ranked 144th in the world by FIFA.
The Afghanistan national under-17 football team is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation and represents Afghanistan in international under-17 football competitions. The team had properly qualified for the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship, but were disqualified from the tournament for fielding an ineligible player in the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification.
Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) is one of five regional bodies that govern association football in Asia. It governs association football, futsal, and beach football in Central Asia. Headquartered in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, CAFA consists of six full national association members i.e Afghanistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan with India & Oman as invitational members.
The CAFA Nations Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA), the governing body of football in Central Asia.
The CAFA Junior Championship, is an international association football competition contested by the junior national teams of the members of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA), the governing body of football in Central Asia.
The 2022 CAFA Women's Championship was the second edition of the CAFA Women's Championship, the quadrennial international women's football championship organised by the Central Asian Football Association for the women's senior national teams of Central Asia. The tournament was hosted by Tajikistan.
The 2022 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship was the third edition of the CAFA U-15 Girls Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Central Asia organized by the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) for the women's under-15 national teams of Central Asia. It was held in Tajikistan from 21 to 26 October 2022. A total of 3 teams participated in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2007 eligible to participate.
The following are the scheduled events of association football (soccer) for the calendar year 2023 throughout the world. This includes the following:
The 2023 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship was the second edition of CAFA Women's Futsal Championship, the annual international futsal championship organized by CAFA for the women's national futsal teams of Central Asia. the tournament was hosted in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
the 2023 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship is an international women's futsal tournament to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 25 to 31 January 2023. The four women's national teams involved in the tournament were required by Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) to register a squad of 14 players, including at least two goalkeepers.
the 2022 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship was an international women's futsal tournament held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan from 21 to 28 January 2022. The four women's national teams involved in the tournament were required by Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) to register a squad of 14 players, including at least two goalkeepers.
the 2023 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship was second edition of the CAFA U-17 Women's Championship, the biennial international women's youth football championship organised by Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) for the women's under-17 national teams of Central Asia. It took place in Hisor, Tajikistan. A total of four teams including host Tajikistan participated in the tournament, with Kyrgyz Republic debuting in the tournament.
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.
The 2023 CAFA U-17 Championship was the inaugural edition of CAFA U-17 Championship, the international youth football championship organized by Central Asian Football Association for the men's under-17 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament was held from August 18th to 28th in Hisor, Tajikistan. During the eight-day round-robin event, five nations competed for the title, each playing once before the final matchday on August 27th.
Hakim Khan Niazi is an Afghan footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Afghan Premier League team Attack Energy and the Afghanistan national team.
The following is a list of squads for each national team competing at the 2024 CAFA U-20 Championship. The tournament will take place in Kyrgyzstan, between 5 and 12 July 2024. It will be the second U-20 age group competition organised by the Central Asian Football Association.
