CAFA Junior Championship

The CAFA Junior Championship, is an international association football competition contested by the junior (U-18 to U-20) national teams of the members of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA), the governing body of football in Central Asia. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Results

Under-20 Men

CAFA U-20 Championship

Founded	2023;2 years ago (2023)
Region	Central Asia (CAFA)
Teams	5 (as of 2023)
Current champions	Iran (1st title)
Most championships	Iran(2 title each)
2025 CAFA U-20 Championship

The CAFA U-20 Championship is an international football competition contested by the Central Asian men's under-20 national teams of the CAFA member associations. The competition began in 2023, with Uzbekistan winning the inaugural competition.

Edition	Year	Hosts		Champions	Score	Runners-up		Third place	Score and Venue	Fourth place		No. of Teams
1	2023	Tajikistan		Uzbekistan	round-robin	Iran		Tajikistan	round-robin	Afghanistan		5
2	2024	Kyrgyzstan		Iran	3–0	Kyrgyzstan		Uzbekistan	3–0	Tajikistan		6
3	2025	Tajikistan		Iran	2–0	Kyrgyzstan		Tajikistan	1-1 (4-2 P)	Uzbekistan		6

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Total
Iran	1 (2024)	1 (2023)			2
Uzbekistan	1 (2023)		1 (2024)		2
Kyrgyzstan		1 (2024)			1
Tajikistan			1 (2023 * )	1 (2024)	2
Afghanistan				1 (2023)	1

* = hosts

Under-19 Men

CAFA U-19 Championship

Founded	2016;9 years ago (2016)
Region	Central Asia (CAFA)
Teams	5 (as of 2022)
Current champions	Iran (2nd title)
Most championships	Iran (2 titles)
2022 CAFA U-19 Championship

The CAFA U-19 Championship is an international football competition contested by the Central Asian men's under-19 national teams of the CAFA member associations. The competition began in 2016, with Uzbekistan winning the inaugural competition.

Edition	Year	Hosts		Champions	Score	Runners-up		Third place	Score and Venue	Fourth place		No. of Teams
1	2016	Uzbekistan		Uzbekistan	1–0	Kyrgyzstan		Turkmenistan	2–1	Afghanistan		6
2	2019	Tajikistan		Iran	round-robin	Tajikistan		Uzbekistan	round-robin	Afghanistan		5
3	2022	Tajikistan		Iran	round-robin	Uzbekistan		Tajikistan	round-robin	Kyrgyzstan		5

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Total
Iran	2 (2019, 2022)				2
Uzbekistan	1 (2016 * )	1 (2022)	1 (2019)		3
Tajikistan		1 (2019 * )	1 (2022 * )		2
Kyrgyzstan		1 (2016)		1 (2022)	2
Turkmenistan			1 (2016)		1
Afghanistan				2 (2016, 2019)	2

* = hosts

Under-20 Women

CAFA U-20 Women's Championship

Founded	2021;4 years ago (2021)
Region	Central Asia (CAFA)
Teams	5 (as of 2021)
Current champions	Uzbekistan (1st title)
Most championships	Uzbekistan (1 title)
2021 CAFA U-20 Women's Championship

The CAFA U-20 Women's Championship is an international football competition contested by the Central Asian women's under-20 national teams of the CAFA member associations. The competition began in 2021, with Uzbekistan winning the inaugural competition.

Edition	Year	Hosts		Champions	Score	Runners-up		Third place	Score and Venue	Fourth place		No. of Teams
1	2021	Tajikistan		Uzbekistan	round-robin	Iran		Kyrgyzstan	round-robin	Afghanistan		5

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Total
Uzbekistan	1 (2021)				1
Iran		1 (2021)			1
Kyrgyzstan			1 (2021)		1
Afghanistan				1 (2021)	1

* = hosts

Under-19 Women

CAFA U-19 Women's Championship

Founded	2016;9 years ago (2016)
Region	Central Asia (CAFA)
Teams	4 (as of 2016)
Current champions	Uzbekistan (1st title)
Most championships	Uzbekistan (1 title)
2016 CAFA U-19 Women's Championship

The CAFA U-19 Women's Championship is an international football competition contested by the Central Asian women's under-19 national teams of the CAFA member associations. The competition began in 2016, with Uzbekistan winning the inaugural competition.

Edition	Year	Hosts		Champions	Score	Runners-up		Third place	Score and Venue	Fourth place		No. of Teams
1	2016 [5]	Uzbekistan		Uzbekistan	round-robin	Iran		Kyrgyzstan	round-robin	Tajikistan		4

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Total
Uzbekistan	1 (2016 * )				1
Iran		1 (2016)			1
Kyrgyzstan			1 (2016)		1
Tajikistan				1 (2016)	1

* = hosts

Under-18 Women

CAFA U-18 Women's Championship

Founded	2022;3 years ago (2022)
Region	Central Asia (CAFA)
Teams	5 (as of 2024)
Current champions	Iran (2nd title)
Most championships	Iran (2 title)
2024 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship

The CAFA U-18 Women's Championship is an international football competition contested by the Central Asian women's under-18 national teams of the CAFA member associations. The competition began in 2022, with Iran winning the inaugural competition.

Edition	Year	Hosts		Champions	Score	Runners-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place		No. of Teams
1	2022	Tajikistan		Iran	round-robin	Uzbekistan		Kyrgyzstan	round-robin	Tajikistan		4
2	2024	Tajikistan		Iran	round-robin	Uzbekistan		Kyrgyzstan	round-robin	Tajikistan		5
3	2025	Uzbekistan		Uzbekistan	round-robin	Kyrgyzstan		Iran	round-robin	Tajikistan		5

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Total
Iran	1 (2022)				1
Uzbekistan		1 (2022)			1
Kyrgyzstan			1 (2022)		1
Tajikistan				1 (2022 * )	1

* = hosts

References

1. "اتحادیه فوتبال آسیای مرکزی ایجاد شد" (in Persian). BBC. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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.
4. "Central Asians meet Sheikh Salman to create CAFA". aff.org.af. 17 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
5. "Our Women's National Football U-19 Team won Cup of CAFA". Uzbekistan National News. 18 October 2016.

External links

• CAFA
• https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?gr=2 - Results
• https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=16567