CAFA Junior Championship

CAFA U-20 Women's Championship
Founded	2021;3 years ago
Region	Central Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams	5 (as of 2021)
Current champions	Uzbekistan (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Uzbekistan (1 title)
	2021 CAFA U-20 Women's Championship

CAFA U-19 Championship
Founded	2016;8 years ago
Region	Central Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams	5 (as of 2022)
Current champions	Iran (2nd title)
Most successful team(s)	Iran (2 titles)
	2022 CAFA U-19 Championship

CAFA U-20 Championship
Founded	2023;1 year ago
Region	Central Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams	5 (as of 2023)
Current champions	Uzbekistan (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Uzbekistan (1 title)
	2023 CAFA U-20 Championship

Last updated May 03, 2024

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

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

Teams reaching the top four
Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Total
Uzbekistan	1 (2023)				1
Iran		1 (2023)			1
Tajikistan			1 (2023 ^*)		1
Afghanistan				1 (2023)	1

* = hosts

Under-19 Men

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

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;8 years ago (2016)
Region	Central Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams	4 (as of 2016)
Current champions	Uzbekistan (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	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;2 years ago (2022)
Region	Central Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams	5 (as of 2024)
Current champions	Iran (2nd title)
Most successful team(s)	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

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

Matches

2016 U19 Women's

Source:^[6]^[7]

15-17 OCT 2016:

15 OCT:

IRI 4-1 KGZ

UZB 8-1 TJK

16 OCT:

IRI 6-0 TJK

UZB 5-0 KGZ

17 OCT:

KGZ 1-1 TJK

UZB 3-0 IRI

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References

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↑ "'Central Zone' gets thumbs up from Tajikistan". The AFC. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
↑ "AFC adds a fifth zone as Extraordinary Congress approves amendments to AFC Statutes". The AFC. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
↑ "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.
↑ "Our Women's National Football U-19 Team won Cup of CAFA". Uzbekistan National News. 18 October 2016.
↑ "Our Women's National Football U-19 Team won Cup of CAFA". 18 October 2016.
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[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.

[6] "Our Women's National Football U-19 Team won Cup of CAFA". 18 October 2016.

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Founded	2023;1 year ago (2023)
Region	Central Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams	5 (as of 2023)
Current champions	Uzbekistan (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Uzbekistan (1 title)
2023 CAFA U-20 Championship

Founded	2021;3 years ago (2021)
Region	Central Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams	5 (as of 2021)
Current champions	Uzbekistan (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Uzbekistan (1 title)
2021 CAFA U-20 Women's Championship

CAFA Junior Championship

Contents

Results

Under-20 Men

Under-19 Men

Under-20 Women

Under-19 Women

Under-18 Women

Matches

2016 U19 Women's

Related Research Articles

References

External links