| Organising body | CAFA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 |
| Region | Central Asia |
| Number of teams | 7 (2023) |
| Current champions |  Iran (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Iran (1 title) |
| Website | Official website |
 2023 CAFA Nations Cup | |
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. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The inaugural edition of the senior men's tournament was initially planned to be hosted by Tashkent in October 2018. [1] [2] [3] [4] 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. [5] [6] [7] 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. [8]
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. [9] 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. [10] On 19 April, it was reported that Russia had withdrawn from the tournament. [11] [12] On 24 April, Oman was reported to be an invited guest team after Thailand reportedly turned down an invitation. [13] [14] [15]
| Edition | Year | Hosts | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | No. of Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 |  Kyrgyzstan  Uzbekistan |  Iran | 1–0 |  Uzbekistan |  Oman | 1–0 |  Kyrgyzstan | 7 |
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1 (2023) | 1 | |||
| Uzbekistan | 1 ( 2023 ) | 1 | |||
 Oman | 1 (2023) | 1 | |||
 Kyrgyzstan | 1 ( 2023 ) | 1 | |||
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| Team | 2023 (7) | Total |
|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | GS | 1 |
| Iran | 1st | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4th | 1 |
 Tajikistan | GS | 1 |
 Turkmenistan | GS | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | 2nd | 1 |
| Invitee nations | ||
| Oman | 3rd | 1 |
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 3 | Oman | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 |
| 5 | Tajikistan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 2 |
| 6 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Iran | Amir Ghalenoei |
| Year | Players |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Mehdi Taremi |
| Year | Goalscorers | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mehdi Taremi | 6 |
| Year | Goalkeeper |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini |
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Uzbekistan |
The Uzbekistan national football team represents Uzbekistan in international football and is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uzbekistan.
The Turkmenistan national football team represents Turkmenistan in men's international football and 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 Tajikistan national association football team represents Tajikistan in association football and is controlled by the Tajikistan Football Federation.
The Kyrgyzstan national football team, officially recognised by FIFA and AFC as Kyrgyz Republic, represents Kyrgyzstan in international football and is controlled by the Kyrgyz Football Union, a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Central Asian Football Association.
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 of governance in 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 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 CAFA Youth Championship, is an international association football competition contested by the youth national teams of the members of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA), the governing body of football in Central Asia.
The 2018 CAFA Women's Championship is the first edition of the CAFA Women's Championship, an association football tournament for women's national teams from the Central Asian Football Association. Hosted by Tashkent, Uzbekistan, it took place 23 November–1 December 2018.
The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification was the qualification tournament for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
This is a list of the Iran national football team results from 2020 to present.
The 2021 CAFA U-20 Women's Championship was the inaugural edition of the CAFA U-20 Women's Championship, the international youth Women's football championship organized by the CAFA contested by the women's under-20 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament was hosted by Tajikistan between 11 and 17 June 2021.
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 CAFA for the women's national teams of Central Asia. The tournament was hosted by Tajikistan.
The 2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship was the first edition of the CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship, the international youth futsal championship organised by CAFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament was held at the Gazprom Arena in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan between 12–19 February 2022.
The CAFA U-17 Women's Championship was the first edition of the CAFA U-17 Women's Championship, the international youth football championship organised by Central Asian Football Association for the women's under-17 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan hosted the tournament. A total of four teams including host Tajikistan played in the tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2004 were eligible to participate.
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 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.
2023 CAFA U-14 Girls Championship was the inaugural edition of the CAFA U-14 Girls Championship, the international youth football championship organised by Central Asian Football Association for the girls under-14 national teams of Central Asia. The tournament took place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan from October 15 to 19. A total of four member associations entered the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2009 eligible to participate.
The Turkmenistan women's national futsal team represents Turkmenistan in international women's futsal competitions and is run by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan (FFT).
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