Central Asian Football Association

Central Asian Football Association

Abbreviation	CAFA
Formation	9 January 2015;10 years ago (2015-01-09)
Type	Sports organization
Headquarters	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Membership	6 member associations
President	Rustam Emomali
Vice president	Mohammad Yousef Kargar
General secretary	Ulugbek Karimov
Website	www.the-cafa.com

Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) is one of five regional bodies that govern association football in Asia. ^[1] 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 ^[2] & Oman ^[3] as invitational members. ^[4]

CAFA consists of the national football associations of Central Asia, and runs competitions between national teams, and also controls the prize money, regulations, as well as media rights to those competitions. CAFA aims to develop and strengthen the game of football throughout the region by raising the standards and creating more opportunities for the Member Associations for further growth.

In June 2014, the association was in principle approved by the Asian Football Confederation and approved at the Extraordinary Congress in January 2015 during the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. ^{[5] [6]} As a result, CAFA will be able to have representative member(s) on the AFC executive committee.

The formation of CAFA was spearheaded by the Iranian Football Federation following disputes with West Asian Football Federation members. It was reported that AFC President Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa gained politically from the creation of the new zone. ^[7]

History

Members of the six nations met with AFC president Sheikh Salman on 10 May 2014 to talk about the possibility of creating a new Asian football zone. The delegations were invited by the AFC president following an initiative and proposed by Afghanistan and Iran. ^[8] At the extraordinary AFC congress on 9 June 2014 in São Paulo, the plan of the new zone was ratified by the congress. ^{[9] [10]} It was subsequently approved at the AFC Extraordinary Congress in January 2015. CAFA's main headquarters after its foundation is located in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

In October 2023, CAFA and AIFF signed a memorandum of understanding which will facilitate the participation of Indian teams in the Central Asian tournaments. ^{[11] [12]}

Executive committee

Position	Name	Years active
President	Rustam Emomali	2019–present
Vice-president	Mohammad Yousef Kargar	2023–present
Second Vice-president	Arslan Aynazarov	2019–present
General Secretary	Ulugbek Karimov	2019–present

Presidents

President	Years
Mirabror Usmanov	2015–2018
Umid Ahmadjonov	2018–2019
Rustam Emomali	2019–2023 (Term 1), 2023–present (Term 2)

Vice-presidents

Vice-president	Years
Rustam Emomali	2015–2018
Khurshed Mirzo	2018–2019
Dastanbek Konokbaev	2019–2023
Mohammad Yousef Kargar	2023–present

General Secretaries

General Secretary	Years
Avazbek Maksumov	2015–2017
Sanjar Rizayev	2018–2019
Ulugbek Karimov	2019–2023 (Term 1), 2023–present (Term 2)

AFC Vice-Presidents for Central Zone

General Secretary	Years
Ali Kafashian	2015–2019
Mehdi Taj	2019–present

AFC Executive Committee Members for Central Zone

AFC Exco	Years
Mehri Zohra	2015–2019
Ali Reza Aghazada	2019–2023
Dastanbek Konokbaev	2023–present

Member

AFC Member	Years
Hedayat Mombini	2023–present

Member associations

CAFA consists of six member associations. All of them are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

Code	Association	National teams	Founded	FIFA affiliation	AFC affiliation	CAFA affiliation	IOC member	Former federation
AFG	Afghanistan	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1933	1948	1954	2015	Yes	SAFF (2005–2014)
IRN	IR Iran	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1920	1948	1954	2015	Yes	WAFF (2001–2014)
KGZ	Kyrgyz Republic	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1992	1994	1994	2015	Yes
TJK	Tajikistan	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1936	1994	1994	2015	Yes
TKM	Turkmenistan	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1992	1994	1994	2015	Yes
UZB	Uzbekistan	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1946	1994	1994	2015	Yes

Association	National Football Leagues	League Champion	National Football Cups	Cup Champion	Super Cups	Super Cup Champion
Afghanistan	Afghanistan Champions League	Attack Energy	–	–	–	–
	–	–	–	–	–	–
Iran	Persian Gulf Pro League	Persepolis	Hazfi Cup	Persepolis	Iranian Super Cup	Persepolis
	Kowsar Women Football league	Khatoon F.C	Women's Hazfi Cup	–	Women's Super Cup	–
Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyzstan Top League	Dordoi	Kyrgyzstan Cup	Neftchi Kochkor-Ata	Kyrgyzstan Super Cup	Dordoi
	Kyrgyzstan Women's Championship	–	–	–	–	–
Tajikistan	Tajikistan Higher League	Istiklol	Tajikistan Cup	Khujand	Tajikistan Super Cup	Istiklol
	–	–	–	–	–	–
Turkmenistan	Turkmenistan Higher League	Altyn Asyr	Turkmenistan Cup	Şagadam	Turkmenistan Super Cup	Altyn Asyr
	–	–	–	–	–	–
Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan Super League	Pakhtakor	Uzbekistan Cup	Nasaf	Uzbekistan Super Cup	Pakhtakor
	Uzbek women's football championship	Sogdiana	Uzbek women's Cup	Bunyodkor Tashkent	Uzbek women's Super Cup	Bunyodkor Tashkent

Competitions

See also: List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar

Current title holders

See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, 2025 in association football, 2025 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, see Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.

CAFA runs several competitions which cover men's, women's, youth and futsal. ^{[13] [14]}

Competition		Year	Champions	Title	Runners-up	Next edition [14]
Men's National teams
CAFA Nations Cup		2023	Iran	1st	Uzbekistan	2025 August 26th to September 9th
CAFA U-20 Championship		2024	Iran	1st	Kyrgyzstan	2025 13-23 June
CAFA U-19 Championship		2022	Iran	2nd	Uzbekistan	TBD
CAFA U-17 Championship		2024	Afghanistan	1st	Uzbekistan	2025 21-31 May
CAFA U-16 Championship		2022	Iran	1st	Uzbekistan	TBD
CAFA U-15 Championship		2021	Iran	2nd	Tajikistan	TBD
CAFA U-14 Championship		2022	Tajikistan	1st	Iran	TBD
CAFA Futsal Cup		2023	Iran U23	1st	Afghanistan	2025 9-19 July
CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship		2022	Iran	1st	Afghanistan	TBD
Women's National teams
CAFA Women's Championship		2022	Uzbekistan	2nd	Iran	TBD
CAFA U-23 Women's Championship		2019	Uzbekistan	1st	Iran	TBD
CAFA U-20 Women's Championship		2021	Uzbekistan	1st	Iran	TBD
CAFA U-19 Women's Championship		2016	Uzbekistan	1st	Iran	TBD
CAFA U-18 Women's Championship		2024	Iran	2nd	Uzbekistan	2025 October 29th to November 9th
CAFA U-17 Women's Championship		2023	Uzbekistan	2nd	Iran	2025 1-11 de March
CAFA U-15 Girls Championship		2024	Iran	2nd	Uzbekistan	TBD
CAFA U-14 Girls Championship		2023	Iran	1st	Kyrgyzstan	TBD
CAFA Women's Futsal Championship		2025	Iran	4th	Uzbekistan	TBD
CAFA U-19 Women's Futsal Championship		2020	Iran	1st	Uzbekistan	TBD
Men's Clubs teams
CAFA Silk Way Cup		2025				2025 April 24th to May 6th
CAFA Futsal Club Cup		2025				2025 10-20 December

Events by Year

Source: ^[15]

# Year Events 1 2016 2 2 2017 2 3 2018 3 4 2019 4 5 2020 1 6 2021 3

# Year Events 7 2022 8 8 2023 7 9 2024 5 10 2025 9

Events timeline

Competitions: ^[16]

#	Event	Host City	Host Country	Champions	Teams	Dates	Ref
2016
1	2016 CAFA U-19 Championship	Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	6	7-16 August	[17]
2	2016 CAFA U-19 Women's Championship	Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	4	14-16 October	[18]
2017
3	2017 CAFA U-15 Championship	Hisor	Tajikistan	Afghanistan	5	2-9 July	[19]
4	2017 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship	Hisor	Tajikistan	Uzbekistan	4	26-28 August	[20]
2018
5	2018 CAFA U-16 Championship	Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	4	3-13 July	[21]
6	2018 CAFA U-15 Championship	Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Iran	6	20-31 July	[22]
7	2018 CAFA Women's Championship	Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	5	23 Nov – 1 Dec	[23]
2019
8	2019 CAFA U-16 Championship	Dushanbe - Hisor	Tajikistan	Tajikistan	6	26 July - 1 August	[24]
9	2019 CAFA U-19 Championship	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Iran	5	9-15 August	[25]
10	2019 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship	Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Iran	4	13-16 September	[26]
11	2019 CAFA U-23 Women's Championship	Dushanbe - Hisor	Tajikistan	Uzbekistan	6	22-28 November	[27]
2020
12	2020 CAFA U-19 Women's Futsal Championship	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Iran	6	24-29 January	[28]
2021
13	2021 CAFA U-20 Women's Championship	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Uzbekistan	5	11–17 June	[29]
14	2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Uzbekistan	4	3-7 July	[30]
15	2021 CAFA U-15 Championship	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Iran	5	17–24 November	[31]
2022
16	2022 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Iran	4	21-28 January	[32]
17	2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship	Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Iran	5	12-19 February	[33]
18	2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Iran	4	11-15 March	[34]
19	2022 CAFA U-16 Championship	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Iran	5	13-20 May	[35]
20	2022 CAFA Women's Championship	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Uzbekistan	5	6-21 July	[36]
21	2022 CAFA U-19 Championship	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Iran	5	3-13 August	[37]
22	2022 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship	Hisor	Tajikistan	Uzbekistan	3	21-26 October	[38]
23	2022 CAFA U-14 Championship	Hisor	Tajikistan	Tajikistan	5	11–18 November	[39] [40] [ circular reference ]
2023
24	2023 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship	Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Iran	4	27–30 January	[41]
25	2023 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship	Hisor	Tajikistan	Uzbekistan	4	10–17 March	[42]
26	2023 CAFA U-20 Championship	Dushanbe - Tursunzoda	Tajikistan	Uzbekistan	5	21–28 May	[43]
27	2023 CAFA Championship	Bishkek - Tashkent	Kyrgyzstan -   Uzbekistan	Iran	7	10–20 June	[44]
28	2023 CAFA Futsal Cup	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Iran	6	23–30 July	[45]
29	2023 CAFA U-17 Championship	Hisor	Tajikistan	Tajikistan	5	18–28 August	[46]
30	2023 CAFA U-14 Girls Championship	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Iran	4	15–19 October	[47] [48]
2024
31	2024 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Iran	5	2–12 February	[49] [50]
32	2024 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Iran	5	19–28 April	[51] [52]
33	2024 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Iran	4	21–25 May	[53] [54]
34	2024 CAFA U-20 Championship	Jalal-Abad	Kyrgyzstan	Iran	6	5–12 July	[55] [56]
35	2024 CAFA U-17 Championship	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Afghanistan	6	17–24 August	[57]
2025
36	2025 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	{{}}	5	9–16 February
37	2025 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship	Dushanbe	Tajikistan	{{}}		March
38	2025 CAFA Silk Way Cup	[[]]	{{}}	{{}}		April
39	2025 CAFA U-17 Championship	[[]]	{{}}	{{}}		May
40	2025 CAFA U-20 Championship	[[]]	{{}}	{{}}		June
41	2025 CAFA Futsal Cup	Isfahan	Iran	{{}}		July
42	2025 CAFA Nations Cup	[[]]	{{}}	{{}}		August
43	2025 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship	[[]]	{{}}	{{}}		October
44	2025 CAFA Futsal Club Cup	Isfahan	Iran	{{}}		December

•     Men
•     Women

Medals

As of 17 February 2025 (After 2025 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship).

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Iran  (IRI)	19	11	1	31
2	Uzbekistan  (UZB)	12	16	6	34
3	Tajikistan  (TJK)	3	2	13	18
4	Afghanistan  (AFG)	2	3	1	6
5	Kyrgyzstan  (KGZ)	0	4	11	15
6	Turkmenistan  (TKM)	0	0	3	3
7	Oman  (OMA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		36	36	36	108

Tournament record

FIFA World Cup

Main article: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

See also: Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Team	1930 (13)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)	2014 (32)	2018 (32)	2022 (32)	2026 (48)	2030 (48)	2034 (48)	Years
Iran	—									•	GS	×	×	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	GS	GS	GS				6

Olympic Games men's football tournament

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations

Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team	1900 (3)	1904 (3)		1908 (6)	1912 (11)	1920 (14)	1924 (22)	1928 (17)	1936 (16)	1948 (18)	1952 (25)	1956 (11)	1960 (16)	1964 (14)	1968 (16)	1972 (16)	1976 (13)	1980 (16)	1984 (16)	1988 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (16)	2012 (16)	2016 (16)	2021 (16)	2024 (16)	Years
Iran	—									•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	QF	w	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4
Uzbekistan	—																					•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	1

AFC Asian Cup

Main article: AFC Asian Cup records and statistics

AFC Asian Cup record
Team	1956 (4)	1960 (4)	1964 (4)	1968 (5)	1972 (6)	1976 (6)	1980 (10)	1984 (10)	1988 (10)	1992 (8)	1996 (12)	2000 (12)	2004 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)	2015 (16)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	2027 (24)	Years
Iran	×	•	×	1st	1st	1st	3rd	4th	3rd	GS	3rd	QF	3rd	QF	QF	QF	SF	SF	Q	16
Kyrgyzstan	Part of   Soviet Union										•	•	•	×	•	•	R16	GS	Q	3
Tajikistan	Part of   Soviet Union										•	•	•	×	•	•	•	QF		1
Turkmenistan	Part of   Soviet Union										•	•	GS	×	•	•	GS	•		2
Uzbekistan	Part of   Soviet Union										GS	GS	QF	QF	4th	QF	R16	QF	Q	9

Asian Games

Football at the Asian Games was a senior tournament until 1998.

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.

Nation	1951 (6)	1954 (12)	1958 (14)	1962 (8)	1966 (11)	1970 (10)	1974 (15)	1978 (14)	1982 (16)	1986 (18)	1990 (14)	1994 (18)	1998 (23)	2002 (24)	2006 (28)	2010 (24)	2014 (29)	2018 (25)	2022 (21)	Years
Afghanistan	4th	GS												GS			GS			4
Iran	2nd		GS		2nd	QF	1st		QF	QF	1st	R16	1st	1st	3rd	4th	GS	R16	QF	16
Kyrgyzstan	Part of   Soviet Union														GS	GS	R16	GS	R16	5
Tajikistan	Part of   Soviet Union												GS		GS		R16			3
Turkmenistan	Part of   Soviet Union											QF	QF	R16		R16				4
Uzbekistan	Part of   Soviet Union											1st	QF	R16	QF	QF	R16	QF	3rd	8

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Teams	2013	2016	2018	2020	2022	2024	2026	Total
Iran	GS	QF	•	GS	GS	•		4
Tajikistan	•	•	•	•	GS	GS		2
Turkmenistan	•	•	•	•	QF	•		1
Uzbekistan	GS	GS	1st	4th	2nd	2nd		6

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Main article: FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Team	1977 (16)	1979 (16)	1981 (16)	1983 (16)	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (24)	1999 (24)	2001 (24)	2003 (24)	2005 (24)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	Years
Iran	GS	•	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	3
Uzbekistan									•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	QF	QF	•	•	R16	5

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Main article: FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	Years
Iran	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	R16	•	R16	•	QF	•	R16	5
Tajikistan						•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	2
Uzbekistan						•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R16	•	•	•	QF	3

FIFA Futsal World Cup

Main article: FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team	1989 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (20)	2012 (24)	2016 (24)	2021 (24)	2024 (24)	Years
Afghanistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	1
Iran	•	4th	GS	GS	GS	R16	R16	3rd	QF	R16	9
Tajikistan	•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	1
Uzbekistan	•			•	•	•	•	GS	R16	GS	3

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

Team	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2022	2024	Years
Afghanistan	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	QF	1
Iran	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	1st	17
Kyrgyzstan	R1	R1	R1	QF	QF	R1	4th	4th	4th	QF	QF	QF	R1	6th	R1	•	QF	16
Tajikistan	×	×	R1	×	×	×	R2	R1	QF	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	QF	4th	12
Turkmenistan	×	×	×	×	×	×	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	•	•	•	R1	×	7
Uzbekistan	R1	R1	2nd	QF	QF	4th	3rd	2nd	3rd	QF	2nd	QF	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	17

Rankings

Men's National Teams Rankings are calculated by FIFA. AFC FIFA Country Points +/− 2 18   Iran 1627.58 7 58   Uzbekistan 1429.26 2 17 103   Kyrgyzstan 1207.09 2 18 105   Tajikistan 1196.98 2 26 144   Turkmenistan 1065.42 2 28 151   Afghanistan 1034.37 1 Last updated as of 22 October 2024. [58]

Leading Men's team:

Women's National Teams FIFA Rankings (as of 13 December 2024) [59] CAFA* FIFA +/− National Team Points 1 51 3   Uzbekistan 1494.48 2 67 3   Iran 1393.53 3 128 1   Kyrgyzstan 1099.57 4 140   Turkmenistan 1075.41 5 154   Tajikistan 991.2 * Provisionally listed due to not having played more than five matches against officially ranked teams ** Inactive for more than 18 months and therefore not ranked Last updated 9 June 2023. [60]

Leading Women's team:

Futsal

Futsal Rankings (as of 6 May 2024) [61] CAFA FIFA +/− National Team Points 1 4   Iran 1469.33 2 11   Uzbekistan 1288.96 3 30   Afghanistan 1138.02 4 34   Tajikistan 1116.37 5 41   Kyrgyz Republic 1091.36 6 66   Turkmenistan 993.62

Futsal Women's Rankings (as of 6 May 2024) [62] CAFA FIFA +/− National Team Points 1 8   Iran 1146.96 2 24   Uzbekistan 1021.38 3 39   Turkmenistan 945.43 4 48   Afghanistan 907.13 5 66   Kyrgyz Republic 850.34 6 69   Tajikistan 828.67

Individual statistics

Top goalscorer in men's football

As of 15 October 2024

By number of goals # Name Career Goals Caps Avg/Game 1 Ali Daei (list) 1993–2006 108 148 0.73 2 Sardar Azmoun 2014– present 55 87 0.63 3 Mehdi Taremi 2015– present 51 89 0.57 4 Karim Bagheri 1993–2010 50 87 0.57 5 Eldor Shomurodov 2015– present 41 77 0.55 6 Ali Karimi 1998–2012 38 127 0.3 Javad Nekounam 2000–2015 149 0.26 8 Maxim Shatskikh 1999–2014 34 61 0.56 9 Mirjalol Kosimov 1992–2005 31 67 0.46 Alexander Geynrikh 2002–2017 97 0.32

By country (only highest goalscorers from each country) # Name Career Goals Caps Avg/Game 1 Ali Daei (list) 1993–2006 108 148 0.73 2 Eldor Shomurodov 2015– present 41 77 0.53 3 Manuchekhr Dzhalilov 2011– present 20 51 0.39 4 Wladimir Baýramow 2000–2013 16 39 0.41 Mirlan Murzayev 2009–2023 60 0.27 6 Faysal Shayesteh 2014– present 9 58 0.16 Balal Arezou 2011– Present 28 0.32

Players in bold are active international players.

See also

• FIFA
  • Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
    • ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)
    • East Asian Football Federation (EAFF)
    • Central Asian Football Association (CAFA)
    • South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)
    • West Asian Football Federation (WAFF)

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