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
Founded2023; 1 year ago (2023)
RegionCentral Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams5 (as of 2023)
Current champions Iran (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Iran
 Uzbekistan
(1 title each)
2024 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
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
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)
RegionCentral Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams5 (as of 2022)
Current champions Iran (2nd title)
Most successful team(s) 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
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
RegionCentral Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams5 (as of 2021)
Current champions Uzbekistan (1st title)
Most successful team(s) 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
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)
RegionCentral Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams4 (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
Founded2022; 2 years ago (2022)
RegionCentral Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams5 (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

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.


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