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

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[edit]

Under-20 Men[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Iran (1 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		round-robin			round-robin		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[edit]

2016 U19 Women's[edit]

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

2019 U19 Men's[edit]

Source:^[8]

09.08.2019 Afghanistan 2:2 Turkmenistan Dushanbe Central Stadium

09.08.2019 Uzbekistan 0:2 Iran Dushanbe Central Stadium

10.08.2019 Afghanistan 2:2 Uzbekistan Dushanbe Central Stadium

10.08.2019 Turkmenistan 1:5 Tajikistan Dushanbe Central Stadium

12.08.2019 Iran 4:0 Turkmenistan Dushanbe Central Stadium

12.08.2019 Tajikistan 3:1 Afghanistan Dushanbe Central Stadium

13.08.2019 Iran 2:0 Afghanistan Dushanbe Central Stadium

13.08.2019 Uzbekistan 2:2 Tajikistan Dushanbe Central Stadium

15.08.2019 Turkmenistan 0:2 Uzbekistan Dushanbe Central Stadium

15.08.2019 Tajikistan 1:1 Iran Dushanbe Central Stadium

Venue: Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

References[edit]

^ "اتحادیه فوتبال آسیای مرکزی ایجاد شد" (in Persian). BBC. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
^ "'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.
^ https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=16567
^ "CAFA U-19 Championship — CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION [CAFA]".

External links[edit]

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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.

[7] ttps://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=16567

[8] "CAFA U-19 Championship — CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION [CAFA]".

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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