The CAFA Women's Championship, is an international women's association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA), the governing body of football in Central Asia.
| Founded | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Region | CAFA (Central Asia) |
| Number of teams | 5 (2022) |
| Current champions |  Uzbekistan (2nd title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Uzbekistan (2 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
 2022 CAFA Women's Championship | |
The official tournament started in 2018, hosted by Uzbekistan and won by Uzbekistan.[1]
Results edit
| Edition | Year | Hosts | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | No. of Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Uzbekistan[2]
|
 Uzbekistan[3] |
round-robin |  Iran |
 Tajikistan |
round-robin |  Kyrgyzstan |
5 |
| 2 | 2022 |  Tajikistan[4]
|
Uzbekistan |
round-robin | Iran |
Kyrgyzstan |
round-robin |  Turkmenistan |
5 |
Performance by nation edit
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan
|
2 (2018*, 2022) | 2 | |||
 Iran
|
2 (2018, 2022) | 2 | |||
 Kyrgyzstan
|
1 (2022) | 1 (2018) | 2 | ||
| Tajikistan
|
1 (2018) | 1 | |||
 Turkmenistan
|
1 (2022) | 1 |
- * = hosts
Participating nations edit
Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
- • – Did not qualify
- × – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
- – Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | 2018 (5) |
2022 (5) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan
|
5th | × | 1 |
| Iran
|
2nd | 2nd | 2 |
| Kyrgyzstan
|
4th | 3rd | 2 |
| Tajikistan
|
3rd | 5th | 2 |
| Turkmenistan
|
× | 4th | 1 |
| Uzbekistan
|
1st | 1st | 2 |
Summary (2018-2022) edit
Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan
|
2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1 | +62 | 24 |
| 2 | Iran
|
2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 18 |
| 3 | Tajikistan
|
2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 28 | -20 | 7 |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan
|
2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 24 | -22 | 7 |
| 5 | Turkmenistan
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 2 |
| 6 | Afghanistan
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | -32 | 0 |
Awards edit
Winning coaches edit
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Top goalscorers edit
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Fair play award edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Uzbekistan claim CAFA Women's Championship 2018 title defeating Kyrgyzstan with a stunning 10-0 score". Sports.uz. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Tashkent to host #CAFA Women's Championship 2018. Uzbekistan will host Central Asian Football Association Women's Championship 2018 between 23 November – 1 December 2018". Twitter.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Perfect Uzbekistan emerge champions". The-cafa.com. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Here we go! The first ever CAFA Women's Senior Football Championship is around the corner". Twitter.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.