The Central Asian Football Association (CAFA)[1] is an association of the football playing nations in Central Asia.
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Abbreviation | CAFA |
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Formation | 9 January 2015 |
Type | Sports organization |
Headquarters | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
Membership | 6 member associations |
President | ![]() |
Vice president | ![]() |
General secretary | ![]() |
Website | www |
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.[2][3] As a result, CAFA will be able to have 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.[4]
HistoryEdit
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 .[5] At the extraordinary AFC congress on 9 June 2014 in São Paulo, the plan of the new zone was ratified by the congress.[6][7]
Executive committeeEdit
Position | Name | Years active |
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President | Rustam Emomali | 2019–present |
Vice-president | Dastanbek Konokbaev | 2019–present |
Second Vice-president | Arslan Aynazarov | 2019–present |
General Secretary | Ulugbek Karimov | 2019–present |
PresidentsEdit
President | Years |
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Mirabror Usmanov | 2015–2018 |
Umid Ahmadjonov | 2018–2019 |
Rustam Emomali | 2019–present |
Vice-presidentsEdit
Vice-president | Years |
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Rustam Emomali | 2015–2018 |
Khurshed Mirzo | 2018–2019 |
Dastanbek Konokbaev | 2019–present |
General SecretariesEdit
General Secretary | Years |
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Avazbek Maksumov | 2015–2017 |
Sanjar Rizayev | 2018–2019 |
Ulugbek Karimov | 2019–present |
AFC Vice-Presidents for Central ZoneEdit
General Secretary | Years |
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Ali Kafashian | 2015–2016 |
Mehdi Taj | 2016-present |
AFC Executive Committee Members for Central ZoneEdit
AFC Exco | Years |
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Mehri Zohra | 2015–2019 |
AGHAZADA Sayed Ali | 2019-present |
Member associationsEdit
CAFA consists of six member associations. All of them are members of the Asian Football Confederation.
Code | Association | National Football teams | National Futsal teams | National Beach Soccer teams |
Founded | FIFA affiliation |
AFC affiliation |
CAFA affiliation |
IOC member |
Former federation |
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AFG | Afghanistan | Men's (U21·U19·U17) Women's | Men's | Men's | 1933 | 1948 | 1954 | 2015 | Yes | SAFF (2005–2014) |
IRN | Iran | Men's (U21·U19·U17) Women's (U19·U17) | Men's (U-20) Women's | Men's | 1920 | 1948 | 1954 | 2015 | Yes | WAFF (2001–2014) |
KGZ | Kyrgyzstan | Men's (U21·U17) Women's | Men's | – | 1946 | 1994 | 1994 | 2015 | Yes | |
TJK | Tajikistan | Men's (U21·U17) Women's | Men's | – | 1936 | 1994 | 1994 | 2015 | Yes | |
TKM | Turkmenistan | Men's (U21·U17) Women's | Men's | – | 1992 | 1994 | 1994 | 2015 | Yes | |
UZB | Uzbekistan | Men's (U21·U19·U17) Women's (U19) | Men's Women's | Men's | 1946 | 1994 | 1994 | 2015 | Yes |
Association | National Football Leagues | League Champion | National Football Cups | Cup Champion | Super Cups | Super Cup Champion |
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Afghanistan | Afghan Premier League | Shaheen Asmayee | – | – | – | – |
– | – | – | – | – | – | |
Iran | Persian Gulf Pro League | Esteghlal | Hazfi Cup | Nassaji Mazandaran | Iranian Super Cup | Esteghlal |
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 |
CompetitionsEdit
Current title holdersEdit
CAFA runs several competitions which cover men's, women's, youth and futsal.[8][9]
Competition | Year | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next edition[9] | |
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Men's National teams | ||||||
Men's Championship | TBD | — | – | — | TBD | |
U-23 Championship | TBD | — | – | — | TBD | |
CAFA U-19 Championship (18/19) | 2022 | Iran | 2nd | Uzbekistan | 2025 | |
CAFA U-17 Championship (16/17) | 2022 | Iran | 1st | Uzbekistan | TBD | |
CAFA U-15 Championship (14/15) | 2022 | Tajikistan | 1st | Iran | TBD | |
CAFA Futsal Championship | TBD | — | – | — | TBD | |
CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship | 2022 | Iran | 1st | Afghanistan | TBD | |
Women's National teams | ||||||
CAFA Women's Championship | 2022 | Uzbekistan | 2nd | Iran | 2026 | |
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 (18/19) | 2022 | Iran | 1st | Uzbekistan | TBD | |
CAFA U-17 Women's Championship (16/17) | 2021 | Uzbekistan | 1st | Iran | TBD | |
CAFA U-15 Girls Championship (14/15) | 2022 | Uzbekistan | 2nd | Iran | TBD | |
CAFA Women's Futsal Championship | 2022 | Iran | 1st | Uzbekistan | 2024 | |
CAFA U-19 Women's Futsal Championship | 2020 | Iran | 1st | Uzbekistan | 2022 |
Events by YearEdit
Source:[10]
# | Year | Events |
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1 | 2016 | 2 |
2 | 2017 | 2 |
3 | 2018 | 3 |
4 | 2019 | 4 |
5 | 2020 | 1 |
6 | 2021 | 3 |
7 | 2022 | 8 |
8 | 2023 | 1 |
Events TimelineEdit
- Men
- Women
MedalsEdit
As of 1 Jan 2023 (After 2022 CAFA U-14 Championship).
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Iran (IRI) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
2 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 10 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
3 | Tajikistan (TJK) | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
4 | Afghanistan (AFG) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
6 | Turkmenistan (TKM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (6 entries) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 |
RankingsEdit
Men's National TeamsEditRankings are calculated by FIFA.
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Leading Men's team: ![]()
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Women's National TeamsEdit
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Leading Women's team: ![]()
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See alsoEdit
- Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
- ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)
- East Asian Football Federation (EAFF)
- South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)
- West Asian Football Federation (WAFF)
- ECO Cup
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "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.
- ^ Warshaw, Andrew (10 June 2014). "Shaikh Salman flexes his political muscle to brush aside Prince Ali". InsideWorldFootball.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sheikh Salman Wins Bitter Battle to End Prince Ali's FIFA Vice-Presidency" (10 June 2014). worldfootballinsider.com. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "AFC president to resume FIFA Vice Presidency". goal.com. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "About CAFA". October 6, 2014.
- ^ a b "Competitions". the-cafa.com. Central Asian Football Association (CAFA). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Competitions — Central Asian Footbal Association [Cafa]".
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/men?dateId=id13407%7Cdate=16 September 2021
- ^ "Women's Ranking". Fifa.com.
External linksEdit
- Official website (in English)