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

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Under-20 Men

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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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.
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