This article is about the men's association football tournament. For the women's tournament, see CAFA Women's Championship.
The CAFA Nations Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA), the governing body of football in Central Asia.[1][2][3][4]
The inaugural edition of the senior men's tournament was initially planned to be hosted by Tashkent in October 2018.[1][2][3][4] It was not played out though.
In March 2023, it was announced the inaugural edition of the senior men's tournament would commence in June 2023 in Tashkent and Bishkek for the six member associations, along with the addition of two invited guest teams: Russia and an unconfirmed Asian team.[5][6][7] However, the start of the inaugural edition of the tournament was put in doubt again after it was reported in early April 2023 that Iran, Uzbekistan, Russia, and Iraq would instead take part in a four-nation tournament in June 2023.[8]
On 15 April, it was reported that Russia was set to shun the inaugural CAFA Championship, while organizers insisted they were still in talks with them over their participation.[9] On 18 April, it was reported that Iran would take part in the inaugural CAFA Championship along with the member associations of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan, as well as invited guests Russia and one other Asian country, with the tournament being hosted in Tashkent and Bishkek in June.[10] On 19 April, it was reported that Russia had withdrawn from the tournament.[11][12] On 24 April, Oman was reported to be an invited guest team after Thailand reportedly turned down an invitation.[13][14][15]
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^Lowe, Martin [@Martin_Lowe_] (March 13, 2023). "Bishkek 🇰🇬 & Tashkent 🇺🇿 will host the group stage; 2 x four teams, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan + two guests. The two invited guests are Russia & Thailand, yet China is also interested. Tashkent will host the final & third place playoff" (Tweet). from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023 – via Twitter.
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^"Russia Withdraws from 2023 CAFA - Sports news - Tasnim News Agency". from the original on 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
^Lowe, Martin [@Martin_Lowe_] (April 19, 2023). "Russia confirm they will not participate in this year's upcoming CAFA Championship. "The decision was due to the timing of the tournament, coinciding with domestic competitions, including the final of the Russian Football Cup." - RFU spokesman https://t.co/XN6GUR4TFS" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 May 2023 – via Twitter.
^Lowe, Martin [@Martin_Lowe_] (April 24, 2023). "June's CAFA Nations Cup 2023, will be drawn on Wednesday. Pot 1 - Iran & Uzbekistan (Group A host) Pot 2 - Kyrgyzstan (Group B host) & Tajikistan Pot 3 - Turkmenistan & Afghanistan Pot 4 - Oman Hopes of an 8th team were dashed after Russia declined the invitation" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 May 2023 – via Twitter.
^Lowe, Martin [@Martin_Lowe_] (March 28, 2023). "Thailand have turned down their invitation to join June's CAFA Championship. Oman now look in pole position to complete the tournament's line-up. Participation deadline is 31 March" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 May 2023 – via Twitter.
^"Central Asian Football Association on Instagram: "It's our great pleasure to announce about upcoming first ever CAFA Senior Championship in history of Central Asian Football Association 🤩 CAFA Nations Cup 2023⚽️ Participating teams: 🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇮🇷 I.R. Iran 🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic 🇹🇯 Tajikistan 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 🇴🇲Oman Draw Ceremony for the competition will be held as follows : 📆 Wednesday, 26 April 2023 ⏰14:00 (Dushanbe local time,GMT+5) 📺 CAFA YouTube Channel Teams drawn in group B will play their matches on 10,13 and 16 of June, while group a matches will be played on 11, 14, and 17 June accordingly. Final match and match for the third place will be played on 20th of June in capital city of 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan. We will keep update you with further information 🔜 #CafaNationsCup"". from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
External linksedit
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This article is about the men s association football tournament For the women s tournament see CAFA Women s Championship The CAFA Nations Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men s national teams of the members of the Central Asian Football Association CAFA the governing body of football in Central Asia 1 2 3 4 CAFA Nations CupOrganising bodyCAFAFounded2023RegionCentral AsiaNumber of teams7 2023 Current champions Iran 1st title Most successful team s Iran 1 title WebsiteOfficial website2023 CAFA Nations Cup Contents 1 History 2 Results 3 Performance by nation 4 Participating nations 5 Summary 6 Awards 6 1 Winning coaches 6 2 Most valuable player 6 3 Top goalscorers 6 4 Best goalkeeper 6 5 Fair play award 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory editThe inaugural edition of the senior men s tournament was initially planned to be hosted by Tashkent in October 2018 1 2 3 4 It was not played out though In March 2023 it was announced the inaugural edition of the senior men s tournament would commence in June 2023 in Tashkent and Bishkek for the six member associations along with the addition of two invited guest teams Russia and an unconfirmed Asian team 5 6 7 However the start of the inaugural edition of the tournament was put in doubt again after it was reported in early April 2023 that Iran Uzbekistan Russia and Iraq would instead take part in a four nation tournament in June 2023 8 On 15 April it was reported that Russia was set to shun the inaugural CAFA Championship while organizers insisted they were still in talks with them over their participation 9 On 18 April it was reported that Iran would take part in the inaugural CAFA Championship along with the member associations of Tajikistan Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan and Afghanistan as well as invited guests Russia and one other Asian country with the tournament being hosted in Tashkent and Bishkek in June 10 On 19 April it was reported that Russia had withdrawn from the tournament 11 12 On 24 April Oman was reported to be an invited guest team after Thailand reportedly turned down an invitation 13 14 15 Results editEdition Year Hosts Champions Score Runners up Third place Score Fourth place No of Teams1 2023 nbsp Kyrgyzstan nbsp Uzbekistan nbsp Iran 1 0 nbsp Uzbekistan nbsp Oman 1 0 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 7Performance by nation editTeams reaching the top four Team Titles Runners up Third place Fourth place Total nbsp Iran 1 2023 1 nbsp Uzbekistan 1 2023 1 nbsp Oman 1 2023 1 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 1 2023 1Italic hostsParticipating nations editLegend1st Champions 2nd Runners up 3rd Third place 4th Fourth place GS Group stage Q Qualified for the current tournament Qualified but withdrew Did not qualify Did not enter Withdrew Banned Hosts Team nbsp nbsp 2023 7 Total nbsp Afghanistan GS 1 nbsp Iran 1st 1 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 4th 1 nbsp Tajikistan GS 1 nbsp Turkmenistan GS 1 nbsp Uzbekistan 2nd 1Invitee nations nbsp Oman 3rd 1Summary editAs of the 2023 editionRank Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1 nbsp Iran 1 3 4 0 0 12 2 10 92 nbsp Uzbekistan 1 4 3 0 1 10 2 8 93 nbsp Oman 1 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 74 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 1 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 35 nbsp Tajikistan 1 3 0 2 1 3 7 4 26 nbsp Turkmenistan 1 3 0 1 2 1 5 4 17 nbsp Afghanistan 1 2 0 0 2 1 9 8 0Awards editWinning coaches edit Year Team Coach2023 nbsp Iran nbsp Amir GhalenoeiMost valuable player edit Year Players2023 nbsp Mehdi TaremiTop goalscorers edit Year Goalscorers Goals2023 nbsp Mehdi Taremi 6Best goalkeeper edit Year Goalkeeper2023 nbsp Ibrahim Al MukhainiFair play award edit Year Team2023 nbsp UzbekistanSee also editNowruz Cup CAFA Women s Championship AFF Championship EAFF E 1 Football Championship SAFF Championship WAFF Championship AFC Asian Cup Asian GamesReferences edit a b اتحادیه فوتبال آسیای مرکزی ایجاد شد in Persian BBC 22 February 2015 Archived from the original on 23 February 2015 Retrieved 22 February 2015 a b Central Zone gets thumbs up from Tajikistan The AFC 10 June 2014 Archived from the original on 13 April 2019 Retrieved 10 June 2014 a b AFC adds a fifth zone as Extraordinary Congress approves amendments to AFC Statutes The AFC 12 January 2015 Archived from the original on 30 August 2017 Retrieved 9 January 2015 a b 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 Russia invited to play in Central Asian soccer tournament Reuters 14 March 2023 Archived from the original on 2023 03 14 Retrieved 2023 03 14 Iran to participate in first senior men s CAFA tournament in June 2023 PersianFootball com Archived from the original on 14 March 2023 Retrieved 6 April 2023 Lowe Martin Martin Lowe March 13 2023 Bishkek amp Tashkent will host the group stage 2 x four teams Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan Iran Turkmenistan Afghanistan Tajikistan two guests The two invited guests are Russia amp Thailand yet China is also interested Tashkent will host the final amp third place playoff Tweet Archived from the original on 13 March 2023 Retrieved 6 May 2023 via Twitter Iran to participate in four nation football tournament Report PersianFootball com Archived from the original on 4 April 2023 Retrieved 6 April 2023 Doubts over Russia participation as CAFA Championship set to reveal line up 15 April 2023 Archived from the original on 19 April 2023 Retrieved 24 April 2023 Iran natl football team to play in CAFA along with Russia PersianLeague Com Iran Football League in Latin 18 April 2023 Archived from the original on 19 April 2023 Retrieved 9 May 2023 Russia Withdraws from 2023 CAFA Sports news Tasnim News Agency Archived from the original on 2023 04 21 Retrieved 2023 04 24 Lowe Martin Martin Lowe April 19 2023 Russia confirm they will not participate in this year s upcoming CAFA Championship The decision was due to the timing of the tournament coinciding with domestic competitions including the final of the Russian Football Cup RFU spokesman https t co XN6GUR4TFS Tweet Retrieved 6 May 2023 via Twitter Lowe Martin Martin Lowe April 24 2023 June s CAFA Nations Cup 2023 will be drawn on Wednesday Pot 1 Iran amp Uzbekistan Group A host Pot 2 Kyrgyzstan Group B host amp Tajikistan Pot 3 Turkmenistan amp Afghanistan Pot 4 Oman Hopes of an 8th team were dashed after Russia declined the invitation Tweet Retrieved 6 May 2023 via Twitter Lowe Martin Martin Lowe March 28 2023 Thailand have turned down their invitation to join June s CAFA Championship Oman now look in pole position to complete the tournament s line up Participation deadline is 31 March Tweet Retrieved 6 May 2023 via Twitter Central Asian Football Association on Instagram It s our great pleasure to announce about upcoming first ever CAFA Senior Championship in history of Central Asian Football Association CAFA Nations Cup 2023 Participating teams Afghanistan I R Iran Kyrgyz Republic Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Oman Draw Ceremony for the competition will be held as follows Wednesday 26 April 2023 14 00 Dushanbe local time GMT 5 CAFA YouTube Channel Teams drawn in group B will play their matches on 10 13 and 16 of June while group a matches will be played on 11 14 and 17 June accordingly Final match and match for the third place will be played on 20th of June in capital city of Uzbekistan We will keep update you with further information CafaNationsCup Archived from the original on 24 April 2023 Retrieved 24 April 2023 External links editCAFA competitions official website at the cafa com in English nbsp This article about an association football competition within the area covered by the Asian Football Confederation is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title CAFA Nations Cup amp oldid 1213388474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
