CAFA consists of the national football associations of Central Asia, and runs competitions between national teams, and also controls the prize money, regulations, as well as media rights to those competitions. it's currently headquartered in Dushanbe, Tajikistan and through its events, CAFA aims to develop and strengthen the game of football throughout the region by raising the standards and creating more opportunities for the Member Associations for further growth.
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 representative member(s) on the AFC executive committee.
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] It was subsequently approved at the AFC Extraordinary Congress in January 2015. CAFA's main headquarters after its foundation is located in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
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October 23, 2023
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Central Asian Football Association CAFA 1 is one of five regional bodies of governance in association football in Asia It governs association football futsal and beach football in Central Asia CAFA consists of six national association members Central Asian Football AssociationAbbreviationCAFAFormation9 January 2015 8 years ago 2015 01 09 TypeSports organizationHeadquartersDushanbe TajikistanMembership6 member associationsPresidentRustam EmomaliVice presidentMohammad Yousef KargarGeneral secretaryUlugbek KarimovWebsitewww wbr the cafa wbr comCAFA consists of the national football associations of Central Asia and runs competitions between national teams and also controls the prize money regulations as well as media rights to those competitions it s currently headquartered in Dushanbe Tajikistan and through its events CAFA aims to develop and strengthen the game of football throughout the region by raising the standards and creating more opportunities for the Member Associations for further growth 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 representative 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 Contents 1 History 2 Executive committee 2 1 Presidents 2 2 Vice presidents 2 3 General Secretaries 2 4 AFC Vice Presidents for Central Zone 2 5 AFC Executive Committee Members for Central Zone 2 6 Member 3 Member associations 4 Competitions 4 1 Current title holders 4 2 Events by Year 4 3 Events Timeline 4 4 Medals 5 Rankings 5 1 Men s National Teams 5 2 Women s National Teams 5 3 Futsal 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditMembers 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 Sao Paulo the plan of the new zone was ratified by the congress 6 7 It was subsequently approved at the AFC Extraordinary Congress in January 2015 CAFA s main headquarters after its foundation is located in Dushanbe Tajikistan Executive committee EditPosition Name Years activePresident nbsp Rustam Emomali 2019 presentVice president nbsp Mohammad Yousef Kargar 2023 presentSecond Vice president nbsp Arslan Aynazarov 2019 presentGeneral Secretary nbsp Ulugbek Karimov 2019 presentPresidents Edit President Years nbsp Mirabror Usmanov 2015 2018 nbsp Umid Ahmadjonov 2018 2019 nbsp Rustam Emomali 2019 2023 Term 1 2023 present Term 2 Vice presidents Edit Vice president Years nbsp Rustam Emomali 2015 2018 nbsp Khurshed Mirzo 2018 2019 nbsp Dastanbek Konokbaev 2019 2023 nbsp Mohammad Yousef Kargar 2023 presentGeneral Secretaries Edit General Secretary Years nbsp Avazbek Maksumov 2015 2017 nbsp Sanjar Rizayev 2018 2019 nbsp Ulugbek Karimov 2019 2023 Term 1 2023 present Term 2 AFC Vice Presidents for Central Zone Edit General Secretary Years nbsp Ali Kafashian 2015 2016 nbsp Mehdi Taj 2016 presentAFC Executive Committee Members for Central Zone Edit AFC Exco Years nbsp Mehri Zohra 2015 2019 nbsp Ali Reza Aghazada 2019 nbsp Dastanbek Konokbaev 2023 presentMember Edit AFC Member Years nbsp Hedayat Mombini 2023 presentMember associations EditCAFA consists of six member associations All of them are members of the Asian Football Confederation Code Association National Football teams National Futsal teams National BeachSoccer teams Founded FIFAaffiliation AFCaffiliation CAFAaffiliation IOCmember Former federationAFG nbsp Afghanistan Men s U21 U19 U17 1933 1948 1954 2015 Yes SAFF 2005 2014 IRN nbsp 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 nbsp Kyrgyzstan Men s U21 U17 Women s Men s 1946 1994 1994 2015 YesTJK nbsp Tajikistan Men s U21 U17 Women s Men s 1936 1994 1994 2015 YesTKM nbsp Turkmenistan Men s U21 U17 Women s Men s 1992 1994 1994 2015 YesUZB nbsp Uzbekistan Men s U21 U19 U17 Women s U19 Men s Women s Men s 1946 1994 1994 2015 YesAssociation National Football Leagues League Champion National Football Cups Cup Champion Super Cups Super Cup Champion nbsp Afghanistan Afghan Premier League Shaheen Asmayee nbsp Iran Persian Gulf Pro League Persepolis Hazfi Cup Persepolis Iranian Super Cup PersepolisKowsar Women Football league Khatoon F C Women s Hazfi Cup Women s Super Cup nbsp Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Top League Dordoi Kyrgyzstan Cup Neftchi Kochkor Ata Kyrgyzstan Super Cup DordoiKyrgyzstan Women s Championship nbsp Tajikistan Tajikistan Higher League Istiklol Tajikistan Cup Khujand Tajikistan Super Cup Istiklol nbsp Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Higher League Altyn Asyr Turkmenistan Cup Sagadam Turkmenistan Super Cup Altyn Asyr nbsp Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Super League Pakhtakor Uzbekistan Cup Nasaf Uzbekistan Super Cup PakhtakorUzbek women s football championship Sogdiana Uzbek women s Cup Bunyodkor Tashkent Uzbek women s Super Cup Bunyodkor TashkentCompetitions EditSee also List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar Current title holders Edit See also Portal Current events Sports 2023 in association football 2023 in sports and FIFA International Match Calendar For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID 19 pandemic see Impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on sports CAFA runs several competitions which cover men s women s youth and futsal 8 9 Competition Year Champions Title Runners up Next edition 9 Men s National teamsCAFA Nations Cup 2023 nbsp Iran 1st nbsp Uzbekistan TBDCAFA U 20 Championship 2023 nbsp Uzbekistan 1st nbsp Iran TBDCAFA U 19 Championship 2022 nbsp Iran 2nd nbsp Uzbekistan TBDCAFA U 16 Championship 2022 nbsp Iran 1st nbsp Uzbekistan TBDCAFA U 15 Championship 2021 nbsp Iran 2nd nbsp Tajikistan TBDCAFA U 14 Championship 2022 nbsp Tajikistan 1st nbsp Iran TBDCAFA Futsal Cup 2023 nbsp Iran 1st nbsp Afghanistan TBDCAFA U 19 Futsal Championship 2022 nbsp Iran 1st nbsp Afghanistan TBDWomen s National teamsCAFA Women s Championship 2022 nbsp Uzbekistan 2nd nbsp Iran TBDCAFA U 23 Women s Championship 2019 nbsp Uzbekistan 1st nbsp Iran TBDCAFA U 20 Women s Championship 2021 nbsp Uzbekistan 1st nbsp Iran TBDCAFA U 19 Women s Championship 2016 nbsp Uzbekistan 1st nbsp Iran TBDCAFA U 18 Women s Championship 2022 nbsp Iran 1st nbsp Uzbekistan TBDCAFA U 17 Women s Championship 2023 nbsp Uzbekistan 2nd nbsp Iran TBDCAFA U 15 Girls Championship 2022 nbsp Uzbekistan 2nd nbsp Iran TBDCAFA Women s Futsal Championship 2023 nbsp Iran 2nd nbsp Uzbekistan TBDCAFA U 19 Women s Futsal Championship 2020 nbsp Iran 1st nbsp Uzbekistan TBDEvents by Year Edit Source 10 Year Events1 2016 22 2017 23 2018 34 2019 45 2020 16 2021 37 2022 88 2023 7Events Timeline Edit Number Event Host City Host Country Champions Teams Dates Ref1 2016 CAFA U 19 Boys Championship Tashkent nbsp Uzbekistan nbsp Uzbekistan 6 7 16 August 11 2 2016 CAFA U 19 Women s Championship Tashkent nbsp Uzbekistan nbsp Uzbekistan 4 14 16 October 12 3 2017 CAFA U 15 Boys Championship Dushanbe nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Afghanistan 5 2 9 July 13 4 2017 CAFA U 15 Girls Championship Hisor nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Uzbekistan 4 26 28 August 14 5 2018 CAFA U 16 Boys Championship Tashkent nbsp Uzbekistan nbsp Uzbekistan 4 3 13 July 15 6 2018 CAFA U 15 Boys Championship Tashkent nbsp Uzbekistan nbsp Iran 6 20 31 July 16 7 2018 CAFA Women s Championship Tashkent nbsp Uzbekistan nbsp Uzbekistan 5 23 Nov 1 Dec 17 8 2019 CAFA U 16 Boys Championship Dushanbe Hisor nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Tajikistan 6 26 July 1 August 18 9 2019 CAFA U 19 Championship Dushanbe nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Iran 5 9 15 August 19 10 2019 CAFA U 15 Girls Championship Tashkent nbsp Uzbekistan nbsp Iran 4 13 16 September 20 11 2019 CAFA U 23 Women s Championship Dushanbe Hisor nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Uzbekistan 6 22 28 November 21 12 2020 CAFA U 19 Women s Futsal Championship Dushanbe nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Iran 6 24 29 January 22 13 2021 CAFA U 20 Women s Championship Dushanbe nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Uzbekistan 5 11 17 June 23 14 2021 CAFA U 17 Women s Championship Dushanbe nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Uzbekistan 4 3 7 July 24 15 2021 CAFA U 15 Championship Dushanbe nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Iran 5 17 24 November 25 16 2022 CAFA Women s Futsal Championship Dushanbe nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Iran 4 21 28 January 26 17 2022 CAFA U 19 Futsal Championship Bishkek nbsp Kyrgyzstan nbsp Iran 5 12 19 February 27 18 2022 CAFA U 18 Women s Championship Dushanbe nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Iran 4 11 15 March 28 19 2022 CAFA U 16 Championship Dushanbe nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Iran 5 13 20 May 29 20 2022 CAFA Women s Championship Dushanbe nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Uzbekistan 5 6 21 July 30 21 2022 CAFA U 19 Championship Dushanbe nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Iran 5 3 13 August 31 22 2022 CAFA U 15 Girls Championship Hisor nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Uzbekistan 3 21 26 October 32 23 2022 CAFA U 14 Championship Hisor nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Tajikistan 5 11 18 November 33 24 2023 CAFA Women s Futsal Championship Tashkent nbsp Uzbekistan nbsp Iran 4 27 30 January 34 25 2023 CAFA U 17 Women s Championship Hisor nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Uzbekistan 4 10 17 March 35 26 2023 CAFA U 20 Championship Dushanbe Tursunzoda nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Uzbekistan 5 21 28 May 36 27 2023 CAFA Championship Bishkek Tashkent nbsp Kyrgyzstan nbsp Uzbekistan nbsp Iran 7 10 20 June 37 28 2023 CAFA Futsal Cup Dushanbe nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Iran 6 23 30 July 38 29 2023 CAFA U 17 Championship Hisor nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Tajikistan 5 18 28 August 39 30 2023 CAFA U 14 Girls Championship 1 IRI 2 KGZ 3 UZB 4 TJK was held in TJK Men WomenMedals Edit As of 20 October 2023 After 2023 CAFA U 14 Girls Championship RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp Iran IRI 14111262 nbsp Uzbekistan UZB 12115283 nbsp Tajikistan TJK 3213184 nbsp Afghanistan AFG 13155 nbsp Kyrgyzstan KGZ 037106 nbsp Turkmenistan TKM 00227 nbsp Oman OMA 0011Totals 7 entries 30303090Rankings EditMen s National Teams Edit Rankings are calculated by FIFA AFC FIFA Country Points 2 22 nbsp Iran 1556 59 010 74 nbsp Uzbekistan 1327 58 017 97 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 1224 80 020 110 nbsp Tajikistan 1179 54 nbsp 126 138 nbsp Turkmenistan 1089 77 032 157 nbsp Afghanistan 1020 32 0Last updated as of 20 July 2023 40 Leading Men s team Women s National Teams Edit AFC FIFA Country Points 9 49 nbsp Uzbekistan 1498 55 nbsp 212 61 nbsp Iran 1409 89 nbsp 124 128 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 1099 57 nbsp 227 137 nbsp Turkmenistan 1075 41 nbsp 30 149 nbsp Tajikistan 991 20 nbsp 1NR NR nbsp Afghanistan NR Provisionally listed due to not having played more than five matches against officially ranked teams Inactive for more than 18 months and therefore not ranked Last updated 9 June 2023 41 Leading Women s team Futsal Edit Futsal Rankings as of 1 August 2023 42 AFC FIFA Country Points 1 6 nbsp Iran 1573 nbsp 14 26 nbsp Uzbekistan 1249 nbsp 310 52 nbsp Kyrgyz Republic 963 nbsp 711 54 nbsp Tajikistan 959 nbsp 414 66 nbsp Afghanistan 898 nbsp 3316 76 nbsp Turkmenistan 870 nbsp 5 Futsal Women s Rankings as of 6 March 2023 43 AFC FIFA Country Points 1 7 nbsp Iran 5707 nbsp 10 36 nbsp Uzbekistan 5148 nbsp 122 67 nbsp Turkmenistan 4330 nbsp 527 74 nbsp Kyrgyz Republic 4099 nbsp 228 75 nbsp Tajikistan 4079 nbsp 230 77 nbsp Afghanistan 3909 nbsp 1See also EditAsian Football Confederation AFC ASEAN Football Federation AFF East Asian Football Federation EAFF South Asian Football Federation SAFF West Asian Football Federation WAFF ECO CupReferences 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 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 Football Association Cafa 2016 Cafa u19 championship goalzz com Live sports scores news and more www goalzz com Afghanistan U 15s Win CAFA Championship Title goalzz com Live sports scores news and more www goalzz com Uzbekistan clinch CAFA U 16 Championship CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA CAFA U 15 Boys Championship CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA CAFA Women s Championship CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA CAFA U 16 Boys Championship CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA CAFA U 19 Championship CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA CAFA U 15 Girls Championship CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA CAFA U 23 Women s Championship 2019 CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA CAFA U 19 Girls Futsal Championship 2020 CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA CAFA U20 Women s Championship 2021 CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA CAFA U17 Women s Championship 2021 CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA CAFA U15 Championship 2021 CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA Cafa Women s Futsal Championship 2022 Central Asian Footbal Association Cafa CAFA U19 Futsal Championship 2022 CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA CAFA U18 Women s Championship 2022 CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA CAFA U16 Championship 2022 CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA Cafa Women s Championship 2022 Central Asian Footbal Association Cafa CAFA U19 Championship 2022 CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA CAFA U15 Women s Championship 2022 CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA SAFA U14 Championship 2022 CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA Cafa Women s Futsal Championship 2023 Central Asian Footbal Association Cafa Cafa U17 Women s Championship 2023 Central Asian Footbal Association Cafa Cafa U20 Championship 2023 Central Asian Footbal Association Cafa CAFA Nations CUP 2023 CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION CAFA http www futsalplanet com news aspx id 895 https the cafa com competitions cafa u17 championship 2023 https www fifa com fifa world ranking men dateId id13407 7Cdate 16 September 2021 Women s Ranking Fifa com The Futsal World Ranking futsalworldranking com 2 February 2023 Retrieved 2 February 2023 The Women s Futsal World Ranking theroonba com 2 February 2023 Retrieved 2 February 2023 External links EditOfficial website in English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Central Asian Football Association amp oldid 1181159027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,