CAFA Youth Championship

The CAFA Youth Championship, is an international association football competition contested by the youth (U-14 to U-17) national teams of the members of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA), the governing body of football in Central Asia.[1][2][3][4][5]

Results edit

Under-17 Boys edit

CAFA U-17 Championship
Founded2023; 1 year ago (2023)
RegionCentral Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams5 (as of 2023)
Current champions  Tajikistan (1st title)
Most successful team(s)  Tajikistan (1 title)
  2023 CAFA U-17 Championship

The CAFA U-17 Championship is an international football competition contested by the Central Asian boys under-17 national teams of the CAFA member associations. The competition began in 2023, with Tajikistan winning the inaugural competition.

Edition Year Hosts Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place No. of Teams
1 2023   Tajikistan  
Tajikistan
round-robin  
Uzbekistan
 
Afghanistan
round-robin  
Iran
5
Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
  Tajikistan 1 (2023) 1
  Uzbekistan 1 (2023) 1
  Afghanistan 1 (2023) 1
  Iran 1 (2023) 1

Under-16 Boys edit

CAFA U-16 Championship
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
RegionCentral Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams5 (as of 2022)
Current champions  Iran (1st title)
Most successful team(s)  Iran
  Tajikistan
  Uzbekistan
(1 title each)
  2022 CAFA U-16 Championship

The CAFA U-16 Championship is an international football competition contested by the Central Asian boys under-16 national teams of the CAFA member associations. The competition began in 2018, with Uzbekistan winning the inaugural competition.

Edition Year Hosts Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place No. of Teams
1 2018[6]   Uzbekistan  
Uzbekistan
round-robin  
Afghanistan
 
Tajikistan
round-robin  
Kyrgyzstan
4
2 2019[7]   Tajikistan  
Tajikistan
round-robin  
Uzbekistan
 
Iran
round-robin  
Afghanistan
6
3 2022   Tajikistan  
Iran
round-robin  
Uzbekistan
 
Tajikistan
round-robin  
Afghanistan
5
Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
  Uzbekistan 1 (2018) 2 (2019, 2022) 3
  Tajikistan 1 (2019) 2 (2018, 2022) 3
  Iran 1 (2022) 1 (2019) 2
  Afghanistan 1 (2018) 2 (2019, 2022) 3
  Kyrgyzstan 1 (2018) 1

Under-15 Boys edit

CAFA U-15 Championship
Founded2017; 7 years ago (2017)
RegionCentral Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams5 (as of 2021)
Current champions  Iran (1st title)
Most successful team(s)  Iran (2 titles)
  2021 CAFA U-15 Championship

The CAFA U-15 Championship is an international football competition contested by the Central Asian boys under-15 national teams of the CAFA member associations. The competition began in 2017, with Afghanistan winning the inaugural competition.

Edition Year Hosts Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place No. of Teams
1 2017[8][9]   Tajikistan  
Afghanistan
round-robin  
Uzbekistan
 
Turkmenistan
round-robin  
Kyrgyzstan
5
2 2018   Uzbekistan  
Iran
round-robin  
Uzbekistan
 
Tajikistan
round-robin  
Afghanistan
6
3 2021   Tajikistan  
Iran
round-robin  
Tajikistan
 
Uzbekistan
round-robin  
Kyrgyzstan
5
Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
  Iran 2 (2018, 2021) 2
  Afghanistan 1 (2017) 1 (2018) 2
  Uzbekistan 2 (2017, 2018) 1 (2021) 3
  Tajikistan 1 (2021) 1 (2018) 2
  Turkmenistan 1 (2017) 1
  Kyrgyzstan 2 (2017, 2021) 2

Under-14 Boys edit

CAFA U-14 Championship
Founded2022; 2 years ago (2022)
RegionCentral Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams5 (as of 2022)
Current champions  Tajikistan (1st title)
Most successful team(s)  Tajikistan (1 title)
  2022 CAFA U-14 Championship

The CAFA U-14 Championship is an international football competition contested by the Central Asian boys under-14 national teams of the CAFA member associations. The competition began in 2022, with Tajikistan winning the inaugural competition.

Edition Year Hosts Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place No. of Teams
1 2022   Tajikistan  
Tajikistan
round-robin  
Iran
 
Uzbekistan
round-robin  
Afghanistan
5
Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
  Tajikistan 1 (2022) 1
  Iran 1 (2022) 1
  Uzbekistan 1 (2022) 1
  Afghanistan 1 (2022) 1

Under-17 Women edit

CAFA U-17 Women's Championship
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
RegionCentral Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams4 (as of 2022)
Current champions  Uzbekistan (2nd title)
Most successful team(s)  Uzbekistan (2 titles)
  2023 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship

The CAFA U-17 Women's Championship is an international football competition contested by the Central Asian women's under-17 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
 
Tajikistan
round-robin  
Afghanistan
4
2 2023   Tajikistan  
Uzbekistan
round-robin  
Iran
 
Kyrgyzstan
round-robin  
Tajikistan
4
Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
  Uzbekistan 2 (2021, 2023) 2
  Iran 2 (2021, 2023) 2
  Tajikistan 1 (2021) 1 (2023) 2
  Kyrgyzstan 1 (2023) 1
  Afghanistan 1 (2021) 1

Under-15 Girls edit

CAFA U-15 Girls Championship
Founded2017; 7 years ago (2017)
RegionCentral Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams3 (as of 2022)
Current champions  Uzbekistan (2nd title)
Most successful team(s)  Uzbekistan (2 titles)
  2022 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship

The CAFA U-15 Girls Championship is an international football competition contested by the Central Asian girls under-15 national teams of the CAFA member associations. The competition began in 2017, with Uzbekistan winning the inaugural competition.

Edition Year Hosts Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place No. of Teams
1 2017[10][11]
  Tajikistan  
Uzbekistan
round-robin  
Iran
 
Tajikistan
round-robin  
Kyrgyzstan
4
2 2019   Uzbekistan  
Iran
round-robin  
Kyrgyzstan
 
Tajikistan
round-robin  
Uzbekistan
4
3 2022   Tajikistan  
Uzbekistan
round-robin  
Iran
 
Tajikistan
3
4 2024   Tajikistan round-robin round-robin 4
Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
  Uzbekistan 2 (2017, 2022) 1 (2019) 3
  Iran 1 (2019) 2 (2017, 2022) 3
  Kyrgyzstan 1 (2019) 1 (2017) 2
  Tajikistan 3 (2017, 2019, 2022) 3

Under-14 Girls edit

CAFA U-14 Girls Championship
Founded2023; 1 year ago (2023)
RegionCentral Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams4 (as of 2023)
Current champions  Iran (1st title)
Most successful team(s)  Iran (1 title)
  2023 CAFA U-14 Girls Championship

The CAFA U-14 Girls Championship is an international football competition contested by the Central Asian girls under-14 national teams of the CAFA member associations. The competition began in 2023, with Iran winning the inaugural competition.

Edition Year Hosts Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place No. of Teams
1 2023   Tajikistan  
Iran
round-robin  
Kyrgyzstan
 
Uzbekistan
round-robin  
Tajikistan
4
Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
  Iran 1 (2022) 1
  Kyrgyzstan 1 (2022) 1
  Uzbekistan 1 (2022) 1
  Tajikistan 1 (2022) 1

Matches edit

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Women edit

References edit

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