CAFA Youth Championship explained

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

Under-17 Boys

CAFA U-17 Championship
Region:Central Asia (CAFA)
Number Of Teams:5 (as of 2023)
Current: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.

width=2%Editionwidth=5%Yearwidth=8%HostsChampionswidth=10%ScoreRunners-upThird placewidth=10%ScoreFourth placewidth=4%No. of Teams
12023 Tajikistanround-robinround-robin5
22024 TajikistanTBDscoreTBDTBDscoreTBD6
Teams reaching the top four
TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth placeTotal
1 (2023)1
1 (2023)1
1 (2023)1
1 (2023)1

Under-16 Boys

CAFA U-16 Championship
Region:Central Asia (CAFA)
Number Of Teams:5 (as of 2022)
Current: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.

width=2%Editionwidth=5%Yearwidth=8%HostsChampionswidth=10%ScoreRunners-upThird placewidth=10%ScoreFourth placewidth=4%No. of Teams
12018[6] Uzbekistanround-robinround-robin4
22019[7] Tajikistanround-robinround-robin6
32022 Tajikistanround-robinround-robin5
Teams reaching the top four
TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth placeTotal
1 (2018)2 (2019, 2022)3
1 (2019)2 (2018, 2022)3
1 (2022)1 (2019)2
1 (2018)2 (2019, 2022)3
1 (2018)1

Under-15 Boys

CAFA U-15 Championship
Region:Central Asia (CAFA)
Number Of Teams:5 (as of 2021)
Current: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.

width=2%Editionwidth=5%Yearwidth=8%HostsChampionswidth=10%ScoreRunners-upThird placewidth=10%ScoreFourth placewidth=4%No. of Teams
12017[8] [9] Tajikistanround-robinround-robin5
22018 Uzbekistanround-robinround-robin6
32021 Tajikistanround-robinround-robin5
Teams reaching the top four
TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth placeTotal
2 (2018, 2021)2
1 (2017)1 (2018)2
2 (2017, 2018)1 (2021)3
1 (2021)1 (2018)2
1 (2017)1
2 (2017, 2021)2

Under-14 Boys

CAFA U-14 Championship
Region:Central Asia (CAFA)
Number Of Teams:5 (as of 2022)
Current: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.

width=2%Editionwidth=5%Yearwidth=8%HostsChampionswidth=10%ScoreRunners-upThird placewidth=10%ScoreFourth placewidth=4%No. of Teams
12022 Tajikistanround-robinround-robin5
Teams reaching the top four
TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth placeTotal
1 (2022)1
1 (2022)1
1 (2022)1
1 (2022)1

Under-17 Women

CAFA U-17 Women's Championship
Region:Central Asia (CAFA)
Number Of Teams:4 (as of 2022)
Current: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.

width=2%Editionwidth=5%Yearwidth=8%HostsChampionswidth=10%ScoreRunners-upThird placewidth=10%Score and VenueFourth placewidth=4%No. of Teams
12021 Tajikistanround-robinround-robin4
22023 Tajikistanround-robinround-robin4
Teams reaching the top four
TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth placeTotal
2 (2021, 2023)2
2 (2021, 2023)2
1 (2021)1 (2023)2
1 (2023)1
1 (2021)1

Under-15 Girls

CAFA U-15 Girls Championship
Region:Central Asia (CAFA)
Number Of Teams:4 (as of 2024)
Most Successful Team:

(2 titles)
Current:2024 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.

width=2%Editionwidth=5%Yearwidth=8%HostsChampionswidth=10%ScoreRunners-upThird placewidth=10%ScoreFourth placewidth=4%No. of Teams
12017[10] [11]
Tajikistanround-robinround-robin4
22019 Uzbekistanround-robinround-robin4
32022 Tajikistanround-robin3
42024 Tajikistanround-robinround-robin4
Teams reaching the top four
TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth placeTotal
2 (2019, 2024)2 (2017, 2022)4
2 (2017, 2022)1 (2024)1 (2019)4
1 (2019)1 (2024)1 (2017)3
3 (2017, 2019, 2022)1 (2024)4

Under-14 Girls

CAFA U-14 Girls Championship
Region:Central Asia (CAFA)
Number Of Teams:4 (as of 2023)
Current: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.

width=2%Editionwidth=5%Yearwidth=8%HostsChampionswidth=10%ScoreRunners-upThird placewidth=10%ScoreFourth placewidth=4%No. of Teams
12023 Tajikistanround-robinround-robin4
Teams reaching the top four
TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth placeTotal
1 (2022)1
1 (2022)1
1 (2022)1
1 (2022)1

Matches

Men

Women

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: اتحادیه فوتبال آسیای مرکزی ایجاد شد. BBC. 22 February 2015. 22 February 2015. Persian.
  2. Web site: 'Central Zone' gets thumbs up from Tajikistan. The AFC. 10 June 2014. 10 June 2014.
  3. Web site: AFC adds a fifth zone as Extraordinary Congress approves amendments to AFC Statutes . The AFC. 9 January 2015. 12 January 2015.
  4. Web site: Central Asians meet Sheikh Salman to create CAFA. aff.org.af. 29 October 2014. 17 May 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141029194753/http://aff.org.af/english/central-asians-meet-sheikh-salman-to-create-cafa/. 29 October 2014.
  5. http://the-cafa.com/competitions/
  6. Web site: Uzbekistan clinch CAFA U-16 Championship. 11 July 2018. the-cafa.com. 21 January 2019.
  7. Web site: CAFA U-16 Championship. 1 August 2019. the-cafa.com. 1 August 2019.
  8. Web site: قهرمانی نوجوانان افغانستان در نخستین دوره رقابت های مرکز آسیا . 90tv.ir . 8 July 2017 . 10 July 2017 . 23 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180723152708/http://90tv.ir/news/404471/%D9%82%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%AE%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%B2-%D8%A2%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%20%D9%86%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%AF%D8%B1%20%D9%86%D8%AE%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86%20%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87%20%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA%20%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%20%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%B2%20%D8%A2%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7 . dead .
  9. Web site: Afghanistan U-15s Win CAFA Championship Title . tolonews.com . 9 July 2017 . 9 July 2017.
  10. Web site: قهرمانیO'zbekiston qizlar terma jamoasi CAFA U-15 Girls xalqaro musobaqasida ishtirok etadi . championat.asia . 23 August 2017 . 7 July 2018.
  11. Web site: CAFA U-15 Girls: футболистки Кыргызстана - четвертые . sport.kg . 30 August 2017 . 7 July 2018.
  12. https://fft.tj/cafa-boys-u-15-tournament-2017-fotoobzor-matcha-kyrgyzstan-uzbekistan-1-2/
  13. https://tolonews.com/sport/afghanistan-u-15s-win-cafa-championship-title
  14. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/afghanistan-celebrates-u15-title-in-football/857531
  15. https://the-cafa.com/uzbekistan-clinch-cafa-u-16-championship/
  16. https://the-cafa.com/competitions/cafa-u-15-boys-championship___/
  17. https://the-cafa.com/competitions/cafa-u-16-boys-championship/
  18. https://sport.kg/main_news/41589-cafa-u-15-girls-futbolistki-kyrgyzstana-chetvertye.html
  19. https://championat.asia/oz/news/ozbekiston-qizlar-terma-jamoasi-cafa-u-15-girls-xalqaro-musobaqasida-ishtirok-etadi
  20. https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=16568
  21. https://the-cafa.com/competitions/2373/
  22. https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=18058
  23. https://the-cafa.com/competitions/2390/