Central Asian Football Association

Association football organization in Central Asia

Central Asian Football Association

Abbreviation| CAFA
Formation| 9 January 2015; 10 years ago (2015-01-09)
Type| Sports organization
Headquarters| Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Membership| 6 member associations

President

|  Rustam Emomali

Vice president

|  Mohammad Yousef Kargar

General secretary

|  Ulugbek Karimov
Website| www.the-cafa.com

Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) is one of five regional bodies that govern association football in Asia.[1] It governs association football, futsal, and beach football in Central Asia. Headquartered in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, CAFA consists of six full national association members: Afghanistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

CAFA consists of the national football associations of Central Asia, runs competitions between national and club teams, and controls the prize money, regulations, and media rights to those competitions. 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]

## History

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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.

In 2018, the inaugural edition of the CAFA Women's Championship was held in Uzbekistan. In June 2023, the inaugural edition of the CAFA Nations Cup was held in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.[8] In October 2023, CAFA and AIFF signed a memorandum of understanding which will facilitate the participation of Indian teams in the Central Asian tournaments.[9][10] In February 2025, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan submitted a joint bid to host the 2031 AFC Asian Cup.[11] In April 2025, it was announced that two European teams, Armenia and Russia, had been invited to the 2025 CAFA Men's Futsal Championship, hosted by Iran.[12] In June 2025, the second edition of the CAFA Nations Cup was announced to be held in August and September 2025, co-hosted by Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.[13]

## Executive committee

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Position  | Name  | Years active

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President  |  Rustam Emomali | 2019–present
Vice-president  |  Mohammad Yousef Kargar | 2023–present
Second Vice-president  |  Arslan Aynazarov  | 2019–present
General Secretary  |  Ulugbek Karimov  | 2019–present

### Presidents

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President  | Years

|

Mirabror Usmanov | 2015–2018
Umid Ahmadjonov  | 2018–2019
Rustam Emomali | 2019–2023 (Term 1),
2023–present (Term 2)

### Vice-presidents

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Vice-president  | Years

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Rustam Emomali | 2015–2018
Khurshed Mirzo  | 2018–2019
Dastanbek Konokbaev  | 2019–2023
Mohammad Yousef Kargar | 2023–present

### General Secretaries

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General Secretary  | Years

|

Avazbek Maksumov  | 2015–2017
Sanjar Rizayev  | 2018–2019
Ulugbek Karimov  | 2019–2023 (Term 1),
2023–present (Term 2)

### AFC Vice-Presidents for Central Zone

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General Secretary  | Years

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Ali Kafashian | 2015–2019
Mehdi Taj | 2019–present

### AFC Executive Committee Members for Central Zone

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AFC Exco  | Years

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Mehri Zohra | 2015–2019
Ali Reza Aghazada | 2019–2023
Dastanbek Konokbaev  | 2023–present

### Member

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AFC Member  | Years

|

Hedayat Mombini | 2023–present

## Member associations

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CAFA consists of six member associations. All of them are members of the Asian Football Confederation.

Code | Association | National teams | Founded | FIFA
affiliation | AFC
affiliation | CAFA
affiliation | IOC
member | Former federation

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AFG |  Afghanistan |

* Men's
* U21
* U19
* U17
* F
* BS
* Women's
* U19
* U17

| 1933 | 1948 | 1954 | 2015 | Yes | SAFF (2005–2014)
IRN |  Iran |

* Men's
* U21
* U19
* U17
* F
* BS
* Women's
* U19
* U17

| 1920 | 1948 | 1954 | 2015 | Yes | WAFF (2001–2014)
KGZ |  Kyrgyz Republic |

* Men's
* U21
* U19
* U17
* F
* BS
* Women's
* U19
* U17

| 1992 | 1994 | 1994 | 2015 | Yes |
TJK |  Tajikistan |

* Men's
* U21
* U19
* U17
* F
* BS
* Women's
* U19
* U17

| 1936 | 1994 | 1994 | 2015 | Yes |
TKM |  Turkmenistan |

* Men's
* U21
* U19
* U17
* F
* BS
* Women's
* U19
* U17

| 1992 | 1994 | 1994 | 2015 | Yes |
UZB |  Uzbekistan |

* Men's
* U21
* U19
* U17
* F
* BS
* Women's
* U19
* U17

| 1946 | 1994 | 1994 | 2015 | Yes |
Association  | National Football Leagues  | League Champion  | National Football Cups  | Cup Champion  | Super Cups  | Super Cup Champion

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Afghanistan | Afghanistan Champions League | Attack Energy | –  | –  | –  | –
–  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –
Iran | Persian Gulf Pro League | Persepolis | Hazfi Cup | Persepolis | Iranian Super Cup | Persepolis
Kowsar Women Football league | Khatoon F.C | Women's Hazfi Cup | –  | Women's Super Cup  | –
Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan Top League | Dordoi | Kyrgyzstan Cup | Neftchi Kochkor-Ata | Kyrgyzstan Super Cup | Dordoi
Kyrgyzstan Women's Championship | –  | –  | –  | –  | –
Tajikistan | Tajikistan Higher League | Istiklol | Tajikistan Cup | Khujand | Tajikistan Super Cup | Istiklol
–  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –
Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan Higher League | Altyn Asyr | Turkmenistan Cup | Şagadam | Turkmenistan Super Cup | Altyn Asyr
–  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –
Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan Super League | Pakhtakor | Uzbekistan Cup | Nasaf | Uzbekistan Super Cup | Pakhtakor
Uzbek women's football championship | Sogdiana | Uzbek women's Cup | Bunyodkor Tashkent  | Uzbek women's Super Cup | Bunyodkor Tashkent

## Competitions

[edit]

See also: List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar

### Current title holders

[edit]

See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, 2025 in association football, 2025 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.[14][15]

Competition  |  | Year  | Champions  | Title  | Runners-up  | Next edition[15]

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Men's National teams
CAFA Nations Cup |  | 2023 |  Iran | 1st  |  Uzbekistan | 2025 August 26th to September 9th
CAFA U-20 Championship | 2025 |  Iran | 2nd  |  Kyrgyzstan | TBD
CAFA U-19 Championship | 2022 |  Iran | 2nd  |  Uzbekistan | TBD
CAFA U-17 Championship | 2024 |  Afghanistan | 1st  |  Uzbekistan | 2025 21-31 May
CAFA U-16 Championship | 2022 |  Iran | 1st  |  Uzbekistan | TBD
CAFA U-15 Championship | 2021 |  Iran | 2nd  |  Tajikistan | TBD
CAFA U-14 Championship | 2022  |  Tajikistan | 1st  |  Iran | TBD
CAFA Futsal Cup | 2023 |  Iran U23  | 1st  |  Afghanistan | 2025 9-19 July
CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship | 2022 |  Iran | 1st  |  Afghanistan | TBD
Women's National teams
CAFA Women's Championship |  | 2022 |  Uzbekistan | 2nd  |  Iran | TBD
CAFA U-23 Women's Championship | 2019 |  Uzbekistan | 1st  |  Iran | TBD
CAFA U-20 Women's Championship | 2021 |  Uzbekistan | 1st  |  Iran | TBD
CAFA U-19 Women's Championship | 2016 |  Uzbekistan | 1st  |  Iran | TBD
CAFA U-18 Women's Championship | 2024 |  Iran | 2nd  |  Uzbekistan | 2025 October 29th to November 9th
CAFA U-17 Women's Championship | 2023 |  Uzbekistan | 2nd  |  Iran | 2025 1-11 de March
CAFA U-15 Girls Championship | 2024 |  Iran | 2nd  |  Uzbekistan | TBD
CAFA U-14 Girls Championship | 2023 |  Iran | 1st  |  Kyrgyzstan | TBD
CAFA Women's Futsal Championship | 2025 |  Iran | 4th  |  Uzbekistan | TBD
CAFA U-19 Women's Futsal Championship | 2020 |  Iran | 1st  |  Uzbekistan | TBD
Men's Clubs teams
CAFA Silk Way Cup |  | 2026 |  |  |  | TBD
CAFA Futsal Club Cup  | 2025  |  |  |  | 2025 10-20 December

### Events by Year

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Source:[16]

| # | Year | Events

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1 | 2016 | 2
2 | 2017 | 2
3 | 2018 | 3
4 | 2019 | 4
5 | 2020 | 1
6 | 2021 | 3
| # | Year | Events

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7 | 2022 | 8
8 | 2023 | 7
9 | 2024 | 5
10 | 2025 | 9

### Events timeline

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Competitions:[17]

# | Event | Host City | Host Country | Champions | Teams | Dates | Ref

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2016
1 | 2016 CAFA U-19 Championship | Tashkent |  Uzbekistan |  Uzbekistan | 6 | 7-16 August | [18]
2 | 2016 CAFA U-19 Women's Championship | Tashkent |  Uzbekistan |  Uzbekistan | 4 | 14-16 October | [19]
2017
3 | 2017 CAFA U-15 Championship | Hisor |  Tajikistan |  Afghanistan | 5 | 2-9 July | [20]
4 | 2017 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship | Hisor |  Tajikistan |  Uzbekistan | 4 | 26-28 August | [21]
2018
5 | 2018 CAFA U-16 Championship | Tashkent |  Uzbekistan |  Uzbekistan | 4 | 3-13 July | [22]
6 | 2018 CAFA U-15 Championship | Tashkent |  Uzbekistan |  Iran | 6 | 20-31 July | [23]
7 | 2018 CAFA Women's Championship | Tashkent |  Uzbekistan |  Uzbekistan | 5 | 23 Nov – 1 Dec | [24]
2019
8 | 2019 CAFA U-16 Championship | Dushanbe \- Hisor |  Tajikistan |  Tajikistan | 6 | 26 July - 1 August | [25]
9 | 2019 CAFA U-19 Championship | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Iran | 5 | 9-15 August | [26]
10 | 2019 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship | Tashkent |  Uzbekistan |  Iran | 4 | 13-16 September | [27]
11 | 2019 CAFA U-23 Women's Championship | Dushanbe \- Hisor |  Tajikistan |  Uzbekistan | 6 | 22-28 November | [28]
2020
12 | 2020 CAFA U-19 Women's Futsal Championship | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Iran | 6 | 24-29 January | [29]
2021
13 | 2021 CAFA U-20 Women's Championship | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Uzbekistan | 5 | 11–17 June | [30]
14 | 2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Uzbekistan | 4 | 3-7 July | [31]
15 | 2021 CAFA U-15 Championship | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Iran | 5 | 17–24 November | [32]
2022
16 | 2022 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Iran | 4 | 21-28 January | [33]
17 | 2022 CAFA U-19 Futsal Championship | Bishkek |  Kyrgyzstan |  Iran | 5 | 12-19 February | [34]
18 | 2022 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Iran | 4 | 11-15 March | [35]
19 | 2022 CAFA U-16 Championship | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Iran | 5 | 13-20 May | [36]
20 | 2022 CAFA Women's Championship | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Uzbekistan | 5 | 6-21 July | [37]
21 | 2022 CAFA U-19 Championship | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Iran | 5 | 3-13 August | [38]
22 | 2022 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship | Hisor |  Tajikistan |  Uzbekistan | 3 | 21-26 October | [39]
23 | 2022 CAFA U-14 Championship | Hisor |  Tajikistan |  Tajikistan | 5 | 11–18 November | [40][41][circular reference]
2023
24 | 2023 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship | Tashkent |  Uzbekistan |  Iran | 4 | 27–30 January | [42]
25 | 2023 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship | Hisor |  Tajikistan |  Uzbekistan | 4 | 10–17 March | [43]
26 | 2023 CAFA U-20 Championship | Dushanbe \- Tursunzoda |  Tajikistan |  Uzbekistan | 5 | 21–28 May | [44]
27 | 2023 CAFA Championship | Bishkek \- Tashkent |  Kyrgyzstan \-  Uzbekistan |  Iran | 7 | 10–20 June | [45]
28 | 2023 CAFA Futsal Cup | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Iran | 6 | 23–30 July | [46]
29 | 2023 CAFA U-17 Championship | Hisor |  Tajikistan |  Tajikistan | 5 | 18–28 August | [47]
30 | 2023 CAFA U-14 Girls Championship | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Iran | 4 | 15–19 October | [48][49]
2024
31 | 2024 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Iran | 5 | 2–12 February | [50][51]
32 | 2024 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Iran | 5 | 19–28 April | [52][53]
33 | 2024 CAFA U-15 Girls Championship | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Iran | 4 | 21–25 May | [54][55]
34 | 2024 CAFA U-20 Championship | Jalal-Abad |  Kyrgyzstan |  Iran | 6 | 5–12 July | [56][57]
35 | 2024 CAFA U-17 Championship | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Afghanistan | 6 | 17–24 August | [58]
2025
36 | 2025 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Iran | 5 | 9–16 February |
37 | 2025 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship | Dushanbe |  Tajikistan |  Uzbekistan | 4 | 4–8 March |
38 | 2025 CAFA U-17 Championship | Tashkent |  Uzbekistan |  Tajikistan | 6 | 24-31 May |
39 | 2025 CAFA U-20 Championship | Hisor \- Tursunzoda |  Tajikistan |  Iran | 6 | 13-23 June |
40 | 2025 CAFA Nations Cup | Hisor \- Tashkent |  Tajikistan \-  Uzbekistan | {{}} | 8 | 26 August-9 September |
41 | 2025 CAFA U-18 Women's Championship | [[]] | {{}} | {{}} |  | 29 October-9 November |
42 | 2025 CAFA Futsal Cup | Kish Island |  Iran | {{}} |  | TBD |
43 | 2025 CAFA Futsal Club Cup | Isfahan |  Iran | {{}} |  | 10-20 December |
2026
44 | 2026 CAFA Silk Way Cup | [[]] | {{}} | {{}} |  | TBD |

* Men
* Women

### Medals

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As of 15 March 2025 (After 2025 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship).

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Iran (IRI)| 19| 12| 1| 32
2|  Uzbekistan (UZB)| 13| 16| 6| 35
3|  Tajikistan (TJK)| 3| 2| 13| 18
4|  Afghanistan (AFG)| 2| 3| 1| 6
5|  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)| 0| 4| 12| 16
6|  Turkmenistan (TKM)| 0| 0| 3| 3
7|  Oman (OMA)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (7 entries)| 37| 37| 37| 111

## Tournament record

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### FIFA World Cup

[edit]

Main article: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

See also: Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record

Team  | 1930

(13)  | 1934

(16)  | 1938

(15)  | 1950

(13)  | 1954

(16)  | 1958

(16)  | 1962

(16)  | 1966

(16)  | 1970

(16)  | 1974

(16)  | 1978

(16)  | 1982

(24)  | 1986

(24)  | 1990

(24)  | 1994

(24)  | 1998

(32)  | 2002

(32)  | 2006

(32)  | 2010

(32)  | 2014

(32)  | 2018

(32)  | 2022

(32)  | 2026

(48)  | 2030

(48)  | 2034

(48)  | Years
Iran | — |  | • | GS | × | × | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | GS | GS | GS | Q |  |  | 7
Uzbekistan | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q |  |  | 1

### Olympic Games men's football tournament

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See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations

Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record

Team | 1900

(3) | 1904

(3) | 1908

(6) | 1912

(11) | 1920

(14) | 1924

(22) | 1928

(17) | 1936

(16) | 1948

(18) | 1952

(25) | 1956

(11) | 1960

(16) | 1964

(14) | 1968

(16) | 1972

(16) | 1976

(13) | 1980

(16) | 1984

(16) | 1988

(16) | 1992

(16) | 1996

(16) | 2000

(16) | 2004

(16) | 2008

(16) | 2012

(16) | 2016

(16) | 2021

(16) | 2024

(16) | Years
Afghanistan | —  | PR  | —  | abandoned qualification second leg  | —  | •  | —  | •  | •  | •  | 1
Iran | —  | —  | GS  | —  | GS  | QF  | qualified but withdrew  | —  | •  | •  | •  | •  | •  | •  | •  | •  | •  | •  | 4
Uzbekistan | —  | •  | •  | •  | •  | •  | •  | •  | GS  | 1

### AFC Asian Cup

[edit]

Main article: AFC Asian Cup records and statistics

AFC Asian Cup record

Team  | 1956

(4)  | 1960

(4)  | 1964

(4)  | 1968

(5)  | 1972

(6)  | 1976

(6)  | 1980

(10)  | 1984

(10)  | 1988

(10)  | 1992

(8)  | 1996

(12)  | 2000

(12)  | 2004

(16)  | 2007

(16)  | 2011

(16)  | 2015

(16)  | 2019

(24)  | 2023

(24)  | 2027

(24)  | Years
Iran | × | • | × | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | GS | 3rd | QF | 3rd | QF | QF | QF | SF | SF | Q | 16
Kyrgyzstan | Part of  Soviet Union |  | • | • | • | × | • | • | R16 | GS | Q | 3
Tajikistan | Part of  Soviet Union |  | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | QF |  | 1
Turkmenistan | Part of  Soviet Union |  | • | • | GS | × | • | • | GS | • |  | 2
Uzbekistan | Part of  Soviet Union |  | GS | GS | QF | QF | 4th | QF | R16 | QF | Q | 9

### Asian Games

[edit]

Football at the Asian Games was a senior tournament until 1998.
Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
Nation  |
1951
(6) |
1954
(12) |
1958
(14) |
1962
(8) |
1966
(11) |
1970
(10) |
1974
(15) |
1978
(14) |
1982
(16) |
1986
(18) |
1990
(14) |
1994
(18) |
1998
(23) |
2002
(24) |
2006
(28) |
2010
(24) |
2014
(29) |
2018
(25) |
2022
(21) | Years

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Afghanistan | 4th | GS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | GS |  |  | GS |  |  | 4
Iran | 2nd |  | GS |  | 2nd | QF | 1st |  | QF | QF | 1st | R16 | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | GS | R16 | QF | 16
Kyrgyzstan | Part of  Soviet Union |  |  |  | GS | GS | R16 | GS | R16 | 5
Tajikistan | Part of  Soviet Union |  | GS |  | GS |  | R16 |  |  | 3
Turkmenistan | Part of  Soviet Union | QF | QF | R16 |  | R16 |  |  |  | 4
Uzbekistan | Part of  Soviet Union | 1st | QF | R16 | QF | QF | R16 | QF | 3rd | 8

### AFC U-23 Asian Cup

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Teams  |
2013 |
2016 |
2018 |
2020 |
2022 |
2024 |
2026 | Total

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Iran | GS | QF | • | GS | GS | • |  | 4
Tajikistan | • | • | • | • | GS | GS |  | 2
Turkmenistan | • | • | • | • | QF | • |  | 1
Uzbekistan | GS | GS | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 2nd |  | 6

### FIFA U-20 World Cup

[edit]

Main article: FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

Team  | 1977

(16)  | 1979

(16)  | 1981

(16)  | 1983

(16)  | 1985

(16)  | 1987

(16)  | 1989

(16)  | 1991

(16)  | 1993

(16)  | 1995

(16)  | 1997

(24)  | 1999

(24)  | 2001

(24)  | 2003

(24)  | 2005

(24)  | 2007

(24)  | 2009

(24)  | 2011

(24)  | 2013

(24)  | 2015

(24)  | 2017

(24)  | 2019

(24)  | 2023

(24)  | Years
Iran | GS | • | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | × | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | •  | 3
Uzbekistan |  | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | GS | • | QF | QF | • | • | R16  | 5

### FIFA U-17 World Cup

[edit]

Main article: FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

Team  | 1985

(16)  | 1987

(16)  | 1989

(16)  | 1991

(16)  | 1993

(16)  | 1995

(16)  | 1997

(16)  | 1999

(16)  | 2001

(16)  | 2003

(16)  | 2005

(16)  | 2007

(24)  | 2009

(24)  | 2011

(24)  | 2013

(24)  | 2015

(24)  | 2017

(24)  | 2019

(24)  | 2023

(24)  | Years
Iran | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | R16 | • | R16 | • | QF | • | R16  | 5
Tajikistan |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16 | • | • | • | • | • | GS | •  | 2
Uzbekistan |  | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | R16 | • | • | • | QF  | 3

### FIFA Futsal World Cup

[edit]

Main article: FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record

Team  |
1989
(16) |
1992
(16) |
1996
(16) |
2000
(16) |
2004
(16) |
2008
(20) |
2012
(24) |
2016
(24) |
2021
(24) |
2024
(24) | Years
Afghanistan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R16  | 1
Iran | • | 4th | GS | GS | GS | R16 | R16 | 3rd | QF | R16  | 9
Tajikistan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS  | 1
Uzbekistan | • |  | • | • | • | • | GS | R16 | GS  | 3

### AFC Futsal Asian Cup

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Team  |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
2018 |
2022 |
2024 | Years

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Afghanistan | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | • | • | • | QF  | 1
Iran | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 17
Kyrgyzstan | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | QF | R1 | 4th | 4th | 4th | QF | QF | QF | R1 | 6th | R1 | • | QF  | 16
Tajikistan | × | × | R1 | × | × | × | R2 | R1 | QF | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | 4th | 12
Turkmenistan | × | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | R1 | × | 7
Uzbekistan | R1 | R1 | 2nd | QF | QF | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | QF | 2nd | QF | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 17

## Rankings

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### Men's National Teams

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Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

| AFC | FIFA | Country  | Points  | +/−

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2 | 18 |  Iran | 1627.58  |
7 | 58 |  Uzbekistan | 1429.26  |  2
17 | 103 |  Kyrgyzstan | 1207.09  |  2
18 | 105 |  Tajikistan | 1196.98  |  2
26 | 144 |  Turkmenistan | 1065.42  |  2
28 | 151 |  Afghanistan | 1034.37  |  1

* Last updated as of 22 October 2024.[59]

Leading Men's team:

### Women's National Teams

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FIFA Rankings (as of 7 August 2025)[60] | CAFA*  | FIFA  | +/− | National Team  | Points

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1  | 52 |  1  |  Uzbekistan | 1483.17
2  | 70 |  2  |  Iran | 1372.46
3  | 138 |  3  |  Turkmenistan | 1063.88
4  | 139 |  3  |  Kyrgyzstan | 1062.41
5  | 158 |  3  |  Tajikistan | 950.2

* * 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.[61]

Leading Women's team:

### Futsal

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Futsal Rankings (as of 6 May 2024)[62] | CAFA  | FIFA | +/−  | National Team  | Points

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|
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1 | 4 |  |  Iran | 1469.33
2 | 11 |  |  Uzbekistan | 1288.96
3 | 30 |  |  Afghanistan | 1138.02
4 | 34 |  |  Tajikistan | 1116.37
5 | 41 |  |  Kyrgyz Republic | 1091.36
6 | 66 |  |  Turkmenistan | 993.62
Futsal Women's Rankings (as of 6 May 2024)[63] | CAFA  | FIFA | +/−  | National Team  | Points

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1 | 8 |  |  Iran | 1146.96
2 | 24 |  |  Uzbekistan | 1021.38
3 | 39 |  |  Turkmenistan | 945.43
4 | 48 |  |  Afghanistan | 907.13
5 | 66 |  |  Kyrgyz Republic | 850.34
6 | 69 |  |  Tajikistan | 828.67

## Individual statistics

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### Top goalscorer in men's football

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As of 15 October 2024

#### By number of goals

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| #  | Name  | Career  | Goals  | Caps  | Avg/Game

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1  |  Ali Daei (list) | 1993–2006  | 108  | 148  | 0.73
2  |  Sardar Azmoun | 2014– present  | 55  | 87  | 0.63
3  |  Mehdi Taremi | 2015– present  | 51  | 89  | 0.57
4  |  Karim Bagheri | 1993–2010  | 50  | 87  | 0.57
5  |  Eldor Shomurodov | 2015– present  | 41  | 77  | 0.55
6  |  Ali Karimi | 1998–2012  | 38  | 127  | 0.3
Javad Nekounam | 2000–2015  | 149  | 0.26
8  |  Maxim Shatskikh | 1999–2014  | 34  | 61  | 0.56
9  |  Mirjalol Kosimov | 1992–2005  | 31  | 67  | 0.46
Alexander Geynrikh | 2002–2017  | 97  | 0.32

#### By country

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(only highest goalscorers from each country)

| #  | Name  | Career  | Goals  | Caps  | Avg/Game

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|
|

1  |  Ali Daei (list) | 1993–2006  | 108  | 148  | 0.73
2  |  Eldor Shomurodov | 2015– present  | 41  | 77  | 0.53
3  |  Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | 2011– present  | 20  | 51  | 0.39
4  |  Wladimir Baýramow | 2000–2013  | 16  | 39  | 0.41
Mirlan Murzayev | 2009–2023  | 60  | 0.27
6  |  Faysal Shayesteh | 2014– present  | 9  | 58  | 0.16
Balal Arezou | 2011– Present  | 28  | 0.32

Players in bold are active international players.

## See also

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* FIFA
* Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
* ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)
* East Asian Football Federation (EAFF)
* Central Asian Football Association (CAFA)
* South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)
* West Asian Football Federation (WAFF)

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