2nd Meeting of the CAFA Executive Committee for the term 2023-2027
2nd Meeting of the CAFA Executive Committee for the term 2023-2027 has been convened on 31 August 2023 via video-conference with discussions and decisions taken for the advancement of the...
CAFA U17 Championship 2023 concludes with Thrilling Matches and Outstanding Performances
Five Teams Showcase Exceptional Talent and Sportsmanship in Highly Anticipated Development Tournament The recently concluded CAFA youth development competition witnessed an exhilarating display of skill, determination, and sportsmanship as five...
The First Ever CAFA Senior Futsal Championship
Central Asian Football Association continues making another historic senior event throughout the year. The recently concluded CAFA Futsal Cup 2023 brought together the best teams from  6 nations of CAFA...

Latest news from CAFA

2nd Meeting of the CAFA Executive Committee for the term 2023-2027
2nd Meeting of the CAFA Executive Committee for the term 2023-2027 has been convened on 31 August 2023 via video-conference...
CAFA U17 Championship 2023 concludes with Thrilling Matches and Outstanding Performances
Five Teams Showcase Exceptional Talent and Sportsmanship in Highly Anticipated Development Tournament The recently concluded CAFA youth development competition witnessed...
The First Ever CAFA Senior Futsal Championship
Central Asian Football Association continues making another historic senior event throughout the year. The recently concluded CAFA Futsal Cup 2023...
WINNER of the Historic CAFA NATIONS CUP 2023 is I.R. IRAN National team.
The first ever Historic CAFA Nations Cup 2023 of the Central Asian Football Federation ended with the victory of the...
Decisions of the CAFA Executive Committee
Decisions of the CAFA Executive Committee Concerning Misconduct of Afghanistan “A”, National Team - CAFA Nations Cup 2023 - Group...

About CAFA

The Central Asian Football Association is one of the five Regional Associations of the Asian Football Confederation. In June 2014, the establishment of the new association was in principle approved by the Asian Football Confederation and it was subsequently approved at the AFC Extraordinary Congress in January 2015.  CAFA is 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.

Member Associations

CAFA consists of six Member Associations. All of them are fully-fledged members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

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Afghanistan

Capital: Kabul

Area: 652,860 km²

Population: 40,875,196

FIFA Ranking:  154

I.R.IRAN

Capital: Tehran

Area:  1,648,195 km²

Population: 85,029,000

FIFA Ranking:  22

Turkmenistan

Capital: Ashgabat

Area: 491,210 km²

Population: 6,031,200

FIFA Ranking:  135

Uzbekistan

Capital: Tashkent

Area: 448.978 km²

Population: 34,546,199

FIFA Ranking:  77

Tajikistan

Capital: Dushanbe

Area: 143,100 km²

Population: 10,040,063

FIFA Ranking:  109

Kyrgyz Republic

Capital: Bishkek

Area: 199,951 km²

Population: 6,763,199

FIFA Ranking:  95