CENTRAL ASIAN FOOTBAL ASSOCIATION [CAFA]

Third Edition of CAFA Referee Assessors Webinar Successfully Conducted

As part of the Central Asian Football Association’s ongoing commitment to refereeing development and capacity building initiatives, the third edition of the CAFA Referee Assessors...

10th CAFA Congress Convened in Kuala Lumpur, Marking a Decade of Regional Football Development

The Central Asian Football Association successfully held its 10th Ordinary Congress on 12 April 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, marking a significant milestone that coincides...

International Women's Day Celebrated on the Pitch as Uzbekistan Wins CAFA U17 Women’s Championship 2025

The CAFA U17 Women’s Championship 2025 successfully concluded in the capital city of Tajikistan, bringing together four talented teams in a spirited competition from March...

Latest news from CAFA

Third Edition of CAFA Referee Assessors Webinar Successfully Conducted

10th CAFA Congress Convened in Kuala Lumpur, Marking a Decade of Regional Football Development

International Women’s Day Celebrated on the Pitch as Uzbekistan Wins CAFA U17 Women’s Championship 2025

Central Asia bids to host AFC Asian Cup 2031: historic bid from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan

CAFA Women’s Futsal Championship 2025: Iran Claims Fourth Consecutive Title

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).