2023 CAFA Futsal Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Tajikistan |
| Dates | 23–30 July |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iran U23 (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Afghanistan |
| Third place |  Uzbekistan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 71 (4.73 per match) |
| Attendance | 13,631 (909 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Khusniddin Nishonov (5 Goals) |
| Best player(s) | Ali Akrami |
| Best goalkeeper | Mahdi Rostami |
| Fair play award | Tajikistan |
TBC → | |
The 2023 CAFA Futsal Cup was the inaugural edition of the CAFA Futsal Championship, the international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of Central Asian Football Association.
Iran U23 national futsal team won the Tournament with 5 victories.
Iran national under-23 futsal team clinched the competition's title as they defeated Tajikistan one-nil on Sunday during Matchday 5, making them the inaugural champions.[1]
A total of 6 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament.[2] Iran opted to field its under-23 side in the competition, rather than selecting its senior team.[3]
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
1st | — |
| Iran U23 |
1st | — |
 Kyrgyz Republic |
1st | — |
| Tajikistan |
1st | — |
 Turkmenistan |
1st | — |
| Uzbekistan |
1st | — |
Squads
Match officials
- Referees
Main Tournament
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran U23 |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 | Champions |
| 2 | Afghanistan |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 10 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Uzbekistan |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 9 | Third place |
| 4 | Tajikistan (H) |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Turkmenistan |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Kyrgyz Republic |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 0 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 4–5 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
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Report (FFT) Report (CAFA) |
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Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 105
| Iran U23 | 1–2 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FFT) Report (CAFA) |
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Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 300
Referee: Nikita Afinogenov (Uzbekistan)
Chyngyz Mustafaev (Kyrgyz Republic)
Eldiiar Keldibekov (Kyrgyz Republic)
Chyngyz Mustafaev (Kyrgyz Republic)
Eldiiar Keldibekov (Kyrgyz Republic)
| Uzbekistan | 4–2 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FFT) Report (CAFA) |
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 800
Referee: Mohammad Tamim Hussaini (Afghanistan)
Ali Ahmadi (Iran)
Talantbek Raimberdiev (Kyrgyz Republic)
Ali Ahmadi (Iran)
Talantbek Raimberdiev (Kyrgyz Republic)
| Iran U23 | 1–0 | Kyrgyz Republic |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 100
| Uzbekistan | 3–4 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 150
| Tajikistan | 4–2 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 1,120
| Turkmenistan | 1–3 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 100
| Afghanistan | 1–5 | Iran U23 |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 1,000
| Tajikistan | 5–3 | Kyrgyz Republic |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 2,500
| Iran U23 | 5–0 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 200
| Kyrgyz Republic | 0–2 | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 104
| Afghanistan | 2–2 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 3,298
| Turkmenistan | 2–3 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 289
| Uzbekistan | 4–0 | Kyrgyz Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 185
| Tajikistan | 0–1 | Iran U23 |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Dushanbe Indoor Hall, Dushanbe
Attendance: 3,380
Goalscorers
There were 71 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 5.07 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Seyid Hossein Mousavi- Abdul Ghafar Sadeqi
Amirhossein Dehghanibangudi- Asoud Yousef Shavardazi
- Behrooz Azimihematabadi
- Belal Ismaily Kuraneh
- Mahdi Rostami
- Mohammadhossein Bazar
- Soran Balkaneh
Almazbek Samat Uulu- Bektur Ilyasov
- Shohrukh Mahmadaminov
Bakhtiyor Soliev- Nasratsho Ismoilov
- Samandar Rizomov
Gurbangeldi Sahedov- Mulkaman Annaguliyev
Dilshod Rakhmatov- Ikhtiyor Ropiev
- Abdulla Solikhov
- Sunatulla Juraev
1 own goal
- Nekruz Idiev (against Turkmenistan)
- Akbar Usmonov (against Iran)