TEHRAN – Iran will start the 2026 CAFA U-17 Women’s Championship with a match against Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday.
The Iranian girls will also meet Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on Thursday and Saturday, respectively.
The competition will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from Sept. 15 to 19.
The championship will serve to develop young football players, prepare them for regional and global competitions, as well as showcase the best young talents in Central Asia.
In 2025, CAFA U-17 Women’s Championship was the third edition of the CAFA U-17 Women’s Championship, the biennial international women’s youth football championship organized by Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) for the women’s under-17 national teams of Central Asia. It took place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from March 4 to 8, 2025. A total of four teams, including host Tajikistan, took part in the tournament.
Uzbekistan were two-time defending champions having won the first two editions of the tournament. and successfully defended their title.