2023 CAFA U-20 Championship

the 2023 CAFA U-20 Championship is the first edition of the CAFA U-20 Championship, an international youth football championship organised by CAFA for the men's under-20 national teams of Central Asia. Tajikistan hosted the tournament between 21 and 28 May 2023. A total of five teams are playing in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.

Participating nations
A total of 5 (out of 6) CAFA member national teams entered the tournament.


 * Did not enter

Venues
Matches were held at the CSKA Polytechnic Stadium and TALCO Arena.

Match officials

 * Referees


 * Ashraf Hussainzada
 * Arab Baraghi Amir
 * Abdullo Davlatov
 * Arslan Goshanov
 * Firdavs Norsafarov


 * Assistant referees


 * Nangyali Sadat

Main tournament
The main tournament schedule was announced on 16 May 2023.

Player awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

The ranking for the Top Goalscorer was determined using the following criteria: goals, assists and fewest minutes played.