National association football team
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The Uzbekistan national football team ( Uzbek : Oʻzbekiston milliy futbol terma jamoasi, Ўзбекистон миллий футбол терма жамоаси ) represents Uzbekistan in external football and is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan holds the highest competitive results among teams from Central Asia. Although they have never qualified to the World Cup, the team has qualified to every AFC Asian Cup since post- independence formation. At the 2011 asian Cup, Uzbekistan reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the first base time. At other competitions such as the asian Games, Uzbekistan won the aureate decoration in 1994 in Japan, while finishing as the runner-up at the afro-asian Cup of Nations in 1995 .

history [edit ]

The year of give birth of football in Uzbekistan is 1912 ( read more in this article ), since it was then that football teams were created in Kokand, a little later in Ferghana, Andijan, Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Urganch, between which began to be held long-distance matches. The first backing of Ferghana valley was held in 1914, the Championship of the Uzbekistan SSR began to be played since 1926, and the draft of the Uzbekistan SSR Cup began to be carried out since 1939. From 1924 to 1991 Uzbekistan was part of the Soviet Union ( USSR ) as the Uzbekistan Soviet Socialist Republic ( UzSSR ). In 1928, the national team of Uzbekistan was created for the first fourth dimension, which took contribution in the Spartakiade, which included representatives of some european countries. At this tournament, the national team of Uzbekistan Soviet Socialist Republic held its first external meet against team of jobs Switzerland and won with a score of 8:4. Until mid-1991, Uzbekistan was part of the USSR and had its own national team equally well as the rest of the Union republics, which largely played matches within teams and teams of the USSR, in finical in football tournaments of the Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR. The national team of the Uzbekistan SSR participated in all draws of the football tournament of the Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR, and in the 1986 tournament reached the final examination, lost to the ukrainian SSR ( modern Ukraine ) team with a score of 0–1, thereby winning the argent decoration of the tournament. Throughout the history of Soviet Union, Uzbekistan SSR was one of five main center of football development in the country, aboard Russia SFSR, Ukraine SSR, Belarus SSR and Georgia SSR. The most herculean football clubs, american samoa well as semi-professional and professional clubs of the Uzbekistan SSR participated in the USSR Football League ( Higher League, First League, Second League and Second League B ) and USSR Cup. Nonprofessional clubs of the Uzbekistan SSR participated in the Uzbekistan SSR Championship and the Uzbekistan SSR Cup. After the profligacy of the Soviet Union, and Uzbekistan gained independence, the home team of Uzbekistan of the new convocation was organized. The home team held its first matches in 1992. The foremost plot of the national team of Uzbekistan was a meet against Tajikistan, in the framework of the Central Asian Cup 1992 ( the tournament was held once ) initiated by FIFA. These matches are officially registered by FIFA on the basis of the fact that the national team of Uzbekistan has been allowed since 1992 to participate in tournaments held under the auspices of FIFA. At the draw of this tournament in the format of the league, the national team of Uzbekistan was the second after the national team of Kazakhstan. In the first gear year of universe, the national team of Uzbekistan held matches entirely with the teams of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. In 1993, the team has not played a single meet. In 1992, Uzbekistan was besides a member of the CIS national football team, which existed for one year and replaced the USSR national football team and alternatively participated in the Euro 1992. Most of the erstwhile soviet republics became members of UEFA ( Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan ), and Uzbekistan besides wanted to become a member of UEFA. But like the lie of the republics of Central Asia ( Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan ), chose AFC. In 2002, Kazakhstan became a member of UEFA for better development of its football, but Uzbekistan chose to remain in the AFC. Anyway, there are many supporters of Uzbekistan ‘s membership in UEFA. Since they believe that Uzbekistan shows European football, and soviet Uzbekistan, which was separate of the USSR, has retentive been a member of UEFA. In 1994, the Uzbekistan Football Federation was formally adopted by the AFC and FIFA. In the lapp year Uzbekistan won in the international tournament the Cup of Independence of Uzbekistan, and at the end of the year the national team won in the ending the national team of China with the mark 4:2, became the winner of football tournament of the asian Games of 1994 which took stead in the japanese city of Hiroshima .

1994 asian Games [edit ]


Sheykin Tikhonov Davletov Magametov Fyodorov Ruzimov Qosimov Durmonov Shkvyrin Abduraimov Lebedev

1994 Asian Games Final starting lineup on 16 October 1994, in Hiroshima, (Japan).

The 1994 asian Games tournament was considered as the shocking successful birth of Uzbekistan, and gives prelude for the rise of Uzbekistan as a serious asian rival. The tournament would go on remembered as “ Miracle of 1994 ”. Although the tournament was by and large for amateur players at the time ( the under-23 competed alone since 2002 ), Uzbekistan however was regarded very low. In addition, the Uzbek perpetration was rigorous, with merely 17 players and a budget below $ 14.000 for the newfangled born Football Federation. Conflict besides emerged within as Rustam Akramov was appointed as the first base coach of Uzbekistan while the more democratic Berador Abduraimov became adjunct, which Abduraimov resented greatly. not equitable that, many of its players, largely Russian-ethnic based players, chose to represent Russia or Ukraine, or some to Nigeria, following the fall of USSR. The two major clubs, Pakhtakor and Neftchi, formed majority of their players for Uzbek team, traveling to Japan with little arithmetic mean. however, Uzbekistan would mark the tournament with an outstanding performance. Grouped with power station Saudi Arabia, two Southeast asian sides Thailand and Malaysia, aboard Hong Kong, the Uzbeks shocked Hiroshima with a 4–1 victory over the Saudis. It was followed by 5–0 victory over Malaysia, hard-fought 1–0 acquire over Hong Kong before sealing its first place in a 5–4 thriller over Thailand. In quarter-finals, Uzbekistan taunted neighbor Turkmenistan 3–0 to advance to semi-finals where they faced South Korea. The Koreans sent up nine players that already participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and was expected to stemroll Uzbekistan easily, having beaten hosts Japan thanked for a controversial recently penalty. Yet, japanese fans held this grief, cheered Uzbekistan against South Korea and with japanese documentation, Uzbekistan shocked South Korea with a 1–0 victory to advance to the final examination, its foremost ever final since becoming independence from the Soviet Union. In their final examination plot against China, Uzbekistan created its miracle, beating the rising chinese 4–2 to capture its first, and only, asian honor two years after its universe. This heaven-sent seduction gave Uzbekistan a raw freshing picture, and would boost Uzbekistan ‘s position as a serious rival for future asian competitions. [ 3 ]

1996 AFC asian Cup [edit ]

Uzbekistan overcame its equal and neighbor Tajikistan in an insane rejoinder. Having been tick 0–4 away in Dushanbe, Uzbekistan looked like would miss its debut. Yet, Uzbekistan overturned the game at home, destroying Tajikistan 5–0 to win 5–4 on aggregate, thus gave Uzbekistan its first always introduction in the tournament. In 1996 AFC asian Cup, Uzbekistan was grouped with Japan, China and Syria. Unlike the asian Games, the asian Cup was regarded as hard because it was for chief team squad. Under these conditions, Uzbekistan, which only appeared in the 1994 asian Games, was regarded identical low. however, in their open game against China, Uzbekistan stunned all predictions. Despite rampant chinese pressure, Uzbekistan held their nerves and overcome China with two shock late goals to give them a 2–0 win and its first ever points in the tournament. This shock victory of Uzbekistan, however, raised alarms for other opponents, Japan and Syria did n’t tolerate Uzbekistan, and destroyed the Uzbeks in the two critical matches. Because of it, Uzbekistan stood bottom in their group and failed to make it through the beginning round .

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [edit ]

Uzbekistan put a adequate performance in the area ‘s first-ever try to qualify for World Cup, at the 1998 World Cup qualifiers. Grouped with Yemen, Cambodia and Indonesia in the first degree, Uzbekistan proved to be excessively hard for the respite, with the team only failed to win once, an away draw to the Indonesians. concisely after, the Uzbeks gallantly marched into the concluding degree, however, things would prove to be more difficult, with Uzbekistan did not have luck in facing with more brawny South Korea, Japan and the UAE. The only gain for Uzbekistan came after the match against neighbor Kazakhstan. Little to know for many Uzbek supporters, this would begin to make the nation as the choker of every major World Cup qualifications, with the team often fell short in their final quest .

2000 AFC asian Cup [edit ]

The 2000 AFC asian Cup for Uzbekistan was a whitewash here and now, in a awful way as it became Uzbekistan ‘s worst ever performance in many major contest. Grouped again with Japan, Saudi Arabia and the new adversary Qatar, Uzbekistan was dumped in the buttocks once more, with two devastating losses to Saudi Arabia and Japan, alongside its 1–1 attract to Qatar .

2004 AFC asian Cup [edit ]

Uzbekistan failed to make further impact on the continental stagecoach until they reached the last eight of the 2004 asian Cup, topping their group after winning all matches, where they were beaten by Bahrain after a penalty shoot-out .

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [edit ]

That performance was followed by an victory over Iraq in the second qualify round for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, with goals from Maksim Shatskikh and Alexander Geynrikh sending them through to the death eight. They were knocked out in the final examination stage of the asian qualification to the 2006 World Cup after losing on the away goals rule to Bahrain. The result was subject to controversy as actually three games were played ; the first base, a 1–0 win for Uzbekistan, was wiped out after FIFA declared the consequence void after a error by Toshimitsu Yoshida, a japanese referee. [ 4 ] The replay ended 1–1, and after the hark back finished 0–0, Uzbekistan were eliminated .

2007 AFC asian Cup [edit ]

In the 2007 asian Cup, Uzbekistan was able to get past the group stage by beating Malaysia 5–0 and China PR 3–0. however, Uzbekistan was knocked out of the tournament in the quarter-finals by losing to Saudi Arabia 2–1 .

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [edit ]

After having three extraneous coaches ( german Hans-Jürgen Gede, Englishman Bob Houghton and Russian Valeri Nepomniachi ) in three years, Uzbekistan turned to former Uzbekistan Olympic team bus Rauf Inileev. During qualification for the 2010 World Cup, Uzbekistan advanced to the fourth round of the asian qualifiers after winning their first four matches, but finished last in Group A of the final round behind favorites Australia, Japan, Bahrain and Qatar, with four points from eight matches .

2011 AFC asian Cup [edit ]

Four years later, in the 2011 asian Cup, Uzbekistan ended in fourthly seat, their best result in the tournament thus far. After getting past the group stagecoach and quarter-finals, the Uzbek team lost what it might have been their first asian Cup final examination when Australia thrashed the team 0–6 in their semi-final plot. Some days later, they were defeated again by South Korea in the third place playoff. [ 5 ]

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [edit ]

In qualification for the 2014 World Cup, Uzbekistan advanced to the fourth round off of the asian qualifiers after winning their group in the third attack over perennial favorites Japan. Uzbekistan finished with 16 points ( five wins and one draw ), which was more than any early team in the third gear polish, including an impressive 1–0 away gain against Japan. In the fourth round of the qualifiers, Uzbekistan finished third in Group A behind Iran and South Korea. Uzbekistan had the same number of points as South Korea ( 14 points ), who had a better finish dispute by one finish.

The two teams who finished third gear in the fourth round groups ( Jordan and Uzbekistan ) played each other in the fifth round to determine the AFC player in the intercontinental play-off. The games took plaza on 6 and 10 September 2013. With the two teams calm evenly matched at full-time in the second stage, Jordan finally progressed to the intercontinental play-off after winning 9–8 on penalties .

2015 AFC asian Cup [edit ]

In the 2015 asian Cup, Uzbekistan advanced to the quarter-finals after finishing as runner-up in the sturdy Group B, which was won by China, while Saudi Arabia and North Korea were eliminated. however, the team was knocked out of the tournament in the quarter-finals after losing 2–0 in extra time to South Korea .

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [edit ]

Uzbekistan continued their quest to head to the World Cup during 2018 FIFA World Cup reservation in Russia, but their political campaign had been shattered with a humiliating 2–4 get the better of to North Korea. however, the Uzbeks soon bounced rear and won the last leftover matches to top the group and qualified to the 2019 AFC asian Cup a well as the end round. once again, Uzbekistan in the last round, missed an opportunity when they finished one-fourth, behind Iran, South Korea and Syria, when Uzbekistan could only manage a 0–0 tie to the South Koreans last match. [ 6 ]

2019 AFC asian Cup [edit ]

Uzbekistan started their 2019 asian Cup campaign with a 2–1 victory over Oman and continued with a 4–0 succeed over neighbor Turkmenistan, which guaranteed Uzbekistan to progress from the group stage for the fifth back-to-back clock, despite ending with a 1–2 frustration to Japan in the end match. however, they had to face Australia, then-champions of Asia. Despite playing well, Uzbekistan could not break the deadlock as it ended 0–0 after 120 minutes. In the punishment gunfight, Australia prevailed with a 4–2 winnings, thus Uzbekistan ‘s dream was crushed in the round of sixteen .

team double [edit ]

Nicknames [edit ]

Uzbekistan vs. Bahrain at Pakhtakor Central Stadium in 2009. The Uzbekistan national team has received several nicknames by supporters and media. The most common one used is “ The White Wolves ” ( Uzbek Oq boʻrilar / Оқ бўрилар ; russian Белые волки / Beliye volki ). [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The wolf is a reverence animal of the Turkic peoples. The chief share of the population of Uzbekistan belongs to the Turkic peoples. besides in the country live iranian peoples, russian and others. White color refers to the basic phase of the Uzbekistan home team. besides, the Uzbekistan national football team is called “ asian Italy ” [ 11 ] ( Uzbek Osiyo Italiyasi / Осиё Италияси ; russian Азиатская Италия / Aziatskaya Italiya ). This is due to the similarity of colors ( white and blue ) clothe teams of Italy and Uzbekistan, equally well as exchangeable tactics ( defensive football ) of these teams. [ 12 ] The Uzbekistan Super League is often considered to be similar to italian Serie A. besides, the history of Uzbekistan is as rich people and ancient as the history of Italy. [ 13 ] besides the team of Uzbekistan is called “ Huma birds ” ( Uzbek Humo qushlari / Ҳумо қушлари ; russian Птицы Хума / Ptitsi Khuma ). The fabulous Huma shuttlecock is the national boo of Uzbekistan, and is depicted on the country emblem of Uzbekistan. The Huma bird is depicted on the emblem of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan. sometimes the Uzbekistan national football is called “ Turanians ” [ 14 ] ( Uzbek Turonliklar / Туронликлар ; russian Туранцы / Turantsi ), because the stream country of Uzbekistan is located in the center of this ancient area Turan, and all the ancient and major cities of this region are located in this state, and consequently Uzbekistan is considered by some to be the successor of the Turan. [ 15 ] [ 16 ]

Rivalries [edit ]

The main rivals of the Uzbekistan national team are the countries of Central Asia, the home teams of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan. however, the chief and most authoritative rivals of the national team of Uzbekistan are Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. The matches between the countries of Central Asia have constantly aroused great interest among fans throughout the region, in malice of Uzbekistan ‘s laterality since the fall of the USSR. Football is one of the instruments of competition between the states of Central Asia, dating back to the Soviet earned run average. besides in recent years, Uzbekistan has been competing with the Iran ( “ Rivalry between Iran and Turan “ in Shahnameh ), China, South Korea and Saudi Arabia home football teams. The Uzbekistan national football team besides has rivalry with other countries of the former USSR, for model with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. The Uzbekistan national team has a lot of fans, not merely in Uzbekistan itself, but besides in early countries of Central Asia and in other countries of the former Soviet Union ( Post-Soviet states ). For case, Russian, Ukrainian and belarusian fans always support the Uzbekistan national team in asian Cups and in early tournaments. [ 17 ] There are besides a set of fans of the national team of Uzbekistan in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey and in Afghanistan .

home stadium [edit ]

From the here and now of its formation ( 1992 ) until the end of 2012, the independent home stadium of the Uzbekistan home football team was the Pakhtakor Central Stadium in Tashkent, built and opened in 1956. This stadium is besides the venue for home matches of Pakhtakor Football Club. During the USSR, this stadium was home for the Uzbekistan SSR national team. Was reconstructed in 1996, 2008 and 2012 and presently holds 35,000 spectators ( before this capacity was 55,000 spectators ). For today ‘s time the national team of Uzbekistan holds only some of the matches at Pakhtakor Stadium. From 2013 to the stage, the main base stadium of the Uzbekistan national team is the Milliy Stadium ( until 2018 was named Bunyodkor Stadium ), built in 2008–2012 and accommodating 34,000 spectators. This stadium is besides a home for the Bunyodkor Football Club .

home venues record [edit ]

last updated : 29 March 2021. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches alone .

recent results and forthcoming fixtures [edit ]

The play along is a list of match results in the last 12 months, equally well as any future matches that have been scheduled. Win Draw Loss

2021 [edit ]

2022 [edit ]

Coaching staff [edit ]

As of 15 November 2021

Coaching history [edit ]

As of 15 November 2021

Players [edit ]

current police squad [edit ]

The follow players were called up for the friendly peer against Georgia on 15 November 2021.
Caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2021, after the match against Georgia.

recent call-ups [edit ]

The following players have been called for the last 12 months .

musician records [edit ]

As of 15 November 2021[20]
Players in bold are still active with Uzbekistan.

Most cap players [edit ]

Server Djeparov is Uzbekistan ‘s most capped player with 128 appearances .

Rank

Player

Caps

Goals

First cap

Last cap

1

Server Djeparov
128
25
14 May 2002
5 September 2017

2

Timur Kapadze
119
10
14 May 2002
22 January 2015

3

Odil Ahmedov
108
21
13 October 2007
15 June 2021

4

Ignatiy Nesterov
105
0
21 August 2002
21 January 2019

5

Anzur Ismailov
102
3
2 July 2007
5 September 2019

6

Alexander Geynrikh
97
31
14 May 2002
5 September 2017

7

Aziz Haydarov
85
1
2 July 2007
13 October 2018

8

Islom Tukhtakhodjaev
73
2
28 January 2009
15 June 2021

9

Vitaliy Denisov
72
1
22 February 2006
11 September 2018

10

Mirjalol Qosimov
67
31
17 June 1992
12 October 2005

top goalscorers [edit ]

Maxim Shatskikh is Uzbekistan ‘s top scorer with 34 goals .

Rank

Player

Goals

Caps

Average

First cap

Last cap

1

Maxim Shatskikh
34
61
0.56
18 August 1999
29 May 2014

2

Mirjalol Qosimov
31
67
0.47
17 June 1992
12 October 2005

Alexander Geynrikh
31
97
0.33
14 May 2002
5 September 2017

4

Server Djeparov
25
128
0.2
14 May 2002
5 September 2017

5

Eldor Shomurodov
22
51
0.43
3 September 2015
15 November 2021

6

Odil Ahmedov
21
108
0.19
13 October 2007
15 June 2021

7

Igor Shkvyrin
20
31
0.65
17 June 1992
17 October 2000

8

Jafar Irismetov
15
36
0.42
25 May 1997
21 November 2007

Igor Sergeev
15
58
0.26
10 September 2013
15 November 2021

10

Ulugbek Bakayev
14
52
0.27
25 April 2001
29 May 2014

competitive record [edit ]

FIFA World Cup [edit ]

AFC asian Cup [edit ]

asian Games [edit ]

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.

neck and neck record [edit ]

As of 15 November 2021 after the match against  Georgia. [ 21 ] positivist Record Neutral Record Negative Record

FIFA ranking history [edit ]

Rank

Date

Best Rank

45

Nov. 2006 – Jan. 2007

Current Rank

84

October 2021

Worst Rank

119

November 1996

  • FIFA-ranking yearly averages for Uzbekistan (1994–2020)[22]
As of 21 October 2021

Honours [edit ]

International titles [edit ]

Continental titles [edit ]

  • Champion (1) 1994
  • Fourth place (1) 2011

friendly titles [edit ]

  • Champion (1) 2001
  • Third place (1) 2019

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]