Uzbekistan national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Uzbekistan women's national football team.

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

Uzbekistan

Nickname(s)	White Wolves Turanians
Association	Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	CAFA (Central Asia)
Head coach	Timur Kapadze
Captain	Eldor Shomurodov
Most caps	Server Djeparov (128)
Top scorer	Eldor Shomurodov (41)
Home stadium	Milliy Stadium Pakhtakor Stadium
FIFA code	UZB
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	57 1 (3 April 2025)[1]
Highest	45 (November 2006 – January 2007)
Lowest	118 (November 1996)
First international
Tajikistan 2–2 Uzbekistan  (Dushanbe, Tajikistan; 17 June 1992)
Biggest win
Uzbekistan 15–0 Mongolia  (Chiang Mai, Thailand; 5 December 1998)
Biggest defeat
Japan 8–1 Uzbekistan  (Sidon, Lebanon; 17 October 2000)
Asian Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1996)
Best result	Fourth place (2011)
CAFA Nations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2023)
Best result	Runners-up (2023)
Medal record Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Team Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 1995 Team CAFA Nations Cup 2023 Team

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

History

Early history

1912 is considered the year of the birth of football in Uzbekistan, since it was then that football teams were created in Kokand. The first championship of Ferghana valley was held in 1914, the Uzbekistan SSR Championship was established in 1926, and the drawing of the Uzbekistan SSR Cup has been played since 1939. From 1924 to 1991 Uzbekistan was part of the Soviet Union (USSR) as the Uzbekistan Soviet Socialist Republic (UzSSR).

In 1928, the Uzbekistan national football team was created, taking place in the Spartakiade, which included representatives of some European countries. In this tournament, the national team of Uzbekistan Soviet Socialist Republic held its first international match against Switzerland and won 8–4.

Until mid-1991, Uzbekistan was part of the USSR and had its own national team as well as the rest of the Union republics, which mostly played matches within teams of the USSR, in particular in football tournaments of the Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR. The Uzbekistan SSR national team participated in all draws of the Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR football tournaments, and in 1986 reached the final, losing to the Ukrainian SSR (modern Ukraine) team 1–0, winning the silver medal. Throughout the history of the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan SSR was one of the six main centers of football development in the country, alongside Russia SFSR, Ukraine SSR, Belarus SSR, Georgia SSR and Armenia. The most powerful football clubs, as well as semi-professional and professional clubs were 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 dissolution of the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan gained independence, and a new Uzbekistan national team was organized. The national team held its first match in 1992, a game against Tajikistan, in the framework of the 1992 Central Asian Cup (the tournament was held once, initiated by FIFA). In 1992, Uzbekistan was also a member of the CIS national football team, which existed for one year and replaced the USSR national football team and instead participated in Euro 1992. The Uzbekistan national team did not play the following year.

Most of the former Soviet republics became members of UEFA (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan). While Uzbekistan also wanted to become a member of UEFA, the rest of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan), chose the Asian Football Confederation. In 2002, Kazakhstan became a member of UEFA for football development, but Uzbekistan chose to remain in the AFC.^{[citation needed]}

In 1994, the Uzbekistan Football Federation was officially adopted by the AFC and FIFA. In the same year Uzbekistan won the Uzbekistan Independence Cup.

1990s

Sheykin Tikhonov Davletov Magametov Fyodorov Ruzimov Qosimov Durmonov Shkvyrin Abduraimov Lebedev

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

In the 1994 Asian Games, Uzbekistan were grouped with powerhouse Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Malaysia, alongside Hong Kong. After a 4–1 victory over the Saudis, Uzbekistan followed up with a 5–0 victory over Malaysia and a 1–0 win over Hong Kong before winning the group with a 5–4 win against Thailand. In the quarter-finals, Uzbekistan defeated Turkmenistan 3–0 to advance to the semi-finals where they faced South Korea. The Korean side included nine players that had already participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup; despite this, Uzbekistan shocked South Korea with a 1–0 victory to advance to the final, its first ever final since gaining independence from the Soviet Union. In their final game against China, Uzbekistan defeated the Chinese 4–2 to capture its first and only Asian honor two years after its creation.^[2]

In the 1996 AFC Asian Cup, Uzbekistan was grouped with Japan, China and Syria, and were eliminated in the group stage. Uzbekistan's first-ever attempt to qualify for the World Cup was in 1998. Grouped with Yemen, Cambodia and Indonesia in the first stage, Uzbekistan won every match except for the away fixture against Indonesia. Shortly after, the Uzbeks played South Korea, Japan and the UAE, and failed to qualify for the tournament.^{[citation needed]}

2000s

The 2000 AFC Asian Cup saw the Uzbeks with Japan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, gaining only a point against the latter with a draw. Uzbekistan participated in the first round in order to qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea, and eventually made the second round. The group contained China, the UAE, Oman and Qatar, and the Uzbeks were unable to make any major breakthrough in the second round, losing twice to the UAE, and suffering two away defeats to China and Oman. An away draw to Qatar confirmed Uzbekistan's failure to qualify, despite a late win over already qualified China in the final match.^{[citation needed]}

Uzbekistan failed to make further impact on the continental stage 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.^{[citation needed]} The country would eventually defeat Iraq in the second qualifying round for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, with goals from Maksim Shatskikh and Alexander Geynrikh sending them through to the last eight. They were knocked out in the final 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 three games were played; the first, a 1–0 win for Uzbekistan was wiped out after FIFA declared the result void after a mistake by Toshimitsu Yoshida, a Japanese referee.^[3] The replay ended 1–1, and after the return finished 0–0, Uzbekistan were eliminated.

In the 2007 Asian Cup, Uzbekistan advanced from 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.^{[citation needed]}

2010s

Uzbekistan national team supporters during a qualification match for the 2010 World Cup against Japan at Pakhtakor Stadium in Tashkent

After having three foreign coaches (German Hans-Jürgen Gede, Englishman Bob Houghton and Russian Valeri Nepomniachi) in three years, the country turned to former Uzbekistan Olympic team coach 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.

Uzbekistan at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup

In the 2011 Asian Cup, Uzbekistan ended in fourth place, their all-time best result in the tournament. After getting past the group stage and quarter-finals, the Uzbek team lost their first opportunity to reach the Asian Cup final when Australia thrashed them 6–0 in the semi-final game. Several days later, they were defeated again by South Korea in the third place match 3-2.^[4]

In qualification for the 2014 World Cup, Uzbekistan advanced to Asia's fourth round after winning their group in the third round over Japan. Uzbekistan finished with 16 points (five wins and one draw), more than any other team in the third round, including an impressive 1–0 away win against Japan. In the fourth round, Uzbekistan finished third in Group A behind Iran and South Korea, and lost to South Korea (14 points) on goal difference, and would eventually play Jordan in the fifth round to determine the AFC participant in the intercontinental play-off. On 10 September 2013, with the two teams drawn at the end of the second leg, Jordan eventually progressed to the intercontinental play-off after winning 9–8 on penalties.

In the 2015 Asian Cup, Uzbekistan advanced to the quarter-finals after finishing as runners-up in Group B, won by China. The team was knocked out of the tournament in the quarter-finals after losing 2–0 in extra time to South Korea.

Uzbekistan continued their quest to head to the World Cup during 2018 World Cup qualification, but their campaign had been shattered with a 4–2 defeat to North Korea. However, the Uzbeks soon bounced back and won the last remaining matches to top the group and qualified to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup as well as the last round. Once again, Uzbekistan in the last round, missed an opportunity when they finished fourth, behind Iran, South Korea and Syria, when Uzbekistan could only manage a 0–0 draw to the South Koreans in the last match.^[5]

Uzbekistan at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup

Uzbekistan started their 2019 Asian Cup campaign with a 2–1 victory over Oman and continued with a 4–0 win over Turkmenistan, which guaranteed Uzbekistan to progress from the group stage for the fifth consecutive time, despite ending with a 1–2 defeat to Japan in the last match. Facing Australia, defending Asian champions, Uzbekistan drew 0–0 after 120 minutes. In the penalty shootout, Australia prevailed with a 4–2 win.

2020s

In the second qualifying round for the 2022 World Cup, Uzbekistan suffered another disappointment by failing to qualify for the final round. The White Wolves accumulated five wins and three defeats. Moreover, Uzbekistan's failure was also compounded by the fact that North Korea, originally in Group H of the same round, surprisingly withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in which FIFA and the AFC then ruled North Korea's results as null and void. This caused Lebanon to qualify ahead of Uzbekistan, since Lebanon's original results against North Korea were a draw and a loss.^[6][7][8]

Uzbekistan took part in the third qualifying round for the 2023 Asian Cup. Designated as the host country of Group C (due to the COVID-19 pandemic), the Central Asians won all three games and finished top of their group without conceding a goal, confirming their qualification for the tournament. Uzbekistan was placed in Group B Australia, Syria and India. Prior to the tournament, Uzbek all-time top goalscorer Eldor Shomurodov sustained a leg injury, ruling him out of the squad. Uzbekistan drew 0–0 in their opening game against Syria and won against India 3–0. In their last match against Australia, Uzbekistan drew 1–1 to seal a place in the round of 16 as the second-placed team in their group. They faced Thailand, whom they managed to beat 2–1. In the quarter-finals, they faced hosts Qatar. With the match drawn 1–1 after extra time, Uzbekistan lost 3–2 in the penalty shoot-out.^{[citation needed]}

Team image

Nicknames

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),^{[9][10][11][12]} while also being called "Asian Italy"^[13] (Uzbek: Osiyo Italiyasi / Осиё Италияси) due to the similarity of colors (white and blue) of Italy and Uzbekistan, as well as similar tactics (defensive football) of these teams.^[14]

Uzbekistan is also called the "Huma birds" (Uzbek: Humo qushlari / Ҳумо қушлари); the mythical Huma bird is the national bird of Uzbekistan, and is depicted on the state emblem of Uzbekistan. The Huma bird is depicted on the emblem of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan.^{[citation needed]} Another nickname is the "Turanians"^[15] (Uzbek: Turonliklar / Туронликлар), as Uzbekistan is located in the center of the ancient region of Turan.^[16][17]

Rivalries

Uzbekistani fans at the 2019 Asian Cup in UAE

Uzbekistan's main rivals are China and South Korea.^{[citation needed]} Iran also became a recent fierce rival since the Persians joined the Central Asian Football Federation in 2015. Both teams played also in 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026 World Cup qualifiers.^{[citation needed]}

Kit sponsorship

In qualifying tournaments, the team usually wears a normal plain jersey of the kit sponsor and only has the logo of the Uzbekistan Football Association printed on it.^{[citation needed]}

Supplier	Period[18][19]
Adidas	1992–1997
Admiral	1998
Grand Sport	1999
Adidas	2000
Hummel	2001–2002
Umbro	2003
Puma	2004–2012
Joma	2013–2017
Adidas	2018
Jako	2019–present

Home stadium

Milliy Stadium

Pakhtakor Central Stadium

From its formation in 1992 until the end of 2012, the main home stadium of the Uzbekistan national football team was the Pakhtakor Central Stadium in Tashkent, built and opened in 1956. This stadium is also the venue for Pakhtakor Football Club. During the Soviet Union, this stadium was home for the Uzbekistan SSR national team. It was reconstructed in 1996, 2008 and 2012 and currently holds 35,000 spectators, previously at 55,000 spectators. The team also uses Milliy Stadium (formerly known as Bunyodkor Stadium), built in 2012 and accommodating 34,000 spectators. This stadium is also a home for the Bunyodkor Football Club.

Home record

Venue	City	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	First match	Last match
Pakhtakor Central Stadium	Tashkent	65	37	17	11	152	49	28 June 1992	20 November 2022
Milliy Stadium	Tashkent	32	22	5	5	50	13	26 March 2013	20 March 2025
MHSK Stadium	Tashkent	8	6	2	0	25	1	13 October 2007	27 August 2008
Markaziy Stadium	Namangan	5	5	0	0	16	3	25 March 2022	14 June 2022
JAR Stadium	Tashkent	3	1	0	2	3	3	14 November 2009	29 May 2014
Dinamo Samarkand Stadium	Samarkand	2	2	0	0	8	1	11 July 1999	18 August 1999
Lokomotiv Stadium	Tashkent	1	1	0	0	2	1	3 September 2020	3 September 2020
AGMK Stadium	Almalyk	1	0	0	1	0	1	27 May 2014	27 May 2014
Markaziy Stadium	Qarshi	1	0	1	0	0	0	7 February 2007	7 February 2007
NBU Stadium	Tashkent	1	1	0	0	8	1	29 February 2000	29 February 2000
Total	119	75	25	19	264	73

Last updated: 20 March 2025. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Uzbekistan national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

Uzbekistan  v  Turkmenistan

6 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification	Uzbekistan	3–1	Turkmenistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:30 UTC+5	Aliqulov 17' Urunov 29' Nasrullaev 70'	Report	Tirkişow 25'	Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 27,306 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Iran  v  Uzbekistan

11 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification	Iran	0–0	Uzbekistan	Tehran, Iran
20:30 UTC+3:30		Report		Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 15,403 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Uzbekistan  v  North Korea

5 September 2024 2026 WCQ - 3rd round	Uzbekistan	1–0	North Korea	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UTC+5	Masharipov 20'	Report		Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 24,205 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Kyrgyzstan  v  Uzbekistan

10 September 2024 2026 WCQ - 3rd round	Kyrgyzstan	2–3	Uzbekistan	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
20:00 UTC+6	Kojo 15' Abdurakhmanov 35'	Report	Shomurodov 17' Aliqulov 45' Urunov 72'	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 13,282 Referee: Ahmed Al-Alili (Kuwait)

Uzbekistan  v  Iran

10 October 2024 2026 WCQ - 3rd round	Uzbekistan	0–0	Iran	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UTC+5		Report		Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 33,829 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Uzbekistan  v  United Arab Emirates

15 October 2024 2026 WCQ - 3rd round	Uzbekistan	1–0	United Arab Emirates	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UTC+5	Shukurov 76' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 32,773 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Qatar  v  Uzbekistan

14 November 2024 2026 WCQ - 3rd round	Qatar	3–2	Uzbekistan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
19:15 UTC+3	Ali 25', 41' Mendes 90+12'	Report	Fayzullaev 75', 80'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 10,759 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

North Korea  v  Uzbekistan

19 November 2024 2026 WCQ - 3rd round	North Korea	0–1	Uzbekistan	Vientiane, Laos[note 1]
19:00 UTC+7		Report	Fayzullaev 44'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 166 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)

2025

Uzbekistan  v  Jordan

27 January 2025 Friendly	Uzbekistan	0–0	Jordan	Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

Uzbekistan  v  Kyrgyzstan

20 March 2025 2026 WCQ - 3rd round	Uzbekistan	1–0	Kyrgyzstan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
21:00 UTC+5	Alijonov 40'	Report		Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 32,458 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Iran  v  Uzbekistan

25 March 2025 2026 WCQ - 3rd round	Iran	2–2	Uzbekistan	Tehran, Iran
19:30 UTC+3:30	Taremi 52', 83'	Report	Erkinov 16' Fayzullaev 53'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 36,702 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

United Arab Emirates  v  Uzbekistan

5 June 2025 2026 WCQ - 3rd round	United Arab Emirates	v	Uzbekistan	United Arab Emirates
--:-- UTC+4

Uzbekistan  v  Qatar

10 June 2025 2026 WCQ - 3rd round	Uzbekistan	v	Qatar	Urgench, Uzbekistan
--:-- UTC+5				Stadium: Xorazm Stadium

Coaching staff

As of 25 March 2025

Position	Name
Head coach	Timur Kapadze
Assistant coaches	Aleš Čeh Maksim Shatskikh
Fitness coach	Yosuke Shinoda
Goalkeeper coach	Nihad Pejković
Physiotherapist	Ravshan Ortikboev

Coaching history

Name	Nat	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win%
Rustam Akramov		June 1992 – October 1994	18	13	3	2	72%
Alexander Ivankov		July 1995 – November 1995	4	0	1	3	0%
Bahadir Ibrahimov		1996	8	2	0	6	25%
Rustam Mirsadiqov		May 1997 – October 1997	12	5	3	4	42%
Ubirajara Veiga da Silva		October 1997 – December 1998	11	5	4	2	45%
Mahmud Rahimov		July 1999 – November 1999	7	6	0	1	86%
Viktor Borisov		February 2000	1	1	0	0	100%
Pavel Sadyrin		April 2000 – May 2000	1	0	0	1	0%
Yuriy Sarkisyan		July 2000 – October 2000	6	1	1	4	17%
Vladimir Salkov		December 2000 – October 2001	21	12	3	6	57%
Leonid Ostroushko		October 2001	1	1	0	0	100%
Ravshan Haydarov		January 2002 – November 2004 June–July 2005	25	13	6	6	52%
Hans-Jürgen Gede		February 2005 – April 2005	3	0	1	2	0%
Bobby Houghton		July 2005 – December 2005	4	2	2	0	50%
Valery Nepomnyashchy		January 2006 – December 2006	6	3	2	1	50%
Rauf Inileev		January 2007 – September 2008	27	13	4	10	46%
Mirjalal Qasimov		September 2008 – April 2010	15	4	3	8	27%
Vadim Abramov		April 2010 – June 2012	28	11	5	12	39%
Mirjalal Qasimov		June 2012 – June 2015	40	19	9	12	48%
Samvel Babayan		June 2015 – September 2017	24	16	1	7	66%
Ruziqul Berdyev		October 2017	1	0	0	1	0%
Timur Kapadze		February 2018 – June 2018	4	0	1	3	0%
Héctor Cúper		August 2018 – September 2019	17	7	4	6	41%
Vadim Abramov		September 2019 – June 2021	17	10	0	7	58%
Srečko Katanec		August 2021 – January 2025	43	27	9	7	62%
Timur Kapadze		January 2025 –	3	1	2	0	33%

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification game against  Kyrgyzstan and  Iran on 20 and 25 March 2025, respectively.

Caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2025 after the match against  Iran.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Utkir Yusupov	(1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 (age 34)	34	0	Foolad
12	1GK	Abduvohid Nematov	(2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 24)	7	0	Nasaf
16	1GK	Botirali Ergashev	(1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Neftchi
2	2DF	Abdukodir Khusanov	(2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 21)	20	0	Manchester City
3	2DF	Khojiakbar Alijonov	(1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 28)	40	2	Pakhtakor
4	2DF	Farrukh Sayfiev	(1991-01-17) 17 January 1991 (age 34)	60	1	Neftchi
5	2DF	Rustam Ashurmatov	(1996-07-07) 7 July 1996 (age 28)	40	1	Rubin Kazan
13	2DF	Golib Gaybullaev	(1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 29)	1	1	Nasaf
15	2DF	Umar Eshmurodov	(1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 (age 32)	35	0	Nasaf
18	2DF	Abdulla Abdullaev	(1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 (age 27)	23	0	Pakhtakor
21	2DF	Dilshod Komilov	(1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 (age 26)	0	0	Qizilqum
19	2DF	Zafarmurod Abdurakhmatov	(2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 (age 22)	5	0	Nasaf
23	2DF	Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev	(2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 24)	17	1	Neftchi
	2DF	Husniddin Aliqulov	(1999-04-04) 4 April 1999 (age 26)	28	3	Çaykur Rizespor
	2DF	Sherzod Nasrullaev	(1998-07-23) 23 July 1998 (age 26)	24	2	Nasaf
	2DF	Akramjon Komilov	(1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 29)	8	0	AGMK
6	3MF	Akmal Mozgovoy	(2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 25)	14	0	Nasaf
7	3MF	Otabek Shukurov	(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 28)	76	8	Al-Fayha
8	3MF	Jamshid Iskanderov	(1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 31)	36	4	Neftchi
9	3MF	Odiljon Hamrobekov	(1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 29)	61	1	Bunyodkor
11	3MF	Ruslanbek Jiyanov	(2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Navbahor
17	3MF	Abdurauf Buriev	(2002-07-20) 20 July 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Pakhtakor
20	3MF	Khojimat Erkinov	(2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 23)	33	5	Al Wahda
22	3MF	Abbosbek Fayzullaev	(2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21)	25	8	CSKA Moscow
	3MF	Jaloliddin Masharipov	(1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31)	71	12	Esteghlal
	3MF	Oston Urunov	(2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 24)	32	8	Persepolis
10	4FW	Bobur Abdikholikov	(1997-04-23) 23 April 1997 (age 28)	16	1	Sumgayit
14	4FW	Eldor Shomurodov (captain)	(1995-06-29) 29 June 1995 (age 29)	80	41	Roma

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called for the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Khamidullo Abdunabiev	(2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Bunyodkor	v.  Jordan, 27 January 2025
DF	Islom Kobilov	(1997-07-01) 1 July 1997 (age 27)	13	0	Sogdiana	v.  Jordan, 27 January 2025
DF	Saidazamat Mirsaidov	(2001-07-19) 19 July 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Navbahor	v.  Jordan, 27 January 2025
DF	Avazbek Ulmasaliev	(2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 25)	0	0	AGMK	v.  Jordan, 27 January 2025
DF	Jakhongir Urozov	(2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Dinamo	v.  Jordan, 27 January 2025
DF	Umar Adkhamzoda	(1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 27)	0	0	Pakhtakor	v.  North Korea, 19 November 2024
DF	Mukhammadkodir Khamraliev	(2001-07-06) 6 July 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Pakhtakor	v.  United Arab Emirates, 15 October 2024
MF	Oybek Bozorov	(1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27)	17	0	Nasaf	v.  Jordan, 27 January 2025
MF	Jakhongir Abdusalomov	(1999-05-21) 21 May 1999 (age 26)	0	0	Surkhon	v.  Jordan, 27 January 2025
MF	Asadbek Rakhimjonov	(2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Bunyodkor	v.  Jordan, 27 January 2025
MF	Azizbek Turgunboev INJ	(1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30)	35	4	Sivasspor	v.  North Korea, 19 November 2024
MF	Diyor Kholmatov	(2002-07-22) 22 July 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Pakhtakor	v.  Iran, 11 June 2024
FW	Azizbek Amonov	(1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 27)	10	2	Bunyodkor	v.  Jordan, 27 January 2025
FW	Jasurbek Yakhshiboev	(1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 27)	9	2	Nassaji Mazandaran	v.  Jordan, 27 January 2025
FW	Khusayin Norchaev	(2002-02-06) 6 February 2002 (age 23)	1	1	Nasaf	v.  Jordan, 27 January 2025
FW	Doniyor Abdumannopov	(2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Andijon	v.  Jordan, 27 January 2025
FW	Anvar Khozhimirzaev	(1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Dinamo	v.  Jordan, 27 January 2025
U23 Included in the U-23 national team. PRE Preliminary squad standby. SUS Player suspended. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. RET Retired from the national team. WD Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons.

Player records

As of 25 March 2025^[22]

Players in bold are still active with Uzbekistan.

Most capped players

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

Rank	Name	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Server Djeparov	128	25	2002–2017
2	Timur Kapadze	119	10	2002–2015
3	Odil Ahmedov	108	21	2007–2021
4	Ignatiy Nesterov	105	0	2002–2019
5	Anzur Ismailov	102	3	2007–2019
6	Alexander Geynrikh	97	31	2002–2017
7	Aziz Haydarov	85	1	2007–2018
8	Eldor Shomurodov	80	41	2015–present
9	Otabek Shukurov	76	8	2016–present
10	Igor Sergeev	73	19	2013–present
	Islom Tukhtakhodjaev	73	2	2009–2021

Top goalscorers

Eldor Shomurodov is Uzbekistan's top scorer with 41 goals.

Rank	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Eldor Shomurodov	41	80	0.51	2015–present
2	Maxim Shatskikh	34	61	0.56	1999–2014
3	Mirjalol Qosimov	31	67	0.46	1992–2005
	Alexander Geynrikh	31	97	0.32	2002–2017
5	Server Djeparov	25	128	0.2	2002–2017
6	Odil Ahmedov	21	108	0.19	2007–2021
7	Igor Shkvyrin	20	31	0.65	1992–2000
8	Igor Sergeev	19	73	0.26	2013–present
9	Jafar Irismetov	15	36	0.42	1997–2007
10	Ulugbek Bakayev	14	52	0.27	2001–2014

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	—
1930 to 1990	Part of the  Soviet Union										Part of the  Soviet Union
1994	Not a FIFA member										Not a FIFA member						1994
1998	Did not qualify										14	6	4	4	33	21	1998
2002											14	7	3	4	33	19	2002
2006											14	6	5	3	24	15	2006
2010											16	8	1	7	33	17	2010
2014											18	11	5	2	28	9	2014
2018											18	11	1	6	26	14	2018
2022											8	5	0	3	18	9	2022
2026	Qualification in progress										14	9	4	1	24	11	2026
2030	To be determined										To be determined						2030
2034																	2034
Total	—	0/7	–	–	–	–	–	–	—		116	63	23	30	219	115	—

AFC Asian Cup

Main article: Uzbekistan at the AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	—
1956 to 1988	Part of the  Soviet Union										Part of the  Soviet Union
1992	Not an AFC member										Not an AFC member						1992
1996	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	3	6	Squad		2	1	0	1	5	4	1996
2000		12th	3	0	1	2	2	14	Squad		4	4	0	0	16	2	2000
2004	Quarter-finals	6th	4	3	1	0	5	2	Squad		6	4	1	1	13	6	2004
2007		7th	4	2	0	2	10	4	Squad		6	3	2	1	14	4	2007
2011	Fourth place	4th	6	3	1	2	10	13	Squad		4	3	0	1	7	3	2011
2015	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	0	2	5	5	Squad		6	3	2	1	10	4	2015
2019	Round of 16	10th	4	2	1	1	7	3	Squad		8	7	0	1	20	7	2019
2023	Quarter-finals	5th	5	2	3	0	7	3	Squad		11	8	0	3	27	9	2023
2027	Qualified										6	4	2	0	13	4	2027
Total	Fourth place	9/9	33	15	7	11	49	50	—		53	37	7	9	125	43	—

AFC Asian Cup history
First match	China 0–2 Uzbekistan  (6 December 1996; Al Ain, United Arab Emirates)
Biggest win	Uzbekistan 5–0 Malaysia  (14 July 2007; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Biggest defeat	Japan 8–1 Uzbekistan  (17 October 2000; Sidon, Lebanon)
Best result	Fourth place (2011)
Worst result	Group stage (1996, 2000)

Asian Games

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

Asian Games record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1951 to 1990	Part of the  Soviet Union
1994	Gold medal	1st	7	7	0	0	23	7	Squad
1998	Quarter-finals	7th	6	3	2	1	25	8	Squad
2002–present	See Uzbekistan national under-23 football team
Total	1 Gold medal	2/2	13	10	2	1	48	15	—

Asian Games history
First match	Saudi Arabia 1–4 Uzbekistan  (1 October 1994; Hiroshima, Japan)
Last match	Uzbekistan 0–4 Iran  (14 December 1998; Bangkok, Thailand)
Biggest win	Uzbekistan 5–0 Malaysia  (3 October 1994; Hiroshima, Japan)
Biggest defeat	Uzbekistan 0–4 Iran  (14 December 1998; Bangkok, Thailand)
Best result	Gold medal (1994)
Worst result	Quarter-finals (1998)

CAFA Nations Cup

CAFA Nations Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2023	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	10	2	Squad
Total	Runners-up	1/1	4	3	0	1	10	2	—

CAFA Nations Cup history
First match	Uzbekistan 3–0 Oman  (11 June 2023; Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Biggest win	Uzbekistan 5–1 Tajikistan  (17 June 2023; Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Biggest defeat	Uzbekistan 0–1 Iran  (20 June 2023; Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Best result	Runners-up (2023)
Worst result	—

Head-to-head record

Main article: Uzbekistan national football team records and statistics

All opponents that the Uzbekistan football team has played at least once

As of 25 March 2025 after the match against  Iran.^[23]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Nations	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Confederation	Best win	Worst loss
Albania	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00	UEFA	—	0–1
Armenia	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	000.00	UEFA	—	1–3
Australia	5	0	2	3	1	10	−9	000.00	AFC	—	0–6
Azerbaijan	10	2	4	4	10	11	−1	020.00	UEFA	5–1	1–3
Bahrain	11	4	5	2	15	8	+7	036.36	AFC	4–0	0–1
Bangladesh	3	3	0	0	15	0	+15	100.00	AFC	6–0	—
Belarus	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	000.00	UEFA	—	1–2
Bolivia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00	CONMEBOL	1–0	—
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00	UEFA	2–1	—
Burkina Faso	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00	CAF	1–0	—
Cambodia	2	2	0	0	10	1	+9	100.00	AFC	6–0	—
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00	CAF	2–0	—
Canada	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00	CONCACAF	—	1–2
China	14	8	1	5	21	15	+6	057.14	AFC	3–0	1–3
Chinese Taipei	7	7	0	0	30	1	+29	100.00	AFC	9–0	—
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00	CONCACAF	—	1–2
Estonia	2	0	2	0	3	3	+0	000.00	UEFA	—	—
Georgia	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00	UEFA	—	0–1
Hong Kong	9	6	3	0	15	3	+12	066.67	AFC	4–1	—
India	6	5	1	0	14	3	+11	083.33	AFC	4–0	—
Indonesia	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	050.00	AFC	3–0	—
Iran	17	1	5	11	7	21	−14	005.88	AFC	1–0	0–4
Iraq	11	5	3	3	10	8	+2	045.45	AFC	2–0	0–2
Israel	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00	UEFA	—	0–2
Japan	11	1	3	7	10	30	−20	009.09	AFC	1–0	1–8
Jordan	15	7	6	2	21	15	+6	046.67	AFC	4–1	0–3
Kazakhstan	7	3	3	1	10	4	+6	042.86	UEFA	4–0	0–1
Kuwait	6	3	1	2	12	9	+3	050.00	AFC	3–0	1–2
Kyrgyzstan	11	11	0	0	39	7	+32	100.00	AFC	6–0	—
Latvia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00	UEFA	3–0	—
Lebanon	6	4	2	0	8	1	+7	066.67	AFC	3–0	—
Malaysia	6	6	0	0	24	3	+21	100.00	AFC	5–0	—
Maldives	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00	AFC	4–0	—
Mexico	1	0	1	0	3	3	+0	000.00	CONCACAF	—	—
Mongolia	2	2	0	0	23	1	+22	100.00	AFC	15–0	—
Montenegro	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00	UEFA	—	0–1
Morocco	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00	CAF	—	0–2
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00	OFC	3–1	—
Nigeria	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	000.00	CAF	—	2–3
North Korea	12	9	2	1	22	7	+15	075.00	AFC	4–0	2–4
Oman	7	3	0	4	12	9	+3	042.86	AFC	5–0	2–4
Palestine	6	5	0	1	10	2	+8	083.33	AFC	3–0	0–2
Philippines	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00	AFC	5–1	—
Qatar	16	9	3	4	27	17	+10	056.25	AFC	5–1	0–3
Russia	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00	UEFA	—	—
Saudi Arabia	12	4	1	7	15	27	−12	033.33	AFC	4–1	0–5
Senegal	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00	CAF	—	—
Singapore	4	4	0	0	18	4	+14	100.00	AFC	5–0	—
Slovakia	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00	UEFA	—	1–4
South Korea	16	1	4	11	14	34	−20	006.25	AFC	1–0	1–5
South Sudan	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00	CAF	3–0	—
Sri Lanka	2	2	0	0	9	0	+9	100.00	AFC	6–0	—
Sweden	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00	UEFA	—	1–2
Syria	7	2	2	3	5	5	+0	028.57	AFC	2–0	1–2
Tajikistan	10	6	3	1	23	10	+13	060.00	AFC	5–0	0–4
Thailand	10	5	0	5	19	19	+0	050.00	AFC	3–0	1–4
Turkey	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00	UEFA	—	0–2
Turkmenistan	13	11	1	1	32	7	+25	084.62	AFC	4–0	0–1
Uganda	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00	CAF	4–2	—
Ukraine	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00	UEFA	—	0–2
United Arab Emirates	18	5	4	9	20	25	−5	027.78	AFC	4–0	1–4
United States	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00	CONCACAF	—	0–3
Uruguay	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	000.00	CONMEBOL	—	0–3
Venezuela	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00	CONMEBOL	—	—
Vietnam	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	100.00	AFC	3–0	—
Yemen	6	6	0	0	16	2	+14	100.00	AFC	5–0	—
Total (66)	344	167	69	108	599	382	+217	048.55	—	15–0	1–8

By confederation

Name	Pld	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Win%	First match	Last match
AFC	289	154	53	82	539	307	+232	053.29	17.06.1992	25.03.2025
UEFA	38	7	13	18	37	48	−11	018.42	14.04.1998	20.11.2022
CAF	8	4	1	3	13	9	+4	050.00	20.10.1995	23.09.2022
CONCACAF	4	0	1	3	5	10	−5	000.00	07.06.2016	12.09.2023
CONMEBOL	4	1	1	2	2	7	−5	025.00	07.06.2018	28.03.2023
OFC	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00	08.09.2014
Total	344	167	69	108	599	382	+217	048.55	17.06.1992	25.03.2025

FIFA ranking history

See also: FIFA World Rankings

As of 3 April 2025

	Rank	Date
Best rank	45	Nov. 2006 – Jan. 2007
Current rank	57	April 2025
Worst rank	119	November 1996

• FIFA-ranking yearly averages for Uzbekistan (1994–2024)^[24]

Legend:   Best ranking   Worst ranking   Best mover   Worst mover

Uzbekistan's FIFA world rankings
Rank		Year	Pld	Best		Worst
				Rank	Move	Rank	Move
	58	2024	14	58	8	66	1
	68	2023	13	68	9	75	3
	77	2022	10	77	12	85	2
	84	2021	9	83	2	86	3
	85	2020	6	84	1	85	4
	85	2019	16	82	4	89	7
	95	2018	10	72	3	96	15
	78	2017	8	60	2	80	18
	62	2016	12	48	26	74	14
	74	2015	13	71	2	76	5
	74	2014	13	51	13	74	17
	68	2013	12	55	11	68	13
	67	2012	13	63	10	77	4
	75	2011	17	73	33	108	2
	109	2010	7	75	1	109	20
	76	2009	11	69	3	85	11
	72	2008	13	55	19	76	18
	64	2007	18	45	11	64	12
	45	2006	6	45	20	61	13
	59	2005	8	46	7	62	4
	47	2004	11	47	5	84	5
	81	2003	10	109	13	112	5
	98	2002	2	64	4	98	5
	62	2001	20	60	1	74	6
	71	2000	8	55	13	72	6
	55	1999	7	55	4	88
	66	1998	9	66	41	107	2
	79	1997	14	79	33	112	3
	109	1996	8	95	2	119	19
	97	1995	2	82	2	97	15
	78	1994	11	77	1	78	1

Honours

Intercontinental

• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
  • Runners-up (1): 1995

Continental

• Asian Games¹
  • Gold Medal (1): 1994

Regional

• CAFA Nations Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2023

Friendly

• Nowruz Cup
  • Winners: 2022
• Merdeka Tournament
  • Winners: 2001
• Central Asian Cup
  • Runners-up: 1992
• China Cup
  • Third place: 2019

Awards

• CAFA Nations Cup Fair Play Award: 2023

Summary

Only official senior honours are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation).

Senior Competition				Total
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	0	1	0	1
Total	0	1	0	1

1. Competition organized by the OCA, officially not recognized by FIFA.

See also

• Association football portal
• Uzbekistan portal

• Uzbekistan national football team results
• Uzbekistan national under-23 football team
• Uzbekistan national under-20 football team
• Uzbekistan national under-17 football team
• Uzbekistan national futsal team
• Uzbekistan women's national futsal team
• Football in Uzbekistan
• Sport in Uzbekistan