Uzbekistan national football team


The Uzbekistan national football team '' represents Uzbekistan in international football and is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan is the most successful national team 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. During the 2011 Asian Cup, Uzbekistan reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time. Uzbekistan has also competed at other competitions such as the Asian Games, where they won the gold medal in the football tournament in 1994 in Japan, and finishing as the runners-up at the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations in 1995.

History

The year of birth of football in Uzbekistan is 1912, 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 championship of Ferghana valley was held in 1914, the Championship of the Uzbekistan SSR began to be played since 1926, and the drawing of the :ru:Кубок Узбекской ССР по футболу|Uzbekistan SSR Cup began to be carried out since 1939. From 1924 to 1991 Uzbekistan was part of the Soviet Union as the Uzbekistan Soviet Socialist Republic.
In 1928, the national team of Uzbekistan was created for the first time, which took part in the Spartakiade, which included representatives of some European countries. At this tournament, the national team of Uzbekistan Soviet Socialist Republic held its first international match 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 as well as the rest of the Union republics, which mostly played matches within teams and teams of the USSR, in particular 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, lost to the Ukrainian SSR team with a score of 0–1, thereby winning the silver medal of the tournament. Throughout the history of Soviet Union, Uzbekistan SSR was one of five main center of football development in the country, alongside Russia SFSR, Ukraine SSR, Belarus SSR and Georgia SSR.
The most powerful football clubs, as well as semi-professional and professional clubs of the Uzbekistan SSR participated in the USSR Football League and USSR Cup. Nonprofessional clubs of the Uzbekistan SSR participated in the Uzbekistan SSR Championship and the :ru:Кубок Узбекской ССР по футболу|Uzbekistan SSR Cup.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and Uzbekistan gained independence, the national team of Uzbekistan of the new convocation was organized. The national team held its first matches in 1992. The first game of the national team of Uzbekistan was a match against Tajikistan, in the framework of the :ru:Кубок Центральной Азии по футболу 1992|Central Asian Cup 1992 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 drawing 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 year of existence, the national team of Uzbekistan held matches only with the teams of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. In 1993, the team has not played a single match.
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 the Euro 1992.
Most of the former Soviet republics became members of UEFA, and Uzbekistan also wanted to become a member of UEFA. But like the rest of the republics of Central Asia, 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 part of the USSR, has long been a member of UEFA.
In 1994, the Uzbekistan Football Federation was officially adopted by the AFC and FIFA. In the same year Uzbekistan won in the international tournament the :ru:Кубок Независимости Узбекистана по футболу 1994|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 score 4:2, became the winner of football tournament of the Asian Games of 1994 which took place in the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

1994 Asian Games

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 contender. The tournament would go on remembered as "Miracle of 1994".
Although the tournament was mostly for amateur players at the time, Uzbekistan however was regarded very low. In addition, the Uzbek perpetration was rigorous, with only 17 players and a budget below 14.000$ for the new born Football Federation. Conflict also emerged within as Rustam Akramov was appointed as the first coach of Uzbekistan while the more popular Berador Abduraimov became assistant, which Abduraimov resented greatly. Not just that, many of its players, mostly 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 expectation.
Nonetheless, Uzbekistan would mark the tournament with an outstanding performance. Grouped with powerhouse Saudi Arabia, two Southeast Asian sides Thailand and Malaysia, alongside 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 win 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 late penalty. Yet, Japanese fans held this grief, cheered Uzbekistan against South Korea and with Japanese support, Uzbekistan shocked South Korea with a 1–0 victory to advance to the final, its first ever final since becoming independence from the Soviet Union.
In their final game against China, Uzbekistan created its miracle, beating the rising Chinese 4–2 to capture its first, and only, Asian honor two years after its existence. This miraculous conquest gave Uzbekistan a new freshing image, and would boost Uzbekistan's position as a serious contender for future Asian competitions.

1996 AFC Asian Cup

Uzbekistan overcame its rival and neighbor Tajikistan in an insane comeback. Having been beaten 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 ever debut 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 tougher because it was for main team squad. Under these conditions, Uzbekistan, which only appeared in the 1994 Asian Games, was regarded very low.
Yet, in their opening game against China, Uzbekistan stunned all predictions. Despite rampant Chinese pressure, Uzbekistan held their nerves and overcame 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 didn't tolerate Uzbekistan, and destroyed the Uzbeks in the two decisive matches. Because of it, Uzbekistan stood bottom in their group and failed to make it through the first round.

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Uzbekistan put a decent performance in the country's first-ever attempt to qualify for World Cup, at the 1998 World Cup qualifiers. Grouped with Yemen, Cambodia and Indonesia in the first stage, Uzbekistan proved to be too strong for the rest, with the team only failed to win once, an away draw to the Indonesians. Shortly after, the Uzbeks gallantly marched into the final stage, however, things would prove to be more difficult, with Uzbekistan did not have luck in facing with more powerful South Korea, Japan and the UAE. The only win for Uzbekistan came after the match against neighbor Kazakhstan. Little to know for many Uzbek supporters, this would begin to make the country as the choker of every major World Cup qualifications, with the team often fell short in their final quest.

2000 AFC Asian Cup

The 2000 AFC Asian Cup for Uzbekistan was a whitewashed moment, in a terrible way as it became Uzbekistan's worst ever performance in many major competition. Grouped again with Japan, Saudi Arabia and the new opponent Qatar, Uzbekistan was dumped in the bottom once more, with two devastating losses to Saudi Arabia and Japan, alongside its 1–1 draw to Qatar.

2004 AFC Asian Cup

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.

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

That performance was followed by an victory over 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 actually 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. The replay ended 1–1, and after the return finished 0–0, Uzbekistan were eliminated.

2007 AFC Asian Cup

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

After having three foreign coaches in three years, Uzbekistan 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.

2011 AFC Asian Cup

Four years later, in the 2011 Asian Cup, Uzbekistan ended in fourth place, their best result in the tournament so far. After getting past the group stage and quarter-finals, the Uzbek team lost what it might have been their first Asian Cup final when Australia thrashed the team 0–6 in their semi-final game. Some days later, they were defeated again by South Korea in the third place playoff.

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

In qualification for the 2014 World Cup, Uzbekistan advanced to the fourth round of the Asian qualifiers after winning their group in the third round over perennial favorites Japan. Uzbekistan finished with 16 points, which was more than any other team in the third round, including an impressive 1–0 away win 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, who had a better goal difference by one goal.
The two teams who finished third in the fourth round groups played each other in the fifth round to determine the AFC participant in the intercontinental play-off. The games took place on 6 and 10 September 2013. With the two teams still evenly matched at full-time in the second leg, Jordan eventually progressed to the intercontinental play-off after winning 9–8 on penalties.

2015 AFC Asian Cup

In the 2015 Asian Cup, Uzbekistan advanced to the quarter-finals after finishing as runners-up in the tough 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

Uzbekistan continued their quest to head to the World Cup during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification in Russia, but their campaign had been shattered with a humiliating 2–4 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 last match.

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 neighbor 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. 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 penalty shootout, Australia prevailed with a 4–2 win, thus Uzbekistan's dream was crushed in the round of sixteen.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

AFC Asian Cup record

Asian Games record

FIFA ranking history

Uzbekistan all-time record against other nations

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Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

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

2019

2020

Players

Current squad

The 28-man provisional squad was announced on 3 & 7 September 2020 friendly match against Tajikistan and Iran.
Caps and goals correct as of 23 February 2020, after the match against Belarus.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called for the last 12 months.
nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Sanjar Kuvvatov|age=|caps=5|goals=0|club=Pakhtakor Tashkent|clubnat=UZB|latest=v., 19 November 2019nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Botirali Ergashev|age=|caps=1|goals=0|club=Dinamo Samarqand|clubnat=UZB|latest=v., 9 September 2019nat fs break|background=#0000FFnat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Anzur Ismailov|age=|caps=104|goals=3|club=Pakhtakor Tashkent|clubnat=UZB|latest=v. friendly match, 3 September 2020 PREnat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Egor Krimets|age=|caps=36|goals=2|club=Pakhtakor Tashkent|clubnat=UZB|latest=v. friendly match, 3 September 2020 PREnat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Farrukh Sayfiev|age=|caps=25|goals=0|club=Pakhtakor Tashkent|clubnat=UZB|latest=v. friendly match, 3 September 2020 PREnat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Akramjon Komilov|age=|caps=8|goals=0|club=Pakhtakor Tashkent|clubnat=UZB|latest=v. friendly match, 3 September 2020 PREnat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Khojiakbar Alijonov|age=|caps=6|goals=0|club=Pakhtakor Tashkent|clubnat=UZB|latest=v. friendly match, 3 September 2020 PREnat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Sardor Qulmatov|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=Sogdiana|clubnat=UZB|latest=v., 23 February 2020nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Umar Eshmurodov|age=|caps=1|goals=0|club=Nasaf|clubnat=UZB|latest=v., 23 February 2020nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Oleg Zoteev|age=|caps=24|goals=1|club=Jeonnam Dragons|clubnat=KOR|latest=v., 23 February 2020nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Islom Tukhtakhodjaev|age=|caps=69|goals=2|club=Shenyang Urban|clubnat=CHN|latest=v., 19 November 2019nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Rustam Ashurmatov|age=|caps=10|goals=0|club=Gwangju|clubnat=KOR|latest=v., 19 November 2019nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Davron Khashimov|age=|caps=27|goals=0|club=Lokomotiv Tashkent|clubnat=UZB|latest=v., 9 September 2019nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Dostonbek Tursunov|age=|caps=5|goals=1|club=Busan IPark|clubnat=KOR|latest=v., 9 September 2019nat fs break|background=#0000FFnat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Jaloliddin Masharipov|age=|caps=28|goals=2|club=Pakhtakor Tashkent|clubnat=UZB|latest=v. friendly match, 3 September 2020 PREnat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Dostonbek Khamdamov|age=|caps=20|goals=1|club=Pakhtakor Tashkent|clubnat=UZB|latest=v. friendly match, 3 September 2020 PREnat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Odiljon Hamrobekov|age=|caps=16|goals=0|club=Pakhtakor Tashkent|clubnat=UZB|latest=v. friendly match, 3 September 2020 PREnat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Javokhir Sidikov|age=|caps=13|goals=1|club=Pakhtakor Tashkent|clubnat=UZB|latest=v. friendly match, 3 September 2020 PREnat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Sardor Sabirkhodjaev|age=|caps=5|goals=0|club=Pakhtakor Tashkent|clubnat=UZB|latest=v. friendly match, 3 September 2020 PREnat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Abror Ismoilov|age=|caps=2|goals=0|club=Pakhtakor Tashkent|clubnat=UZB|latest=v. friendly match, 3 September 2020 PREnat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Akbar Ismatullaev|age=|caps=6|goals=0|club=Buriram United|clubnat=THA|latest=v., 23 February 2020nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Jasurbek Jaloliddinov|age=|caps=1|goals=0|club=Lokomotiv Moscow|clubnat=RUS|latest=v., 23 February 2020nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Odil Ahmedov|age=|caps=105|goals=20|club=Shanghai SIPG|clubnat=CHN|latest=v., 19 November 2019nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Otabek Shukurov|age=|caps=30|goals=3|club=Sharjah|clubnat=UAE|latest=v., 19 November 2019nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Jamshid Iskanderov|age=|caps=23|goals=3|club=Seongnam|clubnat=KOR|latest=v., 19 November 2019nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Ikromjon Alibaev|age=|caps=23|goals=0|club=Seoul|clubnat=KOR|latest=v., 19 November 2019nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Khursid Giyosov|age=|caps=5|goals=0|club=Anyang|clubnat=KOR|latest=v., 19 November 2019nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Azizjon Ganiev|age=|caps=4|goals=0|club=Shabab Al-Ahli|clubnat=UAE|latest=v., 9 November 2019 U23nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Sardor Mirzaev|age=|caps=10|goals=1|club=Muangthong United|clubnat=THA|latest=v., 9 November 2019 PREnat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Sanjar Shaakhmedov|age=|caps=4|goals=0|club=Terengganu|clubnat=MAS|latest=v., 9 November 2019 PREnat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Muzaffar Muzaffarov|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=Kokand 1912|clubnat=UZB|latest=v., 9 November 2019 PREnat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Oston Urunov|age=|caps=4|goals=0|club=Spartak Moscow|clubnat=RUS|latest=v., 10 October 2019 U23nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Jasurbek Yakhshiboev|age=|caps=2|goals=0|club= Shakhtyor Soligorsk|clubnat=BLR|latest=v., 10 October 2019 U23nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Doston Ibragimov|age=||caps=4|goals=0|club=Qizilqum Zarafshon|clubnat=UZB|latest=v., 9 September 2019 U23nat fs break|background=#0000FFnat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Igor Sergeev|age=|caps=51|goals=13|club=Pakhtakor Tashkent|clubnat=UZB|latest=v. friendly match, 3 September 2020 PREnat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Khumoyun Murtozoyev|age=|caps=1|goals=0|club=Bunyodkor|clubnat=UZB|latest=v., 23 February 2020nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Shokhruz Norkhonov|age=|caps=1|goals=0|club=Sogdiana|clubnat=UZB|latest=v., 23 February 2020nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Eldor Shomurodov|age=|caps=42|goals=19|club=Rostov|clubnat=RUS|latest=v., 19 November 2019nat fs break|background=#0000FFnat fs end|background=#0000FF

Current coaching staff

In July 2020.
PositionName
Head coach Vadim Abramov
Assistant coach Timur Kapadze
Coach Azizbek Haydarov
Coach Server Djeparov
fitness coach Mirko Jeličić
Goalkeeper coach :ru:Иванков, Денис Александрович|Denis Ivankov
Team Doctor Dr Abror Pirriev

Coaches

As of 9 November 2019
NameNatPeriodMatchesWinsDrawsLossesWin%
Rustam AkramovJune 1992 — October 199418133272%
:ru:Иванков, Александр Дмитриевич|Alexander IvankovJuly 1995 — November 199540130%
:ru:Ибрагимов, Бохадыр Ходжиевич|Bahadir Ibrahimov1996820625%
:ru:Мирсадыков, Рустам Тухтамурадович|Rustam MirsadiqovMay 1997 — October 19971253442%
:ru:Вейга да Силва, Убиражара|Ubirajara Veiga da SilvaOctober 1997 — December 19981154245%
:ru:Рахимов, Махмуд |Mahmud RahimovJuly 1999 — November 1999760186%
Viktor BorisovFebruary 20001100100%
Pavel SadyrinApril 2000 — May 200010010%
Yuriy SarkisyanJuly 2000 — October 2000611417%
Vladimir SalkovDecember 2000 — October 200121123657%
:ru:Остроушко, Леонид Константинович|Leonid OstroushkoOctober 20011100100%
Ravshan HaydarovJanuary 2002 — November 2004
June—July 2005		25136652%
Hans-Jürgen GedeFebruary 2005 — April 200530120%
Bobby HoughtonJuly 2005 — December 2005422050%
Valery NepomnyashchyJanuary 2006 — December 2006632150%
Rauf InileevJanuary 2007 — September 2008271341046%
Mirjalal QasimovSeptember 2008 — April 20101543827%
Vadim AbramovApril 2010 — June 2012281151239%
Mirjalal QasimovJune 2012– June 2015401991248%
:ru:Бабаян, Самвел Вячеславович|Samvel BabayanJune 2015 — September 201724161766%
:ru:Бердыев, Рузыкул Садуллаевич|Ruziqul BerdyevOctober 201710010%
Timur KapadzeFebruary 2018 — June 201840130%
Héctor CúperAugust 2018 — September 20191774640%
Vadim AbramovSeptember 2019 —540180%

Home Stadium

From the moment of its formation 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 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 currently holds 35,000 spectators. For today's time the national team of Uzbekistan holds only some of the matches at Pakhtakor Stadium.
From 2013 to the present, the main home stadium of the Uzbekistan national team is the Milliy Stadium, built in 2008-2012 and accommodating 34,000 spectators. This stadium is also a home for the Bunyodkor Football Club.

Home venues record

Last updated: 19 November 2019. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

Individual all-time records

Most capped players

#PlayerDate of birthMatchesGoalsFirst matchLast match
1Server Djeparov1282514 May 20025 September 2017
2Timur Kapadze1191014 May 200222 January 2015
3Ignatiy Nesterov106021 August 200221 January 2019
4Odil Ahmedov1052013 October 200719 November 2019
5Anzur Ismailov10432 July 20075 September 2019
6Alexander Geynrikh983214 May 20025 September 2017
7Aziz Haydarov8512 July 200713 October 2018
8Vitaliy Denisov72122 February 200611 September 2018
9Islom Tukhtakhodjaev71228 January 200919 November 2019
10Mirjalol Qosimov663117 June 199212 October 2005
11Andrei Fyodorov65711 April 199415 November 2006
12Nikolay Shirshov641319 November 199617 August 2005
13Asror Aliqulov61011 April 19941 July 2008
14Maxim Shatskikh613418 August 199929 May 2014

Top goalscorers

#PlayerDate of birthGoalsMatchesAverageFirst matchLast match
1Maxim Shatskikh346118 August 199929 May 2014
2Alexander Geynrikh319814 May 20025 September 2017
3Mirjalol Qosimov316617 June 199212 October 2005
4Server Djeparov2512814 May 20025 September 2019
5Odil Ahmedov2010513 October 200719 November 2019
6Igor Shkvyrin203117 June 199217 October 2000
7Eldor Shomurodov19423 September 201519 November 2019
8Jafar Irismetov153625 May 199721 November 2007
9Ulugbek Bakayev145225 April 200129 May 2014
10Igor Sergeev135010 September 201314 November 2019
10Sardor Rashidov134715 October 201317 January 2019
10Nikolay Shirshov136419 November 199617 August 2005

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Nicknames

The Uzbekistan national team has received several nicknames by supporters and media. The most common one used is "The White Wolwes". The wolf is a revered animal of the Turkic peoples. The main part of the population of Uzbekistan belongs to the Turkic peoples. Also in the country live Iranian peoples, Russian and others. White color refers to the basic form of the Uzbekistan national team.
Also, the Uzbekistan national football team is called "Asian Italy". This is due to the similarity of colors clothing teams of Italy and Uzbekistan, as well as similar tactics of these teams. The Uzbekistan Super League is often considered to be similar to Italian Serie A. Also, the history of Uzbekistan is as rich and ancient as the history of Italy.
Also the team of Uzbekistan is called "Huma birds". 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.
Sometimes the Uzbekistan national football is called "Turanians", because the current country of Uzbekistan is located in the center of this ancient region Turan, and all the ancient and major cities of this region are located in this country, and therefore Uzbekistan is considered by some to be the successor of the Turan.

Rivalries

The main rivals of the Uzbekistan national team are the countries of Central Asia, the national teams of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan. The main and most important rival of the national team of Uzbekistan are the national teams of Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. The matches between the countries of Central Asia have always aroused great interest among fans of Central Asia, in spite of Uzbekistan's superiority since the fall of USSR. Football is one of the instruments of rivalry between the states of Central Asia. This rivalry comes from Soviet times.
Also in recent years, Uzbekistan has been competing with the Iran, China, South Korea and Saudi Arabia national football teams. The Uzbekistan national football team also has rivalry with other countries of the former USSR, for example with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
Uzbekistan national team has a lot of fans, not only in Uzbekistan itself, but also in other countries of Central Asia and in other countries of the former Soviet Union. For example, Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian fans always support Uzbekistan national team in Asian Cups and in other tournaments. There are also a lot of fans of the national team of Uzbekistan in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey and in Afghanistan.

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