Uzbekistan national football team

Uzbekistan 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 holds the highest competitive results among teams from Central Asia. 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 (/wiki/Footballatthe1994AsianGames) in Japan, while finishing as the runners-up at the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations in 1995. They qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in (/wiki/2026FIFAWorldCup), becoming the first Central Asian country and the third post-Soviet state after Russia and Ukraine to qualify for the tournament.

History

Early history

(/wiki/Kokand1912#History) 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 as the Uzbekistan Soviet Socialist Republic (UzSSR).

In 1928, the Uzbek SSR 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 December 1991, Uzbekistan was part of and represented internationally by the Soviet Union. The Uzbek SSR did have its own national team, as did the other fourteen Soviet republics, which mostly played matches with domestic teams and in football tournaments of the Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR.

The Uzbek SSR national team participated in all draws of the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the Soviet Union football tournaments, and in 1986 reached the final, losing to the Ukrainian SSR (modern Ukraine) team 1–0.

During the Soviet era , the Uzbek SSR was one of the five main centers of football development in the country, alongside Russian SFSR, Ukrainian SSR, Byelorussian SSR and Georgian SSR. The most powerful football clubs, as well as semi-professional and professional clubs were in the Soviet Football League (Higher League, First League, Second League and Second League B) and USSR Cup. Non-professional clubs of the Uzbek 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 Uzbek 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 Uzbek 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.

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

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.

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 (/wiki/1998FIFAWorldCupqualification(AFC)). 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.

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.

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. 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. The replay ended 1–1, and after the return finished 0–0, Uzbekistan were eliminated.

In the 2007 AFC 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.

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 AFC 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.

In qualification for the 2014 FIFA 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 FIFA 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.

Uzbekistan at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup

Uzbekistan started their 2019 AFC 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 FIFA 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.

Uzbekistan squad against Iran at the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Uzbekistan took part in the third qualifying round for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Designated as the host country of Group C (due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia), 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 with 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.

Uzbekistan were unbeaten throughout their entire second qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, winning four matches and drawing two, and entered the third qualifying round as second place in the group. In the third round, the team qualified for the World Cup for the first time in history, with one match to spare after an away goalless draw with the United Arab Emirates. This makes Uzbekistan the first Central Asian nation, as well as the third former Soviet republic after Russia and Ukraine, to qualify for the World Cup.

Uzbekistan entered the 2025 CAFA Nations Cup, where the team won the title after a draw against Oman and victories over Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and a last-minute extra-time victory over Iran 1–0 in the final.

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), while also being called "Asian Italy" (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.

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. Another nickname is the "Turanians" (Uzbek: Turonliklar / Туронликлар), as Uzbekistan is located in the center of the ancient region of Turan.

Rivalries

Uzbekistani fans at the 2019 Asian Cup in UAE

Kazakhstan national team is considered to be the main rival of the Uzbekistan national team. This rivalry dates back to the time of the Soviet Union, when both countries were part of the 15 republics that made up the USSR. The rivalry between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan was evident at all levels, from grandiose construction projects to football. The two countries' top football clubs, Pakhtakor Tashkent and Kairat Almaty, competed for the title of the strongest club in Soviet Central Asia. After the collapse of the USSR in the 1990s, both countries were part of the AFC, and Uzbekistan performed better than Kazakhstan. In 2002, Kazakhstan joined the UEFA, and the intensity of the rivalry decreased as the national teams and clubs primarily played friendly matches. However, fans and the football community in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan continue to compare their national teams and clubs. Objectively, Uzbekistan has surpassed Kazakhstan in terms of football development, becoming the main football country in the region. During the Soviet era, Uzbekistan's national team also had some rivalry with Ukraine and Georgia.

In addition to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan competes with the national team of Tajikistan from the Central Asian countries, as well as to a lesser extent with the national teams of Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan. Over the past 15 years, rivalry with the Iran national team has become especially important, and the Iran national team can be considered Uzbekistan's second main rival. The matches against South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE are also of great importance.

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.

Supplier	Period
Adidas	1992–1997
Admiral	1998
Grand Sport	1999
Adidas	2000
Hummel	2001–2002
Umbro	2003
Puma	2004–2012
Joma	2013–2017
Adidas	2018
Jako	2019–2025
7SABER	2025–present

Home stadium

Uzbekistan national football team

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	35	24	6	5	56	14	26 March 2013	30 March 2026
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
Olympic City Stadium	Tashkent	5	4	1	0	10	2	30 August 2025	9 October 2025
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	127	81	27	19	280	76

Last updated: 30 March 2026. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

Results and fixtures

Uzbekistan national football team

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

Coaching staff

Uzbekistan national football team

Current head coach Fabio Cannavaro

Position	Name
Head coach	Fabio Cannavaro
Assistant coaches	Paolo Cannavaro
Assistant coaches	Francesco Troise
Goalkeeper coach	Antonio Chimenti
Fitness coach	Eugenio Albarella

Coaching history

Name	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	February 1996 – December 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 (caretaker)	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 (caretaker)	October 2001	1	1	0	0	100%
Ravshan Haydarov	January 2002 – November 2004	23	13	5	5	54%
Hans-Jürgen Gede	February 2005 – April 2005	3	0	1	2	0%
Ravshan Haydarov	June 2005 – July 2005	2	0	1	1	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 Berdiev (caretaker)	October 2017	1	0	0	1	0%
Timur Kapadze (caretaker)	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 – October 2025	9	5	4	0	55%
Fabio Cannavaro	October 2025 –	8	3	2	3	37%

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Jaloliddin Masharipov withdrew due to a back injury and was replaced by Ruslanbek Jiyanov on June 15. Caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2026, after the match against DR Congo.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Utkir Yusupov	4 January 1991	41	0	Navbahor Namangan
12	GK	Abduvohid Nematov	20 March 2001	10	0	Nasaf
16	GK	Botirali Ergashev	23 June 1995	2	0	Neftchi Fergana
2	DF	Abdukodir Khusanov	29 February 2004	30	0	Manchester City
3	DF	Khojiakbar Alijonov	19 April 1997	42	2	Pakhtakor
4	DF	Farrukh Sayfiev	17 January 1991	46	1	Neftchi Fergana
5	DF	Rustam Ashurmatov	7 July 1996	52	1	Esteghlal
13	DF	Sherzod Nasrullaev	23 July 1998	34	2	Pakhtakor
15	DF	Umar Eshmurodov	30 November 1992	29	0	Nasaf
18	DF	Abdulla Abdullaev	1 September 1997	19	0	Dibba
24	DF	Bekhruz Karimov	8 July 2007	4	0	Lugano
25	DF	Avazbek Ulmasaliev	27 March 2000	0	0	AGMK
26	DF	Jakhongir Urozov	18 January 2004	5	0	Rubin Kazan
6	MF	Akmal Mozgovoy	2 April 1999	28	1	Pakhtakor
7	MF	Otabek Shukurov	22 June 1996	87	9	Unattached
8	MF	Jamshid Iskanderov	16 October 1993	39	4	Neftchi Fergana
9	MF	Odiljon Hamrobekov	13 February 1996	74	1	Tractor
11	MF	Oston Urunov	19 December 2000	44	10	Persepolis
17	MF	Dostonbek Khamdamov	24 July 1996	35	5	Pakhtakor
19	MF	Azizjon Ganiev	22 February 1998	21	0	Al Bataeh
22	MF	Abbosbek Fayzullaev	3 October 2003	35	9	İstanbul Başakşehir
23	MF	Sherzod Esanov	1 February 2003	2	0	Bukhara
10	FW	Ruslanbek Jiyanov	5 June 2001	9	1	Navbahor Namangan
14	FW	Eldor Shomurodov (Captain)	29 June 1995	95	45	İstanbul Başakşehir
20	FW	Azizbek Amonov	30 October 1997	12	2	Dinamo Samarqand
21	FW	Igor Sergeev	30 April 1993	85	25	Persepolis

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	Vladimir Nazarov	3 June 2002	1	0	Pakhtakor	2026 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF	Mukhammadkodir Khamraliev	6 July 2001	2	0	Pakhtakor	2026 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF	Diyor Ortikboev	6 January 2003	0	0	Xorazm	2026 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF	Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev	14 February 2001	16	1	Neftchi Fergana	2026 FIFA World Cup PRE / INJ
DF	Husniddin Aliqulov	4 April 1999	34	3	Çaykur Rizespor	v.  Iran, 18 November 2025
DF	Alibek Davronov	28 December 2002	7	0	Nasaf	v.  Uruguay, 13 October 2025
DF	Dilshod Saitov	2 February 1999	7	0	Pakhtakor	v.  Uruguay, 13 October 2025
DF	Dilshod Komilov	16 May 1999	2	0	Navbahor Namangan	2025 CAFA Nations Cup
MF	Jaloliddin Masharipov	1 September 1993	74	12	Esteghlal	2026 FIFA World Cup INJ
MF	Kuvondik Ruziev	6 October 1994	6	0	Navbahor Namangan	2026 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF	Alisher Odilov	15 July 2001	2	1	Neftchi Fergana	2026 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF	Khusain Norchaev	6 February 2002	1	1	Navbahor Namangan	2026 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF	Jasurbek Jaloliddinov	15 May 2002	1	0	Sogdiyona Jizzakh	2026 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF	Umarali Rakhmonaliev	18 August 2003	1	0	Sabah	2026 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF	Ibrokhim Ibrokhimov	12 January 2001	0	0	Pakhtakor	v.  Venezuela, 30 March 2026
MF	Khojimat Erkinov	29 May 2001	42	7	Pakhtakor	v.  Iran, 18 November 2025
MF	Azizbek Turgunboev	1 October 1994	41	6	Andijon	v.  Iran, 18 November 2025
MF	Abdurauf Buriev	20 July 2002	7	0	Pakhtakor	v.  Uruguay, 13 October 2025
MF	Anvar Khojimirzaev	21 October 1994	0	0	Dinamo Samarqand	v.  Kuwait, 9 October 2025 PRE
MF	Diyor Kholmatov	22 July 2002	6	0	Navbahor Namangan	2025 CAFA Nations Cup
FW	Sherzod Temirov	27 October 1998	3	0	Erbil	2026 FIFA World Cup PRE
FW	Rustam Turdimurodov	4 April 2004	0	0	Pakhtakor	v.  Kuwait, 9 October 2025 PRE
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

Uzbekistan national football team

As of 27 June 2026 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	Eldor Shomurodov	95	45	2015–present
8	Otabek Shukurov	91	9	2016–present
9	Igor Sergeev	86	25	2013–present
10	Aziz Haydarov	86	1	2007–2018

Top goalscorers

Eldor Shomurodov is Uzbekistan's top scorer with 45 goals.

Rank	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Eldor Shomurodov	45	95	0.46	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	Igor Sergeev	25	86	0.29	2013–present
	Server Djeparov	25	128	0.2	2002–2017
7	Odil Ahmedov	21	108	0.19	2007–2021
8	Igor Shkvyrin	20	31	0.65	1992–2000
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	Part of the Soviet Union.										Part of the Soviet Union.
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994	Not eligible to participate.										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	Group stage	46th	3	0	0	3	2	11	Squad		16	10	5	1	27	11	2026
2030	To be determined										To be determined						2030
2034																	2034
Total	Group stage	46th	3	0	0	3	2	11	1/8		118	64	24	30	222	115	—

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
2025	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	8	2	Squad
Total	1 Title	2/2	8	6	1	1	18	4	—

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)  Uzbekistan 4–0 Kyrgyzstan  (5 September 2025; Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Biggest defeat	Uzbekistan 0–1 Iran  (20 June 2023; Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Best result	Champions (2025)
Worst result	Runners-up (2023)

Head-to-head record

Uzbekistan national football team

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

As of 27 June 2026 after the match against DR Congo.

  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	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	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	—
Colombia	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00	CONMEBOL	—	1–3
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00	CONCACAF	—	1–2
DR Congo	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00	CAF	—	1–3
Egypt	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00	CAF	2–0	—
Estonia	2	0	2	0	3	3	+0	000.00	UEFA	—	—
Gabon	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00	CAF	3–1	—
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	18	2	6	10	8	20	−12	011.11	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	7	4	1	2	14	9	+5	057.14	AFC	3–0	1–2
Kyrgyzstan	12	12	0	0	43	7	+36	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
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00	UEFA	—	1–2
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	8	3	1	4	13	10	+3	037.50	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	—
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00	UEFA	—	0–5
Qatar	17	10	3	4	30	17	+13	058.82	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	14	12	1	1	34	8	+26	085.71	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	19	5	5	9	20	25	−5	026.32	AFC	4–0	1–4
United States	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00	CONCACAF	—	0–3
Uruguay	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	000.00	CONMEBOL	—	0–3
Venezuela	2	0	2	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 (72)	360	174	73	113	621	401	+220	048.33	—	15–0	1–8

By confederation

Name	Pld	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Win%	First match	Last match
AFC	296	159	56	81	552	308	+244	053.72	17.06.1992	18.11.2025
UEFA	39	7	13	19	38	50	−12	017.95	14.04.1998	08.06.2026
CAF	10	6	1	3	18	10	+8	060.00	20.10.1995	27.03.2026
CONCACAF	5	0	1	4	5	12	−7	000.00	07.06.2016	01.06.2026
CONMEBOL	6	1	2	3	3	9	−6	016.67	07.06.2018	30.03.2026
OFC	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00	08.09.2014
Total (72)	360	174	73	113	621	401	+220	048.33	17.06.1992	27.06.2026

FIFA ranking history

Uzbekistan national football team

	Rank	Date
Best rank	45	Nov. 2006 – Jan. 2007
Current rank	50	April 2026
Worst rank	119	November 1996

• FIFA-ranking yearly averages for Uzbekistan (1994–2024)

Legend:   Best ranking   Worst ranking   Best mover   Worst mover

<table><thead><tr><th colspan="12">Uzbekistan's FIFA world rankings</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Rank</th><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th rowspan="2">Pld</th><th colspan="2">Best</th><th colspan="2">Worst</th></tr><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Move</th><th>Rank</th><th>Move</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>50</td><td>2025</td><td>13</td><td>50</td><td>7</td><td>57</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>58</td><td>2024</td><td>14</td><td>58</td><td>8</td><td>66</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>68</td><td>2023</td><td>13</td><td>68</td><td>9</td><td>75</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>77</td><td>2022</td><td>10</td><td>77</td><td>12</td><td>85</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>84</td><td>2021</td><td>9</td><td>83</td><td>2</td><td>86</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>85</td><td>2020</td><td>6</td><td>84</td><td>1</td><td>85</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>85</td><td>2019</td><td>16</td><td>82</td><td>4</td><td>89</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>95</td><td>2018</td><td>10</td><td>72</td><td>3</td><td>96</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>78</td><td>2017</td><td>8</td><td>60</td><td>2</td><td>80</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>62</td><td>2016</td><td>12</td><td>48</td><td>26</td><td>74</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>74</td><td>2015</td><td>13</td><td>71</td><td>2</td><td>76</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>74</td><td>2014</td><td>13</td><td>51</td><td>13</td><td>74</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>68</td><td>2013</td><td>12</td><td>55</td><td>11</td><td>68</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>67</td><td>2012</td><td>13</td><td>63</td><td>10</td><td>77</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>75</td><td>2011</td><td>17</td><td>73</td><td>33</td><td>108</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>109</td><td>2010</td><td>7</td><td>75</td><td>1</td><td>109</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>76</td><td>2009</td><td>11</td><td>69</td><td>3</td><td>85</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>72</td><td>2008</td><td>13</td><td>55</td><td>19</td><td>76</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>64</td><td>2007</td><td>18</td><td>45</td><td>11</td><td>64</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>45</td><td>2006</td><td>6</td><td>45</td><td>20</td><td>61</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>59</td><td>2005</td><td>8</td><td>46</td><td>7</td><td>62</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>47</td><td>2004</td><td>11</td><td>47</td><td>5</td><td>84</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>81</td><td>2003</td><td>10</td><td>109</td><td>13</td><td>112</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>98</td><td>2002</td><td>2</td><td>64</td><td>4</td><td>98</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>62</td><td>2001</td><td>20</td><td>60</td><td>1</td><td>74</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>71</td><td>2000</td><td>8</td><td>55</td><td>13</td><td>72</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>55</td><td>1999</td><td>7</td><td>55</td><td>4</td><td>88</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>66</td><td>1998</td><td>9</td><td>66</td><td>41</td><td>107</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>79</td><td>1997</td><td>14</td><td>79</td><td>33</td><td>112</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>109</td><td>1996</td><td>8</td><td>95</td><td>2</td><td>119</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>97</td><td>1995</td><td>2</td><td>82</td><td>2</td><td>97</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>78</td><td>1994</td><td>11</td><td>77</td><td>1</td><td>78</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>

Honours

Intercontinental

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

Continental

• Asian Games1 • Gold Medal (1): (/wiki/Footballatthe1994AsianGames)

Regional

• CAFA Nations Cup • Champions (1): (/wiki/2025CAFANationsCup) • Runners-up (1): (/wiki/2023CAFANationsCup)

Friendly

• FIFA Series (1): (/wiki/2026FIFASeries(men'smatches)#Uzbekistan) • Al Ain International Cup (1): 2025 • Nowruz Cup (1): 2022 • Merdeka Tournament (1): (/wiki/2001MerdekaTournament)

Awards

• CAFA Nations Cup Fair Play Award (1): (/wiki/2023CAFANationsCup)

Summary

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

• Competition organized by OCA, officially not recognized by FIFA.