Uzbekistan national football team

Uzbekistan
Nickname(s) Oq Boʻrilar/Oқ бўpилap
(White Wolves)
Association Uzbekistan Football Federation (UFF)
Sub-confederation CAFF (Central Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Mirjalol Qosimov
Captain Server Djeparov
Most caps Timur Kapadze (119)
Top scorer Maksim Shatskikh (34)
FIFA code UZB
FIFA ranking 73 Decrease 1 (9 April 2015)
Highest FIFA ranking 45 (November 2006)
Lowest FIFA ranking 119 (November 1996)
Elo ranking 54 (6 February 2015)
Highest Elo ranking 45 (12 December 2012)
Lowest Elo ranking 95 (February 2001)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Tajikistan 2–2 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
(Dushanbe, Tajikistan; 17 June 1992)
Biggest win
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 15–0 Mongolia 
(Chiang Mai, Thailand; December 5, 1998)
Biggest defeat
 Japan 8–1 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
(Saida, Lebanon; October 17, 2000)
Asian Cup
Appearances 6 (First in 1996)
Best result Fourth place; 2011

The Uzbekistan national football team represents Uzbekistan in association football and is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan's home ground is Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium in Tashkent and their current head coach is Mirjalol Qosimov. Uzbekistan have never qualified to the final stages of the World Cup, but they had been in AFC Asian Cup since the independence.

History

After the split from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Tajikistan on June 17, 1992. Uzbekistan have consistently been the strongest team out of the new Central Asian nations (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan). Some medias, especially from Russia, Croatia and the Balkans, referred to them as "Croatia of Asia" due to their skills and tactics with so many talent players and managers same like Croatia.

1994 Asian Games

Sheykin
Tikhonov
Magametov
Durmonov
1994 Asian Games Final starting lineup on October 16, 1994, in Hiroshima, Japan).

Uzbekistan won the 1994 Asian Games tournament as debutants.

2004 AFC Asian Cup

Uzbekistan failed to make further impact on the continental stage until they reached the last eight of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, where they were beaten by Bahrain after a penalty shoot-out.

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

That performance was followed by victory over Iraq in the second qualifying round for World Cup 2006 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 Asian qualification to the 2006 FIFA 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 AFC Asian Cup, Uzbekistan was able to get past the group stage by beating Malaysia 5–1 and China PR 4–0. However, Uzbekistan was knocked out of the tournament in the quarterfinals stage by losing to Saudi Arabia 2–1.

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Supporters of national team during qualification match for the 2010 FIFA 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, Uzbekistan turned to former Uzbekistan Olympic team coach Rauf Inileev. In the qualifying series for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Uzbekistan advanced to the fourth round of Asian qualifying after winning their first four matches, but in the final round of qualifying finished last in Group A behind favorites Australia, Japan, Bahrain and Qatar, with four points from eight matches.

2011 AFC Asian Cup

Uzbekistan national football team in 2011.

Four years later, in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup Uzbekistan ended in fourth place, their best result in the tournament so far. After getting past the group stage and quarterfinals, the Uzbek team lost what it might have been their first Asian Cup final when Australia thrashed the team 0–6 their semifinal game. Some days later they were defeated again by South Korea in the third place playoff.[1]

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

World Cup Finals World Cup Qualifications
Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
1930 to 1990 Was part of USSR-------
United States 1994Did not enter-------
France 1998Did not qualify-------
South KoreaJapan 2002Did not qualify-------
Germany 2006Did not qualify-------
South Africa 2010Did not qualify-------
Brazil 2014Did not qualify-------
Total-0/20------

AFC Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
United Arab Emirates 1996Group Stage10th310236
Lebanon 2000Group Stage12th3012214
China 2004Quarter-Finals6th431052
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007Quarter-Finals7th4202104
Qatar 2011Fourth Place4th63121013
Australia 2015Quarter-Finals8th420255
Total6/6424113103544

Asian Games record

Year Result
1951 was part of USSR
1994 Champions
1998 Quarter-final

Uzbekistan all-time record against other nations

Recent results

2014

2015

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for friendly match against Japan on 31 March 2015 [2]
Caps and goals as of 31 March 2015, after the game against Japan

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
GK Eldorbek Suyunov 12 April 1991 11 0 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
GK Akbar Turaev 27 August 1989 2 0 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
GK Abdukarim Mukhamedov 11 January 1994 0 0 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
DF Anzur Ismailov 21 April 1985 66 1 China Changchun Yatai
DF Islom Tukhtakhodjaev 30 October 1989 42 1 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent
DF Shavkat Mullajanov 19 January 1986 37 0 Uzbekistan Olmaliq
DF Akmal Shorakhmedov 10 May 1986 23 0 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
DF Artyom Filiposyan 6 January 1988 13 0 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
DF Aleksandr Merzlyakov 30 October 1986 4 0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Tashkent
MF Azizbek Haydarov 8 July 1985 67 0 United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab
MF Sanzhar Tursunov 29 December 1986 44 5 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava
MF Lutfulla Turaev 30 March 1988 17 0 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent
MF Vokhid Shodiev 9 November 1986 14 3 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
MF Shavkat Salomov 13 November 1985 12 1 Uzbekistan Olmaliq
MF Farrukh Sayfiev 17 January 1991 11 0 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
MF Shukhrat Mukhammadiev 29 June 1989 10 0 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
MF Sardor Mirzayev 21 March 1991 2 0 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent
FW Sardor Rashidov 14 June 1991 22 6 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
FW Bahodir Nasimov 2 May 1987 18 5 Iran Padideh
FW Igor Sergeev 30 April 1993 11 5 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Tashkent
FW Shahzodbek Nurmatov 18 September 1991 3 0 Uzbekistan Metallurg Bekabad
FW Zokhir Kuziboyev 11 March 1986 2 1 Uzbekistan Mash'al Mubarek

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ignatiy Nesterov 20 June 1983 90 0 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent 2015 AFC Asian Cup
GK Aleksandr Lobanov 4 January 1986 0 0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Tashkent v.  United Arab Emirates, 14 October 2014
GK Nikita Ribkin 20 January 1992 0 0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Tashkent v.  Jordan, 4 September 2014
GK Abdumavlon Abdujalilov 22 December 1994 0 0 Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona Training camp, 16–18 August 2014
GK Murod Zukhurov 23 February 1983 4 0 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor v.  Oman, 29 May 2014
DF Vitaliy Denisov 24 February 1987 55 1 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 2015 AFC Asian Cup
DF Egor Krimets 27 January 1992 9 0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Tashkent 2015 AFC Asian Cup
DF Boburbek Yuldashov 8 April 1993 6 0 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent v.  Iraq, 28 December 2014
DF Salim Mustafoev 7 March 1991 7 0 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent v.  United Arab Emirates, 14 October 2014
DF Dilshod Juraev 21 April 1992 2 1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor v.  United Arab Emirates, 14 October 2014
DF Sherzod Fayziev 6 February 1992 0 0 Uzbekistan Mash'al Mubarek v.  United Arab Emirates, 14 October 2014
DF Akbar Ismatullaev 10 January 1991 5 0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Tashkent v.  Jordan, 4 September 2014
DF Davron Khashimov 24 November 1992 5 0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Tashkent v.  Jordan, 4 September 2014
DF Vladimir Kozak 12 June 1993 3 0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Tashkent v.  Jordan, 4 September 2014
DF Azamat Isroilov 29 October 1991 1 0 Uzbekistan Olmaliq v.  Jordan, 4 September 2014
DF Nikolay Markov 20 April 1985 0 0 Russia Krasnodar Training camp, July 2014
MF Server Djeparov (Captain) 3 October 1982 107 23 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai v.  South Korea, 27 March 2015
MF Odil Ahmedov 25 November 1987 68 12 Russia Krasnodar v.  South Korea, 27 March 2015
MF Timur Kapadze 5 September 1981 119 10 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent 2015 AFC Asian Cup
MF Jasur Hasanov 2 August 1983 42 2 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent 2015 AFC Asian Cup
MF Jamshid Iskanderov 16 October 1993 17 1 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Tashkent 2015 AFC Asian Cup
MF Jovlon Ibrokhimov 10 December 1990 8 0 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor v.  Iraq, 28 December 2014
MF Fozil Musaev 2 January 1989 19 0 Iran Sepahan v.  Jordan, 4 September 2014
MF Azimjon Akhmedov 4 January 1992 2 0 Uzbekistan Navbahor Namangan v.  Jordan, 4 September 2014
MF Pavel Smolyachenko 1 February 1991 1 0 Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona v.  Azerbaijan, 20 August 2014
MF Diyorjon Turapov 9 July 1994 1 0 Uzbekistan Olmaliq Training camp, 16–18 August 2014
MF Victor Karpenko 7 September 1977 61 4 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent v.  Oman, 29 May 2014
MF Oleg Zoteev 5 July 1989 12 1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor v.  Oman, 29 May 2014
MF Sardor Sabirkhodjaev 6 November 1994 1 0 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor v.  Oman, 29 May 2014
MF Sanzhar Shaakhmedov 23 September 1990 1 0 Uzbekistan Olmaliq v.  Oman, 29 May 2014
FW Navruzbek Olimov 21 March 1992 11 2 Uzbekistan Qizilqum Zarafshon v.  Iraq, 28 December 2014
FW Farhod Tadjiyev 9 April 1986 20 7 Malaysia T–Team v.  United Arab Emirates, 14 October 2014
FW Ivan Nagaev 3 July 1990 7 0 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent v.  Azerbaijan, 20 August 2014
FW Maksim Shatskikh 30 August 1978 61 34 Ukraine Hoverla Uzhhorod v.  Oman, 29 May 2014
FW Ulugbek Bakayev 28 November 1978 53 14 Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar v.  Oman, 29 May 2014
FW Husniddin Gafurov 29 July 1994 1 0 Serbia Javor Ivanjica v.  Oman, 29 May 2014

Coaches

Name Nat Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Win%
Rustam Akramov Uzbekistan June 1992– October 1994 18 13 3 2 72%
Alexander Ivankov Uzbekistan July 1995– November 1995 2 0 0 2 0%
Bakhodir Ibragimov Uzbekistan 1996 8 2 0 6 25%
Rustam Mirsodiqov Uzbekistan May 1997– October 1997 12 5 3 4 42%
Ubirajara Veiga da Silva Brazil October 1997– December 1998 11 5 4 2 45%
Makhmud Rakhimov Uzbekistan July 1999– November 1999 7 6 0 1 86%
Viktor Borisov Uzbekistan February 2000 1 1 0 0 100%
Pavel Sadyrin Russia April 2000– May 2000 1 0 0 1 0%
Yuriy Sarkisyan Uzbekistan July 2000– October 2000 6 1 1 4 17%
Vladimir Salkov Russia December 2000– October 2001 19 10 3 6 53%
Leonid Ostorushko Russia October 2001 1 1 0 1 100%
Ravshan Khaydarov Uzbekistan January 2002– November 2004
June–July 2005
25 13 6 6 52%
Hans-Jürgen Gede Germany February 2005– April 2005 3 0 1 2 0%
Bobby Houghton England July 2005– December 2005 4 2 2 0 50%
Valeri Nepomniachi Russia January 2006– December 2006 6 3 2 1 50%
Rauf Inileev Uzbekistan January 2007– September 2008 27 13 4 10 46%
Mirjalol Qosimov Uzbekistan September 2008– April 2010 15 4 3 8 27%
Vadim Abramov Uzbekistan April 2010– June 2012 28 11 5 12 39%
Mirjalol Qosimov Uzbekistan June 2012– 38 19 9 10 50%

Individual all-time records

Most capped players

The list of the 11 players with the most caps for Uzbekistan.

Alexander Geynrikh
As of 31 March 2015
# Player Career Caps Goals
1 Timur Kapadze 2002–present 119 10
2 Server Djeparov 2002–present 107 23
3 Ignatiy Nesterov 2002–present 90 0
4 Alexander Geynrikh 2002–2013 84 28
5 Odil Ahmedov 2007–present 68 12
6 Mirjalol Qosimov 1992–2005 67 31
Azizbek Haydarov 2007-present 67 0
8 Anzur Ismailov 2007-present 66 1
9 Andrey Fyodorov 1994–2006 64 6
Nikolay Shirshov 1996–2005 64 13

Top goalscorers

Maksim Shatskikh

As of 31 March 2015, the twelve highest scorers are:

# Player Career Goals Caps
1 Maksim Shatskikh 1999–prseent 34 61
2 Mirjalol Qosimov 1992–2005 31 67
3 Alexander Geynrikh 2002–present 28 84
4 Server Djeparov 2002–present 23 107
5 Igor Shkvyrin 1992–2000 20 31
6 Jafar Irismetov 1997–2007 15 36
7 Ulugbek Bakayev 2001–2014 14 53
8 Nikolay Shirshov 1996–2005 13 64
9 Odil Ahmedov 2007–present 12 68
10 Shukhrat Maqsudov 1992–1997 11 21
Azamat Abduraimov 1992–1997 11 22
Vladimir Shishelov 2000–2012 11 28

See also

References

  1. "Uzbekistan 2–3 South Korea". Goal.com. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
  2. "Mirjalol Kasymov names his squad for Korea and Japan". the-uff.com. 2015-03-24.

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