The Uzbekistan national football team () 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 1994 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 2026, becoming the first Central Asian country and the third post-Soviet state after Russia and Ukraine to qualify for the finals.
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.
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 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.
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
thumb|right|Uzbekistan national team supporters during a qualification match for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|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|thumb|left|250px]]
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.
thumb|right|250px|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.
left|thumb|Uzbekistan squad against [[Iran national football team|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
thumb|right|280px|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" ( / ), while also being called "Asian Italy" ( / ) 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" ( / ); 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" ( / ), as Uzbekistan is located in the center of the ancient region of Turan.
Rivalries
thumb|right|280px|Uzbekistani fans at the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup|2019 Asian Cup in UAE]]
Uzbekistan's main rivals are China and South Korea. 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.
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.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Supplier !! Period
|-
|align="left"| Adidas || 1992–1997
|-
|align="left"| Admiral || 1998
|-
|align="left"| Grand Sport || 1999
|-
|align="left"| Adidas || 2000
|-
|align="left"| Hummel || 2001–2002
|-
|align="left"| Umbro || 2003
|-
|align="left"| Puma || 2004–2012
|-
|align="left"| Joma || 2013–2017
|-
|align="left"| Adidas || 2018
|-
|align="left"| Jako || 2019–2025
|-
|align="left"| 7SABER || 2025–present
|}
Home stadium
thumb|right|250px|[[Milliy Stadium]]
thumb|left|250px|[[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
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%;"
|-
!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
|-
|colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"| Total
!127
!81
!27
!19
!280
!76
|}
Last updated: 30 March 2026. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2025
2026
2027
Coaching staff
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Position
!Name
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Head coach
| style="text-align:left;"| Fabio Cannavaro
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Assistant coaches
| style="text-align:left;"| Paolo Cannavaro
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Assistant coaches
| style="text-align:left;"| Francesco Troise
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Goalkeeper coach
| style="text-align:left;"| Antonio Chimenti
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|Fitness coach
| style="text-align:left;"| Eugenio Albarella
|}
Coaching history
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center; font-size:"
!Name
!Period
!Matches
!Wins
!Draws
!Losses
!Win%
|-
| Rustam Akramov
| align="left" |June 1992 – October 1994
| align="center" |18
| align="center" |13
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |72%
|-
| Alexander Ivankov
| align="left" |July 1995 – November 1995
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |0%
|-
| Bahadir Ibrahimov
| align="left" |February 1996 – December 1996
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |25%
|-
| Rustam Mirsadiqov
| align="left" |May 1997 – October 1997
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |42%
|-
| Ubirajara Veiga da Silva
| align="left" | October 1997 – December 1998
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |45%
|-
| Mahmud Rahimov
| align="left" |July 1999 – November 1999
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |86%
|-
| Viktor Borisov (caretaker)
| align="left" |February 2000
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |100%
|-
| Pavel Sadyrin
| align="left" |April 2000 – May 2000
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0%
|-
| Yuriy Sarkisyan
| align="left" |July 2000 – October 2000
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |17%
|-
| Vladimir Salkov
| align="left" |December 2000 – October 2001
| align="center" |21
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |57%
|-
| Leonid Ostroushko (caretaker)
| align="left" |October 2001
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |100%
|-
| Ravshan Haydarov
| align="left" |January 2002 – November 2004
| align="center" |23
| align="center" |13
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |54%
|-
| Hans-Jürgen Gede
| align="left" |February 2005 – April 2005
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |0%
|-
| Ravshan Haydarov
| align="left" |June 2005 – July 2005
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0%
|-
| Bobby Houghton
| align="left" |July 2005 – December 2005
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |50%
|-
| Valery Nepomnyashchy
| align="left" |January 2006 – December 2006
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |50%
|-
| Rauf Inileev
| align="left" |January 2007 – September 2008
| align="center" |27
| align="center" |13
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |46%
|-
| Mirjalal Qasimov
| align="left" |September 2008 – April 2010
| align="center" |15
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |27%
|-
| Vadim Abramov
| align="left" |April 2010 – June 2012
| align="center" |28
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |39%
|-
| Mirjalal Qasimov
| align="left" |June 2012 – June 2015
| align="center" |40
| align="center" |19
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |48%
|-
| Samvel Babayan
| align="left" |June 2015 – September 2017
| align="center" |24
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |66%
|-
| Ruziqul Berdiev (caretaker)
| align="left" |October 2017
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |0%
|-February 2018
| Timur Kapadze (caretaker)
| align="left" |February 2018 – June 2018
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |0%
|-
| Héctor Cúper
| align="left" |August 2018 – September 2019
| align="center" |17
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |41%
|-
| Vadim Abramov
| align="left" |September 2019 – June 2021
| align="center" |17
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |58%
|-
| Srečko Katanec
| align="left" |August 2021 – January 2025
| align="center" |43
| align="center" |27
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |62%
|-
| Timur Kapadze
| align="left" |January 2025 – October 2025
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |0
| align="center" |55%
|-
| Fabio Cannavaro
| align="left" |October 2025 –
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |50%
|}
Players
Current squad
The following 40 players were named in the preliminary squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The squad was reduced to 39 players on May 22 as Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev withdrew injured, then to 30 players on May 24.
<br>Caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2026 after the match against Venezuela.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called for the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.
<sup>U23</sup> Included in the U-23 national team.<br>
<sup>PRE</sup> Preliminary squad standby.<br>
<sup>SUS</sup> Player suspended.<br>
<sup>INJ</sup> Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.<br>
<sup>RET</sup> Retired from the national team.<br>
<sup>WD</sup> Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons.
Player records
:Players in bold are still active with Uzbekistan.
Most capped players
230px|thumb|right|[[Server Djeparov is Uzbekistan's most capped player with 128 appearances.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
!width=30 |Rank
!width=150 |Name
!width=50 |Caps
!width=50 |Goals
!width=100 |Career
|-
|1
|align=left|Server Djeparov||128||25||2002–2017
|-
|2
|align=left|Timur Kapadze||119||10||2002–2015
|-
|3
|align=left|Odil Ahmedov||108||21||2007–2021
|-
|4
|align=left|Ignatiy Nesterov||105||0||2002–2019
|-
|5
|align=left|Anzur Ismailov||102||3||2007–2019
|-
|6
|align=left|Alexander Geynrikh||97||31||2002–2017
|-
|7
|align=left|Eldor Shomurodov||90||44||2015–present
|-
|8
|align=left|Otabek Shukurov||86||9||2016–present
|-
|9
|align=left|Aziz Haydarov||85||1||2007–2018
|-
|10
|align=left|Igor Sergeev||81||24||2013–present
|}
Top goalscorers
230px|thumb|right|[[Eldor Shomurodov is Uzbekistan's top scorer with 44 goals.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
!width=30 |Rank
!width=150 |Name
!width=50 |Goals
!width=50 |Caps
!width=50 |Ratio
!width=100 |Career
|-
|1
|align=left|Eldor Shomurodov||44||90||||2015–present
|-
|2
|align=left|Maxim Shatskikh||34||61||||1999–2014
|-
|rowspan=2|3
|align=left|Mirjalol Qosimov||31||67||||1992–2005
|-
|align=left|Alexander Geynrikh||31||97||||2002–2017
|-
|5
|align=left|Server Djeparov||25||128||||2002–2017
|-
|6
|align=left|Igor Sergeev||24||81||||2013–present
|-
|7
|align=left|Odil Ahmedov||21||108||||2007–2021
|-
|8
|align=left|Igor Shkvyrin||20||31||||1992–2000
|-
|9
|align=left|Jafar Irismetov||15||36||||1997–2007
|-
|10
|align=left|Ulugbek Bakayev||14||52||||2001–2014
|}
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=10|FIFA World Cup record
!width=1% rowspan=15|
!colspan=7|Qualification record
|-
!Year
!Result
!Position
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Squad
!
!
!
!
!
!
!—
|-
|1930 to 1990
|colspan=9|Part of the
|colspan=7|Part of the
|-
| 1994
|colspan=9|FIFA member from 1992. Not admitted to the tournament.
|colspan=6|Not a FIFA member
|1994
|-
| 1998
|colspan=9 rowspan=7|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
|colspan=2|TBD||0||0||0||0||0||0||Squad
|16
|10
|5
|1
|27
|11
|2026
|-
| 2030
|colspan=9 rowspan=2|To be determined
|colspan=6 rowspan=2|To be determined
|2030
|-
| 2034
|2034
|-
!Total
!TBD
!
!0
!0
!0
!0
!0
!0
!—
!118
!64
!24
!30
!222
!115
!—
|}
AFC Asian Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=10|AFC Asian Cup record
!width=1% rowspan=14|
!colspan=7|Qualification record
|-
!Year
!Result
!Position
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Squad
!
!
!
!
!
!
!—
|-
|1956 to 1988||colspan=9|Part of the
|colspan=7|Part of the
|-
| 1992||colspan=9|Not an AFC member
|colspan=6|Not an AFC member||1992
|-
| 1996||rowspan=2|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||rowspan=2|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
|-bgcolor=#9acdff
| 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||colspan=9|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
!—
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
|-
!colspan=2|AFC Asian Cup history
|-
!First match
| 0–2 <br>(6 December 1996; Al Ain, United Arab Emirates)
|-
!Biggest win
| 5–0 <br>(14 July 2007; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
|-
!Biggest defeat
| 8–1 <br>(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.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!colspan=10|Asian Games record
|-
!Year
!Result
!Position
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Squad
|-
|1951 to 1990
|colspan=9|Part of the
|-bgcolor=gold
| 1994||Gold medal||1st||7||7||0||0||23||7||Squad
|-
| 1998||Quarter-finals||7th||6||3||2||1||25||8||Squad
|-
|2002–present
|colspan=9|See Uzbekistan national under-23 football team
|-
!Total||1 Gold medal||2/2||13||10||2||1||48||15||—
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
|-
!colspan=2|Asian Games history
|-
!First match
| 1–4 <br>(1 October 1994; Hiroshima, Japan)
|-
!Last match
| 0–4 <br>(14 December 1998; Bangkok, Thailand)
|-
!Biggest win
| 5–0 <br>(3 October 1994; Hiroshima, Japan)
|-
!Biggest defeat
| 0–4 <br>(14 December 1998; Bangkok, Thailand)
|-
!Best result
|Gold medal (1994)
|-
!Worst result
|Quarter-finals (1998)
|}
CAFA Nations Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! colspan="10" |CAFA Nations Cup record
|-
!Year
!Result
!Position
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Squad
|-bgcolor=silver
|style="border:3px solid red;"| 2023||Runners-up||2nd||4||3||0||1||10||2||Squad
|-bgcolor=gold
|style="border:3px solid red;"| 2025||Champions||1st||4||3||1||0||8||2||Squad
|-
!Total||1 Title||2/2||8||6||1||1||18||4||—
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
|-
!colspan=2|CAFA Nations Cup history
|-
!First match
| 3–0 <br>(11 June 2023; Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
|-
!Biggest win
| 5–1 <br>(17 June 2023; Tashkent, Uzbekistan)<br/> 4–0 <br>(5 September 2025; Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
|-
!Biggest defeat
| 0–1 <br>(20 June 2023; Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
|-
!Best result
|Champions (2025)
|-
!Worst result
|Runners-up (2023)
|}
Head-to-head record
thumb|All opponents that the Uzbekistan football team has played at least once
after the match against Venezuela.
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%;"
|- style="color:black;"
! style="width:145px;"|Nations
!width=30|
!width=30|
!width=30|
!width=30|
!width=35|
!width=35|
!width=35|
!width=35|
!Confederation
!width=35|Best win
!width=35|Worst loss
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|—||
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|—||
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|—||
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|—||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CONMEBOL
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CONCACAF
|—||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=
|align=left|
|CONMEBOL
|—||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CONCACAF
|—||
|-
|-bgcolor=
|align=left|
|CAF
|—||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|—||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|—||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|—||
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|align=left|
|CONCACAF
|—||—
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|—||
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|—||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|OFC
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|—||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=
|align=left|
|UEFA
|—||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|—||—
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|—||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|—||
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|—||
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|—||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|CAF
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|UEFA
|—||
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CONCACAF
|—||
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|align=left|
|CONMEBOL
|—||
|-
|-bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|align=left|
|CONMEBOL
|—||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||—
|-
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align=left|
|AFC
|||—
|-class="sortbottom"
!align=center|Total (68)
|—
|15–0
|1–8
|-
|}
By confederation
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center; font-size:"
!Name
!Pld
!Won
!Drawn
!Lost
!GF
!GA
!GD
!Win%
!First match
!Last match
|-
|-bgcolor=Lightblue
|AFC
|17.06.1992
|18.11.2025
|-
|-bgcolor=orange
|UEFA
|14.04.1998
|20.11.2022
|-
|-bgcolor=tan
|CAF
|20.10.1995
|27.03.2026
|-
|-bgcolor=Lime
|CONCACAF
|07.06.2016
|12.09.2023
|-
|-bgcolor=Yellow
|CONMEBOL
|07.06.2018
|30.03.2026
|-
|-bgcolor=Pink
|OFC
|colspan=2|
|-class="sortbottom"
!align=center|Total
|17.06.1992
|30.03.2026
|}
FIFA ranking history
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:100px;"|
! style="width:10px;" | Rank
! style="width:90px;" | Date
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| Best rank
| 45
| Nov. 2006 – Jan. 2007
|- style="background:#fffacd;"
| Current rank
| 50
| November 2025
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| Worst rank
| 119
| November 1996
|}
- FIFA-ranking yearly averages for Uzbekistan (1994–2024)
Legend:
Best ranking Worst ranking Best mover Worst mover
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=12 style="background:#0099B5; color:white;"|FIFA World Rankings|
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Rank
!rowspan=2|Year
!rowspan=2|
!colspan=2|Best
!colspan=2|Worst
|-
!Rank
!Move
!Rank
!Move
|-
| ||50 ||2025 ||13 ||50 ||align=left| 7 ||57 ||align=left| 1
|-
| ||58 ||2024 ||14 ||58 ||align=left| 8 ||66 ||align=left| 1
|-
| ||68 ||2023 ||13 ||68 ||align=left| 9 ||75 ||align=left| 3
|-
| ||77 ||2022 ||10 ||77 ||align=left| 12 ||85 ||align=left| 2
|-
| ||84 ||2021 ||9 ||83 ||align=left| 2 ||86 ||align=left| 3
|-
| ||85 ||2020 ||6 ||84 ||align=left| 1 ||85 ||align=left| 4
|-
| ||85 ||2019 ||16 ||82 ||align=left| 4 ||89 ||align=left| 7
|-
| ||95 ||2018 ||10 ||72 ||align=left| 3 ||96 ||align=left| 15
|-
| ||78 ||2017 ||8 ||60 ||align=left| 2 ||80 ||align=left| 18
|-
| ||62 ||2016 ||12 ||48 ||align=left| 26 ||74 ||align=left| 14
|-
| ||74 ||2015 || 13 ||71 ||align=left| 2 || 76 ||align=left| 5
|-
| ||74 ||2014 ||13 ||51 ||align=left| 13 ||74 ||align=left| 17
|-
| ||68 ||2013 ||12 || 55 ||align=left| 11 ||68||align=left| 13
|-
| ||67 ||2012 ||13 ||63 ||align=left| 10 ||77 ||align=left| 4
|-
| ||75 ||2011 ||17 ||73 ||align=left| 33 ||108 ||align=left| 2
|-
| ||109 ||2010 ||7 ||75 ||align=left| 1 ||109 ||style="border: 3px solid red"| 20
|-
| ||76 ||2009 ||11 ||69 ||align=left| 3 ||85 ||align=left| 11
|-
| ||72 ||2008 ||13 ||55 ||align=left| 19 ||76 ||align=left| 18
|-
| ||64 ||2007 ||18 ||45 ||align=left| 11 ||64 ||align=left| 12
|-
| ||45 ||2006 ||6 ||style="border: 3px solid blue"|45 ||align=left| 20 ||61 ||align=left| 13
|-
| ||59 ||2005 ||8 ||46 ||align=left| 7 ||62 ||align=left| 4
|-
| ||47 ||2004 ||11 ||47 ||align=left| 5 ||84 ||align=left| 5
|-
| ||81 ||2003 ||10 ||109 ||align=left| 13 ||112 ||align=left| 5
|-
| ||98 ||2002 ||2 ||64 ||align=left| 4 ||98 ||align=left| 5
|-
| ||62 ||2001 ||20 ||60 ||align=left| 1 ||74 ||align=left| 6
|-
| ||71 ||2000 ||8 ||55 ||align=left| 13 ||72 ||align=left| 6
|-
| ||55 ||1999 ||7 ||55 ||align=left| 4 ||88 ||align=left|
|-
| ||66 ||1998 ||9 ||66 ||style="border: 3px solid green"| 41 ||107 ||align=left| 2
|-
| ||79 ||1997 ||14 ||79 ||align=left| 33 ||112 ||align=left| 3
|-
| ||109 ||1996 ||8 ||95 ||align=left| 2 ||style="border: 3px solid yellow"|119 ||align=left| 19
|-
| ||97 ||1995 ||2 ||82 ||align=left| 2 ||97 ||align=left| 15
|-
| ||78 ||1994 ||11 ||77 ||align=left| 1||78 ||align=left| 1
|}
Honours
<!-- DO NOT ADD UNOFFICIAL OR FRIENDLY COMPETITIONS IN THE SUMMARY TABLE FOR OFFICIAL HONOURS ONLY -->
Intercontinental
- Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
- Runners-up (1): 1995
Continental
- Asian Games<sup>1</sup>
- Gold Medal (1): 1994
Regional
- CAFA Nations Cup
- Champions (1): 2025
- Runners-up (1): 2023
Friendly
- FIFA Series (1): 2026
- Al Ain International Cup (1): 2025
- Nowruz Cup (1): 2022
- Merdeka Tournament (1): 2001
Awards
- CAFA Nations Cup Fair Play Award (1): 2023
Summary
{| class="wikitable" width=30% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
!Competition !! !! !! !!Total
|-
|align=left|Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
|0||1||0||1
|-
!Total!!0!!1!!0!!1
|}
;Notes
- Competition organized by OCA, officially not recognized by FIFA.
See also
- 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
Notes
References
External links
- Official website
- FIFA website
- AFC website