Uzbekistan national under-23 football team

The Uzbekistan national under-23 football team represents Uzbekistan in international U-23 football competitions. The team is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Association and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation.

Uzbekistan

Nickname(s)	White Wolves
Association	Uzbekistan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Vacant
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	UZB
First colours Second colours
Asian Games
Appearances	5 (first in 2002)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2006, 2010, 2018)
U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 2013)
Best result	Champions (2018)

Competitive record

Olympic Games Olympic Games record Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA 1992 Did not enter 1996 Did not qualify 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 To be determined 2028 Total - 0/8 - - - - - -

Asian Games Asian Games record Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA 2002^1 Group stage 16th 3 1 0 2 2 4 2006 Quarter-finals 6th 4 3 0 1 7 4 2010 8th 5 2 0 3 5 7 2014 Round of 16 9th 4 2 1 1 11 4 2018 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 16 4 Total Quarter-finals 5/5 21 12 1 8 41 23 ^ Since the 2002 Asian Games the age limit for men's teams is under-23, plus up to three over aged players for each squad.[1] AFC U-23 Asian Cup AFC U-23 Asian Cup record Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA 2013 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 3 4 2016 9th 3 1 0 2 6 6 2018 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 12 3 2020 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 9 5 Total 1 Title 4/4 18 9 1 8 30 18

Schedule and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

2018

14 August 2018 2018 AG GS	Uzbekistan	3–0	Bangladesh	Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong
16:00	Urinboev  23' Khamdamov  57' Alibaev  66'	Report		Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

16 August 2018 2018 AG GS	Qatar	0–6	Uzbekistan	Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong
19:00		Report	Urinboev  37' Alibaev  43' Khamdamov  47' Sidikov  49' Masharipov  54' Abdixolikov  74'	Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

19 August 2018 2018 AG GS	Thailand	0–1	Uzbekistan	Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong
19:00		Report	Urinboev  17'	Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)

23 August 2018 2018 AG R16	Uzbekistan	3–0	Hong Kong	Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang
16:00	Alibaev  27' Sidikov  60' Urinboev  65'	Report		Referee: Sultan Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

27 August 2018 2018 AG QF	Uzbekistan	3–4 (a.e.t.)	South Korea	Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi
16:00	Masharipov  17' Alibaev  53' Hwang Hyun-soo  55' (o.g.)	Report	Hwang Ui-jo  4', 34', 75' Hwang Hee-chan  118' (pen.)	Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

2019

22 March 2019 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	Uzbekistan	3–0	India	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00	Kobilov  45' (pen.) Abduxoliqov  78', 85'	Report		Stadium: Pakhtakor stadium Attendance: 2,452 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

26 March 2019 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	Uzbekistan	0–0	Tajikistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00		Report		Stadium: Pakhtakor stadium Attendance: 4,287 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

9 June 2019 Friendly	Uzbekistan	2–0	Egypt	Soghlom Avlod Stadium, Andijan
18:00	Abdikholikov  32' Ganiyev  90+2'	Report		Referee: Temur Tukhtasinov (Uzbekistan)

11 June 2019 Friendly	Uzbekistan	3–2	Egypt	Markaziy Stadium, Namangan
19:00	Kobilov  17' (pen.) Ganiyev  58' Abdikholikov  66'	Report	Yasser  82' Abdusalem  90+4'	Referee: Jasur Mukhtorov (Uzbekistan)

6 September 2019 Friendly	Uzbekistan	1–0	Iran	AGMK Stadium, Olmaliq
19:00	Yakhshiboev  57'	Report		Referee: Akhrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)

9 September 2019 Friendly	Uzbekistan	4–1	Iran	Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent
19:00	Abdikholikov  17', 36', 68' Yakhshiboev  52'		Ghayedi  48'	Referee: Akhrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)

6 October 2019 Control match	Uzbekistan (national)	3–1	Uzbekistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00	Khamdamov  11' Igor Sergeev  44', 66'		Abdikholikov  34'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Referee: Jasur Mukhtorov (Uzbekistan)

11 October 2019 Friendly	South Korea	3–1	Uzbekistan	Hwaseong, South Korea
16:35	Kim_Jae-woo  37' Oh Se Hun  72' Kim Jin Kyu  75'		Yakhshiboev  20'	Stadium: Hwaseong Sports Complex Referee: Shen Yinhao(China)

14 October 2019 Friendly	South Korea	1–2	Uzbekistan	Cheonan, South Korea
16:00	Jeong Woo-yeong  29'		Abdikholikov  48' Yakhshiboev  81'	Stadium: Cheonan Stadium Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

13 November 2019 Dubai Cup	Iraq	3–3	Uzbekistan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:45	Abdulrahman  4' Jabbar  62' Qasim  85'		Ibragimov  21', 64' Tukhtasinov  28'

15 November 2019 Dubai Cup	Uzbekistan	1–1	Jordan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:45	Yakhshiboev  40' (pen.)		Saed  53'

17 November 2019 Dubai Cup	United Arab Emirates	2–1	Uzbekistan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:15	Ameri  6' (pen.) Ghassani  59'	Report	Bozorov  90+1'

19 November 2019 Dubai Cup	Uzbekistan	2–2	Saudi Arabia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:15	Kobilov  48' Abdullaev  90+2'		Al Selouli  5' Al Najei  17'

18 December 2019 Friendly	Al-Arabi	0–4	Uzbekistan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00			Abduxoliqov  7' Kodirkulov  31' Mirakhmadov  79' Allijonov  83'

22 December 2019 Friendly	Uzbekistan	4–2	Iraq	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	Abduxoliqov  25', 32', 50' Yakhshiboev  43'		Ridha  15' Dawood  38' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Hamriya Stadium

25 December 2019 Friendly	Iraq	1–3	Uzbekistan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	Sattor  45+1'		Nasrullaev  41' Mirahmadov  44' Allijonov  87'	Stadium: Al Hamriya Stadium

29 December 2019 Friendly	Al Hamriyah SC	0–3	Uzbekistan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00			Ganiyev  23' Yakhshiboev  81' Ibragimov  90'	Stadium: Al Hamriya Stadium

2020

3 January 2019 Friendly	Qatar	1–3	Uzbekistan	Bangkok, Thailand
	Vaad  78'		Abduxoliqov  40', 70' Aliqulov  44'	Stadium: SCG Stadium

9 January 2020 2020 AFC U-23 Championship	Uzbekistan	1–1	Iran	Songkhla, Thailand
17:15	Kobilov  40' (pen.)	Report	Dehghani  58'	Stadium: Tinsulanon Stadium Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

12 January 2020 2020 AFC U-23 Championship	China PR	0–2	Uzbekistan	Songkhla, Thailand
20:15		Report	Kobilov  45+3' (pen.) Tukhtasinov  80'	Stadium: Tinsulanon Stadium Attendance: 6,683 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

15 January 2020 2020 AFC U-23 Championship	Uzbekistan	1–2	South Korea	Rangsit, Thailand
17:15	Abdixolikov  21'	Report	Oh Se-hun  5', 71'	Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

19 January 2020 2020 AFC U-23 QF	United Arab Emirates	1–5	Uzbekistan	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
20:15	Z. Al-Ameri  13'	Report	Alijanov  16' Kobilov  26' (pen.) Bozorov  41' Yakhshiboev  84' Tukhtasinov  90+3'	Referee: Fu Ming (China)

22 January 2020 2020 AFC U-23 SF	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Uzbekistan	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
17:15	Al-Hamdan  87'	Report

25 January 2020 2020 AFC U-23 Third place	Australia	1–0	Uzbekistan	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
19:30	D'Agostino  47'

Players

Current squad

Head coach: Ljubinko Drulović

The preliminary squad was announced on 15 December 2019.[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	GK	Abduvohid Nematov	20 March 2001 (aged 18)	Nasaf
21	GK	Nizomiddin Ziyovutdinov	25 April 1998 (aged 21)	AGMK
12	GK	Mashkhur Mukhammadjonov	21 February 1999 (aged 20)	Nasaf
5	DF	Dilshod Saitov	2 February 1999 (aged 20)	Nasaf
3	DF	Khojiakbar Alijonov	19 April 1997 (aged 22)	Pakhtakor
2	DF	Islom Kobilov	1 June 1997 (aged 22)	Bunyodkor
20	DF	Husniddin Aliqulov	4 April 1999 (aged 20)	Nasaf
13	DF	Sherzod Nasrullayev	23 July 1998 (aged 21)	Nasaf
19	DF	Ilhom Alijonov	5 March 1998 (aged 21)	Navbahor
15	DF	Oybek Rustamov	2 April 1997 (aged 22)	Kokand 1912
17	MF	Islom Kenjabayev	1 September 1999 (aged 20)	Nasaf
7	MF	Sharof Mukhiddinov	14 July 1997 (aged 22)	Nasaf
6	MF	Azizjon Ganiev	22 February 1998 (aged 21)	Shabab Al-Ahli
14	MF	Abror Ismoilov	8 January 1998 (aged 22)	Pakhtakor Tashkent
4	MF	Abdulla Abdullayev	1 September 1997 (aged 22)	Bunyodkor
23	MF	Oybek Bozorov	7 August 1997 (aged 22)	Nasaf
8	MF	Nurillo Tokhtasinov	19 February 1997 (aged 22)	Bunyodkor
18	MF	Doston Ibragimov	23 January 1997 (aged 22)	Qizilqum
9	MF	Jasurbek Yakhshiboev	24 June 1997 (aged 22)	Energetik Minsk
22	MF	Sanjar Kodirkulov	27 May 1997 (aged 22)	Bunyodkor
16	FW	Azizbek Amonov	30 October 1997 (aged 22)	Lokomotiv
10	FW	Bobur Abdikholikov	23 April 1997 (aged 22)	Nasaf
11	FW	Mirjakhon Mirakhmadov	15 July 1997 (aged 22)	Bunyodkor

Previous squads

Asian Games Football at the 2002 Asian Games squads – Uzbekistan Football at the 2006 Asian Games squads – Uzbekistan Football at the 2010 Asian Games squads – Uzbekistan Football at the 2014 Asian Games squads – Uzbekistan Football at the 2018 Asian Games squads – Uzbekistan

AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2013 AFC U-22 Championship squads – Uzbekistan 2016 AFC U-23 Championship squads – Uzbekistan 2018 AFC U-23 Championship squads – Uzbekistan 2020 AFC U-23 Championship squads – Uzbekistan

Managers

Mirzohim Ghulomov and Aleksander Ivankov, U22 (1995) Viktor Borisov, U22 (1999) Viktor Borisov, U22 (2003) Rauf Inileev, U23 (2006) Vadim Abramov, U22 (2007) Akhmad Ubaydullaev, U23 (2010) Vadim Abramov, U22- U23 (2011-2012)

Viktor Djalilov, U22 (2015) Samvel Babayan, U22– U23 (2015-2016) Aleksey Evstafeev, U21- U22 (2012-2013) Shukhrat Maqsudov, U22 (2014-2015) Mirjalol Qosimov, U23 (2014) Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov, U22 (2015)

Jasur Abduraimov, U21–U22 (2016-2017) Ravshan Khaydarov, U22–U23 (2017-2018) Ljubinko Drulović, U22–U23 (2019–2020)

See also

• Uzbekistan national under-20 football team
• Uzbekistan national under-17 football team
• Uzbekistan national football team

References

1. "PFF chief names Akhtar as head coach of Asian Games team". The Nation. 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011. Faisal Saleh Hayat have confirmed that since 2002, football at the Asian Games changed to age-limit and now it is a "U-23 + 3 overage" tournament.
2. "O'zbekiston U-23 terma jamoasi ertaga BAAga yo'l oladi" (in Uzbek). UFA. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

External links

• Uzbekistan Football Federation