Uzbekistan national under-23 football team

Uzbekistan U-23
Nickname	White Wolves
Association	Uzbekistan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Ravshan Khaydarov
Captain	Diyor Ortikboev
Home stadium	Jar Stadium
FIFA code	UZB
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Kyrgyzstan 1–5 Uzbekistan ; (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; 20 May 1995)
Biggest win
	Uzbekistan 10–0 Hong Kong ; (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 9 September 2023)
Biggest defeat
	Iran 6–1 Uzbekistan ; (Tehran, Iran; 23 January 2004)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2024)
Best result	Group stage (2024)
Asian Games
Appearances	7 (first in 2002)
Best result	Bronze medalists (2022)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 2013)
Best result	Champions (2018)

The Uzbekistan national under-23 football team (Uzbek: Futbol bo'yicha O'zbekiston U-23 terma jamoasi) 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.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
Summer Olympics record
1992	Not an IOC member
1996	Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	2	4	Squad
2028	To be determined
2032	To be determined
Total	Group stage	1/8	3	0	1	2	2	4	—

Match history

Summer Olympics history
Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result
2024	Group stage	Spain	1–2	Loss
		Egypt	0–1	Loss
		Dominican Republic	1–1	Draw

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

AFC U-23 Asian Cup record										Qualifier record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	Squad	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	3	4	Squad	4	2	1	1	8	7
2016	Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	6	6	Squad	3	2	0	1	7	2
2018	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	12	3	Squad	3	3	0	0	7	1
2020	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	9	6	Squad	2	1	1	0	3	0
2022	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	2	1	12	5	Squad	3	2	1	0	13	3
2024	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	14	1	Squad	3	3	0	0	19	1
2026	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	2	0	5	2	Squad	3	2	1	0	8	3
2028	To be determined									To be determined
Total	1 Title	7/8	34	19	5	10	61	27	—	21	15	4	2	65	17

Match history

AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Group stage	China	2–1	Win
		Iraq	1–2	Loss
		Saudi Arabia	0–1	Loss

2016	Group stage	South Korea	1–2	Loss
		Iraq	2–3	Loss
		Yemen	3–1	Win

2018	Group stage	Qatar	0–1	Loss
		China	1–0	Win
		Oman	1–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	Japan	4–0	Win
	Semi-finals	South Korea	4–1	Win
	Final	Vietnam	2–1	Win

2020	Group stage	Iran	1–1	Draw
		China	2–0	Win
		South Korea	1–2	Loss
	Quarter-finals	United Arab Emirates	5–1	Win
	Semi-finals	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Loss
	3rd place match	Australia	0–1	Loss

2022	Group stage	Turkmenistan	1–0	Win
		Qatar	6–0	Win
		Iran	1–1	Draw
	Quarter-finals	Iraq	2–2 3–2	Draw Win
	Semi-finals	Japan	2–0	Win
	Final	Saudi Arabia	0–2	Loss

2024	Group stage	Malaysia	2–0	Win
		Kuwait	5–0	Win
		Vietnam	3–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Win
	Semi-finals	Indonesia	2–0	Win
	Final	Japan	0–1	Loss

2026	Group stage	Lebanon	3–2	Win
		Iran	0–0	Draw
		South Korea	2–0	Win
	Quarter-finals	China	0–0 2–4	Draw Loss

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2002¹	Group stage	16th	3	1	0	2	2	4	Squad
2006	Quarter-finals	6th	4	3	0	1	7	4	Squad
2010	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	0	3	5	7	Squad
2014	Round of 16	9th	4	2	1	1	11	4	Squad
2018	Quarter-finals	5th	5	4	0	1	16	4	Squad
2022	Bronze medal	3rd	6	5	0	1	12	4	Squad
2026	Fourth place	4th	6	4	2	0	15	4
Total	1 Bronze medal	7/7	33	21	3	9	68	31	—

^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]

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss

2025

12 November 2025 Panda Cup	South Korea	2–0	Uzbekistan	Chengdu, China
--:-- UTC+4				Stadium: Chengdu Sports Centre

15 November 2025 Panda Cup	Uzbekistan	1–0	Vietnam	Chengdu, China
--:-- UTC+4				Stadium: Chengdu Sports Centre

18 November 2025 Panda Cup	China	0–0	Uzbekistan	Chengdu, China
--:-- UTC+4				Stadium: Chengdu Sports Centre

27 December Closed-door friendly	Jordan	0–0	Uzbekistan	Doha, Qatar
17:00 (UTC+3)				Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium

2026

7 January 2026 (2026-01-07) 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Uzbekistan	3–2	Lebanon	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
17:00 UTC+3	Saidov 24' Khayrullaev 50' Bakhromov 57'	Report	Shahin 65', 90+5'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium Attendance: 226 Referee: Tuan Yaasin (Malaysia)

10 January 2026 (2026-01-10) 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Iran	0–0	Uzbekistan	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
17:00		Report		Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium Attendance: 140 Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

13 January 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Uzbekistan	2–0	South Korea	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
14:30 UTC+3	Karimov 48' Saidnurullaev 70'	Report		Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

17 January 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup	Uzbekistan	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	China	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
14:30		Report		Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium Attendance: 578 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
	Penalties
	Bakhromov Saidnurullaev Karimov Abdullaev		Liu Haofan Peng Xiao Xiang Yuwang Yang Haoyu Wang Bohao

September 15 2026 Asian Games	Uzbekistan	5–1	Philippines	Nagoya, Japan
15:30 UTC+9	Urinboev 30' Saidnurullaev 60', 71' Fayzullaev 73' Reimov 80'	Report	Meriño 62'	Stadium: CS Asset Minato Soccer Stadium Attendance: 306 Referee: Jin Jingyuan (China)

18 September 2026 Asian Games GS	Kuwait	0–2	Uzbekistan	Nagoya, Japan
19:00 UTC+9		Report	Bakhromov 6', 36'	Stadium: CS Asset Minato Soccer Stadium Attendance: 638 Referee: Sami Al-Ismail (Saudi Arabia)

22 September 2026 Asian Games GS	Vietnam	0–2	Uzbekistan	Nagoya, Japan
14:00 UTC+9		Report	Urinboev 5' Ibraimov 67'	Stadium: Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium Attendance: 4,134 Referee: Meder Taichiev (Kyrgyzstan)

30 September Asian Games SF	Uzbekistan	1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–9 p)	Japan	Osaka, Japan
19:30 UTC+9	Bakhromov 8'	Report	Ishibashi 88'	Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 15,550 Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Ruaile (Qatar)
	Penalties
	Bakhromov Tulkinbekov Murtazaev Reimov Shodiboev Rizakulov Fayzullaev Khamidov Ibraimov Khushvaktov		Nakajima Ozeki Ishiwatari Nwadike Tsuchiya Shimamoto Yokoyama Umeki Nagano Kosugi

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ravshan Khaydarov
Assistant coach	Vacant
Fitness coach	Vacant
Goalkeeper coach	Vacant
Fitness coach	Artem Davletov

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)
Aleksey Evstafeev, U21–U22 (2012–2013)
Mirjalol Qosimov, U23 (2014)
Shukhrat Maqsudov, U22 (2014–2015)
Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov, U22 (2015)
Viktor Djalilov, U22 (2015)
Samvel Babayan, U22–U23 (2015–2016)
Jasur Abduraimov, U21–U22 (2016–2017)
Ravshan Khaydarov, U22–U23 (2017–2018)
Ljubinko Drulović, U22–U23 (2019–2020)
Timur Kapadze, U23 (2021–2024)
Ravshan Khaydarov, U23 (since 2025)

Players

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan announced their initial 23-men squad for the Olympic Games on 3 July 2024.^[2] The squad was reduced to 22 players on 9 July.^[3]

Head coach: Timur Kapadze

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Abduvohid Nematov	(2001-03-20)20 March 2001 (aged 23)	23	0	Nasaf
2	2DF	Saidazamat Mirsaidov	(2001-07-19)19 July 2001 (aged 23)	26	1	Olympic Tashkent
3	2DF	Abdukodir Khusanov	(2004-02-29)29 February 2004 (aged 20)	6	0	Manchester City
4	2DF	Husniddin Aliqulov*	(1999-04-04)4 April 1999 (aged 25)	18	0	Çaykur Rizespor
5	2DF	Mukhammadkodir Khamraliev	(2001-07-06)6 July 2001 (aged 23)	33	2	Pakhtakor
6	2DF	Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev	(2001-02-14)14 February 2001 (aged 23)	20	0	Kairat
7	4FW	Abbosbek Fayzullaev	(2003-10-03)3 October 2003 (aged 20)	14	3	CSKA Moscow
8	4FW	Ruslanbek Jiyanov	(2001-06-05)5 June 2001 (aged 23)	37	3	Navbahor Namangan
9	4FW	Khusayin Norchaev	(2002-02-06)6 February 2002 (aged 22)	32	15	Neftchi Fergana
10	3MF	Jasurbek Jaloliddinov	(2002-05-15)15 May 2002 (aged 22)	44	11	Neftchi Fergana
11	4FW	Oston Urunov*	(2000-12-29)29 December 2000 (aged 23)	4	0	Persepolis
12	1GK	Vladimir Nazarov	(2002-06-08)8 June 2002 (aged 22)	23	0	Pakhtakor
13	2DF	Zafarmurod Abdurakhmatov	(2003-04-28)28 April 2003 (aged 21)	4	0	Nasaf
14	4FW	Eldor Shomurodov* (captain)	(1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 29)	3	0	Roma
15	3MF	Umarali Rakhmonaliev	(2003-08-18)18 August 2003 (aged 20)	16	3	Rubin Kazan
16	2DF	Asadbek Rakhimzhonov	(2004-02-17)17 February 2004 (aged 20)	14	0	Olympic Tashkent
17	3MF	Diyor Kholmatov	(2002-07-22)22 July 2002 (aged 22)	20	2	Pakhtakor
18	3MF	Abdurauf Buriev	(2002-07-20)20 July 2002 (aged 22)	33	0	Olympic Tashkent

* Overage player.

Unenrolled alternate players
No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
19	3MF	Ibrokhim Ibrokhimov	(2001-01-12)12 January 2001 (aged 23)	23	0	Olympic Tashkent
20	4FW	Alisher Odilov	(2001-07-15)15 July 2001 (aged 23)	34	12	Khimki
21	1GK	Khamidillo Abdunabiev	(2002-08-20)20 August 2002 (aged 21)	8	0	Olympic Tashkent
22	3MF	Bekhruz Askarov	(2003-03-08)8 March 2003 (aged 21)	4	0	Pakhtakor

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
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury ^PRE Preliminary squad ^WD Player withdrawn from the squad.

Overage players in Olympic Games

Tournament	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
2024	Eldor Shomurodov (FW)	Oston Urunov (MF)	Husniddin Aliqulov (DF)

Head-to-head record

As of 18 September 2026, after the match against
Kuwait.

The following table shows Uzbekistan under-23 team's all-time international record.

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Confederation
Afghanistan	2	2	0	0	13	1	+12	AFC
Albania	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	UEFA
Australia	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	AFC
Bahrain	4	0	1	3	2	8	-6	AFC
Bangladesh	6	6	0	0	21	1	+20	AFC
Canada	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	CONCACAF
China	11	6	4	1	11	6	+5	AFC
Dominican Republic	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	CONCACAF
Egypt	5	2	0	3	7	7	+0	CAF
Finland	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	UEFA
France	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	UEFA
Honduras	1	0	0	1	2	4	-2	CONCACAF
Hong Kong	9	7	1	1	24	3	+21	AFC
India	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	AFC
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	AFC
Iran	9	3	3	3	11	14	-4	AFC
Iraq	8	3	2	3	18	15	+3	AFC
Israel	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	UEFA
Ivory Coast	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	CAF
Japan	7	3	1	4	10	7	+3	AFC
Jordan	5	2	2	1	7	6	+1	AFC
Kazakhstan	5	1	0	4	5	10	-5	UEFA
Kenya	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	CAF
Kyrgyzstan	7	6	1	0	18	6	+12	AFC
Kuwait	3	3	0	0	12	1	+11	AFC
Lebanon	2	2	0	0	6	3	+3	AFC
Malaysia	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	AFC
Mali	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	CAF
Morocco	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	CAF
Myanmar	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	AFC
Nepal	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	AFC
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	OFC
North Korea	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	AFC
Oman	5	2	2	1	2	2	+0	AFC
Palestine	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	AFC
Philippines	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	AFC
Qatar	10	8	1	1	25	5	+20	AFC
Russia	1	0	0	1	3	4	-1	UEFA
Saudi Arabia	11	3	3	5	14	15	-1	AFC
Serbia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	UEFA
Slovakia	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	UEFA
Slovenia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	UEFA
South Korea	19	3	3	13	21	36	-15	AFC
Spain	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	UEFA
Sri Lanka	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	AFC
Syria	5	1	2	2	6	7	-4	AFC
Tajikistan	8	7	1	0	16	2	+14	AFC
Thailand	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	AFC
Togo	1	1	0	0	5	3	+2	CAF
Turkmenistan	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	AFC
United Arab Emirates	14	7	3	4	20	14	+6	AFC
Ukraine	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	UEFA
Vietnam	10	6	4	0	13	5	+8	AFC
Yemen	4	3	1	0	8	2	+6	AFC
Zimbabwe	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	CAF
Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Confederation

References

↑ "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.
↑ "Ўзбекистон U-23 терма жамоасининг Олимпиадада иштирок этадиган таркиби эълон қилинди!" [The composition of the Uzbekistan U-23 national team participating in the Olympics has been announced!] (in Uzbek). Championat Asia. 2 July 2024.
↑ "Ўзбекистон U-23 терма жамоасининг Париж Олимпиадасида иштирок этувчи якуний таркиби эълон қилинди" [The final composition of the Uzbekistan U-23 national team participating in the Paris Olympics has been announced] (in Uzbek). Championat Asia. 9 July 2024.

External links

Uzbekistan Football Federation

[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] "Ўзбекистон U-23 терма жамоасининг Олимпиадада иштирок этадиган таркиби эълон қилинди!" [The composition of the Uzbekistan U-23 national team participating in the Olympics has been announced!] (in Uzbek). Championat Asia. 2 July 2024.

[3] "Ўзбекистон U-23 терма жамоасининг Париж Олимпиадасида иштирок этувчи якуний таркиби эълон қилинди" [The final composition of the Uzbekistan U-23 national team participating in the Paris Olympics has been announced] (in Uzbek). Championat Asia. 9 July 2024.

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v t e Uzbekistan national football team
General	Uzbekistan Football Association History Managers
Venues	Milliy Stadium Pakhtakor Central Stadium
Statistics	All-time record Asian Cup record
Players	Squad Individual record
Results	1992–99 2000–09 2010–19 2020–present B matches
FIFA World Cup	Summary 2026
AFC Asian Cup	Summary 1996 2000 2004 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 2027
CAFA Nations Cup	2023 2025
Notable matches	1995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 2006 World Cup AFC fourth round qualifier 2014 World Cup AFC fifth round qualifier
Other UFF teams	Olympic U-20 U-17 Women Women U-20 Women U-17 Futsal Beach soccer

v t e National under-23 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA

v t e National sports teams of Uzbekistan
Badminton Baseball Basketball M M U/16 W W U/18 W U/16 Beach soccer Cricket Field hockey M W Football M M U/23 M U/20 M U/17 W W U/20 W U/17 Futsal M W Gymnastics W Handball M W W U/17 Ice hockey M M U/18 Rugby union M W M7 Tennis M W X Volleyball M W W U/19 Water polo M W
Olympics Youth Olympics Paralympics Asian Games Deaflympics Islamic Solidarity Games

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Match history

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Match history

Asian Games

Results and fixtures

2025

2026

Coaching staff

Managers

Players

Uzbekistan

Recent call-ups

Overage players in Olympic Games

Head-to-head record

See also

References

External links