Uzbekistan national under-23 football team

Uzbekistan U23
Nickname(s)	White Wolves
Association	Uzbekistan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Timur Kapadze
Captain	Jasurbek Jaloliddinov
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)
Asian Games
Appearances	6 (first in 2002)
Best result	Bronze medalists (2022)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 2013)
Best result	Champions (2018)

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.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics 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	To be determined
Total	-	0/8	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Group stage	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
2022	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	2	1	12	5
2024	Qualified
2026	To be determined
Total	1 Title	6/6	24	12	3	9	42	23

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002¹	Group stage	16th	3	1	0	2	2	4
2006	Quarter-finals	6th	4	3	0	1	7	4
2010	Quarter-finals	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
2022	Bronze medal	3rd	6	5	0	1	12	4
Total	1 Bronze medal	6/6	27	17	1	9	53	27

^ 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

2023

9 January 2023 Friendly match	United Arab Emirates	0–2	Uzbekistan	Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UTC+3			27' Jurakuziyev 90+5' Sharipov	Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium

12 January 2023 Friendly match	United Arab Emirates	2–0	Uzbekistan	Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
17:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium

22 March 2023 Friendly match	Uzbekistan	5–3	Togo	Rabat, Morocco
21:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Fath Union Sport

24 March 2023 Friendly match	Ivory Coast	0–0	Uzbekistan	Rabat, Morocco
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Fath Union Sport

27 March 2023 Friendly match	Morocco	3–0	Uzbekistan	Rabat, Morocco
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Fath Union Sport

11 June 2023 Friendly match	Uzbekistan	1–0	Kyrgyzstan	Fergana, Uzbekistan
--:-- UTC+5				Stadium: Istiqlol Stadium

16 June 2023 Friendly match	China	1–3	Uzbekistan	Langfang, China
--:-- UTC+8				Stadium: Langfang Stadium

19 June 2023 Friendly match	China	1–2	Uzbekistan	Langfang, China
--:-- UTC+8				Stadium: Langfang Stadium

6 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Uzbekistan	8–1	Afghanistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UTC+5	Jaloliddinov 12', 54' Davronov 36' Norchaev 47', 53', 87' Odilov 87' Hamroliyev 90+1'	Report	Musavi 42'	Stadium: JAR Stadium Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia)

9 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Hong Kong	0–10	Uzbekistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UTC+5		Report	Norchaev 6', 59', 69' Fayzullaev 25' Odilov 28' Rakhmonaliev 57' (pen.) Yip Cheuk Man 74' (o.g.) Khoshimov 83', 88', 90+3'	Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 5,331 Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

12 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Uzbekistan	1–0	Iran	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UTC+5	Fayzullaev 43'	Report		Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 7,952 Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

20 September 2023 2022 Asian Games GS	Hong Kong	0–1	Uzbekistan	Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8		Report	Khoshimov 65'	Stadium: Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 7,638 Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

25 September 2023 2022 Asian Games GS	Uzbekistan	2–1	Hong Kong	Hangzhou, China
16:00 UTC+8	Davronov 64' Jaloliddinov 70'	Report	Li 4'	Stadium: Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 8,784 Referee: Foo Chuan Hui (Singapore)

28 September 2023 2022 Asian Games R16	Uzbekistan	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Indonesia	Hangzhou, China
16:30 UTC+8	Esanov 92', 120+1'	Report		Stadium: Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 9,466 Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari (Qatar)

1 October 2023 2022 Asian Games QF	Uzbekistan	2–1	Saudi Arabia	Hangzhou, China
15:00 UTC+8	Mirsaidov 24' Odilov 43'	Report	Maran 66'	Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

4 October 2023 2022 Asian Games SF	South Korea	2–1	Uzbekistan	Hangzhou, China
20:00 UTC+8	Jeong Woo-yeong 3', 38'	Report	Jaloliddinov 25'	Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 38,019 Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

7 October 2023 2022 Asian Games Bronze medal match	Uzbekistan	4–0	Hong Kong	Hangzhou, China
16:00 UTC+8	Odilov 43' Norchaev 50', 59' Davronov 75'	Report		Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 9,825 Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

13 October 2023 Friendly match	Uzbekistan	0–0	Spain	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UTC+5		Report		Stadium: Milliy Stadium Referee: Asker Najafaliev (Uzbekistan)

16 October 2023 Friendly match	Uzbekistan	1–2	Egypt	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UTC+5	Odilov 26'	Report	Mazhar 73' Farag 89'	Stadium: Milliy Stadium Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

TBA 2023 Panda Cup	Uzbekistan	v	Vietnam	Chengdu, China
15:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre

TBA 2023 Panda Cup	China	v	Uzbekistan	Chengdu, China
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre

TBA 2023 Panda Cup	Bahrain	v	Uzbekistan	Chengdu, China
15:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre

Head-to-head record

As of 13 October 2023, after the match against Spain .

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	8	6	1	1	11	6	+5	AFC
Egypt	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	CAF
Finland	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	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	8	3	2	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	6	3	1	2	10	5	+5	AFC
Jordan	4	2	1	1	7	6	+1	AFC
Kazakhstan	5	1	0	4	5	10	-5	UEFA
Kyrgyzstan	5	5	0	0	13	3	+10	AFC
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	AFC
Lebanon	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	AFC
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	AFC
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
North Korea	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	AFC
Oman	5	2	2	1	2	2	+0	AFC
Palestine	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	AFC
Philippines	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	AFC
Qatar	8	7	0	1	22	3	+19	AFC
Russia	1	0	0	1	3	4	-1	UEFA
Saudi Arabia	10	1	3	6	9	17	-8	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	16	2	3	11	18	31	-13	AFC
Spain	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	UEFA
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	7	4	3	0	9	5	+4	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

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 (since 2021)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 Asian Games.

Caps and goals are correct as of 12 September 2023, after the match against Iran.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Otabek Boymurodov	(2003-06-05) 5 June 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Pakhtakor
12	1GK	Vladimir Nazarov	(2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 22)	13	0	Neftchi
21	1GK	Khamidullo Abdunabiev	(2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Olympic

2	2DF	Saidazamat Mirsaidov	(2001-07-19) 19 July 2001 (age 23)	12	0	Olympic Tashkent
3	2DF	Makhmud Makhamadzhonov	(2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 (age 21)	4	1	Bunyodkor
4	2DF	Shokhzhakhon Sultonmurodov	(2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Surkhon Termez
5	2DF	Mukhammadkodir Khamraliev	(2001-07-06) 6 July 2001 (age 23)	19	1	Pakhtakor
6	2DF	Bekhzod Shamsiev	(2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Surkhon Termez
13	2DF	Eldorbek Begimov	(2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 23)	13	1	AGMK
16	2DF	Asadbek Rakhimzhonov	(2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Olympic
18	2DF	Alibek Davronov	(2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 (age 21)	11	1	Nasaf

8	3MF	Ibrokhim Ibrokhimov	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23)	10	0	Metallurg
9	3MF	Ulugbek Khoshimov	(2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23)	17	8	Neftchi
10	3MF	Jasurbek Jaloliddinov	(2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 22)	27	8	Olympic
14	3MF	Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev	(2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Nizhny Novgorod
15	3MF	Sherzod Esanov	(2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Olympic
17	3MF	Diyor Kholmatov	(2002-07-22) 22 July 2002 (age 22)	13	1	Pakhtakor

7	4FW	Khojimat Erkinov	(2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 23)	11	1	Torpedo Moscow
11	4FW	Otabek Jurakuziev	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22)	16	6	Olympic
19	4FW	Khusayin Norchaev	(2002-02-06) 6 February 2002 (age 22)	14	8	Alania Vladikavkaz
20	4FW	Ruslanbek Jiyanov	(2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 23)	19	2	Nizhny Novgorod
22	4FW	Alisher Odilov	(2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 (age 23)	17	5	Olympic

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	Abduvohid Nematov	(2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 23)	18	0	Nasaf	2022 Asian Games^WD

DF	Odil Abdumajidov	(2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 (age 23)	13	1	Olympic	2022 Asian Games^WD
DF	Saidafzalkhon Akhrorov	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 21)	9	0	Turon	2022 Asian Games^WD
DF	Asadbek Rakhimzhonov	(2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 20)	5	0	Olympic	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
DF	Abdukodir Khusanov	(2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Lens	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
DF	Zafarmurod Abdurakhmatov	(2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Nasaf	v. China, 19 June 2023
DF	Jakhongir Urozov	(2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Eyüpspor	v. China, 19 June 2023
DF	Javokhir Utamurodov	(2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Nasaf	v. China, 19 June 2023

MF	Abdurauf Buriev	(2002-07-20) 20 July 2002 (age 22)	17	0	Olympic	2022 Asian Games^WD
MF	Abbosbek Fayzullaev	(2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21)	11	3	CSKA Moscow	2022 Asian Games^WD
MF	Mukhammadaziz Ibrakhimov	(2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 23)	5	0	Olympic	2022 Asian Games^PRE
MF	Bekhruz Askarov	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Pakhtakor	2022 Asian Games^PRE
MF	Umarali Rakhmonaliev	(2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 21)	4	2	Rubin Kazan	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
MF	Farrukhbek Mukhtorov	(2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Olympic	v. China, 19 June 2023

FW	Pulatkhuzha Kholdorkhonov	(2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Pakhtakor	2022 Asian Games^PRE
FW	Rustam Turdimurodov	(2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Energetik-BGU Minsk	v. China, 19 June 2023
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury ^PRE Preliminary squad ^WD Player withdrawn from the squad.

Previous squads

Asian Games

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

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.

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.

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