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	6 (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	5	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	Qualified									3	2	1	0	8	3
Total	1 Title	6/6	30	17	3	10	56	24	—	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

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	To be determined
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

2025

20 March 2025 CFA Team China Cup	China	0–0	Uzbekistan	Yancheng, China
19:35 UTC+8				Stadium: Yancheng Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 6,198 Referee: Du Jianxin (China)

23 March 2025 CFA Team China Cup	Vietnam	0–0	Uzbekistan	Yancheng, China
19:35 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Yancheng Sports Center Stadium

25 March 2025 CFA Team China Cup	Uzbekistan	1–3	South Korea	Yancheng, China
14:30 UTC+8	Turdimurodov 90+3'		Hwang In-taek 27' Lee Seung-won 73' (pen.) Moon Min-seo 90+6'	Stadium: Yancheng Sports Center Stadium

4 June Friendly	France	2–1	Uzbekistan	Orléans, France
	Bahoya 31' (pen.) Odobert 79'	Report	Abdurazzokov 47'	Stadium: Stade de la Source Referee: Sam Barrott (England)

9 June Friendly	Uzbekistan	3–1	Kyrgyzstan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
	Mavlonkulov 17', 55' Urmonjonov 47'		Abduzhaparov 66'	Stadium: Jar Stadium

22 July Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup	Uzbekistan	3–1	Saudi Arabia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5	Mavlonkulov 9' Urozov 11' Abdurazzakov 48'		Khadhari 58'	Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 5,456 Referee: Doston Abdurakhmonov (Uzbekistan)

28 July Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup	Uzbekistan	0–2	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5				Stadium: JAR Stadium

3 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Uzbekistan	4–0	Sri Lanka	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
16:00 UTC+6				Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium

6 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Kyrgyzstan	2–2	Uzbekistan	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
20:00 UTC+6				Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium

9 September 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Uzbekistan	2–1	Palestine	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
16:00 UTC+6				Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium

10 November 2025 Panda Cup	South Korea	v	Uzbekistan	Chengdu, China
--:-- UTC+4				Stadium: Chengdu Sports Centre

14 November 2025 Panda Cup	Uzbekistan	v	China	Chengdu, China
--:-- UTC+4				Stadium: Chengdu Sports Centre

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

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ravshan Khaydarov
Assistant coach	Vacant
Fitness coach	Vacant
Goalkeeper coach	Vacant
Physiotherapist	Vacant

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 (uz)	(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
GK	Shukron Yuldashev	(2002-04-21) 21 April 2002 (age 23)	5	0	Olympic	v. 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup ^PRE
GK	Otabek Boymurodov	(2003-06-05) 5 June 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Pakhtakor	v. Egypt, 16 October 2023

DF	Akhmadullo Mukimzhonov	(2002-05-20) 20 May 2002 (age 23)	3	0	Olympic	v. 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup^PRE
DF	Murodbek Rakhmatov	(2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Nasaf	v. 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup^PRE
DF	Odil Abdumajidov	(2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 (age 24)	17	1	Dinamo Samarqand	v. 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup^PRE
DF	Aleksandr Zevadinov	(2004-03-28) 28 March 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Bunyodkor	v. Qatar, 26 March 2024
DF	Eldorbek Begimov	(2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 24)	16	1	AGMK	v. Egypt, 16 October 2023
DF	Bekhzod Shamsiev	(2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 24)	8	0	Surkhon Termez	v. Egypt, 16 October 2023
DF	Shokhzhakhon Sultonmurodov	(2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 (age 24)	2	0	Surkhon Termez	2022 Asian Games
DF	Saidafzalkhon Akhrorov	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 22)	9	0	Turon	2022 Asian Games^WD
DF	Jakhongir Urozov	(2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Eyüpspor	v. China, 19 June 2023
DF	Javokhir Utamurodov	(2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Nasaf	v. China, 19 June 2023

MF	Farrukhbek Mukhtorov	(2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 23)	4	0	Olympic	v. 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
MF	Bekhruz Askarov	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Pakhtakor	v. 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup^PRE
MF	Mukhammadaziz Ibrakhimov	(2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 24)	8	0	Olympic	v. Qatar, 26 March 2024
MF	Sherzod Esanov	(2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 22)	4	2	Akron	2022 Asian Games

FW	Pulatkhuzha Kholdorkhonov	(2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Pakhtakor	v. 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup^PRE
FW	Rustam Turdimurodov	(2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 21)	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.

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 4 October 2025, after the match against
Palestine.

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	9	6	2	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	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	7	3	1	4	10	7	+3	AFC
Jordan	4	2	1	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	2	2	0	0	10	1	+9	AFC
Lebanon	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	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	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	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	17	2	3	12	19	34	-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	9	5	4	0	12	5	+7	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
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

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Competitive record

Olympic Games

Match history

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Match history

Asian Games

Results and fixtures

2025

Coaching staff

Managers

Players

Uzbekistan

Recent call-ups

Overage players in Olympic Games

Head-to-head record

See also

References

External links