Uzbekistan national under-23 football team explained

Uzbekistan U-23
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Fifa Trigramme:	UZB
Nickname:	White Wolves
Association:	Uzbekistan Football Association
Confederation:	AFC (Asia)
Coach:	Timur Kapadze
Captain:	Jasurbek Jaloliddinov
Home Stadium:	Jar Stadium
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First Game:	1–5 (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; 20 May 1995)
Largest Win:	10–0 (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 9 September 2023)
Largest Loss:	6–1 (Tehran, Iran; 23 January 2004)
Regional Name:	Olympic Games
Regional Cup Apps:	1
Regional Cup First:	2024
Regional Cup Best:	Group stage (2024)
2Ndregional Name:	Asian Games
2Ndregional Cup Apps:	6
2Ndregional Cup First:	2002
2Ndregional Cup Best:	Bronze medalists (2022)
3Rdregional Name:	AFC U-23 Asian Cup
3Rdregional Cup Apps:	6
3Rdregional Cup First:	2013
3Rdregional Cup Best:	Champions (2018)

The Uzbekistan national under-23 football team (Uzbek: Futbol bo'yicha O'zbekiston U-23 terma jamoasi|italic=yes) 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	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		Squad
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
Total	Group stage	1/8	3	0	1	2	2	4	—

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

AFC U-23 Asian Cup record
Year	Result	Position	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		Squad
2013	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	3	4	Squad
2016		9th	3	1	0	2	6	6	Squad
2018	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	12	3	Squad
2020	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	9	5	Squad
2022	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	2	1	12	5	Squad
2024	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	14	1	Squad
2026	To be determined
Total	1 Title	6/6	30	17	3	10	56	24	—

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Result	Position	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		Squad
2002	Group stage	16th	3	1	0	2	2	4	Squad
2006	Quarter-finals	6th	4	3	0	1	7	4	Squad
2010		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

See main article: Uzbekistan national under-23 football team results.

2024

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Timur Kapadze
Assistant coach	Vacant Vacant
Fitness coach	Vacant
Goalkeeper coach	Vacant
Conditioning coach	Artyom Davletov
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 (since 2021)

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* Overage player.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called for the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent. ^{PREPREPREPREWDPREPREINJ} Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
^PRE Preliminary squad
^WD Player withdrawn from the squad.

Head-to-head record

, after the match against .

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

style=background:blue;color:white	Against	style=background:blue;color:white	Played	style=background:blue;color:white	Won	style=background:blue;color:white	Drawn	style=background:blue;color:white	Lost	style=background:blue;color:white	GF	style=background:blue;color:white	GA	style=background:blue;color:white	GD	style=background:blue;color:white	Confederation
	2	2	0	0	13	1	+12	AFC
	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	UEFA
	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	AFC
	4	0	1	3	2	8	-6	AFC
	6	6	0	0	21	1	+20	AFC
	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	CONCACAF
	8	6	1	1	11	6	+5	AFC
	5	2	0	3	7	7	+0	CAF
	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	UEFA
	1	0	0	1	2	4	-2	CONCACAF
	9	7	1	1	24	3	+21	AFC
	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	AFC
	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	AFC
	8	3	2	3	11	14	-4	AFC
	8	3	2	3	18	15	+3	AFC
	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	UEFA
	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	CAF
	6	3	1	3	10	6	+4	AFC
	4	2	1	1	7	6	+1	AFC
	5	1	0	4	5	10	-5	UEFA
	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	CAF
	5	5	0	0	13	3	+10	AFC
	2	2	0	0	10	1	+9	AFC
	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	AFC
	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	AFC
	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	CAF
	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	CAF
	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	AFC
	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	AFC
	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	OFC
	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	AFC
	5	2	2	1	2	2	+0	AFC
	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	AFC
	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	AFC
	10	8	1	1	25	5	+20	AFC
	1	0	0	1	3	4	-1	UEFA
	11	2	3	6	11	17	-6	AFC
	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	UEFA
	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	UEFA
	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	UEFA
	16	2	3	11	18	31	-13	AFC
	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	UEFA
	5	1	2	2	6	7	-4	AFC
	8	7	1	0	16	2	+14	AFC
	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	AFC
	1	1	0	0	5	3	+2	CAF
	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	AFC
	14	7	3	4	20	14	+6	AFC
	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	UEFA
	8	5	3	0	12	5	+7	AFC
	4	3	1	0	8	2	+6	AFC
	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	CAF
style=background:blue;color:white	Against	style=background:blue;color:white	Played	style=background:blue;color:white	Won	style=background:blue;color:white	Drawn	style=background:blue;color:white	Lost	style=background:blue;color:white	GF	style=background:blue;color:white	GA	style=background:blue;color:white	GD	style=background:blue;color:white	Confederation

See also

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

External links

• Uzbekistan Football Federation

Notes and References

1. Web site: PFF chief names Akhtar as head coach of Asian Games team. The Nation. 29 August 2010. 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.. https://web.archive.org/web/20121008130520/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Sports/29-Aug-2010/PFF-chief-names-Akhtar-as-head-coach-of-Asian-Games-team. 8 October 2012. live.
2. Web site: 2 July 2024 . 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! . Championat Asia . uz.
3. Web site: 9 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 . Championat Asia . uz.