Uzbekistan Football Association

Governing body of association football in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Football Association
AFC
Founded1946; 78 years ago (1946)
HeadquartersTashkent[1]
FIFA affiliation1994
AFC affiliation1993 (Associate member)[2] 1994
CAFA affiliation2015
PresidentAbdusalom Azizov
Websitehttp://www.ufa.uz/oz

The Uzbekistan Football Association (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Futbol Federatsiyasi) is the governing body of football in Uzbekistan, controlling the Uzbekistan national team.

History

Uzbekistan Football Federation was founded in 1946,[3] while Uzbekistan was still under Soviet rule, and has been a member of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation since 1994.

On 7 January 2013, at a ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland, Uzbekistan football federation was awarded the prize FIFA Fair Play Award from FIFA. Uzbekistan Football Federation took also first place in points for the "Fair Play" among the AFC in 2012.

The federation organizes the Uzbek League, the second level Uzbekistan First League, Uzbekistan Second League, Uzbek Cup, UzPFL Cup and the Uzbek women's football championship.

The federation changed its nomenclature to Football Association in 2017.

Uzbekistan Football Federation logo before changing its nomenclature to Football Association

Presidents

Period President
1992–1994 Elmar Aminov
1995–2005 Zakir Almatov
2006–2017 Mirabror Usmanov
2017–2018 Umid Ahmadjonov
2018–present Abdusalom Azizov

Association staff

Name Position Source
Uzbekistan Abdulsalom Azizov President [4][5]
Uzbekistan Ravshan Irmatov First Vice President [4][5][6]
Uzbekistan Odil Akhmedov[7] Vice President [4][5][6]
Uzbekistan Avaz Maksumov General Secretary [4][5]
Uzbekistan Olimjon Salikhov Treasurer [4]
Uzbekistan Sergey Arslanov Technical Director [4]
Slovenia Srecko Katanec Team Coach (Men's) [4][5]
Uzbekistan Bakhrom Norsafarov Team Coach (Women's) [4][5]
Uzbekistan Davron Fayziev Media/Communications Manager [4]
Uzbekistan Erkin Bakhtiyorov Referee Coordinator [4]

Competitions

Men's

Level Division
1 Uzbekistan Super League
2 Uzbekistan Pro League
3 Uzbekistan Pro-B League
4 Uzbekistan Second League

Women's

Level Division
1 Uzbekistan Women's League

Current title holders

Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition
Senior (Men's)
Uzbekistan Super League 2020 2021
Uzbekistan Pro League 2020 2021
Uzbekistan Pro-B League 2020 2021
Youth (Men's)
Senior (Women's)
Uzbekistan Women's League 2020 2021
Youth (Women's)

Awards

The Uzbekistan Football Association Awards Gala is an award ceremony hosted by The Football Association. The inaugural ceremony take place in December, in February or March before 2018. The 2015 Award ceremony took place on 20 February 2013.[8] The 2015 Award ceremony was held on 4 March 2016.

Player of the Year

Year Place Player Club Points
2017 1 Marat Bikmaev Uzbekistan Lokomotiv [9][10]
2-3 Bakhrom Abdurakhimov Uzbekistan Nasaf
2-3 Otabek Shukurov Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
2018 1 Odil Ahmedov China Shanghai SIPG
2 Marat Bikmaev Uzbekistan Lokomotiv
3 Otabek Shukurov United Arab Emirates Sharjah
3 Ikromjon Alibaev Uzbekistan Lokomotiv
2019 1 Eldor Shomurodov Italy Genoa [11][12]
2 Odil Ahmedov China Shanghai SIPG
3 Jaloliddin Masharipov Uzbekistan Pakhtakor


Young Player of the Year

Year Player Club
2010 Timur Khakimov Pakhtakor
2011 Timur Khakimov Pakhtakor
Davlat Yarbekov Pakhtakor
Bobir Davlatov Mash'al Mubarek
2012 Jamshid Boltaboev RCOR Pakhtakor
Otabek Shukurov Mash'al Mubarek
2013 Izatilla Abdullaev Pakhtakor
Jamshid Boltaboev Pakhtakor
Akobir Turaev FK Buxoro
2014 Islom Kenjaboev Nasaf Qarshi
2015 Dostonbek Khamdamov Bunyodkor
2017 Igor Chikrizov Pakhtakor
2019 Jasur Jaloliddinov Bukhoro

Coach of the Year

Year Place Coach Club Points
2017 1 Uzbekistan Ruziqul Berdiev Nasaf Qarshi [9][13]
2-3 Uzbekistan Mirjalol Kasymov Bunyodkor
2-3 Uzbekistan Ulugbek Bakaev Bukhoro
2018 1 Uzbekistan Ravshan Khaydarov Uzbekistan U-23
2 Uzbekistan Mirjalol Kasymov Bunyodkor
3 Uzbekistan Andrei Fyodorov Lokomotiv Tashkent
2019 1 Uzbekistan Vadim Abramov Uzbekistan


Youth Coach of the Year

Year Name Team
2010 Aleksey Evstafeev Uzbekistan U-16
2011 Aleksey Evstafeev Uzbekistan U-17
2012 Dilshod Nuraliev Uzbekistan U-16
2013 Dilshod Nuraliev Uzbekistan U-17
2014 Temur Alimkhodjaev Uzbekistan U-16
2019 Ruziqul Berdiev Nasaf Qarshi

Referee of the Year

Year Referee Notes
2006 Ravshan Irmatov
2007 Ravshan Irmatov
2008 Ravshan Irmatov
2009 Ravshan Irmatov
2010 Ravshan Irmatov
2011 Ravshan Irmatov
2012 Ravshan Irmatov [8]
2013 Ravshan Irmatov
2014 Ravshan Irmatov
2015 Ravshan Irmatov
2019 Valentin Kovalenko


Fair Play

Year Club Notes
2008 Bunyodkor
2009 Bunyodkor
2010 Bunyodkor
2011 Sogdiana Jizzakh [14]
2012 Olmaliq FK [8]
2013 Lokomotiv Tashkent
2014 Olmaliq FK
2017 Kokand 1912
2019 Nasaf Qarshi

References

  1. ^ "UFA Headquarters location".
  2. ^ "AFC membership reaches 44". 30 April 1993.
  3. ^ "About UFA – UFA". Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j FIFA.com. "Member Association – Uzbekistan – FIFA.com". fifa.com. Retrieved 20 Jan 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "The AFC.com – The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  6. ^ a b "Management – UFA". Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  7. ^ uz, Kun. "Odil Akhmedov appointed to a managerial position". Kun.uz. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  8. ^ a b c "The UFF – Portal Berita Bola Ter-update" ФФУ наградила лауреатов 2012 года (in Russian). UFF. 2013-01-21.
  9. ^ a b "UFF announced the best of the year" (in Uzbek). Championat.asia. 2017-12-14.
  10. ^ "Марат Бикмаев — лучший футболист года в Узбекистане" (in Russian). Gazeta.uz. 2017-12-15.
  11. ^ "Эльдор Шомуродов признан лучшим футболистом Узбекистана" (in Russian). Gazeta.uz. 2019-12-25.
  12. ^ "Ўзбекистоннинг 2019 йилдаги энг яхши футболчиси аниқланди" (in Uzbek). Stadion.uz. 2019-12-24.
  13. ^ Марат Бикмаев — лучший футболист года в Узбекистане (in Russian). Gazeta.uz. 2017-12-15.
  14. ^ Объявлены лауреаты 2011 года, the-uff.com, 23 Декабря 2011, (in Russian)

External links

  • Official website (in Uzbek and Russian)
  • Uzbekistan Football Federation at AFC.com (in Uzbek)
  • Uzbekistan profile at FIFA.com (archived 6 June 2007)
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