Uzbekistan national under-20 football team

Uzbekistan

Nickname(s)	Uzbek: Oq boʻrilar (White Wolves)
Association	Uzbekistan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Ravshan Khaydarov
Home stadium	Milliy Stadium
FIFA code	UZB
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 2003)
Best result	Quarterfinals (2013, 2015)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 2002)
Best result	Champions (2023)

The Uzbekistan national under-20 football team represents Uzbekistan in international under-20 football competitions. It is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Association and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation.

History

The Uzbekistan national under-19 football team's debut in AFC Youth Championship was in the 2002 tournament in Qatar. Uzbekistan U-19 qualified for the tournament's knockout stages and in the quarter-final beat Syria 4–0. In the semi-final they faced Japan, losing 2–4 in a penalty shootout. In the third place match, the U-19 national team lost to Saudi Arabia. Their best performance in the AFC U-19 Championships was in 2008. In the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship the U-19 team finished runners-up, losing 1–2 in the final to UAE.

Uzbekistan national under-20 football team played three times in FIFA U-20 World Cups. In 2003 and 2009 the team exited in the group stage. In the 2013 World Cup in Turkey, the U-20 team made the play-off and in the Round of 16 beat Greece 3–1, but lost in the quarter-final to France 4–0.

In 2013, the Uzbekistan U-18 team qualified for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship in Myanmar. They qualified for the quarter-final and beat Thailand U-19 2-1 qualifying directly to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In the semi-final match held on 20 October 2014, Uzbekistan was beaten by North Korea 0:5.

Competitive record

AFC U-20 Asian Cup AFC U-20 Asian Cup record Year Result 1992 did not enter 1994 did not qualify 1996 did not qualify 1998 did not qualify 2000 did not qualify 2002 Fourth place 2004 Quarter-final 2006 did not qualify 2008 Runners-up 2010 Quarter-final 2012 Semi-final 2014 Semi-final 2016 Quarter-final 2018 did not qualify 2020 Qualified as host but cancelled 2023 Winner

FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-20 World Cup record Year Result Pld W D L GF GA Squad 1977 Part of  Soviet Union 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 Did not qualify 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 Group stage 3 0 0 3 3 6 Squad 2005 Did not qualify 2007 2009 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 6 Squad 2011 Did not qualify 2013 Quarter-finals 5 2 1 2 7 10 Squad 2015 Quarter-finals 5 2 0 3 8 8 Squad 2017 Did not qualify 2019 2023 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 5 5 Squad 2025 To be determined Total Quarter-finals 20 5 3 12 25 35 —

Managers

Team

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played in May 2023.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 27 April 2023, after the match against Gibraltar.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Edem Nemanov	(2003-12-25) 25 December 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Chigatoy
12	1GK	Asror Kenzhaev	(2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 19)	4	0	Neftchi
21	1GK	Otabek Boymurodov	(2003-06-05) 5 June 2003 (age 20)	8	0	Pakhtakor
2	2DF	Izzatillo Pulatov	(2003-06-15) 15 June 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Metallurg
3	2DF	Abdukodir Khusanov	(2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 20)	8	0	Lens
4	2DF	Abubakir Ashurov	(2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 20)	7	0	Pakhtakor
6	2DF	Jakhongir Urozov	(2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 20)	9	0	Eyüpspor
13	2DF	Zafarmurod Abdurakhmatov	(2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 (age 21)	10	2	Nasaf
15	2DF	Diyor Ortikboev	(2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 21)	11	0	Pakhtakor
18	2DF	Saidafzalkhon Akhrorov	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 21)	5	0	Turon
20	2DF	Makhmud Makhamadzhonov	(2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 (age 20)	9	0	Bunyodkor
8	3MF	Bekhruz Askarov	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21)	8	0	Pakhtakor
9	3MF	Shakhzod Nematjonov	(2003-08-06) 6 August 2003 (age 20)	4	1	Metallurg
10	3MF	Umarali Rakhmonaliev	(2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 20)	8	2	Rubin Kazan
16	3MF	Shakhzod Rakhmatullaev	(2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 20)	5	4	Pakhtakor
17	3MF	Nodirbek Abdurazzakov	(2004-05-27) 27 May 2004 (age 19)	8	0	AGMK
22	3MF	Sherzod Esanov	(2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 21)	8	0	Andijon
7	4FW	Pulatkhuja Kholdorkhonov	(2003-06-07) 7 June 2003 (age 20)	10	2	Pakhtakor
14	4FW	Abbosbek Fayzullaev	(2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 20)	12	4	CSKA Moscow
19	4FW	Shakhzod Akramov	(2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 (age 20)	4	2	Nasaf
23	4FW	Rustam Turdimurodov	(2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Energetik-BGU Minsk

Previous squads

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

Argentina  v  Uzbekistan

20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) FIFA U-20 World Cup GS	Argentina	2–1	Uzbekistan	Santiago del Estero, Argentina
18:00 ART (UTC−03:00)	Véliz 27' Carboni 41'	Report	Makhamadjonov 23'	Stadium: Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades Attendance: 37,233 Referee: François Letexier (France)

Uzbekistan  v  New Zealand

23 May 2023 (2023-05-23) FIFA U-20 World Cup GS	Uzbekistan	2–2	New Zealand	Santiago del Estero, Argentina
15:00 ART (UTC−03:00)	Fayzullaev 51' Esanov 90+3'	Report	Wallace 23' Herdman 41'	Stadium: Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades Attendance: 12,243 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Uzbekistan  v  Guatemala

26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) FIFA U-20 World Cup GS	Uzbekistan	2–0	Guatemala	Santiago del Estero, Argentina
18:00 ART (UTC−03:00)	Nematjonov 9', 20'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades Attendance: 15,357 Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)

Uzbekistan  v  Israel

30 May 2023 (2023-05-30) FIFA U-20 World Cup	Uzbekistan	0–1	Israel	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
18:00		Report	Khalaili 90+7'	Attendance: 10,492 Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina)

2024

Thailand  v  Uzbekistan

28 January 2024 (2024-01-28) Friendly	Thailand	1–1	Uzbekistan	Jakarta, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7	Thanakrit 90+3'		Murodzhon 56'	Stadium: Madya Stadium

Indonesia  v  Uzbekistan

30 January 2024 Friendly	Indonesia	2–3	Uzbekistan	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7	Kafiatur 32' Arlyansyah 74'		Komilov 4' Kurbonov 40' Khayrullaev 88'	Stadium: Madya Stadium

See also

• Uzbekistan national under-17 football team
• Uzbekistan national under-23 football team
• Uzbekistan national football team
• Uzbekistan national futsal team

References

External links

• Uzbekistan Football Federation
• FIFA profile: Uzbekistan U-20 at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Fixtures and Results
• AFC profile: Uzbekistan