Uzbekistan national football team

Uzbekistan
Association	Uzbekistan Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Mirjalol Kasymov
Most caps	Mirjalol Kasymov (65)
Top scorer	Maksim Shatskikh (30)
Home stadium	Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium
FIFA code	UZB
FIFA ranking	76
Highest FIFA ranking	32 (November 2006)
Lowest FIFA ranking	70 (October 2008)
Elo ranking	67
	Home colours
	Away colours
First international
	Tajikistan 2 - 2 Uzbekistan ; (Dushanbe, Tajikistan; 17 June 1992)
Biggest win
	Mongolia 0-15 Uzbekistan ; (Chiangmai, Thailand; December 5, 1998)
Biggest defeat
	Japan 8–1 Uzbekistan ; (Saida,Lebanon; October 17, 2000)
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 1996)
Best result	Quarterfinals, 2004, 2007

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

After the split from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Tajikistan on June 17, 1992. Uzbekistan have consistently been the strongest team out of the new Central Asian nations (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan). They won the Asian Games in 1994.

[edit] Overview

They were knocked out in the final stage of Asian qualification to the 2006 FIFA World Cup after losing on the away goals rule to Bahrain. The result was subject to controversy as actually three games were played; the first, a 1-0 win for Uzbekistan, was wiped out after FIFA declared the result void after a mistake by a Japanese referee. The replay ended 1-1, and after the return finished 0-0, Uzbekistan were eliminated.

In the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, Uzbekistan was able to get past the group stage by beating Malaysia 5-0 and China 3-0. However, Uzbekistan was knocked out of the tournament in the quarterfinals stage by losing to Saudi Arabia 2-1.

[edit] Competition history

[edit] World Cup record

1998 to 2006 - Did not qualify
2010 - Qualifiers underway

The strongest of the five former Soviet Republics to have joined the Asian Football Confederation, Uzbekistan will be keen to live up to the promise they showed in winning the 1994 Asian Games when they open their qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. They have a two-legged encounter against Chinese Taipei on 8 and 28 October.

The central Asian side delivered a shock by clinching gold in the 1994 tournament as debutants, but since then they have failed to make an impact on the continental stage. That was until they stormed into the last eight of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, where they were only edged out by Bahrain after a penalty shoot-out.

That morale-boosting performance was followed by an even more sensational victory over Iraq in the second qualifying round for Germany 2006, with goals from Maksim Shatskikh and Alexander Geynrikh sending them through to the last eight. Pitted against the likes of Saudi Arabia and Korea Republic in the final qualifying round, they managed a third-placed finish that set up a play-off against Bahrain, who once again advanced at their expense.

After sticking with a foreign-coach policy over three years, which saw German coach Hans Jurgen Gede, Englishman Bob Houghton and Russian Vladimir Nepomniatchi at the helm, Uzbekistan have come full circle, turning to home-grown Rauf Inileev.

The former Uzbekistan Olympic team coach made radical changes to the team, keeping only eight veterans of the 2004 squad while injecting new blood in the shape of five Under-23 players. Despite missing a number of experienced figures, including influential former captain Mirdjalal Kasimov who retired last year, Inileev successfully moulded the new-look team into a strong squad.

Ace striker, Dynamo Kiev hotshot Maksim Shatskikh, is still in his goal-scoring prime and striking prodigy Geynrikh has come of age, developing into the team's lethal weapon particularly when sent on as a super-sub. In the central areas, Server Djeparov has taken over much of the creative duties since Kasimov retired while at the back young Aziz Ibragimov has quickly developed a solid defensive partnership alongside experienced Hayrulla Karimov and Aleksey Nikolaev.

In the qualifying series for the FIFA World Cup, however, Uzbekistan have been imperious, advancing to the fourth round of Asian qualifying after only four matches with a perfect record, including a 3-0 thrashing of Saudi Arabia. Although the Saudis defeated them in the return encounter. In the past 3 rounds, Uzbekistan has managed to score 26 goals, so far it's the best result in World Cup Qualifiers.

In the final round of qualifying. Uzbekistan is currently sitting last in Group A behind favorites Australia and Japan, third place Qatar and fourth place Bahrain on goal difference with 1 point from three matches. In their first match, Uzbekistan was stunned by Qatar 3-0. Uzbekistan coach Rauf Inileev refused to blame his players choosing instead to congratulate the Qatari team. "They deserved to win today. They played better," he said. In their second match, Uzbekistan suffered another loss, this time to Australia. Scott Chipperfield scored for Australia in the 26th minute and boasted by a strong defense led by Lucas Neill "plunged Uzbekistan further into the FIFA World Cup™ mire." Uzbekistan restored some credibility and their first point with an away draw against the highly fancied Japanese. With help from Brazilian legend Zico, Uzbekistan against the run of play scored a goal from striker Maksim Shatskikh sliding in to score from close range after 26 minutes. Japan equalised through striker Keiji Tamada, who bundled home Yoshito Okubo's pull-back five minutes before half-time. Uzbekistan next play Bahrain in Tashkent with a draw or loss to either side signaling the end of the World Cup campaign for one of these teams.

[edit] Asian Cup record

1956 to 1992 - Did not enter, was part of USSR
1996 - Round 1
2000 - Round 1
2004 - Quarterfinals
2007 - Quarterfinals

[edit] Schedule and recent results


Date	Tournament	Location	Opponent	Result	Scorers
15 October 2008	World Cup 2010	Tokyo	Japan	Draw 1:1	Shatskikh 27'
10 October 2008	Friendly	Seoul	Korea Republic	Lost 3:0
10 September 2008	World Cup 2010	Tashkent	Australia	Lost 0:1
6 September 2008	World Cup 2010	Doha	Qatar	Lost 3:0
29 August 2008	Friendly	Tashkent	Korea DPR	Draw 0:0
20 August 2008	Friendly	Muscat	Oman	Lost 2:0
22 June 2008	World Cup 2010	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	Lost 4:0
14 June 2008	World Cup 2010	Tashkent	Lebanon	Won 3:0	Ahmedov 50', 60'; Djeparov 90+4'
7 June 2008	World Cup 2010	Tashkent	Singapore	Won 1:0	Geynrikh 80'
2 June 2008	World Cup 2010	Singapore	Singapore	Won 3:7	Kapadze 10'; Karpenko 21'; Djeparov 34', 44'; Denisov 42'; Ibragimov 62'; Shatskikh 88'
26 March 2008	World Cup 2010	Tashkent	Saudi Arabia	Won 3:0	Kapadze 46+; Shatskikh 66'; Djeparov 68' PK
22 March 2008	Friendly	Tashkent	Jordan	Won 4:1	Djeparov 4', Inomov 36', F.Tadjiyev 50', Z.Tadjiyev 63'
6 February 2008	World Cup 2010	Beirut	Lebanon	Won 0:1	Ahmedov 44'
24 December 2007	Friendly	Bangkok	North Korea	Drew 2:2	Solomin 53', Yafarov 65'
22 December 2007	Friendly	Bangkok	Thailand	Lost 3:2	Tadjiyev 44',60'
21 November 2007	Friendly	Tashkent	Estonia	Drew 0:0
28 October 2007	World Cup 2010	Taipei	Taiwan	Won 0:2	Inomov 79', Suyunov 90'
13 October 2007	World Cup 2010	Tashkent	Taiwan	Won 9:0	Shatskikh 5',17',35',67',78'; Kapadze 26'; Karpenko 45'; Bakaev 56'; Salomov 69'
22 August 2007	Friendly	Kiev	Ukraine	Lost 2:1	Geynrich 90'
22 July 2007		Jakarta	Saudi Arabia	Lost 1:2	Solomin 82'
18 July 2007		Kuala Lumpur	China	Won 0:3	Shatskikh 72', Kapadze 86', Geynrikh 90+4'
14 July 2007		Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Won 0:5	Shatskikh 10',89' , Kapadze 29', Bakaev 45'(pen), Ibragimov 85'
11 July 2007		Kuala Lumpur	Iran	Lost 2:1	Rezaei 16'(o.g.)
5 July 2007		Seoul	Korea	Lost 2:1	Djeparov 60'PK
2 July 2007		Paju	Iraq	Won 0:2	Ibragimov 3', Bakaev 73'

[edit] Uzbekistan squad

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Korea Republic on October 11, 2008.

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Ignatiy Nesterov	20 June 1983	26		Pakhtakor Tashkent
	DF	Anvar Gafurov	14 May 1982			Mash'al Mubarek
	DF	Asror Aliqulov	12 September 1978	55		Pakhtakor Tashkent
	DF	Anzur Ismailov	21 April 1985			Pakhtakor Tashkent
	DF	Ilhomjon Suyunov	17 May 1983	16	1	Pakhtakor Tashkent
	MF	Azizbek Haydarоv	8 July 1985	12		FC Bunyodkor
	MF	Odil Ahmedov	25 November 1987			Pakhtakor Tashkent
	MF	Ildar Magdeev	11 April 1984	13		Pakhtakor Tashkent
	MF	Vagiz Galiullin	10 October 1987	2		Rubin Kazan
	MF	Hikmat Khashimov	12 November 1979			Nasaf Qarshi
	MF	Timur Kapadze	5 September 1981	50	6	FC Bunyodkor
	MF	Jasur Hasanov	2 October 1983			FC Bunyodkor
	MF	Vitaliy Denisov	23 February 1987	14	1	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
	FW	Aleksandr Geynrikh	6 October 1984	42	14	Pakhtakor Tashkent
	FW	Maksim Shatskikh	30 August 1978	42	30	FC Dynamo Kyiv
1	GK	Temur Juraev	12 May 1984			Pakhtakor Tashkent
4	DF	Hayrulla Karimov	22 April 1977	12		FC Bunyodkor
6	DF	Islom Inomov	30 May 1984	17	2	Pakhtakor Tashkent
8	MF	Server Djeparov	3 October 1982	46	12	FC Bunyodkor
11	FW	Ulugbek Bakaev	28 November 1978	23	7	FC Bunyodkor
17	FW	Zaynitdin Tadjiyev	22 June 1977			Pakhtakor Tashkent
18	DF	Sakhob Juraev	19 January 1987			FC Bunyodkor

[edit] Recent Call Up

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
18	MF	Victor Karpenko	7 September 1977	34	3	Quruvchi Tashkent (v. Qatar September 6)
2	DF	Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov	25 March 1976	49	1	Quruvchi Tashkent (v. Qatar on September 6)
2	MF	Aziz Ibragimov	21 July 1986	12	3	Bohemians 1905 (v. Qatar on September 6)
14	MF	Sadriddin Abdullaev	11 June 1986			Pakhtakor Tashkent (v. Saudi Arabia on June 22)
16	DF	Artyom Filiposyan	6 January 1988			Mash'al Mubarek (v. Saudi Arabia on June 22)
	FW	Farhod Tadjiyev	21 June 1986	2	1	Pakhtakor Tashkent (v. Saudi Arabia on June 22)
6	DF	Pavel Solomin	15 June 1982	12	2	Traktor Tashkent (v. Saudi Arabia on June 22)
17	FW	Marat Bikmoev	1 January 1986	21	1	Spartak Nalchik (v. Lebanon on June 14)
17	DF	Aleksey Nikolaev	15 September 1979	42		Quruvchi Tashkent (v. Singapore on June 7)
	FW	Anvarjon Soliev	5 February 1978	37	7	Quruvchi Tashkent (v. Jordan on March 23)
1	GK	Pavel Bugalo	21 August 1974	40		Quruvchi Tashkent (v. Lebanon on February 6)
	DF	Hamza Karimov	10 December 1980			Mash'al Mubarek (v. Estonia on November 21 2007)
	DF	Komoloddin Tadjiev	3 May 1983			Pakhtakor Tashkent (v. Estonia on November 21 2007)
	FW	Victor Klishin	25 November 1982			Mash'al Mubarek (v. Estonia on November 21 2007)
	FW	Jafar Irismetov	23 August 1976	36	18	FC Almaty (v. Estonia on November 21 2007)
16	MF	Shavkat Salomov	13 November 1985			Quruvchi Tashkent (v. Chinese Taipei on October 28 2007)

[edit] Former players

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Uzbekistan national football team

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[edit] Overview

[edit] Competition history

[edit] World Cup record

[edit] Asian Cup record

[edit] Schedule and recent results

[edit] Uzbekistan squad

[edit] Recent Call Up

[edit] Former players

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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