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

U-20 against Azerbaijan, 20 May 2009

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

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	Did not qualify
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	Did not qualify
2023	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	5	5	Squad
2025	To be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	20	5	3	12	25	35	—

FIFA U-20 World Cup history
Year	Round	Score	Result
2003
	Group stage	Uzbekistan 2–3 Mali	Loss
	Group stage	Uzbekistan 1–2 Argentina	Loss
	Group stage	Uzbekistan 0–1 Spain	Loss

2009
	Group stage	Uzbekistan 1–2 Ghana	Loss
	Group stage	Uzbekistan 0–3 Uruguay	Loss
	Group stage	Uzbekistan 1–1 England	Draw

2013
	Group stage	Uzbekistan 3–0 New Zealand	Win
	Group stage	Uzbekistan 1–1 Croatia	Draw
	Group stage	Uzbekistan 0–4 Uruguay	Loss
	Round of 16	Uzbekistan 3–1 Greece	Win
	Quarterfinals	Uzbekistan 0–4 France	Loss

2015
	Group stage	Uzbekistan 3–4 Honduras	Loss
	Group stage	Uzbekistan 0–3 Germany	Loss
	Group stage	Uzbekistan 3–0 Fiji	Win
	Round of 16	Uzbekistan 2–0 Austria	Win
	Quarterfinals	Uzbekistan 0–1 Senegal	Loss

2023
	Group stage	Uzbekistan 1–2 Argentina	Loss
	Group stage	Uzbekistan 2–2 New Zealand	Draw
	Group stage	Uzbekistan 2–0 Guatemala	Win
	Round of 16	Uzbekistan 0–1 Israel	Loss

AFC U-20 Asian Cup record

AFC U-20 Asian Cup finals record
Year	Host country	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1994	Indonesia	Did not qualify
1996	South Korea	Did not qualify								3	2	0	1	10	5
1998	Thailand	Did not qualify								4	1	1	2	9	5
2000	Iran	Did not qualify								4	2	0	2	8	11
2002	Qatar	Fourth place	4th	6	3	1	2	14	11	2	2	0	0	19	0
2004	Malaysia	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	1	1	9	6	2	2	0	0	8	0
2006	India	Did not qualify								2	1	1	0	3	0
2008	Saudi Arabia	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	2	1	5	3	3	3	0	0	5	1
2010	China	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	0	1	5	2	2	1	1	0	6	1
2012	United Arab Emirates	Semi-finals	3rd	5	2	2	1	11	7	4	3	0	1	7	4
2014	Myanmar	Semi-finals	4th	5	2	2	1	8	10	4	3	0	1	10	2
2016	Bahrain	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	5	5	3	3	0	0	14	0
2016	Indonesia	Did not qualify								4	3	0	1	17	1
~~2020~~	Uzbekistan	Qualified but later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic								3	2	1	0	5	1
2023	Uzbekistan	Champion	1st	6	3	3	0	5	1	4	4	0	0	14	2
2025	China	Qualified								4	4	0	0	21	1
Total		8/14	Best: 1st	40	20	12	8	62	45	48	36	4	8	156	34

Note

*: Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks

AFC U–20 Asian Cup history
First Match	Uzbekistan 4–0 Thailand (15 October 2002; Doha, Qatar)
Biggest Win	Uzbekistan 4–0 Thailand (15 October 2002; Doha, Qatar) Uzbekistan 4–0 Syria (16 October 2002; Doha, Qatar) Uzbekistan 4–0 Vietnam (4 November 2012; Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates)
Biggest Defeat	Uzbekistan 0–5 North Korea (20 October 2014; Yangon, Myanmar)
Best Result	Champions at the 2023
Worst Result	Quarter finals at the 3 editions

Managers

Viktor Borisov (U20): 2003
Colin Toal (U20): 2005–2006
Akhmadjon Ubaydullaev (U18–20): 2007–2009
Marat Kabaev (U18–19): 2009–2010
Ahmadjon Musaev (U18–20) 2011–2013
Alexey Evstafeev (U18–19): 2013–2014
Sergey Lushan (U19): 2014
Ravshan Khaydarov (U19–20): 2014–2015
Jasur Abduraimov (U18–19): 2015–2016
Alexander Mochinov (U18): 2017
Otabek Gulomkhujaev (U18–19): 2018–2019
Ildar Magdeev (U18): (2021)
Ravshan Khaydarov (U18–20): 2022–present

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 20)	4	0	Neftchi
21	1GK	Otabek Boymurodov	(2003-06-05) 5 June 2003 (age 21)	8	0	Pakhtakor

2	2DF	Izzatillo Pulatov	(2003-06-15) 15 June 2003 (age 21)	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 21)	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 21)	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 21)	4	1	Metallurg
10	3MF	Umarali Rakhmonaliev	(2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 21)	8	2	Rubin Kazan
16	3MF	Shakhzod Rakhmatullaev	(2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 21)	5	4	Pakhtakor
17	3MF	Nodirbek Abdurazzakov	(2004-05-27) 27 May 2004 (age 20)	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 21)	10	2	Pakhtakor
14	4FW	Abbosbek Fayzullaev	(2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21)	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

FIFA U-20 World Cup/Youth Championship squads

AFC U-19 Championship squads

Fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2023

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)

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)

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)

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

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

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

4 June 2024 (2024-06-04) Weinan International Tournament	South Korea	1–1	Uzbekistan	Weinan, China
15:30 UTC+8	Jin Jun-seo 50'		Khayrullaev 24'	Stadium: Weinan Sports Center Stadium

7 June 2024 (2024-06-07) Weinan International Tournament	Uzbekistan	0–0	China	Weinan, China
19:35 UTC+8				Stadium: Weinan Sports Center Stadium Referee: Du Jianxin (China)

10 June 2024 (2024-06-10) Weinan International Tournament	Uzbekistan	2–1	Vietnam	Weinan, China
15:30 UTC+8	Saidnurullaev 45+1' Komilov 90+3'		Lê Đình Long Vũ 75'	Stadium: Weinan Sports Center Stadium Referee: Du Jianxin (China)

References

^ "Oʻzbekiston U-20 terma jamoasining Jahon chempionatida ishtirok etadigan tarkibi maʼlum" (in Uzbek). Oʻzbekiston Futbol Federatsiyasi. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

External links

Official website (in English and Uzbek)
FIFA profile: Uzbekistan U-20 at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Fixtures and Results
FIFA website
AFC website

[1] "Oʻzbekiston U-20 terma jamoasining Jahon chempionatida ishtirok etadigan tarkibi maʼlum" (in Uzbek). Oʻzbekiston Futbol Federatsiyasi. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

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