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Uzbekistan U-23
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) White Wolves
Association Uzbekistan Football Association
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Ravshan Khaydarov
Captain Diyor Ortikboev 
Home stadium Jar Stadium
FIFA code UZB
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Kyrgyzstan 1–5 Uzbekistan 
(Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; 20 May 1995)
Biggest win
 Uzbekistan 10–0 Hong Kong 
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 9 September 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Iran 6–1 Uzbekistan 
(Tehran, Iran; 23 January 2004)
Olympic Games
Appearances 1 (first in 2024)
Best result Group stage (2024)
Asian Games
Appearances 6 (first in 2002)
Best result Bronze medal asia.svg Bronze medalists (2022)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances 6 (first in 2013)
Best result Gold medal asia.svg Champions (2018)

The Uzbekistan national under-23 football team (also known as the "White Wolves") plays for Uzbekistan in international football games. This team is for players who are 23 years old or younger. The Uzbekistan Football Association manages the team, and they are part of the Asian Football Confederation, which covers football in Asia.

Major Competitions

The Uzbekistan U-23 team has played in several big tournaments. They have done very well in some of them, showing their strength in Asian football.

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games football tournament is a huge event. Uzbekistan's U-23 team made their first appearance in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. They played three matches in the group stage but did not advance to the next round. Before 2024, they had not qualified for the Olympics.

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

The AFC U-23 Asian Cup is a top competition for under-23 teams in Asia. Uzbekistan has a strong record in this tournament:

  • In 2018, they became champions, winning the gold medal. This was a big achievement for the team.
  • They were runners-up (second place) twice, in 2022 and 2024.
  • They also finished in fourth place in 2020.
  • The team has played in the group stage in 2013 and 2016.

Asian Games

The Asian Games is another important multi-sport event. Since 2002 Asian Games, the men's football teams in this competition are mostly made up of players under 23 years old. Each team can also have up to three older players. Uzbekistan's U-23 team has done well here:

  • They won a bronze medal (third place) at the 2022 Asian Games.
  • They reached the quarter-finals in 2006, 2010, and 2018.
  • They also made it to the Round of 16 in 2014.

Team Leadership

Coaching Staff

The team has a group of coaches who help the players train and prepare for matches.

Position Name
Head coach Uzbekistan Ravshan Khaydarov
Assistant coach Vacant
Vacant
Fitness coach Vacant
Goalkeeper coach Vacant
Physiotherapist Vacant

Managers

Many different managers have led the Uzbekistan U-23 team over the years. Here are some of them:

  • Uzbekistan Mirzohim Ghulomov and Uzbekistan Aleksander Ivankov (1995)
  • Uzbekistan Viktor Borisov (1999, 2003)
  • Uzbekistan Rauf Inileev (2006)
  • Uzbekistan Vadim Abramov (2007, 2011–2012)
  • Uzbekistan Akhmad Ubaydullaev (2010)
  • Uzbekistan Aleksey Evstafeev (2012–2013)
  • Uzbekistan Mirjalol Qosimov (2014)
  • Uzbekistan Shukhrat Maqsudov (2014–2015)
  • Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov (2015)
  • Uzbekistan Viktor Djalilov (2015)
  • Uzbekistan Samvel Babayan (2015–2016)
  • Uzbekistan Jasur Abduraimov (2016–2017)
  • Uzbekistan Ravshan Khaydarov (2017–2018, since 2025)
  • Serbia Ljubinko Drulović (2019–2020)
  • Uzbekistan Timur Kapadze (2021–2024)

Players

The Uzbekistan U-23 team has many talented players. Here is the squad that played in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Some players marked with an asterisk (*) are "overage" players, meaning they are older than 23 but are allowed in the Olympic squad.

Head coach: Timur Kapadze

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Abduvohid Nematov (2001-03-20)20 March 2001 (aged 23) 23 0 Uzbekistan Nasaf
2 2DF Saidazamat Mirsaidov [uz] (2001-07-19)19 July 2001 (aged 23) 26 1 Uzbekistan Olympic Tashkent
3 2DF Abdukodir Khusanov (2004-02-29)29 February 2004 (aged 20) 6 0 England Manchester City
4 2DF Husniddin Aliqulov* (1999-04-04)4 April 1999 (aged 25) 18 0 Turkey Çaykur Rizespor
5 2DF Mukhammadkodir Khamraliev (2001-07-06)6 July 2001 (aged 23) 33 2 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
6 2DF Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev (2001-02-14)14 February 2001 (aged 23) 20 0 Kazakhstan Kairat
7 4FW Abbosbek Fayzullaev (2003-10-03)3 October 2003 (aged 20) 14 3 Russia CSKA Moscow
8 4FW Ruslanbek Jiyanov (2001-06-05)5 June 2001 (aged 23) 37 3 Uzbekistan Navbahor Namangan
9 4FW Khusayin Norchaev (2002-02-06)6 February 2002 (aged 22) 32 15 Uzbekistan Neftchi Fergana
10 3MF Jasurbek Jaloliddinov (2002-05-15)15 May 2002 (aged 22) 44 11 Uzbekistan Neftchi Fergana
11 4FW Oston Urunov* (2000-12-29)29 December 2000 (aged 23) 4 0 Iran Persepolis
12 1GK Vladimir Nazarov (2002-06-08)8 June 2002 (aged 22) 23 0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
13 2DF Zafarmurod Abdurakhmatov (2003-04-28)28 April 2003 (aged 21) 4 0 Uzbekistan Nasaf
14 4FW Eldor Shomurodov* (captain) (1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 29) 3 0 Italy Roma
15 3MF Umarali Rakhmonaliev (2003-08-18)18 August 2003 (aged 20) 16 3 Russia Rubin Kazan
16 2DF Asadbek Rakhimzhonov (2004-02-17)17 February 2004 (aged 20) 14 0 Uzbekistan Olympic Tashkent
17 3MF Diyor Kholmatov (2002-07-22)22 July 2002 (aged 22) 20 2 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
18 3MF Abdurauf Buriev (2002-07-20)20 July 2002 (aged 22) 33 0 Uzbekistan Olympic Tashkent

* Overage player.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
19 3MF Ibrokhim Ibrokhimov (2001-01-12)12 January 2001 (aged 23) 23 0 Uzbekistan Olympic Tashkent
20 4FW Alisher Odilov (2001-07-15)15 July 2001 (aged 23) 34 12 Russia Khimki
21 1GK Khamidillo Abdunabiev (2002-08-20)20 August 2002 (aged 21) 8 0 Uzbekistan Olympic Tashkent
22 3MF Bekhruz Askarov (2003-03-08)8 March 2003 (aged 21) 4 0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor

Recent Call-ups

These players have been called to play for the team in the last year and are still young enough to be part of the U-23 squad.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Shukron Yuldashev (2002-04-21) 21 April 2002 (age 23) 5 0 Uzbekistan Olympic v. 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup PRE
GK Otabek Boymurodov (2003-06-05) 5 June 2003 (age 22) 1 0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor v.  Egypt, 16 October 2023
DF Akhmadullo Mukimzhonov (2002-05-20) 20 May 2002 (age 23) 3 0 Uzbekistan Olympic v. 2024 AFC U-23 Asian CupPRE
DF Murodbek Rakhmatov (2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 23) 0 0 Uzbekistan Nasaf v. 2024 AFC U-23 Asian CupPRE
DF Odil Abdumajidov (2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 (age 24) 17 1 Uzbekistan Dinamo Samarqand v. 2024 AFC U-23 Asian CupPRE
DF Aleksandr Zevadinov (2004-03-28) 28 March 2004 (age 21) 2 0 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor v.  Qatar, 26 March 2024
DF Eldorbek Begimov (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 24) 16 1 Uzbekistan AGMK v.  Egypt, 16 October 2023
DF Bekhzod Shamsiev (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 24) 8 0 Uzbekistan Surkhon Termez v.  Egypt, 16 October 2023
DF Shokhzhakhon Sultonmurodov (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 (age 24) 2 0 Uzbekistan Surkhon Termez 2022 Asian Games
DF Saidafzalkhon Akhrorov (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 22) 9 0 Uzbekistan Turon 2022 Asian GamesWD
DF Jakhongir Urozov (2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 21) 0 0 Turkey Eyüpspor v.  China, 19 June 2023
DF Javokhir Utamurodov (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 21) 0 0 Uzbekistan Nasaf v.  China, 19 June 2023
MF Farrukhbek Mukhtorov (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 23) 4 0 Uzbekistan Olympic v. 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
MF Bekhruz Askarov (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 22) 1 0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor v. 2024 AFC U-23 Asian CupPRE
MF Mukhammadaziz Ibrakhimov (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 24) 8 0 Uzbekistan Olympic v.  Qatar, 26 March 2024
MF Sherzod Esanov (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 22) 4 2 Russia Akron 2022 Asian Games
FW Pulatkhuzha Kholdorkhonov (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 22) 1 0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor v. 2024 AFC U-23 Asian CupPRE
FW Rustam Turdimurodov (2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 21) 0 0 Belarus Energetik-BGU Minsk v.  China, 19 June 2023

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
PRE Preliminary squad
WD Player withdrawn from the squad.

Overage Players in Olympic Games

For the Olympic Games, football teams are mostly U-23 players, but they can include a few older players. Here are the older players who joined the Uzbekistan U-23 team for the 2024 Summer Olympics:

Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
2024
 Eldor Shomurodov (FW) Oston Urunov (MF) Husniddin Aliqulov (DF)

Team Records Against Other Countries

This table shows how the Uzbekistan U-23 team has performed against different countries over time. It includes how many games they played, won, drew (tied), and lost, along with the goals they scored (GF) and goals they allowed (GA).

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Confederation
 Afghanistan 2 2 0 0 13 1 +12 AFC
 Albania 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 UEFA
 Australia 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 AFC
 Bahrain 4 0 1 3 2 8 -6 AFC
 Bangladesh 6 6 0 0 21 1 +20 AFC
 Canada 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 CONCACAF
 China 8 6 1 1 11 6 +5 AFC
 Dominican Republic 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 CONCACAF
 Egypt 5 2 0 3 7 7 +0 CAF
 Finland 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 UEFA
 France 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 UEFA
 Honduras 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 CONCACAF
 Hong Kong 9 7 1 1 24 3 +21 AFC
 India 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 AFC
 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 AFC
 Iran 8 3 2 3 11 14 -4 AFC
 Iraq 8 3 2 3 18 15 +3 AFC
 Israel 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 UEFA
 Ivory Coast 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 CAF
 Japan 6 3 1 3 10 6 +4 AFC
 Jordan 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 AFC
 Kazakhstan 5 1 0 4 5 10 -5 UEFA
 Kenya 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 CAF
 Kyrgyzstan 6 6 0 0 16 4 +12 AFC
 Kuwait 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9 AFC
 Lebanon 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 AFC
 Malaysia 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 AFC
 Mali 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 CAF
 Morocco 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 CAF
 Myanmar 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 AFC
   Nepal 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 AFC
 New Zealand 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 OFC
 North Korea 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 AFC
 Oman 5 2 2 1 2 2 +0 AFC
 [[Palestinian National Authority {{{altlink}}}|Palestinian National Authority]] 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 AFC
 Philippines 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 AFC
 Qatar 10 8 1 1 25 5 +20 AFC
 Russia 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 UEFA
 Saudi Arabia 11 3 3 5 14 15 -1 AFC
 Serbia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 UEFA
 Slovakia 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 UEFA
 Slovenia 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 UEFA
 South Korea 16 2 3 11 18 31 -13 AFC
 Spain 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 UEFA
 Syria 5 1 2 2 6 7 -4 AFC
 Tajikistan 8 7 1 0 16 2 +14 AFC
 Thailand 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 AFC
 Togo 1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 CAF
 Turkmenistan 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 AFC
 United Arab Emirates 14 7 3 4 20 14 +6 AFC
 Ukraine 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 UEFA
 Vietnam 8 5 3 0 12 5 +7 AFC
 Yemen 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 AFC
 Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 CAF
Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Confederation

See also

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