Uzbekistan national football team
Men's association football team
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Key Takeaways
- The Uzbekistan national football team (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston milliy futbol terma jamoasi , Ўзбекистон миллий футбол терма жамоаси ) represents Uzbekistan in men's international football and is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uzbekistan.
- At the 2011 Asian Cup, Uzbekistan reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time.
- They qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2026, becoming the first Central Asian country and the third post-Soviet state after Russia and Ukraine to qualify for the tournament.
- The first championship of Ferghana valley was held in 1914, the Uzbekistan SSR Championship was established in 1926, and the drawing of the Uzbekistan SSR Cup has been played since 1939.
- In 1928, the Uzbekistan national football team was created, taking place in the Spartakiade, which included representatives of some European countries.
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WikipediaThe Uzbekistan national football team (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston milliy futbol terma jamoasi, Ўзбекистон миллий футбол терма жамоаси) represents Uzbekistan in men's international football and is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan holds the highest competitive results among teams from Central Asia. At the 2011 Asian Cup, Uzbekistan reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time. At other competitions such as the Asian Games, Uzbekistan won the gold medal in 1994 in Japan, while finishing as the runners-up at the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations in 1995. They qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2026, becoming the first Central Asian country and the third post-Soviet state after Russia and Ukraine to qualify for the tournament.
1912 is considered the year of the birth of football in Uzbekistan, since it was then that football teams were created in Kokand. The first championship of Ferghana valley was held in 1914, the Uzbekistan SSR Championship was established in 1926, and the drawing of the Uzbekistan SSR Cup has been played since 1939. From 1924 to 1991 Uzbekistan was part of the Soviet Union (USSR) as the Uzbekistan Soviet Socialist Republic (UzSSR).
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