The Uzbekistan Football Association (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Futbol Federatsiyasi) is the governing body of football in Uzbekistan, controlling the Uzbekistan national team.
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|---|---|
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| Founded | 1946 |
| Headquarters | Tashkent[1] |
| FIFA affiliation | 1994 |
| AFC affiliation | 1993 (Associate member)[2] 1994 |
| CAFA affiliation | 2015 |
| President | Abdusalom Azizov |
| Website | http://www.ufa.uz/oz |
History
Uzbekistan Football Federation was founded in 1946,[3] while Uzbekistan was still under Soviet rule, and has been a member of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation since 1994.
On 7 January 2013, at a ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland, Uzbekistan football federation was awarded the prize FIFA Fair Play Award from FIFA. Uzbekistan Football Federation took also first place in points for the "Fair Play" among the AFC in 2012.
The federation organizes the Uzbek League, the second level Uzbekistan First League, Uzbekistan Second League, Uzbek Cup, UzPFL Cup and the Uzbek women's football championship.
The federation changed its nomenclature to Football Association in 2017.
Presidents
| Period | President |
|---|---|
| 1992–1994 | Elmar Aminov |
| 1995–2005 | Zakir Almatov |
| 2006–2017 | Mirabror Usmanov |
| 2017–2018 | Umid Ahmadjonov |
| 2018–present | Abdusalom Azizov |
Association staff
| Name | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
 Abdulsalom Azizov | President | [4][5] |
| Ravshan Irmatov | First Vice President | [4][5][6] |
| Odil Akhmedov[7] | Vice President | [4][5][6] |
| Avaz Maksumov | General Secretary | [4][5] |
| Olimjon Salikhov | Treasurer | [4] |
| Sergey Arslanov | Technical Director | [4] |
 Srecko Katanec | Team Coach (Men's) | [4][5] |
| Bakhrom Norsafarov | Team Coach (Women's) | [4][5] |
| Davron Fayziev | Media/Communications Manager | [4] |
| Erkin Bakhtiyorov | Referee Coordinator | [4] |
Competitions
Men's
| Level | Division |
|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan Super League |
| 2 | Uzbekistan Pro League |
| 3 | Uzbekistan Pro-B League |
| 4 | Uzbekistan Second League |
Women's
| Level | Division |
|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan Women's League |
Current title holders
| Competition | Year | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior (Men's) | |||||
| Uzbekistan Super League | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| Uzbekistan Pro League | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| Uzbekistan Pro-B League | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| Youth (Men's) | |||||
| Senior (Women's) | |||||
| Uzbekistan Women's League | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| Youth (Women's) | |||||
Awards
The Uzbekistan Football Association Awards Gala is an award ceremony hosted by The Football Association. The inaugural ceremony take place in December, in February or March before 2018. The 2015 Award ceremony took place on 20 February 2013.[8]The 2015 Award ceremony was held on 4 March 2016.
Young Player of the Year
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Timur Khakimov | Pakhtakor |
| 2011 | Timur Khakimov | Pakhtakor |
| Davlat Yarbekov | Pakhtakor | |
| Bobir Davlatov | Mash'al Mubarek | |
| 2012 | Jamshid Boltaboev | RCOR Pakhtakor |
| Otabek Shukurov | Mash'al Mubarek | |
| 2013 | Izatilla Abdullaev | Pakhtakor |
| Jamshid Boltaboev | Pakhtakor | |
| Akobir Turaev | FK Buxoro | |
| 2014 | Islom Kenjaboev | Nasaf Qarshi |
| 2015 | Dostonbek Khamdamov | Bunyodkor |
| 2017 | Igor Chikrizov | Pakhtakor |
| 2019 | Jasur Jaloliddinov | Bukhoro |
Youth Coach of the Year
| Year | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Aleksey Evstafeev | Uzbekistan U-16 |
| 2011 | Aleksey Evstafeev | Uzbekistan U-17 |
| 2012 | Dilshod Nuraliev | Uzbekistan U-16 |
| 2013 | Dilshod Nuraliev | Uzbekistan U-17 |
| 2014 | Temur Alimkhodjaev | Uzbekistan U-16 |
| 2019 | Ruziqul Berdiev | Nasaf Qarshi |
Fair Play
| Year | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Bunyodkor | |
| 2009 | Bunyodkor | |
| 2010 | Bunyodkor | |
| 2011 | Sogdiana Jizzakh | [14] |
| 2012 | Olmaliq FK | [8] |
| 2013 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | |
| 2014 | Olmaliq FK | |
| 2017 | Kokand 1912 | |
| 2019 | Nasaf Qarshi |
References
External links
- Official website (in Uzbek and Russian)
- Uzbekistan Football Federation at AFC.com (in Uzbek)
- Uzbekistan profile at FIFA.com (archived 6 June 2007)