Uzbekistan Football Association

Governing body of association football in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Football AssociationAFC

Founded| 1946; 78 years ago (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

The Uzbekistan Football Association (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Futbol Federatsiyasi) is the governing body of football in Uzbekistan, controlling the Uzbekistan national team.

## History

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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.

Uzbekistan Football Federation logo before changing its nomenclature to Football Association

## Presidents

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Period | President

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1992–1994 | Elmar Aminov
1995–2005 | Zakir Almatov
2006–2017 | Mirabror Usmanov
2017–2018 | Umid Ahmadjonov
2018–present | Abdusalom Azizov

### Association staff

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Name  | Position  | Source

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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

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### Men's

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Level  | Division

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1  | Uzbekistan Super League
2  | Uzbekistan Pro League
3  | Uzbekistan Pro-B League
4  | Uzbekistan Second League

### Women's

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Level  | Division

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1  | Uzbekistan Women's League

### Current title holders

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Competition  | Year  | Champions  | Title  | Runners-up  | Next edition

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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

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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.

### Player of the Year

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Main article: Uzbekistan Footballer of the Year

| Year  | Place  | Player  | Club  | Points

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2017  | 1  | Marat Bikmaev |  Lokomotiv | [9][10]
2-3  | Bakhrom Abdurakhimov  |  Nasaf  |
2-3  | Otabek Shukurov  |  Bunyodkor  |
2018  | 1  | Odil Ahmedov |  Shanghai SIPG  |
2  | Marat Bikmaev |  Lokomotiv  |
3  | Otabek Shukurov |  Sharjah |
3  | Ikromjon Alibaev |  Lokomotiv  |
2019  | 1  | Eldor Shomurodov |  Genoa | [11][12]
2  | Odil Ahmedov |  Shanghai SIPG  |
3  | Jaloliddin Masharipov |  Pakhtakor  |

### Young Player of the Year

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| Year  | Player  | Club

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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

### Coach of the Year

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Main article: Uzbekistan Football Coach of the Year

| Year  | Place  | Coach  | Club  | Points

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2017  | 1  |  Ruziqul Berdiev  | Nasaf Qarshi  | [9][13]
2-3  |  Mirjalol Kasymov  | Bunyodkor  |
2-3  |  Ulugbek Bakaev | Bukhoro |
2018  | 1  |  Ravshan Khaydarov  | Uzbekistan U-23 |
2  |  Mirjalol Kasymov  | Bunyodkor  |
3  |  Andrei Fyodorov | Lokomotiv Tashkent  |
2019  | 1  |  Vadim Abramov | Uzbekistan  |

### Youth Coach of the Year

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| Year  | Name  | Team

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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

### Referee of the Year

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| Year  | Referee  | Notes

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2006  | Ravshan Irmatov
2007  | Ravshan Irmatov
2008  | Ravshan Irmatov
2009  | Ravshan Irmatov
2010  | Ravshan Irmatov
2011  | Ravshan Irmatov
2012  | Ravshan Irmatov | [8]
2013  | Ravshan Irmatov
2014  | Ravshan Irmatov |
2015  | Ravshan Irmatov
2019  | Valentin Kovalenko

### Fair Play

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| Year  | Club  | Notes

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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

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1. ^ "UFA Headquarters location".
2. ^ "AFC membership reaches 44". 30 April 1993.
3. ^ "About UFA – UFA". Retrieved 2022-02-26.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j FIFA.com. "Member Association – Uzbekistan – FIFA.com". fifa.com. Retrieved 20 Jan 2022.
5. ^ a b c d e f "The AFC.com – The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
6. ^ a b "Management – UFA". Retrieved 2022-02-26.
7. ^ uz, Kun. "Odil Akhmedov appointed to a managerial position". Kun.uz. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
8. ^ a b c "The UFF – Portal Berita Bola Ter-update" ФФУ наградила лауреатов 2012 года (in Russian). UFF. 2013-01-21.
9. ^ a b "UFF announced the best of the year" (in Uzbek). Championat.asia. 2017-12-14.
10. ^ "Марат Бикмаев — лучший футболист года в Узбекистане" (in Russian). Gazeta.uz. 2017-12-15.
11. ^ "Эльдор Шомуродов признан лучшим футболистом Узбекистана" (in Russian). Gazeta.uz. 2019-12-25.
12. ^ "Ўзбекистоннинг 2019 йилдаги энг яхши футболчиси аниқланди" (in Uzbek). Stadion.uz. 2019-12-24.
13. ^ Марат Бикмаев — лучший футболист года в Узбекистане (in Russian). Gazeta.uz. 2017-12-15.
14. ^ Объявлены лауреаты 2011 года, the-uff.com, 23 Декабря 2011, (in Russian)

## External links

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* Official website (in Uzbek and Russian)
* Uzbekistan profile at FIFA.com (archived 6 June 2007)

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