Summary
The Uzbekistan Football Association (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Futbol Assotsiatsiyasi) is the governing body of football in Uzbekistan, controlling the Uzbekistan national team.
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| Founded | 1946 |
| Headquarters | Tashkent[1] |
| FIFA affiliation | 1994 |
| AFC affiliation | 1993 (Associate member)[2] 1994 |
| CAFA affiliation | 2015 |
| President | Bakhodir Kurbanov |
| Website | http://www.ufa.uz/oz |
History
editUzbekistan 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 on 25 January 2018.[4]
Presidents
editThe head of the Uzbekistan Football Association holds the position of president. As in other sports federations, since 1992, individuals who have held important roles in Uzbekistan's political elite have been elected to the presidency of the football federation. From 1992 to 1995, Abdulhashim Mutalov, who served as the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, was simultaneously the head of the football association.[5]
For the next 10 years, Zokir Almatov, a colonel general who had served as the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan since 1991, led the association. In 2005, he resigned from this position due to health problems.[6]
He was succeeded by senator Mirabror Usmanov. In 2017, Usmonov also left the position due to deteriorating health.[7]
From 2017 to 2018, Umid Ahmadjonov, who was the chairman of the National Paralympic Committee of Uzbekistan, also became the president of the football association.[8]
At the extraordinary report-and-election conference of the federation held on January 25, 2018, a decision was made to transform the Uzbekistan Football Federation (UFF) into the Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA). Achilbay Ramatov, chairman of the Uzbekistan Railways state company, First Deputy Prime Minister, president of the Uzbekistan Boxing Federation, Hero of Uzbekistan, and senator, was elected president of the Uzbekistan Football Association.[9]
On July 15, 2019, Abdusalom Azizov, chairman of the State Security Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan and a lieutenant general, was elected president of the UFA.[10]
On February 13, 2025, the candidacy of Bakhodir Kurbanov, chairman of the State Security Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan and a colonel general, was nominated for the presidency of the football association.[11] On February 22, 2025, Qurbonov was confirmed as president.[12]
The current acting and executive head of the association is the First Vice President, a position held by Ravshan Irmatov since June 2019.[13]
Current personnel of the Executive Committee
edit- Bakhodir Kurbanov — Chairman of the State Security Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan, President of UFA.
- Ravshan Irmatov — First Vice President of the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan, First Vice President of UFA.
- Odil Akhmedov — Vice President of UFA.
- Guy Kiala — Technical Director of UFA.
- Odil Abdurakhmanov — Advisor to the President of Uzbekistan.
- Adkham Ikramov — Minister of Sports.
- Tulagan Isakov — Chairman of the UFA Council of Football Veterans.
- Abdurashid Joʻraboyev — Chairman of the National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan.
- Baxtiyor Hakimov — Director General of the national airline “Uzbekistan Airways”.
- Sodiqjon Turdiyev — Deputy Minister for Mahalla and Elders Affairs.
- Jahongir Usmonov — Member of the AFC Futsal Committee.[14]
Association staff
edit| Name | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
 Bakhodir Kurbanov
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President | [15][16] |
| Ravshan Irmatov
|
First Vice President | [15][16][17] |
| Odil Ahmedov[18]
|
Vice President | [15][16][17] |
| Avaz Maksumov
|
General Secretary | [15][16] |
| Olimjon Salikhov
|
Treasurer | [15] |
| Sergey Arslanov
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Technical Director | [15] |
| Timur Kapadze
|
Team Coach (Men's) | [15][16] |
| Bakhrom Norsafarov
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Team Coach (Women's) | [15][16] |
| Davron Fayziev
|
Media/Communications Manager | [15] |
| Erkin Bakhtiyorov
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Referee Coordinator | [15] |
Competitions
editAwards
editThe 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.[19] The 2015 Award ceremony was held on 4 March 2016.
Player of the Yearedit
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Young Player of the Yearedit
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Coach of the Yearedit
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Youth Coach of the Yearedit
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Referee of the Yearedit
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Fair Playedit
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References
edit- ^ "UFA Headquarters location".
- ^ "AFC membership reaches 44". 30 April 1993.
- ^ "About UFA – UFA". Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ "O'FF o'rniga O'FA: Futbol federatsiyasi futbol assotsiatsiyasi deb qayta nomlanadi" (in Uzbek). Daryo. 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ^ Returning to the past... The foundation for the development of our football was laid, the next task is to elevate it
- ^ “My true friends in the century of football.” Presentation of Akhbor Imomkhodjaev’s new 800-page book about football (photo)
- ^ In memory of Mirabror Usmonov
- ^ Umid Ahmadjonov became the head of the Football Federation
- ^ Ochilboy Ramatov was elected president of the Uzbekistan Football Federation
- ^ "Abdusalom Azizov resigned from the leadership of UFA".
- ^ DXX chairman Bahodir Qurbonov nominated for UFA presidency
- ^ "DXX chairman Bahodir Qurbonov elected president of UFA".
- ^ Official: Ravshan Ermatov became the First Vice President of the Uzbekistan Football Association
- ^ New composition of UFA Executive Committee approved
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j FIFA.com. "Member Association – Uzbekistan – FIFA.com". fifa.com. Retrieved 20 Jan 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "The AFC.com – The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ a b "Management – UFA". Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ uz, Kun. "Odil Akhmedov appointed to a managerial position". Kun.uz. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ a b c "The UFF – Portal Berita Bola Ter-update" ФФУ наградила лауреатов 2012 года (in Russian). UFF. 2013-01-21.
- ^ a b "UFF announced the best of the year" (in Uzbek). Championat.asia. 2017-12-14.
- ^ "Марат Бикмаев — лучший футболист года в Узбекистане" (in Russian). Gazeta.uz. 2017-12-15.
- ^ "Эльдор Шомуродов признан лучшим футболистом Узбекистана" (in Russian). Gazeta.uz. 2019-12-25.
- ^ "Ўзбекистоннинг 2019 йилдаги энг яхши футболчиси аниқланди" (in Uzbek). Stadion.uz. 2019-12-24.
- ^ Марат Бикмаев — лучший футболист года в Узбекистане (in Russian). Gazeta.uz. 2017-12-15.
- ^ Объявлены лауреаты 2011 года, the-uff.com, 23 Декабря 2011, (in Russian)
External links
edit- Official website (in Uzbek and Russian)
- Uzbekistan profile at FIFA.com (archived 6 June 2007)