The Uzbekistan Football Association ( uz, Oʻzbekiston Futbol Federatsiyasi) is the governing body of
football in Uzbekistan
Football is the most popular sport in Uzbekistan, a country that gained independence in 1991. The national association takes part in all competitions organised by FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation.
History of football in Uzbekistan Sovi ...
, controlling the
Uzbekistan national team.
History
Uzbekistan Football Federation was founded in 1946,
while Uzbekistan was still under
Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
rule, and has been a member of
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
and the
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in ...
since 1994.
On 7 January 2013, at a ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland,
Uzbekistan football federation
The Uzbekistan Football Association ( uz, Oʻzbekiston Futbol Federatsiyasi) is the governing body of football in Uzbekistan, controlling the Uzbekistan national team.
History
Uzbekistan Football Federation was founded in 1946, while Uzbekistan ...
was awarded the prize
FIFA Fair Play Award
The FIFA Fair Play Award is a FIFA recognition of exemplary behaviour that promotes the spirit of fair play and compassion in :association football around the world. First awarded in 1987, it has been presented to individuals (including post ...
from
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
. Uzbekistan Football Federation took also first place in points for the "Fair Play" among the
AFC in 2012.
The federation organizes the
Uzbek League
Uzbekistan Super League ( uz, O'zbekiston Superligasi), also called Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League due to sponsorship reasons ( uz, Coca-Cola O'zbekiston Superligasi / Coca-Cola Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси), is the top division ...
, the second level
Uzbekistan First League
Uzbekistan Pro League (Uzbek language, Uzbek: ''O'zbekiston Pro Ligasi'') is a association football, professional football league in Uzbekistan, and currently the second level after the Uzbekistan Super League.
History
Since the foundation in 19 ...
,
Uzbekistan Second League
Uzbekistan Second League (Uzbek language, Uzbek: ''O'zbekiston Ikkinchi ligasi / Ўзбекистон Иккинчи лигаси''; Russian language, Russian: ''Вторая лига Узбекистана'') is the fourth level (after the Uzbeki ...
,
Uzbek Cup
The O‘zbekiston Kubogi or ( uz, O‘zbekiston Kubogi, script=Latn or ) Uzbek Cup is the top knockout tournament in Uzbek football (soccer).
Previous champions
All champions as Uzbek SSR in Soviet times:
*1939: Dinamo Tashkent
*1940: Dinamo T ...
, ''UzPFL Cup'' and the
Uzbek women's football championship
The Uzbekistan Women's League, also the Uzbek women's national football championship, is top division of women's football in Uzbekistan. The league is organized by the Uzbekistan Football Federation. Before 1991, some Uzbek women's clubs had compet ...
.
The federation changed its nomenclature to Football ''Association'' in 2017.
Presidents
Association staff
Competitions
Men's
Women's
Current title holders
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.
The ''2015 Award ceremony'' was held on 4 March 2016.
Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Youth Coach of the Year
Referee of the Year
Fair Play
References
External links
Official website
Uzbekistan Football Federationat AFC.com
at FIFA.com
Football in Uzbekistan
1946 establishments in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...
Football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
Sports organizations established in 1946
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