Football national side

Uzbekistan U23

National team · Uzbekistan

«The White Wolves»

48 Matches

31 wins

9 draws

8 losses

111–35 Goals

+76 Difference

2.3 Scored per game

Form W W W W W D

The White Wolves have won the AFC U-23 Asian Cup once, in 2018, beating Vietnam 2–1 in the final on goals from Rustamjon Ashurmatov and Andrey Sidorov. It is the closest thing the age group has to a signature result, and one they have not been able to repeat: Uzbekistan reached the final again in 2022 and 2024, losing 0–2 to Saudi Arabia and then 0–1 to Japan.

The side plays under the Uzbekistan Football Association and traces its own record separately from the senior team, having taken the field for the first time on 20 May 1995, beating Kyrgyzstan 5–1. It shares the "White Wolves" nickname with the full national team, and its games at the 35,000-capacity Pakhtakor Markazi Stadium in Tashkent draw the same following.

Beyond the Asian Cup, the team has picked up a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Games, played the following year, where it beat Hong Kong 4–0 in the third-place match. That tournament run fed into a first appearance at the Olympics, in Paris in 2024, where Uzbekistan took a point from a draw with the Dominican Republic before losing to Spain and Egypt and going out in the group stage.

Timur Kapadze led the team through that Olympic cycle and the 2024 Asian Cup campaign. Having missed out on gold at the last two editions of the continental tournament, the White Wolves go into the next Asian Cup still chasing a route back to the Olympics under him.

Latest results

Fixtures and results

30 Sep	Asian Games	Japan U23 H	1:1	D
25 Sep	Asian Games	Saudi Arabia U23 H	3:0	W
22 Sep	Asian Games	Vietnam U23 A	2:0	W
18 Sep	Asian Games	Kuwait U23 A	2:0	W
15 Sep	Asian Games	Philippines U23 H	5:1	W
8 Jun	Friendlies	Usa U21 A	1:0	W

Standing

Asian Games

Group stage · Group C

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Uzbekistan U23	3	3	0	0	9:1	9
2	Vietnam U23	3	1	1	1	3:3	4
3	Philippines U23	3	1	0	2	3:8	3
4	Kuwait U23	3	0	1	2	2:5	1

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 48

48 Matches

31 wins

9 draws

8 losses

111–35 Goals

+76 Difference

2.3 Scored per game

Match outcomes matches counted in total: 48

31 9 8

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	48	27	21
Scored	111	60	51
Conceded	35	17	18
Scored per game	2.3	2.2	2.4
Conceded per game	0.7	0.6	0.9
Difference	+76	+43	+33

Key players

by appearances over the last year

S. Bakhturov Forward 1 Matches

K. Kushvakotov Defender 1 Matches

A. Tulkynbekov Defender 1 Matches

G. Rizakulov Defender 1 Matches

S. Shodiboev Forward 1 Matches

F. Abdurakhmonov Forward 1 Matches

A. Dzhumaev Midfielder 1 Matches

M. Reimov Midfielder 1 Matches

Squad of Uzbekistan U23

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
7	S. Bakhturov	Forward	22	1
5	K. Kushvakotov	Defender	20	1
13	A. Tulkynbekov	Defender	19	1
4	G. Rizakulov	Defender	21	1
23	S. Shodiboev	Forward		1
17	F. Abdurakhmonov	Forward		1
11	A. Dzhumaev	Midfielder		1
8	M. Reimov	Midfielder		1
15	D. Abdunazarov	Defender		1
21	Samandar Murodboyev	Goalkeeper		1
3	Dilshod Murtozoev	Midfielder		1
9	S. Saidnuruillaev	Forward		1
10	Mukhammadali Urinboev	Midfielder		1
2	S. Khamidov	Defender		1
19	O. Karimov	Midfielder		1
8	A. Saidov	Forward		1
22	N. Ibraimov	Forward		1
6	R. Khayrullaev	Midfielder		1
1	M. Murkaev	Goalkeeper		1
18	O. Urmonjonov	Midfielder		1
20	D. Abdullayev	Defender		1