Asian Games
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Uzbekistan won the 1994 Asian Games tournament as debutants, but failed to make further impact on the continental stage until they reached the last eight of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, where they were beaten by Bahrain after a penalty shoot-out.
That performance was followed by victory over Iraq in the second qualifying round for Germany 2006, with goals from Maksim Shatskikh and Alexander Geynrikh sending them through to the last eight. In the final qualifying round, they finished third, thus setting up a play-off against Bahrain, who once again advanced at their expense.
After having three foreign coaches (German Hans Jurgen Gede, Englishman Bob Houghton and Russian Vladimir Nepomniatchi) in three years, Uzbekistan turned to former Uzbekistan Olympic team coach Rauf Inileev. In the qualifying series for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Uzbekistan advanced to the fourth round of Asian qualifying after winning their first four matches, but in the final round of qualifying finished last in Group A behind favorites Australia, Japan,Bahrain and Qatar, with four points from eight matches.
- 1951 to 1990 – Did not participate; was part of USSR
- 1994 - 1 ! Champions
- 1998 - Quarter-finals
- 2002 - Group Stage
- 2006 - Quarter-finals
- 2010 - Quarter-finals
Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
See also: Uzbekistan national under-23 football teamRead more about this topic: Uzbekistan National Football Team
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