Founded 1946 CAFA affiliation 2015 | FIFA affiliation 1994 President Mirabror Usmanov | |
AFC affiliation 1993 (Associate member), 1994 | ||
The Uzbekistan Football Federation (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Futbol Federatsiyasi, Russian: Федерация футбола Узбекистана, English: Uzbekistan Football Federation; UFF) is the governing body of football in Uzbekistan, controlling the Uzbekistan national team.
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History
Uzbekistan Football Federation was founded in 1946, 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.
Awards
The Uzbekistan Football Federation Awards Gala is an award ceremony hosted by The Football Federation. The inaugural ceremony take place in February or March each year. The 2015 Award ceremony took place on 20 February 2013. The 2015 Award ceremony was held on 4 March 2016.