{{Short description|International football tournament}}
The '''Navruz Cup''' or '''Nowruz Cup''' ({{langx|fa|جام نوروز}}) is an international [[association football|football]] tournament organised by the [[Uzbekistan Football Association]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 16, 2021 |title=First “Nowruz Tournament” to be held in Iran. |url=https://www.teammelli.com/first-nowruz-tournament-to-be-held-in-iran/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 22, 2021 |title=Nowruz Football Tournament to Be Held in Iran |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2021/12/22/2630711/nowruz-football-tournament-to-be-held-in-iran}}</ref> The inaugural competition took place in 2022 in [[Namangan]], [[Uzbekistan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2, 2022 |url=http://ufa.uz/on-march-25-29-afu-will-hold-an-international-friendly-tournament-navruz-cup-2022/?lang=en |title=On March 25-29, AFU will hold an international friendly tournament “Navruz Cup-2022”}}</ref>
==Results== {| class="wikitable" ! Edition ! Year ! Host ! Participants ! Venue(s) ! Winner |- | {{center|1}} | 2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2022 |title=Uganda, Uzbekistan battle for glory in Navruz Cup final |url=https://kawowo.com/2022/03/29/uganda-uzbekistan-battle-for-glory-in-navruz-cup-final/}}</ref> | {{flagu|Uzbekistan}} | * {{fb|Uzbekistan}} * {{fb|Tajikistan}} * {{fb|Uganda}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2022 |title= 2022 Navruz Cup Final: Uganda Cranes Battle Hosts Uzbekistan |url=https://fufa.co.ug/2022-navruz-cup-final-uganda-cranes-battle-hosts-uzbekistan/}}</ref> * {{fb|Kyrgyzstan}} |[[Markaziy Stadium (Namangan)|Markaziy Stadium]], [[Namangan]], [[Uzbekistan]] | {{fb|Uzbekistan}} |- |}
==2022== ===Semi final=== {{football box |date = {{Start date|2022|3|25|df=y}} |time = {{UTZ|16:30|6}} |team1 = {{fb-rt|UGA}} |score = 1–1 |team2 = {{fb|TJK}} |goals1 = *[[Emmanuel Okwi|Okwi]] {{goal|7}} |goals2 = *[[Alisher Dzhalilov|A. Dzhalilov]] {{goal|39}} |penalties1 = *[[Allan Kyambadde|Kyambadde]] {{pengoal}} *[[Halid Lwaliwa|Lwaliwa]] {{pengoal}} *[[Derrick Kakooza|Kakooza]] {{pengoal}} *[[Rogers Mato|Mato]] {{pengoal}} *[[Allan Okello|Okello]] {{penmiss}} *[[Fahad Bayo|Bayo]] {{pengoal}} |penaltyscore = 5–4 |penalties2 = *{{pengoal}} [[Parvizdzhon Umarbayev|Umarbayev]] *{{penmiss}} [[Alidzhoni Ayni|Ayni]] *{{pengoal}} [[Akhtam Nazarov|Nazarov]] *{{pengoal}} [[Davronzhon Ergashev|Ergashev]] *{{pengoal}} [[Rustam Soirov|Soirov]] *{{penmiss}} [[Zoir Dzhuraboyev|Z. Dzhuraboyev]] |stadium = [[Namangan]], [[Uzbekistan]] |attendance = |referee = Rustam Lutfullin ([[Uzbekistan Football Association|Uzbekistan]]) |report = https://www.soccer24.com/match/WAR5OXPB/#/match-summary/match-summary }} {{Football box | date = 25 March 2022 | time = {{UTZ|19:00|5}} | team1 = {{fb-rt|UZB}} | score = 3–1 | team2 = {{fb|KGZ}} | report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/03/25/world/friendlies/uzbekistan/kyrgyzstan/3763930/ | goals1 = *[[Eldor Shomurodov|Shomurodov]] {{goal|64}} *[[Igor Sergeyev (Uzbekistani footballer)|Sergeyev]] {{goal|85||90}} | goals2 = *[[Mirlan Murzayev|Murzayev]] {{goal|6}} | stadium = [[Markaziy Stadium (Namangan)|Markaziy Stadium]] | location = [[Namangan]], Uzbekistan | attendance = | referee = Nasrullo Kabirov ([[Tajikistan Football Federation|Tajikistan]]) }}
===3rd place=== {{Football box |date = {{Start date|2022|3|29|df=y}} |time = {{UTZ|16:00|6}} |team1 = {{fb-rt|TJK}} |score = 1–0 |team2 = {{fb|KGZ}} |goals1 = [[Parvizdzhon Umarbayev|Umarbayev]] {{goal|54}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Namangan]], [[Uzbekistan]] |attendance = |referee = Rustam Lutfullin ([[Uzbekistan Football Association|Uzbekistan]]) |report = https://www.soccer24.com/match/I5ARO01R/#/match-summary/match-summary }}
===Final=== {{Football box | date = 29 March 2022 | time = {{UTZ|19:00|5}} | team1 = {{fb-rt|UZB}} | score = 4–2 | team2 = {{fb|UGA}} | report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/03/29/world/friendlies/uzbekistan/uganda/3773627/ | goals1 = *[[Jaloliddin Masharipov|Masharipov]] {{goal|35}} *[[Eldor Shomurodov|Shomurodov]] {{goal|39||56||72}} | goals2 = *[[Farouk Miya|Miya]] {{goal|52}} *[[Emmanuel Okwi|Okwi]] {{goal|78}} | stadium = [[Markaziy Stadium (Namangan)|Markaziy Stadium]] | location = [[Namangan]], Uzbekistan | attendance = | referee = Sayyodjon Nasriddinov ([[Tajikistan Football Federation|Tajikistan]]) }}
==Most successful teams== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:; width:; font-size:;" ! width=50px| Team ! Title(s) ! Runners-up ! Third place ! Fourth place |- | {{fb|Uzbekistan}} |style=background:gold| 1 (2022) | | | |- | {{fb|Uganda}} | | 1 (2022) | | |- | {{fb|Tajikistan}} | | | 1 (2022) | |- | {{fb|Kyrgyzstan}} | | | | 1 (2022) |}
==References== * {{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/international_friendlies/news/central_asian_trio_set_for_navruz_cup.html |title=Central Asian trio set for Navruz Cup |date=March 2, 2022}}
{{reflist}} {{CAFA competitions}} {{Friendly association football tournaments in Asia}}
[[Category:Men's international association football invitational tournaments]] [[Category:Men's football in Uzbekistan]]