The football history in Uzbekistan reckons since 1912 when in Kokand and Fergana cities were created the first football teams. In 1928 for participation in the Sports contest of the USSR people was created the Uzbekistan national team. On this tournament the Uzbek national team played the first international match with the national team of Switzerland working clubs having won 8:4. In the 30th years the football players from Uzbekistan also won the international matches over amateur teams of Norway and Germany.

On October 10, 2012 the Uzbek communication and information agency issued a mini sheet of 8 values and label devoted to the 100 anniversary of football in Uzbekistan. On stamps are presented the photos of "Pakhtakor" players and other Uzbek football teams at the different stages of development of football in Uzbekistan. And also the moments of victorious matches with participation of the Uzbek football players. On label in sheetlet is presented the logo of Football Federation of Uzbekistan and the symbolic of 100 anniversary of football in Uzbekistan. On margin of sheetlet is the football matchs fragment at Tashkent stadium "Pakhtakor".

Designer – U. Yusupaliev.
Size of sheetlet – 175х145 mm.
Size of stamps – 42х30 mm.
Edition – 10 000 copies.

In 1956 in Tashkent was created the Pakhtakor team (cotton worker) which in 1959 was included in the highest league of the USSR championship. And in 1962 "Pakhtakor" took an honourable 6th place in the Championship. In 1968 the club broke through in a cup-final of the USSR where conceded to Moscow "Torpedo".
August 11, 1979 became black date not only for players and trainers of the Tashkent club "Pakhtakor". The plane crash of the well-known football players became the tragedy for the whole world. The Pakhtakor team was revived and strengthened by talented football players and nowadays is one of the strongest football clubs of Central Asia.