Japan Football Association (JFA) signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA) on 20 November 2022. JFA and UFA have cooperated at various levels since the MoU was first signed in November 2017 and hope to further expand their partnership going forward.

The signing ceremony took place in Doha, Qatar and went in an amicable manner. Both parties discussed how various exchanges can be conducted through the renewal of the partnership this time and expressed high expectations for future initiatives.

The MoU ceremony was conducted in the presence of:

 ・Mr. Ravshan IRMATOV, Senior Vice President, UFA
 ・Mr. Avaz MAKSUMOV, General Secretary, UFA
 ・Mr. TASHIMA Kohzo, President, JFA
 ・Mr. SUHARA Kiyotaka, General Secretary and Chief Executive Officer
 ・Mr. MIYAMOTO Tsuneyasu, Executive Committee Member, JFA

The MoU between UFA and JFA aims to facilitate cooperation in the following areas:

・Representative Teams Development and Exchange
・Technical and Professional Exchange
・Referee’s Development and Exchange
・Administration and Operation Management
・Facility Management and Operation

Until today JFA has signed a MoU with the following football associations, confederation and club:

Asia
[East] Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Mongolia
[ASEAN] Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
[Central] Iran, Uzbekistan
[West] Jordan, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates

Europe
Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Russia, Spain, FC Bayern München

South America
CONMEBOL, Argentine, Paraguay, Venezuela