Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is a country in Asia. Tashkent is the capital and largest city. Uzbekistan was part of the Soviet Union until 1991.

History of hockey in Uzbekistan
Binokor Tashkent, the first Uzbek ice hockey club, was founded in 1971 as Spartak Tashkent. They changed their name to Binokor Tashkent in 1974. The club played in the lower-level Soviet leagues, the Pervaya Liga and Vtoraya Liga, from 1971 until it folded in 1988.

The Uzbek national team, representing the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, played its first game in 1986 during the Winter Spartakiad, which was held in Krasnoyarsk. Uzbekistan played in one game against the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, which they lost 5-2. The team has not played a game since their international debut.

The ice rink that Binokor Tashkent played closed a number of years ago, and has since been demolished. Presently, there is a synthetic ice rink located in Tashkent.