Namangan is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Odil Ahmedov, but the city has produced 14 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Azizbek Turgunboev, Umarali Rakhmonaliev, Ilkhom Sharipov and Hayrulla Karimov. Among them are 13 male and 1 female players. Birth years range from 1957 to 2004.
