 Pakhtakor's first official match was on 8 April 1956, and is considered to be the club's "birthday".Its first match was played against a team from the city of Perm, Russia (then called Molotov city), presumably FC Zvezda Perm.The first goal in Pakhtakor history was scored by Laziz Maksudov on a penalty shot and Maksudov's goal was the only and game-winning strike.