Uzbek League
| Country |  Uzbekistan |
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Uzbekistan First League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Uzbekistan Cup |
| League cup(s) | AFC Champions League AFC Cup |
| Current champions | Pakhtakor Tashkent (2015) |
| Most championships | Pakhtakor Tashkent (11) |
| TV partners | O'zbekiston Sport Telekanali |
| Website | PFL.Uz |
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The Uzbekistan Professional Football League (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Professional Futbol Ligasi, formerly the Uzbek Oliy League), is the top division of football in Uzbekistan, and is operated under the auspices of the Uzbekistan Football Federation. It was founded in 1992 and is contested by 16 teams (since 2015). The top three teams get a chance to compete in the AFC Champions League, while the two last ranked teams are relegated to the Uzbekistan First League.
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History
The Uzbek League was founded in 1992 after the collapse of the Soviet Union and it's domestic league, the Soviet Top League. The league is known locally as the Higher League with relegation to the First League.
17 clubs took part in the inaugural campaign. Before the league was formed, there was a domestic competition, but top club sides playing in the Soviet Union league system did not take part and therefore could not be crowned Uzbek champions.
The first season in 1992 saw the title shared by Pakhtakor Tashkent and Neftchi.
League winners between 1992 and 2011 were invited to play in the Russian hosted Commonwealth of Independent States Cup. League champions also qualified for the AFC Champions League from the 1994–95 Asian Club Championship onwards. This competition from 2008 on would feature the Uzbekistan Cup winners and possibly more teams from the league system depending on the allocation granted by the Asian Football Confederation at the time. This also had the possibility that members club could play in the AFC Cup which is generally a competition for developing nations. Participation in the Asian Cup Winner's Cup was also played between 1993 and the last competition in 2001–02.
Thus far, only Nasaf Qarshi have won any silverware, winning the 2011 AFC Cup in which they also hosted the final. Pakhtakor Tashkent did however win the IFA Shield when invited by India in 1993 and also later went on to win the 2007 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, the first and only victory for a club side from Uzbekistan.
League System
The league is generally played between March to November in the calendar year and has occasionally had the Super Cup as a curtain raiser to the domestic campaign. Teams play each other on a home and away basis. Two or three teams can be relegated depending on the number of sides participating which has in the past been between 17 and 14 sides. Occasionally no sides would be promoted from the First League, due to reserve teams winning the championships. Reserve clubs are not allowed to feature in the top flight but can play at any level up to First League. On these occasions, clubs can be relegated without any promoted sides making the next campaign feature less sides than before.
League winners enter the next edition of the AFC Champions League along with the winners of the Uzbekistan Cup.
Clubs (2015)
| Club | Coach | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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| FK Andijan | Sergey Kovshov |
Andijan | Soghlom Avlod Stadium | 18,360 |
| Bunyodkor | Bakhtiyor Babaev |
Tashkent | Bunyodkor Stadium | 34,000 |
| Bukhoro | Jamshid Saidov |
Bukhoro | Buxoro Arena | 22,700 |
| Dinamo | Bakhrom Khakimov |
Samarqand | Dinamo Stadium | 16,000 |
| Kokand 1912 | Vadim Shodimatov |
Tashkent | Kokand Stadium | 10,500 |
| Lokomotiv |  Mirko Jeličić |
Tashkent | Lokomotiv Stadium | 8,000 |
| Mash'al | Alexander Khomyakov |
Muborak | Bahrom Vafoev Stadium | 10,000 |
| Metallurg | Rustam Mirsodiqov |
Bekabad | Metallurg Stadium | 15,000 |
| Nasaf Qarshi | Ruziqul Berdiev |
Qarshi | Qarshi Stadium | 14,750 |
| Navbahor | Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov |
Namangan | Navbahor Stadium | 22,000 |
| Neftchi |  Andrey Fyodorov |
Farghona | Istiqlol Stadium | 20,000 |
| Olmaliq FK | Igor Shkvyrin |
Olmaliq | Olmaliq SM Stadium | 12,000 |
| Pakhtakor | Numon Khasanov |
Tashkent | Pakhtakor Stadium | 35,000 |
| Qizilqum | Yuriy Lukin |
Zarafshon | Yoshlar Stadium | 12,500 |
| Sogdiana | Davron Fayziev |
Jizzakh | Sogdiana Stadium | 11,650 |
| Shurtan Guzar | Mukhtor Kurbonov |
Ghuzor | Ghuzor Stadium | 7,000 |
Champions
Soviet time champions
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Champions and top scorers
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | 3rd position | Top scorer |
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| 1992* | Pakhtakor Neftchi Farg'ona |
Sogdiana Jizzakh | Valeriy Kechinov (Pakhtakor, 24 goals) |
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| 1993 | Neftchi Farg'ona | Pakhtakor | Navbahor Namangan | Rustam Durmonov (Neftchi, 24 goals) |
| 1994 | Neftchi Farg'ona | Nurafshon Buxoro | Navbahor Namangan | Ravshan Bozorov (Neftchi, 26 goals) |
| 1995 | Neftchi Farg'ona | MHSK Tashkent | Navbahor Namangan | Oleg Shatskikh (Navbahor, 23 goals) |
| 1996 | Navbahor Namangan | Neftchi Farg'ona | MHSK Tashkent | Jafar Irismetov (Do'stlik, 23 goals) Oleg Shatskikh (Navbahor, 23 goals) |
| 1997 | MHSK Tashkent | Neftchi Farg'ona | Navbahor Namangan | Jafar Irismetov (Do'stlik, 34 goals) |
| 1998 | Pakhtakor | Neftchi Farg'ona | Navbahor Namangan | Mirjalol Kasymov (Pakhtakor, 22 goals) Igor Shkvyrin (Pakhtakor, 22 goals) |
| 1999 | Do'stlik | Neftchi Farg'ona | Navbahor Namangan | Umid Isoqov (Neftchi, 24 goals) Bakhtiyor Hamidullaev (FK Andijan, 24 goals) |
| 2000 | Do'stlik | Neftchi Farg'ona | Nasaf Qarshi | Jafar Irismetov (Do'stlik, 45 goals) |
| 2001 | Neftchi Farg'ona | Pakhtakor | Nasaf Qarshi | Umid Isoqov (Neftchi, 28 goals) |
| 2002 | Pakhtakor | Neftchi Farg'ona | Qizilqum Zarafshon | Bakhtiyor Hamidullaev (FK Andijan, 22 goals) |
| 2003 | Pakhtakor | Neftchi Farg'ona | Navbahor Namangan | Marsel Idiatullin (Qizilqum, 26 goals) |
| 2004 | Pakhtakor | Neftchi Farg'ona | Navbahor Namangan | Shuhrat Mirkholdirshoev (Navbahor, 31 goals) |
| 2005 | Pakhtakor | Mash'al Mubarek | Nasaf Qarshi | Anvar Soliev (Pakhtakor, 29 goals) |
| 2006 | Pakhtakor | Neftchi Farg'ona | Nasaf Qarshi | Pavel Solomin (Traktor Tashkent, 21 goals) |
| 2007 | Pakhtakor | Kuruvchi | Mash'al Mubarek | Ilhom Mo'minjonov (Kuruvchi, 21 goals) |
| 2008** | Bunyodkor | Pakhtakor | Neftchi Farg'ona | Server Djeparov (Bunyodkor, 19 goals) |
| 2009 | Bunyodkor | Pakhtakor | Nasaf Qarshi |  Rivaldo (Bunyodkor, 20 goals) |
| 2010 | Bunyodkor | Pakhtakor | Nasaf Qarshi | Alisher Kholiqov (Neftchi, 13 goals) Nosirbek Otakuziev (Olmaliq FK, 13 goals) |
| 2011 | Bunyodkor | Nasaf Qarshi | Pakhtakor |  Miloš Trifunović (Bunyodkor, 17 goals) |
| 2012 | Pakhtakor | Bunyodkor | Lokomotiv Tashkent | Anvar Berdiev (Neftchi, 19 goals) |
| 2013 | Bunyodkor | Lokomotiv Tashkent | Nasaf Qarshi |  Oleksandr Pyschur (Bunyodkor, 19 goals) |
| 2014 | Pakhtakor | Lokomotiv Tashkent | Nasaf Qarshi |  Artur Gevorkyan (Nasaf, 18 goals) |
| 2015 | Pakhtakor | Lokomotiv Tashkent | Nasaf Qarshi | Igor Sergeev (Pakhtakor, 23 goals) |
| * The league was named Oliy Liga ** The league was named O'zbekiston PFL |
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Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
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| Pakhtakor Tashkent | 11 | 5 | 1992*, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015 |
| Neftchi Farg'ona | 5 | 9 | 1992*, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001 |
| Bunyodkor Tashkent | 5 | 2 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 |
| Do'stlik | 2 | - | 1999, 2000 |
| Navbahor Namangan | 1 | - | 1996 |
| MHSK Tashkent | 1 | 1 | 1997 |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | - | 3 | |
| Buxoro | - | 1 | |
| Mash'al Mubarek | - | 1 | |
| Nasaf Qarshi | - | 1 |
* Both teams were awarded with the title.
All time table
All time table of league, as of end of the season 2011[1]
| Pos | Team | Seasons | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | G.F. | G.A. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Best |
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| 1 | Pakhtakor | 20 | 1318 | 602 | 407 | 97 | 98 | 1413 | 521 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Neftchi Farg'ona | 20 | 1314 | 602 | 411 | 81 | 110 | 1360 | 607 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Navbahor Namangan | 20 | 1053 | 602 | 314 | 111 | 177 | 1112 | 673 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | Nasaf Qarshi | 15 | 815 | 450 | 244 | 83 | 123 | 817 | 553 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | FK Buxoro | 19 | 803 | 576 | 239 | 86 | 251 | 847 | 885 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FK Andijan | 19 | 733 | 576 | 205 | 118 | 253 | 849 | 934 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | FK Dinamo Samarqand | 18 | 678 | 542 | 196 | 90 | 256 | 699 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Sogdiana Jizzakh | 17 | 634 | 516 | 182 | 88 | 246 | 694 | 857 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Traktor Tashkent | 16 | 621 | 490 | 178 | 87 | 225 | 684 | 814 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Do'stlik | 11 | 559 | 346 | 169 | 52 | 125 | 669 | 532 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Mash'al Mubarek | 12 | 512 | 344 | 151 | 59 | 134 | 461 | 460 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Qizilqum Zarafshon | 12 | 492 | 356 | 141 | 69 | 146 | 482 | 506 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Metallurg Bekabad | 14 | 482 | 416 | 131 | 89 | 196 | 494 | 674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Surkhon Termez | 12 | 393 | 374 | 109 | 66 | 199 | 461 | 726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Bunyodkor | 5 | 362 | 142 | 114 | 20 | 8 | 318 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MHSK Tashkent | 7 | 362 | 216 | 106 | 44 | 66 | 420 | 335 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Temiryo'lchi Qo'qon | 9 | 351 | 280 | 106 | 33 | 141 | 400 | 547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 7 | 232 | 198 | 63 | 43 | 92 | 235 | 297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | Xorazm FK Urganch | 8 | 230 | 248 | 62 | 44 | 142 | 281 | 518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | Shurtan Guzar | 7 | 226 | 198 | 65 | 31 | 102 | 220 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Zarafshon Navoi | 6 | 217 | 196 | 60 | 37 | 99 | 236 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 22 | FK Yangiyer | 7 | 205 | 216 | 56 | 37 | 123 | 266 | 385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 23 | Turon Nukus/Orol | 5 | 155 | 164 | 44 | 23 | 97 | 171 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 24 | FK Kosonsoy | 5 | 145 | 156 | 40 | 25 | 91 | 171 | 305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 25 | Olmaliq FK | 4 | 139 | 112 | 39 | 22 | 51 | 148 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | FK Atlaschi | 4 | 118 | 124 | 34 | 16 | 74 | 149 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 27 | FK Chirchiq | 4 | 103 | 122 | 26 | 25 | 71 | 130 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 28 | Topalang Sariosiyo | 3 | 96 | 86 | 28 | 12 | 46 | 103 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 29 | Kimyogar Chirchiq | 3 | 104 | 96 | 25 | 21 | 58 | 113 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 30 | FK Guliston | 3 | 98 | 72 | 20 | 12 | 66 | 77 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 31 | Akademiya Tashkent | 1 | 59 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 72 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 32 | Semurg Angren | 2 | 57 | 72 | 15 | 12 | 45 | 99 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 33 | Sementchi Kuvasoy | 1 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 34 | Chilonzor Tashkent | 1 | 30 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 51 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 35 | Shakhrikhon | 1 | 28 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 36 | Shifokor Guliston | 1 | 27 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 37 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 37 | Vobkent FK | 1 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 38 | Uz-Dong-Ju Andijon | 1 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2012 Uzbek League | |
| relegated to Uzbek League Division One after season 2011 | |
| did not play in 2011 Uzbek League | |
| Club disappeared | |
| Promotion to the 2012 Uzbek League |
All time topscorers
- As of 22 November 2015
| Rank | Name | Years | Goals |
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| 1 | Anvar Berdiev | 1995–present | 220 |
| 2 | Zafar Kholmurodov | 1997–12 | 200 |
| 3 | Shuhrat Mirkholdirshoev | 2000–14 | 195 |
| 4 | Bakhtiyor Hamidullaev | 1997–11 | 174 |
| 5 | Umid Isoqov | 1994–09 | 172 |
| 6 | Ravshan Bozorov | 1992–07 | 171 |
| 7 | Jafar Irismetov | 1993–12 | 164 |
| 8 | Anvar Soliev | 1996–present | 162 |
| 9 | Oybek Usmankhojaev | 1992–05 | 157 |
| 10 | Rustam Durmonov | 1992–02 | 133 |
| 11 | Mukhtor Kurbonov | 1993–09 | 133 |
| 12 | Farid Khabibullin | 1992–04 | 130 |
| 12 | Numon Khasanov | 1992–09 | 126 |
| 13 | Shuhrat Rahmonqulov | 1992–05 | 108 |
| 14 | Nagmetulla Kutibayev | 1992–07 | 106 |
| 15 | Server Djeparov | 2000–present | 104 |
| 16 | Vali Keldiev | 1992–06 | 104 |
| 17 | Oleg Shatskikh | 1993–03 | 104 |
| 18 | Zayniddin Tadjiyev | 2001-present | 100 |
See also
References
- ↑ 20 та Ўзбекистон чемпионатининг умумий жадвали, 30.11.2011 (Uzbek)
External links
- Official Website of Uzbek Professional League
- soccerway.com; standings, results & fixtures
- Weltfussballarchiv; standings, results & fixtures & club profiles
- RSSSF.com - Uzbekistan - List of Champions
