FC Qizilqum Zarafshon

Qizilqum Zarafshon (Uzbek: Қизилқум Зарафшон футбол клуби, romanized: Qizilqum Zarafshon futbol klubi; FC Qizilqum) is an Uzbeki football club based in Zarafshan. They play in the Uzbekistan Super League. Club is named after the Zeravshan River that flows nearby. Qizylqum in Uzbek means Red Sands, which also is the name of the local desert.

Qizilqum Zarafshon
Full nameQizilqum Zarafshon
Founded1967 (1967)
GroundYoshlar Stadium, Navoi
Capacity12,500
ManagerTäçmyrat Agamyradow
LeagueUzbekistan Super League
2019Uzbekistan Super League, 14th of 14

History

FC Qizilqum old logo till 2014

Qizilqum was founded in 1967 under the name Progress. The club changed its name several times and was known as Qizilqum before becoming known as Progress. Since 1997 it has played as Qizilqum. The club made its debut in the Uzbek League in 2000. In its first season the club finished in 11th position. One year later, in the 2001 season, the club finished in 6th place in final League table. At the end of the 2002 season the club finished in 3rd position behind runners-up Neftchi Farg'ona which is their highest finishing position in the Uzbek League to date. Since 2000 the club has consequently play in the top league of Uzbek football.

Name changes history

  • 1967—1994: Progress
  • 1994—1995: Qizilqum
  • 1995—1997: Progress
  • 1997: Qizilqum

Stadium

The club's home ground is Progress Stadium with has a capacity of 5,000 and is located in Zarafshan. In August 2013 the Progress Stadium was closed for reconstruction. From August 2013 to May 2014 the club played its home matches in the 10,000-seater Sogdiana Stadium in Navoi. The Sogdiana Stadium is the home ground of the Navoi club, FC Yuzhanin Navoi. In May 2014 the club moved to another newly built stadium located in Navoi, the Yoshlar Stadium, to play its home matches.[1]

Yoshlar Stadium with the attached sporting complex was built for Umid nihollari 2012; the republican sports games among school students. The construction work of the 12,500-all seater stadium and sporting complex started in April 2011 and finished in 2012. The sporting complex includes two indoor courts for volleyball, handball, basketball and other facilities. The festive opening of the new Yoshlar Stadium was held in May 2012 with the opening of the Umid nihollari 2012 games. In November 2012 the AFC awarded the new stadium A category class. The first official football match was played on 3 May 2014. This was a League match between Qizilqum and Dinamo Samarkand.[2]

League history

Current squad

As of 29 August 2020[3][4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  UZB Ignatiy Nesterov
4 MF  UZB Mirdzhalol Kosimov
5 DF  BLR Uladzislaw Kasmynin
6 MF  UZB Erkin Boydullayev
7 MF  UZB Oybek Kilichev
8 MF  RUS Ruslan Margiev
9 MF  UZB Khumoyun Abdualimov
10 MF  UZB Alisher Sanoev
11 FW  UZB Kadamboy Nurmetov
15 FW  UZB Vokhid Shodiev
14 DF  UZB Fayzulla Kambarov
17 DF  UZB Salim Mustafoev
18 MF  UZB Jasur Azimov
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  UZB Khurshid Olimov
21 DF  UZB Mukhsin Ubaydullaev
22 GK  UZB Artem Makosin
23 DF  UZB Sherali Juraev
25 MF  UZB Azizbek Usmonov
28 MF  UZB Sardor Jakhonov
44 FW  NGA Ibrahim Tomiwa
45 GK  UZB Nizomiddin Ziyovutdinov
75 DF  RUS Oleg Tolmasov
77 FW  UZB Sunnatilla Abdullazhonov
94 FW  UZB Doniyor Usmonov
97 MF  UZB Sherzod Kodirov
99 FW  UZB Doston Ibragimov (on loan from Pakhtakor Tashkent)

Current technical staff

As of February 2014

Position Name
Manager Yuriy Lukin
Assistant coach Aleksey Evstafeev
Assistant coach Vladimir Andreev

Honours

Managers

References

  1. "Кызылкум": домашние матчи теперь в спортивном комплексе "Ёшлар" (in Russian). 2014-04-18.
  2. "Qizilqum – Dinamo Samarkand, 2014-05-03". soccerway.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2017-07-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Uzbek League players list for 2014 season". pfl.uz (in Russian). 2014-03-24.



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