Uzbekistan Super League

Uzbekistan Super League (Uzbek: O'zbekiston Superligasi / Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси), also called Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League due to sponsorship reasons (Uzbek: Coca-Cola O'zbekiston Superligasi / Coca-Cola Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси),[1] is the top division of professional football in Uzbekistan. It is operated under the auspices of the Uzbekistan Professional Football League and Uzbekistan Football Association. It was founded in 1992 and currently played with 14 teams. The top team qualifies to the group stage of the AFC Champions League.

Uzbekistan Super League
Organising bodyUzbekistan Football League,
Uzbekistan Football Association
Founded1992 (1992)
CountryUzbekistan
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toUzbekistan Pro League
Domestic cup(s)Uzbekistan Cup
Uzbekistan Super Cup
Uzbekistan League Cup
Uzbekistan PFL Cup
International cup(s)AFC Champions League
Current championsPakhtakor (13th title)
(2020)
Most championshipsPakhtakor (13 titles)
TV partnersNTRCU Sport
Websitepfl.uz
t.me/uzpfl
Current: 2020 Uzbekistan Super League

History

The Uzbek League was founded in 1992 after the collapse of the Soviet Union and its 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.

On 21 November 2017 according to the UzPFL management decision the Uzbek League was officially renamed to Uzbekistan Super League starting from 2018 season. The number of teams playing in top division of Uzbek football is reduced from 16 to 12.[2]

Champions

Soviet time champions
Further information: Uzbekistan SSR Championship

Since independence

Champions and top scorers
See also: Uzbekistan Super League Top Scorer
Season Champion Runner-up 3rd position Top scorer
1992 1 Pakhtakor
Neftchi Farg'ona		 Sogdiana Jizzakh Valeriy Kechinov (Pakhtakor, 24 goals)
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 2 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)
2016 Lokomotiv Tashkent Nasaf Qarshi Bunyodkor Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov (Lokomotiv Tashkent, 22 goals)
2017 Lokomotiv Tashkent Nasaf Qarshi Pakhtakor Marat Bikmaev (Lokomotiv Tashkent, 26 goals)
2018 3 Lokomotiv Tashkent Pakhtakor Navbahor Tiago Bezerra (Pakhtakor, 17 goals)
2019 Pakhtakor Lokomotiv Tashkent Bunyodkor Dragan Ceran (Pakhtakor, 23 goals)
2020 Pakhtakor Nasaf Qarshi AGMK Dragan Ceran (Pakhtakor, 21 goals)

1 The league was named Oliy Liga
2 The league was named O'zbekiston PFL
3 The league was named Super League

Performance by club
ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning seasons
Pakhtakor Tashkent1361992*, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020
Neftchi Farg'ona591992*, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001
Bunyodkor Tashkent522008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
Lokomotiv Tashkent342016, 2017, 2018
Do'stlik2-1999, 2000
Navbahor Namangan1-1996
MHSK Tashkent111997
Nasaf Qarshi-4
Buxoro-1
Mash'al Mubarek-1

* Both teams were awarded with the title.

All-time table

All-time table of league, as of end of the 2019 season[3]

Pos Team Seasons Points Played Won Drawn Lost G.F. G.A. 1 2 3 Best
1Pakhtakor281842838569135134187170412621
2Neftchi Farg'ona27155281247413020815718685911
3Navbahor Namangan281342838392166280139010091081
4Nasaf Qarshi23125768637413517712067540392
5Bukhoro271092812320132360109712290102
6Sogdiana Jizzakh2485872624312935491111960013
7Dinamo Samarqand2384870624112534085310340004
8Andijan2484071423214433896511790005
9Bunyodkor1381537824774576982615221
10Metallurg Bekabad2278465221613630080610120005
11Lokomotiv Tashkent15758434222921207214833411
12Qizilqum Zarafshon207705922161222547358530013
13Mashal17691486201881976276590112
14Traktor Tashkent16621490178872256848140004
15Dustlik11559346169521256695322001
16Olmaliq12440348122741524775110004
17Kokand 191214534438154722125777800005
18Surkhon Termez13428400119711994877590006
19MHSK Tashkent736221610644664203351111
29Shurtan Guzar12381340109541773935660004
21Khorezm Urganch823024862441422815180007
22Zarafshon Navoi62171966037992363550009
23Yangiyer7205216563712326638500010
24Orol515516444239717132900011
25Kosonsoy51451564025911713050008
26Guliston5119154341710314234000014
27Atlaschi41181243416741492800007
28Chirchiq410312226257113024000014
29Topalang Sariosiyo396862812461031460009
30Kimyogar Chirchiq39610425215811319300014
31Akademiya Tashkent159341611772450005
32Semurg Angren257721512459920000012
33Sementchi Kuvasoy131308715396400015
34Chilonzor Tashkent130348620517000016
35Shakhrikhon128327718256700015
36Obod124306618255100014
37Vobkent115303621237000016
38Uz-Dong-Ju Andijon113302721176500016
Teams of 2020 Uzbekistan Super League
did not play in 2020 Uzbekistan Super League
Club disappeared

Players records

Sponsorship

From 1992 to 2017, the Uzbekistan Super League had no title sponsorship rights with any companies. Only starting from 2018 Uzbekistan Super League have got title League sponsor. On 4 April 2018 Uzbekistan Football Association vice-president Umid Akhmadjonov and IBT, the official PepsiCo bottler, reached agreement that PepsiCo became official League sponsor for 2018 season.[7]

Period Sponsor Name
1992–2017No sponsorOliy Liga
2018PepsiPepsi Uzbekistan Super League
2019–presentCoca-ColaCoca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League

See also

References
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  4. "Uzbekistan Super League all time topscoreres (as of 10 December 2018)". Championat.asia. 10 December 2018.
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