2016 Uzbek League

The 2016 Uzbek League was the 25th season of top level football in Uzbekistan since 1992. Pakhtakor were the defending champions from the 2015 campaign.

Uzbek League
Season2016
ChampionsLokomotiv
RelegatedFK Andijan
Champions LeagueNasaf Qarshi
Bunyodkor
Top goalscorerAbdukholiqov (22)
Biggest home winMetallurg-Mashal - 6:0; (8 August 2016)
Nasaf-Navbahor - 6:0; (22 October 2016)
Biggest away winNavbahor-Pakhtakor - 1:5; (24 September 2016)
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Teams

Andijan
Tashkent
Metallurg
Nasaf
Qizilqum
Navbahor
Neftchi
Olmaliq
Sogdiana
Mash'al
Kokand
Tashkent teams:
Bunyodkor
Lokomotiv
Obod Tashkent
Pakhtakor
Location of teams in 2016 Uzbek League

Sogdiana Jizzakh remained for 2016 Uzbek League after winning in relegation play-off match with Oqtepa. Obod Tashkent promoted to 2016 League as 2015 First League winner. The draw of 2016 season was held on 22 December 2015. The first matchday is scheduled for 4 March 2016.

Club Coach Location Stadium Capacity
FK Andijan Orif Mamatkazin Andijan Soghlom Avlod Stadium 18,360
Bunyodkor Sergey Lushan Tashkent Bunyodkor Stadium 34,000
Bukhoro Jamshid Saidov Bukhoro Buxoro Arena 22,700
Kokand 1912 Numon Khasanov Kokand Kokand Stadium 10,500
Lokomotiv Andrey Miklyaev 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 Ilkhom Muminjonov Namangan Navbahor Stadium 22,000
Neftchi Andrey Fyodorov Farghona Istiqlol Stadium 20,000
Obod Tashkent Jafar Irismetov Tashkent Obod Stadium
Olmaliq FK Igor Shkvyrin Olmaliq Olmaliq SM Stadium 12,000
Pakhtakor Grigoriy Kolosovskiy Tashkent Pakhtakor Stadium 35,000
Qizilqum Yuriy Lukin Zarafshon Yoshlar Stadium 12,500
Sogdiana Davron Fayziev Jizzakh Sogdiana Stadium 11,650
Shurtan Guzar Ikhtiyor Karimov Ghuzor Ghuzor Stadium 7,000

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Obod Khayrulla AbdievResignedDecember 2015Pre-season Bobur Zukhriddinov (interim)December 2015
Kokand 1912 Vadim Shodimatovend of caretaker spell6 December 2015Pre-season Murod Ismoilov7 December 2015[1]
Navbahor Bakhtiyor AshurmatovSacked28 December 2015Pre-season Rashid Gafurov (interim)28 December 2015
Shurtan Mukhtor KurbonovResigned5 January 2016Pre-season Ikhtiyor Karimov
Andijan Sergey Kovshovend of caretaker spell30 January 2016Pre-season Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov30 January 2016
Navbahor Rashid GafurovSacked27 April 20166th matchday Alexander Volkov (interim)27 April 2016
Kokand 1912 Murod IsmoilovResigned16 May 2016 Sergey Kovshov (interim)16 May 2016
Pakhtakor Numon KhasanovResigned27 May 2016 Grigoriy Kolosovskiy (interim)27 May 2016
Kokand 1912 Sergey Kovshovend of caretaker spell11 June 2016 Numon Khasanov11 June 2016
Andijan Bakhtiyor AshurmatovSacked14 June 2016 Orif Mamatkazin14 June 2016
Obod Bobur Zukhriddinovend of caretaker spell18 June 2016 Alexander Mochinov18 June 2016
Navbahor Alexander VolkovSacked22 June 2016 Mustafo Bayramov (interim)22 June 2016
Navbahor Mustafo Bayramovend of caretaker spell2 July 2016 Ravshan Bozorov2 July 2016
Obod Alexander MochinovResigned9 September 2016 Jafar Irismetov10 September 2016
Navbahor Ravshan BozorovSacked6 November 2016 Ilkhom Muminjonov6 November 2016

Foreign players
Further information: List of foreign football players in Uzbekistan

The number of foreign players is restricted to five per USL team. A team can use only five foreign players on the field in each game.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player Former players
AGMK Graham Smith Nemanja Jovanović Darko Stanojević Arslanmyrat Amanow Yaroslav Martynyuk

Evgeniy Gogol

Andijon Denis Ilescu Elman Tagayev
Lokomotiv Kakhi Makharadze Nemanja Janičić Slaven Stjepanović Artur Geworkyan
Pakhtakor Adnan Orahovac
Mash'al Mubarek Vladyslav Pavlenko Vyacheslav Shevchenko
FC Buxoro Vadim Cemirtan
FC Bunyodkor Chaker Zouaghi Jurica Buljat Aleksandar Alempijević Minori Sato Samir Bekrić
Navbahor Oleksandr Pyschur Alexandru Melenciuc Igor Golban Choi Hyun-yeon
Neftchi Fergana Akmal Kholmatov
FC Obod
Metallurg Bekabad
Nasaf Dejan Boljević Dragan Ceran Ognjen Krasić Rok Roj

Artur Geworkyan

FC Shurtan Guzar Oleksandr Pyschur
Kokand 1912 Darko Gojkovic Nikola Valentić
Sogdiana Jizzakh
Qizilqum Zarafshon Andriy Derkach Georgiy Kvesieshvili

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lokomotiv (C) 30 23 5 2 77 24 +53 74 2017 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Bunyodkor 30 19 6 5 60 24 +36 63 2017 AFC Champions League 2nd qualifying round
3 Nasaf 30 18 9 3 46 13 +33 63
4 Bukhara 30 17 7 6 42 27 +15 58
5 Pakhtakor 30 15 7 8 49 30 +19 52
6 Qizilqum 30 14 8 8 41 32 +9 50
7 Metallurg 30 14 7 9 47 34 +13 49
8 Mashal 30 11 5 14 35 41 −6 38
9 Shurtan 30 12 2 16 43 56 −13 38
10 Sogdiana 30 9 7 14 23 41 −18 34
11 Neftchi 30 9 4 17 28 43 −15 31
12 Kokand 1912 30 8 5 17 31 55 −24 29
13 Olmaliq 30 8 2 20 40 54 −14 26
14 Obod 30 6 6 18 25 51 −26 24
15 Navbahor 30 6 5 19 37 66 −29 23 Qualification to the Relegation play-offs
16 Andijan 30 6 5 19 20 50 −30 23 Relegation to Lower Division
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2016. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Relegation play-off

The one leg relegation play-off match between 15th placed team of Uzbek League, Navbahor Namangan and runners-up of 2016 Uzbekistan First League, FC Naryn Khakkulabad was played on 28 November 2016 in Tashkent. Navbahor won by 3:1 and remained in League.

Navbahor Namangan3–1Naryn
I.Isakjanov  23'
A.Makhmudov  29', 84'		 Report S.Dostonov  34'
TTYMI Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 582
Referee: B. Namazov

Season statistics

Top goalscorers
As of 23 November 2016[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov Lokomotiv 22 (1)
2 Zokhid Abdullaev Metallurg 18 (0)
3 Shokhruh Norkhonov Obod 14 (2)
4 Sardor Mirzaev Lokomotiv 13 (0)
Nemanja Jovanović Andijon/Qizilqum 13 (3)
6 Zafar Polvonov Shurtan Guzar 12 (0)
Marat Bikmaev Lokomotiv 12 (1)
Dragan Ćeran Nasaf 12 (1)
9 Shakhboz Erkinov Mash'al 11 (1)
Igor Sergeev Pakhtakor 11 (3)

Hat–tricks
PlayerTeamAgainstResultDate
Igor TaranShurtanSogdiana Jizzakh4–27 May 2016
Oleksandr PyschurNavbahorKokand 19125–114 May 2016
Zafar PolvonovShurtanPakhtakor3–120 June 2016
Aziz IbragimovAndijanBukhoro1–426 August 2016
Kenja TuraevMashalAndijan5–024 September 2016
Temurkhuja AbdukholiqovMashalLokomotiv0–418 October 2016

Awards

Monthly awards

References
  1. ""Коканд-1912" подтвердил назначение Муроджона Исмоилова". Championat.asia. 2015-12-07.
  2. "PFL". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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