2018 Uzbekistan Super League

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The 2018 Uzbekistan Super League (known as the

Lokomotiv Tashkent were the defending champions from the 2017 campaign.[1]

Teams

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Location of teams in 2018 Uzbekistan Super League

On 21 November 2017 according to 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]

The draw for the 2018 Super League season was held on 3 February 2018. The first matchday is scheduled for 1 March 2018.[3]

Sogdiana Jizzakh
which according to 2017 season have been relegated to First League.

Club Coach Location Stadium Capacity Kit sponsor
AGMK
 Russia Viktor Kumykov Olmaliq AGMK Stadium 12,000 Adidas
Bunyodkor
 Uzbekistan Mirjalol Qosimov Tashkent
Bunyodkor Stadium
 34,000 Jako
Bukhoro
Ulughbek Baqayev
Bukhara
 Bukhara Arena 22,700 Macron
Kokand 1912
 Uzbekistan Numon Hasanov Kokand Kokand Stadium 10,500 Joma
Lokomotiv
 Russia Andrey Fyodorov Tashkent Lokomotiv Stadium 8,000 Joma
Metallurg
 Uzbekistan Andrey Shipilov Bekabad Metallurg Stadium 15,000 Joma
Nasaf
 Uzbekistan Ruziqul Berdiyevru Qarshi
Qarshi Markazi Stadium
 16,000 Adidas
Navbahor
 Uzbekistan Ilkhom Muminjonov Namangan Namangan Markazi Stadium 22,000 Jako
Neftchi Uzbekistan Sergey Kovshov Ferghana Istiqlol Stadium 20,000 Joma
Pakhtakor
 Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze Tashkent
Pakhtakor Stadium
 35,000 Adidas
Sogdiana
 Russia Sergey Lushan Jizzakh Soghdiana Stadium 11,650 Joma
Qizilqum
 Uzbekistan Hamidjon Aktamov Zarafshan Progress Stadium 12,500 Joma

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Metallurg Uzbekistan Rustam Mirsodikov Resigned 25 December 2017 Pre-season Uzbekistan Andrey Shipilov 25 December 2017[5]
Sogdiana Uzbekistan Igor Shkvyrin Resigned 27 December 2017 Pre-season Uzbekistan Alexander Mochinov 27 December 2017
Neftchi Uzbekistan Vadim Abramov 27 December 2017 Pre-season Uzbekistan Sergey Kovshov 27 January 2018
Sogdiana Uzbekistan Alexander Mochinov Sacked 7 April 2018 12th Russia Sergey Lushan 7 April 2018[6]
Lokomotiv Uzbekistan Andrey Miklyaev Resigned 19 April 2018 10th Russia Andrey Fyodorov 19 April 2018[7]

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 Player 4 AFC Player Former Player
AGMK
 Serbia Miloš Trifunović Serbia Vladimir Bubanja Serbia Jovan Đokić Belarus Vladislav Kosmynin Kyrgyzstan Pavel Matyash
Vadim Cemirtan
Bunyodkor
 Serbia Filip Rajevac
Bukhara
 Russia Vlad Larinov
Vadim Cemirtan
 Turkmenistan Arslanmyrat Amanow Belarus Sergey Rusetsky
Serbia Marko Klisura
Kokand 1912
 Serbia Darko Gojkovic Serbia Marko Milič Serbia Milan Spremo
Lokomotiv Tashkent
 Georgia (country) Kakha Makharadze Serbia Igor Jelić Russia Nikolai Pogrebnyak
Nivaldo
South Korea Cho Suk-jae
Metallurg Bekabad
 Russia Andrei Shipilov
Zoir Juraboev
Nasaf
Slavko Lukic
Tajikistan Jahongir Aliev
Navbahor
 Serbia Darko Stanojević Serbia Tomislav Pajović Montenegro Darko Nikač Russia Igor Golban Serbia Nenad Injac
Neftchi Ferghana Russia Vyacheslav Sushkin Ukraine Vitali Myrnyi
Pakhtakor
 Montenegro Marko Simić Guinea-Bissau Isma
Tiago Bezerra
Dragan Ceran
 Australia Rostyn Griffiths
Soghdiana
 Lithuania Darvydas Šernas Serbia Miloš Simonović Serbia Nikola Milinković Serbia Milan Mitrović South Korea Kim Dong-hee
Qizilqum
 Georgia (country) Elgujja Grigalashvili Georgia (country) Giorgi Kvesieshvili
Nemanja Jovanovic
 Russia Yevgeni Cheremisin
Artur Gevorkyan

In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

Regular stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Pakhtakor
 22 14 5 3 36 12 +24 47 Qualification to Championship Round
2
Lokomotiv
 22 11 7 4 35 21 +14 40
3 Bunyodkor 22 12 4 6 35 26 +9 40
4
Navbahor
 22 11 4 7 29 18 +11 37
5 Metallurg 22 9 6 7 24 29 −5 33
6
Bukhoro
 22 10 2 10 23 28 −5 32
7
Kokand 1912
 22 7 7 8 21 20 +1 28 Relegation Round
8 AGMK 22 7 5 10 26 28 −2 26
9 Nasaf 22 6 8 8 21 28 −7 26
10
Qizilqum
 22 7 2 13 20 29 −9 23
11
Sogdiana
 22 4 5 13 17 32 −15 17
12
Neftchi
 22 2 9 11 12 28 −16 15
Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Championship round

Teams keep records from regular stage (10 matches) against championship round opponents.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Lokomotiv
(C) 		20 14 4 2 37 17 +20 46 Qualification to the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage
2
Pakhtakor
 20 11 4 5 38 17 +21 37 Qualification to the 2019 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2
3
Navbahor
 20 9 4 7 20 18 +2 31
4 Bunyodkor 20 8 3 9 26 26 0 27
5 Metallurg 20 5 4 11 12 28 −16 19
6
Bukhoro
 20 3 1 16 14 41 −27 10
Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Relegation round

Teams keep records from regular stage (10 matches) against relegation round opponents.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Nasaf 20 9 7 4 24 16 +8 34
8
Qizilqum
 20 9 4 7 26 26 0 31
9
Kokand 1912
 20 7 7 6 21 14 +7 28
10 AGMK 20 7 6 7 25 23 +2 27 Qualification to the 2019 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and relegation play-off
11
Sogdiana
 20 6 6 8 18 23 −5 24 Relegation play-off
12
Neftchi
(R) 		20 4 6 10 14 26 −12 18 Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League
Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Relegation play-off

Sogdiana
3–1Mash'al
  • Shohruz Norkhonov
    38'
  • Darvydas Šernas 46'
  • Oybek Nurmatov 73'
 Report Sardor Rakhmanov 79' (pen)
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
AGMK1–0Istiqlol
Uladzislaw Kasmynin 77' Report
Attendance: 217
Referee: Aziz Asimov

Sogdiana and AGMK will play in 2019 Uzbekistan Super League next season.

Season statistics

Top scorers

.

As of November 2018
# Player Club Goals
1
Tiago Bezerra
 Pakhtakor 17
2 Guinea-Bissau Esmaël Gonçalves Pakhtakor 16
3 Uzbekistan Marat Bikmaev Lokomotiv 14
4 Uzbekistan Bobur Abdikholikov Nasaf 13
5 Serbia Jovan Đokić AGMK 11
Uzbekistan Murod Kholmukhamedov Kokand 1912
Uzbekistan Jovlon Ibrokhimov Bunyodkor

References

  1. ^ Uzbekistan 2018, RSSSF.com
  2. ^ "Высшая и Первая лиги Узбекистана сменят названия" (in Russian). Gazeta.uz. 2017-11-21.
  3. ^ "Когда начнется Суперлига-2018?" (in Russian). Championat.asia. 2018-02-03.
  4. ^ "ФФУ объявила список команд, которые примут участие в Суперлиге" (in Russian). Uzdaily.uz. 2018-01-25.
  5. ^ "Андрей Шипилов встал у руля "Металлурга"" (in Russian). sports.uz. 2017-12-26.
  6. ^ "Официально. Сергей Лущан - главный тренер "Согдианы"" (in Russian). Championat.asia. 2018-04-07.
  7. ^ "Андрей Микляев покинул пост главного тренера «Локомотива»" (in Russian). Gazeta.uz. 2018-04-19.