2016 Uzbek League

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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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.

Teams

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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 Uzbekistan Orif Mamatkazin Andijan Soghlom Avlod Stadium 18,360
Bunyodkor Russia Sergey Lushan Tashkent Bunyodkor Stadium 34,000
Bukhoro Uzbekistan Jamshid Saidov Bukhoro Buxoro Arena 22,700
Kokand 1912 Uzbekistan Numon Khasanov Kokand Kokand Stadium 10,500
Lokomotiv Uzbekistan Andrey Miklyaev Tashkent Lokomotiv Stadium 8,000
Mash'al Uzbekistan Alexander Khomyakov Muborak Bahrom Vafoev Stadium 10,000
Metallurg Uzbekistan Rustam Mirsodiqov Bekabad Metallurg Stadium 15,000
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan Ruziqul Berdiev Qarshi Qarshi Stadium 14,750
Navbahor Uzbekistan Ilkhom Muminjonov Namangan Navbahor Stadium 22,000
Neftchi Russia Andrey Fyodorov Farghona Istiqlol Stadium 20,000
Obod Tashkent Uzbekistan Jafar Irismetov Tashkent Obod Stadium
Olmaliq FK Uzbekistan Igor Shkvyrin Olmaliq Olmaliq SM Stadium 12,000
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan Grigoriy Kolosovskiy Tashkent Pakhtakor Stadium 35,000
Qizilqum Uzbekistan Yuriy Lukin Zarafshon Yoshlar Stadium 12,500
Sogdiana Uzbekistan Davron Fayziev Jizzakh Sogdiana Stadium 11,650
Shurtan Guzar Uzbekistan Ikhtiyor Karimov Ghuzor Ghuzor Stadium 7,000

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Obod Uzbekistan Khayrulla Abdiev Resigned December 2015 Pre-season Uzbekistan Bobur Zukhriddinov (interim) December 2015
Kokand 1912 Uzbekistan Vadim Shodimatov end of caretaker spell 6 December 2015 Pre-season Uzbekistan Murod Ismoilov 7 December 2015[1]
Navbahor Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov Sacked 28 December 2015 Pre-season Uzbekistan Rashid Gafurov (interim) 28 December 2015
Shurtan Uzbekistan Mukhtor Kurbonov Resigned 5 January 2016 Pre-season Uzbekistan Ikhtiyor Karimov
Andijan Uzbekistan Sergey Kovshov end of caretaker spell 30 January 2016 Pre-season Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov 30 January 2016
Navbahor Uzbekistan Rashid Gafurov Sacked 27 April 2016 6th matchday Uzbekistan Alexander Volkov (interim) 27 April 2016
Kokand 1912 Uzbekistan Murod Ismoilov Resigned 16 May 2016 Uzbekistan Sergey Kovshov (interim) 16 May 2016
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan Numon Khasanov Resigned 27 May 2016 Uzbekistan Grigoriy Kolosovskiy (interim) 27 May 2016
Kokand 1912 Uzbekistan Sergey Kovshov end of caretaker spell 11 June 2016 Uzbekistan Numon Khasanov 11 June 2016
Andijan Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov Sacked 14 June 2016 Uzbekistan Orif Mamatkazin 14 June 2016
Obod Uzbekistan Bobur Zukhriddinov end of caretaker spell 18 June 2016 Uzbekistan Alexander Mochinov 18 June 2016
Navbahor Uzbekistan Alexander Volkov Sacked 22 June 2016 Uzbekistan Mustafo Bayramov (interim) 22 June 2016
Navbahor Uzbekistan Mustafo Bayramov end of caretaker spell 2 July 2016 Uzbekistan Ravshan Bozorov 2 July 2016
Obod Uzbekistan Alexander Mochinov Resigned 9 September 2016 Uzbekistan Jafar Irismetov 10 September 2016
Navbahor Uzbekistan Ravshan Bozorov Sacked 6 November 2016 Uzbekistan Ilkhom Muminjonov 6 November 2016

Foreign players

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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 United States Graham Smith Serbia Nemanja Jovanović Serbia Darko Stanojević Turkmenistan Arslanmyrat Amanow Ukraine Yaroslav Martynyuk
Russia Evgeniy Gogol
Andijon Moldova Denis Ilescu Turkmenistan Elman Tagayev
Lokomotiv Georgia (country) Kakhi Makharadze Bosnia and Herzegovina Nemanja Janičić Montenegro Slaven Stjepanović Turkmenistan Artur Geworkyan
Pakhtakor Montenegro Adnan Orahovac
Mash'al Mubarek Ukraine Vladyslav Pavlenko Ukraine Vyacheslav Shevchenko
FC Buxoro Moldova Vadim Cemirtan
FC Bunyodkor Tunisia Chaker Zouaghi Croatia Jurica Buljat Serbia Aleksandar Alempijević Japan Minori Sato Bosnia and Herzegovina Samir Bekrić
Navbahor Ukraine Oleksandr Pyschur Moldova Alexandru Melenciuc Russia Igor Golban South Korea Choi Hyun-yeon
Neftchi Fergana Tajikistan Akmal Kholmatov
FC Obod
Metallurg Bekabad
Nasaf Montenegro Dejan Boljević Serbia Dragan Ceran Serbia Ognjen Krasić Slovenia Rok Roj
Turkmenistan Artur Geworkyan
FC Shurtan Guzar Ukraine Oleksandr Pyschur
Kokand 1912 Serbia Darko Gojkovic Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola Valentić
Sogdiana Jizzakh
Qizilqum Zarafshon Ukraine Andriy Derkach Georgia (country) Georgiy Kvesieshvili

League table

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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) Champions

Relegation play-off

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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

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Top goalscorers

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

Hat–tricks

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Player Team Against Result Date
Uzbekistan Igor Taran Shurtan Sogdiana Jizzakh 4–2 7 May 2016
Ukraine Oleksandr Pyschur Navbahor Kokand 1912 5–1 14 May 2016
Uzbekistan Zafar Polvonov Shurtan Pakhtakor 3–1 20 June 2016
Uzbekistan Aziz Ibragimov Andijan Bukhoro 1–4 26 August 2016
Uzbekistan Kenja Turaev Mashal Andijan 5–0 24 September 2016
Uzbekistan Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov Mashal Lokomotiv 0–4 18 October 2016

Awards

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Monthly awards

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References

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  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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