2023 Uzbekistan Pro League

Uzbekistan Pro League
Season2023
ChampionsLokomotiv Tashkent
PromotedLokomotiv Tashkent
Dinamo Samarqand
RelegatedG'ijduvon
Andijon-SGS
Matches played110
Goals scored295 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerAnvarjojn Hojimirzayev (16)
Biggest home winLokomotiv Tashkent 6–1 Andijon-SGS
(13 August 2023)
Biggest away winG'ijduvon 1–8 Kokand 1912
(25 October 2023)
Highest scoringG'ijduvon 1–8 Kokand 1912
(25 October 2023)
Longest winning runKokand 1912 (6)
Longest unbeaten runDinamo Samarqand (19)
Longest winless runAndijon-SGS (11)
Longest losing runPFC Navbahor Namangan-2 (6)
Highest attendance6,800 - Dinamo Samarqand vs Lokomotiv Tashkent
(4 September 2023)
Lowest attendance89 - G'ijduvon vs Andijon-SGS
(18 April 2023)
Average attendance980
(25 October 2023)
2022
2024
All statistics correct as of 25 October 2023.

The 2023 Uzbekistan Pro League was the 32nd since its establishment in 1992. The competition started on 15 March 2023 and end on 25 October 2023.

Teams

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Club Coach Location Stadium Capacity Kit sponsor Shirt sponsor
Andijon-SGS Uzbekistan Shohruh Ishanov Andijan Uzbekistan Stadium 8,000 Nike Shirin Gas Service
Aral Uzbekistan Nigmatulla Kutibayev Nukus Turon Stadium 9,300 Adidas Uzkimyo Sanoat
Dinamo Samarqand Uzbekistan Vadim Abramov Samarkand Dinamo Samarkand Stadium 13,800 Jako Agromir Buildings
G'ijduvon Uzbekistan Gennadiy Kochnev Gʻijduvon Central Stadium 5,000 Jako Olcha.uz
Kokand 1912 Uzbekistan Davron Fayziev Kokand Central Stadium 10,500 Jako
Lokomotiv Tashkent Uzbekistan Denis Korostichenko Tashkent Lokomotiv Stadium 8,500 Jako Uzbek Railways
Mash'al Mubarek Uzbekistan Dilyaver Vaniyev Muborak Bahrom Vafoev Stadium 10,000 Macron National Bank of Uzbekistan
Navbahor Namangan-2 Uzbekistan Rashid Gafurov Namangan Markaziy Stadium 21,913 Adidas Art Soft Cluster
Shurtan Guzar Uzbekistan Aleksey Yevstafeyev Gʻuzor G'uzor Stadium 7,000 Kelme HGT
UniRed Samarqand Uzbekistan Alisher Latipov Samarkand Dinamo Samarkand Stadium 13,800 Joma SXS Kamalak Service
Xorazm Urganch Uzbekistan Ruslan Akhmedov Khwarazm Khorezm Stadium 13,500 Jako Uztelecom

Foreign players

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

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 AFC Players Former players
Andijon-SGS
Aral
Dinamo Samarqand Serbia Dusan Mijic Ghana Derrick Mensah Ghana Francis Narh Japan Yudai Koike Kyrgyzstan Joel Kojo Georgia (country) Elgujja Grigalashvili
Russia Yevgeni Nazarov
G'ijduvon Nigeria Sunday Song
Kokand 1912
Lokomotiv Tashkent Croatia Šime Žužul Russia Ivan Solovyov North Macedonia Bojan Najdenov Nigeria Samuel Opeh Tajikistan Manuchekhr Safarov Tajikistan Rustam Soirov
Mash'al Mubarek Georgia (country) Andro Giorgadze Georgia (country) Shota Gvazava Georgia (country) Otar Javashvili Ukraine Serhiy Petrov
Navbahor Namangan-2
Shurtan Guzar
UniRed Samarqand
Xorazm Urganch Cameroon Tengeg Neville Mbanwei

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lokomotiv Tashkent 20 15 3 2 40 11 +29 48 Promotion to Uzbekistan Super League
2 Dinamo Samarqand 20 11 8 1 35 11 +24 41
3 Kokand 1912 20 11 7 2 43 22 +21 40 Qualification for Super League play-off
4 Mash'al Mubarek 20 10 4 6 26 20 +6 34
5 Shurtan Guzar 20 7 5 8 29 25 +4 26
6 Aral 20 6 8 6 18 15 +3 26
7 Xorazm Urganch 20 5 7 8 16 19 −3 22
8 UniRed Samarqand 20 4 6 10 24 34 −10 18
9 Navbahor Namangan-2 20 5 3 12 21 32 −11 18
10 G'ijduvon 20 4 4 12 21 52 −31 16 Relegation to Uzbekistan First League
11 Andijon-SGS 20 3 3 14 22 54 −32 12
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.

Results

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Results table

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Home \ Away AND ARA DIN GIJ KOK LOK MAS NAV SHU UNR XOR
Andijon-SGS 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–4 0–4 2–2 1–2 3–2 2–1 2–1
Aral 3–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–1
Dinamo Samarqand 4–0 2–0 4–0 3–3 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–0
G'ijduvon 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–8 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–2 2–2 0–3
Kokand 1912 5–3 1–0 0–0 5–2 2–3 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–0
Lokomotiv Tashkent 6–1 1–0 0–0 5–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0
Mash'al Mubarek 3–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0
Navbahor Namangan-2 1–0 0–0 0–3 4–0 0–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 3–2 1–2
Shurtan Guzar 5–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–3 1–2 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–1
UniRed Samarqand 1–1 1–1 1–1 6–2 0–2 0–4 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–0
Xorazm Urganch 3–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match played

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Andijon-SGSLLWLLLWLWLPLLLDLLLDDLP
AralDWLPDLDLDLDWWWPDLLWDWD
Dinamo SamarqandWWWWDWWPDDDWDWDDWWPDWL
G'ijduvonPLLDLWLWDDLPLDLWWLLLLL
Kokand 1912DWWDWLDDDPWWWWWWLWDDPW
Lokomotiv TashkentWPWWDWWWDWWWPLWDWWWLWW
Mash'al MubarekLLWLPWDWDWWLLDWPWWDWLW
Navbahor Namangan-2DLLDWLDLPWLLLLLLWLWPWL
Shurtan GuzarDWPWLWLLDLDLWPLWLWLDDW
UniRed SamarqandWLLDWLPWLLDDDLWLLPLDLD
Xorazm UrganchLWLLDPLDDWLDWWLDPLDWDL
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. Source: Championat.asia
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Andijon-SGS111199101189610101111111010111111111111
Aral64556891111111176556666656
Dinamo Samarqand2111212222222223222222
G'ijduvon8911111110117899101099999991010
Kokand 19124223133334333332333333
Lokomotiv Tashkent1532321111111111111111
Mash'al Mubarek101067965443444444444444
Navbahor Namangan-27810105778977991011111010101089
Shurtan Guzar5344744675555675555565
UniRed Samarqand3686456556667868888898
Xorazm Urganch9778891010108888787777777
Leader and promotion to Uzbekistan Super League
Promotion to Uzbekistan Super League
Relegation to Uzbekistan First League
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League


Season statistics

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Goalscorers

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As of match played 25 October 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Uzbekistan Anvarjojn Hojimirzayev Kokand 1912 16
2 Kyrgyzstan Joel Kojo Dinamo Samarqand 12
3 Ukraine Serhiy Petrov Mash'al Mubarek 10
4 Uzbekistan Muhriddin Zoirov Shurtan Guzar 9
5 Tajikistan Rustam Soirov Lokomotiv Tashkent 8
6 Uzbekistan Shohrux Mahmudhojiyev Navbahor Namangan-2 7
Uzbekistan Zafar Polvonov Shurtan Guzar
Uzbekistan Asomiddin Mamatov UniRed Samarqand
9 Uzbekistan Abubakir Muydinov Andijon-SGS 6
Uzbekistan Islom Sharipov UniRed Samarqand
Uzbekistan Doniyor Ismoilov Kokand 1912
Own goals

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
Kyrgyzstan Joel Kojo Dinamo Samarqand Navbahor Namangan-2 0–3 (A) 29 March 2023 [1]
Uzbekistan Anvarjojn Hojimirzayev4 Kokand 1912 Andijon-SGS 5–3 (H) 3 September 2023 [2]
Uzbekistan Zafar Polvonov Shurtan Guzar Andijon-SGS 5–2 (H) 23 September 2023 [3]
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

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As of match played 25 October 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Uzbekistan Abdumavlon Abdujalilov Lokomotiv Tashkent 12
2 Uzbekistan Shohjahon Nasimov Aral 9
3 Uzbekistan Nizomiddin Ziyovutdinov Kokand 1912 8
Uzbekistan Ravshanbek Yagudin Dinamo Samarqand
5 Uzbekistan Hojiakbar Jo‘rayev Xorazm Urganch 6
6 Uzbekistan Farhod Rahmatov Dinamo Samarqand 5
Uzbekistan Mashhurjon Muhammadjonov Mash'al Mubarek
8 Uzbekistan Sherzod Abduraimov Shurtan Guzar 4
9 Uzbekistan Mirjalolbek Mamatxanov Navbahor Namangan-2 3
10 Uzbekistan Akmal Rahimov G'ijduvon 2
Uzbekistan Umid Hamroyev Xorazm Urganch
Uzbekistan Jahongir Jamolov UniRed Samarqand
Uzbekistan Rustam Nortojiyev Kokand 1912
Uzbekistan Izzatulla Tursunov Mash'al Mubarek

Attendances

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As of match played 25 October 2023[4]

By round

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2023 Uzbekistan Pro League Attendance
Round Total GP. Avg. Per Game
Round 1 6,531 5 1,306
Round 2 9,805 5 1,961
Round 3 3,597 5 719
Round 4 5,140 5 1,028
Round 5 4,409 5 882
Round 6 5,282 5 1,056
Round 7 6,039 5 1,208
Round 8 3,330 5 666
Round 9 6,800 5 1,360
Round 10 2,916 5 583
Round 11 6,837 5 1,367
Round 12 5,333 5 1,067
Round 13 2,860 5 572
Round 14 7,222 5 1,444
Round 15 2,373 5 475
Round 16 9,737 5 1,947
Round 17 1,925 5 385
Round 18 6,420 5 1,284
Round 19 3,537 5 707
Round 20 4,503 5 901
Round 21 8,238 5 1,648
Round 22 1,753 5 351
Total 107,787 110 980

By team

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Team \ Match played 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Average
Andijon-SGS 215 260 764 303 373 358 231 - 359 213 3,076 308
Aral 1,243 793 955 627 671 1,244 1,158 653 918 268 8,530 853
Dinamo Samarqand 3,216 2,031 3,564 3,004 1,507 2,211 3,536 6,800 4,036 4,503 34,408 3,441
G'ijduvon 952 124 89 137 451 134 243 256 251 432 3,069 307
Kokand 1912 2,541 1,203 2,408 1,854 1,204 801 1,606 365 1,502 2,605 16,089 1,609
Lokomotiv Tashkent 765 1,223 404 1,021 621 510 561 811 903 2,104 8,923 892
Mash'al Mubarek 924 848 178 384 513 612 455 319 854 213 5,300 530
Navbahor Namangan-2 1,252 1,246 847 2,023 217 371 212 198 379 256 7,001 700
Shurtan Guzar 831 576 603 453 466 105 412 307 481 475 4,709 471
UniRed Samarqand 3,309 478 782 352 1,269 1,573 755 263 312 377 9,470 947
Xorazm Urganch 1853 1,853 2,354 1,215 1,337 567 788 1,917 978 1,150 14,012 1,401

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Navbahor Farm 0-3 Dinamo". pfl.uz. Uzbekistan Professional Football League. 29 March 2023. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Kokand 1912 5-3 Andijon-SGS". pfl.uz. Uzbekistan Professional Football League. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Shurtan Guzar 5-2 Andijon-SGS". pfl.uz. Uzbekistan Professional Football League. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Pro liga". pfl.uz/. Uzbekistan Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.