Uzbekistan Pro League
O'zbekiston Pro Ligasi
Organising bodyUzbekistan Professional Football League,
Uzbekistan Football Association
Founded1992 (1992)
CountryUzbekistan
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toUzbekistan Super League
Relegation toUzbekistan First League
Domestic cup(s)Uzbekistan Cup
Uzbekistan League Cup
International cup(s)AFC Champions League
Current championsAndijon
Most championshipsSoghdiana and Kokand 1912 (3 times)
TV partnersUzreport TV and Futbol TV[1]
Sponsor(s)Coca-Cola
Volkswagen
Websitepfl.uz
Current: 2023 Uzbekistan Pro League

Uzbekistan Pro League (Uzbek: O'zbekiston Pro Ligasi) is a professional football league in Uzbekistan, and currently the second level after the Uzbekistan Super League.

History

Since the foundation in 1992 and until the end of 2017 was called the "Uzbekistan First League" (Uzbek: O'zbekiston Birinchi ligasi / Ўзбекистон Биринчи лигаси; Russian: Первая лига Узбекистана).

Structure of the league

On 21 November 2017 according to the UzPFL management decision the Uzbekistan First League was officially renamed to Uzbekistan Pro League starting from the 2018 season. The league has been reduced from 18 (2017) to 16 teams.[2]

In 2018 in the Pro League Uzbekistan involved 16 teams in a double round system (30 rounds), home and away. The winner of the Uzbekistan Pro League receives the permit in the Uzbekistan Super League, and the club took second place in the Pro League gets a place in the play-offs, consisting of two matches (home and away) where his opponent will be the Super League club, who took there the penultimate eleventh place. The winner of the playoffs gets a chance in Super League Uzbekistan, and the losing club will start the new season in the Pro League Uzbekistan. The clubs finishing in last place in the Pro League, will start the season in the Uzbekistan Pro-B League — the third level and the importance of football in the country.

The division is run by Uzbekistan Professional Football League (UzPFL) and Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA).

Teams

Location of teams in 2020 Uzbekistan Pro League
Club Coach Location Stadium Capacity Kit sponsor Shirt sponsor
Dinamo Russia Sergey Lushan Samarkand Dinamo Samarkand Stadium 16,000 Joma Agromir Buildings
Istiqlol Uzbekistan Sergey Lebedev Fergana Fargona Stadium 11,000 Adidas Stroy Montaj Invest
Khorazm Uzbekistan Maksud Karimov Urgench Xorazm Stadium 13,500 Macron
Neftchi Fergana Uzbekistan Abdusmad Durmanov Fergana Fargona Stadium
Istiklol Stadium
11,000
22,000
Joma FNQIZ
Oqtepa Uzbekistan Yaroslav Krushelnitskiy Tashkent Stadion Oq-tepa 2,000 Nike
Shurtan Uzbekistan Asror Aliqulov G‘uzor G'uzor Stadium 7,000 Sport-Saller Uzbekneftegaz
Turon Uzbekistan Islom Ismoilov Yaypan Uzbekistan Stadium 4,500 Adidas Turon Eco Cement
Zaamin Uzbekistan Jakhongir Jiyamurodov Zaamin Zaamin Stadium 5,000 Kappa

Winners and promotions by season

Season Winners Runner-up 3rd place Top scorer
1992 Shifokor Guliston Politotdel Bakht Uzbekistan Oleg Shatskikh (Politotdel, 25 goals)
1993 FK Atlaschi Surkhan Termez Baghdad Uzbekistan Igor Burov (FK Atlaschi, 28 goals)
1994 Mash'al Mubarek FK Samarqand-Dinamo Kushan Uzbekistan Khamza Jabbarov (FK Samarqand-Dinamo, 24 goals)
1995 Dinamo Urganch Kosonsoy Zarafshon Navoi Uzbekistan Zakir Narzullaev (Diyor Bulungur, 24 goals)
1996[3] Zarafshon Navoi Chilonzor Tashkent Progress Uzbekistan Aleksey Zhdanov (Chilonzor Tashkent, 50 goals)
1997 Temiryo'lchi Qo'qon Metallurg Bekabad Istiqlol Tashkent Uzbekistan Shavkat Ismailov (Shurtan Guzar, 29 goals)
Uzbekistan Ghayrat Odilov (Lochin, 29 goals)
1998 Yangiyer FK Samarqand-Dinamo Kimyogar Chirchiq Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Davlatov (FK Yangiyer, 39 goals)
19991[4] Semurg Angren Kimyogar Chirchiq Qizilqum Uzbekistan Eldor Kasymov (Semurg Angren, 36 goals)
2000 Akademiya Tashkent Mash'al Mubarek Sementchi Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Davlatov (Mash'al Mubarek, 35 goals)
2001 Temiryo'lchi Qo'qon Mash'al Mubarek Sementchi Uzbekistan Abduvosit Azizov (Mash'al Mubarek, 21 goals)
2002 FK Guliston Sementchi Angren Uzbekistan Ulughbek Utarov (Sitora Bukhara, 19 goals)
2003[5] Sogdiana Jizzakh Lokomotiv Tashkent NBU Osiyo Uzbekistan Qobil Aliqulov (Sogdiana Jizzakh, 23 goals)
2004 Shurtan Guzar Topalang Sariosiyo NBU Osiyo Uzbekistan Ravshan Bozorov (Topalang Sariosiyo, 44 goals)
2005 Andijan Xorazm FK Urganch NBU Osiyo Uzbekistan Pavel Pavlov (Sementchi, 29 goals)
2006[6] Kuruvchi Vobkent FK Mashʼal-2 Uzbekistan Ilkhom Khamdamov (Vobkent FK, 42 goals)
2007 Sogdiana Jizzakh Uz-Dong-Ju Andijon Mashʼal-2 Uzbekistan Vladimir Gavrilov (Oqtepa, 27 goals)
2008 Xorazm FK Urganch Dustlik Jizzakh Sokol Uchkuduk Uzbekistan Muiddin Mamazulunov (O.Akbarov, 23 goals)
20092[7] Bunyodkor Qo'qon 1912 Mash'al Sport Zarafshon Navoi Uzbekistan Aziz Asimov (NBU Osiyo, 20 goals)
Uzbekistan Mansur Abdullaev (Zarafshon NCZ, 20 goals)[8]
2010 FK Buxoro Sogdiana Jizzakh Guliston Uzbekistan Abdulatif Juraev (Chust-Pakhtakor/FK Buxoro, 27 goals)
2011 Lokomotiv Tashkent Guliston Yangiyer Uzbekistan Zaynitdin Tadjiyev (Lokomotiv Tashkent, 30 goals)
2012 Sogdiana Jizzakh Guliston3 NBU Osiyo Uzbekistan Khurshid Yuldoshev (Sogdiana Jizzakh, 26 goals)
2013 Mash’al Mubarek Andijan Kokand 1912 Uzbekistan Firdavs Asadov (Spartak Bukhoro, 21 goals)
2014 Shurtan Guzar Kokand 1912 Obod Uzbekistan Viktor Klishin (Shurtan Guzar, 40 goals)
2015 Obod Oqtepa Uz-Dong-Ju Andijan Uzbekistan Alisher Azizov (Obod, 26 goals)
2016 Dinamo Samarqand Norin Sementchi Uzbekistan Navruz Khaipov (Orol Nukus, 30 goals)
2017 Sementchi Istiqlol Fergana FC Andijon Uzbekistan Shakhboz Ubaydullaev (Mashʼal-2, 33 goals)
2018 Andijon Mash'al Mubarek Istiqlol Fergana Uzbekistan Shakhboz Jumabayev (FC Andijon, 16 goals)
2019 Mash'al Mubarek Istiqlol Fergana Oqtepa Uzbekistan Pavel Purishkin (FC Oqtepa, 19 goals)
2020 Turon Neftchi Fergana Dinamo Samarqand Uzbekistan Doston Toshmatov (Neftchi Fergana, 12 goals)
2021 Neftchi Fergana Dinamo Samarqand Olympic Serbia Marko Obradović Neftchi Fergana/Uzbekistan Ruzimboy Akhmedov Dinamo Samarqand (12 goals)
2022 Andijon Buxoro Turon Uzbekistan Ruzimboy Akhmedov Buxoro (23 goals)
1:^ In the season 1999 additionally to the first second teams also promoted to Uzbek League: Qizilqum Zarafshon and Aral Nukus.[4]
2:^ The winner and runner-up team of season 2009 did not promoted to Uzbek League because the number of teams of Top League was reduced from 16 to 14 for upcoming 2010 season.[7]
3:^ FK Guliston could not enter the 2012 Uzbek League as runner-up team and was replaced by Qizilqum Zarafshon because of financial problems.

Coaches of promoted teams

Season Team Coach
1992Shifokor GulistonRiza Mallaev
PolitotdelVladimir Bondarenko
1993FK AtlaschiAleksey Stepanov
Surkhon TermezBatyr Kashkenbaev
1994Mash'al MubarekBoris Serostanov
FK Samarqand-DinamoRustam Istamov
1995Dinamo UrganchBahodyr Mirzaev
FK KosonsoyVladimir Desyatchikov
1996Zarafshan NavoiUsmon Asqaraliev
Chilonzor TashkentRauf Inileev
1997Temiryo'lchi Qo'qonBakhrom Khakimov
Metallurg BekabadYakov Kaprov
1998YangiyerBakhrom Davlatov
FK Samarqand-DinamoBerador Abduraimov
19994Semurg AngrenRafael Fabarisov
Kimyogar ChirchiqAlexander Ivankov
Qizilqum ZarafshonVladimir Desyatchikov
Aral NukusQuvvat Tureev
2000Akademiya TashkentVladimir Zhukovkiy
2001Temiryo'lchi Qo'qonAvhat Abdulin
Mash'al MubarekBakhtiyor Babaev
^ In the season 1999 four teams promoted to Uzbek League
Season Team Coach
2002FK GulistonVladimir Zhukovkiy
Sementchi KuvasoyTokhir Kapadze
2003Sogdiana JizzakhSuyun Murtazaev
Lokomotiv TashkentAndrey Miklyaev
2004Shurtan GuzarShamil Tolibov
Topalang SariosiyoVladimir Bordyuzha
2005FK AndijanIslam Akhmedov
Xorazm FK UrganchQuvvat Tureev
2006KuruvchiKhikmat Irgashev
Vobkent FKGenadiy Kochnev
2007Sogdiana JizzakhFurqat Esanbaev
Uz-Dong-Ju AndijonIslam Akhmedov
2008Xorazm FK UrganchValijon Sultanov
Dustlik JizzakhSirojiddin Ergashev
2009Bunyodkor Qo'qon 1912
Mash'al-Sport
2010FK BuxoroGenadiy Kochnev
Sogdiana Jizzakh
2011Lokomotiv TashkentRustam Muqimov
FK GulistonAlexandr Lushin

References

  1. "Pro liganing media va tijorat huquqlari bo'yicha UZREPORT TV bilan kelishuvga erishildi". pfl.uz. 15 July 2020.
  2. Высшая и Первая лиги Узбекистана сменят названия (in Russian). Gazeta.uz. 21 November 2017.
  3. Первая Лига: 1996 – 1998, 25 Ноября 2008 (in Russian)
  4. 1 2 Первая Лига: 1999 – 2002, 5 Декабря 2008 (in Russian)
  5. Первая Лига: 2003 – 2005, 9 Января 2009 (in Russian)
  6. Первая Лига: 2006 – 2008, 12 Января 2009 (in Russian)
  7. 1 2 "Бунедкор-Коканд" - победитель турнира, 29.10.2009 Archived 6 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  8. Первая лига-2009: Кто забивал, 16.11.2009 (in Russian)
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