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.
| Organising body | Uzbekistan Professional Football League, Uzbekistan Football Association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Uzbekistan Super League |
| Relegation to | Uzbekistan First League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Uzbekistan Cup Uzbekistan League Cup |
| International cup(s) | AFC Champions League |
| Current champions | Mash'al Mubarek (2024) |
| Most championships | Soghdiana and Kokand 1912 (3 times) |
| TV partners | Uzreport TV and Futbol TV[1] |
| Sponsor(s) | Coca-Cola Volkswagen |
| Website | pfl |
| Current: 2024 Uzbekistan Pro League | |
History
editSince 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
editOn 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
edit| Club | Coach | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Kit sponsor | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo | Samarkand | Dinamo Samarkand Stadium | 16,000 | Joma | Agromir Buildings | |
| Istiqlol | Fergana | Fargona Stadium | 11,000 | Adidas | Stroy Montaj Invest | |
| Khorazm | Urgench | Xorazm Stadium | 13,500 | Macron | ||
| Neftchi Fergana | Fergana | Fargona Stadium Istiklol Stadium |
11,000 22,000 |
Joma | FNQIZ | |
| Oqtepa | Tashkent | Stadion Oq-tepa | 2,000 | Nike | ||
| Shurtan | G‘uzor | G'uzor Stadium | 7,000 | Sport-Saller | Uzbekneftegaz | |
| Turon | Yaypan | Uzbekistan Stadium | 4,500 | Adidas | Turon Eco Cement | |
| Zaamin | Zaamin | Zaamin Stadium | 5,000 | Kappa |
Winners and promotions by season
edit| Season | Winners | Runner-up | 3rd place | Top scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Shifokor Guliston | Politotdel | Bakht | |
| 1993 | FK Atlaschi | Surkhan Termez | Baghdad | |
| 1994 | Mash'al Mubarek | FK Samarqand-Dinamo | Kushan | |
| 1995 | Dinamo Urganch | Kosonsoy | Zarafshon Navoi | |
| 1996[3] | Zarafshon Navoi | Chilonzor Tashkent | Progress | |
| 1997 | Temiryo'lchi Qo'qon | Metallurg Bekabad | Istiqlol Tashkent | |
| 1998 | Yangiyer | FK Samarqand-Dinamo | Kimyogar Chirchiq | |
| 19991[4] | Semurg Angren | Kimyogar Chirchiq | Qizilqum | |
| 2000 | Akademiya Tashkent | Mash'al Mubarek | Sementchi | |
| 2001 | Temiryo'lchi Qo'qon | Mash'al Mubarek | Sementchi | |
| 2002 | FK Guliston | Sementchi | Angren | |
| 2003[5] | Sogdiana Jizzakh | Lokomotiv Tashkent | NBU Osiyo | |
| 2004 | Shurtan Guzar | Topalang Sariosiyo | NBU Osiyo | |
| 2005 | Andijan | Xorazm FK Urganch | NBU Osiyo | |
| 2006[6] | Kuruvchi | Vobkent FK | Mashʼal-2 | |
| 2007 | Sogdiana Jizzakh | Uz-Dong-Ju Andijon | Mashʼal-2 | |
| 2008 | Xorazm FK Urganch | Dustlik Jizzakh | Sokol Uchkuduk | |
| 20092[7] | Bunyodkor Qo'qon 1912 | Mash'al Sport | Zarafshon Navoi | |
| 2010 | FK Buxoro | Sogdiana Jizzakh | Guliston | |
| 2011 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | Guliston | Yangiyer | |
| 2012 | Sogdiana Jizzakh | Guliston3 | NBU Osiyo | |
| 2013 | Mash’al Mubarek | Andijan | Kokand 1912 | |
| 2014 | Shurtan Guzar | Kokand 1912 | Obod | |
| 2015 | Obod | Oqtepa | Uz-Dong-Ju Andijan | |
| 2016 | Dinamo Samarqand | Norin | Sementchi | |
| 2017 | Sementchi | Istiqlol Fergana | FC Andijon | |
| 2018 | Andijon | Mash'al Mubarek | Istiqlol Fergana | |
| 2019 | Mash'al Mubarek | Istiqlol Fergana | Oqtepa | |
| 2020 | Turon | Neftchi Fergana | Dinamo Samarqand | |
| 2021 | Neftchi Fergana | Dinamo Samarqand | Olympic | |
| 2022 | Andijon | Buxoro | Turon |
- 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
edit| Season | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Shifokor Guliston | Riza Mallaev |
| Politotdel | Vladimir Bondarenko | |
| 1993 | FK Atlaschi | Aleksey Stepanov |
| Surkhon Termez | Batyr Kashkenbaev | |
| 1994 | Mash'al Mubarek | Boris Serostanov |
| FK Samarqand-Dinamo | Rustam Istamov | |
| 1995 | Dinamo Urganch | Bahodyr Mirzaev |
| FK Kosonsoy | Vladimir Desyatchikov | |
| 1996 | Zarafshan Navoi | Usmon Asqaraliev |
| Chilonzor Tashkent | Rauf Inileev | |
| 1997 | Temiryo'lchi Qo'qon | Bakhrom Khakimov |
| Metallurg Bekabad | Yakov Kaprov | |
| 1998 | Yangiyer | Bakhrom Davlatov |
| FK Samarqand-Dinamo | Berador Abduraimov | |
| 19994 | Semurg Angren | Rafael Fabarisov |
| Kimyogar Chirchiq | Alexander Ivankov | |
| Qizilqum Zarafshon | Vladimir Desyatchikov | |
| Aral Nukus | Quvvat Tureev | |
| 2000 | Akademiya Tashkent | Vladimir Zhukovkiy |
| 2001 | Temiryo'lchi Qo'qon | Avhat Abdulin |
| Mash'al Mubarek | Bakhtiyor Babaev |
- ^ In the season 1999 four teams promoted to Uzbek League
| Season | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | FK Guliston | Vladimir Zhukovkiy |
| Sementchi Kuvasoy | Tokhir Kapadze | |
| 2003 | Sogdiana Jizzakh | Suyun Murtazaev |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | Andrey Miklyaev | |
| 2004 | Shurtan Guzar | Shamil Tolibov |
| Topalang Sariosiyo | Vladimir Bordyuzha | |
| 2005 | FK Andijan | Islam Akhmedov |
| Xorazm FK Urganch | Quvvat Tureev | |
| 2006 | Kuruvchi | Khikmat Irgashev |
| Vobkent FK | Genadiy Kochnev | |
| 2007 | Sogdiana Jizzakh | Furqat Esanbaev |
| Uz-Dong-Ju Andijon | Islam Akhmedov | |
| 2008 | Xorazm FK Urganch | Valijon Sultanov |
| Dustlik Jizzakh | Sirojiddin Ergashev | |
| 2009 | Bunyodkor Qo'qon 1912 | |
| Mash'al-Sport | ||
| 2010 | FK Buxoro | Genadiy Kochnev |
| Sogdiana Jizzakh | ||
| 2011 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | Rustam Muqimov |
| FK Guliston | Alexandr Lushin |
| Season | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sogdiana Jizzakh | Davron Fayziev |
| FK Guliston | Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov | |
| 2013 | Mash'al Mubarek | Alexander Khomyakov |
| FK Andijan | Azamat Abduraimov | |
| 2014 | Shurtan Guzar | Mukhtor Kurbonov |
| Kokand 1912 | Rustam Abdullaev | |
| 2015 | Obod Tashkent | Khayrulla Abdiev |
| 2016 | Dinamo Samarqand | Ilkhom Sharipov |
References
edit- ^ "Pro liganing media va tijorat huquqlari bo'yicha UZREPORT TV bilan kelishuvga erishildi". pfl.uz. 15 July 2020.
- ^ Высшая и Первая лиги Узбекистана сменят названия (in Russian). Gazeta.uz. 21 November 2017.
- ^ Первая Лига: 1996 – 1998, 25 Ноября 2008 (in Russian)
- ^ a b Первая Лига: 1999 – 2002, 5 Декабря 2008 (in Russian)
- ^ Первая Лига: 2003 – 2005, 9 Января 2009 (in Russian)
- ^ Первая Лига: 2006 – 2008, 12 Января 2009 (in Russian)
- ^ a b "Бунедкор-Коканд" - победитель турнира, 29.10.2009 Archived 6 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Первая лига-2009: Кто забивал, 16.11.2009 (in Russian)
External links
edit- Championat.uz: Standings and results
- pfl.uz: First league results
- Soccerway.com; Standings, Fixtures & Results