2018 Uzbekistan Super League

Uzbekistan Super League
Season2018
ChampionsLokomotiv Tashkent (3rd title)
RelegatedNeftchi Fergana
AFC Champions LeagueLokomotiv
Pakhtakor
AGMK
Matches played506
Goals scored626 (1.24 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil Tiago Bezerra (17)
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The 2018 Uzbekistan Super League (known as the Pepsi Uzbekistan Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of top level football in Uzbekistan since 1992. 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]

Sementchi, the winner of 2017 Uzbekistan First League did not participate in new Super League season. The club failed to pass licensing procedures like Mash'al Mubarek.[4] These both clubs have been replaced by Neftchi Fergana and Sogdiana Jizzakh which according to 2017 season have been relegated to First League.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 Uzbekistan 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 Moldova Vadim Cemirtan
Bunyodkor Serbia Filip Rajevac
Bukhara Russia Vlad Larinov Moldova 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 Brazil Nivaldo
South Korea Cho Suk-jae
Metallurg Bekabad Russia Andrei Shipilov Tajikistan Zoir Juraboev
Nasaf Russia Igor Golban
Serbia Dragan Ceran
Serbia 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 Brazil Tiago Bezerra Serbia 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 Serbia Nemanja Jovanovic Russia Yevgeni Cheremisin Turkmenistan 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

Sogdiana3–1Mash'al
 Report Sardor Rakhmanov 79' (pen)
Attendance: 76
Referee: Sherzod Kasymov
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

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As of November 2018
# Player Club Goals
1 Brazil 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

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