Uzbekistan Super League
Season2023
Matches played181
Goals scored408 (2.25 per match)
Top goalscorerDragan Ćeran (13)
Biggest home winAndijon 5–0 Metallurg Bekabad
(24 April 2023)
Navbahor Namangan 5–0 Turon
(28 September 2023)
Biggest away winBunyodkor 1–5 Navbahor Namangan
(22 May 2023)
Highest scoringBunyodkor 1–5 Navbahor Namangan
(22 May 2023)
AGMK 2–4 Metallurg Bekabad
(23 September 2023)
Qizilqum Zarafshon 4–2 Sogdiana Jizzakh
(30 September 2023)
Longest winning run9 matches
Pakhtakor
Longest unbeaten run18 matches
Neftchi
Longest winless run13 matches
Turon
Longest losing run6 matches
Buxoro
Highest attendance25,260 - Navbahor Namangan vs Pakhtakor Tashkent
(10 August 2023)
Lowest attendance153 - Olympic vs Qizilqum Zarafshon
(26 October 2023)
Average attendance4,570
(1 December 2023)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 1 December 2023.

The 2023 Uzbekistan Super League (known as the Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd season of top-level football in Uzbekistan since its establishment in 1992. Pakhtakor Tashkent are the defending champions for the 2022 campaign.[1] FK Andijon, FK Turon Yaypan and FK Buxoro were the three teams promoted to the 2023 Super League.[2] The first matches will take place on March 3, 2023.[2]

Teams

Location of teams in 2023 Uzbekistan Super League
AGMK Andijon Buxoro Bunyodkor Metallurg Nasaf Navbahor
AGMK Stadium Bobur Arena Buxoro Arena Milliy Stadium Metallurg Bekabad Stadium Markaziy Stadium Markaziy Stadium
Capacity: 12,415 Capacity: 18,360 Capacity: 22,700 Capacity: 34,500 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 21,000 Capacity: 21,913
Neftchi Fergana Olympic Tashkent Pakhtakor Qizilqum Sogdiana Surkhon Turon
Istiqlol Stadium JAR Stadium Central Stadium Yoshlar Stadium Sogdiana Stadium Alpamish Stadium Uzbekistan Stadium
20,000 8,460 35,000 12,500 11,650 10,000 8,000
Club Coach Location Kit sponsor Shirt sponsor
AGMK Uzbekistan Mirjalol Qosimov Olmaliq Germany Jako AKMK
Andijon Russia Alexander Khomyakov Andijan Chile D&D Collection UzAuto
Buxoro Tajikistan Khakim Fuzaylov Bukhara Germany Puma BNQIZ
Bunyodkor Russia Aleksandr Krestinin Tashkent Germany Jako Uzbekneftegaz
Metallurg Spain Luisma Hernández Bekabad Germany Adidas Uzbekistan Metallurgy Combinat
Nasaf Uzbekistan Ruziqul Berdiyev Qarshi Spain Kelme Uzbekistan GTL SGCC, ENTER Engineering1
Navbahor Uzbekistan Samvel Babayan Namangan Germany Adidas Namangan City
Neftchi Fergana Tajikistan Vitaly Levchenko Fergana Germany Jako FNQIZ
Olympic Tashkent Uzbekistan Timur Kapadze Tashkent United States Nike Trustbank, Uzmobi1
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan Maksim Shatskikh Tashkent Germany Puma Akfa, UzCard1
Qizilqum Uzbekistan Asror Aliqulov Navoiy Germany Jako NMMC
Sogdiana Montenegro Ivan Bošković Jizzakh Spain Joma BMB Energo
Surkhon Uzbekistan Sergey Tokov Termez Germany Jako Eriel
Turon Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov Yaypan Germany Saller Turon Eco Cement, Almera.app

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Ref.
Sogdiana JizzakhUzbekistan Ulugbek BakaevResigned7 November 2022PreseasonMontenegro Ivan Bošković10 February 2023
Qizilqum ZarafshonSerbia Nikola LazarevicSacked29 November 2022Uzbekistan Asror Aliqulov10 January 2023
Surkhon TermezSpain Miguel ÁlvarezSacked2 January 2023Uzbekistan Sergey Tokov5 January 2023
BunyodkorMontenegro Ivan Bošković1 February 2023Uzbekistan Murat Atadzhanov1 February 2023
BunyodkorUzbekistan Murat Atadzhanov6 July 20238thRussia Aleksandr Krestinin7 July 2023[3]

Foreign players

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 Player 5 AFC Players Former players
AGMK Italy Martin Boakye Spain Rubén Sánchez Iran Siavash Hagh Nazari Tunisia Mohamed Ali Ben Salem

Georgia (country) Irakli Rukhadze

Andijon Albania Rubin Hebaj Georgia (country) Levan Arveladze Montenegro Armin Bošnjak Serbia Vladimir Bubanja Ukraine Ihor Lytovka Tajikistan Akhtam Nazarov
Russia Nodar Kavtaradze
Bunyodkor Belarus Aleksey Nosko Brazil Wellington Taira Montenegro Igor Ivanović Serbia Milan Marčić Tajikistan Davronjon Ergashev Belarus Viktar Sotnikaw
Buxoro Bosnia and Herzegovina Luka Kukić Croatia Frane Ikić Moldova Vsevolod Nihaev Serbia Aleksandar Stanisavljević Ukraine Oleksandr Kasyan Tajikistan Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov Serbia Nikola Stošić
Metallurg Bekabad Bosnia and Herzegovina Kerim Palić Iran Reza Yazdandoost Iran Danial Mahini Serbia Ivan Josović Tajikistan Daler Sharipov Montenegro Marko Obradović
Belarus Uladzislaw Kasmynin
Serbia Filip Stamenković
Nasaf Argentina Andrés Chávez Brazil Mateus Lima Georgia (country) Jaba Jighauri Serbia Marko Stanojević Tajikistan Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov
Navbahor Namangan Georgia (country) Toma Tabatadze Montenegro Miloš Milović Serbia Jovan Đokić Serbia Luka Čermelj Serbia Filip Ivanović
Neftchi Fergana Australia Tomislav Mrčela Georgia (country) Giorgi Nikabadze Georgia (country) Bachana Arabuli Ukraine Oleksiy Larin Tajikistan Zoir Dzhuraboyev Georgia (country) Toma Tabatadze

Ukraine Yuriy Batyushyn
Ukraine Andriy Mishchenko

Olympic Tashkent
Pakhtakor Tashkent Belarus Pavel Pavlyuchenko Netherlands Matthew Steenvoorden Poland Michał Kucharczyk Poland Przemysław Banaszak Serbia Dragan Ćeran Kyrgyzstan Kimi Merk Georgia (country) Giorgi Papava
Iran Mohammadreza Kooshki
Qizilqum Zarafshon Georgia (country) Giorgi Kukhianidze Georgia (country) Akaki Shulaia North Macedonia Marko Simonovski Nigeria Ifeanyi Ifeanyi Russia Nikolai Tarasov Nigeria Victor Mbaoma

Russia Oleg Tolmasov
Turkmenistan Bagtyýar Gurgenow

Sogdiana Jizzakh Belgium Dženan Zajmović Bosnia and Herzegovina Tarik Isić North Macedonia Ljupcho Doriev Serbia Milan Mitrovic Serbia Marko Kolaković

Montenegro Damjan Radulović

 Russia Serder Serderov
Surkhon Termez Belarus Artyom Sokol Liberia Sylvanus Nimely Russia Tamirlan Dzhamalutdinov Russia Artyom Potapov Russia Shamil Gasanov
Turon Yaypan Cameroon Ngu Abega Enyang Georgia (country) Zakaria Beglarishvili
Georgia (country) Anri Chichinadze
Montenegro Nikola Kumburović
Serbia Milan Bojović
Serbia Dušan Stoiljković

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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pakhtakor (C) 26 16 5 5 41 25 +16 53 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2 Nasaf 26 13 9 4 31 16 +15 48 Qualification for the AFC Champions League 2 group stage
3 Navbahor 26 14 5 7 44 19 +25 47
4 AGMK 26 13 7 6 43 34 +9 46
5 Neftchi 26 11 12 3 33 18 +15 45
6 Surkhon 26 11 7 8 28 24 +4 40[lower-alpha 1]
7 Andijon 26 12 4 10 27 25 +2 40[lower-alpha 1]
8 Bunyodkor 26 10 7 9 30 33 −3 37
9 Olympic 26 8 7 11 26 32 −6 31
10 Metallurg 26 8 6 12 26 35 −9 30
11 Sogdiana 26 7 6 13 29 38 −9 27
12 Qizilqum 26 6 7 13 22 33 −11 25 Relegation play off Uzbekistan Pro League
13 Turon (R) 26 3 7 16 16 41 −25 16 Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League
14 Buxoro (R) 26 4 3 19 12 35 −23 15
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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points: Surkhon 4, Andijon 1.

Results

Results table

Home \ Away AGM AND BUN BUX MET NAS NAV NEF OLY PAK QIZ SOG SUR TUR
AGMK — 2–1 2–3 3–1 2–4 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 4–0 3–2 2–3 2–1
Andijon 0–1 — 0–3 1–0 5–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–1
Bunyodkor 1–1 2–1 — 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–5 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 0–1 0–0
Buxoro 0–1 0–1 0–2 — 1–0 0–1 0–3 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–3
Metallurg 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 — 1–2 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–3 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–1
Nasaf 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 — 0–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 2–1
Navbahor 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 — 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–0 5–0
Neftchi 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 — 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1
Olympic 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–3 2–1 0–0 — 0–2 0–0 3–3 1–1 2–0
Pakhtakor 2–2 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–3 — 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–0
Qizilqum 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 — 4–2 0–0 1–0
Sogdiana 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 — 0–2 2–0
Surkhon 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 — 1–0
Turon 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 —
Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match played

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
AGMKWLWDWLLWWDWLWLDWDDLDWWWWWD
AndijonWLLWLLWLLWWWDDDLWDWLWWLLWW
BunyodkorWWWDWDLDLLDLLLDWWLWLDDWLWW
BuxoroWLLLLLDWLLLLLLWLDWLLLDLLLL
MetallurgLLWLDWLLLLDWDLDWLWWWDDLLLW
NasafLWWDWDWDWDWWLDLWDWLWWWWDDD
NavbahorWWLWLWWDWWWDWWDLLDLWWLWWLD
NeftchiWWWDWDDDWDDDWWWDDDWWLDLLWD
OlympicWDLLWWLDWDLLDLDLLWWLLDDWWL
PakhtakorLLWWWWWWWDWWDWLWWWDDLWWDWL
QizilqumLWLDLDLLLLDDWLLLDLWWDLDWLW
SogdianaLDLLDLWWWWLLLWDDWLDLLLLWDL
SurkhonLWDWLDWDLWLWDWDWDLLWWDLWLW
TuronLLDDLDLLLDLDDWWLLLLLDLWLLL
Source: Championat.asia
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
AGMK35443676555555555555554444
Andijon681089109910107667777766666777
Bunyodkor73222244666889988888888888
Buxoro5691112131311111112121314131313121212131314141414
Metallurg13141212119101212121111111111111111109999101010
Nasaf117564555444344444444332222
Navbahor11335312211211122222223333
Neftchi22111123333433233333445555
Olympic446987887899910101010101111111111999
Pakhtakor812876431122122311111111111
Qizilqum1410111010111213131313131212141414141313121212121212
Sogdiana10111414141411109910101088999910101010111111
Surkhon129757867878776666677777666
Turon913131313121414141414141413121212131414141413131313
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to the AFC Champions League preliminary round
Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League#Relegation play off
Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2023. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League


Season statistics

Goalscorers

As of match played 1 December 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Serbia Dragan Ćeran Pakhtakor Tashkent 13
2 Albania Rubin Hebaj Andijon 12
Liberia Sylvanus Nimely Surkhon Termez
4 Uzbekistan Oston Urunov Navbahor Namangan 9
Uzbekistan Khursid Giyosov AGMK
Georgia (country) Toma Tabatadze Neftchi Fergana/
Navbahor Namangan
7 Belgium Dženan Zajmović Sogdiana Jizzakh 8
Uzbekistan Islom Kenzhaboev Qizilqum Zarafshon
9 Uzbekistan Zabikhillo Urinboev Metallurg Bekabad 7
10 Uzbekistan Javohir Qahramonov Sogdiana Jizzakh 6
Italy Martin Boakye AGMK
Uzbekistan Alisher Odilov Olympic Tashkent
Uzbekistan Jasur Hakimov Bunyodkor

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Serbia Dragan ĆeranPakhtakor TashkentMetallurg Bekabad3–12 April 2023[4]
Albania Rubin HebajAndijonMetallurg Bekabad5–024 April 2023[5]

Clean sheets

As of match played 1 December 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Uzbekistan Utkir Yusupov Navbahor Namangan 13
2 Russia Artyom Potapov Surkhon Termez 11
3 Uzbekistan Vladimir Nazarov Neftchi Fergana 9
Uzbekistan Abduvohid Nematov Nasaf
Ukraine Ihor Lytovka Andijon
6 Uzbekistan Javohir Ilyosov Qizilqum Zarafshon 7
Uzbekistan Khamidullo Abdunabiev Olympic
Serbia Milan Mitrović Sogdiana Jizzakh
9 Uzbekistan Sanjar Kuvvatov Pakhtakor Tashkent 6
10 Uzbekistan Akmal Ortikov Metallurg Bekabad 5
Uzbekistan Umidjon Ergashev Nasaf

Attendances

As of match played 1 December 2023[6]

By round

2023 Uzbekistan Super League Attendance
Round Total GP. Avg. Per Game
Round 1 33,01774,717
Round 2 39,96075,709
Round 3 24,03873,434
Round 4 32,40974,630
Round 5 26,93973,848
Round 6 33,07974,726
Round 7 28,41874,060
Round 8 37,02275,289
Round 9 33,69374,813
Round 10 35,35375,050
Round 11 37,07775,297
Round 12 29,25574,179
Round 13 29,99774,285
Round 14 38,85075,550
Round 15 38,37375,482
Round 16 53,90877,701
Round 17 32,39474,628
Round 18 35,75975,108
Round 19 28,95275,790
Round 20 32,46074,637
Round 21 30,01775,003
Round 22 32,79574,685
Round 23 22,47573,211
Round 24 32,75774,680
Round 25 21,13673,019
Round 26 15,56072,223
Total 827,145 181 4,570

    By team

    Team \ Match played 12345678910111213TotalAverage
    AGMK2793,7454,4004087234021,0108,0884,2562,3452,4301,2351,61130,9322,379
    Andijon2,1358,4501,0512,6053,22796113,21712,8018,91215,23110,58412,607091,7817,060
    Bunyodkor9993,20312,0124,0731,0211,1981,0052,1351,6248562,3211,32031532,0822,468
    Buxoro8,1238,1538,7258,2006,8003,8957,9966,6166,3276,0521,2561,2452,97176,3595,874
    Metallurg6,6232,8035,2014,5824,3214,5094,3222,1382,22576256042317338,6422,972
    Nasaf5,0053,0212,2185,0017,5713,1202,1794,41615,1074,9056,1243,9812,75265,4005,031
    Navbahor11,70712,13213,95016,25010,20015,8169,32325,2607,5827,05715,2278,88310,608163,99512,615
    Neftchi17,1037,7205,34514,41419,19113,8008,34514,60019,31612,45212,1076,8215,866157,08012,083
    Olympic2124102864,4044138791,4932,1245611,64185315385314,2821,099
    Pakhtakor2,3507,7481,0101,0823,21631780810,2001,8235,37721812,36542646,9403,611
    Qizilqum5,6143,4712,3313,8522,9251,2545,5911,1203,4284,3152,8792,0611,97340,8142,885
    Sogdiana1,4381,0351,0151,0529892,4535,5051,6302,7552,59495196976923,1551,781
    Surkhon3737766585585573413545261,0236812,0225706,06314,5021,116
    Turon Yaypan5,5212,0022,3117,6942,3403,1252,0033,4893,9051,9361,1361,9512,31639,7293,056

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Uzbekistan Professional Football League". www.pfl.uz/uz. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
    2. 1 2 "2023 season fixtures released: Uzbekistan Super League to start on 3 March". pfl.uz/. Uzbekistan Professional Football League. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
    3. ↑ "Александр Крестинин – "Бунёдкор" жамоаси бош мураббийи!". fcbunyodkor.com/ (in Uzbek). FC Bunyodkor. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
    4. ↑ "Metallurg Bekabad 1-3 Pakhtakor Tashkent". pfl.uz/. Uzbekistan Professional Football League. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
    5. ↑ "Andijon 5-0 Metallurg Bekabad". pfl.uz/. Uzbekistan Professional Football League. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
    6. ↑ "2023 Superliga". pfl.uz/. Uzbekistan Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

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