2014 Uzbek League
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| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
| Relegated | Sogdiana Jizzakh Andijan |
| Champions League | Pakhtakor Tashkent Lokomotiv Tashkent Nasaf Bunyodkor |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 492 (2.7 per match) |
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The 2014 Uzbek League was the 23rd season of top-level football in Uzbekistan since independence in 1992. Bunyodkor were the defending champions from the 2013 campaign.
Managerial changes
FK Guliston and Shurtan Guzar were relegated in the last edition of the Uzbek League to First League. FK Andijan and Mash'al Mubarek replace them.
| Club | Coach | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Andijan |  Edgar Gess |
Andijan | Soghlom Avlod Stadium | 18,360 |
| Bunyodkor |  Sergey Lushan |
Tashkent | Bunyodkor Stadium | 34,000 |
| Bukhoro |  Seid Seidov |
Bukhoro | Buxoro Arena | 22,700 |
| Dinamo |  Kamo Gazarov |
Samarqand | Dinamo Stadium | 16,000 |
| Lokomotiv | Vadim Abramov |
Tashkent | Lokomotiv Stadium | 8,000 |
| Mash'al | Alexander Khomyakov |
Muborak | Bahrom Vafoev Stadium | 10,000 |
| Metallurg | Rustam Mirsodiqov |
Bekabad | Metallurg Stadium | 15,000 |
| Nasaf Qarshi | Ruziqul Berdiev |
Qarshi | Qarshi Stadium | 14,750 |
| Navbahor | Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov |
Namangan | Navbahor Stadium | 22,000 |
| Neftchi | Murod Ismoilov |
Farghona | Kirguli SM | |
| Olmaliq FK | Igor Shkvyrin |
Olmaliq | Olmaliq SM Stadium | 12,000 |
| Pakhtakor | Samvel Babayan |
Tashkent | Pakhtakor Stadium | 35,000 |
| Qizilqum | Yuriy Lukin |
Zarafshon | Yoshlar Stadium | 12,500 |
| Sogdiana | Davron Fayziev |
Jizzakh | Zaamin Stadium | 4,000 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Position in table | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bukhoro | Tachmurad Agamuradov |
Resigned | Edgar Gess |
Pre-season | 10 November 2013 |
| Neftchi Farg'ona | Evgeniy Shokhin |
Resigned | Murod Ismoilov |
Pre-season | 3 January 2014 [1] |
| Pakhtakor | Murod Ismoilov |
Resigned | Samvel Babayan |
Pre-season | 3 January 2014 |
| Navbahor Namangan | Usmon Asqaraliev |
Resigned | Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov |
Pre-season | 10 January 2014[2][3] |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent |  Khakim Fuzailov |
Sacked | Vadim Abramov |
Pre-season | 13 February 2014[4][5] |
| Bunyodkor | Mirjalol Qosimov |
Resigned | Alexander Volkov |
2nd | 5 April 2014[6] |
| Bunyodkor | Alexander Volkov |
End of caretaker spell | Sergey Lushan |
3rd | 6 June 2014[7] |
| Andijan | Azamat Abduraimov |
Resigned | Orif Mamatkazin |
14th | 20 June 2014 |
| Samarqand-Dinamo | Ravshan Khaydarov |
Resigned | Kamo Gazarov |
11th | 2 July 2014 |
| Bukhoro | Edgar Gess |
Sacked | Seid Seidov |
12th | 23 August 2014 |
| FK Andijan | Orif Mamatkazin |
End of caretaker spell | Edgar Gess |
14th | 26 September 2014[8] |
Foreign players
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
| # | Scorer | Team | Goals (Pen.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artur Gevorkyan |
Nasaf Qarshi | 18 (5) |
| 2 | Zokhir Kuziboyev |
Mash'al Mubarek | 14 (1) |
| Shakhboz Erkinov |
Navbahor Namangan | 14 (3) | |
| 4 | Farhod Tojiyev |
Lokomotiv Tashkent | 13 (2) |
| 5 | Igor Sergeev |
Pakhtakor | 11 (0) |
| 6 | Sardor Rashidov |
Bunyodkor | 10 (0) |
| 7 | Sunatilla Mamadaliyev |
Metallurg Bekabad | 8 (0) |
| Shahzodbek Nurmatov |
Metallurg Bekabad | 8 (0) | |
| Ivan Nagaev |
Lokomotiv Tashkent | 8 (0) | |
Last updated: 7 November 2014
Source: Soccerway
Hat–tricks
| Player | Team | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakhboz Erkinov | Navbahor | Sogdiana Jizzakh | 4–2 | 26 April 2014 |
| Artur Gevorkyan | Nasaf Qarshi | Mash'al Mubarek | 4–2 | 14 June 2014 |
 Ruslan Kachur4 | Navbahor | FK Buxoro | 4–1 | 10 August 2014 |
| Sardor Rashidov | Bunyodkor | Mash'al Mubarek | 5–1 | 10 August 2014 |
| Shakhboz Erkinov | Sogdiana Jizzakh | Navbahor | 5–4 | 12 September 2014 |
4 Player scored four goals