2018 Uzbekistan Super League

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The 2018 Uzbekistan Super League (known as the Pepsi Uzbekistan Super League for sponsorship reasons, in Uzbek: Футбол бўйича 2018-йилги Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси) was the 27th season of top level football in Uzbekistan since 1992. Lokomotiv Tashkent were the defending champions from the 2017 campaign.[3]

Season2018
ChampionsLokomotiv Tashkent (3rd title)
RelegatedNeftchi Fergana
AFC Champions LeagueLokomotiv
Pakhtakor
AGMK
Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Uzbekistan Super League
Season2018
ChampionsLokomotiv Tashkent (3rd title)
RelegatedNeftchi Fergana
AFC Champions LeagueLokomotiv
Pakhtakor
AGMK
Matches506
Goals626 (1.24 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil Tiago Bezerra (17)
Biggest away winMetallurg 0-5 Pakhtakor (19 April 2018, Metallurg Bekabad Stadium)[1]
Highest scoringBukhara 4-2 AGMK (19 April 2018, Buxoro Arena)[2]
Longest winning runPakhtakor
Longest unbeaten runNeftchi
Highest attendance25300 (Navbahor 2-0 Lokomotiv (17 March 2018, Markaziy Stadium)
Lowest attendance1268 (Bunyodkor 2-0 Qizilqum (9 July 2018, Bunyodkor Stadium)
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Teams

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.[4]

The draw for the 2018 Super League season was held on 3 February 2018. The first matchday is scheduled for 1 March 2018.[5]

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 The club failed to pass licensing procedures like Mash'al Mubarek.[6] These both clubs have been replaced by Neftchi Fergana and Sogdiana Jizzakh which according to 2017 season have been relegated to First League.

More information Club, Coach ...
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 Berdiyev 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
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
MetallurgUzbekistan Rustam MirsodikovResigned25 December 2017Pre-seasonUzbekistan Andrey Shipilov25 December 2017[7]
SogdianaUzbekistan Igor ShkvyrinResigned27 December 2017Pre-seasonUzbekistan Alexander Mochinov27 December 2017
NeftchiUzbekistan Vadim Abramov27 December 2017Pre-seasonUzbekistan Sergey Kovshov27 January 2018
SogdianaUzbekistan Alexander MochinovSacked7 April 201812thRussia Sergey Lushan7 April 2018[8]
LokomotivUzbekistan Andrey MiklyaevResigned19 April 201810thRussia Andrey Fyodorov19 April 2018[9]
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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.

More information Club, Player 1 ...
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 Esmaël Gonçalves 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
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In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

Regular stage

More information Pos, Team ...
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
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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.

More information Pos, Team ...
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
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Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
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Table of matches

More information Date and time (UZT), Home team ...
Date and time (UZT)Home teamScoreAway teamAttendance
01.03.2018, 18:00Qizilqum0 : 3Lokomotiv11,814
01.03.2018, 20:00Neftchi0 : 0Nasaf19,632
02.03.2018, 20:00Pakhtakor2 : 0Sogdiana15,026
03.03.2018, 17:30Bukhara1 : 0Kokand 191213,448
03.03.2018, 20:00Bunyodkor1 : 1OKMK12,475
04.03.2018, 15:30Metallurg0 : 0Navbahor8,175
08.03.2018, 18:00OKMK1 : 2Navbahor8,320
08.03.2018, 20:00Qizilqum0 : 2Kokand 19127,302
09.03.2018, 18:00Nasaf3 : 1Bukhara10,386
09.03.2018, 20:00Lokomotiv1 : 1Metallurg3,158
10.03.2018, 17:30Bunyodkor1 : 0Pakhtakor20,168
10.03.2018, 20:00Sogdiana0 : 0Neftchi8,512
16.03.2018, 18:00Metallurg1 : 0Kokand 19125,641
16.03.2018, 20:00Bukhara3 : 0Sogdiana14,802
17.03.2018, 18:00Neftchi0 : 1Bunyodkor18,051
17.03.2018, 20:00Navbahor2 : 0Lokomotiv25,300
18.03.2018, 18:00Pakhtakor2 : 1OKMK12,852
18.03.2018, 18:00Qizilqum1 : 2Nasaf8,565
29.03.2018, 18:00Sogdiana1 : 3Qizilqum9,380
30.03.2018, 18:00Bunyodkor3 : 1Bukhara15,421
30.03.2018, 20:00Nasaf1 : 1Metallurg14,300
31.03.2018, 18:00Kokand 19121 : 0Navbahor12,278
31.03.2018, 20:00Pakhtakor3 : 0Neftchi15,023
31.03.2018, 20:27OKMK1 : 0Lokomotiv8,430
05.04.2018, 18:00Neftchi1–3OKMK11,121
05.04.2018, 20:00Qizilqum0–1Bunyodkor11,253
06.04.2018, 18:00Bukhara1–0Pakhtakor15,150
06.04.2018, 20:00Metallurg2–0Sogdiana7,416
07.04.2018, 18:00Lokomotiv1–1Kokand 19123,123
07.04.2018, 20:00Navbahor0–0Nasaf15,540
11.04.2018, 18:00Bunyodkor3–1Metallurg11,980
11.04.2018, 18:00Sogdiana3–2Navbahor7,226
11.04.2018, 20:00Nasaf2–1Lokomotiv13,071
12.04.2018, 18:00OKMK0–0Kokand 19128,977
12.04.2018, 18:00Pakhtakor2–1Qizilqum10,241
12.04.2018, 20:00Neftchi0–1Bukhara14,200
19.04.2018, 18:00Metallurg0–5Pakhtakor8,150
19.04.2018, 20:00Bukhara4–2OKMK15,525
20.04.2018, 18:00Navbahor2–1Bunyodkor21,600
20.04.2018, 20:00Qizilqum1–0Neftchi11,450
21.04.2018, 18:00Kokand 19120–0Nasaf11,056
21.04.2018, 20:00Lokomotiv2–0Sogdiana3,148
24.04.2018, 18:00Neftchi0–0Metallurg8,102
24.04.2018, 20:00Bukhara1–0Qizilqum20,631
25.04.2018, 18:30Pakhtakor1–0Navbahor17,465
25.04.2018, 20:30Sogdiana1–1Kokand 19127,942
26.04.2018, 18:00OKMK0–0Nasaf8,745
26.04.2018, 20:30Bunyodkor1–2Lokomotiv19,452
25.05.2018, 18:49Neftchi0–2Sogdiana2,563
25.05.2018, 18:59Pakhtakor1–0Bunyodkor23,456
26.05.2018, 18:45Kokand 19120–1Qizilqum5,847
26.05.2018, 18:50Navbahor1–0OKMK10,800
26.05.2018, 19:00Metallurg2–0Lokomotiv6,325
26.05.2018, 19:22Bukhara1–0Nasaf18,301
12.07.2018, 19:00Sogdiana3–0Bukhara5,360
12.07.2018, 20:00Bunyodkor2–1Neftchi1,064
12.07.2018, 21:00OKMK0–1Pakhtakor4,425
13.07.2018, 00:29Nasaf0–0Qizilqum2,118
13.07.2018, 19:00Lokomotiv3–1Navbahor2,278
13.07.2018, 20:00Kokand 19122–1Metallurg4,827
10.06.2018, 19:02Navbahor3–0Kokand 191211,350
11.06.2018, 19:30Qizilqum2–0Sogdiana7,553
12.06.2018, 19:03Neftchi1–1Pakhtakor3,815
12.06.2018, 19:11Metallurg2–2Nasaf7,200
12.06.2018, 19:11Lokomotiv2–1OKMK4,180
12.06.2018, 19:32Bukhara2–2Bunyodkor18,891
08.07.2018, 19:00Pakhtakor2–0Bukhara7,557
08.07.2018, 20:00OKMK2–2Neftchi3,420
08.07.2018, 21:00Nasaf1–1Navbahor3,126
09.07.2018, 19:00Kokand 19121–2Lokomotiv5,850
09.07.2018, 20:00Sogdiana0–1Metallurg4,300
09.07.2018, 21:00Bunyodkor2–0Qizilqum1,286
18.07.2018, 20:00Kokand 19123 – 0OKMK4,936
18.07.2018, 21:00Lokomotiv3 – 1Nasaf2,312
18.07.2018, 21:00Qizilqum1 – 2Pakhtakor7,558
19.07.2018, 20:00Metallurg1 – 1Bunyodkor7,241
19.07.2018, 20:00Bukhara0 – 0Neftchi7,851
19.07.2018, 21:00Navbahor2 – 0Sogdiana11,237
23.07.2018, 19:00OKMK2 – 0Bukhara3,422
23.07.2018, 20:00Pakhtakor3 – 0Metallurg6,122
23.07.2018, 21:00Nasaf1 – 0Kokand 19122,108
24.07.2018, 19:00Sogdiana0 – 0Lokomotiv5,660
24.07.2018, 20:00Neftchi0 – 1Qizilqum4,153
24.07.2018, 21:00Bunyodkor2 – 1Navbahor9,741
28.07.2018, 20:00Metallurg1 – 0Neftchi5,415
28.07.2018, 20:00Navbahor1 – 0Pakhtakor21,450
28.07.2018, 20:00Nasaf0 – 2OKMK2,194
29.07.2018, 19:00Kokand 19122 – 1Sogdiana3,978
29.07.2018, 20:00Qizilqum0 – 1Bukhara6,588
29.07.2018, 21:00Lokomotiv3 – 1Bunyodkor5,722
01.08.2018, 19:00Sogdiana0 – 1Nasaf5,700
01.08.2018, 20:00OKMK3 – 0Qizilqum3,188
01.08.2018, 21:00Pakhtakor1 – 1Lokomotiv16,280
02.08.2018, 19:00Neftchi2 – 1Navbahor7,241
02.08.2018, 20:00Bukhara2 – 1Metallurg12,000
02.08.2018, 21:00Bunyodkor1 – 3Kokand 19123,174
11.08.2018 18:00Sogdiana1:3OKMK2,308
11.08.2018 20:00Nasaf1:4Bunyodkor3,146
11.08.2018 20:00Lokomotiv1:1Neftchi2,412
12.08.2018 18:30Metallurg2:1Qizilqum5,700
12.08.2018 18:30Qo‘qon-19121:1Paxtakor8,130
12.08.2018 20:30Navbahor2:0Bukhara14,186
17.08.2018 20:30Bunyodkor2:2Sogdiana527
17.08.2018 20:30Neftchi1:0Qo‘qon-19125,446
17.08.2018 20:30OKMK2:3Metallurg3,840
17.08.2018 20:30Bukhara0:1Lokomotiv15,480
18.08.2018 20:00Paxtakor4:0Nasaf7,341
18.08.2018 20:00Qizilqum2:0Navbahor3,400
13.09.2018 18:00Qo‘qon-19121:1Nasaf2,682
13.09.2018 20:00Sogdiana2:2Qizilqum2,437
14.09.2018 18:00Metallurg0:1Lokomotiv6,712
14.09.2018 20:00Navbahor3:3Paxtakor22,650
15.09.2018 18:00OKMK0:1Neftchi2,825
15.09.2018 20:00Bunyodkor3:0Bukhara4,250
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Relegation round

Teams keep records from regular stage (10 matches) against relegation round opponents.

More information Pos, Team ...
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
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Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Relegation play-off

More information Sogdiana, 3–1 ...
Sogdiana3–1Mash'al
 Report Sardor Rakhmanov 79' (pen.)
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Attendance: 76
Referee: Sherzod Kasymov
More information AGMK, 1–0 ...
AGMK1–0Istiqlol
Uladzislaw Kasmynin 77' Report
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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
More information #, Player ...
# 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
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