2026 Uzbekistan Super League

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Season2026
Dates27 February – TBD
Matches57
Goals140 (2.46 per match)
Uzbekistan Super League
Logo of Super League since 2024
Season2026
Dates27 February – TBD
Matches57
Goals140 (2.46 per match)
Biggest home winAndijon 4–0 Sogdiana
(27 February 2026)
Biggest away winQizilqum 0–4 Neftchi Fergana
(4 April 2026)
Highest scoringQizilqum 2–4 Pakhtakor
(20 March 2026)
Pakhtakor 4–2 Dinamo
(18 April 2026)
Longest winning runNeftchi Fergana (5)
Pakhtakor (5)
Longest unbeaten runKokand 1912 (6)
Longest winless runMash'al (8)
Longest losing runMash'al (8)
Highest attendance18,756 – Neftchi vs Pakhtakor
(9 April 2026)
Lowest attendance112 – Sogdiana vs Kokand 1912
(2 April 2026)
Average attendance4672
(19 April 2026)
← 2025
2027 →
All statistics correct as of 19 April 2026.

The 2026 Uzbekistan Super League (in Uzbek: Футбол бўйича 2026–йилги Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси; known as the Artel Uzbekistan Super League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 35rd season of top-level football in Uzbekistan since its establishment in 1992.

Neftchi successfully defended their title from the 2025 campaign.

On August 21, 2025, the President of Uzbekistan adopted a resolution "On measures to digitalize and popularize the football industry in Uzbekistan". It outlined such objectives as increasing the number of people regularly involved in football, recruiting talented players and supporting Uzbek footballers playing professional football abroad. Beginning March 1, 2026, it was announced that purchasers would be identified when selling tickets to football matches.[1][2][3]

The current season saw an expansion from 16 teams. At the end of the previous season, Shurtan were relegated to the Uzbekistan Pro League. The newly promoted teams from the 2025 Uzbekistan Pro League were Lokomotiv.[4]

On February 12, Uzbekneftegaz announced in a letter sent to Uzbekistan Football Association that it would stop funding the Nasaf, Bukhara and Bunyodkor clubs starting in 2026.[5][6][7]

On February 25, Yandex Uzbekistan and the League signed a strategic partnership agreement aimed at expanding digital opportunities for fans. As part of the agreement, Yandex Uzbekistan became the official partner of Super League and the title sponsor of Pro League.[8][9][10]

The first goal of the season was scored by Bukhara forwarder Sherzod Esanov against Kokand 1912.[11]

In order to improve the financing of professional football clubs, it is planned that by 2026 each Super League club will receive an annual budget of 35 billion soums from the state.[12][13]

AGMK played its home matches at the Olympic Stadium until the 8th round due to the unfinished reconstruction of its home stadium.[14]

Clubs

Uzbekistan
Andijon Bunyodkor Bukhara Dinamo
Bobur Arena Bunyodkor Bukhara FA Dinamo Stadium
Capacity: 18,500 Capacity: 34,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 11,650
Mashʼal
Guzor Stadium
Capacity: 7,000
Nasaf
Qarshi markaziy
Capacity: 21,000
Navbahor Neftchi AGMK Pakhtakor
Navbahor Istiqlol Stadium AGMK Stadium Pakhtakor Central
Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 35,000
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Qizilqum Kokand 1912 Sogdiana Surkhon
Yoshlar Sports Complex Kokand Stadium Sogdiana Stadium Surkhon Arena
Capacity: 12,500 Capacity: 10,500 Capacity: 11,650 Capacity: 10,600
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Lokomotiv Khorazm
Lokomotiv Stadium Xorazm Stadium[15] Olympic City Stadium
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 13,500 Capacity: 12,000

Personnel and kits

Club Head coach Location Kit sponsor Shirt sponsor
AGMK Uzbekistan Mirjalol Qosimov Olmaliq Uzbekistan 7SABER AKMK
Andijon Uzbekistan Samvel Babayan Andijan Germany Adidas Centrum Air, UzAuto 1
Bukhara Russia Aleksandr Khomyakov Bukhara Germany Adidas BNQIZ
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan Ilyos Zeytulayev Tashkent Uzbekistan 7SABER Uzbekneftegaz
Dinamo Uzbekistan Vadim Abramov Samarkand Italy Macron Agromir Buildings
Kokand 1912 Russia Andrey Shipilov Kokand Uzbekistan 7SABER None
Khorazm Uzbekistan Sergey Tokov Urgench Germany Adidas Uztelecom
Lokomotiv Australia Mirko Jelicic Tashkent Uzbekistan 7SABER Uzbekistan Railways
Mash'al Russia Igor Surov Mubarak Italy Macron NBU
Nasaf Uzbekistan Ruziqul Berdiev Qarshi Spain Kelme Uzbekistan GTL SGCC, ENTER Engineering1
Navbahor Uzbekistan Timur Kapadze Namangan United States Nike Namangan City
Neftchi Uzbekistan Islom Ismoilov Fergana Germany Adidas FNQIZ
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan Kamoliddin Tadjiev Tashkent Germany Adidas Akfa, Uzcard [uz]1
Qizilqum Uzbekistan Akmal Rustamov Navoiy Spain Kelme NMMC
Sogdiana Uzbekistan Ulugbek Bakayev Jizzakh Spain Joma BMB Energo
Surkhon Uzbekistan Anvar Gafurov Termez Germany Adidas Eriell Group

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Ref.
Surkhon Stanislav Kudryashov Mutual Termination 20 March 2026 Anvar Gafurov 20 March 2026 [16]
Sogdiana Ivan Bošković Mutual Termination 31 March 2026 15th Ulugbek Bakayev 31 March 2026 [17]

Foreign players

Notes
  • Clubs could register a total of six foreign players over the course of the season.
  • Players in italics were out of the squad or left the club within the season, after the pre-season transfer window or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
  • In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team. In Italic: Players that joined in mid-season
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Former players
AGMK Georgia (country) Giorgi Papava Iran Siavash Haghnazari Japan Naoaki Senaga Japan Arihiro Sentoku Serbia Uroš Ćosić
Andijon Italy Martin Boakye Georgia (country) Imeda Ashortia Georgia (country) Aleko Andronikashvili Poland Krystian Nowak Serbia Nemanja Ćalasan Serbia Dragan Ćeran
Bukhara Bosnia and Herzegovina Dominik Begić Georgia (country) Nika Kacharava Georgia (country) Mikheil Basheleishvili Montenegro Vladimir Rodić Serbia Veljko Filipović Serbia Bojan Mlađović
Bunyodkor Italy Federico Botti Japan Itsuki Urata Montenegro Marko Bugarin Montenegro Matija Krivokapić Russia Dmitry Pletnyov
Dinamo Argentina Salvador Sánchez Burkina Faso Dramane Salou France Mahamadou Dembélé Ghana Kingsley Sarfo Slovenia Til Mavretič Uruguay Mauro Brasil
Kokand 1912 Georgia (country) Andro Giorgadze Georgia (country) Shota Gvazava Georgia (country) Toma Tabatadze Liberia Sylvanus Nimely Turkey Alper Özdemir Ukraine Yehor Kondratyuk
Khorazm Brazil Elzio Lohan Brazil Rafael Sabino France Yanis Lhéry Senegal Boubacar Traorè Serbia Nikola Stošić Slovenia Matija Rom
Lokomotiv Australia Aleksandar Šušnjar Belarus Mikalay Ivanow Russia Aleksei Kozlov Serbia Jovan Nišić Ukraine Oleksandr Kucherenko
Mash'al Ghana Rashid Abubakar North Macedonia Vlatko Stojanovski Nigeria Abdallah Maga Nigeria Augustine Chidi Kwem Nigeria Raphael Ayagwa Russia Roman Khadzhiev
Nasaf Kosovo Adenis Shala Nigeria Yusuf Otubanjo Nigeria Kingsley Sokari
Navbahor Brazil Alex Fernanes Democratic Republic of the Congo Katulondi Kati Georgia (country) Anri Chichinadze Georgia (country) Giorgi Jgerenaia Nigeria Benjamin Teidi Serbia Vanja Ilić
Neftchi Brazil Jurani Ferreira Croatia Stipe Perica Montenegro Vladimir Jovović Serbia Bojan Ciger Serbia Jovan Đokić Serbia Zoran Marušić
Pakhtakor Brazil Flamarion Iraq Bashar Resan Iraq Zaid Tahseen Poland Piotr Parzyszek
Qizilqum Georgia (country) Grigol Chabradze Georgia (country) Jaba Jighauri Montenegro Nikola Kumburović Tajikistan Alisher Shukurov Ukraine Oleksiy Shchebetun
Sogdiana North Macedonia Ljupcho Doriev Montenegro Aleksandar Boljević Serbia Filip Ivanović Serbia Nikola Mirković Serbia Fejsal Mulić Tajikistan Zoir Dzhuraboyev
Surkhon Georgia (country) Tornike Dzebniauri Nigeria Richard Friday Nigeria Stephen Chinedu Russia Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov Russia Artyom Potapov

League table

Season statistics

Goalscorers

As of match played 24 Arpil 2026[18]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Uzbekistan Dostonbek Khamdamov Pakhtakor 6
North Macedonia Ljupcho Doriev Sogdiana
3 Croatia Stipe Perica Neftchi 5
Nigeria Stephen Chinedu Surkhon
Uzbekistan Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov Lokomotiv Tashkent
5 Brazil Flamarion Pakhtakor 3
Georgia (country) Toma Tabatadze Kokand 1912
Uzbekistan Azizbek Amanov Dinamo Samarqand
Serbia Jovan Đokić Neftchi
Uzbekistan Alisher Odilov Neftchi
Uzbekistan Bilolkhon Toshmirzaev Bunyodkor
Uzbekistan Nodir Abdurazzakov AGMK
Uzbekistan Sherzod Esanov Bukhara
Uzbekistan Ruslanbek Jiyanov Navbahor
Uzbekistan Anvar Khojimirzaev Dinamo Samarqand
Serbia Zoran Marušić Neftchi Fergana
Serbia Fejsal Mulić Sogdiana

Top assists

As of match played 19 Arpil 2026
Rank Player Team Asists
1 Uzbekistan Jamshid Iskanderov Neftchi 3
Uzbekistan Dostonbek Khamdamov Pakhtakor
Brazil Alex Fernandes Navbahor
4 Brazil Flamarion Pakhtakor 2
Uzbekistan Shakhzod Ubaydullaev Bukhara
Serbia Veljko Filipović Bukhara
Uzbekistan Javokhir Kakhramonov Sogdiana
Uzbekistan Asad Sobirzhonov AGMK

Clean sheets

As of match played 19 Arpil 2026
# Player Team Clean
sheets
1 Uzbekistan Botirali Ergashev Neftchi 6
2 Uzbekistan Utkir Yusupov Navbahor 4
3 Uzbekistan Umid Khamroev Bukhara 3
Uzbekistan Abduvohid Nematov Nasaf
5 Uzbekistan Rakhimzhon Davronov Andijon 2
Uzbekistan Abdumavlon Abdujalilov Bunyodkor
Russia Aleksei Kozlov Lokomotiv
Uzbekistan Sulton Rahmatov Qizilqum
Uzbekistan Davron Merganov Surkhon
Uzbekistan Rustam Nartadzhiev Kokand 1912
Italy Federico Botti Bunyodkor
12 Uzbekistan Vladimir Nazarov Pakhtakor 1
Serbia Nikola Stosic Khorazm
Uzbekistan Khamidullo Abdunabiev AGMK
Uzbekistan Sanjar Kuvvatov Pakhtakor
Uzbekistan Mashkhur Mukhammadjonov Khorazm
Uzbekistan Eldor Adkhamov Andijon

Awards

Attendance

As of match played 19 April 2026

By rounds

Uzbekistan Super League attendance by rounds
Rounds Total GP. Average
Round 1 42,188 8 5,274
Round 2 22,044 8 2,756
Round 3 33,738 8 4,217
Round 4 50,960 8 6,370
Round 5 19,298 8 2,412
Round 6 55,778 8 6,972
Round 7 35,648 8 4,456
Round 8 37,617 8 4,702
Total 297,271 56 5,308

By clubs

The table below shows fan attendance at the clubs' home games.

Club \ Matches in home 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Average
AGMK 1,230 1,024 1,002 2,035 5,291 1,323
Andijon 14,180 4,104 18,726 6,400 43,410 10,853
Bukhara 4,235 3,985 5,649 7,132 21,001 5,250
Bunyodkor 1,819 1,327 2,171 5,317 1,772
Dinamo Samarqand 9,720 7,105 4,014 6,109 26,948 6,737
Kokand 1912 2,100 7,363 4,651 7,650 21,764 5,441
Khorazm 6,220 9,678 7,650 5,680 29,228 7,307
Lokomotiv Tashkent 323 325 1,008 1,071 2,727 682
Mashʼal 476 1,154 489 1,046 2,676 892
Nasaf 1,790 275 1,130 7,824 11,019 2,755
Navbahor 653 1,137 1,138 2,928 976
Neftchi 7,255 14,801 16,825 18,756 17,258 74,895 14,979
Pakhtakor 3,455 2,100 1,871 1,073 2,226 10,725 2,145
Qizilqum 7,350 5,651 2,850 5,253 21,104 5,276
Sogdiana 712 1,415 112 2,347 4,586 1,147
Surkhon 2,714 3,244 3,221 3,984 13,163 3,291

See also

References

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