2023 Uzbekistan Super League

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]

Uzbekistan Super League
Season2023
Matches played150
Goals scored348 (2.32 per match)
Top goalscorerRubin Hebaj (12)
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 attendance212 - Olympic vs AGMK
(17 March 2023)
Average attendance4,775
(22 October 2023)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 22 October 2023.

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
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 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 Kai Merk
Iran Mohammadreza Kooshki		 Georgia (country) Giorgi Papava
Qizilqum Zarafshon Georgia (country) Giorgi Kukhianidze Georgia (country) Akaki Shulaia North Macedonia Marko Simonovski Nigeria Ifeanyi Ifeanyi Russia Nikolai Tarasov Turkmenistan Bagtyýar Gurgenow Nigeria Victor Mbaoma

Russia Oleg Tolmasov

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 22 14 4 4 35 20 +15 46 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2 Navbahor 21 12 4 5 37 14 +23 40 Qualification for the AFC Champions League 2 group stage
3 Nasaf 21 11 6 4 26 14 +12 39
4 Neftchi 21 9 11 1 27 14 +13 38
5 AGMK 22 10 6 6 38 32 +6 36
6 Andijon 22 10 4 8 23 20 +3 34
7 Surkhon 21 8 7 6 22 20 +2 31
8 Bunyodkor 22 7 7 8 24 27 −3 28
9 Metallurg 22 7 6 9 24 30 −6 27
10 Sogdiana 22 6 5 11 28 35 −7 23
11 Olympic 20 5 6 9 21 28 −7 21
12 Qizilqum 22 4 6 12 18 32 −14 18 Relegation play off Uzbekistan Pro League
13 Buxoro 21 4 3 14 12 30 −18 15 Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League
14 Turon 21 2 7 12 13 32 −19 13
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. 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.

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 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 4–0 3–2 2–3
Andijon — 0–3 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 1–1 1–5 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 0–1 0–0
Buxoro 0–1 0–2 — 1–0 0–1 0–3 2–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–3
Metallurg 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 — 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–3 1–0 3–1 1–1
Nasaf 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 — 0–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 2–1
Navbahor 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 — 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 — 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1
Olympic 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 — 0–2 3–3 1–1 2–0
Pakhtakor 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–3 — 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–0
Qizilqum 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 — 4–2 0–0
Sogdiana 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 — 2–0
Surkhon 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 — 1–0
Turon 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match played
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
AGMKWLWDWLLWWDWLWLDWDDLDWW
AndijonWLLWLLWLLWWWDDDLWDWLWW
BunyodkorWWWDWDLDLLDLLLDWWLWLDD
BuxoroWLLLLLDWLLLLLLWLDWPLLD
MetallurgLLWLDWLLLLDWDLDWLWWWDD
NasafLWWDWDWDWDWWLDLWDWLWWP
NavbahorWWLWLWWDWWWDWWDLLDLWWP
NeftchiWWWDWDDDWDDDWWWDDDPWLD
OlympicWDLLWWLDWDLLDLDLLWPLPD
PakhtakorLLWWWWWWWDWWDWLWWWDDLW
QizilqumLWLDLDLLLLDDWLLLDLWWDL
SogdianaLDLLDLWWWWLLLWDDWLDLLL
SurkhonLWDWLDWDLWLWDWDWDLLWPD
TuronLLDDLDLLLDLDDWWLLLPLDL
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Championat.asia
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
AGMK3544367655555555555555
Andijon68108910991010766777776666
Bunyodkor7322224466688998888888
Buxoro56911121313111111121213141313131212121313
Metallurg1314121211910121212111111111111111110999
Nasaf11756455544434444444433
Navbahor1133531221121112222222
Neftchi2211112333343323333344
Olympic4469878878999101010101011111111
Pakhtakor812876431122122311111111
Qizilqum14101110101112131313131312121414141413131212
Sogdiana101114141414111099101010889999101010
Surkhon12975786787877666667777
Turon9131313131214141414141414131212121314141414
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 22 October 2023. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League


Season statistics

Goalscorers
As of match played 22 October 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Albania Rubin Hebaj Andijon 12
2 Serbia Dragan Ćeran Pakhtakor Tashkent 11
3 Liberia Sylvanus Nimely Surkhon Termez 10
4 Belgium Dženan Zajmović Sogdiana Jizzakh 8
Uzbekistan Oston Urunov Navbahor Namangan
Uzbekistan Islom Kenzhaboev Qizilqum Zarafshon
7 Georgia (country) Toma Tabatadze Neftchi Fergana/
Navbahor Namangan		 7
Uzbekistan Khursid Giyosov AGMK
Uzbekistan Zabikhillo Urinboev Metallurg Bekabad
10 Uzbekistan Javohir Qahramonov Sogdiana Jizzakh 6
Italy Martin Boakye AGMK

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 22 October 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Uzbekistan Utkir Yusupov Navbahor Namangan 12
2 Russia Artyom Potapov Surkhon Termez 9
3 Ukraine Ihor Lytovka Andijon 8
4 Uzbekistan Vladimir Nazarov Neftchi Fergana 7
5 Uzbekistan Sanjar Kuvvatov Pakhtakor Tashkent 6
Uzbekistan Abduvohid Nematov Nasaf
7 Serbia Milan Mitrović Sogdiana Jizzakh 5
Uzbekistan Javohir Ilyosov Qizilqum Zarafshon
Uzbekistan Akmal Ortikov Metallurg Bekabad
10 Uzbekistan Suhrob Sultonov Bunyodkor 4
Uzbekistan Khamidullo Abdunabiev Olympic
Uzbekistan Umidjon Ergashev Nasaf
Uzbekistan Akbar Turaev Neftchi Fergana

Attendances
As of match played 22 October 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 25,75655,151
Round 20 32,46074,637
Round 21 29,44764,908
Round 22 17,56862,928
Total 716,224 150 4,775

    By team
    Team \ Match played 12345678910111213TotalAverage
    AGMK2793,7454,4004087234021,0108,0884,2562,3452,43028,0862,553
    Andijon2,1358,4501,0512,6053,22796113,21712,8018,91215,23110,58479,1747,198
    Bunyodkor9993,20312,0124,0731,0211,1981,0052,1351,6248562,32130,4472,768
    Buxoro8,1238,1538,7258,2006,8003,8957,9966,6166,3276,05270,8877,089
    Metallurg6,6232,8035,2014,5824,3214,5094,3222,1382,22576256038,0463,459
    Nasaf5,0053,0212,2185,0017,5713,1202,1794,41615,1074,9056,12458,6675,333
    Navbahor11,70712,13213,95016,25010,20015,8169,32325,2607,5827,057129,27712,928
    Neftchi17,1037,7205,34514,41419,19113,8008,34514,60019,31612,45212,107144,39313,127
    Olympic2124102864,4044138791,4932,1245611,64185313,2761,207
    Pakhtakor2,3507,7481,0101,0823171,2548083,21610,2001,8235,37721835,4032,950
    Qizilqum5,6143,4712,3312,9253,8525,5911,1203,4284,3152,87935,5263,553
    Sogdiana1,4381,0351,0151,0529892,4535,5051,6302,7552,59495121,4171,947
    Surkhon3737766585585573413545261,0236815,847585
    Turon Yaypan5,5212,0022,3117,6942,3403,1252,0033,4893,9051,93634,3263,433

    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. "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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