2017 Uzbek League

Uzbek League
Season2017
ChampionsLokomotiv
RelegatedDinamo
Sogdiana
Neftchi
Shurtan
Obod
Champions LeagueLokomotiv
Nasaf Qarshi
Top goalscorerMarat Bikmaev (27)
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The 2017 Uzbek League was the 26th season of top-level football in Uzbekistan since 1992. Lokomotiv Tashkent were the defending champions from the 2016 campaign.

Teams

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Location of teams in 2017 Uzbek League

Navbahor Namangan remained for the 2017 Uzbek League after winning in the relegation play-off match with Naryn. Obod Tashkent was promoted to the 2016 League as the 2015 First League winner. The draw for the 2016 season was held on 20 December 2016. The first matchday is scheduled for 3 March 2017.

Club Coach Location Stadium Capacity Kit sponsor
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan Mirjalol Qosimov Tashkent Bunyodkor Stadium 34,000 Jako
Bukhoro Uzbekistan Ulugbek Bakaev Bukhoro Bukhoro Arena 22,700 Macron
Dinamo Uzbekistan Oleg Tyulkin Samarkand Dinamo Stadium 16,000
Kokand 1912 Uzbekistan Numon Khasanov Kokand Kokand Stadium 10,500 Joma
Lokomotiv Uzbekistan Andrey Miklyaev Tashkent Lokomotiv Stadium 8,000 Joma
Mash'al Russia Alexander Khomyakov Muborak Bahrom Vafoev Stadium 10,000 Patrick
Metallurg Uzbekistan Rustam Mirsodiqov Bekabad Metallurg Stadium 15,000 Joma
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan Ruziqul Berdiev Qarshi Qarshi Stadium 14,750 Adidas
Navbahor Uzbekistan Ilkhom Muminjonov Namangan Navbahor Stadium 22,000 Jako
Neftchi Uzbekistan Vadim Abramov Farghona Istiqlol Stadium 20,000 Joma
Obod Ukraine Andriy Demchenko Tashkent JAR Stadium 8,450 Nike
Olmaliq FK Russia Viktor Kumykov Olmaliq Olmaliq SM Stadium 12,000 Adidas
Pakhtakor Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze Tashkent Pakhtakor Stadium 35,000 Adidas
Qizilqum Uzbekistan Yuriy Lukin Zarafshon Yoshlar Stadium 12,500 Joma
Sogdiana Uzbekistan Davron Fayziev Jizzakh Sogdiana Stadium 11,650 Joma
Shurtan Uzbekistan Genadiy Kochnev Ghuzor Ghuzor Stadium 7,000 Joma

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Olmaliq Uzbekistan Igor Shkvyrin Sacked 15 December 2016 Pre-season Russia Viktor Kumykov 15 December 2016[1]
Obod Uzbekistan Jafar Irismetov Resigned 19 December 2016 Pre-season Uzbekistan Rauf Inileev 19 December 2016
Bukhoro Uzbekistan Jamshid Saidov Sacked 26 January 2017 Pre-season Uzbekistan Ulugbek Bakaev 26 January 2017[2]
Shurtan Uzbekistan Ikhtiyor Karimov End of caretaker spell 2 February 2017 Pre-season Uzbekistan Alexander Volkov 2 February 2017
Dinamo Uzbekistan Ilkhom Sharipov Resigned 10 February 2017 Pre-season Germany Edgar Gess 10 February 2017
Dinamo Uzbekistan Edgar Gess Resigned 10 February 2017 Pre-season Uzbekistan Oleg Tyulkin 10 February 2017
Obod Uzbekistan Rauf Inileev Sacked 4 March 2017 Pre-season Ukraine Andriy Demchenko 4 March 2017
Shurtan Uzbekistan Alexander Volkov Sacked 2 April 2017 15th Uzbekistan Ikhtiyor Karimov (interim) 2 April 2017[3]
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan Grigory Kolosovsky Sacked 6 April 2017 8th Uzbekistan Ravshan Khaydarov 6 April 2017[4]
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan Ravshan Khaydarov Sacked 26 April 2017 13th Uzbekistan Jasur Abduraimov 26 April 2017[5]
Bunyodkor Russia Sergey Lushan Sacked 5 May 2017 Uzbekistan Mirjalol Qosimov 5 May 2017[6]
Neftchi Russia Andrey Fyodorov Sacked 5 June 2017 15th Uzbekistan Vadim Abramov 5 June 2017[7]
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan Jasur Abduraimov end of caretaker spell 22 June 2017 7th Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze 22 June 2017[8]
Shurtan Uzbekistan Genadiy Kochnev End of caretaker spell 26 July 2017 15th Germany Edgar Gess 26 July 2017
Shurtan Germany Edgar Gess Resigned 2 August 2017 15th Uzbekistan Genadiy Kochnev (interim) 2 August 2017

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 AFC Player Former players
AGMK Belarus Uladzislaw Kasmynin Serbia Igor Jelić United States Graham Smith Kyrgyzstan Farhat Musabekov Georgia (country) Shota Grigalashvili
Lokomotiv Georgia (country) Kakhi Makharadze Burkina Faso Mohamed Kone Nigeria Olabiran Muyiwa Ivory Coast Gnohere Krizo
Dinamo Moldova Radu Rogac Montenegro Adnan Orahovac
Pakhtakor Israel Gidi Kanyuk Montenegro Marko Simić Brazil Tiago Queiroz Bezerra Australia Rostyn Griffiths Montenegro Adnan Orahovac
Croatia Jurica Buljat
Mash'al Mubarek Belarus Igor Tymonyuk Ukraine Vladyslav Pavlenko Japan Tomoki Muramatsu Tajikistan Umedzhon Sharipov
FC Buxoro Croatia Ivor Weitzer Kazakhstan Kirill Pasichnik Ukraine Volodymyr Bayenko
FC Bunyodkor Moldova Vadim Cemirtan Serbia Dusan Micic
Navbahor Serbia Nemanja Jovanovic Serbia Darko Stanojević
Neftchi Fergana Belarus Terentiy Lutsevich
Belarus Syarhey Kantsavy
Belarus Dzmitry Kamarowski
FC Obod
Metallurg Bekabad
Nasaf Russia Igor Golban Serbia Dragan Ceran
FC Shurtan Guzar Ukraine Oleksandr Pyschur
Kokand 1912 Serbia Darko Gojkovic Serbia Filip Rajevac
Sogdiana Jizzakh
Qizilqum Zarafshon Ukraine Andriy Derkach Moldova Maxim Iurcu Turkmenistan Artur Geworkyan

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lokomotiv (C) 30 22 4 4 67 20 +47 70 Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Nasaf 30 20 2 8 58 18 +40 62 Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
3 Pakhtakor 30 18 5 7 44 28 +16 59
4 Bunyodkor 30 14 10 6 47 29 +18 52
5 Navbahor 30 12 10 8 40 37 +3 46
6 Bukhoro 30 13 7 10 42 40 +2 46
7 Mashal 30 12 8 10 37 31 +6 44
8 Olmaliq 30 12 8 10 31 32 −1 44
9 Kokand 1912 30 11 8 11 42 47 −5 41
10 Metallurg 30 12 4 14 40 39 +1 40
11 Qizilqum 30 9 10 11 31 40 −9 37
12 Dinamo Samarqand (R) 30 8 8 14 21 35 −14 32 Relegation to Lower Division
13 Sogdiana (R) 30 8 7 15 33 51 −18 31
14 Shurtan (R) 30 8 3 19 28 52 −24 27
15 Neftchi (R) 30 6 9 15 23 48 −25 27
16 Obod (R) 30 2 3 25 15 52 −37 9
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2017. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 25 November 2017
# Player Club Goals (Pen)
1 Uzbekistan Marat Bikmaev Lokomotiv 27 (6)
2 Serbia Dragan Ćeran Nasaf 19 (4)
3 Uzbekistan Dostonbek Khamdamov Bunyodkor 14 (1)
Uzbekistan Sanzhar Rashidov Sogdiana 14 (3)
5 Uzbekistan Igor Sergeev Pakhtakor 13 (3)
6 Uzbekistan Zokhir Abdullaev Metalurg Bekabad 12 (0)
7 Uzbekistan Sukhrob Berdiev Kokand 1912 11 (0)

Source: Soccerway

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