The 2004 Uzbek League season was the 13th edition of top-level football in Uzbekistan since independence from the Soviet Union in 1992. Pakhtakor were the defending champions from the 2003 campaign.

Uzbek League
Season2004
ChampionsPakhtakor Tashkent
Champions LeaguePakhtakor
Neftchi Farg'ona
Top goalscorerShuhrat Mirkholdirshoev
31 goals
2003
2005

Overview edit

The season began on 4 March 2004 and concluded on 20 November 2004. The League reduced from 16 to 14 teams because Kokand 1912 and Dustlik were excluded from 2004 season for being unable to pay their debts to the UFF from the previous season (2003). Pakhtakor Tashkent won the championship.

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pakhtakor Tashkent 26 22 3 1 81 15 +66 69 2005 AFC Champions League
2 Neftchi Farg'ona 26 21 2 3 61 26 +35 65
3 Navbahor Namangan 26 18 3 5 66 23 +43 57
4 Nasaf Qarshi 26 17 3 6 66 31 +35 54
5 Traktor Tashkent 26 13 2 11 46 50 −4 41
6 Lokomotiv Tashkent 26 10 6 10 37 35 +2 36
7 Bukhoro 26 10 3 13 31 45 −14 30[a]
8 Sogdiana Jizzakh 26 9 2 15 27 47 −20 29
9 Metallurg Bekabad 26 8 3 15 26 48 −22 27
10 Mash'al Mubarek 26 8 3 15 34 43 −9 27
11 Qizilqum Zarafshon 26 6 7 13 28 48 −20 25
12 Surkhon Termez 26 7 2 17 24 55 −31 20[a]
13 Dinamo Samarqand 26 6 2 18 25 48 −23 20 Relegation to First League
14 Andijan 26 6 1 19 30 68 −38 19
Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2004. Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Surkhon and Bukhoro have 3 points deducted for non-payment of participation fees.

Season statistics edit

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Shuhrat Mirkholdirshoev Navbahor 31
2   Zafar Kholmurodov Nasaf 29
3   Umid Isoqov Neftchi 17
4   Ilhom Mo'minjonov Traktor 14
5   Nosirbek Otakuziev Neftchi 13
6   Leonid Koshelev Pakhtakor 12
  Ilya Kovalenko Neftchi
8   Server Djeparov Pakhtakor 11
  Zayniddin Tadjiyev Pakhtakor
  Rasul Khayitov Sogdiana
11   Viktor Klishin Navbahor 10
12   Anvar Soliev Pakhtakor 9

References edit