The 2011 Uzbek League season was the 20th season of top-level football in Uzbekistan since independence in 1992.

Uzbek League
Season2011
Dates5 March – 5 November
ChampionsBunyodkor
4th title
RelegatedSogdiana Jizzakh
AFC Champions LeagueBunyodkor
Pakhtakor
Nasaf Qarshi
Neftchi Farg'ona
Matches played182
Goals scored452 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerMiloš Trifunović
(17 goals)
2010
2012

The draw for the 2011 Uzbek League season took place on December 16, 2010.

Bunyodkor were the defending champions from the 2010 campaign.

New Rules edit

  • The 5+1 format of foreign players has been reduced to 4+1.
  • If any team is found winning with the help of the referee (i.e. the team made some deals with the referee before the game), the team will lose 6 to 9 points.
  • If there are any riots during a game, then the team concerned will lose 3 points.
  • Since there were too many coaches sacked in the last edition of the Uzbek League, now no club can fire their coach, except with the permission of the U.F.F.

Teams edit

Lokomotiv Tashkent and Xorazm FK Urganch were relegated in the last edition of the Uzbek League.

Club Coach City Stadium Capacity 2010
FK Andijan   Orif Mamatkazin Andijan Soghlom Avlod Stadium 18,360 7th
Bunyodkor   Mirjalol Qosimov Tashkent JAR Stadium 8,460 Champions
FK Buxoro   Gennadiy Kochnev Bukhoro Bukhoro Sport Majmuasi 22,700 D1 1st
Mash'al Mubarek   Vladimir Fomichev Muborak Bahrom Vafoev Stadium 10,000 5th
Metallurg Bekabad   Rustam Mirsodiqov Bekabad Metallurg Bekabad Stadium 11,000 6th
Nasaf Qarshi   Anatoliy Demyanenko Qarshi Qarshi Stadium 16,000 3rd
Navbahor Namangan   Eldor Sakaev Namangan Markaziy Stadium 33,000 9th
Neftchi Farg'ona   Yuriy Sarkisyan Farghona Farghona Stadium 14,520 10th
Olmaliq FK   Igor Shkvyrin Olmaliq Metallurg Stadium 10,000 11th
Pakhtakor   Murod Ismailov Tashkent Pakhtakor Stadium 35,000 2nd
Qizilqum Zarafshon   Sergei Arslanov Zarafshon Progress Stadium 5,000 8th
FK Dinamo Samarqand   Akhmad Ubaydullaev Samarqand Olimpiya Stadium 12,250 12th
Sho'rtan Ghuzor   Tachmurad Agamuradov Ghuzor Ghuzor Stadium 7,000 4th
Sogdiana Jizzakh   Murod Otajonov Jizzakh Jizzakh Stadium 9,000 D1 2nd

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by Position in table Date
Navbahor Namangan None Sacked   Eldor Sakaev 9th (2010) January 10, 2010
Qizilqum Zarafshon   Sergei Arslanov End of tenure as caretaker   Marat Kabaev 8th (2010) December 23, 2010
Qizilqum Zarafshon   Marat Kabaev Sacked   Sergei Arslanov 11th (2011) May 19, 2011
Pakhtakor   Ravshan Khaydarov Sacked   Murod Ismailov 3rd (2011) September 27, 2011[1]
FK Samarqand-Dinamo   Viktor Djalilov Sacked   Akhmad Ubaydullaev 14th (2011) June 20, 2011
Sogdiana Jizzakh   Rauf Inileev Resigned   Murod Otajonov 13th (2011) July 14, 2011
Shurtan Guzar   Edgar Gess Sacked   Tachmurad Agamuradov 12th (2011) June 30, 2011

Foreign players edit

Pre-season transfers edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bunyodkor 26 19 4 3 51 14 +37 61 2012 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Nasaf Qarshi 26 15 8 3 43 15 +28 53
3 Pakhtakor Tashkent 26 15 6 5 33 17 +16 51
4 Neftchi Farg'ona 26 13 5 8 36 27 +9 44 2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off[a]
5 Mash'al Mubarek 26 12 4 10 32 33 −1 40
6 Navbahor Namangan 26 9 9 8 26 21 +5 36
7 Shurtan Guzar 26 9 5 12 29 41 −12 32
8 Metallurg Bekabad 26 9 4 13 35 42 −7 31
9 FK Buxoro 26 8 7 11 23 38 −15 31
10 FK Samarqand-Dinamo 26 8 5 13 23 25 −2 29
11 Olmaliq FK 26 8 5 13 37 45 −8 29
12 FK Andijan 26 7 7 12 29 43 −14 28
13 Qizilqum Zarafshon[b] 26 6 6 14 23 40 −17 24
14 Sogdiana Jizzakh 26 4 5 17 32 51 −19 17 Relegation to Lower Division
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2011. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Pakhtakor also won the 2011 Uzbekistan Cup, the fourth-placed team of the league also qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League.
  2. ^ Qizilqum Zarafshon survived relegation due to FK Guliston not fulfilling all licensing requirements after finishing second in the Lower Division

Results edit

Home \ Away AND BUX BUN MAS MET NAS NAV NEF OTM PAK QIZ SAM SHU SOG
FK Andijan 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–1 0–4 0–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 2–1
FK Buxoro 0–0 0–4 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1
Bunyodkor 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–0
Mash'al Mubarek 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1
Metallurg Bekabad 4–1 3–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 4–3 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 3–2
Nasaf Qarshi 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 5–0 3–1
Navbahor Namangan 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
Neftchi Farg'ona 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1
Olmaliq FK 2–1 6–1 1–3 2–2 4–1 0–0 0–3 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–2
Pakhtakor Tashkent 5–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–0
Qizilqum Zarafshon 2–0 0–0 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–3 0–3 2–1 3–2 0–0
FK Samarqand-Dinamo 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–0
Shurtan Guzar 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–4 2–3 2–1 1–0 4–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 3–2
Sogdiana Jizzakh 1–1 2–1 1–6 2–3 3–1 0–2 3–2 0–2 5–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2011. Source: www.pfl.uz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers edit

As of 9 November 2011
Rank Name Team Goals
1   Miloš Trifunović Bunyodkor 17
2   Muiddin Mamazulunov Olmaliq FK 16
3   Lochinbek Soliev FK Andijan 11
  Anvar Berdiev Neftchi 11
5   Igor Taran Shurtan 10
6   Bahodir Pardaev Sogdiana Jizzakh 9
  Zafar Kholmurodov Mash'al Mubarek 9
  Shakhboz Erkinov Shurtan 9
9   Anvarjon Soliev Bunyodkor 8
  Ilyos Qurbonov Metallurg Bekabad 8
  Zokhid Abdullaev Metallurg Bekabad 8
  Ivan Nagaev Metallurg Bekabad (2) / Dinamo (6) 8

Best XI edit

Championat.uz released the all-star team of the Uzbek League for the season 2011.

Position Name Team
Goalkeeper   Ignatiy Nesterov Bunyodkor
Left Defender   Ilhom Suyunov Pakhtakor
Right Defender   Jahongir Djiyamurodov Nasaf Qarshi
Central Defender   Slavoljub Đorđević Bunyodkor
Central Defender   Islom Tukhtakhodjaev Neftchi Farg'ona
Defensive Midfield   Lutfulla Turaev Nasaf Qarshi
Right Wing   Viktor Karpenko Bunyodkor
Central Midfield   Mansur Saidov Neftchi Farg'ona
Left Wing   Artur Gevorkyan Nasaf Qarshi
Forward   Miloš Trifunović Bunyodkor
Forward   Muiddin Mamazulunov Olmaliq FK
Coach   Mirjalol Qosimov Bunyodkor

References edit

  1. ^ "Ismailov is new coach of Pakhtakor". FC Pakhtakor. 2011-09-27. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30.