FC Shurtan Guzar (Uzbek: Sho'rtan G'uzor professional futbol klubi or Шўртан Ғузор футбол клуби) is an Uzbek football club based in G‘uzor, Uzbekistan.
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| Full name | FK Sho'rtan G'uzor | ||
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| Founded | 1994 | ||
| Ground | G'uzor Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ilkhom Norchayev | ||
| Head coach | Ikhtiyor Karimov | ||
| League | Uzbekistan Pro League | ||
| 2021 | 7th | ||
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History edit
During its first years, the club played in the lower divisions of Uzbekistan. In 2006 FC Shurtan made its debut in the Uzbek League. The 2010 season was the club's most successful season when they finished 4th in the league and were runners-up in the Uzbek Cup. In the quarter-final of the Uzbek Cup, they beat Pakhtakor on aggregate and Lokomotiv Tashkent in the semi-final. Shurtan lost in the final, played in Tashkent, to Bunyodkor. The final score was 0–1.
In 2011 Shurtan made its international debut, playing in the AFC Cup. The club managed 2nd place in the group stage, but lost in their one legged round of 16 match against Al Wehdat. The final score being 1–2.[1]
On 22 November 2011 Shurtan management appointed Igor Kriushenko as new head coach, he replaced Tachmurad Agamuradov.[2] Kriushenko was fired on 5 July 2012 and was replaced by Edgar Gess who worked as head coach until May 15, 2013. Gess was also fired after poor results in League matches. Shurtan changed head coaches twice in 2013. The club were ranked 14th in the League and were relegated to the First League. After one year, in 2014, the club won the First League and were promoted back to the top division.
League history edit
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Personnel edit
Current technical staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Ikhtiyor Karimov
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| Assistant coach | Jamshid Umarov
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| Assistant coach | Botir Rasulov
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| Goalkeeping coach | Erkin Mirzaev
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Managerial history edit
| Period | Manager |
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| 2005 |  Sergei Dotsenko
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| 2008 | Bakhrom Khakimov
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| July 1, 2008 – Dec 30, 2008 | Viktor Pasulko
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| 2009 | Usmon Toshev
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| 2009–2011 |  Edgar Gess
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| 2011 |  Tachmurad Agamuradov
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| Nov 24, 2011 – July 5, 2012 |  Igor Kriushenko
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| July 5, 2012 – May 15, 2013 | Edgar Gess
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| May 15, 2013 – October 18, 2013 | Zoir Turakulov
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| October 18, 2013 – January 6, 2014 | Erkin Mirzayev
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| January 6, 2014– January 5, 2016 | Mukhtor Kurbonov
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| January 5, 2016– | Ikhtiyor Karimov
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Honours edit
Domestic edit
- Uzbek League 4th place:
- Uzbekistan First League (2):
- 2004, 2014
- Uzbek Cup runners-up (1):
- UzPFL Cup (1):
- 2015
Performance in AFC competitions edit
- AFC Cup: 1 appearance
- 2011: Round of 16
References edit
- ^ "Al Wehdat 2–1 Shurtan". the-afc.com. 2011-05-25. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12.
- ^ "Igor Kriushenko appointed as Shurtan head coach". UzDaily.com. 2011-11-22.
External links edit
- Official website
- Shurtan Guzar – Soccerway
- Shurtan Guzar – Weltfussballarchiv