The 2012 Uzbek League season was the 21st season of top level football in Uzbekistan since independence in 1992. Bunyodkor were the defending champions from the 2011 campaign. The draw for the 2012 Uzbek League season took place on January 6, 2012.[1]
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 March – 21 November |
| Champions | Pakhtakor 9th title |
| Relegated | FK Andijan Mash'al |
| Champions League | Pakhtakor Bunyodkor Lokomotiv Tashkent |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 458 (2.52 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Anvar Berdiev 16 goals |
| Biggest home win | Shurtan Guzar - FK Andijan - 6:1 |
| Biggest away win | FK Buxoro - Bunyodkor - 0:4 Qizilqum Zarafshon - Pakhtakor - 0:4 |
← 2011 2013 → | |
FK Guliston was officially out of the season, and was replaced by Qizilqum Zarafshon, the reason for absence were financial problems of the club.[2]
New rules
- The 4+1 format of foreign players has been reduced to 3+1.[3]
Teams
Summarize
Perspective
Qizilqum Zarafshon and Sogdiana Jizzakh were relegated in the last edition of the Uzbek League to First League.
| Club | Coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Andijan |  Azamat Abduraimov |
Andijan | Soghlom Avlod Stadium | 18,360 | 12th |
| Bunyodkor | Mirjalol Qosimov |
Tashkent | JAR Stadium | 8,460 | Champions |
| FK Bukhoro |  Tachmurad Agamuradov |
Bukhoro | Buxoro Arena | 22,700 | 9th |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | Ravshan Muqimov |
Tashkent | Lokomotiv Stadium | 8,000 | D1, 1st |
| Mash'al Mubarek |  Vladimir Fomichev |
Muborak | Bahrom Vafoev Stadium | 10,000 | 5th |
| Metallurg Bekabad | Rustam Mirsodiqov |
Bekabad | Metallurg Bekabad Stadium | 11,000 | 8th |
| Nasaf Qarshi | Usmon Toshev |
Qarshi | Qarshi Stadium | 14,750 | 2nd |
| Navbahor Namangan | Mustafo Bayramov |
Namangan | Markaziy Stadium | 28,462 | 6th |
| Neftchi Farg'ona | Yuriy Sarkisyan |
Farghona | Farghona Stadium | 14,520 | 4th |
| Olmaliq FK | Igor Shkvyrin |
Olmaliq | Metallurg Stadium | 11,000 | 11th |
| Pakhtakor | Murod Ismailov |
Tashkent | Pakhtakor Stadium | 35,000 | 3rd |
| Qizilqum Zarafshon | Ravshan Khaydarov |
Zarafshon | Progress Stadium | 6,000 | 13th |
| Dinamo | Akhmad Ubaydullaev |
Samarqand | Olimpiya Stadium | 12,250 | 10th |
| Sho'rtan Ghuzor |  Edgar Gess |
Ghuzor | Ghuzor Stadium | 7,000 | 7th |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by | Position in table | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Andijan | Orif Mamatkazin |
Resigned |  Aleksandr Averyanov |
Pre-season | December 12, 2011[4] |
| FK Andijan | Aleksandr Averyanov |
Sacked [5] | Azamat Abduraimov |
Season | August 22, 2012 [6] |
| FK Buxoro | Gennadiy Kochnev |
Sacked | Jamshid Saidov |
Pre-season | December 24, 2011 |
| FK Buxoro | Jamshid Saidov |
Sacked | Tachmurad Agamuradov |
Season | June 2, 2012 [7] |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | Ravshan Muqimov |
Resigned |  Khoren Hovhannisyan |
Pre-season | December 12, 2011 [8] |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | Khoren Hovhannisyan |
End of contract | Ravshan Muqimov |
Season | June 12, 2012 [9] |
| Nasaf Qarshi |  Anatoliy Demyanenko |
Signed by Volyn Lutsk[10] | Ruziqul Berdiev |
Pre-season | January 5, 2012 [11][12] |
| Nasaf Qarshi | Ruziqul Berdiev |
Sacked | Usmon Toshev |
Season | May 23, 2012 [13] |
| Pakhtakor | Murod Ismailov |
Temporary position over |  Dejan Đurđević |
Pre-season | December 28, 2011 [14] |
| Pakhtakor | Dejan Đurđević |
Mutual agreement | Murod Ismailov |
Season | June 19, 2012 [15] |
| Shurtan Guzar | Tachmurad Agamuradov |
Sacked |  Igor Kriushenko |
Pre-season | November 22, 2011 [16][17] |
| Shurtan Guzar | Igor Kriushenko |
Sacked [18] | Edgar Gess |
Season | July 5, 2012 [19] |
| Qizilqum Zarafshon | Sergei Arslanov |
Temporary position over | Ravshan Khaydarov |
Pre-season | January 8, 2012 [20] |
Foreign players
- Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.
Pre-season transfers
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakhtakor Tashkent (Q, C) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 59 | 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage[a] |
| 2 | Bunyodkor (Q) | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 57 | |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Tashkent (Q) | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 49 | 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off[a] |
| 4 | Nasaf Qarshi | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 49 | |
| 5 | Shurtan Guzar | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 40 | |
| 6 | Neftchi Farg'ona | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 37 | |
| 7 | FK Buxoro | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 35 | |
| 8 | Olmaliq FK | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 31 | |
| 9 | FK Samarqand-Dinamo | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 29 | |
| 10 | Metallurg Bekabad | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 29 | |
| 11 | Qizilqum Zarafshon | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 27 | |
| 12 | Navbahor Namangan | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 26 | |
| 13 | Mash'al Mubarek (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 23 | Relegation to Lower Division |
| 14 | FK Andijan (R) | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 16 |
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2012. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Lokomotive Tashkent qualified due to Bunyodkor also winning the 2012 Uzbekistan Cup.
Results
| Home \ Away | AND | BUN | FJB | QIZ | LOK | MAS | MET | NAS | NAV | NEF | OTM | PAK | SAM | SHU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Andijan | 0–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Bunyodkor | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| FJ Buxoro | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Qizilqum Zarafshon | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| Mash'al Mubarek | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Metallurg Bekabad | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| Nasaf Qarshi | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Navbahor Namangan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Neftchi Farg'ona | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Olmaliq FK | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| Pakhtakor Tashkent | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| FK Samarqand-Dinamo | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Shurtan Guzar | 6–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
Top goalscorers
See also Coach and Player of Month
| # | Scorer | Club | Goals (Pen.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anvar Berdiev |
Neftchi Farg'ona | 19 (5) |
| 2 | Igor Taran |
Shurtan Guzar | 14 (2) |
| 3 | Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov |
Pakhtakor | 13 (0) |
| Vladimir Shishelov |
Andijan/Nasaf Qarshi | 13 (3) | |
| 5 | Ruzimboy Ahmedov |
FK Dinamo Samarqand | 11 (1) |
| Zaynitdin Tadjiyev |
Lokomotiv Tashkent | 11 (3) | |
| 7 |  Arturas Fomenka |
Lokomotiv Tashkent | 9 (0) |
| Artur Gevorkyan |
Nasaf Qarshi | 9 (0) | |
| Zokhid Abdullaev |
Metallurg Bekabad | 9 (0) | |
| 10 | Shahzodbek Nurmatov |
Metallurg Bekabad | 8 (0) |
Last updated: 21 November 2012
Source: Soccerway
See also
References
External links
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