2021 Uzbekistan Super League

2021 Uzbekistan Super League
Season2021
Dates9 March — 27 November
Matches played132
Goals scored288 (2.18 per match)
Top goalscorerDragan Ćeran (10)
← 2020
2022 →
All statistics correct as of 21 September 2021.

The 2021 Uzbekistan Super League (known as the Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League for sponsorship reasons) is the 30th season of top-level football in Uzbekistan since its establishment on 1992. Pakhtakor Tashkent were the defending champions from the 2020 campaign.

Season events

Teams

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Location of teams in 2021 Uzbekistan Super League
Club Coach Location Stadium Capacity Kit sponsor Shirt sponsor
AGMK Uzbekistan Mirjalol Qosimov Olmaliq AGMK Stadium 12,000 Germany Jako Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine
Andijan Uzbekistan Otabek Gulomkhojaev Andijan Soghlom Avlod Stadium 18,360 Chile D&D Collection Makro Farm Andijan
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan Shukhrat Maqsudov Tashkent Milliy Stadium 34,000 Germany Jako Uzbekneftegaz
Kokand 1912 Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov Kokand Markaziy Stadium 10,500 Germany Jako Bazis
Lokomotiv Portugal Micael Sequeira Tashkent Lokomotiv Stadium 8,000 Spain Joma Orient Finance Bank, Uztelecom 1, Drivers Village 1
Mash'al Russia Alexander Khomyakov Muborak Bahrom Vafoev Stadium 10,000 Germany Saller Uzbekneftegaz
Metallurg Spain Luisma Hernández Bekabad Metallurg Bekabad Stadium 15,000 Germany Adidas Uzbekistan Metallurgy Combinat
Nasaf Uzbekistan Ruziqul Berdiyev Qarshi Markaziy Stadium 16,000 Germany Adidas Uzbekistan GTL SGCC, ENTER Engineering1
Navbahor Uzbekistan Numon Khasanov Namangan Markaziy Stadium 22,000 Germany Jako Namangan City
Pakhtakor Netherlands Pieter Huistra Tashkent Central Stadium 35,000 Germany Adidas
Qizilqum Uzbekistan Hamidjon Aktamov Navoiy Yoshlar Stadium 12,500 Germany Jako Navoi Mining and Metallurgy Combinat
Sogdiana Uzbekistan Ulugbek Bakayev Jizzakh Sogdiana Stadium 11,650 Spain Joma BMB Energo
Surkhon Uzbekistan Rifat Akramkhujaev Termez Alpamish Stadium 6,000 Germany Adidas Uzbekgidrenergo
Turon Poland Bogusław Baniak Yaypan Uzbekistan Stadium 5,000 Germany Jako Fitogether, Aloqabank, Turon World Cooperation1

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Ref.
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan Vadim Abramov Preseason Uzbekistan Shukhrat Maqsudov
Lokomotiv Tashkent Uzbekistan Timur Kapadze Portugal Micael Sequeira 7 January 2021 [1]
Mash'al Mubarek Uzbekistan Dilyaver Vaniyev Russia Alexander Khomyakov
Pakhtakor Tashkent Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze Resigned 22 December 2020 Netherlands Pieter Huistra 6 January 2021 [2][3]
Qizilqum Uzbekistan Hamidjon Aktamov 3 June 2020 10th Turkmenistan Täçmyrat Agamyradow 4 June 2020
Qizilqum Turkmenistan Täçmyrat Agamyradow 26 August 2020 5th Uzbekistan Hamidjon Aktamov 27 August 2020

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 Player 4 AFC Players Naturalized Players Former players
AGMK Cape Verde Alvin Fortes Italy Martin Boakye Serbia Jovan Đokić Ukraine Oleksandr Kasyan
Andijan Belarus Vasiliy Sovpel Belarus Pavel Zabelin Bulgaria Plamen Dimov Kazakhstan Vladislav Vasilyev Mexico Marco Bueno
Kyrgyzstan Edgar Bernhardt
Italy Martin Boakye
Bunyodkor Nigeria Ibrahim Tomiwa Kyrgyzstan Odiljon Abdurakhmanov Tajikistan Davron Ergashev
Kokand 1912 Ivory Coast Yacouba Bamba Serbia Ivan Josović Serbia Slavko Lukić
Lokomotiv Tashkent Georgia (country) Kakhi Makharadze Nigeria Samuel Opeh Spain Diego Bardanca
Mash'al Mubarek Nigeria Michael Ibe Nigeria Ifeanyi Ifeanyi Nigeria Samuel Chigozie Ononiwu Nigeria Godwin Chika Okwara Nigeria Ukeme Williams
Metallurg Bekabad Russia Andrey Shipilov

Russia Yevgeni Makeyev
Ukraine Yevhen Chumak

Nasaf Serbia Marko Stanojević Serbia Andrija Kaludjerović
Navbahor Namangan Brazil Guttiner North Macedonia Bojan Najdenov Russia Ivan Solovyov Serbia Bojan Ciger Tajikistan Ehson Panjshanbe Russia→Uzbekistan Igor Golban Serbia Marko Putinčanin
Serbia Nikola Tasić
Serbia Slaviša Stojanović
Pakhtakor Tashkent Serbia Dragan Ćeran Serbia Bojan Matić Switzerland Eren Derdiyok
Qizilqum Zarafshon Georgia (country) Mate Vatsadze Georgia (country) Elgujja Grigalashvili Georgia (country) Georgiy Kukhianidze Russia Oleg Tolmasov Tajikistan Jahongir Ergashev
 Sogdiana Jizzakh Serbia Luka Čermelj Serbia Marko Kolaković Serbia Milan Mitrović Serbia Darko Stanojević Turkmenistan Arslanmyrat Amanow
Surkhon Termez Serbia Vladimir Bubanja
Turon Serbia Siniša Babić Serbia Dajan Ponjević South Korea Kim Bo-yong Tajikistan Firdavs Chakalov Belarus →Uzbekistan Uladzislaw Kasmynin Ghana Kwame Karikari
Tajikistan Umarjon Sharipov

In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pakhtakor (C) 26 19 3 4 51 18 +33 60 Qualification to the AFC Champions League group stage
2 Sogdiana 26 12 11 3 28 15 +13 47[a] Qualification to the 2022 AFC Cup group stage[b]
3 AGMK 26 13 8 5 34 25 +9 47[a]
4 Nasaf 26 13 6 7 42 24 +18 45 Qualification to the AFC Champions League preliminary round[c]
5 Bunyodkor 26 13 6 7 43 30 +13 45
6 Navbahor 26 10 9 7 23 19 +4 39
7 Lokomotiv 26 11 6 9 37 32 +5 39
8 Kokand 1912 26 9 9 8 37 36 +1 36
9 Qizilqum 26 7 10 9 26 29 −3 31
10 Surkhon 26 7 4 15 17 43 −26 25
11 Metallurg 26 8 1 17 22 35 −13 25
12 Mash'al (R) 26 5 8 13 21 35 −14 23 Relegation play off Uzbekistan Pro League
13 Andijon (R) 26 4 7 15 22 41 −19 19 Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League
14 Turon (R) 26 3 8 15 16 37 −21 17
Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Sogdiana second on head-to-head points : Sogdiana 4; AGMK 1
  2. ^ Sogdiana are the standby team for the AFC Cup, should Nasaf advance to the AFC Champions League group stage. As Nasaf advanced to the AFC Champions League group stage, the standby team entered the AFC Cup.
  3. ^ Nasaf qualified to the AFC Champions League as 2021 Uzbekistan Cup champions.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Pakhtakor Tashkent11111111111111111111111111
Sogdiana Jizzakh42222222222432322222244442
AGMK23846873333223233334422223
Nasaf Qarshi8111274346874345565453333334
Bunyodkor68335667547666644545555555
Lokomotiv Tashkent101213139758488877888786677676
Navbahor Namangan1366810101010910101088777867766767
Kokand 1912343634347699109999999988888
Qizilqum Zarafshon555589991095554456678899999
Surkhon Termez7107911131313121212121412111212121313131010101210
Metallurg Bekabad14991275856567910101011101010101212121111
Mash'al Mubarek1214111113111111111111111111121110111111111111111012
Andijon117101012121212131314141314141414141212121313131313
Turon913141414141414141413131213131313131414141414141414
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
Standby team of the AFC Cup group stage
Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League#Relegation play off
Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2021. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League

Results

Home \ Away AGM AND BUN KOK LOK MAS MET NAS NAV PAK QIZ SOG SUR TUR
AGMK — 3–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–0
Andijon 2–3 — 1–4 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1
Bunyodkor 1–1 3–1 — 2–1 3–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–2 3–1 3–1
Kokand 2–2 1–1 0–0 — 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 4–2 0–0 2–3 2–0 2–2
Lokomotiv 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 — 2–1 1–3 2–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1
Mash'al 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 — 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–0
Metallurg 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 — 2–1 2–2 0–3 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–0
Nasaf 1–1 2–0 5–0 3–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 — 0–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 6–0 4–0
Navbahor 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 — 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–0
Pakhtakor 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 — 4–2 0–0 5–0 3–1
Qizilqum 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–1 — 1–1 1–1 2–1
Sogdiana 0–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 — 2–1 1–0
Surkhon 0–1 2–0 1–5 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–4 1–0 0–1 — 1–0
Turon 0–1 1–0 0–3 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 —
Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match played

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819
AGMKWDLWWLWWLWWWDDDLDWD
AndijonLWLDLLLLLLLWDDLLWLW
BunyodkorWLWDDLWLDWLWLDWWWDW
KokandWDDDWLWLLWLLLDDWLDW
LokomotivLLDDWWWLWLDLWDLWDWL
Mash'alLLWDLDLLWLDLWDLWLDD
MetallurgLWLLWWLWWLDLLLLLLWL
NasafLDDWWWLWLWWWLLDLWW
NavbahorLWDLLDDWDWDLWLWWDDW
PakhtakorWWWWWWDWWDWWWWWWWDL
QizilqumWDDDLWDWLDWWWDDLDLD
SogdianaWWDWDDWWWDDLDWLWWDD
SurkhonWLDLLLLLWDLLLWWLLL
TuronLLDLLDDLLLDWDDWLLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2021. Source: Championat.asia
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Relegation play-off

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FK Olympic Tashkent 3–1 FK Mash'al Mubarek

Season Statistics

Pakhtakor's Dragan Ćeran won the Super League Golden Boot after scoring 16 goals, a record for a 21-game Super League season

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Goalscorers

As of match played 27 November 2021
# Player Club Goals
1 Serbia Dragan Ćeran Pakhtakor Tashkent 16
2 Uzbekistan Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov Lokomotiv Tashkent 14
3 Uzbekistan Khusayin Norchaev Nasaf 13
4 Uzbekistan Shokhruz Norkhonov Sogdiana Jizzakh 10
5 Georgia (country) Elgujja Grigalashvili Qizilqum Zarafshon 9
Uzbekistan Khursid Giyosov Bunyodkor
7 Uzbekistan Sherzod Temirov Pakhtakor Tashkent 8
Uzbekistan Mirjahon Mirakhmadov Bunyodkor
Uzbekistan Azizbek Amanov Lokomotiv Tashkent
10 Serbia Marko Stanojević Nasaf 6
Uzbekistan Farrukh Ikromov Bunyodkor
Nigeria Ibrahim Tomiwa
Italy Martin Boakye Andijon/AGMK
Ukraine Aleksandr Kasyan AGMK

Attendances

By round

As of match played 21 September 2021
2021 Uzbekistan Super League Attendance
Round Total GP. Avg. Per Game
Round 1 47,752 7 6,822
Round 2 37,687 7 5,384
Round 3 39,491 7 5,642
Round 4 28,634 7 4,091
Round 5 40,273 7 5,753
Round 6 18,253 7 2,608
Round 7 22,496 7 3,214
Round 8 13,997 7 2,000
Round 9 29,900 7 4,271
Round 10 28,456 7 4,065
Round 11 16,084 7 2,298
Round 12 17,844 7 2,549
Round 13 0 7 0
Round 14 0 7 0
Round 15 0 7 0
Round 16 0 7 0
Round 17 0 7 0
Round 18 0 7 0
Round 19 4,397 6 733
Total 345,264 132 2,616

By team

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 AGMK 14,544 4,411 0 1,616 n/a†
2 Andijon 33,613 13,800 0 3,361 n/a†
3 Bunyodkor 14,702 5,100 0 1,838 n/a†
4 Kokand 21,927 6,542 0 2,436 n/a†
5 Lokomotiv 10,637 5,089 0 1,182 n/a†
6 Mash'al 6,261 3,200 0 696 n/a†
7 Metallurg 23,608 6,340 0 2,361 n/a†
8 Nasaf 34,703 11,812 0 3,856 n/a†
9 Navbahor 64,300 19,358 0 7,144 n/a†
10 Pakhtakor 18,323 10,560 0 1,832 n/a†
11 Qizilqum 32,343 7,832 0 2,940 n/a†
12 Sogdiana 14,010 4,200 0 1,557 n/a†
13 Surkhon 14,920 4,545 0 1,658 n/a†
14 Turon 41,373 6,496 0 3,761 n/a†
League total 345,264 19,358 0 2,616 n/a†

Updated to games played on 21 September 2021
Source: [citation needed]

Awards

Monthly awards

See also

References

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