2020 Uzbekistan Super League

2020 Uzbekistan Super League
Season	2020
Dates	27 February — November 2020 - ongoing
Matches played	91
Goals scored	237 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer	Dragan Ćeran (12 goals)
Biggest home win	Pakhtakor 7–0 Lokomotiv; (24 August 2020)
Biggest away win	Lokomotiv 0–4 Nasaf; (28 August 2020)
Highest scoring	Pakhtakor 7–0 Lokomotiv; (24 August 2020)
Longest winning run	AGMK (6 matches)
Longest unbeaten run	AGMK (13 matches)
Longest winless run	Andijon (13 matches)
Longest losing run	Lokomotiv (5 matches)
Highest attendance	25,328; Navbahor 2–0 Lokomotiv; (6 March 2020)
Lowest attendance	Pre-spectatorless matches 1,465; Bunyodkor 1–0 Mash'al; (7 March)
Total attendance	90,737
Average attendance	6,481
	← 2019 2021 → All statistics correct as of 29 August 2020.

The 2020 Uzbekistan Super League (known as the Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League for sponsorship reasons) is the 29th season of top level football in Uzbekistan since its establishment on 1992. Pakhtakor Tashkent are the defending champions from the 2019 campaign.

Season events

On 16 March, all football competitions in Uzbekistan were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

On 20 July, the Uzbekistan Super League was suspended for a second time due to COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan, with it being announced on 24 July that the league would resume on 3 August with the scheduled 10th round matches.^[3]^[4]

Teams

Tashkent

Tashkent teams:
Bunyodkor
Lokomotiv
Pakhtakor

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Location of teams in 2020 Uzbekistan Super League


Club	Coach	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Kit sponsor	Shirt sponsor
AGMK	Mirjalol Qosimov	Olmaliq	AGMK Stadium	12,000	Adidas	OKMK
Andijan	Viktor Kumykov	Andijan	Soghlom Avlod Stadium	18,360	Puma	GM Uzbekistan
Buxoro	Jamshid Saidov	Bukhoro	Buxoro Arena	22,700	Joma	BNQIZ
Bunyodkor	Vadim Abramov	Tashkent	Bunyodkor Stadium	34,000	Nike	UzTransGaz, Driver's Village¹
Kokand 1912	Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov	Kokand	Kokand Stadium	10,500	Adidas
Lokomotiv	Andrey Miklyaev	Tashkent	Lokomotiv Stadium	8,000	Joma	Orient Finance Bank, Uztelecom¹
Mash'al	Dilyaver Vaniyev	Muborak	Bahrom Vafoev Stadium	10,000	Saller	Uzbekneftegaz
Metallurg	Andrey Shipilov	Bekabad	Metallurg Stadium	15,000	Adidas	Uzbekistan Metallurgy Combinat
Nasaf	Ruziqul Berdiyev	Qarshi	Qarshi Markazi Stadium	16,000	Adidas	Uzbekistan GTL SGCC
Navbahor	Andrey Kanchelskis	Namangan	Namangan Markazi Stadium	22,000	Puma
Pakhtakor	Shota Arveladze	Tashkent	Pakhtakor Stadium	35,000	Adidas	Red Metal AG Company, Euroasia Insurance¹
Qizilqum	Täçmyrat Agamyradow	Zarafshan	Progress Stadium	12,500	Adidas	Navoi Mining and Metallurgy Combinat NKMK¹
Sogdiana	Ulugbek Bakayev	Jizzakh	Soghdiana Stadium	11,650	Joma	UzbekEnergo
Surkhon	Ravshan Khaydarov	Termez	Alpamish stadium	6,000	Adidas	UzbekGidroEnergo

¹ On the back of the strip.

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Qizilqum	Hamidjon Aktamov	Sacked	8 March 2020	12th	Täçmyrat Agamyradow	4 June 2020^[5]
Andijon	Alexander Khomyakov	Resigned	17 March 2020	11th	Viktor Kumykov	11 May 2020^[6]
Surkhon	Bakhrom Khaydarov	Resigned	26 June 2020	11th	Alexander Khomyakov	27 June 2020
Surkhon	Alexander Khomyakov	Sacked	30 June 2020	11th	Ravshan Khaydarov	4 July 2020
Buxoro	Mukhsin Mukhamadiev	Sacked	18 July 2020	14th	Julio Hernandeź	24 July 2020
Buxoro	Julio Hernandeź	Sacked	2 August 2020	14th	Jamshid Saidov	4 August 2020
Lokomotiv	Andrei Fyodorov	Resigned	20 August 2020	8th	Dilshod Nuraliev (caretaker)	19 August 2020
Lokomotiv	Dilshod Nuraliev (caretaker)	Resigned	28 August 2020	10th	Andrey Miklyaev	29 August 2020

Foreign players

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	Elgujja Grigalashvili	Mate Vatsadze	Igor Zonjić	Jovan Đokić	Arslanmyrat Amanow
Andijan	Artiom Litviacov	Emmanuel Ariwachukwu	Dmytro Zozulya				Michael Okoro Ibe
Bunyodkor	Davron Ergashev				Selim Nurmyradow
Buxoro							Edin Junuzović Jaba Lipartia Artem Baranovskyi Milovan Kapor
Kokand 1912	Yacouba Bamba	Ivan Josović	Filip Rajevac
Lokomotiv Tashkent	Kakhi Makharadze	Slavko Damjanović	Kirill Pogrebnyak
Mash'al Mubarek	Ella Ken	Ifeanyi Ifeanyi	Denys Vasilyev				*Didar Durdyýew*
Metallurg Bekabad	Andrey Shipilov	Yevhen Chumak
Nasaf Qarshi	Faysal Traoré	Marko Stanojević					Haris Dilaver
Navbahor	Ruslan Bolov	Ivan Solovyov	Pavel Golyshev		Ehson Panjshanbe	→ Igor Golban	*Amirbek Juraboev*
Pakhtakor	Dragan Ćeran	Eren Derdiyok
Qizilqum	Uladzislaw Kasmynin	Ibrahim Tomiwa	Ruslan Margiev	Oleg Tolmasov			Wezirgeldi Ylýasow Abdy Bäşimow McCartney Naweseb
Sogdiana	Elivelto Ribeiro	Marko Kolaković	Milan Mitrović
Surkhon	Darko Stanojević	Oleksandr Kasyan					Vladimir Bubanja

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	13	11	1	1	40	8	+32	34	Qualification to the AFC Champions League group stage
2	AGMK	13	8	5	0	22	11	+11	29	Qualification to the AFC Champions League Preliminary round 2
3	Kokand 1912	13	8	1	4	23	12	+11	25
4	Nasaf	13	6	5	2	23	15	+8	23
5	Bunyodkor	13	6	5	2	19	16	+3	23
6	Metallurg	13	7	1	5	20	17	+3	22
7	Navbahor	13	5	4	4	16	12	+4	19
8	Mash'al	13	4	4	5	10	12	−2	16
9	Sogdiana	13	4	4	5	15	20	−5	16
10	Lokomotiv	13	4	0	9	13	28	−15	12
11	Qizilqum	13	2	4	7	9	21	−12	10
12	Surkhon	13	2	2	9	11	23	−12	8
13	Buxoro	13	1	4	8	8	25	−17	7	Relegation play off Uzbekistan Pro League
14	Andijon	13	0	6	7	8	18	−10	6	Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League

Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2020. 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.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Team ╲ Round
Pakhtakor Tashkent	5	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
AGMK	7	10	6	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Kokand 1912	2	6	3	6	5	5	3	4	7	7	4	3	3
Nasaf Qarshi	4	2	2	1	2	4	7	5	5	4	5	5	4
Bunyodkor	3	3	5	3	6	3	6	3	3	3	3	4	5
Metallurg Bekabad	8	4	9	5	4	7	5	7	6	6	8	7	6
Navbahor Namangan	10	7	8	9	7	6	4	6	4	5	6	6	7
Mash'al Mubarek	1	5	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	7	8	8
Sogdiana Jizzakh	14	11	13	11	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	9	9
Lokomotiv Tashkent	6	9	4	7	10	10	8	8	8	8	9	10	10
Qizilqum Zarafshon	12	13	12	13	13	14	14	13	14	13	12	11	11
Surkhon Termez	11	8	10	10	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	12	12
Buxoro	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	14	14	14	13
Andijon	9	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	13	13	14

	Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
	Qualification to AFC Cup group stage
	Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League#Relegation play off
	Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League

Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2020. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League

Results

Home \ Away	AGM	AND	BUK	BUN	KOK	LOK	MAS	MET	NAS	NAV	PAK	QIZ	SOG	SUR
AGMK	—			2–0	2–1	3–1	1–0	1–1	2–1	1–1				1–0
Andijon	1–3	—		0–0				0–2		0–0	0–2			0–1
Bukhoro	2–2	2–2	—	1–1				1–4						1–0
Bunyodkor				—	1–0	2–0	1–0	2–0		3–1		1–1
Kokand		2–1	3–0		—		2–0		2–2		1–3	4–0	2–1	3–0
Lokomotiv		2–1	3–0		1–2	—	0–1	0–3	0–4			3–0	1–2	2–1
Mash'al		0–0	1–0				—		0–0			1–1	3–0
Metallurg					1–0		2–1	—		1–3		1–2	2–0
Nasaf		2–1	0–0	2–2				1–0	—	2–2			3–0
Navbahor			2–0		0–1	2–0	0–1			—	1–1	1–0	2–0
Pakhtakor	2–2		3–0	5–0		7–0	3–0	4–1	4–1	2–1	—			3–1
Qizilqum	0–1	1–1	1–0						1–3		0–2	—	1–1	1–2
Sogdiana	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–3							1–0		—	2–0
Surkhon				1–3			2–2	1–2	1–2	1–1				—

Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2020. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match played

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Team ╲ Round
Pakhtakor	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D
AGMK	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	D
Kokand	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	W
Bunyodkor	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	D
Nasaf	W	W	W	D	D	D	L	W	D	W	L	D	W
Metallurg	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	W
Navbahor	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	D	L	D
Mash'al	W	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	W	D	W	W	L
Sogdiana	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	D	W
Lokomotiv	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L
Qizilqum	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	D
Surkhon	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	L
Bukhoro	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	D
Andijon	L	L	D	D	L	D	D	D	L	D	L	L	L

Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2020. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Season Statistics

First goal of the season: Ivan Solovyov for Navbahor against Pakhtakor (27 February 2020)

Goalscorers

As of 29 August 2020

#	Player	Club	Goals
1	Dragan Ćeran	Pakhtakor Tashkent	13
2	Igor Segeev	Pakhtakor Tashkent	10
3	Murod Kholmukhamedov	Kokand 1912	8
4	Eren Derdiyok	Pakhtakor Tashkent	7
	Shokhruz Norkhonov	Sogdiana Jizzakh
	Bobur Abdikholikov	FC Nasaf
7	Stanislav Andreev	Metallurg Bekabad	5
	Jamshed Khasanov	FK Andijon
	Oleksandr Kasyan	Surkhon Termez
10	Kirill Pogrebnyak	Lokomotiv Tashkent	4
	Nurillo Tukhtasinov	FC Bunyodkor
	Dostonbek Khamdamov	Pakhtakor Tashkent
	Sharof Mukhiddinov	FC Nasaf
	Azizbek Turgunboev	Navbahor Namangan
	Elgujja Grigalashvili	FC AGMK

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Dragan Ćeran	Pakhtakor	Buxoro	3–0 (H)	8 March 2020
Dragan Ćeran	Pakhtakor	Nasaf	4–1 (H)	21 August 2020

Top assists

As of 28 August 2020

#	Player	Club	Asists
1	Jaloliddin Masharipov	Pakhtakor Tashkent	8
2	Sherzod Karimov	Surkhon Termez	4
2	Doniyor Narzullaev	Metallurg Bekabad	4
4	Farrukh Sayfiev	Pakhtakor Tashkent	3
	Sherzod Temirov	Mash'al Mubarek	3
	Dragan Ćeran	Pakhtakor Tashkent	3
	Ella Ken	Mash'al Mubarek	3

Disciplinary

As of 25 August 2020

#	Player	Club
1	Islombek Isoqjonov	Navbahor	2	1
2	Egor Krimets	Pakhtakor	1	4
3	Emmanuel Ariwachukwu	Andijon	1	3
4	Ruslan Margiev	Qizilqum	1	2
5	Jovan Đokić	AGMK	1	2
6	Ivan Nagaev	Sogdiana	1	2
7	Andrei Shipilov	Metallurg	1	1
8	Nurulla Tukhtasinov	Bunyodkor	1	1
9	Shavkat Mullajanov	Sogdiana	1	-
10	Shavkat Salomov	Surkhon	1	-
11	Slavko Damjanović	Lokomotiv	1	-
12	Zokhid Abdullaev	Metallurg	-	4
13	Oleksandr Kasyan	Surkhon	-	4
14	Ifeanyi Ifeanyi	Mash'al	-	4
15	Davron Khashimov	Lokomotiv	-	3
16	Azizbek Turgunbaev	Navbahor	-	3
17	Qadamboy Nurmetov	Qizilqum	-	3
18	Temur Usmonov	Andijon	-	3
19	Sardor Qulmatov	Sogdiana	-	3
20	Ivan Solovyov	Navbahor	-	3
21	Lutfulla Turaev	Bunyodkor	-	3
22	Yacouba Bamba	Kokand 1912	-	3

Attendances

By round

2020 Uzbekistan Super League Attendance
Round	Total	GP.	Avg. Per Game
Round 1	38,607	7	5,515
Round 2	52,130	7	7,447
Round 3	38,021	7	5,431
Round 4	0	7	0 ^[a]
Round 5	0	7	0
Round 6	0	7	0
Round 7	0	7	0
Round 8	0	7	0
Round 9	0	7	0
Round 10	0	7	0
Round 11	0	7	0
Round 12	0	7	0
Round 13	0	7	0
Total	128,758	21	6,131

^ Matches from 14 June and onwards will be played behind closed doors.

By team

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Pakhtakor	27,387	15,320	5,324	9,129	+21.4%^†
2	Kokand	9,479	5,178	4,301	4,739	+19.7%^†
3	Surkhon	9,543	5,623	3,920	4,771	−20.1%^†
4	Qizilqum	6,110	3,752	2,358	3,055	−30.7%^†
5	AGMK	6,927	3,727	3,200	3,463	+53.7%^†
6	Mash'al	6,431	3,520	2,911	3,215	n/a^† †
7	Lokomotiv	4,720	3,210	1,510	2,360	+4.7%^†
8	Sogdiana	2,572				NA^†
9	Nasaf	8,473				NA^†
10	Bukhoro					NA^†
11	Andijon	15,152				NA^†
12	Metallurg	5,221				NA^†
13	Bunyodkor	1,465				NA^†
14	Navbahor	25,328				NA^†
	League total	128,758	25,328	1,465	6,131	+10.7%^†

Updated to games played on 2020
Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:
^† Teams played previous season in Pro League.

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Manager of the Month		Player of the Month		Goalkeeper of the Month		Goal of the Month
Month	Manager	Club	Player	Club	Player	Club	Player	Club
March	Ruziqul Berdiyev	Nasaf	Dragan Ćeran	Pakhtakor	Eldorbek Suyunov	Pakhtakor	Dragan Ćeran	Pakhtakor
June	Mirjalol Qosimov	AGMK	Azizbek Turgunboev	Navbahor	Sukhrob Sultonov	AGMK	Shahzod Ubaydullaev	Metallurg Bekabad
July	Mirjalol Qosimov	AGMK	Murod Kholmukhamedov	Kokand 1912	Islombek Abdullaev	Andijon	Sanjar Tursunov	AGMK

Match ball

On 23 February 2020, Puma announced their official partnership with Uzbekistan Super League to manufacture the official match ball for the Uzbekistan Professional Football League Organization.

References

^ "Coca-Cola Суперлига янги мавсуми 28 февраль куни старт олади" (in Uzbek). championat.asia. 30 December 2019.
^ "O'zbekistondagi futbol-klublari mashgulotlari ham bekor qilindi". Championat.asia. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
^ "Coca Cola Суперлиганинг 10-тур учрашувлари қолдирилди". fcbunyodkor.com (in Uzbek). FC Bunyodkor. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
^ "Coca Cola Суперлига 3 августдан давом эттирилади". fcbunyodkor.com (in Uzbek). FC Bunyodkor. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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^ "Viktor Kumikov rasman Andijon Klubi Bosh Murabbiyi". Championat.asia/ (in Uzbek). (Championat.asia). Retrieved 11 May 2020.

[A-7] Matches from 14 June and onwards will be played behind closed doors.

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[2] "O'zbekistondagi futbol-klublari mashgulotlari ham bekor qilindi". Championat.asia. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

[3] "Coca Cola Суперлиганинг 10-тур учрашувлари қолдирилди". fcbunyodkor.com (in Uzbek). FC Bunyodkor. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[Football_Suspended_2-4] "Coca Cola Суперлига 3 августдан давом эттирилади". fcbunyodkor.com (in Uzbek). FC Bunyodkor. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

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