2017 Uzbek League
Appearance
Season | 2017 |
---|---|
Champions | Lokomotiv |
Relegated | Dinamo Sogdiana Neftchi Shurtan Obod |
Champions League | Lokomotiv Nasaf Qarshi |
Top goalscorer | Marat Bikmaev (27) |
← 2016 2018 → |
The 2017 Uzbek League was the 26th season of top level football in Uzbekistan since 1992. Lokomotiv Tashkent were the defending champions from the 2016 campaign.
Teams
Navbahor Namangan remained for the 2017 Uzbek League after winning in the relegation play-off match with Naryn. Obod Tashkent was promoted to the 2016 League as the 2015 First League winner. The draw for the 2016 season was held on 20 December 2016. The first matchday is scheduled for 3 March 2017.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Olmaliq | ![]() |
Sacked | 15 December 2016 | Pre-season | ![]() |
15 December 2016[1] |
Obod | ![]() |
Resigned | 19 December 2016 | Pre-season | ![]() |
19 December 2016 |
Bukhoro | ![]() |
Sacked | 26 January 2017 | Pre-season | ![]() |
26 January 2017[2] |
Shurtan | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 2 February 2017 | Pre-season | ![]() |
2 February 2017 |
Dinamo | ![]() |
Resigned | 10 February 2017 | Pre-season | ![]() |
10 February 2017 |
Dinamo | ![]() |
Resigned | 10 February 2017 | Pre-season | ![]() |
10 February 2017 |
Obod | ![]() |
Sacked | 4 March 2017 | Pre-season | ![]() |
4 March 2017 |
Shurtan | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 April 2017 | 15th | ![]() |
2 April 2017[3] |
Pakhtakor | ![]() |
Sacked | 6 April 2017 | 8th | ![]() |
6 April 2017[4] |
Pakhtakor | ![]() |
Sacked | 26 April 2017 | 13th | ![]() |
26 April 2017[5] |
Bunyodkor | ![]() |
Sacked | 5 May 2017 | ![]() |
5 May 2017[6] | |
Neftchi | ![]() |
Sacked | 5 June 2017 | 15th | ![]() |
5 June 2017[7] |
Pakhtakor | ![]() |
end of caretaker spell | 22 June 2017 | 7th | ![]() |
22 June 2017[8] |
Shurtan | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 26 July 2017 | 15th | ![]() |
26 July 2017 |
Shurtan | ![]() |
Resigned | 2 August 2017 | 15th | ![]() |
2 August 2017 |
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.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lokomotiv (C) | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 20 | +47 | 70 | Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Nasaf | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 18 | +40 | 62 | Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off |
3 | Pakhtakor | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 59 | |
4 | Bunyodkor | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 52 | |
5 | Navbahor | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 46 | |
6 | Bukhoro | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 46 | |
7 | Mashal | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 44 | |
8 | Olmaliq | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 44 | |
9 | Kokand 1912 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 41 | |
10 | Metallurg | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 40 | |
11 | Qizilqum | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 37 | |
12 | Dinamo Samarqand (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 32 | Relegation to Lower Division |
13 | Sogdiana (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 31 | |
14 | Shurtan (R) | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 27 | |
15 | Neftchi (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 27 | |
16 | Obod (R) | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 52 | −37 | 9 |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2017. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 25 November 2017
# | Player | Club | Goals (Pen) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Lokomotiv | 27 (6) |
2 | ![]() |
Nasaf | 19 (4) |
3 | ![]() |
Bunyodkor | 14 (1) |
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Sogdiana | 14 (3) | |
5 | ![]() |
Pakhtakor | 13 (3) |
6 | ![]() |
Metalurg Bekabad | 12 (0) |
7 | ![]() |
Kokand 1912 | 11 (0) |
Source: Soccerway
References
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