2022 Uzbekistan Super League

Uzbekistan Super League
Season2022
ChampionsPakhtakor Tashkent (15th title)
RelegatedLokomotiv Tashkent
Kokand 1912
Dinamo Samarqand
AFC Champions LeaguePakhtakor Tashkent
Navbahor Namangan
Nasaf
AGMK
Matches played182
Goals scored428 (2.35 per match)
Top goalscorerDragan Ćeran (20)
2021
2023
All statistics correct as of 25 November 2022.

The 2022 Uzbekistan Super League (known as the Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of top-level football in Uzbekistan since its establishment on 1992. Pakhtakor Tashkent were the defending champions from the 2021 campaign, and successfully defended their title.

Season events

Teams

Location of teams in 2022 Uzbekistan Super League
Club Coach Location Stadium Capacity Kit sponsor Shirt sponsor
AGMK Mirjalol Qosimov Olmaliq AGMK Stadium 12,000 Jako Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine
Bunyodkor Ivan Bošković Tashkent Milliy Stadium 34,000 Jako Uzbekneftegaz
Dinamo Samarqand Vadim Abramov Samarkand Dinamo Stadium 16,000 Joma Agromir Buildings
Kokand 1912 Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov Kokand Markaziy Stadium 10,500 Jako Bazis1
Lokomotiv Server Djeparov Tashkent Lokomotiv Stadium 8,000 Adidas[1] Orient Finance Bank, Uztelecom 1, Drivers Village 1
Metallurg Luisma Hernández Bekabad Metallurg Bekabad Stadium 15,000 Adidas Uzbekistan Metallurgy Combinat
Nasaf Ruziqul Berdiyev Qarshi Markaziy Stadium 16,000 Adidas Uzbekistan GTL SGCC, ENTER Engineering1
Navbahor Samvel Babayan Namangan Markaziy Stadium 22,000 Jako Namangan City
Neftchi Fergana Vitaly Levchenko Fergana Istiqlol Stadium 20,000 Joma FNQIZ
Olympic Tashkent Timur Kapadze Tashkent JAR Stadium 8,500 Joma Trustbank
Pakhtakor Maksim Shatskikh Tashkent Central Stadium 35,000 Adidas Akfa
Qizilqum Nikola Lazarevic Navoiy Yoshlar Stadium 12,500 Jako Navoi Mining and Metallurgy Combinat
Sogdiana Ulugbek Bakayev Jizzakh Sogdiana Stadium 11,650 Joma BMB Energo
Surkhon Miguel Álvarez Termez Alpamish Stadium 6,000 Adidas Uzbekgidrenergo

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Ref.
Dinamo Khakim Fuzailov End of contract 23 December 2021 Preseason Predrag Rogan 8 January 2022 [2][3]
Lokomotiv Micael Sequeira Denis Korostichenko 15 December 2021 [4]
Pakhtakor Pieter Huistra End of contract 10 January 2022 Slavče Vojneski 11 January 2022 [5][6]
Qizilqum Hamidjon Aktamov Nikola Lazarevic 20 January 2022
Surkhon Termez Rifat Akramkhujaev Jordi Fabregat 20 January 2022
Surkhon Termez Jordi Fabregat Ángel López February 2022
Pakhtakor Slavče Vojneski Mutual termination 7 June 2022 3rd Maksim Shatskikh 15 July 2022 [7][8]
Neftchi Fergana Ilkhom Muminjonov Resigned 2 July 2022 13th Vitaly Levchenko 2 July 2022 [9]
Bunyodkor Shukhrat Maqsudov resigned Viktor Karpenko 2022
Dinamo Samarqand Predrag Rogan resigned 14th Vadim Abramov 2022
Surkhon Termez Ángel López resigned 13th Miguel Álvarez 9 September 2022
Lokomotiv Tashkent Denis Korostichenko resigned Server Djeparov 12 December 2022
Bunyodkor Viktor Karpenko resigned Ivan Bošković 2022

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 Former players
AGMK Giorgi Papava Siavash Hagh Nazari Martin Boakye Dan Spătaru Alisher Dzhalilov Oleksandr Kasyan
Andriy Mishchenko
Bunyodkor Francis Narh Ibrahim Tomiwa Pavel Mogilevets Dimitrije Pobulić Davronjon Ergashev Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov
Dinamo Samarqand Elgujja Grigalashvili Miloje Preković Mihailo Jovanović Yevhen Chumak Aleksandar Glišić
Kokand 1912 Ivan Josović Slavko Lukić
Lokomotiv Tashkent Jerome Mpacko Etame Kakhi Makharadze Samuel Opeh Manuchekhr Safarov
Metallurg Bekabad Kerim Palić Daler Sharipov
Nasaf Mateus Lima Ivan Solovyov Alen Mašović Marko Stanojević Semir Smajlagić
Navbahor Namangan Bojan Ciger Jovan Đokić Zoran Marušić Oleksandr Kasyan Mirlan Murzayev Elgujja Grigalashvili
Ehson Panjshanbe
Neftchi Fergana Yevgeni Konyukhov Darko Stanojević Oleksiy Larin Andriy Mishchenko Aleksandar Ješić
Marko Šarić
Danijel Stojković
Olympic Tashkent
Pakhtakor Tashkent Ilija Martinović Przemysław Banaszak Dragan Ćeran Oleksandr Nasonov Kamen Hadzhiev
Oliver Sarkic
Oleksiy Larin
Qizilqum Zarafshon Artjom Dmitrijev Paul Komolafe Oleg Tolmasov Aleksandar Stanisavljević Gonzalo Ritacco
Sogdiana Jizzakh Jure Obšivač Luka Čermelj Marko Kolaković Milan Mitrović
Surkhon Termez Luismi Quezada Manel Martínez Sergio Rodríguez Rubén Sánchez Zoir Dzhuraboyev Miroslav Marković
Javi Jiménez

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 26 15 9 2 47 18 +29 54 Qualification to the AFC Champions League group stage
2 Navbahor 26 15 8 3 33 15 +18 53 Qualification to the AFC Champions League preliminary round
3 Nasaf[a] 26 13 10 3 37 16 +21 49 Qualification to the AFC Champions League group stage
4 AGMK 26 13 5 8 44 23 +21 44 Qualification to the AFC Champions League preliminary round
5 Qizilqum 26 12 3 11 34 36 −2 39
6 Olympic 26 7 14 5 31 28 +3 35
7 Sogdiana 26 9 7 10 31 31 0 34
8 Bunyodkor 26 9 7 10 29 37 −8 34
9 Neftchi 26 8 8 10 31 32 −1 32
10 Metallurg 26 8 8 10 19 27 −8 32
11 Surkhon 26 7 5 14 25 44 −19 26
12 Lokomotiv (Q) 26 6 6 14 22 36 −14 24 Relegation play off Uzbekistan Pro League
13 Kokand 1912 (R) 26 4 10 12 21 38 −17 22 Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League
14 Dinamo (R) 26 3 6 17 24 47 −23 15
Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2022. 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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Nasaf qualified to the AFC Champions League as 2022 Uzbekistan Cup champions.

Results

Results table

Home \ Away AGM BUN DIN KOK LOK MET NAS NAV NEF OLY PAK QIZ SOG SUR
AGMK 0–0 4–0 3–0 4–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 3–1 6–0 0–2 0–1 3–2 2–1
Bunyodkor 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–4 2–1 1–2 1–5 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–1
Dinamo 1–2 1–2 2–0 3–1 0–1 0–4 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–3
Kokand 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 2–3
Lokomotiv 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–0
Metallurg 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–0
Nasaf 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 5–0 1–1 2–0
Navbahor 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–0
Neftchi 1–3 1–3 4–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 3–0
Olympic 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0
Pakhtakor 0–0 2–3 3–2 5–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 6–0 2–0 2–2
Qizilqum 1–4 3–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–0
Sogdiana 0–2 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–3 0–1
Surkhon 1–2 1–0 1–4 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–5 1–1 2–0 2–4
Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2022. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match played

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
AGMKLLDWWDWWDWWLLLWDWDLWLWWWWL
BunyodkorDLWWWLLDDLLDWLLDWLDWWLDWWL
DinamoLLDLWDDLLLPLDLLLLDLDLLLLWW
KokandLWLWLLLWDLLDDDDDDDLLDLWDLL
LokomotivLWLLLWWLWLLLDWLDDDLLDLLLDW
MetallurgWDDLLLDDWLDDDWLWDLWWLWWLLL
NasafDDDWWWDWWWPDDLWDDWWWDWDWLL
NavbahorDWWLLWWWDDWDWWWDDDWLWWDWWW
NeftchiWLLLLDLDDWLDDDLDWWWWDLLLWW
OlympicDLDDLWDDLDDWDWDDWLDDDWDWLW
PakhtakorWWDWWDDDDWPWLWWDDWWLDWWWWW
QizilqumWWDWWLDLLWWLWLWWLWLLWLLDLW
SogdianaDWWDWWLLWWPWLWWDLDLLDLLLDL
SurkhonDLDLLLWDLLWWDLLLLLWWDWWLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2022. Source: Championat.asia
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
AGMK1113141167554344
Bunyodkor8126534678878
Dinamo Samarqand141413141012111212131414141414
Kokand 1912127967101091091213
Lokomotiv Tashkent13881012988771312
Metallurg Bekabad43579111211910910
Nasaf Qarshi79108867632133
Navbahor Namangan6434553124322
Neftchi Fergana36712131314141411109
Olympic Tashkent911119118910111286
Pakhtakor Tashkent2222434454211
Qizilqum Zarafshon111112126655
Sogdiana Jizzakh1054321231167
Surkhon Termez51011131414131313141111
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to the AFC Champions League preliminary round
Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League#Relegation play off
Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2022. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League


Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs took place on 25 November 2022.

Matches

Turon Yaypan2–1Lokomotiv Tashkent
Murtozoev 12' S.Abdunabiev 76' Kodirkulov 37'
Uzbekistan Stadium, Yaypan
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Asker Najafaliev

Turon won 2–1 on aggregate, and promotion to 2023 Super League.

Season Statistics

Goalscorers

As of match played 12 November 2022
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Dragan Ćeran Pakhtakor Tashkent 20
2 Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov Qizilqum Zarafshon 13
3 Martin Boakye AGMK 12
4 Zoran Marušić Navbahor Namangan 11
5 Otabek Jurakuziyev Olympic 10

Shokhruz Norkhonov

Sogdiana Jizzakh
7 Khusayin Norchaev Nasaf 9
8 Rubén Sánchez Surkhon Termez 8
Marat Bikmoev Dinamo Samarqand
10 Shokhnazar Norbekov Kokand 1912 7
Khursid Giyosov AGMK
Jamshid Iskanderov Navbahor Namangan
Umarali Rakhmonaliev Bunyodkor

Attendances

By round

As of match played 12 November 2022[11]
2022 Uzbekistan Super League Attendance
Round Total GP. Avg. Per Game
Round 1 43,483 7 6,212
Round 2 18,176 7 2,597
Round 3 23,558 7 3,365
Round 4 29,694 7 4,242
Round 5 18,416 7 2,631
Round 6 14,567 7 2,081
Round 7 53,544 7 7,649
Round 8 17,336 7 2,477
Round 9 38,899 7 5,557
Round 10 29,615 7 4,231
Round 11 31,273 7 4,468
Round 12 22,613 7 3,230
Round 13 18,562 7 2,652
Round 14 20,953 7 2,993
Round 15 28,271 7 4,039
Round 16 22,936 7 3,277
Round 17 34,936 7 4,991
Round 18 15,155 7 2,165
Round 19 25,643 7 3,663
Round 20 26,023 7 3,718
Round 21 26,539 7 3,791
Round 22 23,214 7 3,316
Round 23 16,973 7 2,425
Round 24 11,415 7 1,631
Round 25 10,209 7 1,458
Round 26 37,261 7 5,323
Total 659,264 182 3,622

By team

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 AGMK 11,516 4,675 2,452 3,839 n/a
2 Bunyodkor 7,330 2,400 864 1,466 n/a
3 Dinamo 26,998 10,985 1,558 5,400 n/a
4 Kokand 12,287 5,702 1,240 3,072 n/a
5 Lokomotiv 3,439 1,105 681 860 n/a
6 Metallurg 17,037 5,200 3,125 4,259 n/a
7 Nasaf 29,049 15,500 5,203 9,683 n/a
8 Navbahor 80,661 26,231 4,520 16,132 n/a
9 Neftchi 9,241 5,250 861 1,848 n/a
10 Olympic 3,786 1,250 383 757 n/a
11 Pakhtakor 20,557 12,767 1,122 5,139 n/a
12 Qizilqum 3,973 1,430 375 795 n/a
13 Sogdiana 16,737 11,651 1,003 5,579 n/a
14 Surkhon 2,930 1,297 320 733 n/a
League total 245,541 26,231 320 3,720 n/a

Updated to games played on 24 May 2022
Source:

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month
Manager Club Player Club Player Club
March Nikola Lazarevic Qizilqum Zarafshon Dragan Ćeran Pakhtakor Javokhir Sidikov Kokand 1912
April Mirjalol Qosimov AGMK Ignatiy Nesterov Qizilqum Zarafshon Doniyor Abdumannopov Sogdiana Jizzakh

See also

  • 2022 Uzbekistan Pro League
  • 2022 Uzbekistan Pro-B League
  • 2022 Uzbekistan Second League
  • 2022 Uzbekistan Cup
  • 2022 Uzbekistan League Cup

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