FC Nasaf

FC Nasaf
Full nameFootball Club Nasaf
Nickname(s)The Dragons
Founded1986 (1986)
GroundMarkaziy Stadium
Capacity21,000
ChairmanShukhrat Aslanov
ManagerRuziqul Berdiev
LeagueUzbekistan Super League
2024Uzbekistan Super League, 1st of 14
Websitewww.fcnasaf.uz

Football Club Nasaf (Uzbek: "Nasaf" futbol klubi), commonly referred to as Nasaf Qarshi, is a professional football club based in Qarshi (Qashqadaryo Region), Uzbekistan. Founded in 1986, the club competes in the Uzbekistan Super League.

History

Name changes

  • 1986–1991: Geolog (Uzbek: Геолог)
  • 1992: Pakhtachi (Uzbek: Пахтачи)
  • 1996: Dinamo-Nasaf (Uzbek: Динамо-Насаф)
  • 1993–1995, 1996–: FC Nasaf

The club was founded in 1986 under the name Geolog. Since 1997, the club has played in the highest level league in Uzbekistan. FC Nasaf is one of the leading clubs in Uzbekistan. It finished 6th in its first Uzbek League season in 1997. In 2000, the club finished third.

It has represented Uzbekistan in continental tournaments where its best result has been reaching semi-finals of Asian Club Championship, prior to the launch of the new Asian Champions League.

2010 renovation

In 2010, the club bought a number of players and changed its squad significantly as well as the head coach. Moreover, the main venue of the club was reconstructed upon the end of the 2008–09 season. The head coach Viktor Kumykov was fired after team faced defeats against league main opponents Bunyodkor and Pakhtakor. On 10 August 2010, Anatoliy Demyanenko, once the player of the year in the former USSR and former manager of Dynamo Kyiv, was introduced as the new head coach during the first round break of the 2009–10 season. Nasaf appoints Anatoliy Demyanenko as head coach.[1]

In the 2011 season, Nasaf represented the country in AFC Cup and finished group stage with excellent result of sixth consecutive victories, beating Al Tilal in last group stage match.[2] In March and April Nasaf went unbeaten in 12 games, winning 10 and drawing two.[3] On 29 October 2011 in Final match Nasaf won Kuwait SC with 2–1 and became the first Uzbekistan team to win the AFC Cup.[4] In Uzbek League club finished second, playing last and deciding match of championship against Pakhtakor and scoring a last-minute penalty to draw 1–1.[5]

On 13 January 2012, IFFHS published the Top 350 club list and Nasaf Qarshi placed on 98th position[6] On 3 March 2012 IFFHS published its rating of Top 400 clubs (1st March 2011 – 29th February 2012) where Nasaf shared 89th place with BATE Borisov.[7]

In the 2013 season, the club finished 3rd after Lokomotiv Tashkent and gained promotion to 2nd qualifying play-off round of 2014 AFC Champions League. In Uzbek Cup club played in final 3rd time in row and lost to Bunyodkor with 1–2. On 8 February 2014 in Doha in 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off match against El Jaish Nasaf lost by 5–1.[8] Nasaf finished 2015 season again third and secured place in AFC Champions League in 2015. The club won in 2015 for the first time in its history Uzbek Cup, defeating Bunyodkor by 2–1 in final match on 17 November 2015 in Jizzakh.[9]

Domestic history

Season League Uzbek Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
1997 1st 6th 34 15 8 11 68 57 53 Quarterfinal Victor Borisov
1998 5th 30 12 9 9 43 31 45 Victor Borisov
Victor Makarov
1999 11th 30 10 5 15 42 54 35 Semifinal Victor Makarov
2000 3rd 38 26 7 5 92 52 85 Bakhodir Davlatov
2001 34 22 5 7 82 47 71 Bakhodir Davlatov
2002 4th 30 18 4 8 59 38 58 Bakhodir Davlatov
2003 30 19 3 8 58 40 60 Runners Up Bakhodir Davlatov
2004 26 17 3 6 66 31 54 Last 16 Zafar Kholmurodov 29 Bakhodir Davlatov
2005 3rd 26 16 3 7 50 31 51 Quarterfinal 24 Oleh Morozov
2006 3rd 30 22 4 4 63 33 70 Last 16 Witaliý Alikperow 15 Bakhrom Khakimov
2007 6th 30 13 5 12 43 43 44 Quarterfinal Zafar Kholmurodov 17 Vladimir Fomichyov
2008 9th 30 10 5 15 28 36 35 Last 16 Viktor Kumykov
2009 3rd 30 16 7 7 48 27 55 Semifinal
2010 26 13 7 6 30 20 46 Round of 16 Ilkhom Shomurodov 6 Viktor Kumykov
Anatoliy Demyanenko
2011 2nd 26 15 8 3 43 15 53 Runners Up Anatoliy Demyanenko
2012 4th 26 14 7 5 37 20 49 Artur Geworkýan 9 Ruziqul Berdiyev
Usmon Toshev
2013 3rd 26 18 4 4 64 27 58 . Ruziqul Berdiyev
2014 26 16 7 3 45 21 55 Semifinal
2015 26 19 5 6 46 20 62 Champions Ilkhom Shomurodov 12
2016 30 18 9 3 46 13 63 Runners Up Dragan Ćeran 12
2017 2nd 30 20 2 8 58 18 62 Semifinal 19
2018 7th 20 9 7 4 24 16 34 Round of 16 Bobur Abdikholikov 13
2019 26 9 6 11 34 27 33 Semifinal Khumoyun Murtozoyev 14
2020 2nd 26 15 8 3 47 19 53 Bobur Abdikholikov 17
2021 4th 26 13 6 7 42 24 45 Champions Khusayin Norchaev 13

Continental record

Competition Pld W D L GF GA
Asian Club Championship 9 5 2 2 17 14
AFC Cup 19 13 3 3 49 13
AFC Champions League 28 8 6 14 26 41
Total 56 26 11 19 92 68
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2001–02 Asian Club Championship First round FK Köpetdag Aşgabat 1–0 3–0 4–0
Second round Umed Dushanbe 4–1 3–2 7–3
Quarter-finals Al-Kuwait 1–1 2nd
Esteghlal 1–1
Al-Wahda 2–1
Semi-finals Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–3
Third place match Esteghlal 2–5
2010 AFC Cup Group C Al-Ahed 4–0 4–0 2nd
Al-Jaish 2–1 1–1
Kazma 1–2 0–0
Round of 16 Al-Karamah 0–1
2011 Group A Al-Ansar 3–0 4–1 1st
Al-Tilal 7–1 3–2
Dempo 9–0 4–0
Round of 16 Al-Faisaly 2–1
Quarter-finals Chonburi 0–1 1–0 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Semi-finals Al-Wehdat 1–0 1–1 2–1
Final Al-Kuwait 2–1
2012 AFC Champions League Group A Al-Jazira 2–4 1–4 4th
Esteghlal 0–2 0–0
Al-Rayyan 0–1 1–3
2014 Qualifying play-off round 2 El Jaish 1–5
2015 Group D Tractor Sazi 2–1 2–1 3rd
Al-Ahli 0–0 1–2
Al-Ahli 0–1 0–0
2016 Group D Al-Ahli 2–1 1–2 4th
El Jaish 0–0 0–1
Al-Ain 1–1 0–2
2017 Preliminary round 2 Al-Hidd 4–0
Play-off round Al-Fateh 0–1
2018 Play-off round Al-Faisaly 5–1
Group C Persepolis 0–0 0–3 3rd
Al-Wasl 1–0 2–1
Al-Sadd 1–0 0–4
2021 AFC Cup Group F Alay 4–0 1st
Khujand 3–0
Altyn Asyr 2–0
Central Asia Zonal final Ahal 3–2
Inter-zone play-off semi-finals ATK Mohun Bagan 6–0
Inter-zone play-off final Lee Man 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Final Al-Muharraq 0–3
2022 AFC Champions League Play-off round Baniyas 2–0
Group E Al-Sadd 3–1 1–1 2nd
Al-Wehdat 2–0 2–2
Al-Faisaly 0–1 0–0
Round of 16 Al-Shabab

Stadium

Nasaf plays its home matches at the Markaziy Stadium,[10] which was built in 2006. The first match at the new stadium was played between Nasaf Qarshi and Uz-Dong-Ju Andijon on 8 August 2008. The stadium was the venue of the AFC Cup final on 29 October 2011.

Players

Current squad

As of 3 March 2025[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  UKR Oleksandr Vorobey
2 DF  UZB Alibek Davronov
5 DF  UZB Golib Gaybullaev
6 MF  UZB Murodbek Rakhmatov
7 MF  UZB Akmal Mozgovoy
8 DF  UZB Zafarmurod Abdurakhmatov
9 MF  UZB Javokhir Sidikov
10 FW  SRB Dragan Ćeran
14 MF  UZB Sharof Mukhiddinov
17 MF  UZB Sukhrob Nurulloev
18 FW  UZB Khusayin Norchaev
19 MF  SRB Stefan Čolović
20 FW  UZB Islom Kenjaboev
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  UZB Igor Golban
23 DF  UZB Dilshod Murtazaev
24 MF  UZB Sardorbek Bakhromov
28 DF  UZB Shukhrat Mukhammadiev
33 DF  UZB Bakhodir Khalilov
34 DF  UZB Sherzod Nasrullaev
35 GK  UZB Abduvohid Nematov
45 GK  UZB Dilrukh Aliev
77 MF  UZB Oybek Bozorov
73 MF  UZB Diyorbek Asomiddinov
92 DF  UZB Umar Eshmurodov
92 FW  ALB Rubin Hebaj

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position Name
Manager Ruziqul Berdiev
Assistant manager Shukhrat Toshpulatov
Fitness coach Ilnur Sibagatullin
Goalkeeping coach Asliddin Khsanov
Doctor Maruf Berdiev
Physio Khamza Mavlonov

Management

Office Name
President Shukhrat Aslanov
Team manager Alisher Yusupov
Sports director Sergiy Kucherenko
Executive director Kobiljon Shodmonov
Media officer Sardor Nurov

Honours

Domestic

Continental

Managerial history

Name Period
Victor Borisov 1997–98
Victor Makarov 1998–99
Bakhodir Davlatov 2000–04
Oleh Morozov 2005
Bakhrom Khakimov 2006
Vladimir Fomichyov 2007
Victor Kumykov 2008–10
Anatoliy Demyanenko 12 Aug 2010 – 4 Jan 2012
Ruziqul Berdiev 9 Jan 2012 – May 2012
Usmon Toshev May 2012 – Nov 2012
Ruziqul Berdiev Nov 2012 – present

References

  1. ^ "Nasaf appoints Anatoliy Demyanenko as head coach" Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. UzDaily.com, 10 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Nasaf Karshi 7–1 Al Tilal" Archived 16 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. the-afc.com, 11 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Demyanenko determined for perfect finish" Archived 16 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. the-afc.com, 10 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Nasaf win 2011 AFC Cup Archived 16 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. the-afc.com, 29 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Nasaf finish Uzbek league runners-up" Archived 16 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. the-afc.com, 10 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Three Uzbek clubs are among world top clubs" Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. UzDaily.com, 13 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Three Uzbek clubs are among Top 400 clubs of the world" Archived 23 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine. UzDaily.com, 3 March 2012.
  8. ^ "ACL14 (PO): El Jaish 5–1 Nasaf". the-afc.com. 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Nasaf wins maiden Uzbekistan Cup". UzDaily. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  10. ^ "AFC Cup: ATK Mohun Bagan ousted after 0-6 drubbing at hands of FC Nasaf". First Post. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Coca-Cola Суперлига-2020 жамоалари заявкаси". pfl.uz. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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