# 2010 Uzbek League

The 2010 Uzbek League season was the 19th season of top-level football in Uzbekistan since independence in 1992.
Bunyodkor were the defending champions from the 2009 campaign.

## Teams
### League Re-structure

Only 14 clubs are in the fray this year without the two relegated sides of Sogdiana and Bukhara.
No club has been promoted to the top-flight this season as the reserves of Bunyodkor and Mashal, who are already in the first division, won the second division titles.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Stadium Capacity |
| FK Andijan | Andijan | Soghlom Avlod Stadium | 18,360 |
| Bunyodkor | Tashkent | JAR Stadium | 8,460 |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | Tashkent | TTYMI Stadium | 6,010 |
| Mash'al Mubarek | Muborak | Bahrom Vafoev Stadium | 10,000 |
| Metallurg Bekabad | Bekabad | A.Anoxina Stadium | 11,000 |
| Nasaf Qarshi | Qarshi | Qarshi Stadium | 16,000 |
| Navbahor Namangan | Namangan | Markaziy Stadium | 33,000 |
| FK Neftchi Farg'ona | Fergana | Farghona Stadium | 14,520 |
| Olmaliq FK | Olmaliq | Metallurg Stadium (Olmaliq) | 10,000 |
| Pakhtakor | Tashkent | Pakhtakor Stadium | 35,000 |
| FK Samarqand-Dinamo | Samarkand | Olimpiya Stadium | 12,250 |
| FC Shurtan Guzar | G‘uzor | G'uzor Stadium | 7,000 |
| Qizilqum Zarafshon | Zarafshan | Progress Stadium | 5,000 |
| Xorazm FK Urganch | Urgench | Xorazm Stadium | 13,500 |

#### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Average Squad Age |
| FK Andijan | Amet Memet | Abdumajid Toirov | Puma | UzDaewoo | 27.21 |
| Bunyodkor | Mirjalol Qosimov | Viktor Karpenko | Nike | UzGazOil | 24.92 |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | Tachmurad Agamuradov | Aleksandr Filimonov | Puma | O'zbekiston Temir Yollari | 25.46 |
| Mash'al Mubarek | Vladimir Fomichyov | Fozil Musaev | Adidas | Uzbekneftegaz | 24.60 |
| Metallurg Bekabad | Rustam Mirsodiqov | Odil Isaboyev | Adidas | Uzmetkombinat | 28.24 |
| Nasaf Qarshi | Anatoliy Demyanenko | Hayrulla Karimov | Puma | Sho'rtan Gaz Mahsulot | 27.09 |
| Navbahor Namangan | Sergey Kovshov | Rakhmatulla Berdimurodov | Adidas | Unsponsored | 24.53 |
| Neftchi Farg'ona | Yuriy Sarkisyan | Aziz Alijonov | Adidas | Uzbekneftegaz | 26.17 |
| Olmaliq FK | Igor Shkvyrin | Abdukakhkhor Khojiakbarov | Umbro | Almalyk MMC | 25.48 |
| Pakhtakor | Ravshan Khaydarov | Odil Ahmedov | Adidas | Kapital Bank | 23.56 |
| FK Samarqand-Dinamo | Viktor Djalilov | Denis Romanenco | Adidas | Unsponsored | 26.94 |
| Shurtan Guzar | Edgar Gess | Asror Aliqulov | Adidas | Sho'rtan Gaz Mahsulot | 26.61 |
| Qizilqum Zarafshon | Sergei Arslanov | Shavkat Nasibullaev | Adidas | Navoi MMC | 27.19 |
| Xorazm FK Urganch | Vali Sultonov | Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov | Puma | Unsponsored | 27.43 |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
| FK Andijan | Orif Mamatkazin | Contract expired | Amet Memet |
| Bunyodkor | Luiz Felipe Scolari | Quit | Mirjalol Qosimov |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | Vadim Abramov | Named as the national team's coach | Marat Miftahuddinov |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | Marat Miftahuddinov | Sacked | Andrei Miklyaev |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | Andrei Miklyaev | Sacked | Täçmyrat Agamyradow |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | Täçmyrat Agamyradow | Sacked | Marat Miftahuddinov |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | Marat Miftahuddinov | Regained Job Back | Täçmyrat Agamyradow |
| Mash'al Mubarek | Bahodir Davlatov | Sacked | Vladimir Fomichev |
| Nasaf Qarshi | Viktor Kumikov | Sacked | Anatoliy Demyanenko |
| Navbahor Namangan | Mustafo Bayramov | Contract expired | Viktor Djalilov |
| Navbahor Namangan | Viktor Djalilov | Quit | Sergey Kovshov |
| Pakhtakor | Viktor Djalilov | Contract expired | Miodrag Radulović |
| Pakhtakor | Miodrag Radulović | Quit | Ravshan Khaydarov |
| Qizilqum Zarafshon | Rustam Zabirov | Sacked | Sergei Arslanov |
| FK Samarqand-Dinamo | Azamat Abduraimov | Sacked | Viktor Djalilov |
| Xorazm FK Urganch | Vali Sultonov | Sacked | Bakhodir Hakimov |
| Xorazm FK Urganch | Bakhodir Hakimov | Sacked | Vali Sultonov |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bunyodkor | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 10 | +35 | 65 | 2011 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 57 | 2011 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Nasaf Qarshi | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 46 | 2011 AFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Shurtan Guzar | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 42 | 2011 AFC Cup group stage |
| 5 | Mash'al Mubarek | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 37 | |
| 6 | Metallurg Bekabad | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 35 | |
| 7 | FK Andijan | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 34 | |
| 8 | Qizilqum Zarafshon | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 34 | |
| 9 | Navbahor Namangan | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 31 | |
| 10 | Neftchi Farg'ona | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 29 | |
| 11 | Olmaliq FK | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 29 | |
| 12 | FK Samarqand-Dinamo | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 27 | |
| 13 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 23 | Relegation to Lower Division |
| 14 | Xorazm FK Urganch | 26 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 46 | −25 | 13 | Relegation to Lower Division |
* ↑ Since Bunyodkor also won the 2010 Uzbekistan Cup, the second-placed team of the league also qualified for the 2011 AFC Champions League.

### Results

| Home \ Away | AND | BUN | LOK | MAS | MET | NAS | NAV | NEF | OTM | PAK | QIZ | SAM | SHU | XOR |
| FK Andijan | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Bunyodkor | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | 2–0 | 0–4 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Mash'al Mubarek | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Metallurg Bekabad | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Nasaf Qarshi | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Navbahor Namangan | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 |
| Neftchi Farg'ona | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–3 | | 3–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Olmaliq FK | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Pakhtakor Tashkent | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Qizilqum Zarafshon | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| FK Samarqand-Dinamo | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Shurtan Guzar | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 4–1 |
| Xorazm FK Urganch | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Alisher Kholiqov | Neftchi Farg'ona | 13 |
| 1 | Nosirbek Otakuziyev | Olmaliq FK | 13 |
| 3 | Stevica Ristić | Bunyodkor | 11 |
| 3 | Alexander Geynrikh | Pakhtakor | 11 |
| 3 | Jafar Irismetov | FK Samarqand-Dinamo | 11 |
| 3 | Shuhrat Mirkholdirshoev | FK Andijan | 11 |
| 7 | Anvar Berdiev | Neftchi Farg'ona | 10 |
| 8 | Odil Ahmedov | Pakhtakor | 9 |
| 8 | Shakhboz Erkinov | Shurtan Guzar | 9 |
| 10 | Muiddin Mamazulunov | Olmaliq FK | 8 |
| 10 | Zafar Polvonov | Xorazm FK Urganch | 8 |
| 12 | Zokhid Abdullaev | Metallurg Bekabad | 7 |
| 12 | Nikolay Ryndyuk | Mash'al Mubarek | 7 |
| 12 | Shukhrat Yuldashev | Metallurg Bekabad | 7 |
| 15 | Timur Kapadze | Bunyodkor | 6 |
| 15 | Rivaldo | Bunyodkor | 6 |
| 15 | Ilkhom Shomurodov | Nasaf Qarshi | 6 |
| 15 | Olim Navkarov | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 6 |
Last updated: 31 October 2010

### Disciplinary

The Disciplinary List as of October 31, 2010:
| Rank | Name | Team | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Points |
| 1 | Kakha Makharadze | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Iqbol Akramov | Neftchi Farg'ona | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Mirzakamol Kamolov | FK Andijan | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Sunnatilla Mamadaliyev | Navbahor Namangan | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Karim Izrailov | FK Andijan | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Patrick Agboh | FC Shurtan Guzar | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Kamoliddin Tajiev | Pakhtakor | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Islom Tukhtakhodjaev | Neftchi Farg'ona | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Sanjar Askaraliev | Neftchi Farg'ona | 6 | 1 | 9 |

## Top players

Top players according to statistics and performance in the 2010

### Goalkeepers

* Ignatiy Nesterov (Bunyodkor)
* Mikhail Alavidze (Shurtan Guzar)
* Denis Romanenco (Dinamo)

### Defensive midfielders

* Viktor Karpenko (Bunyodkor)
* Jahongir Jiyamuradov (Nasaf Qarshi)
* Karim Izrailov (Mash'al/Andijan)