2010 Uzbek League
Teams -- Stadia and locations
Table:
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

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FC Andijon ( Uzbek : Андижон профессионал футбол клуби or Andijon professional futbol klubi , English : professional football club Andijan ) is an Uzbekistani football club based in Andijan . the club plays in Uzbek League .
Andijan ( sometimes spelled Andijon or Andizhan in English ) ( Uzbek : Andijon / Андижон / ئەندىجان ; Persian : اندیجان , Andijân/Andīǰān ; Russian : Андижан , Andižan ) is a city in Uzbekistan . It is the administrative , economic , and cultural center of Andijan Region . Andijan is located in the south-eastern edge of the Fergana Valley near Uzbekistan 's border with Kyrgyzstan . Andijan is one of the oldest cities in the Fergana Valley . In some parts of the city , archeologists have found items dating back to the 7th and 8th centuries . Historically , Andijan was an important city on the Silk Road . The city is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Babur who , following a series of setbacks , finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty in the Indian subcontinent and became the first Mughal emperor . Andijan also gained notoriety in 2005 when government forces opened fire on protestors , killing hundreds in what came to be known as the Andijan Massacre . Andijan was developed into an important industrial city during the Soviet era . Manufactured goods produced in the city include chemicals , domestic appliances , electronics , foodstuffs , furniture , plows , pumps , shoes , spare parts for farming machines , various engineering tools , and wheelchairs .
Soghlom Avlod Stadium also known as Navruz Stadium is the official home of FK Andijan Coordinates : 40°48′49″N 72°19′46″E / 40.813663°N 72.329307°E / 40.813663 ; 72.329307
Football Club Bunyodkor ( Uzbek : Bunyodkor futbol klubi ) is a professional football club based in Tashkent , Uzbekistan . Bunyodkor , a relatively obscure club at the time , made international headlines when it claimed to be close to signing world-famous Barcelona striker Samuel Eto ' o , although he did not sign with them . On 25 August 2008 , AEK Athens Brazilian superstar Rivaldo announced to the Greek press that he was joining Bunyodkor on a reported $ 14 million two-year contract . The club finished second in the 2007 Uzbek League season and made the semi-finals of the 2008 AFC Champions League . In the beginning of August 2008 , the club changed its name to Bunyodkor from PFC Kuruvchi to reflect the club 's success on the pitch and its increasing professionalism off the pitch . Bunyodkor is the second best team of AFC Champions League 's history after Pakhtakor by participating in 10 consecutive tournaments of Champions League from 2008 to 2017 .
Tashkent ( /ˌtɒʃˈkɛnt/ ; Russian pronunciation : [ tɐʂˈkʲent ] ; Russian : Ташкент , tr . Tashkent ) , or Toshkent ( [ tɒʃˈkent ] ; Uzbek : Toshkent , Тошкент , تاشكینت ) , is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan , as well as the most populated city in ex-Soviet Central Asia with a population in 2018 of 2,485,900 . It is located in the north-east of the country close to the border with Kazakhstan . Before Islam influence started in the 8th century AD , Tashkent was influenced by the Sogdian and Turkic cultures in its early history . After its destruction by Genghis Khan in 1219 , the city was rebuilt and profited from the Silk Road . From 18th to 19th century , the city became an independent city-state , before being re-conquered by the Khanate of Kokand . In 1865 , it fell to the Russian Empire , and became the capital of Russian Turkestan . In Soviet times , Tashkent witnessed major growth and demographic changes due to forced deportations from throughout the Soviet Union . Much of the city was destroyed in the 1966 Tashkent earthquake , though it was rebuilt afterwards as a model Soviet city . It was the fourth-largest city of the Soviet Union at the time , after Moscow , Leningrad and Kiev . Today , as the capital of an independent Uzbekistan , Tashkent retains a multi-ethnic population , with ethnic Uzbeks as the majority . In 2009 , the city celebrated its 2,200 years of written history .
JAR Stadium is a football stadium , located in the capital of Uzbekistan , in Tashkent . It is part of the JAR Sport Complex . The stadium seats 8,500 spectators . JAR Stadium opened in 1998 . It was renovated in 2005 . At the end of 2008 , when the MHSK Stadium was demolished , the Bunyodkor football club temporarily moved to the Jar Stadium , and even after building its new Bunyodkor Stadium ( now Milliy Stadium ) in 2013 , the club held some home matches at this stadium the end of 2015 . In 2012 , during the renovation of the Pakhtakor Stadium , at this stadium , Pakhtakor played their home games for the floor of the season . In addition , the national , olympic , youth and women teams of Uzbekistan hold some matches at this stadium . From the season of 2016 , the stadium has been rented by the club - Obod . Also at the stadium , the women 's national football teams of Uzbekistan , different in age , hold their own matches . The JAR Stadium is also one of the bases of the national team of Uzbekistan and the main training stadium for preparations for matches and camps .
PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent ( Uzbek : Lokomotiv Toshkent professional futbol klubi , Russian : Футбольный клуб Локомотив Ташкент ) is an Uzbekistani football club based in Tashkent . The owner and main sponsor of the club is a state-owned company Uzbekistan Railways .
Lokomotiv Stadium , is a multi-use stadium in Tashkent , Uzbekistan . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Lokomotiv Tashkent . The stadium was built on the site of Traktor Tashkent Stadium . The construction works started in 2009 and finished in 2012 . The stadium holds 8,000 people . The stadium was opened on 11 May 2012 with the 2012 Uzbek League match between Lokomotiv and FK Andijan .
FC Mashʼal Mubarek ( Uzbek : Машъал Муборак профессионал футбол клуби , Russian : Футбольный клуб Машъал Мубарек ) is an Uzbek is an Uzbekistan football club based in Mubarek , Uzbekistan .
Muborak ( sometimes spelled Mubarek in English ) ( Uzbek : Muborak/Муборак ; Tajik : Муборак ; Russian : Мубарек ) is a small city located in Qashqadaryo Region of Uzbekistan . The city is the administrative center of Muborak District . Muborak originally arose in connection with an oil refinery . It received the status of a city in 1974 . The word muborak means gracious in Uzbek . Muborak is currently an important oil and gas city in independent Uzbekistan . It is home to the Muborak Gas Processing Plant , one of the largest of its type in the country . The city is also known for its football team Mashʼal .
Bahrom Vafoev Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Mubarek , Uzbekistan . It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Mash'al Mubarek , an Uzbeki football club . The stadium holds 11,000 people .
PFK Metallurg Bekabad ( Uzbek : Metallurg Bekobod professiobal futbol klubi ) is a Uzbekistani football club based in Bekabad . They play in the head division in Uzbekistani football .
Bekabad ( Uzbek : Bekobod/Бекобод ; Russian : Бекабад ) , formerly Begovat , is a city in eastern Uzbekistan , ( Bekabad District ) . It lies along both banks of the Syr Darya River near Uzbekistan 's border with Tajikistan . Bekabad originally arose in connection with a cement plant . It received the status of a city in 1945 . Until 1964 , the city was known as Begovat . Bekabad underwent rapid industrialization during the Soviet era . It has retained some of its industrial importance . Bekabad is home to a large steel mill and a cement factory . The Farkhad Dam and Farkhad Hydroelectric Plant lie just upstream from the city .
Metallurg Bekabad Stadium is the official home of Metallurg Bekabad .
Football Club Nasaf ( Uzbek : Nasaf futbol klubi / Насаф футбол клуби ; Russian : Футбольный клуб Насаф ) - is a professional football club based in Qarshi ( Qashqadarya Region ) , Uzbekistan . Participant of the Uzbekistan Pro League .
Qarshi ( Uzbek : Qarshi / Қарши ; Persian : نخشب Nakhshab ; Russian : Карши Karshi ) is a city in southern Uzbekistan . It is the capital of Qashqadaryo Region and has a population of 197,600 ( 1999 census estimate ) . The population of Qarshi on April 24 , 2014 is approximately 222,898 . It is about 520 km south-southwest of Tashkent , and about 335 km north of Uzbekistan 's border with Afghanistan . It is located at latitude 38° 51 ' 48N ; longitude 65° 47 ' 52E at an altitude of 374 meters . The city is important in natural gas production , but Qarshi is also famous for its production of woven flat carpets .
The Markaziy Stadium Qarshi is a multi-use football stadium in Qarshi , Uzbekistan . It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Nasaf Qarshi
Navbahor Namangan ( Uzbek : Navbahor Namangan Futbol Klubi , Persian : نوبهار ) is an Uzbekistani football club based in Namangan . The club 's name means New Spring as it can be depicted from its logo , Nav bahor . They play in the top division in Uzbekistan football league , Uzbek League .
Namangan ( also in Uzbek : Наманган ) is a city in eastern Uzbekistan . It is the administrative , economic , and cultural center of Namangan Region . Namangan is located in the northern edge of the Fergana Valley , less than 30 km from the Kyrgyzstan border . The city is served by Namangan Airport . Namangan has been an important craft and trade center in the Fergana Valley since the 17th century . Many factories were built in the city during Soviet times . During World War II , industrial production in Namangan increased fivefold compared with that of 1926-1927 . Currently , Namangan is mainly a center for light industry , especially in food . The officially registered population of the city was 475,700 in 2014 . Uzbeks are the largest ethnic group .
Markaziy Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Namangan , Uzbekistan . It is currently used mostly for football matches . The stadium holds 22,000 people . Other uses for the stadium have in the past included ; rugby , cricket , beach volleyball , yak racing and ultimate frisbee . Jim Davidson once played here to a crowd of over 50 in his tour of Central Asia in 2002 , shortly after the Uzbek National Space Programme set up headquarters in the away fans terrace . Coordinates : 40°59′59″N 71°35′38″E / 40.999618°N 71.593834°E / 40.999618 ; 71.593834
FC Neftchi Fergana ( Uzbek : Neftchi Fargʻona futbol klubi , Uzbek Cyrillic : Нефтчи Фарғона футбол клуби ; Russian : футбольный клуб Нефтчи Фергана ) is an Uzbek football club based in Fergana . They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football and are multiple champions of Uzbekistan .
Fergana ( Uzbek : Fargʻona/Фарғона , فەرغانە ; Tajik : Фарғона , Farğona/Farƣona ; Persian : فرغانه Farġāna/Farqâna ; Russian : Фергана́ ) , or Ferghana , is the capital of Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan . Fergana is about 420 km east of Tashkent , about 75 km west of Andijan , and less than 20 km from the Kyrgyzstan border . While the area has been populated for thousands of years , the modern city was founded in 1876 .
Fargona Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Fergana , Uzbekistan . It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Neftchi Farg'ona . The stadium holds 14,600 people . Coordinates : 40°23′12″N 71°46′42″E / 40.386673°N 71.778306°E / 40.386673 ; 71.778306
Football Club AGMK ( Uzbek : OKMK futbol klubi / ОКМК футбол клуби ; Russian : Футбольный клуб АГМК ) is a professional football club based in Almalyk ( Tashkent Region ) , Uzbekistan , participant of the Uzbekistan Super League . Their futsal club participated in AFC Futsal Club Championship .
Olmaliq also spelled as Almalyk ( Uzbek : Olmaliq / Олмалиқ ; Russian : Алмалык ) is a city ( 2004 pop est 138,000 ) in the Tashkent Region of central Uzbekistan , approximately 65 km east of Tashkent . It is located at latitude 40° 50 ' 41N ; longitude 69° 35 ' 54E ; at an altitude of 585 meters . Almalyk is a company town developed by the Soviet Union in the 1930s , to exploit local reserves of copper , lead , zinc , gold , silver and barite . The town contains several enormous smelting facilities and related industries operated today by JSC Almalyk MMC , one of the largest mining-metallurgical enterprises in Uzbekistan . The smelter operations have extensively contaminated Almalyk , which is considered one of the most polluted places on earth . The air has high concentrations of sulphuric acid fumes and the ground has hundreds of tons of toxic waste . The Uzbek government has resisted calls to close the plant , arguing that the country 's economy can not afford to do so : The plant employs around 25,000 residents of the city , and accounts for a substantial share of the region 's economy . However , in January 2005 the government announced plans to clean up the area , with a target of 2010 .
Metallurg Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Olmaliq , Uzbekistan . It is currently used mostly for football matches , on club level by Olmaliq FK of the Uzbek League . The stadium has a capacity of 11,000 spectators .
FC Pakhtakor Tashkent ( Uzbek : Paxtakor Toshkent futbol klubi ) is an Uzbek professional football club , based in the capital Tashkent . Pakhtakor literally means cotton-grower in English . Pakhtakor was the only Uzbek club to play in the top-level Soviet football league and was the only Central Asian club to appear in a Soviet Cup final . Playing in the Uzbek League since 1992 , the club has been the undisputed powerhouse in Uzbekistan since the fall of the Soviet Union , winning ten Uzbek League titles , including six in a row from 2002 to 2007 . Pakhtakor also won seven consecutive domestic cups between 2001 and 2007 , winning eleven cups in total . Players for the club have won Uzbek footballer of the Year honours eight times , and Pakhtakor teammates swept the top three spots in 2002 . Club managers have been named Uzbek coach of the year twice . The team is also a perennial competitor in the AFC Champions League , having reached the semi-finals of the competition twice in 2003 and 2004 . Pakhtakor currently holds the record in number of consecutive participations in the AFC Champions League , participating in 11 tournaments from 2002 to 2013 .
The Pakhtakor Central Stadium ( Uzbek : Paxtakor markaziy stadioni ; Russian : Центральный стадион Пахтакор ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tashkent , Uzbekistan . It is one of the main stadiums in Uzbekistan , located in the center of Tashkent , in Shaykhantahur District . The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 fans . It is the home stadium of Pakhtakor FC . In addition , the Uzbekistan national football team played some matches at the stadium . From 1992 until 2012 , Pakhtakor Stadium was the main stadium , where the Uzbekistan national football team played home games . Since 2013 , the main home stadium in Uzbekistan national team is Milliy Stadium . Construction of the stadium was started in 1954 and was completed in 1956 . The architect of the stadium is Mitkhat Saghatdinovich Bulatov . Initially , the stadium accommodated 60,000 spectators , but over time , after a series of renovations in 1960 , 1980 , 1996 , 2008 and 2012 , the capacity of the stadium decreased to the current - 35,000 .
FC Dinamo Samarqand ( Uzbek : Динамо Самарқанд Футбол Клуби , Tajik : Dastai Futboli Dinamo Samarqand , Russian : футбольный клуб Динамо Самарканд ) is an Uzbek football club , based in city of Samarkand , Uzbekistan . Currently it plays in Uzbek League .
Samarkand ( /ˈsæmərkænd/ ; Uzbek : Samarqand ; Persian : سمرقند ; Russian : Самарканд ) , alternatively Samarqand , is a city in south-eastern Uzbekistan and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia . There is evidence of human activity in the area of the city from the late Paleolithic era , though there is no direct evidence of when Samarkand was founded ; some theories propose that it was founded between the 8th and 7th centuries B.C . Prospering from its location on the Silk Road between China and the Mediterranean , at times Samarkand was one of the greatest cities of Central Asia . By the time of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia , it was the capital of the Sogdian satrapy . The city was taken by Alexander the Great in 329 BC , when it was known by its Greek name of Marakanda ( Μαράκανδα ) . The city was ruled by a succession of Iranian and Turkic rulers until the Mongols under Genghis Khan conquered Samarkand in 1220 . Today , Samarkand is the capital of Samarqand Region and one of the largest cities of Uzbekistan . The city is noted for being an Islamic center for scholarly study . In the 14th century it became the capital of the empire of Timur ( Tamerlane ) and is the site of his mausoleum ( the Gur-e Amir ) . The Bibi-Khanym Mosque , rebuilt during the Soviet era , remains one of the city 's most notable landmarks . Samarkand 's Registan square was the ancient centre of the city , and is bound by three monumental religious buildings . The city has carefully preserved the traditions of ancient crafts : embroidery , gold embroidery , silk weaving , engraving on copper , ceramics , carving and painting on wood .
Dinamo Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Samarkand , Uzbekistan . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Dynamo Samarkand .
FC Shurtan Guzar ( Uzbek : Sho'rtan G'uzor professional futbol klubi or Шўртан Ғузор футбол клуби , Russian : Футбольный клуб Шуртан Гузар ) is an Uzbek football club based in Guzor , Uzbekistan .
Guzor also spelled as Guzar ( Uzbek : Guzor / Ғузoр ; Russian : Гузар ; Tajik : Гузор ; Persian : گذار ) is a town in Qashqadaryo Region of Uzbekistan . It serves as the administrative center of Guzar District . The town population in 1989 year was 17,253 people . Polish War Cemetery in Guzar .
G'uzor Stadium is the main stadium of the hometown club FC Shurtan Guzar . It has been recently renovated. [ when ? ]
Qizilqum Zarafshon ( Uzbek : Қизилқум Зарафшон футбол клуби , romanized : Qizilqum Zarafshon futbol klubi ; FC Qizilqum ) is an Uzbekistani football club based in Zarafshan . They play in the Uzbek League , the top division in Uzbekistani football . The club is named after the river that flows nearby ; the Zeravshan River . Qizylqum in Uzbek means Red Sands , which also is the name for the local desert .
Zarafshan ( Persian : زرافشان ; Uzbek : Zarafshon / Зарафшон ; Russian : Зарафшан ) is a city of over 68,000 inhabitants ( 2009 ) in the center of Uzbekistan 's Navoiy Region . Located in the Kyzylkum desert , it receives water from the Amudarya by a 220-km pipeline . [ citation needed ] Zarafshan is called the gold capital of Uzbekistan . It is home of the Navoi Mining & Metallurgy Combinat 's Central Mining Administration , charged with mining and processing gold from the nearby Muruntau open-pit mine . Between 1995 and 2006 the Muruntau gold mining and processing operation was run by the Zarafshan-Newmont Joint Venture , a foreign direct investment by Newmont Mining Corporation of Denver , Colorado ( at the time the largest U.S. investor in Uzbekistan - it was also the first major Western investment in the region since the breakup of the Soviet Union ) . Uzbekistan expropriated the companys assets in 2006 and by 2007 had taken full ownership of the mine . Zarafshan Airport ( IATA : AFS ) is served by Uzbekistan Airlines with direct daily flights to and from Tashkent .
Progress stadium is the home of Uzbek League team Qizilqum Zarafshon . Coordinates : 41°34′14″N 64°12′26″E / 41.57056°N 64.20722°E / 41.57056 ; 64.20722
Xorazm FK Urganch is a Uzbekistani football club based in Urganch . They play in the second level in Uzbekistani football .
Urgench ( Uzbek : Urganch , Ургeнч , ئۇرگەنج ; Persian : گرگانج , Gorgånch/Gorgānč/Gorgânc ) is a city in western Uzbekistan . The population of Urgench on April 24 , 2014 was approximately 150,110 , an increase from 139,100 in 1999 . It is the capital of the Khorezm Region , on the Amu Darya River and the Shavat canal . The city is situated 450 km ( 280 mi ) west of Bukhara across the Kyzylkum Desert . The history of the city goes back to the second half of the 19th century . The city should not be confused with the similarly-named city of Konye-Urgench ( also known as Old Urgench or Gurgench ) in Turkmenistan . The city of Old Urgench was left after the Amu Darya river changed its course in the 16th century , leaving the old town high and dry and without water . New Urgench was founded by Russians in the second half of the 19th century at the site of a little trade station of the Khanate of Khiva . Modern Urgench is a Soviet-style city with cotton motifs adorning many objects , from street lights to apartment houses . Of note is a monument to the twenty Komsomol members killed by Tekke basmachi on the banks of the Syr Darya in 1922 , and a large statue to Muhammad al-Khwarizmi , the 9th century local mathematician who revolutionised algebra , outside the Hotel Urgench . A flat , drab place , Urgench is the main gateway for tourists to Khiva 35 kilometres ( 22 mi ) to the southeast , whose old city , known as Itchan Kala , is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The singer Anna German was born in Urgench in 1936 .
Xorazm Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Urgench , Uzbekistan . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Xorazm FK Urganch . The stadium holds 25,000 people . Coordinates : 41°33′58″N 60°36′18″E / 41.566122°N 60.604958°E / 41.566122 ; 60.604958