2016 Uzbek League
| Season | 2016 |
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The 2016 Uzbek League season ist the 25th season of top level football in Uzbekistan since 1992. Pakhtakor are the defending champions from the 2015 campaign.
Teams
Sogdiana Jizzakh remained for 2016 Uzbek League after winning in relegation play-off match with Oqtepa. Obod Tashkent promoted to 2016 League as 2015 First League winner. The draw of 2016 season was held on 22 December 2015. The first matchday is scheduled for 4 March 2016.
| Club | Coach | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FK Andijan |  Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov |
Andijan | Soghlom Avlod Stadium | 18,360 |
| Bunyodkor |  Sergey Lushan |
Tashkent | Bunyodkor Stadium | 34,000 |
| Bukhoro | Jamshid Saidov |
Bukhoro | Buxoro Arena | 22,700 |
| Kokand 1912 | Numon Khasanov |
Kokand | Kokand Stadium | 10,500 |
| Lokomotiv | Andrey Miklyaev |
Tashkent | Lokomotiv Stadium | 8,000 |
| Mash'al | Alexander Khomyakov |
Muborak | Bahrom Vafoev Stadium | 10,000 |
| Metallurg | Rustam Mirsodiqov |
Bekabad | Metallurg Stadium | 15,000 |
| Nasaf Qarshi | Ruziqul Berdiev |
Qarshi | Qarshi Stadium | 14,750 |
| Navbahor | Alexander Volkov |
Namangan | Navbahor Stadium | 22,000 |
| Neftchi | Andrey Fyodorov |
Farghona | Istiqlol Stadium | 20,000 |
| Obod Tashkent | Khayrulla Abdiev |
Tashkent | Obod Stadium | |
| Olmaliq FK | Igor Shkvyrin |
Olmaliq | Olmaliq SM Stadium | 12,000 |
| Pakhtakor | Grigoriy Kolosovskiy |
Tashkent | Pakhtakor Stadium | 35,000 |
| Qizilqum | Yuriy Lukin |
Zarafshon | Yoshlar Stadium | 12,500 |
| Sogdiana | Davron Fayziev |
Jizzakh | Sogdiana Stadium | 11,650 |
| Shurtan Guzar | Ikhtiyor Karimov |
Ghuzor | Ghuzor Stadium | 7,000 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokand 1912 | Vadim Shodimatov | end of caretaker spell | 6 December 2015 | Pre-season | Murod Ismoilov | 7 December 2015[1] |
| Navbahor | Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov | Sacked | 28 December 2015 | Pre-season | Rashid Gafurov (interim) | 28 December 2015 |
| Shurtan | Mukhtor Kurbonov | Resigned | 5 January 2016 | Pre-season | Ikhtiyor Karimov | |
| Andijan | Sergey Kovshov | end of caretaker spell | 30 January 2016 | Pre-season | Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov | 30 January 2016 |
| Navbahor | Rashid Gafurov | Sacked | 27 April 2016 | 6th matchday | Alexander Volkov (interim) | 27 April 2016 |
| Kokand 1912 | Murod Ismoilov | Resigned | 16 May 2016 | 15th | Sergey Kovshov (interim) | 16 May 2016 |
| Pakhtakor | Numon Khasanov | Resigned | 27 May 2016 | 5th | Grigoriy Kolosovskiy (interim) | 27 May 2016 |
| Kokand 1912 | Sergey Kovshov | end of caretaker spell | 11 June 2016 | 15th | Numon Khasanov | 11 June 2016 |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotiv (C) | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 77 | 24 | +53 | 74 | 2017 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 2 | Nasaf | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 63 | 2017 AFC Champions League 2nd qualifying round |
| 3 | Bunyodkor | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 46 | 13 | +33 | 63 | |
| 4 | Bukhara | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 58 | |
| 5 | Pakhtakor | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 52 | |
| 6 | Qizilqum | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 50 | |
| 7 | Metallurg | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 49 | |
| 8 | Mashal | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 38 | |
| 9 | Shurtan | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 38 | |
| 10 | Sogdiana | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 34 | |
| 11 | Neftchi | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 31 | |
| 12 | Kokand 1912 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 29 | |
| 13 | Olmaliq | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 26 | |
| 14 | Obod | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 24 | |
| 15 | Navbahor | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 23 | Qualification to the Relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Andijan | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 50 | −30 | 23 | Relegation to Lower Division |
Updated to games played on 23 November 2016.
Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of match played 5 November 2016[2]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov |
Lokomotiv Tashkent | 21 |
| 2 | Zokhid Abdullaev |
Metallurg Bekabad | 17 |
| 3 | Shoxrox Norxonov |
Obod Tashkent | 14 |
| 4 |  Dragan Ćeran |
Nasaf Qarshi | 12 |
| Sardor Mirzaev |
Lokomotiv Tashkent | 12 | |
| Zafar Polvonov |
Shurtan Guzar | 12 | |
| 7 | Marat Bikmaev |
Lokomotiv Tashkent | 11 |
| Nemanja Jovanović |
Andijon/Qizilqum Zarafshon | 11 | |
| Igor Sergeev |
Pakhtakor Tashkent | 11 | |
| 10 | Eldor Shomurodov |
Bunyodkor | 10 |
Hat–tricks
| Player | Team | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Taran | Shurtan | Sogdiana Jizzakh | 4–2 | 7 May 2016 |
 Oleksandr Pyschur | Navbahor | Kokand 1912 | 5–1 | 14 May 2016 |
References
- ↑ ""Коканд-1912" подтвердил назначение Муроджона Исмоилова". Championat.asia. 2015-12-07.
- ↑ "PFL". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2016.