2016 Uzbek League#League table

{{Infobox football league season

|competition=Uzbek League

|season=2016

|winners= Lokomotiv

|relegated= FK Andijan

|continentalcup1=Champions League

|continentalcup1 qualifiers= Nasaf Qarshi
Bunyodkor

|continentalcup2=

|continentalcup2 qualifiers=

|league topscorer= Abdukholiqov (22)

|biggest home win= Metallurg-Mashal - 6:0; (8 August 2016)

Nasaf-Navbahor - 6:0; (22 October 2016)

|biggest away win= Navbahor-Pakhtakor - 1:5; (24 September 2016)

|highest scoring=

|matches=

|total goals=

|longest wins=

|longest unbeaten=

|longest losses=

|highest attendance =

|lowest attendance=

|average attendance=

|prevseason=2015

|nextseason=2017

}}

The 2016 Uzbek League was the 25th season of top-level football in Uzbekistan since 1992. Pakhtakor were the defending champions from the 2015 campaign.

Teams

{{Location map+ |Uzbekistan |width=500|float=right |caption=Location of teams in 2016 Uzbek League| places=

{{Location map~ |Uzbekistan |lat=40.81362 |long=72.32935 |label=Andijan}}

{{Location map~ |Uzbekistan |lat=41.31379 |long=69.26743 |label=Tashkent |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Uzbekistan |lat=40.21337 |long=69.27914 |label=Metallurg|position=bottom }}

{{Location map~ |Uzbekistan |lat=38.83824 |long=65.81386 |label=Nasaf }}

{{location map~ |Uzbekistan |lat=41.57057 |long=64.20712 |label= Qizilqum}}

{{Location map~ |Uzbekistan |lat=40.99963 |long=71.59382 |label=Navbahor |position=top }}

{{Location map~ |Uzbekistan |lat=40.38670 |long=71.77836 |label=Neftchi |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Uzbekistan |lat=40.84531 |long=69.59999 |label=Olmaliq|position=left}}

{{location map~ |Uzbekistan |lat=39.76852 |long=64.42568 |label=Bukhoro}}

{{location map~ |Uzbekistan |lat=40.11404 |long=67.82897 |label= Sogdiana |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Uzbekistan |lat=39.25889 |long=65.17077 |label=Mash'al }}

{{location map~ |Uzbekistan |lat=38.61810 |long=66.25914 |label= Shortan}}

{{location map~ |Uzbekistan |lat=40.31430 |long=70.5633 |label= Kokand|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Uzbekistan |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |lat=40 |long=56 |label=Tashkent teams:
Bunyodkor
Lokomotiv
Obod Tashkent
Pakhtakor}}

}}

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.

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Club

! Coach

! Location

! Stadium

! Capacity

FK Andijan

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Orif Mamatkazin

| Andijan

| Soghlom Avlod Stadium

| 18,360

Bunyodkor

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Lushan

| Tashkent

| Bunyodkor Stadium

| 34,000

Bukhoro

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Jamshid Saidov

| Bukhoro

| Buxoro Arena

| 22,700

Kokand 1912

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Numon Khasanov

| Kokand

| Kokand Stadium

| 10,500

Lokomotiv

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Andrey Miklyaev

| Tashkent

| Lokomotiv Stadium

| 8,000

Mash'al

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Alexander Khomyakov

| Muborak

| Bahrom Vafoev Stadium

| 10,000

Metallurg

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Rustam Mirsodiqov

| Bekabad

| Metallurg Stadium

| 15,000

Nasaf Qarshi

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Ruziqul Berdiev

| Qarshi

| Qarshi Stadium

| 14,750

Navbahor

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Ilkhom Muminjonov

| Namangan

| Navbahor Stadium

| 22,000

Neftchi

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Fyodorov

| Farghona

| Istiqlol Stadium

| 20,000

Obod Tashkent

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Jafar Irismetov

| Tashkent

| Obod Stadium

|

Olmaliq FK

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Igor Shkvyrin

| Olmaliq

| Olmaliq SM Stadium

| 12,000

Pakhtakor

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Grigoriy Kolosovskiy

| Tashkent

| Pakhtakor Stadium

| 35,000

Qizilqum

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Yuriy Lukin

| Zarafshon

| Yoshlar Stadium

| 12,500

Sogdiana

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Davron Fayziev

| Jizzakh

| Sogdiana Stadium

| 11,650

Shurtan Guzar

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Ikhtiyor Karimov

| Ghuzor

| Ghuzor Stadium

| 7,000

=Managerial changes=

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Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Position in table

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

Obod{{flagicon|UZB}} Khayrulla AbdievResignedDecember 2015Pre-season{{flagicon|UZB}} Bobur Zukhriddinov (interim)December 2015
Kokand 1912{{flagicon|UZB}} Vadim Shodimatovend of caretaker spell{{dts|format=dmy|2015|12|06}}Pre-season{{flagicon|UZB}} Murod Ismoilov{{dts|format=dmy|2015|12|07}}{{cite news |url=http://championat.asia/en/news/kokand-1912-podtverdil-naznachenie-murodjona-ismoilova |publisher=Championat.asia |title= "Коканд-1912" подтвердил назначение Муроджона Исмоилова|date=2015-12-07}}
Navbahor{{flagicon|UZB}} Bakhtiyor AshurmatovSacked{{dts|format=dmy|2015|12|28}}Pre-season{{flagicon|UZB}} Rashid Gafurov (interim){{dts|format=dmy|2015|12|28}}
Shurtan{{flagicon|UZB}} Mukhtor KurbonovResigned{{dts|format=dmy|2016|1|05}}Pre-season{{flagicon|UZB}} Ikhtiyor Karimov
Andijan{{flagicon|UZB}} Sergey Kovshovend of caretaker spell{{dts|format=dmy|2016|1|30}}Pre-season{{flagicon|UZB}} Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov{{dts|format=dmy|2016|1|30}}
Navbahor{{flagicon|UZB}} Rashid GafurovSacked{{dts|format=dmy|2016|4|27}}6th matchday{{flagicon|UZB}} Alexander Volkov (interim){{dts|format=dmy|2016|4|27}}
Kokand 1912{{flagicon|UZB}} Murod IsmoilovResigned{{dts|format=dmy|2016|5|16}}{{flagicon|UZB}} Sergey Kovshov (interim){{dts|format=dmy|2016|5|16}}
Pakhtakor{{flagicon|UZB}} Numon KhasanovResigned{{dts|format=dmy|2016|5|27}}{{flagicon|UZB}} Grigoriy Kolosovskiy (interim){{dts|format=dmy|2016|5|27}}
Kokand 1912{{flagicon|UZB}} Sergey Kovshovend of caretaker spell{{dts|format=dmy|2016|6|11}}{{flagicon|UZB}} Numon Khasanov{{dts|format=dmy|2016|6|11}}
Andijan{{flagicon|UZB}} Bakhtiyor AshurmatovSacked{{dts|format=dmy|2016|6|14}}{{flagicon|UZB}} Orif Mamatkazin{{dts|format=dmy|2016|6|14}}
Obod{{flagicon|UZB}} Bobur Zukhriddinovend of caretaker spell{{dts|format=dmy|2016|6|18}}{{flagicon|UZB}} Alexander Mochinov{{dts|format=dmy|2016|6|18}}
Navbahor{{flagicon|UZB}} Alexander VolkovSacked{{dts|format=dmy|2016|6|22}}{{flagicon|UZB}} Mustafo Bayramov (interim){{dts|format=dmy|2016|6|22}}
Navbahor{{flagicon|UZB}} Mustafo Bayramovend of caretaker spell{{dts|format=dmy|2016|7|2}}{{flagicon|UZB}} Ravshan Bozorov{{dts|format=dmy|2016|7|2}}
Obod{{flagicon|UZB}} Alexander MochinovResigned{{dts|format=dmy|2016|9|9}}{{flagicon|UZB}} Jafar Irismetov{{dts|format=dmy|2016|9|10}}
Navbahor{{flagicon|UZB}} Ravshan BozorovSacked{{dts|format=dmy|2016|11|6}}{{flagicon|UZB}} Ilkhom Muminjonov{{dts|format=dmy|2016|11|6}}

Foreign players

{{details|List of foreign football players in Uzbekistan}}

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.

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Club

!Player 1

!Player 2

!Player 3

!AFC Player

!Former players

AGMK

| {{flagicon|USA}} Graham Smith

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Nemanja Jovanović

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Darko Stanojević

| {{flagicon|TKM}} Arslanmyrat Amanow

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Yaroslav Martynyuk
{{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeniy Gogol

Andijon

| {{flagicon|MDA}} Denis Ilescu

|

|

| {{flagicon|TKM}} Elman Tagayev

|

Lokomotiv

| {{flagicon|GEO}} Kakhi Makharadze

| {{flagicon|BIH}} Nemanja Janičić

| {{flagicon|MNE}} Slaven Stjepanović

| {{flagicon|TKM}} Artur Geworkyan

|

Pakhtakor

| {{flagicon|MNE}} Adnan Orahovac

|

|

|

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Mash'al Mubarek

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Vladyslav Pavlenko

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Vyacheslav Shevchenko

|

|

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FC Buxoro

| {{flagicon|MDA}} Vadim Cemirtan

|

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|

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FC Bunyodkor

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Chaker Zouaghi

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Jurica Buljat

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandar Alempijević

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Minori Sato

| {{flagicon|BIH}} Samir Bekrić

Navbahor

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksandr Pyschur

| {{flagicon|MDA}} Alexandru Melenciuc

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Igor Golban

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Hyun-yeon

|

Neftchi Fergana

|

|

|

| {{flagicon|TJK}} Akmal Kholmatov

|

FC Obod

|

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Metallurg Bekabad

|

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Nasaf

| {{flagicon|MNE}} Dejan Boljević

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Dragan Ceran

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Ognjen Krasić

|

| {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Rok Roj
{{flagicon|TKM}} Artur Geworkyan

FC Shurtan Guzar

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksandr Pyschur

|

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Kokand 1912

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Darko Gojkovic

| {{flagicon|BIH}} Nikola Valentić

|

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Sogdiana Jizzakh

|

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Qizilqum Zarafshon

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Andriy Derkach

| {{flagicon|GEO}} Georgiy Kvesieshvili

|

|

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League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=LOK|name_LOK=Lokomotiv

|team2=BUN|name_BUN=Bunyodkor

|team3=NAS|name_NAS=Nasaf

|team4=BUK|name_BUK=Bukhara

|team5=PAK|name_PAK=Pakhtakor

|team6=QIZ|name_QIZ=Qizilqum

|team7=MET|name_MET=Metallurg

|team8=MAS|name_MAS=Mashal

|team9=SHU|name_SHU=Shurtan

|team10=SOG|name_SOG=Sogdiana

|team11=NEF|name_NEF=Neftchi

|team12=KOK|name_KOK=Kokand 1912

|team13=OLM|name_OLM=Olmaliq

|team14=OBO|name_OBO=Obod

|team15=NAV|name_NAV=Navbahor

|team16=AND|name_AND=Andijan

|win_LOK=23|draw_LOK=5|loss_LOK=2|gf_LOK=77|ga_LOK=24|status_LOK=C

|win_BUN=19|draw_BUN=6|loss_BUN=5|gf_BUN=60|ga_BUN=24

|win_NAS=18|draw_NAS=9|loss_NAS=3|gf_NAS=46|ga_NAS=13

|win_BUK=17|draw_BUK=7|loss_BUK=6|gf_BUK=42|ga_BUK=27

|win_PAK=15|draw_PAK=7|loss_PAK=8|gf_PAK=49|ga_PAK=30

|win_QIZ=14|draw_QIZ=8|loss_QIZ=8|gf_QIZ=41|ga_QIZ=32

|win_MET=14|draw_MET=7|loss_MET=9|gf_MET=47|ga_MET=34

|win_MAS=11|draw_MAS=5|loss_MAS=14|gf_MAS=35|ga_MAS=41

|win_SHU=12|draw_SHU=2|loss_SHU=16|gf_SHU=43|ga_SHU=56

|win_SOG=9|draw_SOG=7|loss_SOG=14|gf_SOG=23|ga_SOG=41

|win_NEF=9|draw_NEF=4|loss_NEF=17|gf_NEF=28|ga_NEF=43

|win_KOK=8|draw_KOK=5|loss_KOK=17|gf_KOK=31|ga_KOK=55

|win_OLM=8|draw_OLM=2|loss_OLM=20|gf_OLM=40|ga_OLM=54

|win_OBO=6|draw_OBO=6|loss_OBO=18|gf_OBO=25|ga_OBO=51

|win_NAV=6|draw_NAV=5|loss_NAV=19|gf_NAV=37|ga_NAV=66

|win_AND=6|draw_AND=5|loss_AND=19|gf_AND=20|ga_AND=50

|col_GS=#ACE1AF|text_GS=2017 AFC Champions League group stage

|result1=GS

|col_QR=#D0F0C0|text_QR=2017 AFC Champions League 2nd qualifying round

|result2=QR|result3=QR

|col_RP=#FFCCCC|text_RP=Qualification to the Relegation play-offs

|result15=RP

|col_REL=#FFCCCC|text_REL=Relegation to Lower Division

|result16=REL

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=23 November 2016

|source=[http://www.pfl.uz Uzbekistan Professional Football League]

}}

Relegation play-off

The one leg relegation play-off match between 15th placed team of Uzbek League, Navbahor Namangan and runners-up of 2016 Uzbekistan First League, FC Naryn Khakkulabad was played on 28 November 2016 in Tashkent. Navbahor won by 3:1 and remained in League.

{{Football box

|date = 28 November 2016

|time = 13:00 (UTC+05:00)

|team1 = Navbahor Namangan

|team2 = Naryn

|score = 3–1

|goals1 = I.Isakjanov {{goal|23}}
A.Makhmudov {{goal|29||84}}

|goals2 = S.Dostonov {{goal|34}}

|stadium = TTYMI Stadium, Tashkent

|attendance = 582

|referee = B. Namazov

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/11/28/uzbekistan/play-offs-12/navbahor-namangan/naryn/2375481/ Report]

}}

Season statistics

=Top goalscorers=

{{updated|23 November 2016}}{{cite web|title=PFL|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/uzbekistan/pfl/2016/regular-season/r34235/|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=13 November 2016}}

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Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

rowspan=1|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|UZB}} Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov

|align="left"| Lokomotiv

|22 (1)

rowspan=1|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|UZB}} Zokhid Abdullaev

|align="left"| Metallurg

|18 (0)

rowspan=1|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|UZB}} Shokhruz Norkhonov

|align="left"|Obod

|14 (2)

rowspan=2|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|UZB}} Sardor Mirzaev

|align="left"|Lokomotiv

|13 (0)

align="left"|{{flagicon|SRB}} Nemanja Jovanović

|align="left"| Andijon/Qizilqum

|13 (3)

rowspan=3|6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|UZB}} Zafar Polvonov

|align="left"| Shurtan Guzar

|12 (0)

align="left"|{{flagicon|UZB}} Marat Bikmaev

|align="left"|Lokomotiv

|12 (1)

align="left"|{{flagicon|SRB}} Dragan Ćeran

|align="left"| Nasaf

|12 (1)

rowspan=3|9

|align="left"|{{flagicon|UZB}} Shakhboz Erkinov

|align="left"| Mash'al

|11 (1)

align="left"|{{flagicon|UZB}} Igor Sergeev

|align="left"| Pakhtakor

|11 (3)

=Hat–tricks=

class="wikitable sortable"
PlayerTeamAgainstResultDate
{{flagicon|UZB}} Igor TaranShurtanSogdiana Jizzakh4–27 May 2016
{{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksandr PyschurNavbahorKokand 19125–114 May 2016
{{flagicon|UZB}} Zafar PolvonovShurtanPakhtakor3–120 June 2016
{{flagicon|UZB}} Aziz IbragimovAndijanBukhoro1–426 August 2016
{{flagicon|UZB}} Kenja TuraevMashalAndijan5–024 September 2016
{{flagicon|UZB}} Temurkhuja AbdukholiqovMashalLokomotiv0–418 October 2016

Awards

=Monthly awards=

References

{{reflist}}