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2018 Uzbekistan Super League

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Uzbekistan Super League

| logo = Pepsi Uzbekistan Super League 2018.jpg

| image =

| pixels =

| alt =

| caption =

| season = 2018

|winners=Lokomotiv Tashkent (3rd title)

|relegated=Neftchi Fergana

|continentalcup1=AFC Champions League

|continentalcup1 qualifiers=Lokomotiv
Pakhtakor
AGMK

|league topscorer= {{flagicon|BRA}} Tiago Bezerra (17)

|biggest home win=

|biggest away win=

|highest scoring=

|matches=506

|total goals=626

|longest wins=

|longest unbeaten=

|longest losses=

|highest attendance=

|lowest attendance=

|average attendance=

|prevseason=2017

|nextseason=2019

}}

The 2018 Uzbekistan Super League (known as the Pepsi Uzbekistan Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of top level football in Uzbekistan since 1992. Lokomotiv Tashkent were the defending champions from the 2017 campaign.[https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oez2018.html Uzbekistan 2018], RSSSF.com

Teams

{{Location map+ |Uzbekistan |width=530|float=right |caption=Location of teams in 2018 Uzbekistan Super League| places=

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

{{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=40.84531 |long=69.59999 |label=AGMK }}

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

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

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

{{location map~ |Uzbekistan |lat=40.31430 |long=70.5633 |label= Kokand 1912|position=top}}

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

}}

On 21 November 2017 according to UzPFL management decision the Uzbek League was officially renamed to Uzbekistan Super League starting from 2018 season. The number of teams playing in top division of Uzbek football is reduced from 16 to 12.{{cite news |url= https://www.gazeta.uz/ru/2017/11/21/football/ |publisher= Gazeta.uz |language= ru |title= Высшая и Первая лиги Узбекистана сменят названия |date=2017-11-21 }}

The draw for the 2018 Super League season was held on 3 February 2018. The first matchday is scheduled for 1 March 2018.{{cite news |url= https://championat.asia/ru/news/kogda-nachnetsya-superliga-2018 |publisher= Championat.asia|language= ru |title= Когда начнется Суперлига-2018? |date=2018-02-03}}

Sementchi, the winner of 2017 Uzbekistan First League did not participate in new Super League season. The club failed to pass licensing procedures like Mash'al Mubarek.{{cite news |url= https://www.uzdaily.uz/articles-id-35909.htm |publisher= Uzdaily.uz |language= ru |title= ФФУ объявила список команд, которые примут участие в Суперлиге |date=2018-01-25 }} These both clubs have been replaced by Neftchi Fergana and Sogdiana Jizzakh which according to 2017 season have been relegated to First League.

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Club

! Coach

! Location

! Stadium

! Capacity

! Kit sponsor

AGMK

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Viktor Kumykov

| Olmaliq

| AGMK Stadium

| 12,000

| Adidas

Bunyodkor

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Mirjalol Qosimov

| Tashkent

| Bunyodkor Stadium

| 34,000

| Jako

Bukhoro

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Ulughbek Baqayev

| Bukhara

| Bukhara Arena

| 22,700

| Macron

Kokand 1912

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Numon Hasanov

| Kokand

| Kokand Stadium

| 10,500

| Joma

Lokomotiv

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Fyodorov

| Tashkent

| Lokomotiv Stadium

| 8,000

| Joma

Metallurg

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Andrey Shipilov

| Bekabad

| Metallurg Stadium

| 15,000

| Joma

Nasaf

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Ruziqul Berdiyevru

| Qarshi

| Qarshi Markazi Stadium

| 16,000

| Adidas

Navbahor

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Ilkhom Muminjonov

| Namangan

| Namangan Markazi Stadium

| 22,000

| Jako

Neftchi

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Sergey Kovshov

| Ferghana

| Istiqlol Stadium

| 20,000

| Joma

Pakhtakor

| {{flagicon|GEO}} Shota Arveladze

| Tashkent

| Pakhtakor Stadium

| 35,000

| Adidas

Sogdiana

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Lushan

| Jizzakh

| Soghdiana Stadium

| 11,650

| Joma

Qizilqum

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Hamidjon Aktamov

| Zarafshan

| Progress Stadium

| 12,500

| Joma

=Managerial changes=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Position in table

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

Metallurg{{flagicon|UZB}} Rustam MirsodikovResigned{{dts|format=dmy|2017|12|25}}Pre-season{{flagicon|UZB}} Andrey Shipilov{{dts|format=dmy|2017|12|25}}{{cite news |url= http://www.sports.uz/ru/news/view/andrey-shipilov-vstal-u-rulya-metallurga26-12-2017 |publisher= sports.uz |language= ru |title= Андрей Шипилов встал у руля "Металлурга" |date=2017-12-26 }}
Sogdiana{{flagicon|UZB}} Igor ShkvyrinResigned{{dts|format=dmy|2017|12|27}}Pre-season{{flagicon|UZB}} Alexander Mochinov{{dts|format=dmy|2017|12|27}}
Neftchi{{flagicon|UZB}} Vadim Abramov{{dts|format=dmy|2017|12|27}}Pre-season{{flagicon|UZB}} Sergey Kovshov{{dts|format=dmy|2018|01|27}}
Sogdiana{{flagicon|UZB}} Alexander MochinovSacked{{dts|format=dmy|2018|4|7}}12th{{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Lushan{{dts|format=dmy|2018|4|7}}{{cite news |url= https://championat.asia/ru/news/oficialno-sergey-lushhan-glavnyy-trener-sogdiany |publisher= Championat.asia| language= ru |title= Официально. Сергей Лущан - главный тренер "Согдианы" |date=2018-04-07}}
Lokomotiv{{flagicon|UZB}} Andrey MiklyaevResigned{{dts|format=dmy|2018|4|19}}10th{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Fyodorov{{dts|format=dmy|2018|4|19}}{{cite news |url= https://www.gazeta.uz/ru/2018/04/19/lokomotiv/ |publisher= Gazeta.uz| language= ru |title= Андрей Микляев покинул пост главного тренера «Локомотива» |date=2018-04-19}}

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

!Player 4

!AFC Player

!Former Player

AGMK

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Miloš Trifunović

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Vladimir Bubanja

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Jovan Đokić

| {{flagicon|BLR}} Vladislav Kosmynin

| {{flagicon|KGZ}} Pavel Matyash

| {{flagicon|MDA}} Vadim Cemirtan

Bunyodkor

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Filip Rajevac

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Bukhara

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Vlad Larinov

| {{flagicon|MDA}} Vadim Cemirtan

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| {{flagicon|TKM}} Arslanmyrat Amanow

| {{flagicon|BLR}} Sergey Rusetsky
{{flagicon|SRB}} Marko Klisura

Kokand 1912

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Darko Gojkovic

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Marko Milič

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| {{flagicon|SRB}} Milan Spremo

Lokomotiv Tashkent

| {{flagicon|GEO}} Kakha Makharadze

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Igor Jelić

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Nikolai Pogrebnyak

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| {{flagicon|BRA}} Nivaldo
{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Suk-jae

Metallurg Bekabad

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Andrei Shipilov

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| {{flagicon|TJK}} Zoir Juraboev

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Nasaf

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| {{flagicon|RUS}} Igor Golban
{{flagicon|SRB}} Dragan Ceran
{{flagicon|SRB}} Slavko Lukic
{{flagicon|TJK}} Jahongir Aliev

Navbahor

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Darko Stanojević

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Tomislav Pajović

| {{flagicon|MNE}} Darko Nikač

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Igor Golban

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| {{flagicon|SRB}} Nenad Injac

Neftchi Ferghana

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Vyacheslav Sushkin

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Vitali Myrnyi

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Pakhtakor

| {{flagicon|MNE}} Marko Simić

| {{flagicon|GNB}} Esmaël Gonçalves

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Tiago Bezerra

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Dragan Ceran

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rostyn Griffiths

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Soghdiana

| {{flagicon|LTU}} Darvydas Šernas

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Miloš Simonović

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Nikola Milinković

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Milan Mitrović

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Dong-hee

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Qizilqum

| {{flagicon|GEO}} Elgujja Grigalashvili

| {{flagicon|GEO}} Giorgi Kvesieshvili

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Nemanja Jovanovic

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Yevgeni Cheremisin

| {{flagicon|TKM}} Artur Gevorkyan

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In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

Regular stage

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

|section=Regular stage

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=PAK|name_PAK=Pakhtakor

|team2=LOK|name_LOK=Lokomotiv

|team3=BUN|name_BUN=Bunyodkor

|team4=NAV|name_NAV=Navbahor

|team5=MET|name_MET=Metallurg

|team6=BUK|name_BUK=Bukhoro

|team7=KOK|name_KOK=Kokand 1912

|team8=AGM|name_AGM=AGMK

|team9=NAS|name_NAS=Nasaf

|team10=QIZ|name_QIZ=Qizilqum

|team11=SOG|name_SOG=Sogdiana

|team12=NEF|name_NEF=Neftchi

|win_PAK=14|draw_PAK=5|loss_PAK=3 |gf_PAK=36|ga_PAK=12

|win_LOK=11|draw_LOK=7|loss_LOK=4 |gf_LOK=35|ga_LOK=21

|win_BUN=12|draw_BUN=4|loss_BUN=6 |gf_BUN=35|ga_BUN=26

|win_NAV=11|draw_NAV=4|loss_NAV=7 |gf_NAV=29|ga_NAV=18

|win_MET=9 |draw_MET=6|loss_MET=7 |gf_MET=24|ga_MET=29

|win_BUK=10|draw_BUK=2|loss_BUK=10|gf_BUK=23|ga_BUK=28

|win_KOK=7 |draw_KOK=7 |loss_KOK=8 |gf_KOK=21|ga_KOK=20

|win_AGM=7 |draw_AGM=5 |loss_AGM=10|gf_AGM=26|ga_AGM=28

|win_NAS=6 |draw_NAS=8 |loss_NAS=8 |gf_NAS=21|ga_NAS=28

|win_QIZ=7 |draw_QIZ=2 |loss_QIZ=13|gf_QIZ=20|ga_QIZ=29

|win_SOG=4 |draw_SOG=5 |loss_SOG=13|gf_SOG=17|ga_SOG=32

|win_NEF=2 |draw_NEF=9 |loss_NEF=11|gf_NEF=12|ga_NEF=28

|result1=CR|result2=CR|result3=CR|result4=CR|result5=CR|result6=CR

|col_CR=#AFEEEE

|text_CR=Qualification to Championship Round

|result7=RR|result8=RR|result9=RR|result10=RR|result11=RR|result12=RR

|col_RR=#FFEBCD

|text_RR=Relegation Round

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

|update=complete

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

}}

Championship round

Teams keep records from regular stage (10 matches) against championship round opponents.

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

|section=Championship round

|team1=LOK|name_LOK=Lokomotiv

|team2=PAK|name_PAK=Pakhtakor

|team3=NAV|name_NAV=Navbahor

|team4=BUN|name_BUN=Bunyodkor

|team5=MET|name_MET=Metallurg

|team6=BUK|name_BUK=Bukhoro

|win_LOK=14|draw_LOK=4 |loss_LOK=2 |gf_LOK=37|ga_LOK=17|status_LOK=C

|win_PAK=11|draw_PAK=4 |loss_PAK=5 |gf_PAK=38|ga_PAK=17

|win_NAV=9 |draw_NAV=4 |loss_NAV=7 |gf_NAV=20|ga_NAV=18

|win_BUN=8 |draw_BUN=3 |loss_BUN=9 |gf_BUN=26|ga_BUN=26

|win_MET=5 |draw_MET=4 |loss_MET=11|gf_MET=12|ga_MET=28

|win_BUK=3 |draw_BUK=1 |loss_BUK=16|gf_BUK=14|ga_BUK=41

|res_col_header=QR

|result1=GS|col_GS=green1

|text_GS=Qualification to the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage

|result2=QP|col_QP=green2

|text_QP=Qualification to the 2019 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2

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

|update=complete

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

}}

Relegation round

Teams keep records from regular stage (10 matches) against relegation round opponents.

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

|section=Relegation round

|highest_pos=7

|team7=NAS|name_NAS=Nasaf

|team8=QIZ|name_QIZ=Qizilqum

|team9=KOK|name_KOK=Kokand 1912

|team10=AGM|name_AGM=AGMK

|team11=SOG|name_SOG=Sogdiana

|team12=NEF|name_NEF=Neftchi

|win_NAS=9 |draw_NAS=7 |loss_NAS=4 |gf_NAS=24|ga_NAS=16

|win_QIZ=9 |draw_QIZ=4 |loss_QIZ=7 |gf_QIZ=26|ga_QIZ=26

|win_KOK=7 |draw_KOK=7 |loss_KOK=6 |gf_KOK=21|ga_KOK=14

|win_AGM=7 |draw_AGM=6 |loss_AGM=7 |gf_AGM=25|ga_AGM=23

|win_SOG=6 |draw_SOG=6 |loss_SOG=8 |gf_SOG=18|ga_SOG=23

|win_NEF=4 |draw_NEF=6 |loss_NEF=10|gf_NEF=14|ga_NEF=26|status_NEF=R

|res_col_header=QR

|result10=QP|col_QP=green2

|text_QP=Qualification to the 2019 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and relegation play-off

|result11=RELPO|col_RELPO=red2

|text_RELPO=Relegation play-off

|result12=REL|col_REL=red1

|text_REL=Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League

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

|update=complete

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

}}

Relegation play-off

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|12|3|df=y}}

|time = 14:00 UTC+5

|team1 = Sogdiana

|score = 3–1

|report = [http://pfl.uz/ru/news/sections/oliy_liga/9790 Report]

|team2 = Mash'al

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Sardor Rakhmanov {{goal|79|pen}}

|stadium = Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent

|attendance = 76

|referee = Sherzod Kasymov

}}

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{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|12|4|df=y}}

|time = 14:00 UTC+5

|team1 = AGMK

|score = 1–0

|report = [http://pfl.uz/ru/news/sections/oliy_liga/9801 Report]

|team2 = Istiqlol

|goals1 = Uladzislaw Kasmynin {{goal|77}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent

|attendance = 217

|referee = Aziz Asimov

}}

Sogdiana and AGMK will play in 2019 Uzbekistan Super League next season.

Season statistics

=Top scorers=

.

{{updated|November 2018}}

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#

!Player

!Club

!Goals

rowspan=1|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Tiago Bezerra

|align="left"|Pakhtakor

|align=center|17

rowspan=1|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|GNB}} Esmaël Gonçalves

|align="left"|Pakhtakor

|align=center|16

rowspan=1|3

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

|align="left"| Lokomotiv

|align=center|14

rowspan=1|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|UZB}} Bobur Abdikholikov

|align="left"|Nasaf

|align=center|13

rowspan=3|5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SER}} Jovan Đokić

|align="left"|AGMK

|rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |11

align="left"|{{flagicon|UZB}} Murod Kholmukhamedov

|align="left"|Kokand 1912

align="left"|{{flagicon|UZB}} Jovlon Ibrokhimov

|align="left"|Bunyodkor

References

{{reflist}}

{{Uzbek League seasons}}

{{2018 in Asian Football (AFC)}}

Category:Uzbekistan Super League seasons