Uzbekistan Super League

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{{Short description|Association football league in Uzbekistan}}

{{Infobox football league

|name = Uzbekistan Super League
Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси
Узбекистан Суперлига

|image = PFL new.png

|pixels = 200

|organiser = Uzbekistan Professional Football League

|founded = {{Start date and age|1992}}

|first =

|folded =

|country = Uzbekistan

|other countries=

|confed = AFC

|teams = 16

|relegation = Uzbekistan Pro League

|levels = 1

|domest_cup = Uzbekistan Cup
Uzbekistan Super Cup

|league_cup = Uzbekistan League Cup

|overseas_tournament=

|confed_cup = AFC Champions League Elite
AFC Champions League Two

|champions = Nasaf (1st title)

|season = 2024

|premiers =

|prem_season =

|mlscupchamps =

|mlscupseason =

|shieldchamps =

|shieldseason =

|shieldtitle =

|shield =

|most_champs = Pakhtakor (16 titles)

|most_prems =

|most_mlscups =

|most_shields =

|most_caps =

|top_goalscorer =

|tv = Sport TV
Futbol TV

|sponsor = Artel Electronics

|website = {{ubl|{{URL|pfl.uz}}|{{URL|https://t.me/uzpfl}}}}

|current = 2025 Uzbekistan Super League

}}

Uzbekistan Super League ({{langx|uz|Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси}}; {{Langx|ru|Узбекистан Суперлига|label=Russian}}), known as Artel Uzbekistan Super League due to sponsorship reasons ({{langx|uz|Артел Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси|italic=no}}; {{Langx|ru|Артель Узбекистан Суперлига}}), is the top division of professional football in Uzbekistan. It is operated under the auspices of the Uzbekistan Professional Football League and Uzbekistan Football Association. It was founded in 1992 and currently has 16 teams. The top team qualifies to the group stage of the AFC Champions League.

History

The Uzbek League was founded in 1992 after the collapse of the Soviet Union and its domestic league, the Soviet Top League. The league is known locally as the Higher League with relegation to the First League.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

= League system =

The league is generally played between March and November in the calendar year and has occasionally had the Super Cup as a curtain raiser to the domestic campaign. Teams play each other on a home and away basis. Two or three teams can be relegated depending on the number of sides participating which has in the past been between 17 and 14 sides. Occasionally no sides would be promoted from the First League, due to reserve teams winning the championships. Reserve clubs are not allowed to feature in the top flight but can play at any level up to First League. On these occasions, clubs can be relegated without any promoted sides making the next campaign feature less sides than before.

League winners enter the next edition of the AFC Champions League along with the winners of the Uzbekistan Cup.

On 21 November 2017 according to the 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= 21 November 2017 |access-date= 10 February 2018 |archive-date= 12 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181112223331/https://www.gazeta.uz/ru/2017/11/21/football/ |url-status= live }} Famous personnels like Rivaldo, Eren Derdiyok, Zico, Luiz Felipe Scolari have contributed to the league so far.

Champions and top scorers

{{See also|Uzbekistan Super League Top Scorer}}

{{see also|Uzbekistan SSR Championship}}

;Key

class="wikitable"
style="background-color:#FFFACD"|{{0}}*{{0}}

|League champions also won the Uzbekistan Cup, i.e. they completed the domestic Double.

As Uzbekistan Oliy Liga

class="wikitable" style="font-size:99%;"

!width=60|Season

!{{nowrap|Champions}}

!{{nowrap|Runner-up}}

!{{nowrap|Third place}}

!width=160|Top scorer

1992

| colspan=2| Pakhtakor and Neftchi

| Sogdiana

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Valeriy Kechinov (Pakhtakor, 24 goals)

1993

| Neftchi (2)

| Pakhtakor

| Navbahor

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Rustam Durmonov (Neftchi, 24 goals)

1994

| style="background-color:#FFFACD"|{{nowrap|Neftchi (3) *}}

| Bukhara

| Navbahor (2)

|{{flagicon|UZB}} Ravshan Bozorov (Neftchi, 26 goals)

1995

| Neftchi (4)

| MHSK

| {{nowrap|Navbahor (3)}}

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Oleg Shatskikh (Navbahor, 23 goals)

1996

| Navbahor

| Neftchi

| MHSK

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Jafar Irismetov (Dustlik, 23 goals)
{{flagicon|UZB}} Oleg Shatskikh (Navbahor, 23 goals)

1997

| MHSK

| Neftchi (2)

| Navbahor (4)

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Jafar Irismetov (Dustlik, 34 goals)

1998

| Pakhtakor (2)

| Neftchi (3)

| Navbahor (5)

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Mirjalol Kasymov (Pakhtakor, 22 goals)
{{flagicon|UZB}} Igor Shkvyrin (Pakhtakor, 22 goals)

1999

| Dustlik

| Neftchi (4)

| Navbahor (6)

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Umid Isoqov (Neftchi, 24 goals)
{{flagicon|UZB}} Bakhtiyor Hamidullaev (Andijon, 24 goals)

2000

|style="background-color:#FFFACD"|Dustlik (2) *

| Neftchi (5)

| Nasaf

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Jafar Irismetov (Dustlik, 45 goals)

2001

| Neftchi (5)

| Pakhtakor (2)

| Nasaf (2)

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Umid Isoqov (Neftchi, 28 goals)

2002

|style="background-color:#FFFACD"|{{nowrap|Pakhtakor (3) *}}

| Neftchi (6)

| Qizilqum

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Bakhtiyor Hamidullaev (Andijon, 22 goals)

2003

|style="background-color:#FFFACD"|{{nowrap|Pakhtakor (4) *}}

| Neftchi (7)

| Navbahor (7)

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Marsel Idiatullin (Qizilqum, 26 goals)

2004

| style="background-color:#FFFACD"|{{nowrap|Pakhtakor (5) *}}

| Neftchi (8)

| Navbahor (8)

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Shuhrat Mirkholdirshoev (Navbahor, 31 goals)

2005

| style="background-color:#FFFACD"|{{nowrap|Pakhtakor (6) *}}

| Mashʼal

| Nasaf (3)

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Anvar Soliev (Pakhtakor, 29 goals)

2006

|style="background-color:#FFFACD"|{{nowrap|Pakhtakor (7) *}}

| Neftchi (9)

| Nasaf (4)

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Pavel Solomin (Traktor, 21 goals)

2007

|style="background-color:#FFFACD"|{{nowrap|Pakhtakor (8) *}}

| Kuruvchi

| Mashʼal

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Ilhom Moʻminjonov (Kuruvchi, 21 goals)

2008

| style="background-color:#FFFACD"|{{nowrap|Bunyodkor *}}

| Pakhtakor (3)

| Neftchi

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Server Djeparov (Bunyodkor, 19 goals)

2009

| Bunyodkor (2)

| Pakhtakor (4)

| Nasaf (5)

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Rivaldo (Bunyodkor, 20 goals)

2010

| style="background-color:#FFFACD"|{{nowrap|Bunyodkor (3) *}}

| Pakhtakor (5)

| Nasaf (6)

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Alisher Kholiqov (Neftchi, 13 goals)
{{flagicon|UZB}} Nosirbek Otakuziev (AGMK, 13 goals)

2011

| Bunyodkor (4)

| Nasaf

| Pakhtakor

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Miloš Trifunović (Bunyodkor, 17 goals)

2012

| Pakhtakor (9)

| Bunyodkor (2)

| Lokomotiv

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Anvar Berdiev (Neftchi, 19 goals)

2013

| style="background-color:#FFFACD"|{{nowrap|Bunyodkor (5) *}}

| Lokomotiv

| Nasaf (7)

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksandr Pyschur (Bunyodkor, 19 goals)

2014

| Pakhtakor (10)

| {{nowrap|Lokomotiv (2)}}

| Nasaf (8)

| {{flagicon|TKM}} Artur Gevorkyan (Nasaf, 18 goals)

2015

| Pakhtakor (11)

| Lokomotiv (3)

| Nasaf (9)

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Igor Sergeev (Pakhtakor, 23 goals)

2016

| style="background-color:#FFFACD"|{{nowrap|Lokomotiv *}}

| Bunyodkor (3)

| Nasaf (10)

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov (Lokomotiv, 22 goals)

2017

| style="background-color:#FFFACD"|{{nowrap|Lokomotiv (2) *}}

| Nasaf (2)

| Pakhtakor (2)

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Marat Bikmaev (Lokomotiv, 26 goals)

As Uzbekistan Super League

class="wikitable" style="font-size:99%;"

!width=60|Season

!{{nowrap|Champions}}

!{{nowrap|Runner-up}}

!{{nowrap|Third place}}

!width=150|Top scorer

2018

| Lokomotiv (3)

| Pakhtakor (6)

| Navbahor (9)

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Tiago Bezerra (Pakhtakor, 17 goals)

2019

| style="background-color:#FFFACD"|{{nowrap|Pakhtakor (12) *}}

| {{nowrap|Lokomotiv (4)}}

| Bunyodkor

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Dragan Ceran (Pakhtakor, 23 goals)

2020

| style="background-color:#FFFACD"|{{nowrap|Pakhtakor (13) *}}

| Nasaf (3)

| AGMK

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Dragan Ceran (Pakhtakor, 21 goals)

2021

| Pakhtakor (14)

| Sogdiana

| AGMK (2)

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Dragan Ceran (Pakhtakor, 16 goals)

2022

| Pakhtakor (15)

| Navbahor

| Nasaf (11)

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Dragan Ceran (Pakhtakor, 20 goals)

2023

| Pakhtakor (16)

| Nasaf (4)

| {{nowrap|Navbahor (10)}}

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Dragan Ceran (Pakhtakor, 13 goals)

2024

| Nasaf

| AGMK

| Navbahor (11)

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Dragan Ceran (Pakhtakor, 13 goals)

2025

|

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|

|

Performance by club

class="wikitable"

! Club !! Winners !! Runners-up !! Third Place !! Winning seasons

Pakhtakor16621992*, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Neftchi5911992*, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001
Bunyodkor5312008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
Lokomotiv3412016, 2017, 2018
Dustlik2 |
| -1999, 2000
Nasaf14112024
Navbahor11101996
MHSK1111997
AGMK |
| 12
Mashʼal |
| 11
Sogdiana |
| 11
Bukhara |
| 1|
|
Qizilqum |
| -1

* Both teams were awarded with the title.

Defunct teams marked in Italics.

All-time table

All-time table of league, as of end of the 2024 season[http://championat.uz/uz/news-8/11257.html 25 та Ўзбекистон чемпионатининг умумий жадвали] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626230849/http://championat.uz/uz/news-8/11257.html |date=26 June 2013 }}, 30 November 2016 {{in lang|uz}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"

! {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Team|Team}}

! {{Tooltip|Seasons|Seasons played}}

! {{Tooltip|Points|Points}}

! {{Tooltip|Played|Games played}}

! {{Tooltip|Won|Games won}}

! {{Tooltip|Drawn|Games drawn}}

! {{Tooltip|Lost|Games lost}}

! {{Tooltip|G.F.|Goals for}}

! {{Tooltip|G.A.|Goals against}}

! {{Tooltip|1|Champion}}

! {{Tooltip|2|Runner-up}}

! {{Tooltip|3|Third position}}

! {{Tooltip|Best|Best position}}

align="center" bgcolor="#ACE1AF"

| 1

Pakhtakor332058968651159158212882016621
align="center" bgcolor="#ACE1AF"

| 2

Neftchi30167289050416022616679425911
align="center" bgcolor="#ACE1AF"

| 3

Navbahor3315069684502093091556111411111
align="center" bgcolor="#ACE1AF"

| 4

Nasaf281494816443175198139884714111
align="center" bgcolor="#ACE1AF"

| 5

Bukhara291121864325146393112813140102
align="center" bgcolor="#ACE1AF"

| 6

Sogdiana291047856293168395108113410112
align="center" bgcolor="#ACE1AF"

| 7

Bunyodkor1810045082991111008704355311
align="center" bgcolor="#ACE1AF"

| 8

Andijon28945818256177385106613290005
align="center" bgcolor="#fffddf"

| 9

Metallurg2793078225317135892511690005
align="center" bgcolor="#ACE1AF"

| 10

Dinamo2589575825313636991211190004
align="center" bgcolor="#ACE1AF"

| 11

Qizilqum2589072225216130985110220013
align="center" bgcolor="#FBE08D"

| 12

Lokomotiv178774862541151698366333411
align="center" bgcolor="#ACE1AF"

| 13

Mash'al197445382141022236737250112
align="center" bgcolor="#ACE1AF"

| 14

AGMK176694781891021836786500122
align="center" bgcolor="#ACE1AF"

| 15

Kokand 191217634516180942526708720005
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 16

Traktor16621490178872256848140004
align="center" bgcolor="#ACE1AF"

| 17

Surkhon18572530158982636059450006
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 18

Dustlik11559346169521256695322001
align="center" bgcolor="#ACE1AF"

| 19

Shurtan12381340109541773935660004
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 20

MHSK736221610644664203351111
align="center" bgcolor="#ACE1AF"

| 21

Khorazm823024862441422815180007
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 22

Zarafshon Navoiy62171966037992363550009
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 23

Yangiyer7205216563712326638500010
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 24

Orol515516444239717132900011
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 25

Kosonsoy51451564025911713050008
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 26

Guliston5119154341710314234000014
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 27

Atlaschi41181243416741492800007
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 28

Chirchiq410312226257113024000014
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 29

Tupalang-Sariosiyo396862812461031460009
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 30

Kimyogar-Chirchiq39610425215811319300014
align="center" bgcolor="#FBE08D"

| 31

Olympik3917821282979980006
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 32

Akademiya Toshkent159341611772450005
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 33

Semurg Angren257721512459920000012
align="center" bgcolor="#fffddf"

| 34

Turon2335261531328800013
align="center" bgcolor="#fffddf"

| 35

Sementchi131308715396400015
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 36

Chilonzor130348620517000016
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 37

Shakhrikhon128327718256700015
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB

| 38

Obod124306618255100014
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 39

Vobkent115303621237000016
align="center" bgcolor="#BBBBBB"

| 40

Uz-Dong-Ju.113302721176500016

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
style="background-color:#ACE1AF; border:1px solid #aaaaaa;"| Competing in Super League
style="background-color:#FBE08D; border:1px solid #aaaaaa;"| Competing in Pro League (2nd tier)
style="background-color:#fffddf; border:1px solid #aaaaaa;"| Competing in First League (3rd tier)
style="background-color:#BBBBBB; border:1px solid #aaaaaa;"| Club disappeared

= Soviet Top League participation =

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! {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Team|Team}}

! {{Tooltip|Seasons|Seasons played}}

! {{Tooltip|Points|Points}}

! {{Tooltip|Played|Games played}}

! {{Tooltip|Won|Games won}}

! {{Tooltip|Drawn|Games drawn}}

! {{Tooltip|Lost|Games lost}}

! {{Tooltip|G.F.|Goals for}}

! {{Tooltip|G.A.|Goals against}}

! {{Tooltip|1|Champion}}

! {{Tooltip|2|Runner-up}}

! {{Tooltip|3|Third position}}

! {{Tooltip|Best|Best position}}

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| 15

Pakhtakor226297222122112998051035---6

Players records

{{main|Gennadi Krasnitsky club}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

= Top scorers =

{{updated| 2 December 2019}}{{cite web|url= https://championat.asia/news/ozbekiston-milliy-chempionatida-eng-kop-gol-urgan-futbolchilarni-bilasizmi|title= Uzbekistan Super League all time topscoreres (as of 10 December 2018)|publisher= Championat.asia|date= 2018-12-10|access-date= 15 January 2020|archive-date= 15 January 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200115225642/https://championat.asia/news/ozbekiston-milliy-chempionatida-eng-kop-gol-urgan-futbolchilarni-bilasizmi|url-status= live}}{{Circular reference|date=January 2020}}

class="wikitable"

! Rank

! Name

! Years

! Goals

1

|Anvar Berdiev

|1995–2019

|225

2

|Zafar Kholmurodov

|1997–2012

|200

3

|Shuhrat Mirkholdirshoev

|2000–2014

|194

4

|Bakhtiyor Hamidullaev

|1997–2011

|178

5

|Jafar Irismetov

|1993–2012

|174

6

|Umid Isoqov

|1994–2009

|171

7

|Ravshan Bozorov

|1992–2007

|171

8

|Anvar Soliev

|1996–2015

|164

9

|Oybek Usmankhojaev

|1992–2005

|157

10

|Rustam Durmonov

|1992–2002

|133

11

|Farid Khabibullin

|1992–2004

|131

12

|Mukhtor Kurbonov

|1993–2009

|128

13

|Numon Khasanov

|1992–2009

|125

14

|Nosirbek Otakuziev

|2003–present

|117

15

|Server Djeparov

|2000–present

|113

16

|Shuhrat Rahmonqulov

|1992–2005

|108

17

|Nagmetulla Kutibayev

|1992–2007

|106

18

|Artur Geworkyan

|2007–present

|105

19

|Oleg Shatskikh

|1993–2003

|105

20

|Vali Keldiev

|1992–2006

|104

21

|Zayniddin Tadjiyev

|2001–2015

|102

22

|Shakhboz Erkinov

|2003–2019

|101

23

|Igor Taran

|2003–present

|95

{{Col-break}}

= Most appearances =

{{updated|2 December 2019}}{{cite web|url= https://championat.asia/uz/news/ozbekiston-milliy-chempionatida-eng-kop-oyin-otkazgan-futbolchilarni-bilasizmi|title= Uzbekistan Super League most appearances (9 December 2018)|publisher= Championat.asia|language= uz|date= 2018-12-09|access-date= 15 January 2020|archive-date= 15 January 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200115234815/https://championat.asia/uz/news/ozbekiston-milliy-chempionatida-eng-kop-oyin-otkazgan-futbolchilarni-bilasizmi|url-status= live}}

class="wikitable"

! Rank

! Name

! Years

! Apps

1

|Asror Aliqulov

|1995–2015

|520

2

|Anvar Berdiev

|1995–2019

|505

3

|Anvar Gafurov

|2000–present

|455

4

|Khikmat Khoshimov

|1998–2017

|453

5

|Ilkhom Yunusov

|2000–2018

|431

6

|Botir Qoraev

|1999–2017

|428

7

|Ignatiy Nesterov

|2001–present

|423

8

|Vali Keldiev

|1992–2006

|415

9

|Hayrulla Karimov

|1996–2016

|410

10

|Ruziqul Berdiev

|1992–2008

|408

11

|Jasur Hasanov

|1999–present

|406

12

|Abdumajid Toirov

|1996–2013

|406

13

|Anvar Soliev

|1996–2015

|406

14

|Numon Khasanov

|1992–2009

|402

15

|Mukhtor Kurbonov

|1992–2012

|402

17

|Shavkat Salomov

|2000–present

|368

18

|Erkin Boydullayev

|2003–present

|362

19

|Nosirbek Otakuziev

|2003–present

|351

20

|Artur Geworkyan

|2007–present

|330

21

|Mamur Ikramov

|2003–present

|323

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Sponsorship

{{See also|Uzbekistan Professional Football League#Sponsors}}

From 1992 to 2017, the Uzbekistan Super League had no title sponsorship rights with any companies. Only starting from 2018 Uzbekistan Super League have got title League sponsor. On 4 April 2018 Uzbekistan Football Association vice-president Umid Akhmadjonov and IBT, the official PepsiCo bottler, reached agreement that PepsiCo became official League sponsor for 2018 season.{{cite news |url=https://nuz.uz/sport/31749-superliga-po-futbolu-predstavila-svoego-pervogo-titulnogo-sponsora.html |title=Суперлига по футболу представила своего первого титульного спонсора |date=5 April 2018 |work=Nuz.uz |access-date=2018-04-05 |archive-date=28 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428180859/https://nuz.uz/sport/31749-superliga-po-futbolu-predstavila-svoego-pervogo-titulnogo-sponsora.html |url-status=live }}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:center"

!Period

!Sponsor

!Name

1992–2017No sponsorOliy Liga
2018PepsiPepsi Uzbekistan Super League
2019–2023Coca-ColaCoca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League
2024–presentArtelArtel Uzbekistan Super League

See also

References

{{Reflist}}