2021 Uzbekistan Super League

The 2021 Uzbekistan Super League (known as the Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League for sponsorship reasons) is the 30th season of top-level football in Uzbekistan since its establishment on 1992. Pakhtakor Tashkent were the defending champions from the 2020 campaign.

2021 Uzbekistan Super League
Season2021
Dates9 March — 27 November
Matches played132
Goals scored288 (2.18 per match)
Top goalscorerDragan Ćeran (10)
2020
2022
All statistics correct as of 21 September 2021.

Season events

Teams

ClubCoachLocationStadiumCapacityKit sponsorShirt sponsor
AGMK Mirjalol QosimovOlmaliqAGMK Stadium12,000 JakoAlmalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine
Andijan Otabek GulomkhojaevAndijanSoghlom Avlod Stadium18,360 D&D CollectionMakro Farm Andijan
Bunyodkor Shukhrat MaqsudovTashkentMilliy Stadium34,000 JakoUzbekneftegaz
Kokand 1912 Bakhtiyor AshurmatovKokandMarkaziy Stadium10,500 JakoBazis
Lokomotiv Micael SequeiraTashkentLokomotiv Stadium8,000 JomaOrient Finance Bank, Uztelecom 1, Drivers Village 1
Mash'al Alexander KhomyakovMuborakBahrom Vafoev Stadium10,000 SallerUzbekneftegaz
Metallurg Luisma HernándezBekabadMetallurg Bekabad Stadium15,000 AdidasUzbekistan Metallurgy Combinat
Nasaf Ruziqul BerdiyevQarshiMarkaziy Stadium16,000 AdidasUzbekistan GTL SGCC, ENTER Engineering1
Navbahor Numon KhasanovNamanganMarkaziy Stadium22,000 JakoNamangan City
Pakhtakor Pieter HuistraTashkentCentral Stadium35,000 Adidas
Qizilqum Hamidjon AktamovNavoiyYoshlar Stadium12,500 JakoNavoi Mining and Metallurgy Combinat
Sogdiana Ulugbek BakayevJizzakhSogdiana Stadium11,650 JomaBMB Energo
Surkhon Rifat AkramkhujaevTermezAlpamish Stadium6,000 AdidasUzbekgidrenergo
Turon Bogusław BaniakYaypanUzbekistan Stadium5,000 JakoFitogether, Aloqabank, Turon World Cooperation1

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointmentRef.
Bunyodkor Vadim AbramovPreseason Shukhrat Maqsudov
Lokomotiv Tashkent Timur Kapadze Micael Sequeira7 January 2021[1]
Mash'al Mubarek Dilyaver Vaniyev Alexander Khomyakov
Pakhtakor Tashkent Shota ArveladzeResigned22 December 2020 Pieter Huistra6 January 2021[2][3]
Qizilqum Hamidjon Aktamov3 June 202010th Täçmyrat Agamyradow4 June 2020
Qizilqum Täçmyrat Agamyradow26 August 20205th Hamidjon Aktamov27 August 2020

Foreign players

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.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4AFC PlayersNaturalized PlayersFormer players
AGMK Alvin Fortes Martin Boakye Jovan Đokić Oleksandr Kasyan
Andijan Vasiliy Sovpel Pavel Zabelin Plamen Dimov Vladislav Vasilyev Marco Bueno
Edgar Bernhardt
Martin Boakye
Bunyodkor Ibrahim Tomiwa Odiljon Abdurakhmanov Davron Ergashev
Kokand 1912 Yacouba Bamba Ivan Josović Slavko Lukić
Lokomotiv Tashkent Kakhi Makharadze Samuel Opeh Diego Bardanca
Mash'al Mubarek Michael Ibe Ifeanyi Ifeanyi Samuel Chigozie Ononiwu Godwin Chika Okwara Ukeme Williams
Metallurg Bekabad Andrey Shipilov

Yevgeni Makeyev
Yevhen Chumak

Nasaf Marko Stanojević Andrija Kaludjerović
Navbahor Namangan Guttiner Bojan Najdenov Ivan Solovyov Bojan Ciger Ehson Panjshanbe Igor Golban Marko Putinčanin
Nikola Tasić
Slaviša Stojanović
Pakhtakor Tashkent Dragan Ćeran Bojan Matić Eren Derdiyok
Qizilqum Zarafshon Mate Vatsadze Elgujja Grigalashvili Georgiy Kukhianidze Oleg Tolmasov Jahongir Ergashev
 Sogdiana Jizzakh Luka Čermelj Marko Kolaković Milan Mitrović Darko Stanojević Arslanmyrat Amanow
Surkhon Termez Vladimir Bubanja
Turon Siniša Babić Dajan Ponjević Kim Bo-yong Firdavs Chakalov Uladzislaw Kasmynin Kwame Karikari
Umarjon Sharipov

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

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Pakhtakor (C)2619345118+3360Qualification to the AFC Champions League group stage
2Sogdiana26121132815+1347[a]Qualification to the 2022 AFC Cup group stage[b]
3AGMK2613853425+947[a]
4Nasaf2613674224+1845Qualification to the AFC Champions League preliminary round[c]
5Bunyodkor2613674330+1345
6Navbahor2610972319+439
7Lokomotiv2611693732+539
8Kokand 1912269983736+136
9Qizilqum2671092629−331
10Surkhon2674151743−2625
11Metallurg2681172235−1325
12Mash'al (R)2658132135−1423Relegation play off Uzbekistan Pro League
13Andijon (R)2647152241−1919Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League
14Turon (R)2638151637−2117
Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Pakhtakor Tashkent11111111111111111111111111
Sogdiana Jizzakh42222222222432322222244442
AGMK23846873333223233334422223
Nasaf Qarshi8111274346874345565453333334
Bunyodkor68335667547666644545555555
Lokomotiv Tashkent101213139758488877888786677676
Navbahor Namangan1366810101010910101088777867766767
Kokand 1912343634347699109999999988888
Qizilqum Zarafshon555589991095554456678899999
Surkhon Termez7107911131313121212121412111212121313131010101210
Metallurg Bekabad14991275856567910101011101010101212121111
Mash'al Mubarek1214111113111111111111111111121110111111111111111012
Andijon117101012121212131314141314141414141212121313131313
Turon913141414141414141413131213131313131414141414141414
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
Standby team of the AFC Cup group stage
Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League#Relegation play off
Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2021. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League

Results

Home \ AwayAGMANDBUNKOKLOKMASMETNASNAVPAKQIZSOGSURTUR
AGMK3–23–12–12–13–22–01–12–10–31–20–11–02–0
Andijon2–31–41–21–21–11–21–11–21–01–10–01–01–1
Bunyodkor1–13–12–13–21–02–02–00–03–21–02–23–13–1
Kokand2–21–10–02–12–20–11–21–24–20–02–32–02–2
Lokomotiv1–12–22–10–12–11–32–01–20–31–11–02–03–1
Mash'al2–10–11–10–21–42–10–10–00–12–10–02–10–0
Metallurg0–12–01–00–11–21–22–12–20–31–20–20–11–0
Nasaf1–12–05–03–11–31–01–00–12–32–11–06–04–0
Navbahor0–00–12–12–31–02–11–00–01–20–00–12–00–0
Pakhtakor1–01–01–03–02–13–02–11–00–04–20–05–03–1
Qizilqum0–01–02–12–20–02–01–31–21–10–11–11–12–1
Sogdiana0–04–10–01–10–02–22–01–11–01–02–12–11–0
Surkhon0–12–01–51–10–11–01–02–21–00–41–00–11–0
Turon0–11–00–31–22–20–02–00–20–11–10–11–01–1
Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match played

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819
AGMKWDLWWLWWLWWWDDDLDWD
AndijonLWLDLLLLLLLWDDLLWLW
BunyodkorWLWDDLWLDWLWLDWWWDW
KokandWDDDWLWLLWLLLDDWLDW
LokomotivLLDDWWWLWLDLWDLWDWL
Mash'alLLWDLDLLWLDLWDLWLDD
MetallurgLWLLWWLWWLDLLLLLLWL
NasafLDDWWWLWLWWWLLDLWW
NavbahorLWDLLDDWDWDLWLWWDDW
PakhtakorWWWWWWDWWDWWWWWWWDL
QizilqumWDDDLWDWLDWWWDDLDLD
SogdianaWWDWDDWWWDDLDWLWWDD
SurkhonWLDLLLLLWDLLLWWLLL
TuronLLDLLDDLLLDWDDWLLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2021. Source: Championat.asia
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Relegation play-off

Team 1 Score Team 2
FK Olympic Tashkent3–1FK Mash'al Mubarek

Season Statistics

Pakhtakor's Dragan Ćeran won the Super League Golden Boot after scoring 16 goals, a record for a 21-game Super League season

.

Goalscorers

As of match played 27 November 2021
#PlayerClubGoals
1 Dragan ĆeranPakhtakor Tashkent16
2 Temurkhuja AbdukholiqovLokomotiv Tashkent14
3 Khusayin NorchaevNasaf13
4 Shokhruz NorkhonovSogdiana Jizzakh10
5 Elgujja GrigalashviliQizilqum Zarafshon9
Khursid GiyosovBunyodkor
7 Sherzod TemirovPakhtakor Tashkent8
Mirjahon MirakhmadovBunyodkor
Azizbek AmanovLokomotiv Tashkent
10 Marko StanojevićNasaf6
Farrukh IkromovBunyodkor
Ibrahim Tomiwa
Martin BoakyeAndijon/AGMK
Aleksandr KasyanAGMK

Attendances

By round

As of match played 21 September 2021
2021 Uzbekistan Super League Attendance
RoundTotalGP.Avg. Per Game
Round 147,75276,822
Round 237,68775,384
Round 339,49175,642
Round 428,63474,091
Round 540,27375,753
Round 618,25372,608
Round 722,49673,214
Round 813,99772,000
Round 929,90074,271
Round 1028,45674,065
Round 1116,08472,298
Round 1217,84472,549
Round 13070
Round 14070
Round 15070
Round 16070
Round 17070
Round 18070
Round 194,3976733
Total345,2641322,616

By team

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1AGMK14,5444,41101,616n/a
2Andijon33,61313,80003,361n/a
3Bunyodkor14,7025,10001,838n/a
4Kokand21,9276,54202,436n/a
5Lokomotiv10,6375,08901,182n/a
6Mash'al6,2613,2000696n/a
7Metallurg23,6086,34002,361n/a
8Nasaf34,70311,81203,856n/a
9Navbahor64,30019,35807,144n/a
10Pakhtakor18,32310,56001,832n/a
11Qizilqum32,3437,83202,940n/a
12Sogdiana14,0104,20001,557n/a
13Surkhon14,9204,54501,658n/a
14Turon41,3736,49603,761n/a
League total345,26419,35802,616n/a

Updated to games played on 21 September 2021
Source: [citation needed]

Awards

Monthly awards

See also

  • 2021 Uzbekistan Pro League
  • 2021 Uzbekistan Pro-B League
  • 2021 Uzbekistan Second League
  • 2021 Uzbekistan Cup
  • 2021 Uzbekistan League Cup

References