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.

Teams

Location of teams in 2021 Uzbekistan Super League
Club Coach Location Stadium Capacity Kit sponsor Shirt sponsor
AGMK Mirjalol Qosimov Olmaliq AGMK Stadium 12,000 Jako Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine
Andijan Otabek Gulomkhojaev Andijan Soghlom Avlod Stadium 18,360 D&D Collection Makro Farm Andijan
Bunyodkor Shukhrat Maqsudov Tashkent Milliy Stadium 34,000 Jako Uzbekneftegaz
Kokand 1912 Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov Kokand Markaziy Stadium 10,500 Jako Bazis
Lokomotiv Micael Sequeira Tashkent Lokomotiv Stadium 8,000 Joma Orient Finance Bank, Uztelecom 1, Drivers Village 1
Mash'al Alexander Khomyakov Muborak Bahrom Vafoev Stadium 10,000 Saller Uzbekneftegaz
Metallurg Luisma Hernández Bekabad Metallurg Bekabad Stadium 15,000 Adidas Uzbekistan Metallurgy Combinat
Nasaf Ruziqul Berdiyev Qarshi Markaziy Stadium 16,000 Adidas Uzbekistan GTL SGCC, ENTER Engineering1
Navbahor Numon Khasanov Namangan Markaziy Stadium 22,000 Jako Namangan City
Pakhtakor Pieter Huistra Tashkent Central Stadium 35,000 Adidas
Qizilqum Hamidjon Aktamov Navoiy Yoshlar Stadium 12,500 Jako Navoi Mining and Metallurgy Combinat
Sogdiana Ulugbek Bakayev Jizzakh Sogdiana Stadium 11,650 Joma BMB Energo
Surkhon Rifat Akramkhujaev Termez Alpamish Stadium 6,000 Adidas Uzbekgidrenergo
Turon Bogusław Baniak Yaypan Uzbekistan Stadium 5,000 Jako Fitogether, Aloqabank, Turon World Cooperation1

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Ref.
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
Further information: 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.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 AFC Players Naturalized Players Former 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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pakhtakor (C) 26 19 3 4 51 18 +33 60 Qualification to the AFC Champions League group stage
2 Sogdiana 26 12 11 3 28 15 +13 47[lower-alpha 1] Potential qualification to the 2022 AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 2]
3 AGMK 26 13 8 5 34 25 +9 47[lower-alpha 1]
4 Nasaf 26 13 6 7 42 24 +18 45 Qualification to the AFC Champions League preliminary round[lower-alpha 3]
5 Bunyodkor 26 13 6 7 43 30 +13 45
6 Navbahor 26 10 9 7 23 19 +4 39
7 Lokomotiv 26 11 6 9 37 32 +5 39
8 Kokand 1912 26 9 9 8 37 36 +1 36
9 Qizilqum 26 7 10 9 26 29 −3 31
10 Surkhon 26 7 4 15 17 43 −26 25
11 Metallurg 26 8 1 17 22 35 −13 25
12 Mash'al (R) 26 5 8 13 21 35 −14 23 Relegation play off Uzbekistan Pro League
13 Andijon (R) 26 4 7 15 22 41 −19 19 Relegation to Uzbekistan Pro League
14 Turon (R) 26 3 8 15 16 37 −21 17
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) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Sogdiana second on head-to-head points : Sogdiana 4; AGMK 1
  2. Sogdiana are the standby team for the AFC Cup, should Nasaf advance to the AFC Champions League group stage.
  3. Nasaf qualified to the AFC Champions League as 2021 Uzbekistan Cup champions.

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 \ Away AGM AND BUN KOK LOK MAS MET NAS NAV PAK QIZ SOG SUR TUR
AGMK — 3–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–0
Andijon 2–3 — 1–4 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1
Bunyodkor 1–1 3–1 — 2–1 3–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–2 3–1 3–1
Kokand 2–2 1–1 0–0 — 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 4–2 0–0 2–3 2–0 2–2
Lokomotiv 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 — 2–1 1–3 2–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1
Mash'al 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 — 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–0
Metallurg 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 — 2–1 2–2 0–3 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–0
Nasaf 1–1 2–0 5–0 3–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 — 0–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 6–0 4–0
Navbahor 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 — 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–0
Pakhtakor 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 — 4–2 0–0 5–0 3–1
Qizilqum 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–1 — 1–1 1–1 2–1
Sogdiana 0–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 — 2–1 1–0
Surkhon 0–1 2–0 1–5 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–4 1–0 0–1 — 1–0
Turon 0–1 1–0 0–3 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 —
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 3–1 FK 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

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Goalscorers
As of match played 27 November 2021
# Player Club Goals
1 Dragan Ćeran Pakhtakor Tashkent 16
2 Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov Lokomotiv Tashkent 14
3 Khusayin Norchaev Nasaf 13
4 Shokhruz Norkhonov Sogdiana Jizzakh 10
5 Elgujja Grigalashvili Qizilqum Zarafshon 9
Khursid Giyosov Bunyodkor
7 Sherzod Temirov Pakhtakor Tashkent 8
Mirjahon Mirakhmadov Bunyodkor
Azizbek Amanov Lokomotiv Tashkent
10 Marko Stanojević Nasaf 6
Farrukh Ikromov Bunyodkor
Ibrahim Tomiwa
Martin Boakye Andijon/AGMK
Aleksandr Kasyan AGMK

Attendances

By round
As of match played 21 September 2021
2021 Uzbekistan Super League Attendance
Round Total GP. Avg. Per Game
Round 1 47,75276,822
Round 2 37,68775,384
Round 3 39,49175,642
Round 4 28,63474,091
Round 5 40,27375,753
Round 6 18,25372,608
Round 7 22,49673,214
Round 8 13,99772,000
Round 9 29,90074,271
Round 10 28,45674,065
Round 11 16,08472,298
Round 12 17,84472,549
Round 13 070
Round 14 070
Round 15 070
Round 16 070
Round 17 070
Round 18 070
Round 19 4,3976733
Total 345,264 132 2,616

    By team
    Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
    1 AGMK 14,544 4,411 0 1,616 n/a†
    2 Andijon 33,613 13,800 0 3,361 n/a†
    3 Bunyodkor 14,702 5,100 0 1,838 n/a†
    4 Kokand 21,927 6,542 0 2,436 n/a†
    5 Lokomotiv 10,637 5,089 0 1,182 n/a†
    6 Mash'al 6,261 3,200 0 696 n/a†
    7 Metallurg 23,608 6,340 0 2,361 n/a†
    8 Nasaf 34,703 11,812 0 3,856 n/a†
    9 Navbahor 64,300 19,358 0 7,144 n/a†
    10 Pakhtakor 18,323 10,560 0 1,832 n/a†
    11 Qizilqum 32,343 7,832 0 2,940 n/a†
    12 Sogdiana 14,010 4,200 0 1,557 n/a†
    13 Surkhon 14,920 4,545 0 1,658 n/a†
    14 Turon 41,373 6,496 0 3,761 n/a†
    League total 345,264 19,358 0 2,616 n/a†

    Updated to games played on 21 September 2021
    Source:

    Awards

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

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