Uzbekistan Pro League


Uzbekistan Pro Leaguefootball League in Uzbekistan, the second level of importance after the Uzbekistan Super League.

History

Since the foundation in 1992 and until the end of 2017 was called the «Uzbekistan First League».

Structure of the league

On 21 November 2017 according to the UzPFL management decision the Uzbekistan First League was officially renamed to Uzbekistan Pro League starting from the 2018 season. The league has been reduced from 18 to 16 teams.
In 2018 in the Pro League Uzbekistan involved 16 teams in a double round system, home and away. The winner of the Uzbekistan Pro League receives the permit in the Uzbekistan Super League, and the club took second place in the Pro League gets a place in the play-offs, consisting of two matches where his opponent will be the Super League club, who took there the penultimate eleventh place. The winner of the playoffs gets a chance in Super League Uzbekistan, and the losing club will start the new season in the Pro League Uzbekistan. The clubs finishing in last place in the Pro League, will start the season in the Uzbekistan Pro-B League — the third level and the importance of football in the country.
The division is run by Uzbekistan Professional Football League and Uzbekistan Football Association.

Teams



ClubCoachLocationStadiumCapacityKit sponsorShirt sponsor
Dinamo Sergey LushanSamarkandDinamo Samarkand Stadium13,800JomaAgromir Buildings
Istiqlol Sergey LebedevFerganaFargona Stadium11,000AdidasStroy Montaj Invest
Khorazm Maksud KarimovUrgenchXorazm Stadium13,500Macron
Neftchi Fergana :ru:Дурманов, Абдусамат Чаршанбиевич|Abdusmad DurmanovFerganaFargona Stadium
Istiklol Stadium
11,000
22,000
JomaFNQIZ
Oqtepa Yaroslav KrushelnitskiyTashkentStadion Oq-tepa2,000Nike
Shurtan Asror AliqulovG‘uzorG'uzor Stadium7,000Sport-SallerUzbekneftegaz
Turon Islom IsmoilovYaypanUzbekistan Stadium4,500AdidasTuron Eco Cement
Zaamin :ru:Джиямуродов, Джахонгир|Jakhongir JiyamurodovZaaminZaamin Stadium5,000Kappa

Winners and promotions by season

Coaches of promoted teams

SeasonTeamCoach
1992Shifokor GulistonRiza Mallaev
1992PolitotdelVladimir Bondarenko
1993FK AtlaschiAleksey Stepanov
1993Surkhon TermezBatyr Kashkenbaev
1994Mash'al MubarekBoris Serostanov
1994FK Samarqand-DinamoRustam Istamov
1995Dinamo UrganchBahodyr Mirzaev
1995FK KosonsoyVladimir Desyatchikov
1996Zarafshan NavoiUsmon Asqaraliev
1996Chilonzor TashkentRauf Inileev
1997Temiryo'lchi Qo'qonBakhrom Khakimov
1997Metallurg BekabadYakov Kaprov
1998YangiyerBakhrom Davlatov
1998FK Samarqand-DinamoBerador Abduraimov
1999Semurg AngrenRafael Fabarisov
1999Kimyogar ChirchiqAlexander Ivankov
1999Qizilqum ZarafshonVladimir Desyatchikov
1999Aral NukusQuvvat Tureev
2000Akademiya TashkentVladimir Zhukovkiy
2001Temiryo'lchi Qo'qonAvhat Abdulin
2001Mash'al MubarekBakhtiyor Babaev

SeasonTeamCoach
2002FK GulistonVladimir Zhukovkiy
2002Sementchi KuvasoyTokhir Kapadze
2003Sogdiana JizzakhSuyun Murtazaev
2003Lokomotiv TashkentAndrey Miklyaev
2004Shurtan GuzarShamil Tolibov
2004Topalang SariosiyoVladimir Bordyuzha
2005FK AndijanIslam Akhmedov
2005Xorazm FK UrganchQuvvat Tureev
2006KuruvchiKhikmat Irgashev
2006Vobkent FKGenadiy Kochnev
2007Sogdiana JizzakhFurqat Esanbaev
2007Uz-Dong-Ju AndijonIslam Akhmedov
2008Xorazm FK UrganchValijon Sultanov
2008Dustlik JizzakhSirojiddin Ergashev
2009Bunyodkor Qo'qon 1912
2009Mash'al-Sport
2010FK BuxoroGenadiy Kochnev
2010Sogdiana Jizzakh
2011Lokomotiv TashkentRustam Muqimov
2011FK GulistonAlexandr Lushin

SeasonTeamCoach
2012Sogdiana JizzakhDavron Fayziev
2012FK GulistonBakhtiyor Ashurmatov
2013Mash'al MubarekAlexander Khomyakov
2013FK AndijanAzamat Abduraimov
2014Shurtan GuzarMukhtor Kurbonov
2014Kokand 1912Rustam Abdullaev
2015Obod TashkentKhayrulla Abdiev
2016Dinamo SamarqandIlkhom Sharipov