2011 Uzbekistan First League Explained

Competition:Uzbekistan First League
Season:2011
Winners:Lokomotiv Tashkent
Promoted:Lokomotiv Tashkent
League Topscorer:30 goals
Zaynitdin Tadjiyev
Prevseason:2010
Nextseason:2012

The 2011 Uzbekistan First League was the 20th season of 2nd level football in Uzbekistan since 1992. It is split in an Eastern and Western zone, each featuring 12 teams.

Teams and locations

TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity
ErkurganKoson
Xorazm FK UrganchUrganchXorazm Stadium12,000
Dynamo Ghallakor Ghallaorol
Nukus
Mash'al AkademiyaMuborak
FK KhivaKhiva
RegistonSamarkand
Surkhon-2011Termez
Zarafshon NCZ Zarafshan
Qarshi
Jomboy Jomboy
Shurchi-LochinShurchi
TashkentTTYMI Stadium6,010
FK GulistonGuliston
FK YangiyerYangiyer
FC NBU AsiaTashkent
Imkon Oltiariq Altyaryk
FK KosonsoyKosonsoy
ChirchiqChirchiq Stadium6,000
OqtepaTashkent
Margilan
Tashkent
Chust-Pakhtakor Chust
Durmon-Sport Tashkent

Competition format

League consists of two regional groups: zone "East" and "West". The season comprises two phases. The first phase consists of a regular home-and-away schedule: each team plays the other teams twice. The top eight teams of the first phase from each zone will be merged in one tournament and compete for the championship. The bottom four teams of each zone after first phase will be directly relegated to 2nd division.

After matchday 6, Shurchi Lochin started tournament in Zone "West", officially withdrew from the competition in Mai, 2011, due to lack of financing. Because team played less than half of its games, all team's results are canceled.[1]

First phase

Zone "West"

TeamQualification or relegation
1 FC Erkurgan2014244619+2744Promotion to the 2nd phase of championship
2Xorazm FK Urganch2012444015+2540.
3Dynamo Ghallakor2012263326+738.
4Jaykhun2011273829+935.
5Mash'al Akademiya2010373124+733.
6FK Khiva208662822+630.
7Registon2081112331-825.
8Surkhon-20112073103026-424.
9Zarafshon NCZ2062122038-1820
10Nasaf-22043131639-2315
11Jomboy2040161955-3612

Zone "East"

TeamQualification or relegation
1 Lokomotiv Tashkent221921686+6259Promotion to the 2nd phase of championship
2FK Guliston2214534017+2347.
3FK Yangiyer2210752523+237.
4FC NBU Asia2210563825+1335.
5Imkon Oltiariq2210572427-335.
6FK Kosonsoy228591928-929.
7Bunyodkor-22282122930-126.
8Oqtepa2282122040-2026.
9FK Atlaschi226792333-1025
10FC Spartak Tashkent2241081722-522
11Chust-Pakhtakor2244141433-1916
12Durmon-Sport2232172354-3111

Second phase

League table

TeamQualification or relegation
1 Lokomotiv Tashkent30254110211+9179Promotion to Uzbek League
2FK Guliston3019835621+3565
3FK Yangiyer3019476635+3161
4FC Erkurgan3019386344+1960
5Xorazm FK Urganch3016865226+2656
6FC NBU Asia30146105235+1748
7Mash'al Akademiya30135124245-344
8Imkon Oltiariq30124143950-1140
9Dynamo Ghallakor30123154262-2039
10Jaykhun30114153542-737
11Registon30102184048-832
12Surkhon-20113084183455-2128
13Bunyodkor-23075172846-1827
14FK Khiva3074193373-5025
15FK Kosonsoy3073202271-4924
16Oqtepa3062222568-4320

Top goalscorers

ScorerGoals (Pen.)Team
1 Zaynitdin Tadjiyev30Lokomotiv
2 Arsen Manasyan29Lokomotiv
3 Dilshod Umarkhanov24FK Yangiyer
Vladimir Gavrilov24Xorazm FK Urganch

Last updated: 1 November 2011
Source: Uzbekistan First League

External links

Standings and results

First league results

Standings, Fixtures & Results

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lokomotiv.uz/ru/news/278-l-r--- «Шурчи-Лочин» теперь не будет играть в первенстве", 10.05.2011