Competition: | Uzbekistan Super League |
Season: | 2018 |
Winners: | Lokomotiv Tashkent (3rd title) |
Relegated: | Neftchi Fergana |
Continentalcup1: | AFC Champions League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Lokomotiv Pakhtakor AGMK |
League Topscorer: | Tiago Bezerra (17) |
Matches: | 506 |
Total Goals: | 626 |
Prevseason: | 2017 |
Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Uzbekistan Super League (known as the Pepsi Uzbekistan Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of top level football in Uzbekistan since 1992. Lokomotiv Tashkent were the defending champions from the 2017 campaign.[1]
On 21 November 2017 according to 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.[2]
The draw for the 2018 Super League season was held on 3 February 2018. The first matchday is scheduled for 1 March 2018.[3]
Sementchi, the winner of 2017 Uzbekistan First League did not participate in new Super League season. The club failed to pass licensing procedures like Mash'al Mubarek.[4] These both clubs have been replaced by Neftchi Fergana and Sogdiana Jizzakh which according to 2017 season have been relegated to First League.
Club | Coach | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Kit sponsor |
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AGMK | Viktor Kumykov | Olmaliq | AGMK Stadium | 12,000 | Adidas |
Bunyodkor | Mirjalol Qosimov | Tashkent | Bunyodkor Stadium | 34,000 | Jako |
Bukhoro | Ulughbek Baqayev | Bukhara | Bukhara Arena | 22,700 | Macron |
Kokand 1912 | Numon Hasanov | Kokand | Kokand Stadium | 10,500 | Joma |
Lokomotiv | Andrey Fyodorov | Tashkent | Lokomotiv Stadium | 8,000 | Joma |
Metallurg | Andrey Shipilov | Bekabad | Metallurg Stadium | 15,000 | Joma |
Nasaf | Ruziqul Berdiyevru | Qarshi | Qarshi Markazi Stadium | 16,000 | Adidas |
Navbahor | Ilkhom Muminjonov | Namangan | Namangan Markazi Stadium | 22,000 | Jako |
Neftchi | Sergey Kovshov | Ferghana | Istiqlol Stadium | 20,000 | Joma |
Pakhtakor | Shota Arveladze | Tashkent | Pakhtakor Stadium | 35,000 | Adidas |
Sogdiana | Sergey Lushan | Jizzakh | Soghdiana Stadium | 11,650 | Joma |
Qizilqum | Hamidjon Aktamov | Zarafshan | Progress Stadium | 12,500 | Joma |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | |
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Metallurg | Rustam Mirsodikov | Resigned | Pre-season | Andrey Shipilov | [5] | ||
Sogdiana | Resigned | Pre-season | Alexander Mochinov | ||||
Neftchi | Pre-season | Sergey Kovshov | |||||
Sogdiana | Alexander Mochinov | Sacked | 12th | [6] | |||
Lokomotiv | Andrey Miklyaev | Resigned | 10th | [7] |
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 Player | Former Player |
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AGMK | Miloš Trifunović | Vladimir Bubanja | Jovan Đokić | Vladislav Kosmynin | Pavel Matyash | Vadim Cemirtan |
Bunyodkor | Filip Rajevac | |||||
Bukhara | Vlad Larinov | Vadim Cemirtan | Arslanmyrat Amanow | Sergey Rusetsky Marko Klisura | ||
Kokand 1912 | Darko Gojkovic | Marko Milič | Milan Spremo | |||
Lokomotiv Tashkent | Kakha Makharadze | Igor Jelić | Nikolai Pogrebnyak | Nivaldo Cho Suk-jae | ||
Metallurg Bekabad | Andrei Shipilov | Zoir Juraboev | ||||
Nasaf | Igor Golban Dragan Ceran Slavko Lukic Jahongir Aliev | |||||
Navbahor | Darko Stanojević | Tomislav Pajović | Darko Nikač | Igor Golban | Nenad Injac | |
Neftchi Ferghana | Vyacheslav Sushkin | Vitali Myrnyi | ||||
Pakhtakor | Marko Simić | Isma | Tiago Bezerra | Dragan Ceran | Rostyn Griffiths | |
Soghdiana | Darvydas Šernas | Miloš Simonović | Nikola Milinković | Milan Mitrović | Kim Dong-hee | |
Qizilqum | Elgujja Grigalashvili | Giorgi Kvesieshvili | Nemanja Jovanovic | Yevgeni Cheremisin | Artur Gevorkyan | |
Teams keep records from regular stage (10 matches) against championship round opponents.
Teams keep records from regular stage (10 matches) against relegation round opponents.
----Sogdiana and AGMK will play in 2019 Uzbekistan Super League next season.
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Player | Club | Goals | |
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1 | Tiago Bezerra | Pakhtakor | 17 |
2 | Esmaël Gonçalves | Pakhtakor | 16 |
3 | Marat Bikmaev | Lokomotiv | 14 |
4 | Bobur Abdikholikov | Nasaf | 13 |
5 | Jovan Đokić | AGMK | 11 |
Murod Kholmukhamedov | Kokand 1912 | ||
Jovlon Ibrokhimov | Bunyodkor | ||