| Uzbekistan Professional Football League Organization | |||||||||||||
| Native Name: | Uzbek O'zbekiston professional futbol ligasi | ||||||||||||
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| Formation: | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Founder: | Uzbekistan Football Association | ||||||||||||
| Type: | Sports and football organization | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 47, Bunyodkor street, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||||||||||||
| Language: | Uzbek, Russian | ||||||||||||
| Leader Title: | Director | ||||||||||||
| Leader Name: | Diyor Imamkhodjaev | ||||||||||||
| Parent Organization: | Uzbekistan Football Association | ||||||||||||
Uzbekistan Professional Football League, briefly UzPFL (Uzbek: O'zbekiston professional futbol ligasi / Ўзбекистон профессионал футбол лигаси) — is an Uzbekistani sports football organization, founded in 2008. Is the main governing body of all divisions of the Uzbekistan Championship, also Uzbekistan Cup and Uzbekistan Super Cup.
In 1992, it was part of the organizational structure of the Football Federation of Uzbekistan and was the division responsible for holding professional football competitions in Uzbekistan. In early 2008, the Asian Football Confederation recommended the Football Federation of Uzbekistan to establish the PFL as a separate organization. It was established on June 20, 2008 at the General Meeting of the Football Association and Football Clubs of Uzbekistan and was registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan on July 2.[1] [2] Became a member of the Association of World Professional Football Leagues on January 10, 2023
Farkhad Magametov worked as the first head of the organization in 2008–2017. From September 2017 to 2019, Amon Gafurov headed the organization. Later, in 2019–20, the organization was headed by Davron Shoqurbanov. Diyor Imamkhodjaev, who temporarily served as the General Director from 2020 to 2022, was appointed as the General Director of the organization in 2022.
| Name | Image | Appointed | Disappointed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farkhad Magametov[3] [4] | 04.09.2008 | 04.09.2017 | ||
| Omon Gafurov[5] | 04.09.2017 | 17.06.2019 | ||
| Davron Shokurbanov[6] | 17.06.2019 | 26.05.2020 | ||
| Diyor Imamkhodjaev[7] | 26.05.2020 | till now |
Diyor Imamkhodjaev, General Director.
Odil Akhmedov, member of the Executive Committee, vice-president of Uzbekistan Football Association.
Aziza Tatlimuratova, member of the Executive Committee, head of women's football development department of the Uzbekistan Football Association.
Olimkhan Akhmedov, member of the Executive Committee, president of FC Turon.
Tulabek Akramov, member of the Executive Committee, president of FC Lokomotiv Tashkent.
Bahodir Mirzayev, member of the Executive Committee, general director of Olmaliq FK.
Alisher Yusupov, member of the Executive Committee, manager of FC Nasaf.
Maqsud Karimov, member of the Executive Committee, general director of FC Nasaf.
Oybekkhan Ibrahimkhanov, member of the Executive Committee, legal consultant of the Professional Football League of Uzbekistan.
Coca Cola Super League is the highest division in the system of football competitions of Uzbekistan, in which professional football clubs participate. It was established in 1992 under the name of Oliy League. A total of 14 teams will participate. The championship will be held in March-November and each team will play 26 matches. Until 2018, the competition was officially called the Oliy League. From 2019, the title sponsor will be called the Pepsi Super League first, and then the Coca Cola Super League from 2020. In the history of the championships of Uzbekistan, a total of 41 clubs participated, and only 7 of them reached the championship podium: "Pakhtakor" - 14 times, "Neftchi" - 5 times, "Bunyodkor" - 5 times, "Lokomotiv" - 3 times, "Dostlik" - 2 times, MHSK - 1 time, "Navbahor" - 1 time. In different years, the number of teams in the championship of Uzbekistan was different. In the first years, 16 teams participated in the championship, then in different years the number of teams was 14, 18 and 20. In 2018, the number of championship teams was once 12.
It is a national football cup competition organized by the Uzbekistan Professional Football League. Uzbekistan Cup competitions have been organized since 1992. The first winner of the competition is FC Navbahor Namangan. The winners of the Uzbekistan Cup get the right to participate in the AFC Champions League.
Uzbekistan League Cup is an annual men's football competition. The competition, which has been held since 2010 by the Professional Football League of Uzbekistan and the Uzbekistan Football Association, was not held in 2016-2018. Uzbekistan League Cup was organized for the first time in 2019. It will be attended mainly by Uzbek clubs, as well as football clubs from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan at the invitation of UzPFL. The first winner of the competition is "Pakhtakor" team from Tashkent.
On November 21, 2017, according to the decision of the PFL management, the First League of Uzbekistan was officially renamed the Pro League of Uzbekistan from 2018 season. The league was reduced from 18 to 16 teams.
It has been operating since 2010. Since the 2010 season, the first league competitions have been divided into two regions: the eastern region and the western region. Eastern region teams are made up of Andijan, Namangan, Fergana and Tashkent regional football clubs. The teams of the Western region are made up of football clubs of Syrdarya, Jizzakh, Navoi, Samarkand, Kashkadarya, Surkhandarya, Bukhara, Khorezm regions and the Republic of Karakalpakstan. Number of participating teams in each region: 12.
The First League of Uzbekistan previously served as a second-class competition in the football system. After the establishment of the Pro League in 2018, the First League was reorganized from 2020 and is now the third-tier competition in the country.
The 4th-ranked football league in Uzbekistan (after Superliga and Pro-liga). Before the formation of the First League in 2020, it was in 3rd place. It was held under the control of the Football Association of Uzbekistan PFL and its regional branches.
A competition in which the youth teams of the Super League teams play in the football system of Uzbekistan. In accordance with the regulations of the UzPFL, players 21 years old and younger will participate in it. The matches of the U-21 championship will be held one day after the main team matches.
The youth national team under 19 years of age will defend the honor of Uzbekistan at the World Youth Football Championship (U-20), Asian Championship under 19 years (U-19) and other tournaments. A competition between under-19 teams of Super League and Pro League clubs. The U-19 championship was founded in 2021. In it, all the clubs of the two top divisions will fight for the victory with their students. A competition between under-19 teams of Super League and Pro League clubs. The U-19 championship was founded in 2021. In it, all the clubs of the two top divisions will fight for the victory with their students.
The top division of the Uzbekistan Championship, where the strongest women's clubs of Uzbekistan play. The tournament has been held since 1995. The champion of Uzbekistan women's teams will have the opportunity to participate in the Asian Women's Football Champions League. Starting from the 2013 season, only professional clubs can participate in the High League. Since 2011, the championship of Uzbekistan has been held between teams of the First League. The number of participants is not constant. Except for professional clubs, participation is permitted subject to strict compliance with the Regulations. Based on FIFA's request, starting from 2023, women's football competitions will be held directly by the Uzbekistan Football Association.
The main division of the Futsal Championship of Uzbekistan. The country's strongest futsal teams will participate in it. The competition was held by the UzPFL on the basis of separate Regulations, and the winning team will eventually get the right to participate in the Asian Futsal Champions League.
Futsal Cup of Uzbekistan is an annual competition in which teams of the Futsal Oliy League and Futsal First League participate.
Professional and semi-professional futsal teams take part in the First Futsal League. Clubs compete for a place in the First League of Futsal.
The U-18 futsal championship was founded in 2022. The competition is organized with the participation of teams of futsal players under the age of 18 under the Futsal League clubs and is one of the conditions of the Licensing process of the Asian Football Confederation. The Futsal League of Uzbekistan has been held since 2007. Currently, Uzbekistan has 17 futsal teams under the age of 18.
The Professional Football League of Uzbekistan cooperated with the "PepsiCo" in 2018-2019. Since 2019, Coca-Cola Beverage Uzbekistan has been the title sponsor of the Uzbekistan Super League. In mass media and official events, the top division of the Uzbekistan football championship is called the Coca-Cola Super League. In 2020, he established cooperation with the insurance company "Apex Insurance". The company provides health insurance for more than 1,500 professional players registered in the league. On March 16, 2023, the "BMB Holding" company became the official sponsor of the Superleague.[8] Also, during 2023, Olcha.uz information portal and private airline "Centrum Air" became partners of the Professional Football League of Uzbekistan. On February 28, 2024, the company "Artel Electronics", which is considered the largest brand in the domestic appliances market of Uzbekistan, became the title sponsor of the Super League until the end of 2026. On March 12 of this year, the "Uzcard" company became an official partner of the Professional Football League of Uzbekistan.