2009 Uzbek League

The 2009 Uzbek League season was the 18th edition of top level football in Uzbekistan since independence in 1992

Uzbek League

Season	2009
Champions	Bunyodkor
Relegated	Sogdiana FK Buxoro
2010 AFC Champions League	Bunyodkor Pakhtakor
2010 AFC Cup	Nasaf Qarshi
Top goalscorer	Rivaldo 20 goals
← 2008 2010 →

Bunyodkor were the defending champions from the 2008 campaign.

Pakhtakor hold the most titles with 8 Uzbek League crowns to their name.

Clubs and locations

Andijan

Tashkent

Metallurg

Nasaf

Navbahor

Neftchi

Olmaliq

Qizilqum

Dinamo

Shurtan

Mash'al

Xorazm

FK Buxoro

Sogdiana

Tashkent teams:
Bunyodkor
Lokomotiv
Pakhtakor

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Location of teams in 2009 Uzbek League

Club	Coach	City	Stadium
FK Andijan	Orif Mamatkazin	Andijan	Navro'z Stadium
FK Buxoro	Rauf Inileev	Bukhoro	Markaziy Stadium
Bunyodkor	Luiz Felipe Scolari	Tashkent	JAR Stadium
Lokomotiv Tashkent	Vadim Abramov	Tashkent	Lokomotiv Stadium
Mash'al Mubarek	Bahodir Davlatov	Muborak	Bahrom Vafoev Stadium
Metallurg Bekabad	Rustam Mirsodiqov	Bekabad	Metallurg Bekabad Stadium
Nasaf Qarshi	Viktor Kumykov	Qarshi	Markaziy Stadium
Navbahor Namangan	Mustafo Bayramov	Namangan	Markaziy Stadium
Neftchi Farg'ona	Yuriy Sarkisyan	Fergana	Fargona Stadium
Olmaliq FK	Igor Shkvyrin	Olmaliq	Metallurg Stadium
Pakhtakor	Viktor Djalilov	Tashkent	Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium
FK Samarqand-Dinamo	Azamat Abduraimov	Samarkand	Dynamo Samarkand Stadium
Sogdiana Jizzakh	Oleg Tyulkin	Jizzakh	Markaziy Stadium
Qizilqum Zarafshon	Rustam Zabirov	Zarafshan	Progress Stadium
Shurtan Guzar	Victor Pasulko	G'uzor	G'uzor Stadium
Xorazm FK Urganch	Vali Sultonov	Urganch	Xorazm Stadium

• O.T.M.K. Olmaliq changed name to Olmaliq FK
• FK Dustlik Jizzakh withdrew because of financial problems and were replaced by FK Buxoro

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Replaced by
Bunyodkor	Zico	Resigned	Amet Memet
Bunyodkor	Amet Memet	Resigned after 2 games	Khikmat Irgashev
Bunyodkor	Khikmat Irgashev	Replaced after 10 games	Luiz Felipe Scolari

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bunyodkor	30	28	2	0	85	13	+72	86	2010 AFC Champions League Group stage
2	Pakhtakor Tashkent	30	18	10	2	69	16	+53	64
3	Nasaf Qarshi	30	16	7	7	48	27	+21	55
4	Olmaliq FK	30	15	3	12	50	38	+12	48
5	Neftchi Farg'ona	30	14	4	12	43	38	+5	46
6	Lokomotiv Tashkent	30	11	9	10	34	40	−6	42
7	FK Andijan	30	10	9	11	47	48	−1	39
8	FC Shurtan Guzar	30	11	6	13	36	50	−14	39
9	FK Samarqand-Dinamo	30	11	5	14	44	42	+2	38
10	Xorazm FK Urganch	30	9	11	10	30	39	−9	38
11	Qizilqum Zarafshon	30	10	5	15	33	56	−23	35
12	Metallurg Bekabad	30	7	10	13	36	49	−13	31
13	Mash'al Mubarek	30	8	6	16	32	43	−11	30
14	Navbahor Namangan	30	7	7	16	21	48	−27	28
15	FK Buxoro (R)	30	6	6	18	40	59	−19	24	Relegation to Lower Division
15	Sogdiana Jizzakh (R)	30	6	6	18	24	66	−42	24

Updated to match(es) played on 15 November 2009. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Club	Goals
1	Rivaldo	Bunyodkor	20 (4)
2	Anvar Soliev	Bunyodkor	18
3	Odil Ahmedov	Pakhtakor	16 (1)
4	Lochinbek Soliev	FK Buxoro	15 (3)
5	Alexander Geynrikh	Pakhtakor	13
	Anvar Berdiev	Neftchi Farg'ona	13 (3)
	Jose Luis Villanueva	Bunyodkor	13
8	Muiddin Mamazulunov	Olmaliq FK	12
9	Server Djeparov	Bunyodkor	11

Last updated: 17.11.2009

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