FC Qizilqum Zarafshon
Full name | Qizilqum | ||
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Founded | 1967 | ||
Ground | Yoshlar Stadium, Navoiy | ||
Capacity | 12,500 | ||
Manager | Jamshid Saidov | ||
League | Uzbekistan Super League | ||
2024 | Uzbekistan Super League, 11th of 14 | ||
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Qizilqum Zarafshon (Uzbek: Qizilqum futbol klubi), is an Uzbek professional football club based in Navoiy. They play in the Uzbekistan Super League. The club is named after the Qizilqum desert, the biggest in Central Asia. Qizilqum in Uzbek means "red sands".
History
[edit]Qizilqum was founded in 1967 under the name Progress. The club changed its name several times and was known as Qizilqum before becoming known as Progress. Since 1997 it has played as Qizilqum. The club made its debut in the Uzbek League in 2000. In its first season the club finished in 11th position. One year later, in the 2001 season, the club finished in 6th place in final League table. At the end of the 2002 season the club finished in 3rd position behind runners-up Neftchi Farg'ona which is their highest finishing position in the Uzbek League to date. Since 2000 the club has consequently played in the top league of Uzbek football.
Name changes history
[edit]- 1967—1994: Progress
- 1994—1995: Qizilqum
- 1995—1997: Progress
- 1997: Qizilqum
Domestic history
[edit]Season | League | Uzbekistan Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
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Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
1992 | 2nd | 13th | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 29 | 76 | 17 | Round of 32 | |||
1993 | 2nd | 14th | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 41 | 23 | Round of 32 | |||
1994 | 2nd | 5th | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 36 | 42 | ||||
1995 | 2nd | 5th | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 27 | 37 | Round of 16 | |||
1996 | 2nd | 3rd | 52 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 119 | 58 | 109 | Playoff Round | Vitaly Avanesov | 31 | |
1997 | 2nd | 4th | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 74 | 43 | 76 | Playoff Round | |||
1998 | 2nd | 7th | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 74 | 48 | 64 | Round of 16 | |||
1999 | 2nd | 3rd | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 84 | 27 | 81 | - | |||
2000 | 1st | 11th | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 55 | 51 | R16 | |||
2001 | 1st | 6th | 34 | 16 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 35 | 53 | Quarterfinal | |||
2002 | 1st | 3rd | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 67 | 34 | 59 | Semifinal | |||
2003 | 1st | 5th | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 33 | 55 | Round of 16 | |||
2004 | 1st | 11th | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 48 | 25 | Quarterfinal | |||
2005 | 1st | 7th | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 37 | Round of 16 | |||
2006 | 1st | 6th | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 37 | 48 | Round of 16 | |||
2007 | 1st | 7th | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 42 | 64 | 39 | Round of 32 | Timur Islomov | 10 | |
2008 | 1st | 14th | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 44 | 32 | Round of 32 | |||
2009 | 1st | 14th | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 56 | 35 | Quarterfinal | Rustam Zabirov | ||
2010 | 1st | 8th | 30 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 34 | Round of 16 | Leonid Koshelev Volodymyr Postolatyev |
5 | Sergei Arslanov |
2011 | 1st | 13th | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 24 | Round of 16 | Bakhriddin Vakhobov | 6 | Marat Kabayev Sergei Arslanov |
2012 | 1st | 11th | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 41 | 27 | Round of 16 | Gulom Urunov Feruz Babakulov |
5 | Ravshan Khaydarov |
2013 | 1st | 12th | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 48 | 25 | Quarterfinal | Zafar Turayev | 5 | Ravshan Khaydarov Rustam Zabirov Yuriy Lukin |
2014 | 1st | 11th | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 34 | 27 | Round of 16 | Vladimir Shishelov Giorgi Kvesieshvili Akmal Rustamov Sherali Djuraev |
3 | Yuriy Lukin |
2015 | 1st | 10th | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 49 | 34 | Round of 32 | Bakhriddin Vakhobov | 21 | Yuriy Lukin |
2016 | 1st | 6th | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 50 | Third round | Nemanja Jovanović | 8 | Yuriy Lukin |
2017 | 1st | 11th | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 37 | Third round | Ivan Nagaev | 10 | Yuriy Lukin |
2018 | 1st | 8th | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 31 | Quarterfinal | Artur Geworkýan | 9 | Hamidjon Aktamov |
2019 | 1st | 13th | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 48 | 24 | R16 | Elgujja Grigalashvili | 4 | Hamidjon Aktamov |
2020 | 1st | 11th | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 25 | Quarterfinal | Oybek Kilichev | 5 | Hamidjon Aktamov Täçmyrat Agamyradow Hamidjon Aktamov |
2021 | 1st | 9th | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 31 | Quarterfinal | Elgujja Grigalashvili | 9 | Hamidjon Aktamov |
2022 | 1st | 5th | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 39 | Quarterfinal | Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov | 13 | Nikola Lazarevic |
Stadium
[edit]The club's home ground is Progress Stadium with has a capacity of 5,000 and is located in Zarafshan. In August 2013 the Progress Stadium was closed for reconstruction. From August 2013 to May 2014 the club played its home matches in the 10,000-seater Sogdiana Stadium in Navoiy. The Sogdiana Stadium is the home ground of the Navoiy club, FC Yuzhanin Navoiy. In May 2014 the club moved to another newly built stadium located in Navoiy, the Yoshlar Stadium, to play its home matches.[1]
Yoshlar Stadium with the attached sporting complex was built for Umid nihollari 2012; the republican sports games among school students. The construction work of the 12,500-all seater stadium and sporting complex started in April 2011 and finished in 2012. The sporting complex includes two indoor courts for volleyball, handball, basketball and other facilities. The festive opening of the new Yoshlar Stadium was held in May 2012 with the opening of the Umid nihollari 2012 games. In November 2012 the AFC awarded the new stadium A category class. The first official football match was played on 3 May 2014. This was a League match between Qizilqum and Dinamo Samarkand.[2]
Current squad
[edit]- As of 22 March 2024[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Current technical staff
[edit]As of February 2014
Position | Name |
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Manager | Yuriy Lukin |
Assistant coach | Aleksey Evstafeev |
Assistant coach | Vladimir Andreev |
Honours
[edit]- Uzbek League
- Third place: 2002
Managers
[edit]- Rustam Zabirov (2008–2010)
- Sergei Arslanov (2008–2010), caretaker
- Marat Kabaev (2011)
- Sergei Arslanov (2011), caretaker
- Ravshan Khaydarov (January 2012– April 2013)
- Rustam Zabirov (April 2013– July 2013)
- Yuriy Lukin (July 2013–2017)
- * * *
- Jamshid Saidov (2023–)
References
[edit]- ^ "Кызылкум": домашние матчи теперь в спортивном комплексе "Ёшлар" (in Russian). 2014-04-18.
- ^ "Qizilqum – Dinamo Samarkand, 2014-05-03". soccerway.
- ^ "Қизилқум" (PDF). pfl.uz/. Uzbekistan Professional Football League. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Uzbek and Russian)
- Qizilqum Zarafshon – soccerway
- Weltfussballarchiv (Archived 2012-12-19 at the Wayback Machine)