FC Qizilqum Zarafshon

Qizilqum Zarafshon
Full name Qizilqum Zarafshon
Founded 1967
Ground Yoshlar Stadium, Navoi
Capacity 12,500
Manager Nikola Lazarevic
League Uzbekistan Super League
2023 Uzbekistan Super League, 12th of 14

Qizilqum Zarafshon (Uzbek: Qizilqum Zarafshon futbol klubi, Қизилқум Зарафшон футбол клуби), is an Uzbek professional football club based in Zarafshon. They play in the Uzbekistan Super League. Club is named after the biggest desert in the Central Asia, Qizilqum. Qizilqum in Uzbek literally means Red Sands.

History

FC Qizilqum old logo till 2014

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 play in the top league of Uzbek football.

Name changes history

  • 1967—1994: Progress
  • 1994—1995: Qizilqum
  • 1995—1997: Progress
  • 1997: Qizilqum

Domestic history

Season League Uzbekistan Cup Top goalscorer Manager
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

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 Navoi. The Sogdiana Stadium is the home ground of the Navoi club, FC Yuzhanin Navoi. In May 2014 the club moved to another newly built stadium located in Navoi, the Yoshlar Stadium, to play its home matches.

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.

Current squad

As of 27 June 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK UZB Ignatiy Nesterov
2 DF UZB Azizbek Alikulov
3 DF UZB Abduvosidkhon Abdurashidov
4 DF UZB Boburbek Yuldashev
5 DF UZB Timur Nabiev
6 MF UZB Erkin Boydullayev
7 MF UZB Sanjar Shoahmedov
8 MF UZB Shahzod Turopov
9 MF UZB Humoyun Abdualimov
9 FW UZB Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov
11 FW SRB Aleksandar Stanisavljević
12 GK UZB Golibjon Bekmurodov
13 MF UZB Nematjon Madaminov
14 DF UZB Faizullo Kambarov
16 GK UZB Mirzobek Rizoev
17 DF UZB Salim Mustafoev
18 MF UZB Jasur Azimov
20 DF UZB Islom Tukhtakhujaev
21 FW UZB Arifkhuja Abdukholiqov
23 DF UZB Sherali Juraev
24 FW UZB Bobomurod Bozorov
25 DF UZB Azizbek Usmonov
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF UZB Otabek Karilov
27 MF UZB Umijon Karilov
28 MF UZB Shuhrat Muhammadiev
29 FW ARG Gonzalo Ritacco
30 MF UZB Mirfaiz Jumaev
31 FW UZB Sultonbek Nosirov
32 MF UZB Ilhomjon Kenjaev
34 MF UZB Asror Grinbaev
33 MF UZB Oleg Zoteyev
35 GK UZB Javohir Ilyasov
36 DF UZB Izatulla Yakubov
37 FW UZB Akmal Muzafarov
38 DF UZB Ogabek Tozhiev
39 DF UZB Dias Galeev
40 DF UZB Bobomurod Imomov
55 MF UZB Khujamurod Tursunov
77 FW UZB Azamat Maksumov
84 MF UZB Azizbek Olimov
87 MF UZB Alisher Sanoev
88 DF EST Artjom Dmitrijev
99 MF UZB Diyor Rakhmatilloev

Current technical staff

As of February 2014

Position Name
Manager Yuriy Lukin
Assistant coach Aleksey Evstafeev
Assistant coach Vladimir Andreev

Honours

Managers