2021 Uzbekistan Pro League

Uzbekistan Pro League
Season2021
ChampionsNeftchi
RelegatedOqtepa
Matches80
Goals234 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorerMarko Obradović (12 goals)
Ruzimboy Akhmedov (12 goals)
Biggest home winNeftchi 7–0 Oqtepa[1] (May 22, 2022)
Biggest away winOlympic 0–6 Shurtan[2]
(April 12, 2021)
Highest scoringKhorazm 5–2 Yangiyer[3] (September 12, 2021)
Longest winning runNeftchi
Longest losing runShurtan
Highest attendance8818 (24 September 2021, Neftchi – Olympic[4])
Lowest attendance1 (22 March 2021, Neftchi – Olympic[5])
2020
2022
All statistics correct as of December 1, 2021.

2021 Uzbekistan Pro League (Uzbek: Футбол бўйича 2021-йилги Ўзбекистон Про лигаси) was a 30th second-level division competition of Uzbekistan Professional Football League. It was held from April to November 2021. Winner of the tournament - Neftchi qualified for the 2022 Uzbekistan Super League.

Clubs

T/r Club City Province (province) Stadium Capacity
1 Buxoro Buxoro Buxoro Buxoro Arena 22500
2 Dinamo Samarqand Samarqand Dinamo 13 800
3 Istiqlol Fargʻona Fargʻona Istiqlol 20 000
4 Neftchi[6] Fargʻona Fargʻona Istiqlol 20 000
5 Oqtepa Tashkent Tashkent Oqtepa 2000
6 Aral Samalı PFK[7] Nukus Karakalpakstan Turon 9300
7 Olimpik Tashkent Tashkent JAR 8460
8 Xorazm[8] Urganch Xorazm Xorazm 13 500
9 Yangier FK Yangiyer Sirdaryo Markaziy 6600
10 Shoʻrtan Gʻuzor Qashqadaryo Gʻuzor 7000

Foreign players

Club Footballer 1 Footballer 2 Footballer 3 Footballer 4 AFC Footballer Former players Ref
Buxoro Marko Milić Rahat Japarov Tohir Malodustov
Dinamo Mykhaylo Udod Oleg Marchuk Dmytro Sydorenko
Istiqlol
Neftchi Marko Obradović Aleksandar Ješić Darko Stanojević
Oqtepa Sunday Song Juan Becerra Carvalho Da Silva Samuel Opeh
Aral samali
Olimpik
Xorazm
Yangier Faysal Traore Landry Nzimen Chamedjeu Mbeke Siebatcheu Jerome Mpacko Etame
Shoʻrtan

Tournament

"Oqtepa" and "Istiqlol" are out of the tournament.[9][10][11][12][13] The results of these teams were annulled because they did not play half of their scheduled matches.[14][15][16][17][18]

First stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Neftchi 14 11 1 2 34 7 +27 34 Chempionlik guruhi
2 Dinamo 14 9 1 4 22 20 +2 28
3 Buxoro 14 7 3 4 22 14 +8 24
4 Olimpik 14 6 4 4 24 11 +13 22
5 Xorazm 14 3 6 5 21 23 −2 15 Omon qolish guruhi
6 Yangiyer 14 4 2 8 12 28 −16 14
7 Aral Samalı PFK 14 3 4 7 15 27 −12 13
8 Shoʻrtan Gʻuzor 14 2 1 11 5 33 −28 7
9 Oqtepa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Musoboqada ishtirokini toʻxtatdi
10 Istiqlol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on July 2021. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Total goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored;.

O — games, G — wins, D — draws, M — losses, UG — goals scored, O'G — goals conceded, ± — goal difference, O — points

Results table

Home \ Away NEF DIN BUX OLY KHO YAN ARA SHU
Neftchi 6–0 2–0 0–0 5–1 2–0 4–0 2–0
Dinamo 0–1 3–1 1–0 4–3 3–0 3–2 2–0
Buxoro 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 4–0 3–0
Olimpik 3–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 4–0 5–0
Xorazm 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 5–2 1–1 4–0
Yangiyer 0–3 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–1
Aral Samalı PFK 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1
Shoʻrtan Gʻuzor 1–4 0–1 0–1 0–6 2–1 0–0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2021. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Neftchi 20 14 3 3 45 15 +30 45 Qualification to Super League
2 Dinamo 20 11 2 7 29 27 +2 35
3 Olimpik 20 9 4 7 38 24 +14 31 Qualification to Super League Play-off
4 Buxoro 20 9 4 7 22 14 +8 31
Updated to match(es) played on Noyabr 2021-yil. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Total goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.

Results table

Home \ Away NEF DIN BUX OLY
Neftchi 2–1 1–1 3–2
Dinamo 1–1 1–2 5–1
Buxoro 1–4 0–2 3–2
Olimpik 2–0 2–1 5–0
Updated to match(es) played on November 2021. Source: Uzbekistan Professional Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-off

A play-off match for a place in the Super League between the club that finished 3rd in the Pro League and the club that finished 12th in the Super League.[19][20][21][22][23]

December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02) Olympic 3–1 Mashʼal Tashkent
15:00 (UTC+5)
  • Otabek Joʻraqoʻziyev 62'
  • Temur Mamasidiqov 75', 77'
  • Sirojiddin Qoʻziyev 57'
Stadium: Paxtakor
Attendance: 2150
Referee: Rahimbek Karimov
Note: A playoff match was held between Olympic, which took 3rd place in the Pro League, and Mashʼal, which finished the season in 12th place in the Super League. In it, Olympic defeated Mashʼal 2:1 and qualified for the Super League. Mashʼal will participate in the Pro League in the 2022 season.

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