FC Bukhara

Buxoro
Full nameFutbol Klubi Buxoro
NicknameSteppe Warriors (Uzbek: Choʻl jangchilari)
Founded1989 (1989)
GroundBuxoro Arena
Capacity22,700[1]
ManagerUlugbek Bakayev
LeagueUzbekistan Pro League
2025Uzbekistan Super League, 15th of 16

FK Buxoro (Uzbek: Futbol Klubi Buxoro) is an Uzbek professional football club based in Bukhara. Founded in 1989, the club competes in the Uzbekistan Super League.

History

The club was founded in 1960 under the name Bukhoro. In 1989 the club was renamed to Nurafshon. During the 1990 season the club played in the Soviet Second League, zone "East", finishing in 4th position. Buxoro played its first Oliy League season in 1992. Their best performance in Oliy League is runners-up of the 1994 season to Neftchi Farg'ona.

FK Bukhoro played three times in semi-final of Uzbek Cup. In the 2005 Cup semi-final the club lost to Neftchi Farg'ona in two legs by 1–3 and in 2012 lost to Nasaf with a 3–5 score. After the 2013 season had finished, on 10 November 2013 Edgar Gess became new head coach of Bukhoro, replacing Tachmurad Agamuradov in this position.

Name changes

  • 1960–67: FC Bukhoro
  • 1967–80: Fakel Bukhoro
  • 1980–88: FC Bukhoro
  • 1989–97: Nurafshon Buxoro
  • 1997–2021: FK Buxoro
  • 2021 (since September): Nurafshon Buxoro[2]
  • 2022–: FK Buxoro[3]

Domestic history

Season League Uzbekistan Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
1991 SSL 4th 42 20 9 13 72 45 49 Stanislav Kaminskiy
1992 1st 4th 32 20 7 5 59 23 47 R32 Yuriy Ageev 15 Stanislav Kaminskiy
1993 1st 5th 30 15 5 10 46 32 35 R32 Mikhail Fomin 9 Boris Lavrov
1994 1st 2nd 30 20 4 6 63 31 44 Quarter-final Olim Tillyaev 19 Alexander Ivankov
1995 1st 5th 30 13 1 16 39 26 40 Quarter-final Mustafa Belyalov
1996 1st 5th 30 15 5 10 52 39 50 Quarter-final Yuriy Ageev 12 Islom Akhmedov
Igor Plyugin
1997 1st 7th 34 16 5 13 57 55 53 Quarter-final Stanislav Kaminskiy
1998 1st 6th 30 13 4 13 51 50 43 Quarter-final Stanislav Kaminskiy
Khakim Fuzailov
1999 1st 9th 30 10 7 13 44 50 37 - Khakim Fuzailov
2000 1st 6th 38 20 5 13 73 60 65 R32 Usmon Toshev
2001 1st 8th 34 15 3 16 57 58 48 Semi-final Usmon Toshev
2002 1st 7th 30 12 5 13 37 53 41 R16 Usmon Toshev
2003 1st 12th 30 10 2 18 48 56 32 Quarter-final Usmon Toshev
2004 1st 7th 26 10 3 13 31 45 30[a] Quarter-final Rahmat Inogamov 8 Usmon Toshev
2005 1st 12th 26 9 2 15 37 59 29 Semi-final Alisher Kholiqov 6 Usmon Toshev
2006 1st 11th 30 9 7 14 35 34 34 Quarter-final Alisher Kholiqov 9 Usmon Toshev
2007 1st 9th 30 11 3 16 29 43 36 R16 Usmon Toshev
2008 1st 15th 30 7 5 18 25 44 26 Quarter-final Lochin Soliev 8 Usmon Toshev
2009 1st 15th 30 6 6 18 40 59 24 Quarter-final Rauf Inileev
2010 2nd 1st 30 24 2 4 71 21 74 R32 Abdulatif Juraev 27 Rauf Inileev
Gennadiy Kochnev
2011 1st 9th 26 8 7 11 23 38 31 R32 Sukhrob Nematov 7 Gennadiy Kochnev
2012 1st 7th 26 10 5 11 24 31 35 Semi-final Vokhid Shodiev 5 Jamshid Saidov
Täçmyrat Agamyradow
2013 1st 6th 26 10 3 13 33 44 33 R16 Vokhid Shodiev 12 Täçmyrat Agamyradow
2014 1st 12th 26 6 7 13 22 42 25 R32 Sukhrob Nematov
Ulugbek Bakayev
Predrag Vujović
3 Edgar Gess
Said Seýidow (interim)
Alexander Mochinov
2015 1st 14th 30 7 5 18 31 53 26 R16 Aziz Ibragimov 10 Alexander Mochinov
Shukhrat Fayziev (interim)
Jamshid Saidov
2016 1st 4th 30 17 7 6 42 27 58 Semi-final Aziz Ibragimov 10 Jamshid Saidov
2017 1st 6th 30 13 7 10 42 20 46 Quarter-final Ivan Nagaev 10 Ulugbek Bakayev
2018 1st 6th 20 3 1 16 14 41 10 R32 Arslanmyrat Amanow 5 Ulugbek Bakayev
2019 1st 12th 26 5 9 12 18 37 24 R32 Doston Ibragimov 3 Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov
Mukhsin Mukhamadiev
2020 1st 15th 26 1 11 14 19 50 14 R16 Izzatilla Abdullaev
Jasurbek Khakimov
Bekhruz Sadullaev
3 Mukhsin Mukhamadiev
Julio Hernandeź
Jamshid Saidov
  1. ^ 3point deducted for non-payment of participation fees

Honours

Managerial history

  • Oleg Bugaev (1990)
  • Stanislav Kaminskiy (1991–92)
  • Boris Lavrov (1993)
  • Alexander Ivankov (1994)
  • Mustafa Belyalov (1995)
  • Islom Akhmedov (1996)
  • Igor Plyugin (1996)
  • Stanislav Kaminskiy (1997–98)
  • Khakim Fuzailov (1998–99)
  • Usmon Toshev (2000–08)
  • Rauf Inileev (2009–10)
  • Gennadiy Kochnev (2010–11)
  • Jamshid Saidov (2012)
  • Tachmurad Agamuradov (2012–13)
  • Edgar Gess (2014)
  • Said Seýidow (interim) (2014)
  • Alexander Mochinov (2014 – May 17, 2015)
  • Shukhrat Fayziev (interim) (May 21, 2015 – July 5, 2015)
  • Jamshid Saidov (July 5, 2015 – January 26, 2017)
  • Ulugbek Bakayev (January 26, 2017– )

References

  1. ^ "Venues - Super League - Uzbekistan - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Nurafshon failed in its debut game under the new name" (in Uzbek). Archived from the original on 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  3. ^ "Buxoro appeals to FIFA to lift transfer ban" (in Uzbek). Archived from the original on 2022-04-24. Retrieved 2022-12-14.