2004 Uzbek League

The 2004 Uzbek League season was the 13th edition of top-level football in Uzbekistan since independence from the Soviet Union in 1992. Pakhtakor were the defending champions from the 2003 campaign.

Uzbek League

Season	2004
Champions	Pakhtakor Tashkent
Champions League	Pakhtakor Neftchi Farg'ona
Top goalscorer	Shuhrat Mirkholdirshoev 31 goals
← 2003 2005 →

Overview

The season began on 4 March 2004 and concluded on 20 November 2004. The League reduced from 16 to 14 teams because Kokand 1912 and Dustlik were excluded from 2004 season for being unable to pay their debts to the UFF from the previous season (2003). Pakhtakor Tashkent won the championship.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Pakhtakor Tashkent	26	22	3	1	81	15	+66	69	2005 AFC Champions League
2	Neftchi Farg'ona	26	21	2	3	61	26	+35	65
3	Navbahor Namangan	26	18	3	5	66	23	+43	57
4	Nasaf Qarshi	26	17	3	6	66	31	+35	54
5	Traktor Tashkent	26	13	2	11	46	50	−4	41
6	Lokomotiv Tashkent	26	10	6	10	37	35	+2	36
7	Bukhoro	26	10	3	13	31	45	−14	30^[a]
8	Sogdiana Jizzakh	26	9	2	15	27	47	−20	29
9	Metallurg Bekabad	26	8	3	15	26	48	−22	27
10	Mash'al Mubarek	26	8	3	15	34	43	−9	27
11	Qizilqum Zarafshon	26	6	7	13	28	48	−20	25
12	Surkhon Termez	26	7	2	17	24	55	−31	20^[a]
13	Dinamo Samarqand	26	6	2	18	25	48	−23	20	Relegation to First League
14	Andijan	26	6	1	19	30	68	−38	19

Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2004. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. Surkhon and Bukhoro have 3 points deducted for non-payment of participation fees.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Shuhrat Mirkholdirshoev	Navbahor	31
2	Zafar Kholmurodov	Nasaf	29
3	Umid Isoqov	Neftchi	17
4	Ilhom Mo'minjonov	Traktor	14
5	Nosirbek Otakuziev	Neftchi	13
6	Leonid Koshelev	Pakhtakor	12
	Ilya Kovalenko	Neftchi
8	Server Djeparov	Pakhtakor	11
	Zayniddin Tadjiyev	Pakhtakor
	Rasul Khayitov	Sogdiana
11	Viktor Klishin	Navbahor	10
12	Anvar Soliev	Pakhtakor	9

References

• Uzbekistan - List of final tables (RSSSF)