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. The club is named after the Qizilqum desert, the biggest in Central Asia. Qizilqum in Uzbek means "red sands".
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.
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.[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]
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Qizilqum Zarafshon Uzbek Qizilqum Zarafshon futbol klubi Қizilkum Zarafshon futbol klubi is an Uzbek professional football club based in Zarafshon 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 Qizilqum ZarafshonFull nameQizilqum ZarafshonFounded1967 57 years ago 1967 GroundYoshlar Stadium NavoiCapacity12 500ManagerNikola LazarevicLeagueUzbekistan Super League2023Uzbekistan Super League 12th of 14Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 1 1 Name changes history 1 2 Domestic history 2 Stadium 3 Current squad 4 Current technical staff 5 Honours 6 Managers 7 References 8 External linksHistory edit nbsp FC Qizilqum old logo till 2014Qizilqum 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 QizilqumDomestic history edit Season League Uzbekistan Cup Top goalscorer ManagerDiv Pos Pl W D L GS GA P Name League1992 2nd 13th 30 7 3 20 29 76 17 Round of 321993 2nd 14th 30 9 5 16 31 41 23 Round of 321994 2nd 5th 34 16 10 8 54 36 421995 2nd 5th 22 11 4 7 42 27 37 Round of 161996 2nd 3rd 52 33 10 9 119 58 109 Playoff Round nbsp Vitaly Avanesov 311997 2nd 4th 42 23 7 12 74 43 76 Playoff Round1998 2nd 7th 38 20 4 14 74 48 64 Round of 161999 2nd 3rd 34 25 6 3 84 27 81 2000 1st 11th 38 13 12 13 46 55 51 R162001 1st 6th 34 16 5 43 48 35 53 Quarterfinal2002 1st 3rd 30 18 5 7 67 34 59 Semifinal2003 1st 5th 30 17 4 9 59 33 55 Round of 162004 1st 11th 26 6 7 13 28 48 25 Quarterfinal2005 1st 7th 26 11 4 11 33 32 37 Round of 162006 1st 6th 30 14 6 10 51 37 48 Round of 162007 1st 7th 30 12 3 15 42 64 39 Round of 32 nbsp Timur Islomov 102008 1st 14th 30 9 5 16 27 44 32 Round of 322009 1st 14th 30 10 5 15 33 56 35 Quarterfinal nbsp Rustam Zabirov2010 1st 8th 30 9 7 10 25 28 34 Round of 16 nbsp Leonid Koshelev nbsp Volodymyr Postolatyev 5 nbsp Sergei Arslanov2011 1st 13th 26 6 6 14 23 40 24 Round of 16 nbsp Bakhriddin Vakhobov 6 nbsp Marat Kabayev nbsp Sergei Arslanov2012 1st 11th 26 6 9 11 22 41 27 Round of 16 nbsp Gulom Urunov nbsp Feruz Babakulov 5 nbsp Ravshan Khaydarov2013 1st 12th 26 8 1 17 28 48 25 Quarterfinal nbsp Zafar Turayev 5 nbsp Ravshan Khaydarov nbsp Rustam Zabirov nbsp Yuriy Lukin2014 1st 11th 26 7 6 13 23 34 27 Round of 16 nbsp Vladimir Shishelov nbsp Giorgi Kvesieshvili nbsp Akmal Rustamov nbsp Sherali Djuraev 3 nbsp Yuriy Lukin2015 1st 10th 30 10 4 16 38 49 34 Round of 32 nbsp Bakhriddin Vakhobov 21 nbsp Yuriy Lukin2016 1st 6th 30 14 8 8 41 32 50 Third round nbsp Nemanja Jovanovic 8 nbsp Yuriy Lukin2017 1st 11th 30 9 10 11 31 40 37 Third round nbsp Ivan Nagaev 10 nbsp Yuriy Lukin2018 1st 8th 20 9 4 7 26 26 31 Quarterfinal nbsp Artur Geworkyan 9 nbsp Hamidjon Aktamov2019 1st 13th 26 5 9 12 24 48 24 R16 nbsp Elgujja Grigalashvili 4 nbsp Hamidjon Aktamov2020 1st 11th 26 5 10 11 19 37 25 Quarterfinal nbsp Oybek Kilichev 5 nbsp Hamidjon Aktamov nbsp Tacmyrat Agamyradow nbsp Hamidjon Aktamov2021 1st 9th 26 7 10 9 26 29 31 Quarterfinal nbsp Elgujja Grigalashvili 9 nbsp Hamidjon Aktamov2022 1st 5th 26 12 3 11 34 36 39 Quarterfinal nbsp Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov 13 nbsp Nikola LazarevicStadium editThe 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 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 editAs 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 No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp UZB Khumoyunshoh Sayyotov2 DF nbsp UZB Behruz Bahodirov3 DF nbsp UZB Doston Tursunov4 DF nbsp UZB Ilkhomjon Vakhobov5 DF nbsp UZB Dostonbek Kholmurodov7 MF nbsp UZB Davron Anvarov8 MF nbsp GEO Giorgi Kukhianidze9 MF nbsp UZB Humoyun Abdualimov10 FW nbsp GEO Elguja Lobjanidze11 MF nbsp GEO Akaki Shulaia12 GK nbsp LVA Roberts Ozols13 DF nbsp RUS Nikolay Tarasov14 DF nbsp UZB Fayzullo Qambarov15 DF nbsp UZB Asadbek Nizomov17 FW nbsp UZB Mukhammadali Giyosov18 MF nbsp UZB Murodali Usmonov19 MF nbsp UZB Ilhomjon Kenjaev20 FW nbsp UZB Bobomurod Bozorov21 GK nbsp UZB Jahongir Mamatkulov23 DF nbsp UZB Samandar Shukurullaev24 DF nbsp UZB Abduxoliq Tursunov25 DF nbsp UZB Azizbek Usmonov26 MF nbsp UZB Asadbek Baxshilloev No Pos Nation Player27 DF nbsp UZB Shakhboz Jurabekov28 FW nbsp UZB Akmaljon Muzafarov29 FW nbsp UZB Salohiddin Tursunov30 FW nbsp UZB Shokhrukh Kholikov31 DF nbsp UZB Damir Abdullaev32 MF nbsp UZB Mustaqim Boboqulov33 MF nbsp UZB Sulton Rahmatov34 MF nbsp UZB Sherzod Majidov35 GK nbsp UZB Asadbek Xoliqulov36 DF nbsp UZB Shohruh Nishonov37 DF nbsp UZB Sherzod Fayziyev38 DF nbsp UZB Kamron Norqulov39 DF nbsp UZB Amir Azamatov40 FW nbsp UZB Shomurod Togaymurodov41 FW nbsp UZB Elshod Tukhtaev42 FW nbsp UZB Samandar Rakhimov71 MF nbsp UZB Jamoliddin Ubaydullayev76 DF nbsp UZB Ramazon Rabbimov77 MF nbsp UZB Fayzullobek Jumankuziev79 MF nbsp UZB Diyor Rakhmatulloev84 DF nbsp UZB Asror Khamidullaev94 MF nbsp UZB Jamshid Erkinov99 MF nbsp UZB Asadbek AsadovCurrent technical staff editAs of February 2014 Position NameManager nbsp Yuriy LukinAssistant coach nbsp Aleksey EvstafeevAssistant coach nbsp Vladimir AndreevHonours editUzbek League Third place 2002Managers edit nbsp Rustam Zabirov 2008 2010 nbsp Sergei Arslanov 2008 2010 caretaker nbsp Marat Kabaev 2011 nbsp Sergei Arslanov 2011 caretaker nbsp Ravshan Khaydarov January 2012 April 2013 nbsp Rustam Zabirov April 2013 July 2013 nbsp Yuriy Lukin July 2013 References edit Kyzylkum domashnie matchi teper v sportivnom komplekse Yoshlar in Russian 2014 04 18 Qizilqum Dinamo Samarkand 2014 05 03 soccerway Қizilkum PDF pfl uz Uzbekistan Professional Football League Retrieved 22 March 2024 External links editOfficial website in Uzbek and Russian Qizilqum Zarafshon soccerway Weltfussballarchiv Archived 2012 12 19 at the Wayback Machine nbsp nbsp This article about an Uzbekistani football club is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title FC Qizilqum Zarafshon amp oldid 1214920832, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
