The 2015 Uzbek League was the 24th season of top level football in Uzbekistan since independence in 1992. Pakhtakor were the defending champions from the 2014 campaign.
Teams
Sogdiana Jizzakh and FK Andijan remained for 2015 Uzbek League edition due decision of UzPFL to expand League to 16 teams from 2015 season. Shurtan Guzar and Kokand 1912 promoted to 2015 League as 2014 First League winner and runner-up.
Club Coach Location Stadium CapacityFK Andijan Sergey Kovshov Andijan Soghlom Avlod Stadium 18,360 Bunyodkor Bakhtiyor Babaev Tashkent Bunyodkor Stadium 34,000 Bukhoro Jamshid Saidov Bukhoro Buxoro Arena 22,700 Dinamo Bakhrom Khakimov Samarqand Dinamo Stadium 16,000 Kokand 1912 Vadim Shodimatov Kokand Kokand Stadium 10,500 Lokomotiv Mirko Jeličić Tashkent Lokomotiv Stadium 8,000 Mash'al Alexander Khomyakov Muborak Bahrom Vafoev Stadium 10,000 Metallurg Rustam Mirsodiqov Bekabad Metallurg Stadium 15,000 Nasaf Qarshi Ruziqul Berdiev Qarshi Qarshi Stadium 14,750 Navbahor Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov Namangan Navbahor Stadium 22,000 Neftchi Andrey Fyodorov Farghona Istiqlol Stadium 20,000 Olmaliq FK Igor Shkvyrin Olmaliq Olmaliq SM Stadium 12,000 Pakhtakor Numon Khasanov Tashkent Pakhtakor Stadium 35,000 Qizilqum Yuriy Lukin Zarafshon Yoshlar Stadium 12,500 Sogdiana Davron Fayziev Jizzakh Sogdiana Stadium 11,650 Shurtan Guzar Mukhtor Kurbonov Ghuzor Ghuzor Stadium 7,000
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Bukhoro Alexander Mochinov Resigned 16th Shukhrat Fayziev Dinamo Samarqand Tachmurad Agamuradov Resigned 12th Bakhrom Khakimov Bukhoro Shukhrat Fayziev end of caretaker spell 16th Jamshid Saidov Pakhtakor Samvel Babayan Resigned 1st Numon Khasanov Andijan Edgar Gess Sacked 16th Sergey Kovshov Neftchi Murod Ismoilov Resigned 5th Andrey Fyodorov Bunyodkor Sergey Lushan Resigned 4th Bakhtiyor Babaev Lokomotiv Vadim Abramov Sacked 2nd Mirko Jeličić (interim) Kokand 1912 Rustam Abdullaev Sacked 12th Vadim Shodimatov (interim)
League table
Results
Relegation play-off The one leg relegation play-off match between 15th placed team of Uzbek League, Sogdiana Jizzakh and runners-up of 2015 First League, Oqtepa was played on 25 November 2015 in Olmaliq. Sogdiana won by 2:1 and remained in League.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers #ScorerTeamGoals (Pen.)1 Igor SergeevPakhtakor23 (4)2 Bakhriddin VakhobovQizilqum21 (2)3 Sanjar ShaakhmedovLokomotiv14 (0)4 Shakhboz ErkinovNavbahor13 (0)5 Ilkhom ShomurodovNasaf12 (0) 6 Kamoliddin MurzoevDinamo11 (1) Marat BikmaevLokomotiv11 (1) Igor TaranShurtan11 (3) Artur GevorkyanNasaf11 (4)10 Shahzodbek NurmatovMetallurg10 (0) Dostonbek KhamdamovBunyodkor10 (0) Aziz IbragimovBukhoro10 (1) Last updated: 22 November 2015 Source: Soccerway
Hat–tricks Player Team Against Result Date Bakhriddin Vakhobov Qizilqum Sogdiana Jizzakh 4–1 14 March 2015 Igor Sergeev Pakhtakor Bukhoro 3–1 3 April 2015 Bakhriddin Vakhobov Qizilqum Navbahor 3–2 18 June 2015 Ulugbek Bakayev Navbahor Shurtan Guzar 4–2 26 June 2015
Awards
Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceManagerClubPlayerClubMarch Igor ShkvyrinOlmaliq Bakhriddin VakhobovQizilqumApril Murod IsmailovNeftchi Shohruh GadoevNasafMay Samvel BabayanPakhtakor Bakhriddin VakhobovQizilqumJune Sergey LushanBunyodkor Igor SergeevPakhtakorAugust Ruziqul BerdievNasaf Sanjar ShaakhmedovLokomotivSeptember Andrey FyodorovNeftchi Igor SergeevPakhtakorOctober Ruziqul BerdievNeftchi Kamoliddin MurzoevDinamoNovember Jamshid SaidovBukhoro Vokhid ShodievBunyodkor
References
External links Uzbekistan PFL - Official League Site