PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent

Lokomotiv Tashkent

Full name	Professional Football Club Lokomotiv Tashkent
Nickname(s)	Uzbek: Temiryo'lchilar (Railroaders) Uzbek: Loko
Founded	February 18, 2002;22 years ago (2002-02-18)
Ground	Lokomotiv Stadium
Capacity	8,000
League	Uzbekistan Super League
2023	Uzbekistan Pro League, 1st of 11 (Promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent (Uzbek : Lokomotiv Toshkent Professional Futbol Klubi) is an Uzbek professional football club based in Tashkent.

The owner and main sponsor of the club is the state-owned Uzbek Railways.

History

Lokomotiv was founded in 18 February 2002. ^[1] In 2002–2003 the club played in the second division of Uzbek Football – First League and from 2004 to 2010 in Uzbek League. In the 2009 season Lokomotiv, led by Vadim Abramov reached 6th position in league.

In 2010 Lokomotiv finished 13th and were relegated to the First League. In 2011, they gained promotion to Uzbek League again, winning the 2011 First League season.

On 12 December 2011, Khoren Hovhannisyan was appointed as new head coach. ^[2]

In June 2012 Khoren Oganesian left the club after his contract expired and Ravshan Muqimov was appointed as coach. At the end of the 2012 season the club finished 3rd after Pakhtakor Tashkent and Bunyodkor. This was the club's 2nd best performance in the league and qualified to play in the 2013 AFC Champions League for the first time. In the 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off round Lokomotiv played against Al Nasr based in Dubai but Lokomotiv lost 3–2 and failed to qualify for the group stage of tournament.

In 2013 season Lokomotiv Tashkent finished 2nd after Bunyodkor for the first time in club's history and gained promotion to 2014 AFC Champions League play-off. On 9 February 2014 in 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off round match in Tashkent against Al-Kuwait Lokomotiv lost with score 1:3 and finished its participation in the tournament. On 1 July 2014 in Uzbek Cup semi-final Lokomotiv overcame Pakhtakor in two leg competition by 3:2 and to play in Cup Final against Bunyodkor. In 2014 Cup Final match on 12 November 2014 in Olmaliq, Lokomotiv overcame Bunyodkor by 1:0 and won the trophy for the first time in its first Cup Final. The only goal scored in 106' midfielder Jasur Hasanov. In Uzbek League club finished 2014 season again as runners-up after Pakhtakor like the previous season.

On 8 March 2015, in Supercup match against Pakhtakor, Lokomotiv overcame by 4–0 and won its first SuperCup after a disappointing loss to Bunyodkor in 2014. In 2016 Lokomotiv made double by winning League and Uzbek Cup. Lokomotiv won 2016 League and became the champions for the first time in its history after three consequent seasons finishing as runners-up (2013-2015).

In 2017 Lokomotiv made its second double, winning second champions title and Cup.

Crest

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Domestic

Season	League										Cup	Super Cup	Asia		Top scorer
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Pos.			Comp.	Result	Name	Goals
2002	Pro League (2)	32	15	5	12	48	36	12	50	8th	—	—	—		—	—
2003	↑ Pro League (2)	28	20	3	5	78	22	56	63	2nd	First round	—	—		Ravshan Bozorov	19
2004	Super League (1)	26	10	6	10	37	35	2	36	6th	Quarter-finals	—	—		Marsel Idiatullin	7
2005		26	9	3	14	39	46	–7	30	10th	Quarter-finals	—	—			11
2006		30	10	8	12	39	55	–16	38	9th	Round of 16	—	—			13
2007		30	6	8	16	25	44	–19	26	14th	Round of 32	—	—		Ilkhom Muminjonov	5
2008		30	11	4	15	41	38	3	37	8th	Round of 32	—	—		Marsel Idiatullin	8
2009		30	11	9	10	34	40	–6	42	6th	Round of 32	—	—		—	—
2010	↓ Super League (1)	26	6	5	15	20	38	–18	23	13th	Semi-finals	—	—		Olim Navkarov	6
2011	↑ Pro League (2)	30	25	4	1	102	11	91	79	1st	Round of 16	—	—		Zayniddin Tadjiyev	30
2012	Super League (1)	26	14	7	9	43	22	21	49	3rd	Quarter-finals	—	—			11
2013		26	19	3	4	63	21	42	60	2nd	Semi-finals	—	ACL	Play-off	Farhod Tadjiyev	17
2014		26	20	4	2	58	21	37	64	2nd	Winner	Runners-up		Play-off		13
2015		30	23	5	2	66	22	44	74	2nd	Semi-finals	Winner		Group stage	Sanjar Shaakhmedov	14
2016		30	23	5	2	77	24	53	74	1st	Winner	—		Quarter-finals	Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov	22
2017		30	22	4	4	67	20	47	70	1st	Winner	—		Group stage	Marat Bikmaev	27
2018		20	14	4	2	37	17	20	46	1st	Quarterfinal	—		Group stage	Marat Bikmaev	14
2019		26	13	10	3	40	17	23	49	2nd	Round of 16	Winner		Group stage	Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov	11
2020		26	10	5	11	28	38	-10	35	10th	Round of 16	-		Preliminary round 2	Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov Marat Bikmaev	6
2021	26	11	6	9	37	32	+5	39	7th	Round of 16	-	—		Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov	14
2022	↓ Super League (1)	26	6	6	14	22	36	-14	24	12th	Quarterfinal	-	—		Jerome Etame	5
2023	↑ Pro League (2)	20	15	3	2	40	11	+29	48	1st	Round of 16	-	—		Rustam Soirov	8

Winner

Runners-up

Third place

Promoted

Relegated

(1), (2). Brackets with numbers inside indicates the level of division within the Uzbek football league system N/A = No answer

Continental

Goalkeeper of Lokomotiv Pavel Bugalo in 2011–13

As of match played 21 January 2020

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
AFC Champions League	37	9	11	17	51	57
Total	37	9	11	17	51	57

AFC Champions League
Date	Round	Result	Team	Venue	Season
9 February 2013	Play-off	2–3	Al-Nasr	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2013 AFC Champions League
9 February 2014	Play-off	1–3	Al-Kuwait	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	2014 AFC Champions League
25 February 2015	Group stage	1–3	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	2015 AFC Champions League
4 March 2015		1–1	Foolad	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17 March 2015		2–6	Al-Sadd	Doha, Qatar
8 April 2015		5–0	Al-Sadd	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
21 April 2015		1–2	Al-Hilal	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
5 May 2015	0–1	Foolad	Ahvaz, Iran
23 February 2016	Group stage	1–1	Al-Ittihad	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	2016 AFC Champions League
1 March 2016		1–1	Al-Ittihad	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
15 March 2016		2–0	Sepahan	Isfahan, Iran
6 April 2016		1–0	Sepahan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20 April 2016		1–1	Al-Nasr	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4 May 2016		0–0	Al-Nasr	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17 May 2016	Round of 16	0–0	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
24 May 2016		2–1	Al-Hilal	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
23 August 2016	Quarter-finals	0–0	Al-Ain	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
13 September 2016		0–1	Al-Ain	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20 February 2017	Group stage	0–1	Al-Taawoun	Buraidah, Saudi Arabia	2017 AFC Champions League
27 February 2017		2–0	Al-Ahli	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
13 March 2017		0–2	Esteghlal	Tehran, Iran
11 April 2017		1–1	Esteghlal	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
25 April 2017		4–4	Al-Taawoun	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
9 May 2017		0–4	Al-Ahli	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
12 February 2018	Group stage	5–0	Al-Wahda	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	2018 AFC Champions League
19 February 2018		0–2	Zob Ahan	Isfahan, Iran
6 March 2018		2–3	Al-Duhail	Doha, Qatar
12 March 2018		1–2	Al-Duhail	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
3 April 2018		4–1	Al-Wahda	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17 April 2018		1–1	Zob Ahan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
4 March 2019	Group stage	2–0	Al-Wahda	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	2019 AFC Champions League
11 March 2019		1–2	Al-Rayyan	Doha, Qatar
9 April 2019		2–3	Al-Ittihad	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
22 April 2019		1–1	Al-Ittihad	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
7 May 2019		1–3	Al-Wahda	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
21 May 2019		3–2	Al-Rayyan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
21 January 2020	Preliminary round 2	0–1	Istiklol	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	2020 AFC Champions League

Stadium

The club played its home matches at TTYMI Stadium, a stadium of Tashkent Institute of Railway Transport Engineers. In 2009 Lokomotiv started with construction of a new 8,000-all-seater arena, Lokomotiv Stadium at the place of Traktor Tashkent Stadium and renovation works were finished in Spring 2012. The sport complex includes sporting facilities, a hotel and car parking for 270 vehicles. ^[3] The new stadium was opened on 11 May 2012 with an official 2012 Uzbek League match between Lokomotiv and FK Andijan. ^{[4] [5]} Currently Lokomotiv plays its home matches both at Lokomotiv Stadium and TTYMI Stadium. As of 2017 all home games are played only at TTZ stadium.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

The shirt sponsor of Lokomotiv is the national rail carrier O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari. Lokomotiv's shirts had been made by manufacturer Adidas until 2013. In February 2013, it was announced the club had signed a contract with Joma as the club's new kit manufacturer. In 2024 "Lokomotiv" PFK signed a contract with the 7SABER brand. ^[6]

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt partner
2002–2012	Adidas	Uzbekistan Railways
2013–2017	Joma
2018–2019		OrientFinansBank
2020–		Uztelecom
2022–	Adidas	BMB Group Drivers Village
2024–	7Saber	BMB Group JIP Invest

Players

Current squad

As of 13 March 2023 ^[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   UZB Abdumavlon Abdujalilov 3 DF   UZB Islom Kobilov 4 DF   NGA Samuel Opeh 5 MF   UZB Javohir Abdualimov 6 MF   UZB Sherzodjon Komilov 7 FW   TJK Rustam Soirov 8 MF   UZB Nurmukhammad Toshpulatov 9 FW   RUS Ivan Solovyov 10 FW   UZB Marat Bikmaev 13 GK   UZB Rustam Nartadzhiev 17 MF   UZB Sanjar Kodirkulov 18 FW   UZB Ali Abdurakhmonov 19 FW   UZB Anvar Alijonov

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF   UZB Jaloliddin Jumaboev 21 MF   UZB Maruf Jumaev 22 DF   UZB Mahdi Abduraimov 26 DF   UZB Abdullokh Yuldoshev 27 DF   UZB Maqsudxo'ja A'loxo'jayev 28 MF   UZB Jasurbek Xoldorov 33 DF   UZB Oleg Zoteyev 55 DF   TJK Manuchehr Safarov 77 MF   UZB Lazizbek Mirzayev 88 MF   MKD Bojan Najdenov 91 GK   UZB Zafar Safayev 99 FW   CRO Šime Žužul

Current technical staff

As of January 2021

Position	Name
Manager
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping coach
Club doctor

Management

President	Mansur Radjapov
Team Manager	Tulabek Akramov
Sporting Director	Ravshan Muqimov
PR Manager	Mamurjon Mamadaliev
Media officer	Xayrulla Xoliqov
Photographer	Mirjalol Normatov

Source: 

Honours

• Uzbekistan Super League
  • Champions: 2016, 2017, 2018
• Uzbekistan Pro League
  • Winners: 2011, 2023
• Uzbekistan Cup
  • Winners: 2014, 2016, 2017
• Uzbekistan Super Cup
  • Winners: 2015, 2019

Managerial history

Name Period Anvar Jabbarov 2002 Tura Shaymardanov 2003 Andrey Miklyaev 2004 Rustam Mirsodiqov 2005 Tura Shaymardanov 2005 Ravshan Muqimov 2006 Vyacheslav Solokho 2007 Ravshan Bozorov 2007 Ravshan Muqimov 2007 Sergey Kovshov 2008 Ravshan Muqimov 2008 Vadim Abramov 2009 – 2010 Marat Miftahuddinov 2010 Andrei Miklyaev 2010

Name Period Tachmurad Agamuradov 2010 Ravshan Muqimov 2011 Khoren Hovhannisyan Jan 2012 – June 2012 Ravshan Muqimov June 2012 – 2012 Khakim Fuzaylov March 2013 – February 2014 Vadim Abramov February 2014 – 17 October 2015 Mirko Jeličić 17 October 2015 – 18 April 2018 Andrey Fyodorov 19 April 2018 – May 2019 Samvel Babayan May 2019 – December 2019 Andrey Fyodorov December 2020 – September 2020 Timur Kapadze September 2020 – November 2020 Micael Sequeira 7 January 2021 – 21 November 2021 Denis Korostichenko 15 December 2022 – 24 August 2022 Server Djeparov 24 August 2022 – 12 December 2022

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Lokomotiv.

Uzbekistan Ignatiy Nesterov Oleg Zoteev Timur Kapadze Alexander Geynrikh Server Djeparov Anzur Ismailov Sardor Rashidov Ivan Nagaev Sardor Mirzaev Jaloliddin Masharipov Jamshid Iskanderov Jovlon Ibrokhimov Husniddin Gafurov Ikromjon Alibaev Marat Bikmaev Vadim Afonin Sadriddin Abdullaev Islom Tukhtakhujaev Jasur Hasanov Azizbek Haydarov Victor Karpenko

Europe Ruslan Koryan Zhora Hovhannisyan Romik Khachatryan Aram Voskanyan Nemanja Janičić Mohammad Bindi Mustaffa Kakhi Makharadze Péter Vörös Arturas Fomenka Bojan Najdenov Andrei Cojocari Alexandru Onica Slaven Stjepanović Damir Kojašević Slavko Damjanović Aleksandr Filimonov Alan Kusov Nikolay Pogrebnyak Kirill Pogrebnyak Evgeny Gogol Igor Jelić Nenad Petrović Jovan Đokić Filip Rajevac Ivan Kucherenko Vyacheslav Shevchenko Serhiy Litovchenko

South and North America Everton Cavalkante Nivaldo Rodrigues Wilson Teixeira Ariagner Smith Africa Mohamed Kone Gnohere Krizo Benito Okafor Obinna Asia Cho Suk-jae Manuchekhr Safarov Rustam Soirov Ýewgeniý Zemskow Arslanmyrat Amanow Artur Geworkyan Maksim Kazankov

References

1. ""Lokomotiv" – 21 yoshda!". lokomotiv.uz/ (in Uzbek). PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent. 19 February 2023. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
2. "armfootball.com: Хорен Оганесян возглавит ташкентский "Локомотив". Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine 12.12.2011. (in Russian)
3. "В Узбекистане до марта 2013 года построят и реконструируют 8 стадионов Archived 2013-11-08 at the Wayback Machine 24 января 2011, (in Russian)
4. ""Локомотив"нинг янги стадиондаги илк ўйини дуранг билан якунланди" (in Uzbek). pfl.uz. 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
5. ФК "Локомотив" обзавелся новым стадионом (in Russian). gazeta.uz. 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
6. "Officially! "Lokomotiv" uses SABER dresses in the new season".
7. "PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent". lokomotiv.uz. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

External links

• PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent Official Website (in Russian and Uzbek)
• PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent Supporters
• PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent – soccerway
• PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent – pfl.uz
• Weltfussballarchiv