Qizilqum FC

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Qizilqum
FC Qizilqum Zarafshon logo.png
Full nameQizilqum
Founded1967;58 years ago (1967)
GroundYoshlar Stadium, Navoiy
Capacity12,500
ManagerJamshid Saidov
League Uzbekistan Super League
2024 Uzbekistan Super League, 11th of 14

Qizilqum Zarafshon (Uzbek : Qizilqum futbol klubi), is an Uzbek professional football club based in Navoiy. 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".

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History

FC Qizilqum old logo till 2014 FC Qizilqum old logo.jpg
FC Qizilqum old logo till 2014

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.

Name changes history

Domestic history

SeasonLeague Uzbekistan Cup Top goalscorerManager
Div.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPNameLeague
1992 2nd 13th307320297617Round of 32
1993 2nd 14th309516314123Round of 32
1994 2nd 5th3416108543642
1995 2nd 5th221147422737Round of 16
1996 2nd 3rd523310911958109Playoff Round Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Vitaly Avanesov31
1997 2nd 4th4223712744376Playoff Round
1998 2nd 7th3820414744864Round of 16
1999 2nd 3rd342563842781-
2000 1st 11th38131213465551R16
2001 1st 6th3416543483553Quarterfinal
2002 1st 3rd301857673459Semifinal
2003 1st 5th301749593355Round of 16
2004 1st 11th266713284825Quarterfinal
2005 1st 7th2611411333237Round of 16
2006 1st 6th3014610513748Round of 16
2007 1st 7th3012315426439Round of 32 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Timur Islomov10
2008 1st 14th309516274432Round of 32
2009 1st 14th3010515335635Quarterfinal Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Rustam Zabirov
2010 1st 8th309710252834 Round of 16 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Leonid Koshelev
Flag of Ukraine.svg Volodymyr Postolatyev
5 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sergei Arslanov
2011 1st 13th266614234024 Round of 16 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bakhriddin Vakhobov6 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Marat Kabayev
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sergei Arslanov
2012 1st 11th266911224127 Round of 16 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Gulom Urunov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Feruz Babakulov
5 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Ravshan Khaydarov
2013 1st 12th268117284825 Quarterfinal Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Zafar Turayev5 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Ravshan Khaydarov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Rustam Zabirov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Yuriy Lukin
2014 1st 11th267613233427 Round of 16 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Vladimir Shishelov
Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Kvesieshvili
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Akmal Rustamov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sherali Djuraev
3 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Yuriy Lukin
2015 1st 10th3010416384934 Round of 32 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bakhriddin Vakhobov21 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Yuriy Lukin
2016 1st 6th301488413250 Third round Flag of Serbia.svg Nemanja Jovanović 8 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Yuriy Lukin
2017 1st 11th3091011314037 Third round Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Ivan Nagaev 10 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Yuriy Lukin
2018 1st 8th20947262631 Quarterfinal Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Artur Geworkýan 9 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Hamidjon Aktamov
2019 1st 13th265912244824 R16 Flag of Georgia.svg Elgujja Grigalashvili 4 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Hamidjon Aktamov
2020 1st 11th2651011193725 Quarterfinal Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Oybek Kilichev 5 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Hamidjon Aktamov
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Täçmyrat Agamyradow
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Hamidjon Aktamov
2021 1st 9th267109262931 Quarterfinal Flag of Georgia.svg Elgujja Grigalashvili 9 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Hamidjon Aktamov
2022 1st 5th2612311343639 Quarterfinal Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov 13 Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Lazarevic

    Stadium

    The club's home ground is Progress Stadium which 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 Navoiy. The Sogdiana Stadium is the home ground of the Navoiy club, FC Yuzhanin Navoiy. In May 2014 the club moved to another newly built stadium located in Navoiy, 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

    As of 11 August 2025 [3]

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

    No.Pos.NationPlayer
    1 GK Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Sanjar Kuvvatov
    3 DF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Doston Tursunov
    4 DF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Ilkhomjon Vakhobov
    5 DF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Dilshod Komilov
    6 MF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Murodali Usmonov
    7 MF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Davron Anvarov
    8 MF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Shakhzod Rahmatullaev
    9 FW Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Islom Kenjaboyev
    10 FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Roman Paparyha
    11 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Jaba Jighauri
    15 DF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Nikola Kumburović
    16 MF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Asror Gofurov
    17 MF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Akmal Muzaffarov
    No.Pos.NationPlayer
    18 MF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Farkhod Bekmuradov
    19 MF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Ilhomjon Kenjaev
    20 FW Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Bobomurod Bozorov
    22 MF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Shakhzod Turopov
    23 DF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Samandar Shukurullaev
    30 GK Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Farkhod Rahmatov
    33 MF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Sulton Rahmatov
    70 FW Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Shokhruz Norkhonov
    77 MF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Fayzullobek Jumankuziev
    78 DF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Farrukh Juraev
    79 MF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Diyor Rakhmatulloev
    88 DF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Dušan Mijić
    MF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Humoyun Abdualimov

    Current technical staff

    As of February 2014

    PositionName
    Manager Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Yuriy Lukin
    Assistant coach Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Aleksey Evstafeev
    Assistant coach Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Vladimir Andreev

    Honours

    Managers

    Igor Shkvyrin, who scored 20 goals for Uzbekistan, became the manager of Qizilqum FC My Video 2022-08-11 16-03-16-211.jpg
    Igor Shkvyrin, who scored 20 goals for Uzbekistan, became the manager of Qizilqum FC

    References

    1. "Кызылкум": домашние матчи теперь в спортивном комплексе "Ёшлар" (in Russian). 2014-04-18.
    2. "Qizilqum – Dinamo Samarkand, 2014-05-03". soccerway.
    3. "Қизилқум" (PDF). pfl.uz/. Uzbekistan Professional Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.