FC Nasaf
Full name | Football Club Nasaf Qarshi | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Dragons | ||
Founded | 1986 | ||
Ground | Markaziy Stadium | ||
Capacity | 21,000 | ||
Chairman | Shukhrat Aslanov | ||
Manager | Ruziqul Berdiev | ||
League | Uzbekistan Super League | ||
2024 | Uzbekistan Super League, 1st of 14 | ||
Website | fcnasaf.uz | ||
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Football Club Nasaf (Uzbek: "Nasaf" futbol klubi), commonly referred to as Nasaf Qarshi, is a professional football club based in Qarshi (Qashqadaryo Region), Uzbekistan. Founded in 1986, the club competes in the Uzbekistan Super League.
History
[edit]Name changes
[edit]- 1986–1991: Geolog (Uzbek: Геолог)
- 1992: Pakhtachi (Uzbek: Пахтачи)
- 1996: Dinamo-Nasaf (Uzbek: Динамо-Насаф)
- 1993–1995, 1996–: FC Nasaf
The club was founded in 1986 under the name Geolog. Since 1997, the club has played in the highest level league in Uzbekistan. FC Nasaf is one of the leading clubs in Uzbekistan. It finished 6th in its first Uzbek League season in 1997. In 2000, the club finished third.
It has represented Uzbekistan in continental tournaments where its best rresult has been reaching semi-finals of Asian Club Championship, prior to the launch of the new Asian Champions League.
2010 renovation
[edit]In 2010, the club bought a number of players and changed its squad significantly as well as the head coach. Moreover, the main venue of the club was reconstructed upon the end of the 2008–09 season. The head coach Viktor Kumykov was fired after team faced defeats against league main opponents Bunyodkor and Pakhtakor. On 10 August 2010, Anatoliy Demyanenko, once the player of the year in the former USSR and former manager of Dynamo Kyiv, was introduced as the new head coach during the first round break of the 2009–10 season. Nasaf appoints Anatoliy Demyanenko as head coach.[1]
In the 2011 season, Nasaf represented the country in AFC Cup and finished group stage with excellent result of sixth consecutive victories, beating Al Tilal in last group stage match.[2] In March and April Nasaf went unbeaten in 12 games, winning 10 and drawing two.[3] On 29 October 2011 in Final match Nasaf won Kuwait SC with 2–1 and became the first Uzbekistan team to win the AFC Cup.[4] In Uzbek League club finished second, playing last and deciding match of championship against Pakhtakor and scoring a last-minute penalty to draw 1–1.[5]
On 13 January 2012, IFFHS published the Top 350 club list and Nasaf Qarshi placed on 98th position[6] On 3 March 2012 IFFHS published its rating of Top 400 clubs (1st March 2011 – 29th February 2012) where Nasaf shared 89th place with BATE Borisov.[7]
In the 2013 season, the club finished 3rd after Lokomotiv Tashkent and gained promotion to 2nd qualifying play-off round of 2014 AFC Champions League. In Uzbek Cup club played in final 3rd time in row and lost to Bunyodkor with 1–2. On 8 February 2014 in Doha in 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off match against El Jaish Nasaf lost by 5–1.[8] Nasaf finished 2015 season again third and secured place in AFC Champions League in 2015. The club won in 2015 for the first time in its history Uzbek Cup, defeating Bunyodkor by 2–1 in final match on 17 November 2015 in Jizzakh.[9]
Domestic history
[edit]Season | League | Uzbek Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
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Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
1997 | 1st | 6th | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 68 | 57 | 53 | Quarterfinal | Victor Borisov | ||
1998 | 1st | 5th | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 31 | 45 | Quarterfinal | Victor Borisov Victor Makarov | ||
1999 | 1st | 11th | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 54 | 35 | Semifinal | Victor Makarov | ||
2000 | 1st | 3rd | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 92 | 52 | 85 | Bakhodir Davlatov | |||
2001 | 1st | 3rd | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 82 | 47 | 71 | Semifinal | Bakhodir Davlatov | ||
2002 | 1st | 4th | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 38 | 58 | Semifinal | Bakhodir Davlatov | ||
2003 | 1st | 4th | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 40 | 60 | Runners Up | Bakhodir Davlatov | ||
2004 | 1st | 4th | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 66 | 31 | 54 | Last 16 | Zafar Kholmurodov | 29 | Bakhodir Davlatov |
2005 | 1st | 3rd | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 31 | 51 | Quarterfinal | Zafar Kholmurodov | 24 | Oleh Morozov |
2006 | 1st | 3rd | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 33 | 70 | Last 16 | Witaliý Alikperow | 15 | Bakhrom Khakimov |
2007 | 1st | 6th | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 44 | Quarterfinal | Zafar Kholmurodov | 17 | Vladimir Fomichyov |
2008 | 1st | 9th | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 36 | 35 | Last 16 | Viktor Kumykov | ||
2009 | 1st | 3rd | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 27 | 55 | Semifinal | Viktor Kumykov | ||
2010 | 1st | 3rd | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 46 | Round of 16 | Ilkhom Shomurodov | 6 | Viktor Kumykov Anatoliy Demyanenko |
2011 | 1st | 2nd | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 53 | Runners Up | Anatoliy Demyanenko | ||
2012 | 1st | 4th | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 49 | Runners Up | Artur Geworkýan | 9 | Ruziqul Berdiyev Usmon Toshev |
2013 | 1st | 3rd | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 27 | 58 | Runners Up | Artur Geworkýan | 18 | Ruziqul Berdiyev |
2014 | 1st | 3rd | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 55 | Semifinal | Artur Geworkýan | 18 | Ruziqul Berdiyev |
2015 | 1st | 3rd | 26 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 20 | 62 | Champions | Ilkhom Shomurodov | 12 | Ruziqul Berdiyev |
2016 | 1st | 3rd | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 46 | 13 | 63 | Runners Up | Dragan Ćeran | 12 | Ruziqul Berdiyev |
2017 | 1st | 2nd | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 18 | 62 | Semifinal | Dragan Ćeran | 19 | Ruziqul Berdiyev |
2018 | 1st | 7th | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 34 | Round of 16 | Bobur Abdikholikov | 13 | Ruziqul Berdiyev |
2019 | 1st | 7th | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 27 | 33 | Semifinal | Khumoyun Murtozoyev | 14 | Ruziqul Berdiyev |
2020 | 1st | 2nd | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 53 | Semifinal | Bobur Abdikholikov | 17 | Ruziqul Berdiyev |
2021 | 1st | 4th | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 24 | 45 | Champions | Khusayin Norchaev | 13 | Ruziqul Berdiyev |
Continental record
[edit]Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Asian Club Championship | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 |
AFC Cup | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 13 |
AFC Champions League | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 41 |
Total | 56 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 92 | 68 |
Stadium
[edit]Nasaf plays its home matches at the Markaziy Stadium,[10] which was built in 2006. The first match at the new stadium was played between Nasaf Qarshi and Uz-Dong-Ju Andijon on 8 August 2008. The stadium was the venue of the AFC Cup final on 29 October 2011.[citation needed]
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 18 October 2024[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
[edit]Current technical staff
[edit]Position | Name |
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Manager | Ruziqul Berdiev |
Assistant manager | Shukhrat Toshpulatov |
Fitness coach | Ilnur Sibagatullin |
Goalkeeping coach | Asliddin Khsanov |
Doctor | Maruf Berdiev |
Physio | Khamza Mavlonov |
Management
[edit]Office | Name |
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President | Shukhrat Aslanov |
Team manager | Alisher Yusupov |
Sports director | Sergiy Kucherenko |
Executive director | Kobiljon Shodmonov |
Media officer | Sardor Nurov |
Honours
[edit]Domestic
[edit]- Uzbekistan Super League
- Uzbekistan Cup
- Uzbekistan Super Cup
- Winners (3): 2016, 2023, 2024
- Runners-up (2): 2021, 2022
Continental
[edit]- AFC Cup
- Asian Club Championship
- Semi-final: 2002
Managerial history
[edit]Name | Period |
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Victor Borisov | 1997–98 |
Victor Makarov | 1998–99 |
Bakhodir Davlatov | 2000–04 |
Oleh Morozov | 2005 |
Bakhrom Khakimov | 2006 |
Vladimir Fomichyov | 2007 |
Victor Kumykov | 2008–10 |
Anatoliy Demyanenko | 12 Aug 2010 – 4 Jan 2012 |
Ruziqul Berdiev | 9 Jan 2012 – May 2012 |
Usmon Toshev | May 2012 – Nov 2012 |
Ruziqul Berdiev | Nov 2012 – present |
References
[edit]- ^ "Nasaf appoints Anatoliy Demyanenko as head coach" Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. UzDaily.com, 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Nasaf Karshi 7–1 Al Tilal" Archived 16 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. the-afc.com, 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Demyanenko determined for perfect finish" Archived 16 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. the-afc.com, 10 May 2011.
- ^ "Nasaf win 2011 AFC Cup Archived 16 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. the-afc.com, 29 October 2011.
- ^ "Nasaf finish Uzbek league runners-up" Archived 16 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. the-afc.com, 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Three Uzbek clubs are among world top clubs" Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. UzDaily.com, 13 November 2012.
- ^ "Three Uzbek clubs are among Top 400 clubs of the world" Archived 23 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine. UzDaily.com, 3 March 2012.
- ^ "ACL14 (PO): El Jaish 5–1 Nasaf". the-afc.com. 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Nasaf wins maiden Uzbekistan Cup". UzDaily. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "AFC Cup: ATK Mohun Bagan ousted after 0-6 drubbing at hands of FC Nasaf". First Post. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Coca-Cola Суперлига-2020 жамоалари заявкаси". pfl.uz. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- FC Nasaf on Telegram
- Club page. Archived 19 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. pfl.uz.
- Club page. Archived 18 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine. weltfussballarchiv.