FC Pakhtakor Tashkent
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FC Pakhtakor Tashkent is an Uzbek
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

 professional football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club, based in the capital Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...

. Pakhtakor means cotton-grower in English.

Playing in the Uzbek League
Uzbek League
The Uzbekistan Professional Football League , is the top division of football in Uzbekistan, and is operated under the auspices of the Uzbekistan Football Federation.-Soviet time champions:*1926 : FC Tashkent*1927 : FC Tashkent*1928 : FC Fergana...

 since 1992, the club has been the undisputed powerhouse in Uzbekistan since the fall of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

, winning eight Uzbek League titles, including six in a row from 2002–2007. Pakhtakor also won seven consecutive domestic cups
Uzbekistani Cup
-Previous champions:All champions as Uzbek SSR in Soviet times:These are all the Uzbek champions since the country's independence in 1992.-Performance by club:-1992:-1993:-1994:-1995:-1996:-1997:-1998:-2000:-2001:-2002:-2003:...

 between 2001–2007, winning ten cups in total. Players for the club have won Uzbek footballer of the year honours seven times, and Pakhtakor teammates swept the top three spots in 2002. Club managers have been named Uzbek coach of the year twice.

The team is also a perennial competitor in the AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

, having reached the semi-finals of the competition twice in 2003
AFC Champions League 2002-03
The 2002–03 AFC Champions League was the 22nd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 1st edition under the current AFC Champions League title...

 and 2004
AFC Champions League 2004
The 2004 AFC Champions League was the 23rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 2nd edition under the current AFC Champions League title. The title was won by Al-Ittihad over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.-Format:Group Stage...

.

Pakhtakor was the only Uzbek club to play in the top-level Soviet football league
Soviet Top League
The Soviet Top League since 1970 was officially known as the Supreme League serving as the top division of Soviet Union football since 1936.It was one of the best football leagues in Europe ranking second among the UEFA members in 1988-1989 seasons...

 and was the only Central Asian club to appear in a Soviet Cup
Soviet Cup
The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup , was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union.-Finals:-Performance by club:-Performance by republic:-References:*, rsssf.com. Accessed on 16 May 2006....

 final.

The early Soviet period

Pakhtakor's first official match was on April 8, 1956, and is considered to be the club's "birthday". Its first match was played against a team from the city of Perm, Russia (then called Molotov city), presumably FC Zvezda Perm
FC Zvezda Perm
FC Zvezda Perm was a Russian football team from Perm. It played professionally from 1945 to 1949 and 1953 to 1995. It played on the second-highest level in 1945-1949, 1953-1962, 1966-1969, 1972-1977, 1979, 1988 and 1992-1994, with the best result being 2nd place in 1960 and 3rd place in 1947,...

. The first goal in Pakhtakor history was scored by Laziz Maksudov on a penalty shot
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

 and Maksudov's goal was the only and game-winning strike.

The team was formed in three months, and the government
Uzbek SSR
The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Uzbek SSR for short, was one of the republics of the Soviet Union since its creation in 1924...

 invited the senior trainer Valentin Bekhtenev from Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

 to recruit the best Tashkent players for the new Pakhtakor. At the time, the club was to represent Uzbekistan in Soviet football.

In 1959, the club was promoted to the Soviet Top League
Soviet Top League
The Soviet Top League since 1970 was officially known as the Supreme League serving as the top division of Soviet Union football since 1936.It was one of the best football leagues in Europe ranking second among the UEFA members in 1988-1989 seasons...

 for the first time. During the 1960s, Pakhtakor's squad was anchored by the striker Gennadiy Krasnitskiy
Gennadi Krasnitsky
Gennadi Aleksandrovich Krasnitsky was a Soviet football player.-International career:...

, who lead it to a 6th place finish in 1962. After periods back and forth between the Top League and the Soviet First League
Soviet First League
The Soviet First League was the second highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet Top League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.-Overview:...

, the club reached the final of the Soviet Cup competition in 1968 – the only Central Asian club to reach a Soviet Cup final – losing to FC Torpedo Moscow
FC Torpedo Moscow
FC Torpedo Moscow is an association football club, based in Moscow, Russia. The club was founded in 1930. On March 19, 2009 it was denied membership of the Professional Football League and did not play in the professional competitions in 2009...

 1–0.

In 1971, Pakhtakor again departed into the First League, but was not long detained in the lower division as it gained promotion the following year.

Pakhtakor was the only Uzbek side to appear in the history of the USSR Championship during the Soviet era, appearing the highest echelon 22 times, and recording 212 wins, 211 draws, and 299 loses. Their best league finish was 6th place, which they achieved twice, in 1962 and 1982.

Aircrash 1979

In August 1979, Pakhtakor made it back to the Soviet Top League, but shortly thereafter disaster struck the club and Soviet football. During a flight to play FC Dinamo Minsk, Pakhtakor's plane was involved in a mid-air collision over Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukraine
Dniprodzerzhynsk
Dniprodzerzhynsk is an industrial city in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Ukraine, and a port on the Dnieper River.-History:The first written evidence of settlement in the territory of Dniprodzerzhynsk appeared in 1750. At that time the villages of Romankovo and Kamianske, which make the modern city,...

. All 150 people aboard both planes involved died.

Seventeen Pakhtakor players and staff members died in the crash:
  • Idgay Borisovich Tazetdinov (Trainer), (13.01.1933)
  • Mikhail Ivanovich An
    Mikhail An
    Mikhail Ivanovich An was a Soviet football player of Korean ethnic origin. An was one of the FC Pakhtakor Tashkent players killed in the 1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision.-International career:...

     (Half-back), (19.11.1952)
  • Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov
    Vladimir Fyodorov (footballer)
    Vladimir Ivanovich Fyodorov was a Soviet football player. Fyodorov was one of the FC Pakhtakor Tashkent players killed in the 1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision.-International career:...

     (Forward), (05.01.1956)
  • Alim Masalievich Ashirov
    Alim Ashirov
    Alim Masalievich Ashirov was a Soviet footballer. Ashirov played for Pakhtakor Tashkent as a defender from 1972 to 1979, before he died in a mid-air plane crash in August 1979. He was classified as a Master of Sport of the USSR in 1979.-External links:*...

     (Defender), (25.01.1955)
  • Ravil Rustamovich Agishev (Defender), (14.03.1959)
  • Constantine Alexandrovich Bakanov (Half-back), (25.05.1954)
  • Yuri Timofeevich Zagumennykh (Defender), (07.06.1947)
  • Alexander Ivanovich Korchenov (Half-back), (04.05.1949)
  • Nikolai Borisovich Kulikov
    Nikolai Borisovich Kulikov
    Nikolai Borisovich Kulikov was a Soviet footballer. Kulikov played for FC Pakhtakor Tashkent as a defender from 1976 to 1979, before he died in a mid-air plane crash in August 1979...

     (Defender), (25.04.1953)
  • Vladimir Vasilyevich Makarov
    Vladimir Makarov
    Vladimir Vasilevich Makarov was a Soviet footballer. Makarov played for clubs in Tajikistan and Ukraine from 1969 to 1977. For the last two years of his life, he starred at Pakhtakor Tashkent as a forward in 1978 and 1979, before he died in a mid-air plane crash in August 1979. He was...

     (Half-back), (09.03.1947)
  • Sergey Constantinovich Pokatilov (Goalkeeper), (20.12.1950)
  • Victor Nikolayevich Churkin (Forward), (25.01.1952)
  • Sirozhiddin Akhmedovich Bazarov (Forward), (10.08.1961)
  • Shukhrat Musinovich Ishbutaev (Forward), (08.02.1959)
  • Vladimir Valievich Sabirov (Forward), (14.01.1958)
  • Vladimir Vasilyevich Chumaks (Manager), (08.12.1932)
  • Mansur Inamdzhanovich Talibdzhanov (Club administrator), (04.04.1944)


Annually, in August, the club sponsors a youth tournament in memory of the lives lost in the disaster.

Following the tragedy in 1979 and spurred on by its prolific goalscorer Andrei Yakubik
Andrei Yakubik
Andrei Aleksandrovich Yakubik is a retired Soviet football player.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1976 .* Soviet Cup winner: 1977.* Olympic bronze: 1972.* UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finalist: 1972....

 a few years later, Pakhtakor had its best record in 1982, finishing sixth and in front of several Russian and Ukrainian football powerhouses such as FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League...

, PFC CSKA Moscow, and FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...

 amongst the few. Pakhtakor had a point deducted that season due to exceeding the allowed limit for the games tied (drawn), but it did not influence the club's final standings.

The lean years: 1984–1990

After leading Pakhtakor to its best finish, age finally caught up with Yakubik and he moved back to his hometown of Moscow to continue his football career. With the departure of their great forward, the club struggled and spent six years in the Soviet First League. Although the discontent of their fans grew, Pakhtakor's reemergence as a major footballing force followed fast upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Modern period, since 1992

After the USSR collapsed, a new page began in the club's history. 1992 saw Pakhtakor participate in the first season of the Uzbek Oliy League
Uzbek League
The Uzbekistan Professional Football League , is the top division of football in Uzbekistan, and is operated under the auspices of the Uzbekistan Football Federation.-Soviet time champions:*1926 : FC Tashkent*1927 : FC Tashkent*1928 : FC Fergana...

. Since 1992 FC Pakhtakor have become the most successful Uzbek club with 8 Uzbek League titles, and 10 Uzbek Cups. The club is the only team to have participated in all seasons of the AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

 since it's inauguration in 2002.

The participation in the AFC Champions League Season 2011
2011 AFC Champions League
The 2011 AFC Champions League was the 30th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation , and the 9th under the current AFC Champions League title...

 was not successful. On 4 May 2011 in match against Al Nassr
Al Nassr FC
Al Nassr FC is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955 the club plays its home games at King Fahd Stadium and Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. Its home colours are yellow and blue.-History:...

 Pakhtakor lost and the end of Asian campaign for the club in this year. In this match, because of many injured players, Pakhtakor's coach Ravshan Haydarov formed starting squad from youth team players and club made record in the AFC Champions League history as the youngest team of the tournament with average players age of 21,8. The average age of club players for season 2011 is 23,3.

In popular culture

Famous Uzbek singers Shahzoda
Shahzoda
Shahzoda , is an Uzbek singer and actress. Zilola Musaeva was born on July 28, 1979, in Tashkent. Shahzoda has become an immensely popular singer in Uzbekistan and the neighboring countries. Recently Shahzoda has gained some fame in Russia. She sings in Uzbek, Russian, Persian, and Kazakh.- Solo...

 and Bojalar dedicated their songs to Pakhtakor Football Club.

League and Cup history

Season Position Uzbek Cup
Uzbekistani Cup
-Previous champions:All champions as Uzbek SSR in Soviet times:These are all the Uzbek champions since the country's independence in 1992.-Performance by club:-1992:-1993:-1994:-1995:-1996:-1997:-1998:-2000:-2001:-2002:-2003:...

Topscorer (League) AFC CL
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

1992
Uzbek League 1992
1992 saw the first Uzbek League take place since independence from the Soviet Union. 17 teams took part in the championship which was won by both Pakhtakor Tashkent and Neftchi Farg'ona whom finished the championship on 51 points and therefore shared the first ever Uzbek League title.Pakhtakor...

1 First round Valeriy Kechinov – 24 -
1993
Uzbek League 1993
1994 saw the second edition of the Uzbek League since independence from the Soviet Union. Neftchi Farg'ona once again won the league and the championship outright this time after previously sharing with Pakhtakor Tashkent the season before....

2 Winner Shukhrat Maqsudov
Shukhrat Maqsudov
Shukhrat Maqsudov is a former Uzbekistan footballer, who played for FC Pakhtakor and FK Neftchi in Uzbek League in position of the forward.-Club:Maqsudov was born in Uzbekistan and started his professional career at local Angren club, Tashkent Province...

 – 15 (1)
-
1994
Uzbek League 1994
-Overview:It was contested by 16 teams, and Neftchi Farg'ona won the championship.1995 saw the third edition of the Uzbek League since independence from the Soviet Union. Neftchi Farg'ona won the league title again for the third time and third in a row...

8 Semifinal - -
1995
Uzbek League 1995
-Overview:It was contested by 16 teams, and Neftchi Farg'ona won the championship.-League standings:-References:*...

4 Quarterfinal - -
1996
Uzbek League 1996
-League standings:-References:*...

6 Final Dilmurod Nazarov, Ravshan Bozorov
Ravshan Bozorov
Ravshan Bozorov is a former footballer and football trainer from Uzbekistan. He played in the position of forward. Bozorov is on of the best top goalscorers in the history of uzbek football with 316 goals in all tournaments and various leagues.-Club career:During his career he played for many...

 – 12
-
1997
Uzbek League 1997
-Overview:It was contested by 18 teams, and MHSK Tashkent won the championship.-League standings:-References:*...

5 Winner - -
1998
Uzbek League 1998
-Overview:It was contested by 16 teams, and Pakhtakor Tashkent won the championship.-League standings:-References:*...

1 Semifinal Mirjalol Kasymov
Mirjalol Kasymov
Mirjalol Kushakovich Qosimov is a former head coach for the Uzbekistan national football team. He is coach of FC Bunyodkor and played for the national team as a midfielder.- Career :...

, Igor Shkvyrin
Igor Shkvyrin
Igor Shkvyrin is a retired Uzbek professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe and Asia and the Uzbekistan national football team.- Career :...

 – 22
-
1999
Uzbek League 1999
-Overview:It was contested by 16 teams, and Do'stlik Tashkent won the championship.-League standings:-References:*...

4 - - -
2000
Uzbek League 2000
-Overview:It was contested by 20 teams, and Do'stlik Tashkent won the championship.-League standings:-References:*...

7 Quarterfinal Igor Shkvyrin
Igor Shkvyrin
Igor Shkvyrin is a retired Uzbek professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe and Asia and the Uzbekistan national football team.- Career :...

 – 20
-
2001
Uzbek League 2001
-Overview:It was contested by 18 teams, and Neftchi Farg'ona won the championship.-League standings:-References:*...

2 Winner Negmatullo Quttiboyev – 16 -
2002
Uzbek League 2002
-Overview:It was contested by 16 teams, and Pakhtakor Tashkent won the championship.-League standings:-References:*...

1 Winner Goçguly Goçgulyýew
Goçguly Goçgulyýew
Goçguly Hangulyýewiç Goçgulyýew is a Turkmenistani footballer currently playing for FC Gara Altyn and the Turkmenistan national team.-External links:* at National Football Teams...

 – 14
-
2003
Uzbek League 2003
-Overview:It was contested by 16 teams, and Pakhtakor Tashkent won the championship.-League standings:-References:*...

1 Winner Zaynitdin Tadjiyev
Zaynitdin Tadjiyev
Zaynitdin Tadjiyev is an Uzbek footballer who currently plays for Lokomotiv Tashkent.He was spotted playing in the Uzbekistan 1-Division team Lokomotiv BFK Tashkent in FC Shurtan Guzar's pre-season friendly game, where he scored the first goal of the game, and Shakhboz Erkinov scored the other...

 – 13
Semifinal
2004
Uzbek League 2004
-Overview:It was contested by 14 teams, and Pakhtakor Tashkent won the championship.-League standings:-References:*...

1 Winner Leonid Koshelev
Leonid Koshelev
Leonid Koshelev is a Russian-Uzbekistani football midfielder.He is a member of the national team, and has been played 34 matches and scored 5 goals since 1999.-Goals for Senior National Team:-External links:...

 – 12
Semifinal
2005
Uzbek League 2005
-Overview:It was contested by 14 teams, and Pakhtakor Tashkent won the championship.-League standings:-References:*...

1 Winner Anvar Soliev – 29 Group Stage
2006
Uzbek League 2006
-Overview:It was contested by 16 teams, and Pakhtakor Tashkent won the championship.-League standings:-References:*...

1 Winner Server Jeparov – 18 Group Stage
2007
Uzbek League 2007
-Overview:It was contested by 16 teams, and Pakhtakor Tashkent won the championship.-League standings:-References:*...

1 Winner Alexander Geynrikh
Alexander Geynrikh
Alexander Geynrikh is a Russian-Uzbek professional footballer forward who plays for Suwon Bluewings and the Uzbekistan national team. He is of partial German descent.-Career:...

 – 16 (2)
Group Stage
2008
Uzbek League 2008
-League standings:-References:*...

2 Final Zaynitdin Tadjiyev
Zaynitdin Tadjiyev
Zaynitdin Tadjiyev is an Uzbek footballer who currently plays for Lokomotiv Tashkent.He was spotted playing in the Uzbekistan 1-Division team Lokomotiv BFK Tashkent in FC Shurtan Guzar's pre-season friendly game, where he scored the first goal of the game, and Shakhboz Erkinov scored the other...

 – 17 (1)
Group Stage
2009 2 Winner Odil Ahmedov
Odil Ahmedov
Odil Ahmedov is a footballer from Uzbekistan. He usually plays as an defensive midfielder, he also played as a center back on Asian Cup 2011, because of injuries of some defensive players. He is playing for FC Anzhi Makhachkala....

 – 16 (1)
Quarterfinal
2010
2010 Uzbek League
The 2010 Uzbek League season is the 19th season of top level football in Uzbekistan since independence in 1992.FC Bunyodkor are the defending champions from the 2009 campaign.-League Re-structure:...

2 Quarterfinal Alexander Geynrikh
Alexander Geynrikh
Alexander Geynrikh is a Russian-Uzbek professional footballer forward who plays for Suwon Bluewings and the Uzbekistan national team. He is of partial German descent.-Career:...

 – 11
Round of 16
2011
2011 Uzbek League
The 2011 Uzbek League season is the 20th season of top level football in Uzbekistan since independence in 1992.The draw for the 2011 Uzbek League season took place on December 16, 2010.FC Bunyodkor are the defending champions from the 2010 campaign....

3 Winner Dušan Savić
Dušan Savić (footballer born 1985)
Dušan Savić is a Macedonian international footballer who currently plays for FC Pakhtakor. He is of Serbian origin.-External links:* * on transfermarkt....

 – 7
Group stage

Note
  • 1999 Uzbekistan Cup did not take place

IFFHS World Club Ranking

Source: IFHHS
Last updated: 1 December 2009 – 29 November 2010
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Honours

  • Uzbek League
    Uzbek League
    The Uzbekistan Professional Football League , is the top division of football in Uzbekistan, and is operated under the auspices of the Uzbekistan Football Federation.-Soviet time champions:*1926 : FC Tashkent*1927 : FC Tashkent*1928 : FC Fergana...

    :
Winners (8): 1992, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

  • Uzbekistani Cup
    Uzbekistani Cup
    -Previous champions:All champions as Uzbek SSR in Soviet times:These are all the Uzbek champions since the country's independence in 1992.-Performance by club:-1992:-1993:-1994:-1995:-1996:-1997:-1998:-2000:-2001:-2002:-2003:...

    :
Winners (11): 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011
Runners-up (2): 1996, 2008

  • Soviet First League
    Soviet First League
    The Soviet First League was the second highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet Top League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.-Overview:...

    :
Winners (1): 1972

  • CIS Cup:
Winners (1): 2007
Runners-up (1): 2008

  • USSR Cup:
Runners-up: 1967

Performance in AFC competitions

  • AFC Champions League
    AFC Champions League
    The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

    : 9 appearances
2002–03
AFC Champions League 2002-03
The 2002–03 AFC Champions League was the 22nd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 1st edition under the current AFC Champions League title...

: 4th place
2004
AFC Champions League 2004
The 2004 AFC Champions League was the 23rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 2nd edition under the current AFC Champions League title. The title was won by Al-Ittihad over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.-Format:Group Stage...

: Semi-Finals
2005
AFC Champions League 2005
The 2005 AFC Champions League was the 24th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 3rd edition under the current AFC Champions League title....

: Group Stage
2006
AFC Champions League 2006
The 2006 AFC Champions League was the 25th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 4th edition under the current AFC Champions League title....

: Group Stage
2007
AFC Champions League 2007
The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title....

: Group Stage
2008
AFC Champions League 2008
The 2008 AFC Champions League was the 27th AFC Champions League, the top-level Asian club football tournament, and the 6th under the current AFC Champions League title...

: Group Stage
2009
AFC Champions League 2009
The 2009 AFC Champions League was the 28th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation , and the 7th under the current AFC Champions League title. The final took place at National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on November 7...

: Quarter-Finals
2011: Group Stage
2012:

  • Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance
2000: First Round

  • Asian Cup Winners Cup
    Asian Cup Winners Cup
    The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...

    : 3 appearances
1994–95: Preliminary Round
1998–99: Quarter-Finals
2001–02: Second Round

Current squad

See also Pakhtakor's transfers for season 2011

Current Technical Staff

Position Name
Manager   Ravshan Khaydarov
Coach   Murod Ismailov
Assistant Coach   Grigoriy Kolosovskiy
Goalkeeping Coach   Anvar Rashidov
Physiotherapist   Andrei Shipilov
Masseur   Anvar Biserov
Head Administrator   Ilhom Sharipov
Head of Medical   Barot Elmurodov
Reserve Team Coach   Vladimir Andreev
Reserve Team Goalkeeping Coach   Marat Galimov

Current Board of Directors and Administrators

Office Name
President Abduqahhor Tukhtaev
Vice-president Samvel Babayan
Head Representative Botir Rakhimov
Head Director Rustam Kupaysinov
Reserve Team Director Asqar Tolibjonov
Reserve Team Assistant Director Oybek Qosimov
Sport Director Grigoriy Tseytlin

Soviet era

  Vassilis Hatzipanagis
Vassilis Hatzipanagis
Vassilis Hatzipanagis is a retired football attacking midfield. He played for Iraklis FC in Greek Alpha Ethniki and Pakhtakor Tashkent in the Soviet Top League...

 Gennadi Krasnitsky
Gennadi Krasnitsky
Gennadi Aleksandrovich Krasnitsky was a Soviet football player.-International career:...

   Khoren Oganesian
Khoren Oganesian
Khoren Georgijević Oganesian is a former Armenian and Soviet football midfielder, and a member of the USSR national football team. At the club level, he mostly played for Ararat Yerevan...

 Yuri Pshenichnikov
Yuri Pshenichnikov
Yuri Pavlovich Pshenichnikov is a former Soviet Uzbekistani footballer and a current coach.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1970.* Soviet Goalkeeper of the Year: 1968....

 Andrei Yakubik
Andrei Yakubik
Andrei Aleksandrovich Yakubik is a retired Soviet football player.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1976 .* Soviet Cup winner: 1977.* Olympic bronze: 1972.* UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finalist: 1972....


Since independence

Uche Iheruome
Uche Iheruome
Uche Iheruome is a Nigerian football player who played for Shahin Bushehr.-Career:In 2006 he scored 11 goals in Uzbek cup and 17 goals in Uzbek championship for Pakhtakor...

 Valeriy Kechinov Odil Ahmedov
Odil Ahmedov
Odil Ahmedov is a footballer from Uzbekistan. He usually plays as an defensive midfielder, he also played as a center back on Asian Cup 2011, because of injuries of some defensive players. He is playing for FC Anzhi Makhachkala....

 Andrey Akopyants
Andrey Akopyants
Andrey Akopyants is an Uzbekistani football midfielder of Armenian descent. He plays for FC Fakel Voronezh.Akopyants got 40 caps and 6 goals for the Uzbekistan national team between 1998 and 2005.-External links:...

 Pavel Bugalo
Pavel Bugalo
-Club career:He was awarded the Uzbekistani Player of the Year title in 1996 and 1997, while playing for Pakhtakor . He later played in Russia with Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz and in Kazakhstan, where he became cup champion in 2002 with Zhenis Astana....

 Mirjalol Qosimov Nikolay Shirshov
Nikolay Shirshov
Nikolay Shirshov is an Uzbekistani football midfielder.He got 63 caps and 13 goals for the national team between 1996 and 2005 .-Club career stats:Last update: 13 November 2007-Goals for Senior National Team:-External links:...

 Igor Shkvyrin
Igor Shkvyrin
Igor Shkvyrin is a retired Uzbek professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe and Asia and the Uzbekistan national football team.- Career :...

 Anvar Soliev
Anvarjon Soliev
Anvarjon Soliev is an Uzbekistani football striker, playing for Uzbek side BunyodkorFirstly he played in Yoshlik football team. Then he continued in Navbahor Namangan...


Coaches

Year Manager
2004–05   Tachmurad Agamuradov
2005   Ravshan Haydarov
2006   Valeri Nepomniachi
2006–07   Ravshan Haydarov
2008–10   Viktor Djalilov
2010   Miodrag Radulovic
Miodrag Radulovic
Miodrag Radulović is a Montenegrin football manager. He is currently managing Montenegrin First League club FK Budućnost Podgorica.-Playing career:...

2010–   Ravshan Haydarov

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