PFC Navbahor Namangan

PFC. Navbahor Namangan (Uzbek: Navbahor Namangan Futbol Klubi) is an Uzbek professional football club based in Namangan. The club's name means New Spring. They play in the Uzbekistan Super League.

Navbahor Namangan
Full namePFC. Navbahor Namangan
Founded1978 (1978)
GroundMarkaziy Stadium
Namangan
Capacity22,000
ManagerSamvel Babayan
LeagueUzbekistan Super League
2022Uzbekistan Super League, 2nd of 14
WebsiteClub website

Name

Navbahor origins from Persian word Now-Bahaar (New-Spring).

History

Navbahor Namangan was founded 1978 under the name Tekstilshchik and played in first league of Uzbekistan. Since 1978 club participated in one of regional zones of Soviet Second League. In 1990 season Navbahor finished runner-up in Soviet Second League, East conference and promoted to Soviet First League. 1991 Soviet First League season Navbahor Namangan finished at 9th place.

Since 1992 Navbahor plays in Uzbek League. The club is one of three clubs among Pakhtakor, Neftchi Farg'ona continuously participating in all seasons of Uzbek League. In 1996 Navbahor Namangan became champion of Uzbekistan, finishing league from 1993 to 1995 three times in a row at 3rd position. Navbahor is also winner of the Uzbekistan Supercup in 1999, a match between champion and Uzbek Cup winner.

2004 season Navbahor finished 3rd, the recent best achievement of club. The club was unsuccessful in 2008–13 years. In 2009 season club ranked 14th in the League, close to relegation to First League and it is actually the lowest ranking of the club in its history.

In January 2014 Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov was appointed as new head coach of the club.

AFC Champions League debut

Navbahor finished the 2022 Uzbekistan Super League as runners-up which see them qualified to the 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs facing Al-Wakrah of Qatar. The game was levelled a 0–0 at full time thus seeing the game continue in extra time which in the 90' minute, Abdumannopov scored the goal which would see Navbahor qualified to their first ever AFC Champions League group stage appearance. On 18 September 2023, the club recorded their first ever point in a 1–1 draw against fourth time AFC Champions League winners, Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium. On 2 October 2023, Navbahor recorded their first ever win in a 3–0 home win against Mumbai City of India.


2023–24 AFC Champions League

Name change history
  • 1978–80: Tekstilshchik
  • 1980–83: Navbahor
  • 1983–87: Avtomobilist
  • 1988–: PFC. Navbahor

Players
As of 23rd August 2023[1]

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 Uzbekistan UZB Utkir Yusupov
5 DF Montenegro MNE Miloš Milović
8 FW Uzbekistan UZB Jasurbek Yakhshiboev
6 DF Uzbekistan UZB Ibrokhim Yuldoshev
7 MF Uzbekistan UZB Azimjon Akhmedov
14 MF Uzbekistan UZB Jamshid Boltaboev
31 DF Serbia SRB Luka Čermelj
10 MF Uzbekistan UZB Jamshid Iskanderov
7 MF Uzbekistan UZB Oston Urunov
46 GK Uzbekistan UZB Khurshid Khodzhaev
17 MF Uzbekistan UZB Abror Ismoilov
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Uzbekistan UZB Ignatiy Nesterov
13 DF Serbia SRB Filip Ivanović
22 DF Uzbekistan UZB Igor Golban
77 FW Uzbekistan UZB Asad Sobirzhonov
24 DF Uzbekistan UZB Davron Khashimov
21 FW Uzbekistan UZB Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov
27 DF Uzbekistan UZB Shakhboz Jurabekov
19 WF Uzbekistan UZB Asad Joraboev
23 MF Serbia SRB Jovan Đokić
91 FW Georgia (country) GEO Toma Tabatadze
— MF Uzbekistan UZB Doniyor Abdumannopov

Seasons

Domestic
Season League Uzbekistan Cup Top goalscorer
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
1992 1st 5th 32 18 8 6 54 21 44 Winner Rustam Zabirov 15
1993 1st 3rd 30 18 7 5 64 32 43 Runner Up Farid Khabibullin 13
1994 1st 3rd 30 17 6 7 58 26 40 Semifinal
1995 1st 3rd 30 23 3 4 69 23 72 Winner
1996 1st 1st 30 23 5 2 88 23 74 Quarterfinal Oleg Shatskikh 23
1997 1st 3rd 34 21 5 8 84 37 68 Semifinal
1998 1st 3rd 30 18 5 7 60 33 59 Winner
1999 1st 3rd 30 18 7 5 55 34 61 N/A
2000 1st 5th 38 19 8 11 92 56 65 Quarterfinal
2001 1st 4th 34 20 1 13 79 52 61 Last 16 Shuhrat Mirkholdirshoev 23
2002 1st 6th 30 14 4 12 53 39 46 Last 32
2003 1st 3rd 30 19 6 5 66 28 63 Semifinal Shuhrat Mirkholdirshoev 26
2004 1st 3rd 26 218 3 5 66 23 57 Last 32 Shuhrat Mirkholdirshoev 31
2005 1st 6th 26 12 3 11 31 31 39 Semifinal Shuhrat Mirkholdirshoev 20
2006 1st 7th 30 13 5 12 46 35 44 Last 16 Arif Mirzoýew 18
2007 1st 8th 30 11 4 15 37 41 37 Last 16 Vladimir Baranov 12
2008 1st 13th 30 7 11 12 28 39 32 Last 16 Shuhrat Mirkholdirshoev 13
2009 1st 14th 30 7 7 16 21 48 28 Last 16
2010 1st 9th 26 9 4 13 32 32 31 Last 16 Shuhrat Mirkholdirshoev 11
2011 1st 6th 26 9 9 8 26 21 36 Last 16 Ruzimboy Ahmedov 5
2012 1st 12th 26 6 8 12 19 34 26 Last 16 Sobir Khamidov 5
2013 1st 11th 26 7 6 13 29 48 27 Last 16 Ruzimboy Ahmedov 11
2014 1st 7th 26 9 3 14 38 40 30 Quarterfinal Shakhboz Erkinov 14
2015 1st 8th 30 11 4 15 40 51 37 Last 16 Shakhboz Erkinov 13
2016 1st 15th 30 6 5 19 37 66 23 Last 16 Akrom Bakhriddinov
Dilshod Jabborov		 7
2017 1st 5th 30 12 10 8 40 37 46 Last 16 Azizbek Turgunboev 8
2018 1st 3rd 20 9 4 7 20 18 31 Last 32 Azizbek Turgunboev 7
2019 1st 8th 26 7 11 8 26 23 32 Quartfinal Azamat Alaniyazov 4
2020 1st 8th 26 8 11 7 24 21 35 Quartfinal Azizbek Turgunboev 8
2021 1st 6th 26 10 9 7 23 19 39 Round of 16 Azimjon Akhmedov 3
2022 1st 2nd 26 15 8 3 33 15 53 Runner Up Zoran Marušić 11

Continental history
As of match played 15 April 2000
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
Asian Club Championship 7 2 2 3 14 9
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 10 4 1 5 18 23
Total 17 6 3 8 32 32
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–4 5–2 6–6
Second round Iran Esteghlal 1–4 3–0 4–4
1997–98 Asian Club Championship First round - Bye
Intermediate Round Tajikistan Dynamo Dushanbe 3–0 1–2 4–2
Second round Turkmenistan Nisa Aşgabat 6–1 2–2 8–3
Quarterfinal - West Asia Lebanon Al Ansar 0–0 3rd
Saudi Arabia Al Hilal 1–3
Iran Persepolis 1–1
1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round - Bye
Second round Kazakhstan Kaisar-Hurricane 2–2 1–0 3–2
Quarterfinal Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 1–6 2–0 3–6
Semifinal Iraq Al-Zawraa 1–2
Third place match Thailand Bangkok Bank 1–3

Stadium
The home ground, Markaziy Stadium.

Clubs home ground is Markaziy Stadium with original capacity of 35,000. The stadium which was built in 1989 was one of the biggest football stadiums by capacity in the country.[2] In 2011, the club have announced their intention to renovate the stadium and it was closed for long time reconstruction. The rehabilitation works were finished in spring 2014. The festive opening of the renovated all-seater stadium was held on 29 May 2014 with Barkamol avlod 2014 annual sporting games opening ceremony.[3][4] The capacity of the new venue is 22,000.[5]

In 2012 untill 2014, the club temporary played their home matches at the Kosonsoy Stadium as their home ground is under renovation during the point of time. The first official match in renovated stadium was held on 14 June 2014 with League match Navbahor – Olmaliq FK with 3–1 victory of host team.[6]

Honours

Domestic
  • Uzbek League
    • Champions (1): 1996
    • Runners-up (1): 2022
    • Third place (8): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004
  • Uzbek Cup
    • Winners (3): 1992, 1995, 1998
    • Runners-up (1): 2022
  • Uzbekistan Super Cup
    • Winners (1): 1999

Continental

Managerial history

References
  1. "Navbahor". pfl.uz. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. "Navbahor Stadium". allstadiums.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2014-04-07.
  3. "Construction of the new stadium in Namangan is almost done". uz24.uz. 2014-03-24. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22.
  4. "2014 Barkamol Avlod games officially started". gazeta.uz (in Russian). 2014-05-29. Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  5. Стадион "Навбахор" преображается. sports.uz (in Russian). 2014-01-07. Archived from the original on 2016-04-26.
  6. "Navbahor vs. Olmaliq – 3:1, 2014-06-14". soccerway.com. 2014-06-14. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
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