Uzbekistan Super League


Uzbekistan Super League, known as Artel Super League due to sponsorship reasons is the top division of professional football in Uzbekistan. It is operated under the auspices of the Uzbekistan Professional Football League. It was founded in 1992 and currently has 16 teams. The top team qualifies to the group stage of the AFC Champions League.

History

The Uzbek League was founded in 1992 after the collapse of the Soviet Union and its domestic league, the Soviet Top League. The league is known locally as the Higher League with relegation to the First League.

League system

The league is generally played between March and November in the calendar year and has occasionally had the Super Cup as a curtain raiser to the domestic campaign. Teams play each other on a home and away basis. Two or three teams can be relegated depending on the number of sides participating which has in the past been between fourteen and seventeen sides. Occasionally no sides would be promoted from the First League, due to reserve teams winning the championships. Reserve clubs are not allowed to feature in the top flight but can play at any level up to First League. On these occasions, clubs can be relegated without any promoted sides making the next campaign feature less sides than before. League winners enter the next edition of the AFC Champions League along with the winners of the Uzbekistan Cup.
On 21 November 2017 according to the UzPFL management decision the Uzbek League was officially renamed to Uzbekistan Super League starting from 2018 season. The number of teams playing in top division of Uzbek football is reduced from 16 to 12. Famous personnels like Rivaldo, Eren Derdiyok, Zico, Luiz Felipe Scolari have contributed to the league so far.

Champions and top scorers

;Key
*League champions also won the Uzbekistan Cup, i.e. they completed the domestic Double.

As Uzbekistan Oliy Liga
As Uzbekistan Super League
SeasonTop scorer
2018Lokomotiv Pakhtakor Navbahor nowrap|Pakhtakor *nowrap|Lokomotiv

Performance by club

ClubWinnersRunners-upThird PlaceWinning seasons
Pakhtakor16721992*, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Neftchi6911992*, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2025
Bunyodkor5312008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
Lokomotiv3412016, 2017, 2018
Dustlik2--1999, 2000
Nasaf14122024
Navbahor11111996
MHSK1111997
AGMK-12
Mashʼal-11
Sogdiana-11
Bukhara-1-
Qizilqum--1

* Both teams were awarded with the title.
Defunct teams marked in Italics.

All-time table

All-time table of league, as of end of the 2024 season
1Pakhtakor332058968651159158212882016621
2Neftchi30167289050416022616679425911
3Navbahor3315069684502093091556111411111
4Nasaf281494816443175198139884714111
5Bukhara291121864325146393112813140102
6Sogdiana291047856293168395108113410112
7Bunyodkor1810045082991111008704355311
8Andijon28945818256177385106613290005
9Metallurg2793078225317135892511690005
10Dinamo2589575825313636991211190004
11Qizilqum2589072225216130985110220013
12Lokomotiv178774862541151698366333411
13Mash'al197445382141022236737250112
14AGMK176694781891021836786500122
15Kokand 191217634516180942526708720005
16Traktor16621490178872256848140004
17Surkhon18572530158982636059450006
18Dustlik11559346169521256695322001
19Shurtan12381340109541773935660004
20MHSK736221610644664203351111
21Khorazm823024862441422815180007
22Zarafshon Navoiy62171966037992363550009
23Yangiyer7205216563712326638500010
24Orol515516444239717132900011
25Kosonsoy51451564025911713050008
26Guliston5119154341710314234000014
27Atlaschi41181243416741492800007
28Chirchiq410312226257113024000014
29Tupalang-Sariosiyo396862812461031460009
30Kimyogar-Chirchiq39610425215811319300014
31Olympik3917821282979980006
32Akademiya Toshkent159341611772450005
33Semurg Angren257721512459920000012
34Turon2335261531328800013
35Sementchi131308715396400015
36Chilonzor130348620517000016
37Shakhrikhon128327718256700015
38Obod124306618255100014
39Vobkent115303621237000016
40Uz-Dong-Ju.113302721176500016

Competing in Super League
Competing in Pro League
Competing in First League
Club disappeared