Qizilqum Zarafshon (), 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".
History
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 1967—1994: Progress 1994—1995: Qizilqum 1995—1997: Progress 1997: Qizilqum
Domestic history Season League Uzbekistan Cup Top goalscorer Manager Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League19922nd13th307320297617Round of 3219932nd14th309516314123Round of 3219942nd5th341610854364219952nd5th221147422737Round of 1619962nd3rd523310911958109Playoff Round Vitaly Avanesov3119972nd4th4223712744376Playoff Round19982nd7th3820414744864Round of 1619992nd3rd342563842781-20001st11th38131213465551R1620011st6th3416543483553Quarterfinal20021st3rd301857673459Semifinal20031st5th301749593355Round of 1620041st11th266713284825Quarterfinal20051st7th2611411333237Round of 1620061st6th3014610513748Round of 1620071st7th3012315426439Round of 32 Timur Islomov1020081st14th309516274432Round of 3220091st14th3010515335635Quarterfinal Rustam Zabirov20101st8th309710252834Round of 16 Leonid Koshelev Volodymyr Postolatyev5 Sergei Arslanov20111st13th266614234024Round of 16 Bakhriddin Vakhobov6 Marat Kabayev Sergei Arslanov20121st11th266911224127Round of 16 Gulom Urunov Feruz Babakulov5 Ravshan Khaydarov20131st12th268117284825Quarterfinal Zafar Turayev5 Ravshan Khaydarov Rustam Zabirov Yuriy Lukin20141st11th267613233427Round of 16 Vladimir Shishelov Giorgi Kvesieshvili Akmal Rustamov Sherali Djuraev3 Yuriy Lukin20151st10th3010416384934Round of 32 Bakhriddin Vakhobov21 Yuriy Lukin20161st6th301488413250Third round Nemanja Jovanović8 Yuriy Lukin20171st11th3091011314037Third round Ivan Nagaev10 Yuriy Lukin20181st8th20947262631Quarterfinal Artur Geworkýan9 Hamidjon Aktamov20191st13th265912244824R16 Elgujja Grigalashvili4 Hamidjon Aktamov20201st11th2651011193725Quarterfinal Oybek Kilichev5 Hamidjon Aktamov Täçmyrat Agamyradow Hamidjon Aktamov20211st9th267109262931Quarterfinal Elgujja Grigalashvili9 Hamidjon Aktamov20221st5th2612311343639Quarterfinal Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov13 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.
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.
Honours Uzbek League Third place: 2002
Managers
Rustam Zabirov (2008–2010) Sergei Arslanov (2008–2010), caretaker Marat Kabaev (2011) Sergei Arslanov (2011), caretaker Ravshan Khaydarov (January 2012– April 2013) Rustam Zabirov (April 2013– July 2013) Yuriy Lukin (July 2013–2017)
Jamshid Saidov (2023–) References
External links
Qizilqum Zarafshon – soccerway Weltfussballarchiv ()