FC Shurtan Guzar () is a professional football club based in G‘uzor, Uzbekistan.
History During its first years, the club played in the lower divisions of Uzbekistan. In 2006 FC Shurtan made its debut in the Uzbek League. The 2010 season was the club's most successful, finishing 4th in the league and as runners-up in the Uzbek Cup. In the quarter-final of the Uzbek Cup, they beat Pakhtakor on aggregate and Lokomotiv Tashkent in the semi-final. Shurtan lost in the final, played in Tashkent, to Bunyodkor. The final score was 0–1.
In 2011 Shurtan made its international debut, playing in the AFC Cup. The club managed 2nd place in the group stage, but lost in their one legged round of 16 match against Al Wehdat 1–2.
On 22 November 2011, Shurtan management appointed Igor Kriushenko as new manager, replacing Tachmurad Agamuradov. Kriushenko was fired on 5 July 2012 and replaced by Edgar Gess. Gess was also fired after poor league results in 2013. The club was 14th and relegated. After one year, they were promoted back to the top division.
League history
YearDiv.Pos.CupTop scorer19961st20FR199714FR Shavkat Ismailov – 2919989R32 199910 200014R3220016PR200213R3220037PR20041 PRRavshan Durmonov – 272005UzL13R16Igor Taran – 92006121/4Igor Taran – 13
Year Div. Pos. Cup Top scorer (League)2007UzL131/42008121/4Artur Gevorkyan – 6200981/420104Finalist201171/2Igor Taran – 1020125R16Igor Taran – 14201314 R16Pavel Solomin – 720141st1 R32Viktor Klishin – 402015UzL11thR16Igor Taran – 1120169thR32Zafar Polvonov – 12201714th R1620181st6th20194th20204th20217th20226th20235th20244th 2025UzL
Personnel Current Players As of 10 March 2025
Current technical staff PositionNameManager Ikhtiyor KarimovAssistant manager Jamshid Umarov, Botir RasulovGoalkeeping coach Erkin Mirzaev
Managerial history PeriodManager2005 Sergei Dotsenko2008 Bakhrom KhakimovJuly 1, 2008 – Dec 30, 2008 Viktor Pasulko2009 Usmon Toshev2009–2011 Edgar Gess2011 Tachmurad AgamuradovNov 24, 2011 – July 5, 2012 Igor KriushenkoJuly 5, 2012 – May 15, 2013 Edgar GessMay 15 – October 18, 2013 Zoir TurakulovOctober 18, 2013 – January 6, 2014 Erkin MirzayevJanuary 6, 2014 – January 5, 2016 Mukhtor KurbonovJanuary 5, 2016 – Ikhtiyor Karimov
Honours Domestic Uzbek League 4th place: 2010 Uzbekistan First League (2): 2004, 2014 Uzbek Cup runners-up (1): 2010 UzPFL Cup (1): 2015
Performance in AFC competitions AFC Cup: 1 appearance 2011: Round of 16
References
External links
Shurtan Guzar – Soccerway Shurtan Guzar – Weltfussballarchiv