Navbahor Namangan

Full name	PFC. Navbahor Namangan
Founded	1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Ground	Markaziy Stadium Namangan
Capacity	22,000
Manager	Samvel Babayan
League	Uzbekistan Super League
2023	Uzbekistan Super League, 3rd of 14
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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.

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. The club finished the group stage with 13 points with 3 points behind group leaders, Al-Hilal thus seeing them qualified to the Round of 16 in their debut season.

2023–24 AFC Champions League

Name change history

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

Players

As of 2 January 2024^[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  UZB Utkir Yusupov 5 DF  MNE Miloš Milović 6 DF  UZB Ibrokhim Yuldoshev 7 MF  UZB Oston Urunov 8 FW  UZB Jasurbek Yakhshiboev 9 MF  UZB Azimjon Akhmedov 10 MF  UZB Jamshid Iskanderov 12 GK  UZB Ignatiy Nesterov 13 DF  SRB Filip Ivanović 14 MF  UZB Jamshid Boltaboev 17 MF  UZB Abror Ismoilov 19 FW  UZB Asad Joraboev

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 FW  UZB Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov 22 DF  UZB Igor Golban 23 MF  SRB Jovan Đokić 24 DF  UZB Davron Khashimov 27 DF  UZB Shahboz Jurabekov 31 DF  SRB Luka Čermelj 46 GK  UZB Khurshid Khodzhaev 77 FW  UZB Asad Sobirzhonov 91 FW  GEO Toma Tabatadze — MF  UZB Doniyor Abdumannopov — FW  UZB Ruslanbek Jiyanov (on loan from Pari Nizhny Novgorod)

Seasons

Domestic

Continental history

As of match played 6 November 2023

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1996–97	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	First round	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1–4	5–2	6–6
		Second round	Esteghlal	1–4	3–0	4–4
1997–98	Asian Club Championship	First round	-	Bye
		Intermediate Round	Dynamo Dushanbe	3–0	1–2	4–2
		Second round	Nisa Aşgabat	6–1	2–2	8–3
		Quarterfinal - West Asia	Al Ansar	0–0		3rd
			Al Hilal	1–3
			Persepolis	1–1
1999–2000	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	First round	-	Bye
		Second round	Kaisar-Hurricane	2–2	1–0	3–2
		Quarterfinal	Al-Ahli	1–6	2–0	3–6
		Semifinal	Al-Zawraa	1–2
		Third place match	Bangkok Bank	1–3
2023–24	AFC Champions League	Play-off round	Al-Wakrah	1–0 (a.e.t.)
		Group D	Al Hilal	0–2	1–1
			Mumbai City	3–0
			Nassaji Mazandaran	2–1	3–1

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 until 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
  • Second place (1): 2022
  • Third place (8): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2023
• Uzbek Cup
  • Winners (3): 1992, 1995, 1998
  • Runners-up (1): 2022
• Uzbekistan Super Cup
  • Winners (1): 1999

Continental

• Asian Cup Winners Cup:
  • Fourth-place (1): 1999–00

Managerial history

Name Period Sergei Dotsenko 19??–84 Pavel Kim 1984–July 87 Petr Boldyrev July 1988–June 89 Valeri Gladilin July 1989–90 Igor Volchok 1990–91 Berador Abduraimov 1992 Boris Babaev 1993, 1st half Usman Asqaraliev 1993, 2nd half Sharif Nazarov 1994–95 Berador Abduraimov 1995 Igor Volchok 2003 Rahym Kurbanmämmedow 2005 Rustam Zabirov 2005–08 Eldor Sakaev 2008 Rahym Kurbanmämmedow 2009 Viktor Djalilov 2010 Mustafo Bayramov 2011–12 Usmon Asqaraliev Feb 2013– Jan 14 2014 Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov Jan 2014– 28 Dec 2015 Rashid Gafurov (interim) 28 Dec 2015– 27 April 2016 Aleksandr Volkov 27 April 2016– 22 June 2016 Ravshan Bozorov 2 July 2016 – 6 November 2016 Ilkhom Muminjonov 6 November 2016 – 9 October 2018 Andrei Kanchelskis 9 October 2018 – 20 June 2019 Dejan Đurđević 24 June 2019 – September 2019 Andrei Kanchelskis September 2019 – October 2020 Numon Khasanov October 2020 – March 2021 Viktor Djalilov March 2021 – January 2022 Samvel Babayan (football coach) January 2022 – present