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Tashkent Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of ...

, that competes in the

. Pakhtakor literally means "cotton-grower" in English. Pakhtakor was the only Uzbek club to play in the top-level Soviet football league and the only Central Asian club to appear in a

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final. Playing in the

Uzbek League Uzbekistan Super League ( uz, O'zbekiston Superligasi), also called Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League due to sponsorship reasons ( uz, Coca-Cola O'zbekiston Superligasi / Coca-Cola Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси), is the top division ...

since 1992, the club has been the undisputed powerhouse in Uzbekistan since the fall of the

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, winning fourteen Uzbek League titles, including six in a row from 2002 to 2007. Pakhtakor also won seven consecutive domestic cups between 2001 and 2007, winning eleven cups in total. Players for the club have won Uzbek footballer of the Year honours eight times, and Pakhtakor teammates swept the top three spots in 2002. Club managers have been named Uzbek coach of the year twice. The team is also a perennial competitor in the

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, having reached the semi-finals of the competition twice in

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and

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. Pakhtakor currently holds the record in number of consecutive participations in the AFC Champions League, participating in 11 tournaments from 2002 to 2013.

Name

The word ''Pakhta'' (پخته) in تورکچه means cotton and "kor" (kar) is from verb , ( kâshtan (Dari langaage ), koshtan, kishtan (uzbek pronunciation) ) which means "to cultivate"; so the combination "Pakhtakor" produces a job name and literally means "cotton maker".

History

The early Soviet period

Pakhtakor's first official match was on 8 April 1956, date considered to be the club's "birthday". Its first match was played against a team from the city of

Perm, Russia Perm (russian: Пермь, p=pʲermʲ), previously known as Yagoshikha (Ягошиха) (1723–1781), and Molotov (Молотов) (1940–1957), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Perm Krai, Russia. The city is located on ...

(then called Molotov city), presumably

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. The first goal in Pakhtakor history was scored by Laziz Maksudov on a

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and Maksudov's goal was the only and game-winning strike. The team was formed in three months, and the

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invited the senior trainer

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from

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to recruit the best Tashkent players for the new Pakhtakor. At the time, the club was to represent Uzbekistan in Soviet football.История Ф.К. Пахтакор (Узбекистан), 30.03.2008
. In 1959, the club was promoted to the

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for the first time. During the 1960s, Pakhtakor's squad was anchored by the striker Gennadiy Krasnitskiy, who led it to a 6th-place finish in 1962. After periods back and forth between the Top League and the

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, the club reached the final of the Soviet Cup competition in 1968 – the only Central Asian club to reach a Soviet Cup final – losing to

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1–0. In 1971, Pakhtakor again departed from the First League, but was not long detained in the lower division as it gained promotion the following year. Pakhtakor was the only Uzbek side to appear in the history of the USSR Championship during the Soviet era, appearing the highest echelon 22 times, and recording 212 wins, 211 draws, and 299 losses. Their best league finish was 6th place, which they achieved twice, in 1962 and 1982.

Aircrash 1979

In August 1979, Pakhtakor made it back to the Soviet Top League, but shortly thereafter disaster struck the club and Soviet football. During a flight to play Dinamo Minsk, Pakhtakor's plane was involved in a mid-air collision over

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. All 178 people aboard both planes involved died. Seventeen Pakhtakor players and staff members died in the crash: * Idgay Borisovich Tazetdinov ''(Trainer), (13.01.1933)'' * Mikhail Ivanovich An ''(Half-back), (19.11.1952)'' * Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov ''(Forward), (05.01.1956)'' * Alim Masalievich Ashirov ''(Defender), (25.01.1955)'' *

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''(Defender), (14.03.1959)'' * Constantine Alexandrovich Bakanov ''(Half-back), (25.05.1954)'' *

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''(Defender), (07.06.1947)'' *

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''(Half-back), (04.05.1949)'' *

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''(Defender), (25.04.1953)'' * Vladimir Vasilyevich Makarov ''(Forward), (09.03.1947)'' *

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''(Goalkeeper), (20.12.1950)'' *

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''(Forward), (25.01.1952)'' * Sirozhiddin Akhmedovich Bazarov ''(Forward), (10.08.1961)'' * Shukhrat Musinovich Ishbutaev ''(Forward), (08.02.1959)'' *

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''(Forward), (14.01.1958)'' *

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''(Manager), (08.12.1932)'' *

Mansur Inamdzhanovich Talibdzhanov Mansour ( ar, منصور, Manṣūr); also spelled Mounsor, Monsur (Bengali), Mansoor, Manser, Mansur, Mansyur (Indonesian) or Mensur (Turkish), is a male Arabic name that means "He who is victorious", from the Arabic root '' naṣr'' (نصر), m ...

''(Club administrator), (04.04.1944)'' Annually, in August, the club sponsors a youth tournament in memory of the people lost in the disaster. Following the tragedy in 1979 and spurred on by its prolific goalscorer Andrei Yakubik a few years later, Pakhtakor had its best record in

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, finishing sixth and in front of several Russian and Ukrainian football powerhouses such as

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, and

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amongst the few. Pakhtakor had a point deducted that season due to exceeding the allowed limit for the games tied (drawn), but it did not influence the club's final standings.

The lean years: 1984–1990

After leading Pakhtakor to its best finish, age finally caught up with Yakubik and he moved back to his hometown of Moscow to continue his football career. With the departure of their great forward, the club struggled and spent six years in the Soviet First League. Although the discontent of their fans grew, Pakhtakor's reemergence as a major footballing force followed fast upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Modern period, since 1992

After the USSR collapsed, a new page began in the club's history. 1992 saw Pakhtakor participate in the first season of the Uzbek Oliy League. Since 1992 Pakhtakor have become the most successful Uzbek club with 10 Uzbek League titles, and 11 Uzbek Cups. Until 2014 the club is the only team to have participated in all seasons of the

since its inauguration in 2002. Since 2002 the club participated 11 times in AFC Champions League. The participation in the AFC Champions League season 2011 was not successful. On 4 May 2011 in a match against

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Pakhtakor lost and finished its Asian campaign. In that match, because of many injured players, Pakhtakor's coach

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formed a starting squad from the youth team players and so the club made a record in the AFC Champions League history as the youngest team of the tournament with average players age of 21,8. The average age of club players for season 2011 was 23,3. In the 2014–15 seasons, Pakhtakor won its 10th and 11th League champion titles.

Competitions

Domestic record

Continental record

Rivalries

Since Bunyodkor's promotion to the Uzbek League, matches between club and their rival from capital - football powerhouse Pakhtakor - is being considered by supporters on both sides and football journalists too as the Uzbek capital derby or ''Toshkent derby''. The match between Pakhtakor and

Neftchi Farg'ona FC Neftchi Fergana ( uz, Neftchi Fargʻona futbol klubi, Uzbek Cyrillic: Нефтчи Фарғона футбол клуби) is an Uzbek football club based in Fergana. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football and are multiple ch ...

is one of the most popular rivalries in Uzbek League held since 1992. The first match between the two clubs was played on 25 May 1992 in Tashkent.

Stadium

Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium was built in 1956 with a capacity of 55.000 spectators. The stadium was renovated in 1996, and in July 2007 club management announced the next renovation. Reconstruction work finished in 2009, the capacity was reduced to 35.000 and the stadium became an

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. In January 2010, the stadium was chosen as the best sporting facility in 2009 of Uzbekistan.

In popular culture

The famous Uzbek singers

Shahzoda Zilola Bahodirovna Musaeva ( uz, Zilola Bahodirovna Musayeva, Зилола Баҳодировна Мусаева; born 28 July 1979), most commonly known by her stage name Shahzoda, is an Uzbek singer and actress. Shahzoda has become a highly po ...

, Rustam Gaipov, groups "Parvoz"(ex), "Quartet", "Bojalar" and "Ummon" dedicated their songs to Pakhtakor Football Club.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Youth Squad

Personnel

Current technical staff

Management

Honours

Domestic

**Champions (15) (record):

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, 2006,

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Uzbekistan Cup The O‘zbekiston Kubogi or ( uz, O‘zbekiston Kubogi, script=Latn or ) Uzbek Cup is the top knockout tournament in Uzbek football (soccer). Previous champions All champions as Uzbek SSR in Soviet times: *1939: Dinamo Tashkent *1940: Dinamo T ...

**Winners (13) (record): 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011,

**Runners-up: 1996, 2008,

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**Winners: (2)

**Runners-up: 1999, 2015, 2016 *

Uzbekistan League Cup The Uzbekistan League Cup is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic Uzbek football. Organised by the Uzbekistan Professional Football League Organization and Uzbekistan Football Association since 2010, though the tournament wa ...

**Winners: 2019 *

**Winners:

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International

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**Winners:

**Runners-up:

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( IFA) Fourth oldest football tournament, organized by the IFA ( W.B.), and played between the local clubs of

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and other invited ones. **Winners: 1993 *

**Semi-finalists: 2002–03,

Managerial history

Notable players

Former players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Pakhtakor. ;USSR/Uzbekistan ;Former USSR countries ;Europe ;South America ;Africa ;Asia

Notes

References

External links

Official website

Club statistics at ''KLISF''
{{AFC Club of the Year Association football clubs established in 1956 Sport in Tashkent

Pakhtakor Tashkent (The cotton grower) uz, Sherlar(The Lions) uz, Xalq jamoasi(People's team) , founded = , ground = Pakhtakor Central Stadium , capacity = 35,000 , owner = , chairman = Bobur Shodiev , chrtitle = President , manager ...

1956 establishments in Uzbekistan Soviet Top League clubs