title: 2009 Uzbek League
text: # 2009 Uzbek League
  
  The 2009 Uzbek League season was the 18th edition of top level football in Uzbekistan since independence in 1992
  
  Bunyodkor were the defending champions from the 2008 campaign.
  
  Pakhtakor hold the most titles with 8 Uzbek League crowns to their name.
  
  ## Clubs and locations
  
  | Club | Coach | City | Stadium |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | FK Andijan | Orif Mamatkazin | Andijan | Navro'z Stadium |
  | FK Buxoro | Rauf Inileev | Bukhoro | Markaziy Stadium |
  | Bunyodkor | Luiz Felipe Scolari | Tashkent | JAR Stadium |
  | Lokomotiv Tashkent | Vadim Abramov | Tashkent | Lokomotiv Stadium |
  | Mash'al Mubarek | Bahodir Davlatov | Muborak | Bahrom Vafoev Stadium |
  | Metallurg Bekabad | Rustam Mirsodiqov | Bekabad | Metallurg Bekabad Stadium |
  | Nasaf Qarshi | Viktor Kumykov | Qarshi | Markaziy Stadium |
  | Navbahor Namangan | Mustafo Bayramov | Namangan | Markaziy Stadium |
  | Neftchi Farg'ona | Yuriy Sarkisyan | Fergana | Fargona Stadium |
  | Olmaliq FK | Igor Shkvyrin | Olmaliq | Metallurg Stadium |
  | Pakhtakor | Viktor Djalilov | Tashkent | Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium |
  | FK Samarqand-Dinamo | Azamat Abduraimov | Samarkand | Dynamo Samarkand Stadium |
  | Sogdiana Jizzakh | Oleg Tyulkin | Jizzakh | Markaziy Stadium |
  | Qizilqum Zarafshon | Rustam Zabirov | Zarafshan | Progress Stadium |
  | Shurtan Guzar | Victor Pasulko | G'uzor | G'uzor Stadium |
  | Xorazm FK Urganch | Vali Sultonov | Urganch | Xorazm Stadium |
  
  * O.T.M.K. Olmaliq changed name to Olmaliq FK
  * FK Dustlik Jizzakh withdrew because of financial problems and were replaced by FK Buxoro
  
  ## Managerial changes
  
  | Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Bunyodkor | Zico | Resigned | Amet Memet |
  | Bunyodkor | Amet Memet | Resigned after 2 games | Khikmat Irgashev |
  | Bunyodkor | Khikmat Irgashev | Replaced after 10 games | Luiz Felipe Scolari |
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bunyodkor | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 13 | +72 | 86 | 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage |
  | 2 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 69 | 16 | +53 | 64 | 2010 AFC Champions League Group stage |
  | 3 | Nasaf Qarshi | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 55 | |
  | 4 | Olmaliq FK | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 48 | |
  | 5 | Neftchi Farg'ona | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 46 | |
  | 6 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 42 | |
  | 7 | FK Andijan | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 39 | |
  | 8 | FC Shurtan Guzar | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 39 | |
  | 9 | FK Samarqand-Dinamo | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 38 | |
  | 10 | Xorazm FK Urganch | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 38 | |
  | 11 | Qizilqum Zarafshon | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 35 | |
  | 12 | Metallurg Bekabad | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 31 | |
  | 13 | Mash'al Mubarek | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 30 | |
  | 14 | Navbahor Namangan | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 48 | −27 | 28 | |
  | 15 | FK Buxoro (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 24 | Relegation to Lower Division |
  | 15 | Sogdiana Jizzakh (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 66 | −42 | 24 | Relegation to Lower Division |
  