FC Nasaf


Football Club Nasaf is a professional football club based in Qarshi, Uzbekistan. They are currently members of the Uzbekistan Super League.

History

Name change history

The club was founded in 1985 under name Geolog. Since 1997 club plays in highest level League in Uzbekistan. FC Nasaf is one of the leading clubs in Uzbekistan. Nasaf finished in its first season in 1997 Uzbek League 6th. In 2000 club finished third after Neftchi Farg'ona.
The club is often listed as a Top 350 club by IFFHS. It has represented Uzbekistan in continental tournaments where its highest achievement has been reaching semi-finals of Asian Club Championship prior to the launch of the new Asian Champions League.

2010 renovation

In 2010, the club bought a number of players and changed its squad significantly as well as the head coach. Moreover, the main venue of the club was reconstructed upon the end of the 2008–2009 season. The head coach Viktor Kumykov was fired after team faced defeats against league main opponents Bunyodkor and Pakhtakor. On 10 August 2010, Anatoliy Demyanenko, once the player of the year in the former USSR and former manager of Dynamo Kyiv, was introduced as the new head coach during the first round break of the 2009–2010 season. Nasaf appoints Anatoliy Demyanenko as head coach.
In the 2011 season, Nasaf represented the country in AFC Cup and finished group stage with excellent result of sixth consecutive victories, beating Al Tilal in last group stage match. In March and April Nasaf went unbeaten in 12 games, winning 10 and drawing two. On 29 October 2011 in Final match Nasaf won Kuwait SC with 2–1 and became the first Uzbekistan team to win the AFC Cup.
In Uzbek League club finished second, playing last and deciding match of championship against Pakhtakor and scoring a last-minute penalty to draw 1–1.
On 13 January 2012, IFFHS published the Top 350 club list and Nasaf Qarshi placed on 98th position
On 3 March 2012 IFFHS published its rating of Top 400 clubs where Nasaf shared 89th place with BATE Borisov.
In the 2013 season, the club finished 3rd after Lokomotiv Tashkent and gained promotion to 2nd qualifying play-off round of 2014 AFC Champions League. In Uzbek Cup club played in final 3rd time in row and lost to Bunyodkor with 1–2. On 8 February 2014 in Doha in 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off match against El Jaish Nasaf lost by 5–1.
Nasaf finished 2015 season again third and secured place in AFC Champions League in 2015. The club won in 2015 for the first time in its history Uzbek Cup, defeating Bunyodkor by 2–1 in final match on 17 November 2015 in Jizzakh.

Stadium

Nasaf plays its home matches at the Markaziy Stadium which was built in 2006. The first match at the new stadium was played between Nasaf Qarshi and Uz-Dong-Ju Andijon on 8 August 2008. The stadium was the venue of the AFC Cup final on 29 October 2011.

League history

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAP
1997SL63415811685753
1998SL5301299433145
1999SL5301299433145
2000SL3382675925285
2001SL3342257824771
2002SL4301848593858
2003SL4301938584060
2004SL4261736663154
2005SL3261637503151
2006SL3302044633370
2007SL63013512434344
2008SL93010515283635

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAP
2009SL3301677472755
2010SL3261376302046
2011SL2261583431553
2012SL4261475372049
2013SL3261844642758
2014SL3261673452155
2015SL3301956462062
2016SL3301893461363
2017SL2302028581862
2018SL720974241634
2019SL7269611342733
2020SL

Players

Current squad

Personnel

Current technical staff

PositionName
Manager Ruziqul Berdiev
Assistant coach Shuhrat Toshpulatov
Fitness coach Ilnur Sibagatullin
Goalkeeping coach Denis Ivankov
Doctor Barat Elmuratov
Masseur Khamza Mavlonov
Masseur Andrei Bezborodov
Administrator Anvar Tukaev

Management

Honours

Domestic

Managerial history