FC Shurtan Guzar

FK Sho'rtan G'uzor

Full name	FK Sho'rtan G'uzor
Founded	1994
Ground	G'uzor Stadium
Capacity	8,000
Chairman	Ilkhom Norchayev
Head coach	Alexander Volkov
League	Uzbek League
2015	11th
Home colours Away colours

FC Shurtan Guzar (Uzbek: Sho'rtan G'uzor professional futbol klubi or Шўртан Ғузор футбол клуби, Russian: Футбольный клуб Шуртан Гузар) is an Uzbek 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 clubs most successful season when they finished 4th in the league and were 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 match, 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. The final score being 1-2.^[1]

On 22 November 2011 Shurtan management appointed Igor Kriushenko as new head coach, he replaced Tachmurad Agamuradov.^[2] Kriushenko was fired on 5 July 2012 and was replaced by Edgar Gess who worked as head coach until May 15, 2013. Gess was also fired after poor results in League matches. Shurtan changed head coaches twice in 2013. The club were ranked 14th in the League and were relegated to the First League. After one year, in 2014, the club won the First League and were promoted back to the top division.

League history

Year Div. Pos. Cup Top scorer (League) 1996 1st 20 FR 1997 14 FR Shavkat Ismailov – 29 1998 9 R32 1999 10 2000 14 R32 2001 6 PR 2002 13 R32 2003 7 PR 2004 1 PR Ravshan Durmonov – 27 2005 UzL 13 R16 Igor Taran – 9

Year Div. Pos. Cup Top scorer (League) 2006 UzL 12 1/4 Igor Taran – 13 2007 13 1/4 2008 12 1/4 Artur Gevorkyan – 6 2009 8 1/4 2010 4 2nd 2011 7 1/2 Igor Taran – 10 2012 5 R16 Igor Taran – 14 2013 14 R16 Pavel Solomin – 7 2014 1st 1 R32 Viktor Klishin – 40 2015 UzL 11th R16 Igor Taran – 11

Current squad

As of 15 March 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Temur Juraev GK Eldor Tadjibaev GK Romand Abdulov DF Asror Aliqulov DF Ilyor Intizomov DF Sherzod Sharipov DF Umar Eshmurodov DF Jamol Otakulov DF Darko Stanojević MF Eldor Baymatov MF Mirzakamol Kamalov MF Viktor Karpenko MF Murod Rajabov

No. Position Player MF Samandar Shodmonov MF Laziz Ubaydullaev MF Ghulomkhaydar Gulomov MF Olim Karimov MF Shakhzod Khursanov MF Ghulоm Rаkhmonоv MF Bobur Turaev FW Zafar Polvonov FW Igor Taran FW Sukhrob Berdiyev FW Viktor Klishin FW Botir Qodirqulov

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Manager	Alexander Volkov
Assistant coach	Ikhtiyor Karimov
Assistant coach	Jamshid Umarov
Assistant coach	Botir Rasulov
Goalkeeping coach	Erkin Mirzaev

Managerial history

Period	Manager
2008	Bakhrom Khakimov
July 1, 2008 – Dec 30, 2008	Viktor Pasulko
2009	Usmon Toshev
2009–2011	Edgar Gess
2011	Tachmurad Agamuradov
Nov 24, 2011 – July 5, 2012	Igor Kriushenko
July 5, 2012 – May 15, 2013	Edgar Gess
May 15, 2013 – October 18, 2013	Zoir Turakulov
October 18, 2013 – Jan 6, 2014	Erkin Mirzayev
Jan 6, 2014– Jan 5, 2016	Mukhtor Kurbonov
Jan 7, 2016–	Alexander Volkov

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

External links

• Shurtan Guzar – Official club website
• Shurtan Guzar – soccerway
• Weltfussballarchiv

References

1. "Al Wehdat 2–1 Shurtan". the-afc.com. 2011-05-25.
2. "Igor Kriushenko appointed as Shurtan head coach". UzDaily.com. 2011-11-22.