FC Bunyodkor
| Full name | Football Club Bunyodkor | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Swallows | ||
| Founded | 6 July 2005 | ||
| Ground | JAR Stadium (Capacity: 10,000) |
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| Chairman | Tulagan Djuraev | ||
| Head Coach | Mirjalol Qosimov | ||
| League | Uzbek League | ||
| 2010 | Uzbek League, 1st | ||
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FC Bunyodkor (Uzbek: Bunyodkor, Uzbek Cyrillic: Бунёдкор; Russian: Бунёдкор) is an Uzbek football club based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The club finished second in the 2007 Uzbek League season and made the semi-finals of the 2008 AFC Champions League. In August 2008, the club changed its name to Bunyodkor from PFC Kuruvchi to reflect the club's success on the pitch and its increasing professionalism off the pitch.[1]
The relatively unknown club made international headlines when it claimed to be close to signing world-famous Internazionale striker Samuel Eto'o,[2][3][4] although he did not sign with them.[5] On 25 August 2008, AEK Athens Brazilian superstar Rivaldo announced to the Greek press that he was joining Bunyodkor on a reported $14 million two-year contract.[6]
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History
Bunyodkor, which means “creator” in Uzbek, was created on 6 July 2005, with the name "Neftgazmontaj-Quruvchi," which was typically abbreviated "Kuruvchi” (the Uzbek word for "builder"). In 2005, the club played initially in the championship of Tashkent region and played its way into the playoff for promotion into the Uzbekistan 1-Division, the second level of Uzbek football. Kuruvchi gained promotion that year, its first, and under the management of Khikmat Ergashev, Kuruvchi won the second division in its first attempt, winning 27 of 38 matches with 5 draws and 6 defeats.
With its victory in the second level of Uzbek football, the 2007-2008 Season was Kuruvchi's debut in the Uzbek Oliy League. Never before had a club moved with such alacrity from the lower reaches of Uzbek competition into the top league.
Famous signings
On 14 July 2008, the club, then called Kuruvchi, announced through their official website that they had signed FC Barcelona star Samuel Eto'o on a six-month contract. The story was confirmed by Bahtier Babayev, the club's Sporting Director, stating that it was a performance-related contract. He also went on to say that the Cameroonian football star would sign on 17 July, and that the transfer had taken place due to the good relationship enjoyed between both clubs' presidents. Despite this, FC Barcelona official spokesperson denied any knowledge of such a transfer, stating 'I don't think it's very likely'.[7][8]
On 16 July 2008, the Uzbek radio Maxima reported that Davut Kivrak and Barcelona managers are expected to arrive to Tashkent to hold talks with the Uzbek Football Federation and to promote youth football (Barcelona and Bunyodkor have a yearly renewable deal to help in youth football). The following day, Eto'o confirmed that he was thinking of joining Kuruvchi - the team stated that they would have confirmation on whether Eto'o would join the team on July 23, 2008.[9]
Shortly thereafter, Bunyodkor and FC Barcelona managements announced that the two clubs had reached agreement to play a friendly in Tashkent and the Uzbek side will be able to train at Camp Nou.[10]
In 2008 Bunyodkor made it to the AFC Champions League where they made the semi-finals where they were beaten over two legs by Adelaide United 3-1 on aggregate.
As of 31 July 2008, Eto'o's status had become no clearer, as Bunyodkor was still in the running to obtain the services of the Cameroonian international, but he was also being sought by Milanese powerhouses A.C. Milan and Internazionale.[11]
Just a couple of days after Eto'o's visit to Tashkent, two other players from Barcelona visited the team - Andrés Iniesta and Carles Puyol, as well as Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fàbregas.[12]
Although unsuccessful in obtaining Eto'o's services by September 2008, Bunyodkor brought two famous Brazilians to Tashkent: Rivaldo as a midfielder and Zico as manager. Rivaldo signed a contract that he termed "very good for the end of my career" to play for Bunyodkor.[13] Three weeks later, his countryman Zico signed on to manage the club on a one-year deal.[14] Rivaldo recently extended his deal with a 4 year contract. On June 8, 2009 Luiz Felipe Scolari was announced as Bunyodkor's new head coach.[15] but resigned on June 6, 2010. Also Rivaldo unexpectedly terminated his multi-million contract and was released from the club on August 12, 2010.[16]
On 26 February 2011 Bunyodkor unveiled 11 new players for the new Season 2011.[17]
Stadium
FC Bunyodkor played its first years at the MHSK Stadium. After the end of the Uzbek League Season 2008 was announced that MHSK stadium would have been closed for longtime reconstruction. At the place of former MHSK stadium should appear new and modern 33.000-seater stadium, Bunyodkor Stadium and football academy for youth. The new stadium was planned to be completed by March 2012 and is one of the proposed venues to host the matches of FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2012 in Uzbekistan. Season 2008 was the last season at the MHSK stadium, club moved to 10,000-seater JAR Stadium for the 2009 season.[18]
League finishing positions
Records and statistics
Viktor Karpenko presently hold the team record for number of total matches played - 113 to the end of season 2011.
FC Bunyodkor's all-time highest goalscorers in Uzbek League are Anvar Soliev, as of November 6, 2011 (39 goals, 8 in season 2011), Rivaldo (33) and Server Djeparov (33).
Capital Derby
Since Bunyodkor's promotion to the Uzbek Top League matches between club and their other rival from capital, football powerhouse FC Pakhtakor, considered by supporters of both sides and specialists as Uzbek capital derby or "Toshkent derby". With former coach Luiz Felipe Scolari Bunyodkor faced four derby matches: three Uzbek League and one Uzbekistans Cup matches. His first derby match took place on 12 July 2009 at JAR Stadium where Bunyodkor won Pakhtakor with 2:1 [19][20]
| Season | Date | Home team | Away team | Score | Competition | Home goal scorers | Away goal scorers |
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| 2007 | 18-05-2007 | Quruvchi | Pakhtakor |
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League | Lushan 39' pen | Magdeyev 85' |
| 22-09-2007 | Pakhtakor | Quruvchi |
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League | - | - | |
| 09-12-2007 | Pakhtakor | Quruvchi |
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Cup | - | - | |
| 2008 | 10-07-2008 | Pakhtakor | Quruvchi |
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League | Geynrikh 57' | Villanueva 31' |
| 16-08-2008 | Bunyodkor | Pakhtakor |
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League | Villanueva 8' | Z.Tadjiyev 90+2' | |
| 31-10-2008 | Bunyodkor | Pakhtakor |
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Cup | J.Hasanov 40', Soliev 101', Soliev 114' | Ahmedov 45' | |
| 2009 | 12-07-2009 | Bunyodkor | Pakhtakor |
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League | Aliqulov 21' (o.g.), J.Hasanov 58' | Geynrikh 71' |
| 14-10-2009 | Pakhtakor | Bunyodkor |
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League | - | - | |
| 08-08-2009 | Pakhtakor | Bunyodkor |
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Cup | Andreev 35' | - | |
| 2010 | 14-03-2010[21] | Bunyodkor | Pakhtakor |
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League | Rivaldo 18', Ristic 69' | Miladinovic 78' |
| 31-10-2010 | Pakhtakor | Bunyodkor |
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League | - | - | |
| 2011 | 07-07-2011 | Pakhtakor | Bunyodkor |
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League | - | - |
| 21-08-2011 | Bunyodkor | Pakhtakor |
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League | Karpenko 70', Trifunović 72' | A.Azizov 88' |
| FC Bunyodkor wins | 4 |
| FC Pakhtakor wins | 2 |
| Draws | 7 |
| FC Bunyodkor goals | 12 |
| FC Pakhtakor goals | 8 |
| Total matches | 13 |
Achievements
Domestic
- Uzbek League: 4
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- 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Uzbek Cup: 2
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- 2008, 2010
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 5 appearances
Current squad
See also 2011 FC Bunyodkor season- Transfers for further information.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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On Loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current technical staff
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Mirjalol Kasymov |
| Assistant Coach | Hikmat Irgashev |
| Assistant Coach | Amet Memet |
| Fitness coach | Alexander Volkov |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Abdusattar Rakhimov |
Notable players
- Denilson
- Rivaldo
- José Luis Villanueva
- Stevica Ristić
- Goçguly Goçgulyýew
- Server Djeparov
- Jasur Hasanov
- Timur Kapadze
- Orif Mamadjanov
- Ilhom Mo'minjonov
Managerial history
| Name | Nat | Period |
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| Mavzurhoja Umarhojaev | 2005–06 | |
| Mirjalol Qosimov | 2007–08 | |
| Zico | 2008 | |
| Amet Memet | 2009 | |
| Hikmat Irgashev | 2009 | |
| Luiz Felipe Scolari | 2009–10 | |
| Mirjalol Qosimov | 2010– |
FC Bunyodkor in Asia
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
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| 2008 | AFC Champions League | Group | Al-Ittihad | 2-0 | 0-1 | |
| Group | Sepahan F.C. | 2-0 | 1-1 | |||
| Group | Al Ittihad | 1-0 | 2-0 | |||
| QF | Saipa | 5-1 | 2-2 | |||
| SF | Adelaide United | 1-0 | 0-3 | |||
| 2009 | AFC Champions League | Group | Al-Ettifaq | 2-1 | 0-4 | |
| Group | Al Shabab | 0-0 | 0-2 | |||
| Group | Sepahan F.C. | 2-2 | 1-0 | |||
| Round of 16 | Persepolis F.C. | 1-0 | ||||
| Quarterfinal | Pohang Steelers | 3-1 | 1-4(aet) | |||
| 2010 | AFC Champions League | Group | Al-Ittihad | 3-0 | 1-1 | |
| Group | Al Wahda | 4-1 | 2-1 | |||
| Group | Zob Ahan Isfahan | 0-1 | 0-3 | |||
| Round of 16 | Al-Hilal | 0-3 | ||||
| 2011 | AFC Champions League | Group | Al Wahda | 3-2 | 1-1 | |
| Group | Al-Ittihad | 0-1 | 1-1 | |||
| Group | Persepolis F.C. | 0-0 | 3-2 | |||
| Round of 16 | Sepehan | 1-3 |
References
- ^ Kuruvchi Renamed to Bunyodkor
- ^ "Samuel Eto'o in Tashkent!". http://www.pfc-kuruvchi.com/eng/news_details.asp?newsID=605.
- ^ "Eto'o arrives in Tashkent for talks with Kuruvchi". http://www.championat.ru/football/news-124771.html.(Russian)
- ^ "La Liga: Eto'o to Uzbekistan?!". http://www.setantasports.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/07/14/La-Liga-Etoo-to-Uzbekistan/?facets/sport-space/great-britain-locale/football/.
- ^ "Eto'o In Uzbekistan For Talks". 2008-07-18. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/80611,etoo-in-uzbekistan-for-talks.aspx. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ "Rivaldo quits AEK Athens to head to Uzbekistan". Soccernet.espn.go.com. 2008-08-25. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=566291&sec=europe&&cc=5901. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ "Once again about Eto'o". http://www.pfc-kuruvchi.com/eng/news_details.asp?newsID=602.
- ^ "Uzbekistan side claim Eto'o coup". http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_3817974,00.html.
- ^ "Kuruvchi: Eto'o? We'll know on Wednesday". http://www.goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=786093.
- ^ "Agreement with Kuruvchi FC". 2008-07-23. http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/club/temporada08-09/07/n080723102530.html. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ^ "Barca deny Trezeguet interest". 2008-07-31. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=558850&sec=europe&&cc=3888. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "Master-class with Spain football stars was successful". http://www.pfc-kuruvchi.com/eng/news_details.asp?newsID=613.
- ^ "Rivaldo leaves AEK, bound for Uzbekistan". 2008-08-27. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=566790&sec=europe&cc=5901. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
- ^ "Brazil soccer great Zico to coach Uzbekistan's Bunyodkor for one year". 2008-09-22. http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hFM1-lfOQcm8_XZFgGil4xCLNHUA. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
- ^ "Felipão deixa elite e assume time de Rivaldo no Uzbequistão". 2009-06-09. http://esportes.terra.com.br/interna/0,,OI3814225-EI1863,00-Felipao+assume+time+de+Rivaldo+no+Uzbequistao.html. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ Rivaldo terminated his contract with the Uzbek club FC Bunyodkor
- ^ Bunyodkor unveil 11 new players, 26 February 2011
- ^ „FC Bunyodkor's JAR stadium, Season 2011
- ^ „Video: Bunyodkor - Pakhtakor - 2:1, 12 July, 2010
- ^ „Video: Bunyodkor - Pakhtakor - 2:1, (1:0). 12 July, 2010
- ^ „Rivaldo, Stevo ensure winning start for Bunyodkor , Monday, 15 March
- ^ "First Team Players". FC Bunyodkor. http://www.fcbunyodkor.com/ru/team/core/. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- ^ „FC Bunyodkor's signings for Season 2011 24th February, 2011.
External links
- Official Website (Uzbek) (English) (Russian)
- Weltfussballarchiv (English)
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