FC Neftchi Fergana
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F.C. Neftchi Fergana (Uzbek: Neftchi Fargʻona futbol klubi, Нефтчи Фарғона футбол клуби) is an Uzbek professional football club based in Fergana. They play in the top division Uzbekistan Super League.
History
The early Soviet period
Neftchi was founded 1962 and appeared in the Soviet Second League (Central Asian Division) from 1962 to 1991 under the name Neftyanik Fergana. In 1990, the club advanced to the Soviet First League, winning Soviet Second League, conference East. In 1991 Soviet First League Neftchi ranked at 7th place which was club's highest achievement in Soviet football history.
Modern period, since 1992
Since 1992, the club has been playing in the Uzbek League, and along with Pakhtakor Tashkent and Navbahor Namangan, continuously participated in all seasons of the Uzbek League without a break.
On 22 November 2025, FC Neftchi Fergana won the 2025 Uzbekistan Super League.
Domestic history
| Champions | Runners-up | 3rd Place, 4th Place or Losing semi-finalists |
Continental record
As of match played 23 May 2012
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Club Championship | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 20 |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| AFC Cup | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 25 |
| AFC Champions League | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 38 |
| Total | 57 | 25 | 11 | 21 | 102 | 89 |
Stadium
Neftchi played its home matches initially at Fargona Stadium. Fargona Stadium was built in 1932 and was home ground of the club until 2012. The stadium was closed for reconstruction. The plans for construction of the new arena in another location were unveiled in 2011. The construction works for new 20,000 seater arena named Istiqlol Stadium in Fergana started in January 2012 and were finished at the end of 2014. It was planned Neftchi would play its home matches at new stadium in 2015. Neftchi played its home matches in 2012–14 and some matches of 2015 seasons at Kirguli SM Stadium and Kokand Stadium.
The opening match of the new Istiqlol stadium was held on 3 April 2015 with a friendly between Uzbekistan U-20 and New Zealand U-20 which ended with 1–0 victory of host team. The first official League match at the new stadium was played on 18 April 2018 with match Neftchi – Mash'al Mubarek.
Rivalries
Uzbek El Classico
Traditionally there is always rivalry between two strongest teams in any League in club football. Since 1992 in Oliy League in Uzbekistan those two clubs were Neftchi and capital club Pakhtakor Tashkent. Already in first edition of Oliy League in 1992 both teams finished first with the same points and were recognised as champions. This competition goes on over the years. The match between Pakhtakor and Neftchi is held since 1992. The first match between the two clubs was played on 25 May 1992 in Tashkent. The match of two rivals became later the name O'zbek Classikosi by analogy with Spanish Clasico.
Valley derbies
Neftchi's local rival has always been Navbahor Namangan, club from Fergana Valley region. Like Neftchi also Navbahor along Pakhtakor continuously is playing in Uzbek League since 1992 without any break. This rivalry was always of interest of both fans sides.
Another Neftchi's Valley rival is FK Andijan. Andijan was founded in 1964.
Honours
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Uzbekistan Super League | 6 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2025 |
| Uzbekistan Cup | 2 | 1994, 1996 | |
| Super Cup | 1 | 2026 | |
| Uzbekistan Pro League | 1 | 2021 | |
| Soviet Second League (East conference) | 1 | 1990 |
Players
Current squad
As of 16 March 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Personnel
Current technical staff
As of 23 March 2025
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Uzbekistan Islom Ismoilov |
| Assistant coach | Germany Hans-Jürgen Gede |
| Assistant coach | Italy Facundo Styk |
| Goalkeeper coach | Moldova Vitalie Galat |
| Fitness coach | Greece Antonios Sarioglou |
Managerial history
- Soviet Union Arkadi Alov (1969–1971)
- Soviet Union Ivan Larin (1972)
- Soviet Union Uzbekistan Yuriy Sarkisyan (Jan 1987 – May 16, 2013)
- Ukraine Amet Memet (2013–2014)
- Uzbekistan Murod Ismoilov (May 16, 2013 – Sept 14, 2015)
- Russia Andrey Fyodorov (Sept 15, 2015 – June 5, 2017)
- Uzbekistan Vadim Abramov (June 5, 2017 – December 16, 2017)
- Uzbekistan Sergey Kovshov (Januar 27, 2018 – present)
- Uzbekistan Bakhrom Khaydarov (2018 — 2019)
- Uzbekistan Abdusamad Durmonov (2019–2020)
- Uzbekistan Sergey Lebedev
- Uzbekistan Ilkhom Muminjonov (Jan 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022)
- Tajikistan Vitaliy Levchenko (July 1, 2022 – 1 December 2026)
- Uzbekistan Islom Ismoilov (1 December 2026 – )