FC AGMK Olmaliq (Uzbek: OKMK Olmaliq futbol klubi / ОКМК Олмалиқ футбол клуби; Russian: Футбольный клуб АГМК) is a professional football club based in Olmaliq (Tashkent Region) former spelled as Almalyk of central Uzbekistan, that competes in the Uzbekistan Super League. Their futsal club participated in the AFC Futsal Club Championship.

AGMK Olmaliq
Uzbek: OKMK Olmaliq
Full nameFootball Club AGMK Olmaliq
OKMK Olmaliq Futbol Klubi
Nickname(s)Miners
Metallurgists
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
GroundOKMK Sport Majmuasi, Olmaliq
Capacity12,000
ChairmanAlexandr Farmanov
ManagerMirjalol Qosimov
LeagueUzbekistan Super League
2023Uzbekistan Super League, 4th of 14
WebsiteClub website
Former club crest (2009–2017)

History edit

Football club AGMK founded in 2004. The general sponsor and the team owner – JSC "Almalyk mining and metallurgical plant". The official name the football club AGMK is the abbreviation which comes from the name of the company in Russian (Russian: Алмалыкский горно-металлургический комбинат / Almalykskiy gorno-mettalurgichesky kombinat). "Almalyk mining and metallurgical plant" as successor to the disbanded football club "Metallurg Almalyk" who participated in 1966–1988 years in the Second League of the USSR championship. In the early years of founding, the club was called the AGMK.

In 2004, the AGMK plant has applied to participate in the Uzbekistan First League (today called Uzbekistan Pro League) and soon the offer was accepted. In his debut season, AGMK finished sixth. In the season 2005-2006, the club finished in tenth place. At the end of the 2007 season, AGMK finished in seventh place in the Uzbekistan First League but were allowed to participate in the Uzbekistan High League (today called Uzbekistan Super League) due to the fact that two clubs who were supposed to participate in the High League refused to participate for financial reasons.

In his debut season in the High League, the club finished in tenth place out of sixteen teams and reached the semi-finals of the Uzbekistan Cup. In that season, the top scorer of the club became the Lithuanian Arturas Fomenka scored six goals. In 2009, the club changed its name to FK Olmaliq chief coach of the club was appointed a prominent Uzbek football player and aspiring coach Igor Shkvyrin. In that season, FK Olmaliq set your best performance in their history of appearances in the High League – fourth place.

In the season 2010 and 2011, the FK Olmaliq took eleventh place in the High League. In 2012, the club finished in eighth place, and the following season in fifth place. In the season of 2014, FK Olmaliq took the sixth place in the championship. In 2015, he repeated his success of 2014 and was again the sixth. In the 2016 season unexpectedly at the end of the season took 13-th place, and by the end of the 2017 season became the seventh team in the High League.

In early January 2018, the club announced a return to the old and original name AGMK Olmaliq, under which he performed from 2004 to 2008, before renaming in FK Olmaliq in 2009.

Club names edit

2004-2008 AGMK Olmaliq
2009-2017 FK Olmaliq
2018- AGMK Olmaliq

Domestic history edit

Season League Uzbek Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2004 2nd 6th 40 18 5 17 73 75 59 Playoff Round   Rafael Fabarisov
2005 2nd 10th 34 13 10 11 43 50 49 Group Stage   Rafael Fabarisov
2006 2nd 6th 38 20 9 9 58 35 69 Playoff Round   Rafael Fabarisov
2007 2nd 14th 38 13 9 16 57 49 48 Round of 32   Rafael Fabarisov
2008 1st 10th 30 8 9 13 29 34 33 Semifinal   Artūras Fomenka 6   Igor Shkvyrin
2009 1st 4th 30 15 3 12 50 38 48 Round of 16   Muiddin Mamazulunov 12   Igor Shkvyrin
2010 1st 11th 26 8 5 13 32 41 29 Round of 16   Nosirbek Otakuziev 13   Igor Shkvyrin
2011 1st 11th 26 8 5 13 37 45 29 Round of 32   Muiddin Mamazulunov 16   Igor Shkvyrin
2012 1st 8th 26 9 4 13 39 46 31 Round of 16   Zafar Polvonov 7   Igor Shkvyrin
2013 1st 5th 26 11 7 8 46 43 40 Round of 16   Zafar Polvonov 14   Igor Shkvyrin
2014 1st 6th 26 8 7 11 33 38 31 Quarterfinal   Diyorjon Turapov
  Chaker Zouaghi
4   Igor Shkvyrin
2015 1st 6th 26 12 8 10 53 49 44 Round of 32   Nemanja Jovanović 9   Igor Shkvyrin
2016 1st 13th 30 8 2 20 40 54 26 Round of 16   Muiddin Mamazulunov 6   Igor Shkvyrin
  Viktor Kumykov
2017 1st 8th 30 12 8 10 31 32 44 Round of 16   Uladzislaw Kasmynin 6   Viktor Kumykov
2018 1st 10th 20 7 6 7 25 23 27 Winner   Jovan Đokić 11   Viktor Kumykov
  Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov
2019 1st 9th 26 9 5 12 36 37 32 Runners Up   Zafar Polvonov 15   Mirjalol Qosimov
2020 1st 3rd 26 14 7 5 39 28 49 Runners Up   Elgujja Grigalashvili 7   Mirjalol Qosimov
2021 1st 3rd 26 13 8 5 34 25 47 Semifinal   Oleksandr Kasyan 6   Mirjalol Qosimov
2022 1st 4th 26 13 5 8 44 23 44 Semifinal   Martin Boakye 12   Mirjalol Qosimov

Continental record edit

As of match played 18 September 2023
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
AFC Champions League 12 6 1 5 16 22
Total 12 6 1 5 16 22
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2019 AFC Champions League Preliminary round 2   Istiklol 4–2
Play-off round   Al-Nassr 0–4
2021 Play-off round   Al Gharafa 1–0
Group A   Al Hilal 0–3 2–2 4th
  Shabab al-Ahli 2–1 1–3
  Istiklol 2–3 2–1
2023–24 Preliminary stage   Al-Seeb 1–0
Play-off stage   Al-Arabi 1–0
Group C   Al-Ittihad 0–3
  Sepahan
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Stadium edit

FK Olmaliq played plays its matches at the OKMK Sport Majmuasi. Old Olmaliq stadion was built in 1960 and holds 11,000 spectators and had name Metallurg Stadium. In 2011 club started with building of new modern 12.000-all-seater stadium, New Olmaliq Stadium located not far from Metallurg Stadium (Olmaliq).[1][2] The new Olmaliq sporting complex also includes indoor courts for volleyball, handball, basketball, kurash and outdoor and indoor tennis courts. The construction works were finished in February 2014. The old stadium remains and will be renovated.[1] The whole sporting complex with New Olmaliq Stadium was officially named OKMK Sport Majmuasi.

The opening ceremony of the stadium was held on 16 March 2014 with the first official of 2014 Uzbek League match FK Olmaliq - Metallurg Bekabad ended with 3:2 win of FK Olmaliq.[3][4]

On 27 May 2014 OKMK Sport Majmuasi hosted the first international match, friendly match Uzbekistan – Oman ended with score 0:1.[5]

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 31 July 2023[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   UZB Valijon Rakhimov
2 DF   UZB Akramjon Komilov
3 DF   UZB Sardor Rakhmonov
4 MF   UZB Mirjamol Qosimov
5 MF   GEO Giorgi Papava
6 DF   UZB Avazbek Ulmasaliev
7 DF   UZB Dilshod Akhmadaliev
8 MF   UZB Bakhtiyor Kosimov
9 FW   ESP Rubén Sánchez
10 MF   UZB Khurshid Giyosov
11 MF   UZB Murodjon Toshmatov
13 DF   UZB Eldorbek Begimov
14 MF   UZB Azizbek Bakhromov
15 MF   UZB Oybek Rustamov
16 FW   UZB Farrukhjon Kodirov
17 MF   UZB Sardor Mirzaev
18 FW   UZB Aziz Kholmurodov
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF   UZB Islom Tukhtakhujaev
21 DF   UZB Saidafzalkhon Akhrorov
22 MF   UZB Shohrux Gadoyev
23 DF   UZB Iskandar Businov
25 GK   UZB Dilshod Yokubov
27 FW   UZB Ali Abdurakhmonov
28 MF   JPN Arihiro Sentoku
30 MF   UZB Abror Sarimsoqov
31 MF   UZB Shohruh Abduhalilov
34 DF   UZB Ulugbek Sunnatov
35 GK   UZB Javokhir Ilyosov
43 FW   UZB Asilbek Rakhimov
55 MF   UZB Abbos Umarov
77 MF   UZB Nodirbek Abdurazzokov
88 MF   UZB Murod Ermatov
95 FW   BIH Miljan Škrbić
99 MF   GEO Irakli Rukhadze

Honours edit

Domestic edit

Winners (1): 2018
Runners-up (2): 2019, 2020

Managers edit

Period Head coach
2004—2007   Rafael Fabarisov
2008—2016   Igor Shkvyrin
2016—2018   Viktor Kumykov
2018—2018   Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov
2019—   Mirjalol Qosimov

References edit

  1. ^ a b "У "Алмалыка" теперь новый современный стадион". sports.uz. 2014-01-20. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  2. ^ "В Алмалыке построен современный стадион". vesti.uz. 2014-01-20. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  3. ^ "Olmaliq vs. Metallurg, 2014-03-15". soccerway. 2014-03-15. Archived from the original on 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  4. ^ "В Алмалыке открыт новый стадион". Champioanat.asia. 2014-03-16. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  5. ^ "Сегодня состоится первая товарищеская встреча между командами Узбекистана и Омана". sports.uz. 2014-05-27. Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  6. ^ OKMK jamoasi tarkibi (22 March 2024)

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