Qizilqum Zarafshon ( Uzbek : Qizilqum futbol klubi ), is an Uzbek professional football club based in Navoiy . They play in the Uzbekistan Super League . The club is named after the Qizilqum desert, the biggest in Central Asia. Qizilqum in Uzbek means "red sands".
5-422: Progress stadium is the home of Uzbek League team Qizilqum Zarafshon . 41°34′14″N 64°12′26″E / 41.57056°N 64.20722°E / 41.57056; 64.20722 This article about an Uzbekistani sports venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Qizilqum Zarafshon Qizilqum was founded in 1967 under the name Progress . The club changed its name several times and
10-738: Is the home ground of the Navoiy club, FC Yuzhanin Navoiy . In May 2014 the club moved to another newly built stadium located in Navoiy, the Yoshlar Stadium , to play its home matches. Yoshlar Stadium with the attached sporting complex was built for Umid nihollari 2012 ; the republican sports games among school students. The construction work of the 12,500-all seater stadium and sporting complex started in April 2011 and finished in 2012. The sporting complex includes two indoor courts for volleyball, handball, basketball and other facilities. The festive opening of
15-670: Is their highest finishing position in the Uzbek League to date. Since 2000 the club has consequently played in the top league of Uzbek football. The club's home ground is Progress Stadium with has a capacity of 5,000 and is located in Zarafshan . In August 2013 the Progress Stadium was closed for reconstruction. From August 2013 to May 2014 the club played its home matches in the 10,000-seater Sogdiana Stadium in Navoiy . The Sogdiana Stadium
20-657: The new Yoshlar Stadium was held in May 2012 with the opening of the Umid nihollari 2012 games. In November 2012 the AFC awarded the new stadium A category class. The first official football match was played on 3 May 2014. This was a League match between Qizilqum and Dinamo Samarkand . Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. As of February 2014 This article about an Uzbekistani football club
25-464: Was known as Qizilqum before becoming known as Progress . Since 1997 it has played as Qizilqum . The club made its debut in the Uzbek League in 2000. In its first season the club finished in 11th position. One year later, in the 2001 season, the club finished in 6th place in final League table. At the end of the 2002 season the club finished in 3rd position behind runners-up Neftchi Farg'ona which
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