The club was founded in 1986 under the nameGeolog. Since 1997, the club has played in the highest level league in Uzbekistan. FC Nasaf is one of the leading clubs in Uzbekistan. It finished 6th in its first Uzbek League season in 1997. In 2000, the club finished third.
It has represented Uzbekistan in continental tournaments where its best result has been reaching semi-finals ofAsian Club Championship, prior to the launch of the newAsian Champions League.
In 2010, the club bought a number of players and changed its squad significantly as well as the head coach. Moreover, the main venue of the club was reconstructed upon the end of the 2008–09 season. The head coachViktor Kumykov was fired after team faced defeats against league main opponentsBunyodkor andPakhtakor. On 10 August 2010,Anatoliy Demyanenko, once the player of the year in the former USSR and former manager ofDynamo Kyiv, was introduced as the new head coach during the first round break of the 2009–10 season. Nasaf appoints Anatoliy Demyanenko as head coach.[1]
In the 2011 season, Nasaf represented the country inAFC Cup and finished group stage with excellent result of sixth consecutive victories, beatingAl Tilal in last group stage match.[2] In March and April Nasaf went unbeaten in 12 games, winning 10 and drawing two.[3] On 29 October 2011 inFinal match Nasaf wonKuwait SC with 2–1 and became the first Uzbekistan team to win the AFC Cup.[4]In Uzbek League club finished second, playing last and deciding match of championship againstPakhtakor and scoring a last-minute penalty to draw 1–1.[5]
On 13 January 2012,IFFHS published theTop 350 club list and Nasaf Qarshi placed on 98th position[6]On 3 March 2012 IFFHS published its rating ofTop 400 clubs (1st March 2011 – 29th February 2012) where Nasaf shared 89th place withBATE Borisov.[7]
In the 2013 season, the club finished 3rd afterLokomotiv Tashkent and gained promotion to 2nd qualifying play-off round of 2014 AFC Champions League. In Uzbek Cup club played infinal 3rd time in row and lost toBunyodkor with 1–2. On 8 February 2014 in Doha in 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off match againstEl Jaish Nasaf lost by 5–1.[8]Nasaf finished 2015 season again third and secured place in AFC Champions League in 2015. The club won in 2015 for the first time in its historyUzbek Cup, defeatingBunyodkor by 2–1 infinal match on 17 November 2015 inJizzakh.[9]
Nasaf plays its home matches at theMarkaziy Stadium,[10] which was built in 2006. The first match at the new stadium was played between Nasaf Qarshi and Uz-Dong-Ju Andijon on 8 August 2008. The stadium was the venue of theAFC Cup final on 29 October 2011.[citation needed]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Victor Borisov
Oleh Morozov
Witaliý Alikperow
Vladimir Fomichyov
Viktor Kumykov
Dragan Ćeran
