The press service of Locomotive said that bronze medal winners of last season signed two-year contracts with striker Pavel Smolyachenko and defender Salim Mustfaev.

Pavel Smolyachenko played for Neftchi Ferghana in last season, while Salim Mustfaev was member of Dinamo Samarkand.

Jasur Khasanov, who played for Bukhara in last season, also inked a two-year agreement with Locomotive Tashkent.

Next season, Locomotive Tashkent will play at the AFC Champions League for the first time. Tashkent club will face Al Nasr (UAE) in AFC Champions League play-off on 9 February 2013.