Murad Ismailov was appointed as interim coach after resignation of Dejan Jurjevic. He worked as interim coach till the end of 2012 season and won the Uzbekistan Premier League.

Shareholders meeting of Pakhtakor Tashkent held a meeting yesterday and appointed Murad Ismailov as head coach of the club.

Pakhtakor Vice-President Samvel Babayan said that Murad Ismailov has been working at Pakhtakor for a long time – at academy and youth team. He said that this season the club trusted senior club to him. He hoped that the club hopes he will achieve good results with Pakhtakor.