2019 FC Istiklol season

The FC Istiklol 2019 season was Istiklol's eleventh Tajik League season. They were defending Tajik League and Cup Champions, whilst also participating in the Tajik Supercup, AFC Champions League and AFC Cup.

FC Istiklol

2019 season
President	Shohruh Saidov
Manager	Khakim Fuzailov (until 27 June) Alisher Tukhtaev (Caretaker) (from 27 June)
Stadium	Republican Stadium
Tajik League	1st
Tajik Cup	Winners
Tajik Supercup	Winners
AFC Champions League	Preliminary round 2 vs AGMK
AFC Cup	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Sheriddin Boboev (14) All: Sheriddin Boboev (19)
← 2018 2020 →

Istiklol defended their Tajik League and Tajik Cup titles, whilst also winning the Tajik Supercup. In continental competitions they were knocked out of the AFC Champions League at the Preliminary round 2 stage by AGMK, and then at the group stage of the AFC Cup.

Season Events

On 3 December 2018, Khakim Fuzailov was announced as Istiklol's new manager.^[1] On 27 June, Fuzailov resigned as manager after Istiklol to progress from the group stages of the AFC Cup, with Alisher Tukhtaev being appointed as Caretaker Manager in his place.^[2] On 2 July, Istiklol parted company with Jalil Kimsanov, Mihajlo Cakić and Ruslan Koryan by mutual consent.^[3]

On 19 July, Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev moved to Uzbekistan Super League club FK Buxoro.^[4]

On 24 July, Tabrezi Davlatmir and Ehson Panjshanbe signed new contracts with Istiklol, keeping them at the club until the end of 2020.^[5] The following day, 25 July, Bakhtior Kalandarov was released by mutual consent.^[6] On 26 July, Amirbek Juraboev left Istiklol to join Navbahor Namangan of the Uzbekistan Super League on a free transfer.^[7]

On 31 July, Istiklol announced the signings of Dzhamshed Rakhmonov, Khurshed-Timur Dzhuraev and Salam Ashurmamdov to two-year contracts.^[8]

Squad

As of match played 24 November 2019

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Rustam Yatimov		GK	(1998-07-13)13 July 1998 (aged 21)		2018[9]	2020[9]	24	0
22	Nikola Stošić		GK	(1994-03-15)15 March 1994 (aged 25)	Železničar Beograd	2013		141	0
Defenders
3	Tabrezi Davlatmir		DF	(1998-06-06)6 June 1998 (aged 21)	Trainee	2016	2020[5]	66	0
4	Shakhzod Davlatov		DF			2019		7	0
5	Iskandar Dzhalilov		DF	(1992-06-01)1 June 1992 (aged 27)	Botev Vratsa	2019		34	2
6	Zoir Juraboev		DF	(1998-09-16)16 September 1998 (aged 21)	Metallurg Bekabad	2019		25	1
7	Dzhamshed Rakhmonov		DF	(1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 22)		2019[8]	2021[8]	12	0
19	Akhtam Nazarov		DF	(1992-09-29)29 September 1992 (aged 27)	Energetik Dushanbe	2013		185	22
21	Oleksiy Larin		DF	(1994-06-04)4 June 1994 (aged 25)	Arsenal Kyiv	2019		28	1
40	Sorbon Giyosov		DF	(2000-09-15)15 September 2000 (aged 19)	Trainee	2019		2	0
Midfielders
9	Khurshed-Timur Dzhuraev		MF	(1997-09-21)21 September 1997 (aged 22)		2019[8]	2021[8]	11	0
10	Alisher Dzhalilov		MF	(1993-08-29)29 August 1993 (aged 26)	Baltika Kaliningrad	2019		27	16
11	Muhammadjon Rakhimov		MF	(1998-10-15)15 October 1998 (aged 21)	Khosilot Farkhor	2017		70	15
17	Ehson Panjshanbe		MF	(1999-05-12)12 May 1999 (aged 20)	Trainee	2016	2020[5]	84	14
18	Saidmuxtor Azimov		MF	(2000-06-09)9 June 2000 (aged 19)	Barkchi	2019		9	0
20	Salam Ashurmamadov		MF	(2003-03-18)18 March 2003 (aged 16)		2019[8]	2021[8]	5	1
70	Shakhrom Sulaimonov		MF	(1997-06-27)27 June 1997 (aged 22)	Utenis Utena	2018		39	2
Forwards
14	Sheriddin Boboev		ST	(1999-04-21)21 April 1999 (aged 20)	Trainee	2016		70	41
23	Shahrom Samiyev		ST	(2001-02-08)8 February 2001 (aged 18)	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	2019		29	11
28	Komron Tursunov		ST	(1996-04-24)24 April 1996 (aged 23)	Regar-TadAZ	2018		48	7
30	Mukhammad Khakimzoda		ST	(2000-02-18)18 February 2000 (aged 19)	Trainee	2019		5	1
Youth team players
	Amir Nigmatov		DF	(1999-04-28)28 April 1999 (aged 20)	Trainee	2018		2	0
	Shahbol Rajabov		DF	(2000-01-04)4 January 2000 (aged 19)	Trainee	2018		1	0
	Farhod Kosimov		MF	(2000-09-18)18 September 2000 (aged 19)	Trainee	2018		9	0
Out on loan
	Ziyovuddin Fuzaylov		DF	(2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 19)	Youth Team	2015		21	5
Left during the season
2	Jalil Kimsanov		DF	(1986-02-26)26 February 1986 (aged 33)	Neftchi Fergana	2019		14	3
4	Bakhtior Kalandarov		DF	(1992-06-14)14 June 1992 (aged 27)	Regar-TadAZ	2019		8	0
7	Mihajlo Cakić		MF	(1990-05-27)27 May 1990 (aged 29)	Sinđelić Beograd	2019		8	1
8	Nuriddin Davronov		MF	(1991-01-16)16 January 1991 (aged 28)		2019		103+	9+
9	Ruslan Koryan		ST	(1988-06-15)15 June 1988 (aged 31)	Pyunik	2019		5	4
13	Nozim Babadjanov		MF	(1995-08-07)7 August 1995 (aged 24)	Chernomorets Balchik	2018		61	12
18	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev		MF	(1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 29)	Persela Lamongan	2018		190+	65+
20	Amirbek Juraboev		MF	(1996-04-13)13 April 1996 (aged 23)	Barki Tajik	2016		98	6
36	Behrouz Hayriev		GK	(1998-05-01)1 May 1998 (aged 21)	Trainee	2017		0	0
	Firuz Karayev		DF	(1994-03-09)9 March 1994 (aged 25)	Regar-TadAZ	2019		0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
	DF		Iskandar Dzhalilov	Botev Vratsa	Undisclosed
	DF		Zoir Juraboev	Metallurg Bekabad	Undisclosed
	DF		Bakhtior Kalandarov	Regar-TadAZ	Undisclosed
	DF		Oleksiy Larin	Arsenal Kyiv	Undisclosed
	DF		Jalil Kimsanov	Neftchi Fergana	Undisclosed
	MF		Alisher Dzhalilov	Baltika Kaliningrad	Undisclosed
	MF		Mihajlo Cakić	Sinđelić Beograd	Undisclosed
	MF		Nuriddin Davronov		Free
	FW		Ruslan Koryan	Pyunik	Undisclosed
	FW		Dzhamshed Maksumov	Arsenal Tula	Undisclosed
	FW		Shahrom Samiyev	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Undisclosed
31 July 2019	DF		Dzhamshed Rakhmonov		Free	[8]
31 July 2019	MF		Khurshed-Timur Dzhuraev		Free	[8]
31 July 2019	MF		Salam Ashurmamdov		Free	[8]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
	DF		Siyovush Asrorov	PKNP FC	Undisclosed	[10]
21 November 2019	DF		Akhtam Nazarov	Bashundhara Kings	Undisclosed	[11]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
Winter 2019	DF		Ziёvuddin Fuzaylov	Istaravshan	End of Season

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
Winter 2019	DF		Khurshedi Zainiddin
Winter 2019	FW		Hamid Golami
14 January 2019	MF		Jahongir Abdumominov	Persija Jakarta		[12][13]
21 January 2019	FW		Dilshod Vasiev	Khujand	5 February 2019	[14][15]
27 January 2019	DF		Alisher Sharipov	Regar-TadAZ		[16]
27 January 2019	DF		Artem Baranovskyi	Shakhter Karagandy	13 February 2019	[16][17]
28 February 2019	DF		Behrouz Hayriev	Kuktosh Rudaki		[18]
28 February 2019	MF		Firuz Karayev			[18]
28 February 2019	MF		Nozim Babadjanov	Regar-TadAZ		[18]
2 July 2019	DF		Jalil Kimsanov	Andijon		[3]
2 July 2019	MF		Mihajlo Cakić	Sinđelić Beograd		[3]
2 July 2019	FW		Ruslan Koryan	Fakel Voronezh		[3]
19 July 2019	MF		Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	FK Buxoro	19 July 2019	[4]
25 July 2019	DF		Bakhtior Kalandarov	Kuktosh Rudaki		[6]
26 July 2019	MF		Amirbek Juraboev	Navbahor Namangan	26 July 2019	[7]
22 August 2019	MF		Nuriddin Davronov	Oman Club	22 August 2019	[19]
26 December 2019	FW		Komron Tursunov	Mohun Bagan	26 December 2019	[20]
31 December 2019	DF		Ziyovuddin Fuzaylov
31 December 2019	DF		Sorbon Giyosov	Lokomotiv-Pamir
31 December 2019	FW		Mukhammad Khakimzoda

Trial

Date From	Position	Nationality	Name	Last Club	Date To	Ref.
January 2019	DF		Iskandar Dzhalilov	Botev Vratsa
January 2019	DF		Bakhtior Kalandarov	Regar-TadAZ
January 2019	DF		Oleksiy Larin	Arsenal Kyiv
January 2019	MF		Alisher Dzhalilov	Baltika Kaliningrad
January 2019	MF		Mihajlo Cakić	Sinđelić Beograd
January 2019	MF		Jalil Kimsanov	Neftchi Fergana
January 2019	MF		Dzhamshed Maksumov	Arsenal Tula
January 2019	FW		Viulen Ayvazyan	Dnepr Mogilev
February 2019	DF		Zoir Juraboev	Metallurg Bekabad
February 2019	MF		Mukhammad Sultonov	Rotor Volgograd
February 2019	MF		Süleýman Muhadow	Ahal		[21]
February 2019	FW		Artiom Zabun	Victoria Bardar
March 2019	FW		Yuriy Solomka	Kolos Kovalivka

Friendlies

Istiklol v Tajikistan U23

8 January 2019	Istiklol	4–1	Tajikistan U23	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Tursunov 27', 66' Uros Tomovic 58' (pen.) Babadjanov 68'	Report	Saidmukhtor Azimov 18' Saidov 73'	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Referee: Gulmurodi Sadullo

Istiklol v Tajikistan U17

16 January 2019	Istiklol	5–1	Tajikistan U17	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Amadoni Kamolov 8' (o.g.) Uros Tomovic 14' Nazarov 53' (pen.) Tursunov 60', 87' Bekhruz Khiriyev	Report	Rustam Soirov 25' (pen.)	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Referee: Behruz Murtazoev

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

20 January 2019	Istiklol	0–0	Regar-TadAZ	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Juraboev  17'	Report	Safarali Karimov  17' Daler Shomurodov	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Referee: Sayojon Zainiddinov

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

24 January 2019	Istiklol	1–0	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Dzhalilov 44' Shakhrom Samiev	Report		Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Referee: Abdullo Davlatov

Istiklol v Kuktosh Rudaki

26 January 2019	Istiklol	7–1	Kuktosh Rudaki	Dushanbe
11:00 (UTC+5)	Ravshan Sodirov 10' (o.g.) Fatkhuloev 12' Alisher Jalilov 20' Dzhalilov 36' (55) Jamshed Makhsumov 48' Babadjanov 88'	Report	Mehrojiddin Muzaffarov 80' Ismoil Alimardonov	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Sayojon Zainiddinov

Istiklol v Tobol

29 January 2019	Istiklol	1–2	Tobol	Antalya, Turkey
18:00 (UTC+5)	Fatkhuloev 15'	Report	Kankava Fedin

Istiklol v Čelik Zenica

31 January 2019	Istiklol	2–0	Čelik Zenica	Antalya, Turkey
17:30 (UTC+5)	Boboev 28' Babadjanov 88'	Report

Istiklol v Køge

3 February 2019	Istiklol	1–1	Køge	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+5)	Fatkhuloev 55'	Report	Huja 38'

Istiklol v Tom Tomsk

6 February 2019	Istiklol	2–1	Tom Tomsk	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+5)	Panjshanbe 21' I.Dzhalilov 65'	Report	Andreyev 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Arslan Sports Complex

Istiklol v Sogdiana Jizzakh

7 February 2019	Istiklol	0–1	Sogdiana Jizzakh	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+5)		Report	O.Nurmatov 19'

Oqtepa v Istiklol

12 March 2019	Oqtepa	0–4	Istiklol	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
(UTC+5)	A.Ziyududdinov 86'	Report	S.Samiev 5' Tursunov 10' Solomka 55' J.Kimsanov 63'	Stadium: Chigatay Stadium Referee: Ahmadzhon Ergashev

Termez Surkhon v Istiklol

15 March 2019	Termez Surkhon	2–4	Istiklol	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
(UTC+5)	A.Yusupov 8' A.Alaniyazov 86' S.Neymatov 88' U.Khalikulov Y.Abduvohidov	Report	Cakić 30', 72' A.Dzhalilov 44' Solomka 63'	Stadium: Chigatay Stadium Referee: Ravshan Abduvakhidov

Dinamo Samarqand v Istiklol

18 March 2019	Dinamo Samarqand	1–0	Istiklol	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
(UTC+5)	A.Safarov 44' K.Sharofutdinov	Report	N.Stošić Cakić Kalandarov	Stadium: Chigatay Stadium

TFF Cup

Main article: TFF Cup

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Istiklol (Q)	6	6	0	0	26	4	+22	18	Advance to Group Stage
2	Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda (Q)	6	4	1	1	17	4	+13	13
3	Dushanbe-83	6	2	2	2	10	7	+3	8
4	Kuktosh Rudaki	6	2	1	3	15	15	0	7
5	Shohmansur	6	2	0	4	7	21	−14	6
6	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	6	1	2	3	5	15	−10	5
7	Khayr Vahdat	6	1	0	5	6	20	−14	3

Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2019. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

CSKA Pamir Dushanbe v Istiklol

16 February 2019 1	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	0–5	Istiklol	Hisor
14:00 (UTC+5)	M.Safarov S.Sharifi	Report	Tursunov 2', 23' Larin 6' Rakhimov 70' Panjshanbe 82' A.Dzhalilov	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

Istiklol v Shohmansur

17 February 2019 2	Istiklol	6–2	Shohmansur	Hisor
14:00 (UTC+5)	Rakhimov 10' S.Samiyev 27' A.Dzhalilov 55' (pen.), 75' Babadjanov 84' M.Hakimzoda 88' (pen.)	Report	F.Kurbonov 30' U.Badalov 77'	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Amirdzhon Horkashev

Regar-TadAZ v Istiklol

19 February 2019 3	Regar-TadAZ	0–2	Istiklol	Hisor
14:00 (UTC+5)	S.Saidahmad  -'  75'	Report	Tursunov 62' S.Samiyev 82' Fatkhuloev Larin Panjshanbe	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Behruz Murtazoev

Istiklol v Kuktosh Rudaki

20 February 2019 4	Istiklol	6–2	Kuktosh Rudaki	Hisor
14:00 (UTC+5)	Tursunov 20' Zabun 23' Fatkhuloev 25' Rakhimov 34' Juraboev  -'  70' S.Samiyev 81' A.Dzhalilov 86'	Report	A.Sultonov 44' A.Rakhmonov 46' (pen.) M.Muzaffarov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 300

Dushanbe-83 v Istiklol

22 February 2019 5	Dushanbe-83	0–2	Istiklol	Hisor
14:00 (UTC+5)		Report	Fatkhuloev 15' S.Samiyev 65'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Abdurashid Murodov

Istiklol v Khayr Vahdat

23 February 2019 6	Istiklol	5–0	Khayr Vahdat	Hisor
14:00 (UTC+5)	Panjshanbe 19' Tursunov 30', 37' S.Samiyev 48' Boboev 81' Kalandarov	Report	D.Rizoev	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Gulmurodi Sadullo

Finals Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Istiklol	3	3	0	0	13	4	+9	9	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Kuktosh Rudaki	3	2	0	1	9	4	+5	6
3	Khulbuk	2	1	0	1	9	10	−1	3
4	Guliston	3	0	0	3	1	14	−13	0

Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2019. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Istiklol v Khulbuk

25 February 2019 1	Istiklol	5–3	Khulbuk	Hisor
14:00 (UTC+5)	Boboev 23', 29', 53' Nazarov 37' A.Dzhalilov 44' Sultonov	Report	A.Kamchinov 13' D.Shomadov 68' R.Holmirzoev 83' S.Jalilov H.Navruzov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Abdullo Davlatov

Istiklol v Kuktosh Rudaki

27 February 2019 2	Istiklol	2–1	Kuktosh Rudaki	Hisor
14:00 (UTC+5)	Boboev 51' I.Dzhalilov 80'	Report	A.Rakhmonov 58' H.Nazarov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Abdurashid Murodov

Guliston v Istiklol

1 March 2019 3	Guliston	0–6	Istiklol	Hisor
14:00 (UTC+5)	J.Zoirov B.Imomkulov S.Nabiyev	Report	Rakhimov 13', 30' S.Samiyev 53' S.Giyosov 54' M.Hakimzoda 57' Tursunov 69' Panjshanbe	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Amirdzhon Horkashev

Knockout phase

Istiklol v Dushanbe-83

3 March 2019 Semifinal	Istiklol	5–0	Dushanbe-83	Hisor
14:00 (UTC+5)	A.Dzhalilov 33' Boboev 52' Tursunov 59', 88' Panjshanbe 63' Fatkhuloev Rakhimov Cakić Kalandarov	Report	A.Kaleb F.Saidov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Sayojon Zainiddinov

Istiklol v Kuktosh Rudaki

5 March 2019 Final	Istiklol	5–2	Kuktosh Rudaki	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	I.Dzhalilov 17' A.Dzhalilov 22' Rakhimov 47' Boboev 81' Nazarov 87'	Report	M.Muzaffarov 35' A.Rakhmonov 64'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 3,459 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

Competitions

Tajik Supercup

Main article: 2019 Tajik Super Cup

Istiklol v Khujand

29 March 2019	Istiklol	3–0	Khujand	Dushanbe
19:00 (UTC+5)	Koryan 38' (pen.), 50' S.Samiyev 90' Cakić A.Dzhalilov Panjshanbe	Report	Abdugafforov A.Begimkulov Chakalov Erghashev	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Gulmurodi Sadullo

Tajik League

Main article: 2019 Tajikistan Higher League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
21	16	3	2	60	20	+40	51	8	1	1	24	5	+19	8	2	1	36	15	+21

Last updated: 4 November 2019.
Source: See Results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	L
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Regar-TadAZ v Istiklol

7 April 2019 1	Regar-TadAZ	1–4	Istiklol	Vahdat
(UTC+5)	S.Makhmadiev 30'	Report	Fatkhuloev 5' (pen.), 31' Panjshanbe 62' (pen.) Boboev 87' Z.Juraboev	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Slim Turdyev

Istiklol v Khatlon

11 April 2019 2	Istiklol	3–1	Khatlon	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov 8' Boboev 45+1' A.Barotov 56' (o.g.) Panjshanbe Davlatmir	Report	K.Uzoqov 63' M.Naskov R.Azizov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Abdullo Davlatov

Kuktosh v Istiklol

22 April 2019 3	Kuktosh	2–2	Istiklol	Rudaki
16:30 (UTC+5)	M.Odilov 4', 10' B.Khiriyev A.Safarov K.Nazarov M.Abdugafforov B.Shodiyev	Report	S.Samiyev 31' Fatkhuloev 88' (pen.) Z.Juraboev Panjshanbe	Stadium: Oilfield Stadium Referee: Abdurashid Murodov

Istiklol v Istaravshan

26 April 2019 4	Istiklol	4–0	Istaravshan	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Rakhimov 1' Panjshanbe 57' A.Dzhalilov 68' S.Samiyev 72' Boboev J.Kimsanov	Report	B.Zokirov T.Umarov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Behruz Murtazoev

Panjshir v Istiklol

4 May 2019 5	Panjshir	1–5	Istiklol	Kolkhozobod
(UTC+5)	S.Sharipov 75' A.Tojiahmedov S.Rajamatov S.Abdulloev	Report	Rakhimov 17' Boboev 25' J.Kimsanov 29' A.Dzhalilov 33' Nazarov 60' Kalandarov	Stadium: Panjshir Uktam Mamatova Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Abdullo Davlatov

CSKA Pamir Dushanbe v Istiklol

9 May 2019 6	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	1–4	Istiklol	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	Hanonov 82' S.Kosimov	Report	Panjshanbe 49', 89' A.Dzhalilov 76' (pen.) Boboev 90+2'	Stadium: CSKA Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nekruz Umarov

Khujand v Istiklol

19 May 2019 7	Khujand	0–3	Istiklol	Khujand
(UTC+5)	Erghashev	Report	A.Begimkulov 31' (o.g.) Panjshanbe 74' Nazarov 78' J.Kimsanov	Stadium: 20 Years of Independence Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Sayojon Zainiddinov

Istiklol v Khujand

26 May 2019 8	Istiklol	2–1	Khujand	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Boboev 45' Z.Juraboev 68' Rakhimov A.Dzhalilov	Report	Rustamov 19' K.Mirzonajot D.Karimov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Saivali Turdiyev

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

30 June 2019 9	Istiklol	3–0	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	A.Juraboev 28' Boboev 44' Samiyev 79'	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Abdurashid Murodov
Note: Match was original scheduled for 15 June.

Istiklol v Panjshir

24 July 2019 10	Istiklol	2–0	Panjshir	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Boboev 2' M.Jobirov 50' (o.g.)	Report	A.Khakimov A.Tojiahmedov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Murod Kurbonov
Note: Match was original scheduled for 22 June.[22]

Istaravshan v Istiklol

9 August 2019 11	Istaravshan	0–1	Istiklol	Istaravshan
(UTC+5)	K.Ziyoyev B.Zokirov D.Boykuziev I.Barotov A.Kodirov	Report	A.Dzhalilov 45+3'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Abdurashid Murodov

Istiklol v Kuktosh

17 August 2019 12	Istiklol	0–0	Kuktosh	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Rakhimov	Report	M.Odilov A.Safarov Hayriev	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 850 Referee: Khusravi Siddikzod

Istiklol v Khatlon

24 August 2019 13	Istiklol	5–0	Khatlon	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Rakhimov 14', 67' Boboev 64', 82' A.Dzhalilov 84' I.Dzhalilov	Report	M.Nazkov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Khurshed Dadoboev

Regar-TadAZ v Istiklol

15 September 2019 14	Regar-TadAZ	2–3	Istiklol	Tursunzoda
(UTC+5)	D.Ganiev 72' A.Bobomurodov 77' S.Makhamadiev A.Zabirov A.Arash	Report	Rakhimov 33' A.Dzhalilov 54' 86' Tursunov 57' Larin	Stadium: TALCO Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Sayedzhon Zayniddinov

Khatlon v Istiklol

18 September 2019 15	Khatlon	2–2	Istiklol	Qurghonteppa
(UTC+5)	N.Ibrahimzoda 70' A.Boronov 90' R.Azizov S.Ismoilov	Report	A.Dzhalilov 11' Boboev 42' Panjshanbe Tursunov	Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Abdurashid Murodov

Istiklol v Istaravshan

22 September 2019 16	Istiklol	2–0	Istaravshan	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Boboev 57' Nazarov 78' (pen.)	Report	T.Umarov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Nekruz Umarov

Kuktosh v Istiklol

27 September 2019 17	Kuktosh	1–6	Istiklol	Rudaki
(UTC+5)	Karimov 71' M.Odilov	Report	A.Dzhalilov 27', 73' Boboev 40', 61', 87' Panjshanbe 46'	Stadium: Oilfield Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Khurshed Dadaboev

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

5 October 2019 18	Istiklol	1–2	Regar-TadAZ	Hisor
(UTC+5)	Nazarov 72' (pen.)	Report	D.Ganiev 27' S.Makhmadiev 61' (pen.) R.Paizov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Farrukhi Huseynzoda

Panjshir v Istiklol

20 October 2019 19	Panjshir	2–4	Istiklol	Kolkhozobod
15:00 (UTC+5)	A.Memari 49', 63' K.Turmakhonov M.Dzhobirov J.Yusupov	Report	Rakhimov 2', 55' Boboev 23' Samiyev 25'	Stadium: Panjshir Uktam Mamatova Attendance: 1,5000 Referee: Abdullo Davlatov

Istiklol v Khujand

27 October 2019 20	Istiklol	2–1	Khujand	Dushanbe
16:00 (UTC+5)	Panjshanbe 4' A.Dzhalilov 54'	Report	Rakhimov 90+1' (o.g.) Choriyev K.Mirzonajot D. Bozorov Rustamov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Behruz Murtazoev

CSKA Pamir Dushanbe v Istiklol

4 November 2019 21	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	3–2	Istiklol	Dushanbe
14:30 (UTC+5)	S.Mabatshoev 5', 85' S.Gafforov 11' B.Sulaimonov	Report	M.Khakimzoda 73' Boboev 90+1'	Stadium: CSKA Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Sayedzhon Zainiddinov

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Istiklol (C)	21	16	3	2	60	20	+40	51	Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 2[a]
2	Khujand	21	11	3	7	37	21	+16	36	Qualification for AFC Cup play-off round[b]
3	Regar-TadAZ	21	8	6	7	31	30	+1	30
4	CSKA Pamir	21	8	5	8	24	27	−3	29
5	Istaravshan	21	8	3	10	24	32	−8	27[c]

Source: FFT
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. If the league champions cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.
2. Since league champions Istiklol were also Tajikistan Cup winners, the league runners-up qualified for the AFC Cup play-off round.
3. Head-to-head results: Istaravshan 0–0 Kuktosh, Kuktosh 3–1 Istaravshan, Istaravshan 3–0 Kuktosh.

Tajik Cup

Main article: 2019 Tajik Cup

Istiklol v Barkchi

2 August 2019 Last 16 1st leg	Istiklol	7–2	Barkchi	Hisor
19:00 (UTC+5)	Samiyev 33', 74' U.Ramazonov 45+2' (o.g.) A.Dzhalilov 58' (pen.) Sulaimonov 61' 61', 69' Boboev 90+1' Rakhimov	Report	T.Maladustov 71', 81' (pen.) Z.Fuzaylov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

Barkchi v Istiklol

5 August 2019 Last 16 2nd leg	Barkchi	1–7 (3–14 agg.)	Istiklol	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	T.Maladustov 17' R.Davlatov F.Nazarov	Report	Panjshanbe 1', 41' Samiyev 14', 26' Larin 52' Boboev 71' S.Ashurmamadov 85'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Abdullo Davlatov

Eskhata Khujand v Istiklol

21 August 2019 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Eskhata Khujand	1–2	Istiklol	Khujand
(UTC+5)	I.Eshonkhonov 74' U.Odinaev B.Juraev	Report	I.Rakhmatov 5' (o.g.) Samiyev 47' Yatimov	Stadium: Spartak Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Gulmurodi Sadullo

Istiklol v Eskhata Khujand

27 August 2019 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Istiklol	6–0 (8–1 agg.)	Eskhata Khujand	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Nazarov 31' A.Dzhalilov 33' Boboev 50', 58' I.Dzhalilov 76' M.Khakimzoda 84'	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Sayedzhon Zayniddinov

Istiklol v Hulbuk

1 October 2019 Semifinal 1st leg	Istiklol	5–0	Hulbuk	Hisor
16:00 (UTC+5)	Rakhimov 25', 37', 70', 90+2' I.Dzhalilov 85'	Report	Z.Habibullo	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Abdurashid Murodov

Hulbuk v Istiklol

1 November 2019 Semifinal 2nd leg	Hulbuk	1–1 (1–6 agg.)	Istiklol	Vose
14:00 (UTC+5)	N.Makhmadkulov 39' S.Rakhmonov	Report	K.Dzhuraev  53' Tursunov 82' Davlatmir Samiyev	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nekruz Umarov

Final

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

24 November 2019 Final	Istiklol	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Regar-TadAZ	Hisor
14:00 (UTC+5)	Tursunov 12' Panjshanbe 66' I.Dzhalilov Sulaimonov Rakhimov	Report	Babadjanov 32' (pen.)	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov
	Penalties
	Z.Juraboev I.Dzhalilov Sulaimonov Larin Panjshanbe		A.Zabirov Zardiev S.Makhmadiev A.Sharipov

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League

Qualifying stage

Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

AGMK v Istiklol

12 February 2019 Preliminary round 2	AGMK	4–2	Istiklol	Olmaliq, Uzbekistan
16:00 (UTC+5)	Juraev 25' S.Rakhmatov  47' S.Shikhov  73' J.Khakimov 78' Z.Polvonov 82'	Report	Rakhimov 2' Cakić  21' Larin  55' J.Kimsanov 62'	Stadium: AGMK Stadium Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

AFC Cup

Main article: 2019 AFC Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2019 AFC Cup group stage § Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Altyn Asyr	6	2	4	0	7	4	+3	10	Inter-zone play-off semi-finals
2	Istiklol	6	2	2	2	12	8	+4	8
3	Dordoi	6	2	1	3	9	12	−3	7[a]
4	Khujand	6	2	1	3	6	10	−4	7[a]

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Khujand 3–1 Dordoi, Dordoi 3–0 Khujand.

Istiklol v Khujand

3 April 2019 1	Istiklol	3–0	Khujand	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
19:00 (UTC+5)	Koryan 50', 71' A.Dzhalilov 68' (pen.)	Report	Erghashev  45+2'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Altyn Asyr v Istiklol

17 April 2019 2	Altyn Asyr	1–1	Istiklol	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
17:00 (UTC+5)	S.Nurmuradov 80'	Report	A.Juraboev  45+1' Boboev 79' I.Dzhalilov  90+2'	Stadium: Köpetdag Stadium Attendance: 11,300 Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)

Istiklol v Dordoi Bishkek

1 May 2019 3	Istiklol	4–1	Dordoi Bishkek	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
19:00 (UTC+5)	A.Dzhalilov 15' (pen.) Fatkhuloev 43' (pen.) Cakić 49' S.Samiyev 81'	Report	A.Sakenov  2' Iusupov  45+1' Murzaev 50' Musabekov  59' Akhmedov  70'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

Dordoi Bishkek v Istiklol

15 May 2019 4	Dordoi Bishkek	2–1	Istiklol	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
19:00 (UTC+5)	Shamshiev  33' Orazsähedow 57' Murzaev 77'	Report	A.Dzhalilov 29' Nazarov  58' Cakić  62'	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 4,435 Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

Khujand v Istiklol

19 June 2019 5	Khujand	3–2	Istiklol	Khujand, Tajikistan
17:00 (UTC+5)	Ergashev 4' Choriyev  38' Rustamov 40' Vasiev 72'	Report	Cakić  25' J.Kimsanov 30' Panjshanbe 64'	Stadium: 20 Years of Independence Stadium Attendance: 6,850 Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Istiklol v Altyn Asyr

26 June 2019 6	Istiklol	1–1	Altyn Asyr	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
19:00 (UTC+5)	A.Dzhalilov  2' Fatkhuloev  42' 57' J.Kimsanov  88'	Report	Annadurdyýew 49' Babajanow  68' Saparow  68' B.Akmamedov  88' Orazmuhammedow  90+5'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Sultan Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

Squad statistics

As of match played 24 November 2019

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tajik League		Tajik Cup		Super Cup		AFC Champions League		AFC Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	TJK	Rustam Yatimov	21	0	14+1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	TJK	Tabrezi Davlatmir	25	0	15+3	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	TJK	Shakhzod Davlatov	7	0	2+2	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	TJK	Iskandar Dzhalilov	28	2	16	0	4	2	1	0	1	0	6	0
6	DF	TJK	Zoir Juraboev	25	1	17+1	1	6+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	DF	RUS	Dzhamshed Rakhmonov	12	0	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	MF	TJK	Khurshed-Timur Dzhuraev	10	0	2+4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	TJK	Alisher Dzhalilov	27	16	13+2	11	4	2	1	0	1	0	6	3
11	MF	TJK	Muhammadjon Rakhimov	31	12	17+1	7	5	4	0+1	0	1	1	4+2	0
14	FW	TJK	Sheriddin Boboev	32	21	19+2	16	4+2	4	0	0	0	0	2+3	1
17	MF	TJK	Ehson Panjshanbe	32	10	16+2	7	6	2	0+1	0	1	0	5+1	1
18	MF	TJK	Saidmuxtor Azimov	9	0	1+3	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	TJK	Akhtam Nazarov	28	5	17	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	6	0
20	MF	TJK	Salam Ashurmamadov	5	1	2	0	0+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	UKR	Oleksiy Larin	28	1	13+1	0	5+1	1	1	0	1	0	6	0
22	GK	SRB	Nikola Stošić	17	0	7	0	1+1	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
23	FW	TJK	Shahrom Samiyev	29	11	8+10	4	6	5	0+1	1	0	0	1+3	1
28	FW	TJK	Komron Tursunov	24	3	13+2	1	3	2	1	0	0+1	0	1+3	0
30	FW	TJK	Mukhammad Khakimzoda	5	2	1+1	1	0+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	DF	TJK	Sorbon Giyosov	2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	MF	TJK	Shakhrom Sulaimonov	22	2	7+9	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Youth team players:
Players away from Istiklol on loan:
Players who left Istiklol during the season:
2	DF	UZB	Jalil Kimsanov	14	3	5+1	1	0	0	1	0	0+1	1	6	1
4	DF	TJK	Bakhtior Kalandarov	8	0	6	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
7	MF	SRB	Mihajlo Cakić	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4+1	1
8	MF	TJK	Nuriddin Davronov	4	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
9	FW	ARM	Ruslan Koryan	5	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	2
13	MF	TJK	Nozim Babadjanov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
18	MF	TJK	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	14	5	5+1	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	2
20	MF	TJK	Amirbek Juraboev	16	1	6+3	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2+3	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Tajik League	Tajik Cup	Super Cup	AFC Champions League	AFC Cup	Total
1	FW		14	Sheriddin Boboev	16	4	0	0	1	21
2	MF		10	Alisher Dzhalilov	11	2	0	0	3	16
3	MF		11	Muhammadjon Rakhimov	7	4	0	1	0	12
4	FW		23	Shahrom Samiyev	4	5	1	0	1	11
5	MF		17	Ehson Panjshanbe	7	2	0	0	1	10
6	DF		19	Akhtam Nazarov	4	1	0	0	0	5
	MF		18	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	3	0	0	0	2	5
				Own goal	3	2	0	0	0	5
9	FW		9	Ruslan Koryan	0	0	2	0	2	4
10	FW		28	Komron Tursunov	1	2	0	0	0	3
	DF		2	Jalil Kimsanov	1	0	0	1	1	3
12	FW		30	Mukhammad Khakimzoda	1	1	0	0	0	2
	MF		70	Shakhrom Sulaimonov	0	2	0	0	0	2
	DF		5	Iskandar Dzhalilov	0	2	0	0	0	2
15	DF		6	Zoir Juraboev	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		20	Amirbek Juraboev	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		21	Oleksiy Larin	0	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		20	Salam Ashurmamadov	0	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		7	Mihajlo Cakić	0	0	0	0	1	1
				TOTALS	60	29	3	2	12	106

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Tajik League		Tajik Cup		Super Cup		AFC Champions League		AFC Cup		Total
1		GK	Rustam Yatimov	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Tabrezi Davlatmir	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4		DF	Bakhtior Kalandarov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	Iskandar Dzhalilov	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
6		DF	Zoir Juraboev	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
9		MF	Khurshed-Timur Dzhuraev	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
10		MF	Alisher Dzhalilov	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
11		MF	Muhammadjon Rakhimov	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
14		FW	Sheriddin Boboev	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17		MF	Ehson Panjshanbe	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
19		DF	Akhtam Nazarov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
21		DF	Oleksiy Larin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
23		FW	Shahrom Samiyev	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
28		FW	Komron Tursunov	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
30		FW	Mukhammad Khakimzoda	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
70		MF	Shakhrom Sulaimonov	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who left Istiklol during the season:
2		DF	Jalil Kimsanov	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
7		MF	Mihajlo Cakić	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	4	0
18		MF	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
20		MF	Amirbek Juraboev	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
			TOTALS	22	0	9	1	3	0	2	0	8	0	44	1