2020 FC Istiklol season

The FC Istiklol 2020 season is Istiklol's twelfth Tajik League season, of which they are defending Tajik League and Cup Champions, whilst they will also participate in the Tajik Supercup and AFC Champions League.

FC Istiklol

2020 season
President	Shohruh Saidov
Manager	Mubin Ergashev Interim (until 17 February) Vitaliy Levchenko (from 17 February)
Stadium	Republican Stadium
Tajik League	1st
Tajikistan Cup	Quarterfinal vs Ravshan Kulob
Super Cup	Champions
AFC Champions League	Playoff Round vs Al-Ahli
AFC Cup	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Manuchekhr Dzhalilov (16) All: Manuchekhr Dzhalilov (23)
← 2019 2021 →

Season Events

On 14 February 2020, Istiklol announced that Shahrom Samiyev had left the club to join Rubin Kazan on a free transfer.^[1]

After Mubin Ergashev took charge of Istiklol for their two AFC Champions League matches, Vitaliy Levchenko was appointed as the club's new manager on 17 February, with Alisher Tukhtaev returning to an assistants role.^[2]

On 6 March, Shakhrom Sulaimonov joined Lokomotiv-Pamir on loan for the season, and Dzhamshed Rakhmonov was released by the club.^[3]

On 18 March, Istiklol's AFC Cup group games scheduled to take place in April, where postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

On 27 March, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that the opening round of games would be played behind closed doors due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5]

On 14 April, the AFC extended the postponement of the AFC Cup group games scheduled for May and June until further notice due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.^[6]

On 25 April, following Istiklol's 6–1 victory over Kuktosh, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that all football would be suspended from the evening of 26 April until 10 May.^[7]

On 6 May, the Tajikistan Football Federation extended the suspension of football indefinitely due to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan.^[8]

On 8 June, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that the season would resume on 16 June, with the games continuing to be played without spectators.^[9] With the schedule being confirmed the follow day.^[10]

On 9 July, the Asian Football Confederation announced a revised calendar for the 2020 AFC Cup, with all the remaining games to be played in on country, that will be announced at a later date.^[11]

On 22 July, Istiklol announced the return of Akhtam Nazarov on a contract until the end of the 2021 season,^[12] whilst the following day Sharifbek Rakhmatov moved on loan to Lokomotiv-Pamir until the end of the season.^[13]

On 28 July, young midfielder Salam Ashurmamdov joined Istaravshan on loan for the remainder of the season.^[14]

On 6 August, midfielder Saidmuxtor Azimov joined Fayzkand on loan for the remainder of the season.^[15]

On 7 August, Istiklol announced the return of midfielder Amirbek Juraboev after a year playing for Navbahor Namangan, on a one-year contract.^[16]

On 31 August, Ehson Panjshanbe left Istiklol to join Navbahor Namangan.^[17]

During the 2020 Tajikistan Higher League season summer transfer window, Romish Jalilov was re-registered with Istiklol.^[18]

On 10 September, the 2020 AFC Cup was cancelled.^[19]

Squad

As of match played 4 October 2020

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 22)	Unattached	2018[20]	2020[20]	46	0
16	Dilshod Dodoboev		GK	(1996-11-08)8 November 1996 (aged 23)	Istaravshan	2020		3	0
77	Nikola Stošić		GK	(1994-03-15)15 March 1994 (aged 26)	Železničar Beograd	2013		141	0
Defenders
2	Marko Milić		DF	(1987-11-06)6 November 1987 (aged 32)	Kokand 1912	2020		17	1
3	Tabrezi Davlatmir		DF	(1998-06-06)6 June 1998 (aged 22)	Youth Team	2016	2020[21]	90	1
4	Vahdat Hanonov		DF	(2000-07-25)25 July 2000 (aged 20)	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	2020		13	1
5	Iskandar Dzhalilov		DF	(1992-06-01)1 June 1992 (aged 28)	Botev Vratsa	2019		54	2
6	Zoir Juraboev		DF	(1998-09-16)16 September 1998 (aged 22)	Metallurg Bekabad	2019		46	1
20	Akhtam Nazarov		DF	(1992-09-29)29 September 1992 (aged 28)	Bashundhara Kings	2020[12]	2021[12]	196	22
21	Oleksiy Larin		DF	(1994-06-04)4 June 1994 (aged 26)	Arsenal Kyiv	2019		51	2
26	Shakhzod Davlatov		DF	(2000-04-18)18 April 2000 (aged 20)	Youth Team	2019		7	0
Midfielders
7	Viktor Svezhov		MF	(1991-05-17)17 May 1991 (aged 29)	Minsk	2020		11	0
10	Alisher Dzhalilov		MF	(1993-08-29)29 August 1993 (aged 27)	Baltika Kaliningrad	2019		49	30
11	Muhammadjon Rakhimov		MF	(1998-10-15)15 October 1998 (aged 21)	Khosilot Farkhor	2017		93	20
18	Amadoni Kamolov		MF	(2003-01-16)16 January 2003 (aged 17)	Lokomotiv-Pamir	2020		8	0
19	Khurshed-Timur Dzhuraev		MF	(1997-09-21)21 September 1997 (aged 23)		2019[22]	2021[22]	24	0
22	Amirbek Juraboev		MF	(1996-04-13)13 April 1996 (aged 24)	Navbahor Namangan	2020[16]	2021[16]	105	6
88	Romish Jalilov		MF	(1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 24)		2020[18]
Forwards
9	Wahyt Orazsähedow		FW	(1992-01-26)26 January 1992 (aged 28)	Dordoi Bishkek	2020		13	5
13	Rustam Soirov		FW	(2002-09-12)12 September 2002 (aged 18)	Lokomotiv Pamir	2020		20	10
14	Sheriddin Boboev		FW	(1999-04-21)21 April 1999 (aged 21)	Youth Team	2016		92	53
63	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov		FW	(1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 30)	Persebaya Surabaya	2020		113	109
Youth team players
	Amir Nigmatov		DF	(1999-04-28)28 April 1999 (aged 21)	Youth Team	2018		2	0
	Shahbol Rajabov		DF	(2000-01-04)4 January 2000 (aged 20)	Youth Team	2018		1	0
	Farhod Kosimov		MF	(2000-09-18)18 September 2000 (aged 20)	Youth Team	2018		9	0
Away on loan
20	Salam Ashurmamadov		MF	(2003-03-18)18 March 2003 (aged 17)	Youth Team	2019[22]	2021[22]	5	1
22	Sharifbek Rakhmatov		MF	(2002-09-01)1 September 2002 (aged 18)	Youth Team	2020		1	0
25	Saidmuxtor Azimov		MF	(2000-06-09)9 June 2000 (aged 20)	Barkchi	2019		9	0
70	Shakhrom Sulaimonov		MF	(1997-06-27)27 June 1997 (aged 23)	Utenis Utena	2018		39	2
Left during the season
17	Ehson Panjshanbe		MF	(1999-05-12)12 May 1999 (aged 21)	Youth Team	2016	2020[21]	100	19
23	Shahrom Samiyev		FW	(2001-02-08)8 February 2001 (aged 19)	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	2019		29	11
27	Dzhamshed Rakhmonov		DF	(1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 23)		2019[22]	2021[22]	12	0

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  TJK Salam Ashurmamdov (at Istaravshan) 22 MF  TJK Sharifbek Rakhmatov (at Lokomotiv Pamir)

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 MF  TJK Saidmuxtor Azimov (at Fayzkand) 70 MF  TJK Shakhrom Sulaimonov (at Lokomotiv Pamir)

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
January 2020	GK		Dilshod Dodoboev	Istaravshan	Free
January 2020	DF		Marko Milić	Kokand 1912	Free
January 2020	DF		Vahdat Hanonov	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Free
January 2020	MF		Viktor Svezhov	Minsk	Free
January 2020	FW		Amadoni Kamolov	Lokomotiv Pamir	Free
January 2020	FW		Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	Persebaya Surabaya	Free
January 2020	FW		Rustam Soirov	Lokomotiv Pamir	Free
February 2020	FW		Wahyt Orazsähedow	Dordoi Bishkek	Free
22 July 2020	DF		Akhtam Nazarov	Bashundhara Kings	Free	[12]
7 August 2020	MF		Amirbek Juraboev	Navbahor Namangan	Undisclosed	[16]
Summer 2020	MF		Romish Jalilov		Free	[18]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
14 February 2020	FW		Shahrom Samiyev	Rubin Kazan	Free	[1]
31 August 2020	MF		Ehson Panjshanbe	Navbahor Namangan	Undisclosed	[17]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
6 March 2020	MF		Shakhrom Sulaimonov	Lokomotiv Pamir	End of Season	[3]
23 July 2020	MF		Sharifbek Rakhmatov	Lokomotiv Pamir	End of Season	[13]
28 July 2020	MF		Salam Ashurmamdov	Istaravshan	End of Season	[14]
6 August 2020	MF		Saidmuxtor Azimov	Fayzkand	End of Season	[15]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
6 March 2020	DF		Dzhamshed Rakhmonov			[3]
31 December 2020	GK		Nikola Stošić	Železničar Beograd
31 December 2020	DF		Marko Milić	Buxoro	9 February 2021	[23][24]
31 December 2020	MF		Viktor Svezhov	KAMAZ	3 February 2021	[25]
31 December 2020	FW		Wahyt Orazsähedow	Turan	11 May 2021	[23][26]
31 December 2020	GK		Dilshod Dodoboev	Eskhata
31 December 2020	DF		Shakhzod Davlatov	Dushanbe-83
31 December 2020	FW		Farhod Kosimov	Dushanbe-83

Trial

Date From	Position	Nationality	Name	Last Club	Date To	Ref.
January 2020	MF		Eldor Boymatov	Surkhon Termez		[27]
January 2020	FW		Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	Persebaya Surabaya		[27]
January 2020	FW		Shakhboz Erkinov	Kokand 1912
February 2020	DF		Vahdat Hanonov	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe
February 2020	FW		Wahyt Orazsähedow	Dordoi Bishkek

Friendlies

Kokand 1912 v Istiklol

9 January 2020	Kokand 1912	2–1	Istiklol	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
13:00 (UTC+5)	O.Khaidarov 21' J.Khasanov 82' J.Akhmedov	Report	M.Dzhalilov 8' A.Dzhalilov I.Dzhalilov	Stadium: Dustlik Stadium Referee: Bobur Khaidarov

Pakhtakor Tashkent v Istiklol

14 January 2020	Pakhtakor Tashkent	–	Istiklol	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
14:00 (UTC+5)
Note: Match was originally scheduled for 13 January, postponed to 14 January, and then cancelled due to bad weather conditions.[28]

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

14 February 2020	Istiklol	4–0	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
10:00 (UTC+5)	Juraboev 29' Orazsähedow 36' (pen.) M.Dzhalilov 71', 81' Davlatmir	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Behruz Murtazoev

Istiklol v Zhejiang Greentown

20 February 2020	Istiklol	0–1	Zhejiang Greentown	Antalya, Turkey
20:00 (UTC+5)	Yatimov S.Azimov Milić	Report	Ndlovu 45+1' 45+1' Song Guo	Stadium: Papillon Sports Centre Referee: Ulku Gursel

Istiklol v Shakhter Karagandy

22 February 2020	Istiklol	1–0	Shakhter Karagandy	Antalya, Turkey
18:30 (UTC+5)	I.Dzhalilov 50' K.Dzhuraev A.Dzhalilov Davlatmir Milić	Report		Stadium: S&B Sport Sports Complex Referee: Anton Lashuk

Istiklol v Inhulets Petrove

25 February 2020	Istiklol	0–5	Inhulets Petrove	Antalya, Turkey
17:00 (UTC+5)	A.Dzhalilov 38'   76' M.,Dzhalilov  42' Davlatmir   73'	Report	Korobka  42' Kovalenko 57' Kovalyov 67' (pen.) Sichinava 75', 87', 90' Pavlov Schedryi Bartulović

Istiklol v Slutsk

29 February 2020	Istiklol	0–0	Slutsk	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+5)	K.Dzhuraev   53' Panjshanbe Davlatmir S.Azimov	Report	Takulov   53' Anyukevich Koanda	Referee: Dmitry Markov (Belarus)

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

10 June 2020	Istiklol	1–1	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Soirov 52' Larin K.Dzhuraev S.Ashurmamadov	Report	S.Gafforoa 60' K.Mirzohon A.Karomatullozoda	Stadium: FFT Academy Attendance: 0 Referee: Behruz Murtazoev

TFF Cup

Main article: TFF Cup

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Istiklol	3	3	0	0	18	0	+18	9
2	Lokomotiv Pamir	3	2	0	1	15	5	+10	6	Advance to Finals Stage
3	Kuktosh Rudaki	3	1	0	2	9	4	+5	3
4	Shohmansur	2	0	0	2	1	34	−33	0

Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2020. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Istiklol v Shohmansur

1 February 2020 1	Istiklol	13–0	Shohmansur	Dushanbe
11:00 (UTC+5)	S.Ashurmamadov 3', 54' S.Azimov 18', 27' (pen.) Juraboev 32' D.Rakhmonov 29' 45+1' Z.Fuzaylov 48' Soirov 62', 77' Panjshanbe 73' K-T.Dzhuraev 75', 85' Svezhov 87'	Report	F.Ikromov  40' M.Safarov F.Tabarukov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Amirjon Khorkashev

Istiklol v Lokomotiv Pamir

5 February 2020 2	Istiklol	4–0	Lokomotiv Pamir	Dushanbe
13:00 (UTC+5)	Boboev 20' Erkinov 21' Davlatmir 29', 35' Rakhimov Svezhov Z.Fuzaylov	Report	E.Ahmadhon	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Gulmurodi Sadullo

Istiklol v Kuktosh Rudaki

8 February 2020 3	Istiklol	1–0	Kuktosh Rudaki	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Erkinov 71' Z.Fuzaylov Boboev Larin Milić  69'	Report	B.Shodiev F.Karayev O.Safarov   63'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Behruz Murtazoev

Competitions

Tajik Supercup

Main article: 2020 Tajik Super Cup

Istiklol v Khujand

4 April 2020	Istiklol	2–1	Khujand	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	M.Dzhalilov 77' Rakhimov 78' Panjshanbe  90+4'	Report	S.Rixsiboev 2'  61' Chakalov  63'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov
Note: Match held behind closed doors due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.[29]

Tajik League

Main article: 2020 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
18	14	3	1	61	11	+50	45	8	1	0	39	4	+35	6	2	1	22	7	+15

Last updated: 4 October 2020.
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
Ground	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A
Result	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	W
Position	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

Istiklol v Dushanbe-83

8 April 2020 1	Istiklol	7–0	Dushanbe-83	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	Orazsähedow 26' M.Dzhalilov 31', 60', 64' Panjshanbe  42' A.Dzhalilov 46' Boboev 80', 90' Svezhov K-T.Dzhuraev	Report	A.Ergashev   42' A.Jones	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdullo Davlatov
Note: Match played at the Pamir Stadium in Dushanbe, rather than Dushanbe-83's regular Central Stadium in Dushanbe. Match played behind closed doors due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan.[5]

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

12 April 2020 2	Istiklol	2–0	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	A.Dzhalilov 18' Boboev 87' I.Dzhalilov Davlatmir	Report	S.Gafforov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Behruz Murtazoev
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan.[5]

Istiklol v Khatlon

19 April 2020 3	Istiklol	2–2	Khatlon	Dushanbe
19:00 (UTC+5)	M.Dzhalilov 32', 90+5' (pen.) Svezhov K-T.Dzhuraev Soirov	Report	Parviz Baki-Akhunov 9' Uma.Sharipov 45'   80' E.Boboev M.Nazkov Saidov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan.[5]

Istiklol v Kuktosh Rudaki

25 April 2020 4	Istiklol	6–1	Kuktosh Rudaki	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	M.Dzhalilov 15', 65' Soirov 61', 83', 90+3' K.Nazarov 68' (o.g.) Kamolov	Report	K.Nazarov 81' M.Davlatbekov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Khusravi Siddikzod
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan.[5]

Regar-TadAZ v Istiklol

16 June 2020 5	Regar-TadAZ	1–6	Istiklol	Tursunzoda
17:30 (UTC+5)	O.Safarov 60' S.Makhamadiev	Report	Panjshanbe 28' Boboev 36' A.Dzhalilov 61' Orazsähedow 76' Rakhimov 78' Soirov 87'	Stadium: TALCO Arena Attendance: 0[9] Referee: Abdullo Davlatov
Note: Match originally scheduled for 3 May, but postponed on 25 April by Tajikistan Football Federation due to COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan.[8][10]

Istiklol v Istaravshan

20 June 2020 6	Istiklol	8–0	Istaravshan	Dushanbe
18:30 (UTC+5)	Boboev 14' Larin 16' A.Dzhalilov 50', 90' Soirov 77' Orazsähedow 78' M.Dzhalilov 85' Panjshanbe 88' Milić Rakhimov	Report	I.Barotov K.Khomidov B.Abdurakhmonov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 0[9] Referee: Behruz Murtazoev
Note: Match originally scheduled for 10 May, but postponed on 6 May by Tajikistan Football Federation due to COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan.[8][10]

Khujand v Istiklol

28 June 2020 7	Khujand	1–3	Istiklol	Khujand
17:30 (UTC+5)	S.Rixsiboev 3' K.Mirzonazhod Choriyev Chakalov Safarov  86'	Report	M.Dzhalilov 16' A.Dzhalilov 76' Orazsähedow 90+1' Svezhov Milić	Stadium: 20 Years of Independence Stadium Attendance: 0[9] Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov
Note: Match originally scheduled for 17 May, but postponed on 6 May by Tajikistan Football Federation due to COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan.[8][10]

Fayzkand v Istiklol

4 July 2020 8	Fayzkand	0–4	Istiklol	Hulbuk
17:30 (UTC+5)	F.Safarzoda D.Barotov	Report	M.Dzhalilov 20' Boboev 24' A.Dzhalilov 29', 43' Soirov Rakhimov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 0[9] Referee: Nasim Khamidov
Note: Match originally scheduled for 23 May, but postponed on 6 May by Tajikistan Football Federation due to COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan.[8][10]

Istiklol v Lokomotiv-Pamir

12 July 2020 9	Istiklol	1–0	Lokomotiv-Pamir	Dushanbe
18:30 (UTC+5)	Soirov 44' Davlatmir Panjshanbe	Report	E.Ahmadhon	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 0[9] Referee: Sayedzhon Zainiddinov
Note: Match originally scheduled for 31 May, but postponed on 6 May by Tajikistan Football Federation due to COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan.[8][10]

Lokomotiv-Pamir v Istiklol

8 August 2020 10	Lokomotiv-Pamir	0–3	Istiklol	Kuktosh
17:00 (UTC+5)	Asrorov	Report	A.Dzhalilov 8', 45' Panjshanbe 35' M.Dzhalilov K-T.Dzhuraev	Stadium: Oilfield stadium Referee: Abdullo Davlatov
Note: Match played at the Oilfield stadium in Kuktosh, instead of Lokomotiv-Pamir's regular Lokomotiv Stadium in Dushanbe.[30]

Istiklol v Fayzkand

12 August 2020 11	Istiklol	3–0	Fayzkand	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	Rakhimov 24' M.Dzhalilov 52', 69' Hanonov Soirov	Report	V.Safarov H.Gulmurod S.Azimov M.Sadykov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Khurshed Dadaboev

Istiklol v Khujand

15 August 2020 12	Istiklol	4–0	Khujand	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	M.Dzhalilov 32' Rakhimov 48' A.Dzhalilov 59' Davlatmir 78' A.Juraboev Hanonov	Report	P.Bokiev D.Bozorov S.Khamrayev	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Sayyodzhon Zainiddinov

Istaravshan v Istiklol

24 August 2020 13	Istaravshan	1–2	Istiklol	Istaravshan
17:00 (UTC+5)	S.Ashurmamdov 23' A.Kodirov A.Kurbonov B.Abdurakhmonov K.Khomidov Karimov	Report	M.Dzhalilov 41' Panjshanbe 58' (pen.) Soirov 89' Davlatmir Nazarov	Stadium: Istaravshan Arena Referee: Abdullo Davlatov

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

8 September 2020 14	Istiklol	6–1	Regar-TadAZ	Dushanbe
18:30 (UTC+5)	Boboev 5', 17', 34', 68' Rakhimov 9' A.Juraboev  40' A.Dzhalilov 83' K-T.Dzhuraev	Report	S.Makhmadiev 48'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Behruz Murtazoev

Khatlon v Istiklol

20 September 2020 16	Khatlon	1–1	Istiklol	Bokhtar
16:00 (UTC+5)	Saidov 47' (pen.) M.Naskov Nurmatov	Report	Soirov 45+2' Milić A.Dzhalilov	Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadium Referee: Abdullo Davlatov

CSKA Pamir Dushanbe v Istiklol

27 September 2020 17	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	1–0	Istiklol	Dushanbe
16:30 (UTC+5)	M.Davlatbekov 40' K.Sheraliev A.Karomatullozoda I.Ponomarenko	Report	Z.Juraboev  74'	Stadium: CSKA Stadium Referee: Nasim Khamidov

Kuktosh Rudaki v Istiklol

30 September 2020 15	Kuktosh Rudaki	1–1	Istiklol	Kuktosh
15:30 (UTC+5)	D.Yodgorov 70' M.Abdugafforov M.Odilov A.Sultonov K.Nazarov M.Rakhmonov H.Rasulov	Report	Dzhalilov 16' (pen.) I.Dzhalilov Soirov Hanonov K-T.Dzhuraev	Stadium: Oilfield stadium Referee: Khurshed Dadoboev

Dushanbe-83 v Istiklol

4 October 2020 18	Dushanbe-83	1–2	Istiklol	Vahdat
15:30 (UTC+5)	A.Jones 38' A.Navruzov	Report	M.Dzhalilov 74', 83' A.Juraboev	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Istiklol (C)	18	14	3	1	61	11	+50	45	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Khujand	18	11	2	5	30	23	+7	35	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
3	CSKA Pamir	18	8	5	5	29	25	+4	29
4	Kuktosh	18	7	7	4	30	24	+6	28
5	Khatlon	18	6	8	4	27	24	+3	26

Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2020. 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

Tajikistan Cup

Main article: 2020 Tajikistan Cup

Istiklol v Mohir

3 August 2020 Last 16	Istiklol	11–0	Mohir	Dushanbe
18:30 (UTC+5)	M.Dzhalilov 5', 18', 25' (pen.), 30' Orazsähedow 31' Panjshanbe 63' Boboev 66', 86' A.Dzhalilov 68' Hanonov 73' Soirov 81'	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nasim Khamidov

Ravshan Kulob v Istiklol

13 September 2020 Quarterfinal	Ravshan Kulob	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Istiklol	Kulob
16:00 (UTC+5)	Rustamov 8', 90+2' N.Rustamov 92' A.Nozimov 113' D.Cholov A.Farrukhzod S.Karimov S.Saydakhmad Z.Abdulkhayrov	Report	Nazarov 17' Milić 38' Soirov 60' Jalilov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sayyodzhon Zainiddinov

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League

Qualifying stage

Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

Lokomotiv Tashkent v Istiklol

21 January 2019 Preliminary round 2	Lokomotiv Tashkent	0–1	Istiklol	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 (UTC+5)	Khashimov  37'	Report	A.Dzhalilov 60' Juraboev  90+1'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 4,256 Referee: Hussein Abo Yahya (Lebanon)

Al-Ahli v Istiklol

28 January 2019 Play-off round	Al-Ahli	1–0	Istiklol	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:30 (UTC+5)	Belaïli 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Rakhimov  35' Milić  45+1' Svezhov  57'  89' A.Dzhalilov  63' Davlatmir  90'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

AFC Cup

Main article: 2020 AFC Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2020 AFC Cup group stage § Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Istiklol	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
2	Altyn Asyr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Dordoi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Khujand	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Istiklol v Khujand

11 March 2020 1	Istiklol	2–0	Khujand	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00 (UTC+5)	M.Dzhalilov 21', 29' (pen.) A.Dzhalilov  60' K.Dzhuraev  83'	Report	S.Khamrayev  29' M.Komroni  49' Choriyev  87'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Note: The match between FC Istiklol and FK Khujand in Dushanbe was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31]

Altyn Asyr v Istiklol

23 October 2020 2	Altyn Asyr	–	Istiklol	TBC
(UTC+5)		Report		Stadium: TBC
Note: Match originally scheduled for 15 April, but postponed on 18 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Match rearranged on 9 July,[11] before being cancelled on 10 September.[19]

Istiklol v Dordoi

26 October 2020 3	Istiklol	–	Dordoi	TBC
(UTC+5)		Report		Stadium: TBC
Note: Match originally scheduled for 29 April, but postponed on 18 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Match rearranged on 9 July,[11] before being cancelled on 10 September.[19]

Dordoi v Istiklol

29 October 2020 4	Dordoi	–	Istiklol	TBC
(UTC+5)		Report		Stadium: TBC
Note: Match originally scheduled for 13 May, but postponed on 18 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Match rearranged on 9 July,[11] before being cancelled on 10 September.[19]

Khujand v Istiklol

1 November 2020 5	Khujand	–	Istiklol	TBC
(UTC+5)		Report		Stadium: TBC
Note: Match originally scheduled for 27 May, but postponed on 18 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Match rearranged on 9 July,[11] before being cancelled on 10 September.[19]

Istiklol v Altyn Asyr

4 November 2020 6	Istiklol	–	Altyn Asyr	TBC
(UTC+5)		Report		Stadium: TBC
Note: Match originally scheduled for 17 June, but postponed on 18 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Match rearranged on 9 July,[11] before being cancelled on 10 September.[19]

Squad statistics

As of match played 4 October 2020

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tajik League		Tajikistan 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	22	0	17	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
2	DF	SRB	Marko Milić	17	1	11+1	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	0
3	DF	TJK	Tabrezi Davlatmir	24	1	18	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
4	DF	TJK	Vahdat Hanonov	13	1	6+5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	TJK	Iskandar Dzhalilov	21	0	13+3	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
6	DF	TJK	Zoir Juraboev	21	0	11+4	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
7	MF	RUS	Viktor Svezhov	11	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
9	FW	TKM	Wahyt Orazsähedow	13	5	3+7	4	1	1	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
10	MF	TJK	Alisher Dzhalilov	22	14	17	12	1	1	1	0	2	1	1	0
11	MF	TJK	Muhammadjon Rakhimov	23	5	7+10	4	1+1	0	0+1	1	1+1	0	0+1	0
13	FW	TJK	Rustam Soirov	20	10	5+11	8	1+1	2	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
14	FW	TJK	Sheriddin Boboev	22	12	12+5	10	0+1	2	1	0	2	0	1	0
16	GK	TJK	Dilshod Dodoboev	3	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	TJK	Amadoni Kamolov	8	0	0+7	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	TJK	Khurshed-Timur Dzhuraev	13	0	7+3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	DF	TJK	Akhtam Nazarov	11	0	8+1	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	UKR	Oleksiy Larin	23	1	17	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
22	MF	TJK	Amirbek Juraboev	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	FW	TJK	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	22	23	17	16	1	4	1	1	2	0	1	2
88	MF	TJK	Romish Jalilov	6	0	2+3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Youth team players:
Players away from Istiklol on loan:
22	MF	TJK	Sharifbek Rakhmatov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left Istiklol during the season:
17	MF	TJK	Ehson Panjshanbe	16	5	11	4	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Tajik League	Tajikistan Cup	Super Cup	AFC Champions League	AFC Cup	Total
1	FW		63	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	16	4	1	0	2	23
2	MF		10	Alisher Dzhalilov	12	1	0	1	0	14
3	FW		14	Sheriddin Boboev	10	2	0	0	0	12
4	FW		13	Rustam Soirov	8	2	0	0	0	10
5	FW		9	Wahyt Orazsähedow	4	1	0	0	0	5
	MF		17	Ehson Panjshanbe	4	1	0	0	0	5
	MF		11	Muhammadjon Rakhimov	4	0	1	0	0	5
8	DF		21	Oleksiy Larin	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		3	Tabrezi Davlatmir	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		4	Vahdat Hanonov	0	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		2	Marko Milić	0	1	0	0	0	1
				Own goal	1	0	0	0	0	1
				TOTALS	61	13	2	1	2	79

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Tajik League	Tajikistan Cup	Super Cup	AFC Champions League	AFC Cup	Total
1	GK		1	Rustam Yatimov	8	0	0	1	1	10
2	GK		16	Dilshod Dodoboev	0	1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS					8	1	0	1	1	11

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Tajik League		Tajikistan Cup		Super Cup		AFC Champions League		AFC Cup		Total
2		DF	Marko Milić	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
3		DF	Tabrezi Davlatmir	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
4		DF	Vahdat Hanonov	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
5		DF	Iskandar Dzhalilov	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6		DF	Zoir Juraboev	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
7		MF	Viktor Svezhov	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	1
10		MF	Alisher Dzhalilov	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
11		MF	Muhammadjon Rakhimov	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
13		FW	Rustam Soirov	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
14		FW	Sheriddin Boboev	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18		MF	Amadoni Kamolov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19		MF	Khurshed-Timur Dzhuraev	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
20		DF	Akhtam Nazarov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22		MF	Amirbek Juraboev	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
63		FW	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
88		MF	Romish Jalilov	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who left Istiklol during the season:
17		MF	Ehson Panjshanbe	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
			TOTALS	41	3	1	0	2	0	6	1	2	0	52	4