2018 FC Istiklol season

FC Istiklol
2018 season
President	Shohruh Saidov
Manager	Mukhsin Mukhamadiev ; (until 22 May); Alisher Tukhtaev (Caretaker); (from 22 May)
Stadium	Republican Stadium
Tajik League	1st
Tajik Cup	Champions
Tajik Supercup	Champions
AFC Cup	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Sheriddin Boboev (12); All: Sheriddin Boboev (16)

The FC Istiklol 2018 season is Istiklol's tenth Tajik League season. They are the current defending Tajik League Champions and will also participate in the Tajik Cup, Tajik Supercup and AFC Cup, entering at the group stage.

Season Events

After being knocked out of the 2018 AFC Cup at the group stage, manager Mukhsin Mukhamadiev resigned as manager six-days later on 22 May 2018, with Alisher Tukhtaev being appointed as acting head coach.^[1]

Squad

As of match played 11 November 2018

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Nikola Stošić	GK	(1994-03-15)15 March 1994 (aged 24)	Železničar Beograd	2013		124	0
35	Rustam Yatimov	GK	(1998-07-13)13 July 1998 (aged 20)		2018^[2]	2020^[2]	3	0
36	Behrouz Hayriev	GK	(1998-05-01)1 May 1998 (aged 20)	Trainee	2017		0	0
Defenders
2	Siyovush Asrorov	DF	(1992-07-21)21 July 1992 (aged 26)	Khujand	2013		129	11
3	Tabrezi Davlatmir	DF	(1998-06-06)6 June 1998 (aged 20)	Trainee	2016		41	0
5	Artem Baranovskyi	DF	(1990-03-17)17 March 1990 (aged 28)	Olimpik Donetsk	2017		53	2
19	Akhtam Nazarov	DF	(1992-09-29)29 September 1992 (aged 26)	Energetik Dushanbe	2013		157	17
27	Alisher Sharipov	DF	(1994-04-22)22 April 1994 (aged 24)	Regar-TadAZ	2018		5	0
	Amir Nigmatov	DF	(1999-04-28)28 April 1999 (aged 19)	Trainee	2018		2	0
	Shahbol Rajabov	DF	(2000-01-04)4 January 2000 (aged 18)	Trainee	2018		1	0
	Khurshedi Zainiddin	DF		Trainee	2018		2	0
Midfielders
7	Jahongir Abdumominov	MF	(1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 25)	Sogdiana Jizzakh	2018^[3]	2019^[3]	14	4
11	Muhammadjon Rakhimov	MF	(1998-10-15)15 October 1998 (aged 20)	Khosilot Farkhor	2017		39	3
13	Nozim Babadjanov	MF	(1995-08-07)7 August 1995 (aged 23)	Chernomorets Balchik	2018		60	12
18	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	MF	(1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 28)	Persela Lamongan	2018		176+	60+
20	Amirbek Juraboev	MF	(1996-04-13)13 April 1996 (aged 22)	Barki Tajik	206		82	5
23	Ehson Panjshanbe	MF	(1999-05-12)12 May 1999 (aged 19)	Trainee	2016		52	4
70	Shakhrom Sulaimonov	MF	(1997-06-27)27 June 1997 (aged 21)	Utenis Utena	2018		17	0
	Farhod Kosimov	MF	(2000-09-18)18 September 2000 (aged 18)	Trainee	2018		9	0
Forwards
14	Sheriddin Boboev	ST	(1999-04-21)21 April 1999 (aged 19)	Trainee	2016		38	20
17	Dilshod Vasiev	ST	(1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 30)	Energetik Dushanbe	2009		183+	124+
28	Komron Tursunov	ST	(1996-04-24)24 April 1996 (aged 22)	Regar-TadAZ	2018		24	4
	Hamid Golami	ST		Trainee	2018		1	0
Unknown
	Ziyovuddin Fuzaylov	DF	(2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 18)	Youth Team	2015		21	5
Left during the season
6	Davron Erghashev	DF	(1988-03-19)19 March 1988 (aged 30)	Taraz	2018		22+	1+
7	Sergey Tikhonovsky	MF	(1990-06-26)26 June 1990 (aged 28)	Vitebsk	2018		6	0
9	Mikalay Zyanko	ST	(1989-03-11)11 March 1989 (aged 29)	Slavia Mozyr	2018		15	5
21	Romish Jalilov	MF	(1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 22)	Trainee	2012		97+	18+
33	Oleksandr Harbar	DF	(1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 25)		2018		2	0

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Winter 2018	GK	Behrouz Hayriev	Barkchi	Undisclosed
Winter 2018	DF	Davron Erghashev	Taraz	Undisclosed
Winter 2018	DF	Alisher Sharipov	Regar-TadAZ
Winter 2018	DF	Oleksandr Garbar
Winter 2018	MF	Sergey Tikhonovsky	Vitebsk	Undisclosed
Winter 2018	MF	Nozim Babadjanov	Chernomorets Balchik	Undisclosed
Winter 2018	MF	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	Persela Lamongan	Undisclosed
Winter 2018	MF	Shakhrom Sulaimonov	Utenis Utena	Undisclosed
Winter 2018	FW	Mikalay Zyanko	Slavia Mozyr	Undisclosed
Winter 2018	FW	Komron Tursunov	Regar-TadAZ	Undisclosed
19 July 2018	MF	Jahongir Abdumominov	Sogdiana Jizzakh	Undisclosed	^[3]
23 July 2018	GK	Rustam Yatimov		Free	^[2]

Out

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
21 December 2017	MF	Nuriddin Davronov	Madura United	Undisclosed	^[4]^[5]
30 December 2017	MF	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	Persela Lamongan	Undisclosed	^[6]
4 January 2018	FW	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	Sriwijaya	Undisclosed	^[7]^[8]
15 January 2018	FW	Jahongir Aliev	Nasaf Qarshi	Undisclosed	^[9]
26 March 2018	MF	Alisher Mirzoev	Speranța Nisporeni	Undisclosed

Released

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date
Winter 2018	DF	Oybek Abdugafforov	Regar-TadAZ
Winter 2018	DF	Oleksandr Stetsenko	Kyzylzhar	Summer 2018
Winter 2018	MF	David Mawutor	Zhetysu
Winter 2018	FW	Dmitry Barkov	Narva Trans	8 February 2018^[10]
Summer 2018	DF	Davron Erghashev	Khujand	29 January 2019^[11]
Summer 2018	DF	Oleksandr Garbar	Karkonosze Jelenia Gora
Summer 2018	MF	Sergey Tikhonovsky	Gorodeya
Summer 2018	MF	Romish Jalilov	Istiklol	Summer 2020^[12]
Summer 2018	FW	Mikalay Zyanko	Gorodeya

Trial

Date From	Date To	Position	Name	Last Club	Ref.
25 January 2018		DF	Alisher Sharipov	Regar-TadAZ	^[13]
25 January 2018		MF	Nozim Babadjanov	Chernomorets Balchik	^[13]
25 January 2018		FW	Komron Tursunov	Regar-TadAZ	^[13]
26 January 2018	7 February 2018	MF	Dmitri Khlebosolov	Neman Grodno	^[14]
26 January 2018	7 February 2018	MF	Maksim Terentyev		^[15]
26 January 2018	7 February 2018	MF	Valeriy Kucherov	Veres Rivne	^[14]
6 February 2018		GK	Behrouz Hayriev	Barkchi	^[16]
7 February 2018		MF	Kyrylo Silich	Jonava	^[15]
		DF	Davron Erghashev	Taraz
		DF	Oleksandr Garbar
		MF	Sergey Tikhonovsky	Vitebsk
		MF	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	Persela Lamongan
		MF	Mikalay Zyanko	Slavia Mozyr
		FW	Francis Agbleta

Friendlies

18 January 2018	Istiklol	2–0	Tajikistan U16	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Rakhimov 5' F.Kosimov 87'	Report		Stadium: Central Republican Stadium

5 February 2018	Istiklol	3–2	Khujand	Dushanbe
13:00 (UTC+5)	Vasiev 40' Panjshanbe 66' Boboev 90' Rakhimov Silich Asrorov Nazarov	Report	Ergashev 15' K.Hasanboyev 62' Tukhtasunov	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Erkin Madiboev

18 February 2018	Kokand 1912	2–0	Istiklol	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
(UTC+5)	Pardaev 42' O.Rustamov 80'	Report	Zyanko	Stadium: FC Bunyodkor Academy Referee: Igor Khudoydodov

20 February 2018	Sogdiana Jizzakh	2–0	Istiklol	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
(UTC+5)	S.Norhonov 25' (pen.) T.Shamsutdinov 75' A.Isroilov 77' D.Hasanov	Report	Fatkhuloev 75' Davlatmir 75' Erghashev Vasiev	Stadium: FC Bunyodkor Academy Referee: Sherzod Kasymov

21 February 2018	Oqtepa	3–5	Istiklol	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
(UTC+5)	Solomin 12' S.Safarov 20' S.Hikmatov 44' I.Khakimov 90'	Report	Boboev 27', 29', 66', 80' Juraboev 62' Davlatmir Erghashev

23 February 2018	Qizilqum Zarafshon	1–1	Istiklol	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
(UTC+5)	Zyanko 67'	Report	E.Baidullaev 77'	Stadium: JAR Stadium Referee: Akram Riskullayev

25 February 2018	Surkhan	2–4	Istiklol	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
(UTC+5)	S.Eminov 15', 22' Tadjiyev	Report	Tikhonovsky 2' Baranovskyi 55' Boboev 75' Vasiev 80' Jalilov Nazarov	Referee: Abdurashid Khudaiberdiyev

27 March 2018	Istiklol	2–0	Mahallai-83	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Tursunov 70' (pen.) B.Khairiev 80'	Report		Stadium: Central Republican Stadium

6 July 2018	Istiklol	5–1	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Rakhimov 20' Fatkhuloev 60' Homid Gulomi 75' Boboev 84' Vasiev 89'	Report	Mukhsin Abdugafforov 48'	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium

17 July 2018	Istiklol	2–0	Panjshir	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Vasiev 70', 88'	Report		Stadium: Central Republican Stadium

TFF Cup

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	3	3	0	6	2	+4	9	Advance to Group Stage
2	Istiklol	3	2	1	11	2	+9	6	Advance to Group Stage
3	FC Mahallai-83	3	1	2	1	5	−4	3
4	Kuktosh Rudaki	3	0	3	1	10	−9	0

Updated to match(es) played on 24 January 2018. Source: Group "B" was composed of Istiklol (Dushanbe), Kuktosh (Rudaki), FC-83 (Dushanbe) and CSKA Pamir (Dushanbe).

22 January 2018 1	Istiklol	1–2	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Asrorov 8'	Report	A.Boronov 41' M.Abdugafforov 58'	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

24 January 2018 2	Istiklol	6–0	Kuktosh	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Asrorov 8' Boboev 12', 48' Vasiev 45' (pen.) K.Golami 86' J.Tursunov 90+2' Nazarov Panjshanbe	Report	A.Prince 84'	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Akobir Fazullozoda

26 January 2018 3	Mahallai-83	0–4	Istiklol	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	I.Yurov K.Oduro R.Tilloev B.Asamoah	Report	Asrorov 44' (pen.) Vasiev 61' Jalilov 64' Panjshanbe 84' Tursunov 88' Rakhimov	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Behrouz Murtazoev

Finals Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Regar-TadAZ	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	7	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Istiklol	3	2	0	1	11	2	+9	6	Advance to Semi-finals
3	Vakhsh Qurghonteppa	3	1	1	1	9	2	+7	4
4	Asht	3	0	0	3	0	22	−22	0

Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2017. Source: Istiklol

8 February 2017 1	Istiklol	1–0	Vakhsh Qurghonteppa	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Boboev 51' Vasiev O.Garbar A.Sharipov	Report	K.Uzokov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Abdurashid Murodov

10 February 2018 2	Istiklol	1–2	Regar-TadAZ	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Vasiev 4' A.Sharipov Rakhimov Asrorov	Report	A.Safarov 51' D.Ergashev 68' F.Karaev	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Nekruz Umarov

12 February 2018 3	Istiklol	9–0	Asht	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Ermatov D.Holmatov	Report	Vasiev 32', 52', 70' Boboev 37', 49' O.Garbar 51' Babadjanov 73' Silich 79' J.Sulaimonov 80'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Sayejon Zainiddinov

Knockout phase

14 February 2018 Semi-final	Istiklol	5–1	Panjshir	Dushanbe
11:00 (UTC+5)	Vasiev 24' O.Garbar 62' J.Tursunov 71', 85' Babadjanov 87'	Report	R.Azizov 73' A.Hotham	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Sayvali Turdiyev

16 February 2018 Final	Istiklol	3–1	Regar-TadAZ	Dushanbe
12:00 (UTC+5)	Jalilov 45+2' Vasiev 71' Panjshanbe 75' N.Stošić O.Garbar Erghashev	Report	S.Saidahmad 80' 88' S.Allayev A.Safarov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Behrouz Murtazoev

Competitions

Tajik Supercup

2 March 2018	Istiklol	3–2	Khujand	Hisor
16:00 (UTC+5)	Chakalov 45' (o.g.) Zyanko 60' Babadjanov 107' Nazarov	Report	Chakalov 17' A.Jones 31' Rustamov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: Behrouz Murtazoev Referee: 5,436

Tajik 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
20	16	3	1	36	15	+21	51	7	1	0	15	6	+9	9	2	1	21	9	+12

Last updated: 11 November 2018.
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	H	H	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W
Position	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1

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

Results

10 March 2018 1	Istiklol	1–3	Khatlon	Hisor
16:30 (UTC+5)	N.Rustamov 85' (pen.) F.Boboev	Report	Boboev 10', 37' Tursunov 45' O.Garbar	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Abdurashid Murodov

1 April 2018 3	Istiklol	2–1	Regar-TadAZ	Hisor
19:00 (UTC+5)	Boboev 15' Panjshanbe 31' Fatkhuloev Erghashev Nazarov Jalilov Asrorov	Report	K.Azizov 69' B.Azimov	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Sayojon Zainiddinov

4 April 2018 4	Istiklol	2–0	Kuktosh	Hisor
19:00 (UTC+5)	F.Safarzoda 18' (o.g.) Jalilov 26' Rakhimov Fatkhuloev Panjshanbe	Report	I.Okran M.Sadykov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Nekruz Umarov

14 April 2018 5	Istiklol	1–0	Khujand	Hisor
18:00 (UTC+5)	Vasiev 77' Erghashev 90+4' Juraboev Asrorov Panjshanbe	Report	A.Jones Rustamov F.Khasanboev Ergashev	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Sayojon Zainiddinov

18 April 2018 6	Panjshir	0–0	Istiklol	Kolkhozobod
17:30 (UTC+5)	K.Kholov K.Sheraliev G.Quaye	Report	Fatkhuloev Zyanko	Stadium: Panjshir Uktam Mamatova Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Aburashid Murodov

6 May 2018 2	Istiklol	2–1	Barkchi	Hisor
19:00 (UTC+5)	Fatkhuloev 28' Boboev 55' Panjshanbe Davlatmir	Report	V.Khanonov 65' M.Safarov S.Azimov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Khusrawi Siddiqzod

9 May 2018 7	Istiklol	3–3	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Hisor
18:00 (UTC+5)	Vasiev 64', 90+3' Erghashev 68' C.Tursunov 83' Panjshanbe	Report	S.Gafforov 24' M.Abdugafforov 77' A.Boronov 86'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Sayvali Turdiyev

21 May 2018 9	Istiklol	1–0	Panjshir	Hisor
(UTC+5)	Zyanko 12' Tikhonovsky Rakhimov Fatkhuloev	Report	S.Avgonov H.Holov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Vladimir Domladzhanov

24 May 2018 10	Khujand	4–3	Istiklol	Khujand
17:00 (UTC+5)	Rustamov 26' Tokhirov 28' H.Rasulov 65' D.Bozorov 90' Chakalov	Report	Zyanko 21' Babadjanov 24' Jalilov 35'	Stadium: 20 Years of Independence Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Svetlan Turdiyev

3 June 2018 11	Kuktosh	0–2	Istiklol	Neftyanik
(UTC+5)	I.Okran	Report	Rakhimov 35' Vasiev 38' Panjshanbe	Stadium: Rudaki Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

10 June 2018 8	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	1–2	Istiklol	Hisor
(UTC+5)	S.Solekhov 85' P.Kashkarov S.Kosimov	Report	Nazarov 18' Rakhimov 23' Davlatmir 90+3'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Gulmurody Sadullo

29 July 2018 12	Regar-TadAZ	1–2	Istiklol	Tursunzoda
(UTC+5)	N.Rustamov 16' Asrorov 83' (o.g.) S.Mahamadiev M.Zainiddinov	Report	Vasiev 77' Boboev 87' Asrorov	Stadium: TALCO Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Gulmurody Sadullo

5 August 2018 13	Barkchi	0–1	Istiklol	Hisor
(UTC+5)	D.Yodgorov	Report	Vasiev 31' (pen.) Sulaimonov Asrorov Babadjanov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Sayvali Turdiyev

19 August 2018 14	Khatlon	0–1	Istiklol	Bokhtar
(UTC+5)	P.Akhunov D.Shomurodov A.Barotov K.Uzokov	Report	Fatkhuloev 53' Panjshanbe Sulaimonov	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Sayojon Zainiddinov

26 August 2018 15	Khatlon	1–1	Istiklol	Bokhtar
(UTC+5)	K.Saidov 58' U.Sharipov Rajabov M.Sadykov N.Ibrahimzoda	Report	Vasiev 45' Nazarov 79' (pen.) Abdumominov C.Tursunov Juraboev Babadjanov	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Behrouz Murtazoev

13 September 2018 16	Regar-TadAZ	0–2	Istiklol	Tursunzoda
(UTC+5)	S.Saidammad 89' S.Karimov S.Mahamadiyev R.Khabibulloev A.Bobomurodov	Report	Boboev 42', 49' Panjshanbe Nazarov	Stadium: TALCO Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Sayojon Zainiddinov

18 September 2018 17	Kuktosh	2–3	Istiklol	Neftyanik
(UTC+5)	M.Muzaffarov 15' I.Okran 58' (pen.) F.Safarzoda 88' N.Ibragimov A.Holboev F.Safarzoda	Report	Fatkhuloev 45', 81' (pen.) Juraboev 60' Rakhimov	Stadium: Rudaki Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Gulmurody Sadullo

23 September 2018 18	Istiklol	1–0	Khujand	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	Boboev 66' Panjshanbe Baranovskyi	Report	K.Beknazarov D.Bondar	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Sayojon Zainiddinov

26 September 2018 19	Panjshir	v	Istiklol	Kolkhozobod
(UTC+5)				Stadium: Panjshir Uktam Mamatova
Note: Match postponed due to Tajikistan's participation in the 2018 Bangabandhu Cup.^[17]

3 November 2018 19	Panjshir	0–2	Istiklol	Kolkhozobod
14:00 (UTC+5)	A.Tojiahmedov	Report	Boboev 7', 9' Nazarov Juraboev	Stadium: Panjshir Uktam Mamatova Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Behruz Murtazoev
Note: Match originally scheduled for 26 September 2018

7 November 2018 20	Istiklol	0–1	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Abdumominov Fatkhuloev	Report	S.Gafforov 54' Z.Kholikov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Khusravi Siddikzod

11 November 2018 21	Barkchi	0–2	Istiklol	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	M.Safarov D.Yodgorov	Report	Boboev 83', 88' Rakhimov , K.Zainiddin	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Syedjon Zayniddinov
Note: Match played at the Pamir Stadium in Dushanbe, instead of the Central Stadium in Hisor.^[18]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Istiklol (C)	21	16	3	2	36	16	+20	51	Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
2	Khujand	21	14	4	3	42	20	+22	46
3	Kuktosh	21	9	3	9	31	32	−1	30
4	Regar-TadAZ	21	8	4	9	27	26	+1	28
5	FC Khatlon	21	7	4	10	27	29	−2	25
6	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	21	5	9	7	24	33	−9	24
7	Panjshir	21	4	6	11	16	29	−13	18	Qualification for relegation play-offs
8	Barki Tajik	21	4	1	16	16	34	−18	13	Relegation to Tajik First Division

Source: Fifa
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Tajik Cup

24 July 2018 Round of 16 1st leg	Istiklol	1–1	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Boboev 14' Panjshanbe	Report	A.Boronov 72' S.Jalilov M.Abdugafforov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Nasriddin Azizov

12 August 2018 Round of 16 2nd leg	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	2–5 (3–6 agg.)	Istiklol	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	S.Gafforov 13', 18' F.Kodirov S.Jalilov	Report	Nazarov 15' (pen.) Vasiev 23' Abdumominov 59' Babadjanov 70' Boboev 90+1' Sulaimonov	Stadium: CSKA Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Behrouz Murtazoev

4 September 2018 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Istiklol	4–3	Lokomotiv Pamir	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Boboev 6', 38', 90+4' Fatkhuloev 60' Tursunov N.Stošić	Report	S.Rakhmatov 11' (pen.) R.Soirov 24', 31'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Murod Kurbonov

8 September 2018 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Lokomotiv Pamir	0–6 (3–10 agg.)	Istiklol	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)		Report	Abdumominov 19' Fatkhuloev 28' Juraboev 34' Asrorov 49' Tursunov 62' Vasiev 69', 90'	Stadium: Aviator Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Amirjon Khorkashev

17 October 2018 Semifinal 1st leg	Istiklol	3–1	Dushanbe-83	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	Abdumominov 11' Babadjanov 55' (pen.) Nazarov 85' (pen.) Juraboev Davlatmir	Report	E.Rashidbekov 60' (pen.) K.Avuku B.Abduahadzoda A.Benjamin	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Nasim Khamidov

21 October 2018 Semifinal 2nd leg	Dushanbe-83	3–2 (4–5 agg.)	Istiklol	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	E.Rashidbekov 36' C.Avuku 39' 90+5' Baranovskyi 58' (o.g.) B.Abduahadzoda A.Khamidov	Report	Baranovskyi 49' Abdumominov 90+5' 90+5' Nazarov Tursunov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Abdurashid Murodov

Final

27 October 2018 Final	Istiklol	1–0	Regar-TadAZ	Vahdat
14:00 (UTC+5)	Tursunov 60'	Report	Abdugafforov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Sayojon Zainiddinov

AFC Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Altyn Asyr	6	4	2	0	17	7	+10	14	Inter-zone play-off semi-finals
2	Istiklol	6	4	1	1	10	7	+3	13
3	Ahal	6	2	1	3	8	5	+3	7
4	Alay Osh	6	0	0	6	7	23	−16	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

7 March 2018 1	Istiklol	1–0	Ahal	Hisor, Tajikistan
18:00 (UTC+5)	Annageldyýew 25' (o.g.) Boboev 59' 86'	Report	Annageldyýew 71'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

14 March 2018 2	Altyn Asyr	2–2	Istiklol	Balkanabat, Turkmenistan
16:30 (UTC+5)	A.Annasähedow 34' Ýagşyýew 90' Amanow 90+3'	Report	Fatkhuloev 25' Zyanko 50' Nazarov 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Sport Toplumy Stadium Attendance: 8,600 Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

11 April 2018 3	Istiklol	1–0	Alay Osh	Hisor, Tajikistan
19:00 (UTC+5)	Fatkhuloev 48' (pen.) Juraboev 85' Erghashev 90+4'	Report	U.Riskulov 47' A.Sylla 86' S.Rakhmonov 90+2'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,533 Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

25 April 2018 4	Alay Osh	2–3	Istiklol	Osh, Kyrgyzstan
13:00 (UTC+5)	Riskulov 38' Sylla 76' (pen.) Mahkamov 90+2'	Report	Fatkhuloev 7' (pen.) Jalilov 45' Vasiev 81' 90+2'	Stadium: Suyumbayev Stadion Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

1 May 2018 5	Ahal	0–1	Istiklol	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
18:00 (UTC+5)	Hajyýew 64'	Report	Jalilov 43' Fatkhuloev 52'	Stadium: Ashgabat Stadium Attendance: 18,456 Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

16 May 2018 6	Istiklol	2–3	Altyn Asyr	Hisor, Tajikistan
18:00 (UTC+5)	Jalilov 45+3' Panjshanbe 67' Zyanko 83' Nazarov 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Tursunow 1' Geldiýew 20' Babajanow 45+4' M.Titow 90+7' 90+8'	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Squad statistics

As of match played 11 November 2018

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tajik League		Tajik Cup		Super Cup		AFC Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SRB	Nikola Stošić	33	0	20	0	6	0	1	0	6	0
2	DF	TJK	Siyovush Asrorov	25	1	15+1	0	4	1	1	0	4	0
3	DF	TJK	Tabrezi Davlatmir	19	0	11+1	0	4	0	0+1	0	2	0
5	DF	UKR	Artem Baranovskyi	25	1	12+2	0	3+1	1	1	0	6	0
7	MF	UZB	Jahongir Abdumominov	14	4	8	0	5+1	4	0	0	0	0
11	MF	TJK	Muhammadjon Rakhimov	26	2	10+6	2	4	0	1	0	2+3	0
13	MF	TJK	Nozim Babadjanov	32	4	6+12	1	5+2	2	0+1	1	4+2	0
14	FW	TJK	Sheriddin Boboev	29	16	15+5	12	3+1	4	0+1	0	1+3	0
17	FW	TJK	Dilshod Vasiev	34	11	10+11	6	6+1	4	1	0	1+4	1
18	MF	TJK	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	31	9	18+1	4	5	2	1	0	6	3
19	DF	TJK	Akhtam Nazarov	35	6	19+2	2	7	2	1	0	6	2
20	MF	TJK	Amirbek Juraboev	33	1	19+1	1	7	0	1	0	5	0
23	MF	TJK	Ehson Panjshanbe	24	1	15+1	1	2	0	0	0	4+2	0
27	DF	TJK	Alisher Sharipov	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	TJK	Komron Tursunov	24	4	9+7	2	5+1	2	0+1	0	0+1	0
35	GK	RUS	Rustam Yatimov	3	0	1	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
70	MF	TJK	Shakhrom Sulaimonov	17	0	10	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
Youth team players:
	DF	TJK	Amir Nigmatov	2	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	TJK	Shahbol Rajabov	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	TJK	Khurshedi Zainiddin	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	TJK	Farhod Kosimov	3	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	AFG	Hamid Golami	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from Istiklol on loan:
Players who left Istiklol during the season:
6	DF	TJK	Davron Erghashev	11	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5+1	0
7	MF	BLR	Sergey Tikhonovsky	6	0	2+1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
9	FW	BLR	Mikalay Zyanko	15	5	7+1	2	0	0	1	1	6	2
21	MF	TJK	Romish Jalilov	16	3	9	2	0	0	1	0	6	1
33	DF	UKR	Oleksandr Garbar	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Tajik League	Tajik Cup	Super Cup	AFC Cup	Total
1	FW	14	Sheriddin Boboev	12	4	0	0	16
2	FW	17	Dilshod Vasiev	6	4	0	1	11
3	MF	18	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	4	2	0	3	9
4	DF	19	Akhtam Nazarov	2	2	0	2	6
5	FW	9	Mikalay Zyanko	2	0	1	2	5
6	FW	28	Komron Tursunov	2	2	0	0	4
	MF	13	Nozim Babadjanov	1	2	1	0	4
	MF	7	Jahongir Abdumominov	0	4	0	0	4
9	MF	21	Romish Jalilov	2	0	0	1	3
9			Own goal	1	0	1	1	3
11	MF	11	Muhammadjon Rakhimov	2	0	0	0	2
12	MF	23	Ehson Panjshanbe	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	20	Amirbek Juraboev	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	2	Siyovush Asrorov	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	5	Artem Baranovskyi	0	1	0	0	1
			TOTALS	36	22	3	10	71

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Tajik League		Tajik Cup		Super Cup		AFC Cup		Total
1		GK	Nikola Stošić	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2		DF	Siyovush Asrorov	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
3		DF	Tabrezi Davlatmir	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
5		DF	Artem Baranovskyi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7		MF	Jahongir Abdumominov	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
11		MF	Muhammadjon Rakhimov	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
13		MF	Nozim Babadjanov	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14		FW	Sheriddin Boboev	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1
17		FW	Dilshod Vasiev	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
18		MF	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
19		DF	Akhtam Nazarov	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
20		MF	Amirbek Juraboev	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
23		MF	Ehson Panjshanbe	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
28		FW	Komron Tursunov	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
70		MF	Shakhrom Sulaimonov	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
		DF	Khurshedi Zainiddin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who left Istiklol during the season:
6		DF	Davron Erghashev	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	2
7		MF	Sergey Tikhonovsky	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Mikalay Zyanko	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		MF	Romish Jalilov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
33		DF	Oleksandr Garbar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	50	2	11	1	1	0	9	1	71	4

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External links

FC Istiklol Official Web Site

[Mukhsin_Mukhamadiev_Resigns-1] "Мухсин Мухаммадиев ушел в отставку". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

[Rustam_Yatimov-2] ""Istiklol" returned the young goalkeeper". vk.com/ (in Russian). VK – FC Istiklol. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[Jahongir_Abdumominov-3] "Истиклол подписал узбекского легионера". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[4] "MADURA UNITED CAPAI KESEPAKATAN DENGAN NURIDDIN DAVRONOV". goal.com (in Indonesian). goal.com. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

[5] "Нуриддин Давронов перешел в Мадура Юнайтед". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

[6] "KEJUTAN AKHIR TAHUN, PERSELA REKRUT PEMAIN TERBAIK LIGA TAJIKISTAN 2017". perselafootball.com (in Indonesian). Persela Lamongan. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

[7] "Review Dzhalilov_Manu". facebook.com. Facebook – Sriwijaya F.C. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

[8] "Манучехр Джалилов продолжит карьеру в Индонезии". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[9] "Джахонгир Алиев подписал контракт с Насафом". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[10] "Россиянин Барков вернулся из Таджикистана в нарвский Транс". rus.err.ee (in Russian). err. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[11] "ДАВРОНДЖОН ЭРГАШЕВ — ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С ХУДЖАНДОМ". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[12] "ЛЕТНЕЕ МЕЖСЕЗОНЬЕ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2020: КТО КОГО ПРИОБРЕЛ?". fft.tj/ (in Russian). Football Federation Tajikistan. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[Trialists1-13] "Первые новички в Истиклоле" [The first newcomers to Istiqlol]. fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

[Two_on_Trial-14] "Истиклол просматривает двух игроков". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

[Trialists2-15] "Истиклол продолжает просматривать новичков" [Istiklol continues to view newcomers]. fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

[16] "Курбонали Бобоев перейдет в другой клуб". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

[17] "Матч "Панджшер" – "Истиклол" перенесен на более поздний срок". fc-istiklol.tj. FC Istiklol. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.

[18] "Баркчи – Истиклол: Матч пройдет на Центральном стадионе в Душанбе". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

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