2021 Tajikistan Higher League

Tajikistan Higher League
Season2021
Dates4 April – 5 December
ChampionsIstiklol
AFC Champions LeagueIstiklol
Matches played135
Goals scored368 (2.73 per match)
Top goalscorerManuchekhr Dzhalilov (18)
Biggest home winIstiklol 7–1 Kuktosh
Biggest away winDushanbe-83 0–8 Istiklol
Highest scoringIstiklol 7–1 Kuktosh
Dushanbe-83 0–8 Istiklol
Longest winning runIstiklol (11)
Longest unbeaten runIstiklol (19)
Longest winless runKuktosh Rudaki (10)
Longest losing runFayzkand (5)
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All statistics correct as of 5 December 2021.

The 2021 Ligai Olii Tojikiston (Tajik: 2021 Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон, Russian: 2021 Высшая лига Таджикистана), or 2021 Tajikistan Higher League was the 30th season of Tajikistan Higher League, Tajikistan's top division of association football. The season began on 4 April 2021, and consist of twenty-seven rounds of matches.[1]

Season events

On 5 March, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that the calendar of matches for the 2021 season will be drawn on 12 March.[1]

Teams

On 5 March 2021, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that the season would involve ten teams, with there being 27 matches in three rounds. The teams consist of CSKA Pamir, Dushanbe-83, Fayzkand, Istiklol, Istaravshan, Khatlon, Khujand, Kuktosh and newly promoted Eskhata Khujand, and Ravshan Kulob.[1]


Locations of teams in the 2021 Tajikistan Higher League
Team Location Venue Capacity
CSKA Pamir Dushanbe CSKA Stadium 7,000
Dushanbe-83 Dushanbe
Eskhata Khujand Bistsolagii Istiqloliyati Stadium 20,000
Fayzkand Hulbuk Markazii Kulob Stadium
Istaravshan Istaravshan Istaravshan Sports Complex 20,000
Istiklol Dushanbe Markazii Tojikiston Stadium 24,000
Khatlon Bokhtar Markazii Bokhtar Stadium 10,000
Khujand Khujand Bistsolagii Istiqloliyati Stadium 20,000
Kuktosh Chorgulteppa Rudaki Stadium
Ravshan Kulob Markazii Kulob Stadium

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
CSKA Pamir Tajikistan Alier Ashurmamadov Joma 1xBet
Dushanbe-83 Tajikistan Nazir Rizomov Joma
Eskhata Tajikistan Khamid Karimov Joma Bank Eskhata
Fayzkand Tajikistan Tokhirjon Muminov
Istaravshan Tajikistan Makhmadjon Khabibulloev
Istiklol Tajikistan Vitaliy Levchenko Tajikistan Alisher Dzhalilov Joma Siyoma
Khatlon Tajikistan Asliddin Khabibullaev Joma Formula 55
Khujand Tajikistan Rustam Khojayev Joma Formula 55
Kuktosh Tajikistan Hikmatullo Sharpiov
Ravshan Tajikistan Gairatali Mirakhmedov Tajikistan Hasan Rustamov Joma Hoji Sharif

Foreign players

Each Tajikistan Higher League club is permitted to register a maximum of six foreign players, with four allowed on the pitch at the same time.[2][3]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Former Players
CSKA Pamir Cameroon Luc Mendjana Ghana Idriss Aminu Ghana Ocran Idan Ghana Alex Peprah Turkmenistan Rahat Japarow Uzbekistan Orzubek Buriev Ghana Felix Tette
Ukraine Mykyta Shevtsov
Dushanbe-83 Ghana Collins Aduhene Ghana Agbley Johns Ghana Sodiq Musa Ghana Nerrick Tettey Kyrgyzstan Daniel Tagoe Cameroon Luc Mendjana
Iran Amir Memari Manesh
Moldova Ion Arabadji
Moldova Stanislav Ivanov
Eskhata Uzbekistan Shahzod Abdurakhimov Uzbekistan Akhror Inoyatov Uzbekistan Akobir Turaev
Fayzkand Cameroon Arthur Bougnone Cameroon Joseph Feumba Cameroon Junior Onana Iran Arash Akbari Uzbekistan Dilshodzhon Baratov Uzbekistan Jasur Kurbonov Uzbekistan Anvar Murodov
Istaravshan Uzbekistan Jafar Ismoilov Uzbekistan Shakhzod Mamurzhonov Uzbekistan Khurshid Olimov Uzbekistan Jakhongir Safarov Uzbekistan Shakhzod Shamsiddinov Uzbekistan Akhrorbek Uktamov
Istiklol Bulgaria Petar Patev Japan Ryota Noma Ukraine Oleksiy Larin Ukraine Andriy Mischenko Netherlands Huseyin Dogan
Khatlon Cameroon Tony Bikatal Cameroon Jen Gaten Ghana Asomini Ebenezer Ghana Kuaye Godson
Khujand Estonia Aleksei Matrossov Russia Artem Serdyuk Uzbekistan Firdavs Abdusalimov Uzbekistan Olim Karimov Uzbekistan Samandar Ochilov Kazakhstan Maksim Grek
Kuktosh Cameroon Olivier Mbom Ivory Coast Ya Saturnin-Hermann Uzbekistan Alizhon Alizhonov Uzbekistan Asadbek Islomov Uzbekistan Sukhrob Rakhmonov Uzbekistan Bunyod Shodiev Uzbekistan Nodirbek Ibragimov Uzbekistan Mukhiddin Odilov
Ravshan Ghana Benjamin Asamoah Ghana Kingsley Osei Effah Ghana Obed Owusu Russia Musa Ibragimov Uzbekistan Mukhriddin Akhmedov Uzbekistan Nodirbek Ibragimov
Uzbekistan Anvar Murodov
Uzbekistan Bunyod Shodiev

In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
CSKA Pamir Ukraine Serhiy Zhytskyi Pre-Season Tajikistan Alier Ashurmamadov
Istaravshan Tajikistan Alier Ashurmamadov Tajikistan Makhmadjon Khabibulloev
Khujand Tajikistan Khakim Fuzailov Tajikistan Rustam Khojayev
Kuktosh Tajikistan Makhmadjon Khabibulloev Tajikistan Hikmatullo Sharpiov

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Istiklol (C) 27 21 5 1 78 9 +69 68 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Khujand 27 17 4 6 52 26 +26 55 Qualification for AFC Cup play off round
3 CSKA Pamir 27 12 8 7 37 29 +8 44
4 Istaravshan 27 12 6 9 30 25 +5 42
5 Khatlon 27 10 6 11 30 33 −3 36
6 Eskhata 27 9 3 15 33 49 −16 30
7 Ravshan 27 7 8 12 27 35 −8 29
8 Fayzkand 27 8 5 14 20 37 −17 29
9 Kuktosh (R) 27 7 5 15 38 58 −20 26 Relegation to Tajik First Division
10 Dushanbe-83 (R) 27 4 6 17 23 67 −44 18
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; (R) Relegated

Fixtures and results

Rounds 1–18

Home \ Away CPD D83 ESK FAY ISA IST KHA KJD KUK RAV
CSKA Pamir 3–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 3–3
Dushanbe-83 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–2
Eskhata 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–3 0–2 1–1 3–2 3–1 1–1
Fayzkand 1–0 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–4 1–2 0–2 3–1 0–0
Istaravshan 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–3 2–2 1–0
Istiklol 1–0 5–0 5–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 7–1 3–0
Khatlon 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–6 1–1 2–0 0–1
Khujand 2–0 4–1 5–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 4–0 0–0
Kuktosh 3–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–3 1–3 1–2
Ravshan 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Rounds 19–27

Home \ Away CPD D83 ESK FAY ISA IST KHA KJD KUK RAV
CSKA Pamir 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–0
Dushanbe-83 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–8
Eskhata 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–3 1–0
Fayzkand 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–0
Istaravshan 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–0
Istiklol 3–1 5–0 1–0 0–0 2–0
Khatlon 3–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–1
Khujand 5–0 2–1 2–1 4–2 3–1
Kuktosh 3–1 5–0 2–1 1–2
Ravshan 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–3
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

By match played

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
CSKA PamirLLLWDLDLDLDWDWDWWWWWWWWLDDW
Dushanbe-83LLWLWDDDLLDLWDDLLWLLLLLLLLL
EskhataDWDLLWLWWWLLWLWDLLLWLLLLLLW
FayzkandWDWDLLLDWLDLLLLWDLLLWLWLWLW
IstaravshanWLWDWLDLDWDWLWWLDLWLLWWLWDW
IstiklolDWLWWWWWDWDWDWWWWWWWWDWWWWW
KhatlonDDLLDWWWLWDDLLLWLWWLWLLWDWL
KhujandWDWLWWWLDLWWWWDLWLWWWDWWWWL
KuktoshDWLWLDLWLLDDLLLLDLLWLWLWLWL
RavshanLDDWLLDLWWDLWDDDDWLLLWLWLLL
Source:
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of end of season[5]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Tajikistan Manuchekhr Dzhalilov Istiklol 18
2 Tajikistan Rustam Soirov Istiklol 15
3 Tajikistan Dilshod Bozorov Khujand 13
Tajikistan Ilhomjon Barotov Istaravshan
5 Tajikistan Alisher Dzhalilov Istiklol 12
6 Russia Artyom Serdyuk Khujand 11
7 Tajikistan Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev CSKA Pamir Dushanbe 9
Uzbekistan Akobir Turaev Eskhata
Tajikistan Abdukhalil Boronov Fayzkand
Tajikistan Nuriddin Khamrokulov Khatlon
Uzbekistan Amirjon Safarov Kuktosh

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Tajikistan Abdukhalil Boronov Fayzkand Kuktosh 3–1 (H) 16 April 2021 [6]
Russia Artyom Serdyuk Khujand Istaravshan 2–3 (A) 6 May 2021 [7]
Tajikistan Rustam Soirov Istiklol Eskhata 5–1 (H) 4 July 2021 [8]
Tajikistan Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev4 CSKA Pamir Dushanbe Dushanbe-83 4–0 (H) 25 September 2021 [9]
Tajikistan Manuchekhr Dzhalilov4 Istiklol Dushanbe-83 0–8 (A) 21 November 2021 [10]
Tajikistan Rustam Soirov Istiklol Dushanbe-83 0–8 (A) 21 November 2021 [10]
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

As of matches played 4 July 2021.
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Tajikistan Azimjon Karaev Fayzkand 4
Tajikistan Kurbonali Boboev Istaravshan
Estonia Aleksei Matrossov Khujand
4 Tajikistan Rustam Yatimov Istiklol 3
Tajikistan Rustam Rizoev Ravshan
6 Ghana Kuaye Godson Khatlon 2
7 Ghana Alex Peprah CSKA Pamir Dushanbe 1
Tajikistan Faromurz Saidov Dushanbe-83
Uzbekistan Shakhzod Shamsiddinov Istaravshan
Tajikistan Mukhriddin Khasanov Istiklol
Tajikistan Shokhrukh Kirgizboev Kuktosh

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month References
Manager Club Player Club
April Tajikistan Azizbek Sultonov Kuktosh Tajikistan Tokhirjon Muminov Fayzkand [11]
May Tajikistan Tohirjon Tagoyzoda Khatlon Tajikistan Asliddin Khabibullaev Khatlon [12]

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