2017 FC Istiklol season

FC Istiklol

2017 season
President	Shohruh Saidov
Manager	Mukhsin Mukhamadiev
Stadium	Republican Stadium
Tajik League	1st
Tajik Cup	Runners-up
Tajik Supercup	Runners-up
AFC Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Dilshod Vasiev (16) All: Manuchekhr Dzhalilov (25)
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The FC Istiklol 2017 season was Istiklol's ninth Tajik League season. They went into the season as defending Champions in the Tajik League, Tajik Cup and Tajik Supercup having completed a Domestic Treble during the 2016 season. They finished the season Tajik League Champions, and runners up in the Tajik Cup, Tajik Supercup and the AFC Cup.

Squad

As of match played 2 December 2017

No.	Name	Nationality	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 23)	Železničar Beograd	2013		91	0
35	Kurban Boboev		GK	(1987-08-03)3 August 1987 (aged 30)	Istaravshan	2015		20	0
Defenders
2	Siyovush Asrorov		DF	(1992-07-21)21 July 1992 (aged 25)	Khujand	2013		104	10
3	Tabrezi Davlatmir		DF	(1998-06-06)6 June 1998 (aged 19)	Youth Team	2016		22	0
5	Artem Baranovskyi		DF	(1990-03-17)17 March 1990 (aged 27)	Olimpik Donetsk	2017		28	1
6	Oybek Abdugafforov		DF	(1995-03-30)30 March 1995 (aged 22)	Khosilot Farkhor	2017		7	1
19	Akhtam Nazarov		DF	(1992-09-29)29 September 1992 (aged 25)	Energetik Dushanbe	2013		125	12
27	Oleksandr Stetsenko		DF	(1990-03-02)2 March 1990 (aged 27)	Sumy	2017		17	0
Midfielders
4	David Mawutor		MF	(1992-04-12)12 April 1992 (aged 25)		2016		66	13
7	Farhod Kosimov		MF	(2000-09-18)18 September 2000 (aged 17)	Trainee	2018		6	0
8	Nuriddin Davronov		MF	(1991-01-16)16 January 1991 (aged 26)	Dunav Ruse	2017
11	Muhammadjon Rakhimov		MF	(1998-10-15)15 October 1998 (aged 19)	Khosilot Farkhor	2017		13	1
18	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev		MF	(1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 27)	Dynamo Dushanbe	2008
20	Amirbek Juraboev		MF	(1996-04-13)13 April 1996 (aged 21)	Barki Tajik	2016		49	4
21	Romish Jalilov		MF	(1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 22)	Youth Team	2012
23	Ehson Panjshanbe		MF	(1999-05-12)12 May 1999 (aged 18)	Youth Team	2016		28	3
70	Shakhrom Sulaimonov		MF	(1997-06-27)27 June 1997 (aged 20)	loan from Utenis Utena	2017		0	0
Forwards
9	Jahongir Aliev		FW	(1996-07-14)14 July 1996 (aged 21)	Khujand	2016		51	14
10	Dmitry Barkov		FW	(1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 25)	Narva Trans	2017		32	9
14	Khomid Golami		FW		Youth Team	2017		6	1
17	Dilshod Vasiev		FW	(1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 29)	Energetik Dushanbe	2009
63	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov		FW	(1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 27)	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	2015		91	86
Out on loan
12	Amirdzhon Safarov		FW	(1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 22)	Youth Team	2015		6	1
22	Sheriddin Boboev		FW	(1999-04-21)21 April 1999 (aged 18)	Youth Team	2015		9	4
24	Oyatullo Safarov		MF	(2000-12-19)19 December 2000 (aged 16)	Youth Team	2016		3	0
	Ziёvuddin Fuzaylov		DF	(2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 17)	Youth Team	2015		21	5
	Arthur Shabrin		MF		Youth Team	2017		0	0
Left during the season
7	Farkhod Vosiyev		DF	(1990-04-14)14 April 1990 (aged 27)	Orenburg	2017		8	1
14	Faridoon Sharipov		MF	(1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 23)	Regar-TadAZ	2016		36	2
16	Rustam Yatimov		GK	(1998-07-13)13 July 1998 (aged 19)		2017 [1]	2021 [1]	0	0
26	Sokhib Suvonkulov		DF	(1988-09-15)15 September 1988 (aged 29)	Vakhsh Qurghonteppa	2009
56	Alisher Safarov		DF	(1998-06-24)24 June 1998 (aged 19)	Youth Team	2014		9	0
62	Jahongir Ergashev		FW	(1994-03-06)6 March 1994 (aged 23)	Dynamo Brest	2017		7	1

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 12 FW   TJK Amirdzhon Safarov(at Barki Tajik) 22 FW   TJK Sheriddin Boboev (at Barki Tajik) 24 MF   TJK Oyatullo Safarov(at Barki Tajik)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   TJK Ziёvuddin Fuzaylov(at Barki Tajik) — MF   TJK Arthur Shabrin(at Barki Tajik)

Transfers

Winter

In: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 5 DF   UKR Artem Baranovskyi (from Olimpik Donetsk) [2] 7 DF   TJK Farkhod Vosiyev (loan from Orenburg) [3] 8 MF   TJK Nuriddin Davronov (loan from Dunav Ruse) [4] [5] 10 FW   RUS Dmitry Barkov (from Narva Trans) [2] 16 GK   RUS Rustam Yatimov [1] 21 MF   TJK Romish Jalilov (loan return from Regar-TadAZ) [6] 26 DF   TJK Sokhib Suvonkulov (loan return from Barki Tajik) 62 FW   TJK Jahongir Ergashev (from Dinamo Brest) [7]

Out: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 13 MF   TJK Nozim Babadjanov (to Bahrain SC) [8] 15 DF   UKR Petro Kovalchuk (to Club Green Streets) [9] [10] 12 FW   TJK Amirdzhon Safarov(loan to Barki Tajik) [11] 22 FW   TJK Sheriddin Boboev (loan to Barki Tajik) [11] 24 MF   TJK Oyatullo Safarov(loan to Barki Tajik) [11] — MF   TJK Arthur Shabrin(loan to Barki Tajik) [11] — GK   TJK Emomali Soniev — DF   TJK Ziёvuddin Fuzaylov(loan to Barki Tajik) — FW   TJK Suhrob Jalilov

Trialists: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 — DF   EST Aleksandr Kulinitš [12] — DF   UKR Artem Baranovskyi [13] — MF   SRB Risto Ristović [13] — FW   RUS Dmitry Barkov [12] — FW   UKR Yuriy Vereshchak

Summer

In: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 6 DF   TJK Oybek Abdugafforov (from Khosilot Farkhor) [14] 8 MF   TJK Nuriddin Davronov (from Dunav Ruse, previously on loan) [15] 11 MF   TJK Muhammadjon Rakhimov (from Khosilot Farkhor) [14] 27 DF   UKR Oleksandr Stetsenko (from Sumy) [14] 70 MF   TJK Shakhrom Sulaimonov (loan from Utenis Utena) [14]

Out: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 7 DF   TJK Farkhod Vosiyev (loan return to Orenburg) [15] 8 MF   TJK Nuriddin Davronov (loan return to Dunav Ruse) [15] 14 MF   TJK Faridoon Sharipov (to Barki Tajik) [15] 16 GK   RUS Rustam Yatimov [15] [16] 26 DF   TJK Sokhib Suvonkulov (to Vakhsh Qurghonteppa) [15] 56 DF   TJK Alisher Safarov [15] 62 FW   TJK Jahongir Ergashev (to Khujand) [17] [18]

Trialists: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 — DF   UKR Oleksandr Stetsenko [19]

Friendlies

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

10 January 2017	Istiklol	4–1	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
13:00 (UTC+5)	Barkov 14', 22' A.Kulinitš 73' Jalilov 85'	Report	N.Zokirov 83'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Erkin Madiboev

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

13 January 2017	Istiklol	5–1	Regar-TadAZ	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	Fatkhuloev 18' Dzhalilov 45+1' Asrorov 68' Jalilov 78' Y.Vereshchak 89'	Report	D.Tuhtasunov 83'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Khusrawi Siddikzod

Istiklol v Khosilot Farkhor

15 January 2017	Istiklol	3–2	Khosilot Farkhor	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov 34' Barkov 50' Aliev 62'	Report	S.Gafforov 7' K.Azizov 83' S.Safarali	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

Istiklol v Inter Baku

19 January 2017	Istiklol	1–2	Inter Baku	Antalya, Turkey
20:00 (UTC+5)	Fatkhuloev 54' D.Vasiev	Report	Seyidov 56' Fardjad-Azad 77' Scarlatache	Stadium: The Sense Deluxe Hotel Referee: Vladimir Akodis (Ukraine)

Istiklol v Kaisar

23 January 2017	Istiklol	1–3	Kaisar	Antalya, Turkey
18:00 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov 21' Fatkhuloev  65' Suvonkulov Mawutor Jalilov	Report	Nikolić 24' (pen.) Baizhanov 32' A.Zhakhayev 64' E.Seytxanov	Stadium: The Sense Deluxe Hotel Referee: Ravan Hamzazade (Azerbaijan)

Istiklol v Pandurii Târgu Jiu

26 January 2017	Istiklol	0–1	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	Antalya, Turkey
19:00 (UTC+5)		Report	Firțulescu 33'	Stadium: The Sense Deluxe Hotel Referee: Yasin Duran (Turkey)

Istiklol v Yenisey Krasnoyarsk

30 January 2017	Istiklol	0–2	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	Antalya, Turkey
20:00 (UTC+5)	Ristović Nazarov Mawutor  84'	Report	Sarkisov 24' Kozlov 78' Komkov	Stadium: The Sense Deluxe Hotel Referee: Arthur Tavakalyan

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

12 February 2017	Istiklol	4–0	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	Suvonkulov 2' Fatkhuloev 29' Barkov 41' D.Vasiev 85'	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Sayod Zayniddinov

Istiklol v Barki Tajik

28 March 2017	Istiklol	3–1	Barki Tajik	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	Mawutor 36' Barkov 38' T.Dzhuraev 50'	Report	Boboev 43'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 80 Referee: Sayodzhon Zayniddinov

Istiklol v Khujand

22 July 2017	Istiklol	1–1	Khujand	Guliston
18:15 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov 5' Nazarov	Report	K.Beknazarov 50' Ergashev	Stadium: National Bank of the Republic of Tatarstan Referee: Hurshed Dadaboev

Neftchi Fargʻona v Istiklol

25 July 2017	Neftchi Fargʻona	2–1	Istiklol	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
(UTC+5)	Khakimov 53' M.Mamazulumov 63'	Report	Vasiev 73' (pen.) Barkov	Stadium: Dustlik Stadium Referee: Akobir Shukrullayev

Mash'al Mubarek v Istiklol

27 July 2017	Mash'al Mubarek	1–1	Istiklol	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 (UTC+5)	N.Pavlenko 57'	Report	Dzhalilov 9' Nazarov Fatkhuloev Suvonkulov	Stadium: Transport Institute Stadium Referee: Sherzod Kasymov

Metallurg Bekabad v Istiklol

29 July 2017	Metallurg Bekabad	1–1	Istiklol	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
(UTC+5)	I.Iskhokjonov 15' S.Kadyrkulov A.Ziyavuddinov	Report	Vasiev 90' Fatkhuloev	Stadium: Dustlik Stadium Attendance: 80 Referee: Ahrol Riskullaev

Istiklol v Kuktosh

4 September 2017	Istiklol	v	Kuktosh	Hisor
17:00 (UTC+5)				Stadium: Central Stadium

TFF Cup

Main article: TFF Cup

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Khosilot Farkhor	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	9	Advance to Group Stage
2	Khayr Vahdat	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6
3	Istiklol	3	1	0	2	3	11	−8	3
4	Barki Tajik	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2017. Source: Istiklol

Istiklol v Barki Tajik

26 January 20171	Istiklol	1–2	Barki Tajik	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	S.Bobo 9' H.Safarali 61'	Summary	V.Khotamov 88'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Abdulrahim Boboev

Istiklol v Khosilot Farkhor

28 January 20172	Istiklol	0–7	Khosilot Farkhor	Dushanbe
12:30 (UTC+5)	M.Khodzhaev M.Abdakov	Summary	Sa.Gafforov 27' A.Jones 43' Abdugafforov 47' A.Khodzhibaev 53' Sh.Gafforov 62', 75' (pen.) I.Bahrom 86' Rabimov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Sayëdzhon Zayniddinov

Istiklol v Khayr Vahdat

30 January 20173	Istiklol	1–3	Khayr Vahdat	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	F.Qosimov 87' S.Djamolov Z.Muzaffarov	Summary	U.Azizov 41' M.Parpiev 47' M.Muzaffarov 73' D.Tugonshoev S.Hotham	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Akobir Fayzullozoda

Finals Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Istiklol	3	3	0	0	29	3	+26	9	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Regar-TadAZ	3	2	0	1	13	6	+7	6
3	Khulbuk	3	1	0	2	8	20	−12	3
4	Asht	3	0	0	3	7	28	−21	0

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

Istiklol v Khulbuk

14 February 20171	Istiklol	11–0	Khulbuk	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	Fatkhuloev 22', 45+1' Ergashev 27', 44' Aliev 28' Barkov 34' Davronov 62' Jalilov 80' D.Vasiev 89', 90+2' Sharipov 90+1' M.Hassan	Summary	N.Sohibnazar D.Shomadov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Abdurashid Murodov

Istiklol v Asht

16 February 20172	Istiklol	14–1	Asht	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	Jalilov 1', 45+1' D.Vasiev 9', 13', 27', 41', 44', 49' Ergashev 45', 57', 90' Barkov 58', 87' Fatkhuloev 67' Davlatmir	Summary	Suvonkulov 25' (o.g.) D.Abdulloev	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Gulmurod Sadullo

Regar-TadAZ v Istiklol

18 February 20173	Regar-TadAZ	2–4	Istiklol	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	Aliev 21', 30' Fatkhuloev 48' D.Vasiev 75' (pen.) Panjshanbe	Summary	E.Khotimsky 24' D.Bozorov 41' (pen.) D.Ergashev F.Garayev	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Khusrawi Siddikzod

Knockout phase

Istiklol v Ravshan Kulob

22 February 2017Semi-final	Istiklol	3–0	Ravshan Kulob	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Pamir Stadium

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

24 February 2017Final	Istiklol	2–1	Regar-TadAZ	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	Davronov  20' Asrorov  31' D.Vasiev 67', 89'	Summary	A.Toshev  62' A.Sharipov  64'90+3' B.Choriyev  67'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Saivali Turdiev

Competitions

Tajik Supercup

Main article: 2017 Tajik Super Cup

Istiklol v Khosilot Farkhor

4 March 2017	Istiklol	1–2	Khosilot Farkhor	Hisor
14:00 (UTC+5)	Barkov 87' Baranovskyi	Summary	K.Azizov 8' A.Jones 29' S.Muso A.Rakhmonov G.Akuffo Rabimov Abdugafforov Rustamov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Hurshed Dadaboev

Tajik League

Main article: 2017 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
21	17	4	0	64	10	+54	55	10	2	0	35	9	+26	7	2	0	29	1	+28

Last updated: 27 November 2017.
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	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W
Position	1	3	2	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 Barki Tajik

8 March 20171	Istiklol	6–0	Barki Tajik	Dushanbe
18:30 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov 9', 29', 43' Barkov 20', 84' Aliev 44' Jalilov	Report		Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Khusrawi Siddikzod

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

18 March 20173 [20]	Istiklol	0–0	Regar-TadAZ	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	Fatkhuloev	Report	A.Toshev A.Sharipov B.Choriyev S.Amrohon	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

Istiklol v Khosilot Farkhor

10 April 20175	Istiklol	8–2	Khosilot Farkhor	Dushanbe
18:30 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov 11' (pen.), 34', 49', 52' Davronov 12' Nazarov 39' Aliev 53' D.Vasiev 56' Asrorov  78' Jalilov Mawutor Panjshanbe	Report	A.Jones 19' S.Gaforov 80' 20'  88' S.Karimov	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Behrouz Murtazoev

Istiklol v Panjshir

14 April 20176	Istiklol	2–1	Panjshir	Dushanbe
18:30 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov 20' (pen.) Barkov 66' K.Boboev	Report	B.Niyozov 57' R.Azizov	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Sayvali Turdiyev

Istiklol v Vakhsh Qurghonteppa

23 April 20177 [21]	Istiklol	2–0	Vakhsh Qurghonteppa	Dushanbe
18:30 (UTC+5)	Fatkhuloev 9' Ergashev 26' Davlatmir	Report	B.Kholikov	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Behrouz Murtazoev

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

27 April 20172	Istiklol	3–0	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
16:30 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov 31', 60' (pen.) D.Vasiev 90+3' Davronov Amirbek	Report		Stadium: FFT Academy Attendance: 300 Referee: Khusrawi Siddikzod

Khujand v Istiklol

8 May 20174	Khujand	1–2	Istiklol	Khujand
16:30 (UTC+5)	Ahmadov 83' D.Bozorov	Report	Baranovskyi 13' F.Vosiyev 68' Mawutor	Stadium: 20 Years of Independence Stadium Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Saivali Turdiev

Khosilot Farkhor v Istiklol

12 May 201710	Khosilot Farkhor	0–0	Istiklol	Farkhar
16:30 (UTC+5)	Rakhimov S.Karimov J.Muminov	Report	Fatkhuloev Panjshanbe	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Behrouz Murtazoev

Istiklol v Khujand

25 May 201711	Istiklol	3–0	Khujand	Dushanbe
20:00 (UTC+5)	Jalilov 10' Barkov 49' S.Khakimov 59' (o.g.) Davlatmir Dzhalilov	Report	R.Domlodzhonov Tukhtasunov  76'	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Khusrawi Siddikzod

Regar-TadAZ v Istiklol

18 June 201712 [20]	Regar-TadAZ	1–1	Istiklol	Tursunzoda
18:00 (UTC+5)	F.Rakhmatov 23' B.Choriyev A.Ravshanov	Report	Fatkhuloev 45'	Stadium: TALCO Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Behrouz Murtazoev

Panjshir v Istiklol

21 June 20179	Panjshir	1– 6	Istiklol	Kolkhozobod
(UTC+5)	A.Boron 75' (pen.) S.Nabotov A.Todzhiahmedov A.Salimov	Report	Fatkhuloev 15' D.Vasiev 18', 37' Mawutor 27' Aliev 38' Nazarov 52'	Stadium: Panjshir Uktam Mamatova Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Khusrawi Sidddikzod

CSKA Pamir Dushanbe v Istiklol

25 June 201713	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	0–4	Istiklol	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	I.Habibulloev M.Inocente K.Mirzohon	Report	Vasiev 13' (pen.) Fatkhuloev 41' Dzhalilov 69', 90+2' Suvonkulov Mawutor	Stadium: CSKA Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Sayodzhon Zayniddinov

Vakhsh Qurghonteppa v Istiklol

29 June 2017 [22] 8 [21]	Vakhsh Qurghonteppa	1–5	Istiklol	Qurghonteppa
(UTC+5)	Davlatmir 77' (o.g.) A. Murodov	Report	H.Beknazarov 44' (o.g.) Juraboev 66' Panjshanbe 72' Dzhalilov 75' Vasiev 84'	Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadium Referee: Abdurashid Murodov

Istiklol v Barki Tajik

30 July 201714	Istiklol	–	Barki Tajik	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)				Stadium: Central Republican Stadium

Istiklol v Vakhsh Qurghonteppa

3 August 201715	Istiklol	1–0	Vakhsh Qurghonteppa	Hisor
20:00 (UTC+5)	Barkov 52' Stetsenko	Report	H.Rustamov A.Barotov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sayojon Zainiddinov

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

14 August 201716	Istiklol	2–0	Regar-TadAZ	Hisor
(UTC+5)	Vasiev 82' Dzhalilov 85' Mawutor	Report	A.Jones F.Karaev J.Tursunov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Behrouz Murtazoev

Khosilot Farkhor v Istiklol

19 August 201717	Khosilot Farkhor	–	Istiklol	Farkhar
17:30 (UTC+5)				Stadium: Central Stadium

Istiklol v Khujand

23 August 201718	Istiklol	–	Khujand	Hisor
17:30 (UTC+5)				Stadium: Central Stadium

Istiklol v Panjshir

18 September 201719	Istiklol	5–0	Panjshir	Hisor
19:00 (UTC+5)	Fatkhuloev 37', 90' Davronov 45' (pen.) Vasiev 47' Aliev 85' Rakhimov Davlatmir	Report	S.Khudoinazarov R.Azizov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Abdurashid Murodov

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

23 September 201720	Istiklol	–	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Hisor
16:00 (UTC+5)				Stadium: Central Stadium

Barki Tajik v Istiklol

21 October 201721	Barki Tajik	–	Istiklol	Dushanbe
15:30 (UTC+5)				Stadium: Central Republican Stadium

Istiklol v Khujand

25 October 201718	Istiklol	5–4	Khujand	Hisor
18:00 (UTC+5)	K.Beknazarov 19' (o.g.) K.Golami 21' Vasiev 34', 53' Dzhalilov 88' Davlatmir Panjshanbe	Report	Tukhtasunov 41', 77' Ahmadov 64' A.Khodjiboev 81' S.Rajamatov D.Dadaboev	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Abdurashid Murodov
Note: Match re-arranged from 23 August 2017. [23]

Istiklol v Barki Tajik

19 November 201714	Istiklol	2–2	Barki Tajik	Hisor
14:00 (UTC+5)	Vasiev 12' (pen.) Fatkhuloev 37' Abdugafforov Rakhimov Mawutor	Report	Boboev 79' S.Samiev 88'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Gulmurody Sadullo

Barki Tajik v Istiklol

23 November 201721	Barki Tajik	0–2	Istiklol	Hisor
14:00 (UTC+5)	B.Khairiev  67' K.Maliev  67' S.Asimov M.Parpiev	Report	Vasiev 66', 74' Abdugafforov Panjshanbe Asrorov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Abdurashid Murodov

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

25 November 201720	Istiklol	2–0	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Asrorov 60' Nazarov 87' Stetsenko Panjshanbe	Report	S.Kosimov S.Bilolov Chakalov	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Khurshed Dadaboev

Khosilot Farkhor v Istiklol

27 November 201717	Khosilot Farkhor	1–3	Istiklol	Farkhar
14:00 (UTC+5)	Vasiev 36', 50', 69' Barkov	Report	K.Azizov 90+1' 90+1'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Sayvali Turdiev

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Istiklol (C)	21	17	4	0	64	14	+50	55	2018 AFC Cup
2	Khujand	21	11	4	6	44	22	+22	37
3	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	21	8	10	3	19	13	+6	34
4	Regar-TadAZ	21	6	6	9	22	23	−1	24
5	Barki Tajik	21	6	6	9	20	27	−7	24
6	Vakhsh Qurghonteppa	21	5	7	9	17	28	−11	22
7	Panjshir	21	5	4	12	25	48	−23	19	Qualification for relegation play-offs
8	Khosilot Farkhor (R)	21	4	3	14	17	55	−38	15	Relegation to Tajik First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2017. Source: Fifa
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Tajik Cup

Main article: 2017 Tajik Cup

Istiklol v Eshata

9 August 2017Quarter Final 1st leg	Istiklol	6–0	Eshata	Hisor
20:00 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov 7', 44' Asrorov 9' Jalilov 41' Fatkhuloev 80' Vasiev 90+1' Stetsenko	Report		Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Sayvali Turdiyev

Eshata v Istiklol

20 September 2017Quarter Final 2nd leg	Eshata	2–6 (2–12 agg.)	Istiklol	Dushanbe
19:00 (UTC+5)	S.Mirzoev 6', 69'	Report	Juraboev 8', 48' Dzhalilov 18' (pen.) Abdugafforov 26' Rakhimov 35' 86' Panjshanbe 45' Stetsenko Davronov Jalilov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Gulmurody Sadullo

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

17 November 2017Semi Final 1st leg	Istiklol	1–0	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Hisor
15:00 (UTC+5)	Vasiev 15' (pen.) Stetsenko	Report	J.Mirzohon I.Khabibulloev	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Behrouz Murtazoev

CSKA Pamir Dushanbe v Istiklol

21 November 2017Semi Final 2nd leg	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	3–2 (3 – 3 (a) agg.)	Istiklol	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	K. Mirzonajot 41' S.Kosimov 44' Chakalov 68'	Report	Vasiev 6', 83' Baranovskyi   73' N.Stošić Stetsenko	Stadium: CSKA Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

Final

Khujand v Istiklol

2 December 2017	Khujand	2–0	Istiklol	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Ahmadov 41' H.Rasulov 56' D.Karimov	Report	Panjshanbe  90+6' Jalilov	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Sayojon Zainiddinov

AFC Cup

Main article: 2017 AFC Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2017 AFC Cup group stage § Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Istiklol	6	5	1	0	15	4	+11	16	Inter-zone play-off semi-finals
2	Altyn Asyr	6	4	1	1	12	4	+8	13
3	Dordoi	6	1	0	5	6	16	−10	3 [a]
4	Alay Osh	6	1	0	5	9	18	−9	3 [a]

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

1. Head-to-head results: Dordoi 1–0 Alay Osh, Alay Osh 5–4 Dordoi (Dordoi won on away goals).

Istiklol v Dordoi Bishkek

14 March 20171	Istiklol	2–0	Dordoi Bishkek	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:30 (UTC+5)	Mawutor 17' 32' Aliev 22'	Report	J.u.Kayrat  12' T.u.Baktay  50'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi (UAE)

Altyn Asyr v Istiklol

4 April 20172	Altyn Asyr	1–1	Istiklol	Balkanabat, Turkmenistan
17:00 (UTC+5)	Annadurdyýew 49' 80' Annaorazow  56'	Report	Jalilov  22'  90+2' Aliev 31' Juraboev  77'	Stadium: Sport toplumy [24] Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

Istiklol v Alay Osh

18 April 20173	Istiklol	3–1	Alay Osh	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
19:00 (UTC+5)	Barkov  39' Davronov 45+1' (pen.) Mawutor 68' Aliev  79' D.Vasiev 89'	Report	Mamatov  25' Mahkamov  44' A.Sylla 59' Sidibé  86'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Alay Osh v Istiklol

3 May 20174	Alay Osh	1–4	Istiklol	Osh, Kyrgyzstan
16:00 (UTC+5)	U.Tokhtasin  85' Abdurakhmanov 88'	Report	Dzhalilov 32', 39' D.Vasiev 78' (pen.), 82' Juraboev  90'	Stadium: Suyumbayev Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

Dordoi Bishkek v Istiklol

17 May 20175	Dordoi Bishkek	1–4	Istiklol	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
18:00 (UTC+5)	Z.Soulemana 50' A.Otkeev  59' Kozubaev  82'	Report	Dzhalilov 7', 46', 75' I.Potapov 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok (Hong Kong)

Istiklol v Altyn Asyr

31 May 20176	Istiklol	1–0	Altyn Asyr	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:00 (UTC+5)	Nazarov  14' Fatkhuloev  82' Aliev  90+1' Vasiev 90+2'	Report	R.Hojaýew  13' Annaorazow  53'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2017 AFC Cup knockout stage

Istiklol v Ceres–Negros

22 August 2017Inter-Zone Play-Off Semi-Final 1st leg	Istiklol	4–0	Ceres–Negros	Hisor, Tajikistan
19:00 (UTC+5)	Juraboev  13' Mawutor  21' Nazarov 25' (pen.) 60' Jalilov 45' Dzhalilov 67', 88'	Report	Schröck  72' Bienve  86'	Stadium: Hisor Central Stadium Attendance: 13,800 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Ceres–Negros v Istiklol

12 September 2017Inter-Zone Play-Off Semi-Final 2nd leg	Ceres–Negros	1–1 (1–5 agg.)	Istiklol	Bacolod, Philippines
16:30 (UTC+5)	Ingreso  4' Súper 34' Bienve  85'	Report	Juraboev  12' Mawutor  24' Fatkhuloev  25' Barkov 45+2' 85' Baranovskyi  69'	Stadium: Panaad Park and Stadium Attendance: 4,752 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Istiklol v Bengaluru

27 September 2017Inter-zone play-off final 1st leg	Istiklol	1–0	Bengaluru	Hisor, Tajikistan
19:00 (UTC+5)	Barkov 27' Davronov  73'	Report		Stadium: Hisor Central Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Bengaluru v Istiklol

18 October 2017Inter-zone play-off final 2nd leg	Bengaluru	2–2 (2–3 agg.)	Istiklol	Bangalore, India
18:30 (UTC+5)	Sandhu  3' Bheke 24' Khabra  25'  42' Juanan  57' Chhetri 65' (pen.)	Report	Davronov 4' (pen.) Aliev  41' Fatkhuloev  42' Jalilov  54' Barkov 56' Stetsenko  90+3'	Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 7,862 Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

Final

Main article: 2017 AFC Cup Final

Istiklol v Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

4 November 2017	Istiklol	0–1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Hisor, Tajikistan
18:00 (UTC+5)	Fatkhuloev  58' Asrorov  60' Jalilov  90+1'	Report	Midani  66' Mohsin 68' Ali Bari  87'	Stadium: Hisor Central Stadium Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Squad statistics

As of match played 2 December 2017

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tajik League		Tajik Cup		Super Cup		AFC Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SRB	Nikola Stošić	30	0	16	0	2	0	1	0	11	0
2	DF	TJK	Siyovush Asrorov	26	2	11+1	1	3	1	0	0	11	0
3	DF	TJK	Tabrezi Davlatmir	17	0	8+4	0	4	0	0	0	0+1	0
4	MF	GHA	David Mawutor	26	3	11	1	3+1	0	1	0	10	2
5	DF	UKR	Artem Baranovskyi	28	1	15+1	1	2	0	1	0	9	0
6	DF	TJK	Oybek Abdugafforov	7	1	3+1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
7	MF	TJK	Farhod Kosimov	6	0	2+2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	TJK	Nuriddin Davronov	20	4	7+3	2	1	0	1	0	8	2
9	FW	TJK	Jahongir Aliev	29	6	13+3	4	2	0	1	0	10	2
10	FW	RUS	Dmitry Barkov	32	9	16+1	5	3	0	1	1	11	3
11	MF	TJK	Muhammadjon Rakhimov	13	1	3+3	0	3	1	0	0	0+4	0
14	FW	AFG	Khomid Golami	6	1	1+3	1	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	TJK	Dilshod Vasiev	37	24	12+8	16	5	4	1	0	0+11	4
18	MF	TJK	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	35	8	17+2	7	3+1	1	1	0	11	0
19	DF	TJK	Akhtam Nazarov	31	4	15	3	2+2	0	1	0	11	1
20	MF	TJK	Amirbek Juraboev	34	3	16+3	1	4+1	2	1	0	5+4	0
21	MF	TJK	Romish Jalilov	31	3	14+2	1	4	1	1	0	7+3	1
23	MF	TJK	Ehson Panjshanbe	21	2	10+5	1	2+1	1	0	0	1+2	0
27	DF	UKR	Oleksandr Stetsenko	17	0	7+1	0	4	0	0	0	5	0
35	GK	TJK	Kurban Boboev	11	0	5+3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
56	DF	TJK	Alisher Safarov	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	FW	TJK	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	31	25	12+5	15	1+1	3	1	0	11	7
Players away from Istiklol on loan:
Players who left Istiklol during the season:
7	DF	TJK	Farkhod Vosiyev	8	1	3+2	1	0	0	0	0	0+3	0
14	MF	TJK	Faridoon Sharipov	8	0	7+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	TJK	Sokhib Suvonkulov	7	0	5+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
62	FW	TJK	Jahongir Ergashev	7	1	3+1	1	0	0	1	0	0+2	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Tajik League	Tajik Cup	Super Cup	AFC Cup	Total
1	FW		63	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	15	3	0	7	25
2	FW		17	Dilshod Vasiev	16	4	0	4	24
3	FW		10	Dmitry Barkov	5	0	1	3	9
4	MF		18	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	7	1	0	0	8
5	FW		9	Jahongir Aliev	4	0	0	2	6
6	DF		19	Akhtam Nazarov	3	0	0	1	4
	MF		8	Nuriddin Davronov	2	0	0	2	4
				Own goal	3	0	0	1	4
9	DF		21	Romish Jalilov	1	1	0	1	3
	MF		4	David Mawutor	1	0	0	2	3
	MF		20	Amirbek Juraboev	1	2	0	0	3
12	MF		23	Ehson Panjshanbe	1	1	0	0	2
	DF		2	Siyovush Asrorov	1	1	0	0	2
14	FW		62	Jahongir Ergashev	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		5	Artem Baranovskyi	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		7	Farkhod Vosiyev	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		14	Khomid Golami	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		6	Oybek Abdugafforov	0	1	0	0	1
	MF		11	Muhammadjon Rakhimov	0	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	64	15	1	23	103

Disciplinary record

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	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
3		DF	Tabrezi Davlatmir	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
4		MF	David Mawutor	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	9	0
5		DF	Artem Baranovskyi	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	3	2
6		DF	Oybek Abdugafforov	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Nuriddin Davronov	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
9		FW	Jahongir Aliev	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
10		FW	Dmitry Barkov	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
11		MF	Muhammadjon Rakhimov	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
18		MF	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	9	0
19		DF	Akhtam Nazarov	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
20		MF	Amirbek Juraboev	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
21		MF	Romish Jalilov	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	1	8	1
23		MF	Ehson Panjshanbe	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
26		DF	Sokhib Suvonkulov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27		DF	Oleksandr Stetsenko	2	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
35		GK	Kurban Boboev	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
63		FW	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
			TOTALS	36	1	11	3	1	0	24	2	72	6

See also

• List of unbeaten football club seasons

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External links

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