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)
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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	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 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 Garbar		DF	(1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 25)		2018		2	0

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	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	Nationality	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	Nationality	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	Nationality	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

Istiklol v Tajikistan U16

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

Istiklol v Khujand

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

Kokand 1912 v Istiklol

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

Sogdiana Jizzakh v Istiklol

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

Oqtepa v Istiklol

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

Qizilqum Zarafshon v Istiklol

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

Surkhan v Istiklol

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

Istiklol v Mahallai-83

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

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

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

Istiklol v Panjshir

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

TFF Cup

Main article: TFF Cup

Preliminary round

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

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

22 January 20181	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

Istiklol v Kuktosh

24 January 20182	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

Mahallai-83 v Istiklol

26 January 20183	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
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

Istiklol v Vakhsh Qurghonteppa

8 February 20171	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

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

10 February 20182	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

Istiklol v Asht

12 February 20183	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

Istiklol v Panjshir

14 February 2018Semi-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

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

16 February 2018Final	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

Main article: 2018 Tajik Super Cup

Istiklol v Khujand

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

Main article: 2018 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

Istiklol v Khatlon

10 March 20181	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

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

1 April 20183	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

Istiklol v Kuktosh

4 April 20184	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

Istiklol v Khujand

14 April 20185	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

Panjshir v Istiklol

18 April 20186	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

Istiklol v Barkchi

6 May 20182	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

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

9 May 20187	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

Istiklol v Panjshir

21 May 20189	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

Khujand v Istiklol

24 May 201810	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

Kuktosh v Istiklol

3 June 201811	Kuktosh	0–2	Istiklol	Neftyanik
(UTC+5)	I.Okran	Report	Rakhimov 35' Vasiev 38' Panjshanbe	Stadium: Rudaki Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

CSKA Pamir Dushanbe v Istiklol

10 June 20188	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

Regar-TadAZ v Istiklol

29 July 201812	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

Barkchi v Istiklol

5 August 201813	Barkchi	0–1	Istiklol	Hisor
(UTC+5)	D.Yodgorov	Report	Vasiev 31' (pen.) Sulaimonov Asrorov Babadjanov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Sayvali Turdiyev

Khatlon v Istiklol

19 August 201814	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

Khatlon v Istiklol

26 August 201815	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

Regar-TadAZ v Istiklol

13 September 201816	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

Kuktosh v Istiklol

18 September 201817	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

Istiklol v Khujand

23 September 201818	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

Panjshir v Istiklol

26 September 201819	Panjshir	v	Istiklol	Kolkhozobod
(UTC+5)				Stadium: Panjshir Uktam Mamatova
Note: Match postponed due to Tajikistan's participation in the 2018 Bangabandhu Cup. [17]

Panjshir v Istiklol

3 November 201819	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

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

7 November 201820	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

Barkchi v Istiklol

11 November 201821	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 v t e	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) Champion

Tajik Cup

Main article: 2018 Tajik Cup

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

24 July 2018Round 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

CSKA Pamir Dushanbe v Istiklol

12 August 2018Round 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

Istiklol v Lokomotiv Pamir

4 September 2018Quarterfinal 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

Lokomotiv Pamir v Istiklol

8 September 2018Quarterfinal 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

Istiklol v Dushanbe-83

17 October 2018Semifinal 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

Dushanbe-83 v Istiklol

21 October 2018Semifinal 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

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

27 October 2018Final	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

Main article: 2018 AFC Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2018 AFC Cup group stage § Group D

Pos	Team v t e	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

Istiklol v Ahal

7 March 20181	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)

Altyn Asyr v Istiklol

14 March 20182	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)

Istiklol v Alay Osh

11 April 20183	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)

Alay Osh v Istiklol

25 April 20184	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)

Ahal v Istiklol

1 May 20185	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)

Istiklol v Altyn Asyr

16 May 20186	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
				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	Nation	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
				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	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