2025 FC Istiklol season

FC Istiklol

2025 season
President	Shohruh Saidov
Manager	Igor Cherevchenko
Stadium	Republican Stadium
Higher League	4th
Tajikistan Cup	Quarterfinal vs Vakhsh Bokhtar
Super Cup	Winners
AFC Champions League Two	Preseason
Top goalscorer	League: Manuchekhr Dzhalilov (3) All: Two Players (3)
Home colours Away colours
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The FC Istiklol 2025 season is Istiklol's seventeenth Tajik League season, of which they are defending Tajik League Champions, whilst they also participated in the Tajik Cup, Tajik Supercup and AFC Champions League Two.

Season events

On 14 January, Istiklol announced that their contracts with Darko Ilieski, Dimitar Mitkov and Francesco Margiotta had all ended and the players had left the club. ^[1]

On 16 January, Istiklol announced that Shervoni Mabatshoev had left the club to sign a 18-month contract with Kapaz. ^[2]

On 22 January, Istiklol announced the signing of Masrur Gafurov from Barkchi Hisor to a three-year contract. ^[3]

On 23 January, Istiklol announced the signing of Joseph Okoro from Dinamo Minsk to a one-year contract. ^[4]

On 24 January, Istiklol announced the signing of Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov from Ravshan Kulob. ^[5]

On 28 January, Istiklol announced the return of Dženis Beganović, on a one-year contract. ^[6]

On 14 February, Istiklol announced the signing of Reza Dehghani, who'd last played for Mes Rafsanjan, to a one-year contract. ^[7]

On 16 February, Istiklol announced the signing of Lawrence Nicholas, who'd last played for Fatih Karagümrük, to a one-year contract. ^[8]

On 17 February, Istiklol announced that Khaydar Sattorov had joined Hulbuk and that Mekhron Madaminov had joined Barkchi Hisor, both on loan for the season. ^[9]

On 19 February, Istiklol announced that Romish Jalilov and Shahrom Sulaymonov had both re-signed for the club after spending the previous season at Khosilot Farkhor. ^[10]

On 20 February, Istiklol announced that Olimjon Juraev and Shukhratdzhon Shonazarov had joined Sardor on loan for the season. ^[11] Later on the same day, Istiklol announced that they had extended their contracts with Mukhriddin Khasanov, Tabrezi Davlatmir, Alisher Dzhalilov and Manuchekhr Dzhalilov. ^[12]

On 24 February, Istiklol announced the signing of Joshua Akpudje, who'd last played for Ilves, to a one-year contract. ^[13]

On 26 February, Istiklol announced the signing of Muzaffar Safaralii from CSKA Pamir Dushanbe to a three-year contract. ^[14]

On 10 July, Istiklol announced the return of Manuchekhr Safarov from Neftchi Fergana. ^[15]

On 16 July, Istiklol announced the departure of Ruslan Khayloyev, Lawrence Nicholas and Abubakar Umar by mutual consent. ^[16]

On 19 July, Istiklol announced the departure of Joshua Akpudje by mutual consent. ^[17]

On 21 July, Istiklol announced the signing of Kirill Suslov from Sochi, to a one-year contract. ^[18]

On 28 July, Istiklol announced the signing of Siavash Hagh Nazari from Nassaji Mazandaran and the return of Ehson Panjshanbe from Sogdiana, both on contracts until the end of the season. ^{[19] [20]} The following day, 29 July, Istiklol announced the signing of Rudolf Turkaj from Suhareka also on a contract until the end of the season. ^[21]

On 30 July, Istiklol announced the signing of Paul Komolafe from Khujand. ^[22]

On 31 July, Istiklol announced the signing of Marlen Chobanov from Shurtan. ^[23]

Squad

As of match played 11 September 2025

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 (age 31)	Prva Iskra Barič	2024 [24]	2026 [24]	161	0
22	Muzaffar Safaralii		GK		CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	2025 [14]	2027 [14]	0	0
99	Mukhriddin Khasanov		GK	(2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 22)	Khujand	2021 [25]	2025 [12]	52	0
Defenders
3	Tabrez Islomov		DF	(1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 (age 27)	Narva Trans	2022 [26]	2025 [12]	170	3
4	Marlen Chobanov		DF	(2000-10-10) 10 October 2000 (age 24)	Shurtan	2025 [23]		4	0
5	Sodikjon Kurbonov		DF	(2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 22)	Dynamo Dushanbe	2023 [27]		62	4
15	Kirill Suslov		DF	(1991-10-26) 26 October 1991 (age 33)	Sochi	2025 [18]	2026 [18]	4	0
19	Akhtam Nazarov		DF	(1992-09-29) 29 September 1992 (age 32)	Andijon	2023 [28]		305	23
21	Romish Jalilov		DF	(1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 29)	Khosilot Farkhor	2025 [10]
55	Manuchekhr Safarov		DF	(2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 24)	Neftchi Fergana	2025 [15]		34	7
66	Rustam Kamolov		DF	(2007-06-04) 4 June 2007 (age 18)	Youth Team	2022		13	1
95	Rudolf Turkaj		DF	(1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 30)	Suhareka	2025 [21]	2025 [21]	2	1
Midfielders
6	Amirbek Juraboev		MF	(1996-04-13) 13 April 1996 (age 29)	Kedah Darul Aman	2024 [29]	2025 [29]	179	14
8	Siavash Hagh Nazari		MF	(1995-08-03) 3 August 1995 (age 30)	Nassaji Mazandaran	2025 [19]	2025 [19]	5	1
10	Alisher Dzhalilov		MF	(1993-08-29) 29 August 1993 (age 32)	AGMK	2023 [30]	2025 [12]	166	69
11	Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov		MF	(1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 26)	Ravshan Kulob	2025 [5]		152	24
12	Mekhrubon Odilzoda		MF	(2009-09-15) 15 September 2009 (age 15)	Academy	2025		1	0
14	Muhammad Muhammadzada		MF		Academy	2025		0	0
17	Ehson Panjshanbe		MF	(1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 26)	Sogdiana	2025 [20]	2025 [20]	166	37
33	Joseph Okoro		MF	(2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 24)	Dinamo Minsk	2025 [4]	2025 [4]	33	0
70	Shahrom Sulaymonov		MF	(1997-06-27) 27 June 1997 (age 28)	Khosilot Farkhor	2025 [10]		130	6
77	Reza Dehghani		MF	(1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 27)	Unattached	2025 [7]	2025 [7]	16	3
Forwards
9	Rustam Soirov		FW	(2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 23)	Lokomotiv Tashkent	2024 [31]	2025 [31]	107	37
13	Mukhammad Nazriev		FW	(2008-10-23) 23 October 2008 (age 16)	Academy	2025		4	0
28	Masrur Gafurov		FW	(2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 19)	Barkchi Hisor	2025 [3]	2027 [3]	12	1
43	Paul Komolafe		FW	(2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 25)	Khujand	2025 [22]		5	0
63	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov		FW	(1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 34)	Persebaya Surabaya	2020	2025 [12]	228	185
Youth Team
	Mustafo Khasanbekov		DF	(2009-01-29) 29 January 2009 (age 16)	Academy	2024		1	0
	Husein Qurbanov		DF		Academy	2024		1	0
	Akhmadzhon Shoev		DF	(2008-08-01) 1 August 2008 (age 17)	Academy	2024		1	0
	Ramazon Bakhtaliev		MF	(2008-10-24) 24 October 2008 (age 16)	Academy	2024		1	0
	Parviz Bobonazarov		MF	(2009-01-04) 4 January 2009 (age 16)	Academy	2024		1	0
	Muboriz Miskinshoev		MF	(2008-02-23) 23 February 2008 (age 17)	Academy	2024		0	0
	Muhammad Rajabov		MF		Academy	2024		1	0
	Mukhammadzhon Tokhiri		FW	(2006-09-15) 15 September 2006 (age 18)	Barkchi	2024		0	0
Away on loan
	Olimjon Juraev		GK	(2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 (age 21)	Youth team	2022		0	0
	Khaydar Sattorov		DF	(2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 22)	Youth Team	2023		5	0
	Shukhratdzhon Shonazarov		MF	(2002-10-26) 26 October 2002 (age 22)	Youth Team	2022		8	0
	Mekhron Madaminov		FW	(2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 23)	Torpedo Miass	2024 [32]	2025 [32]	14	2
Left during the season
8	Dženis Beganović		MF	(1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 29)	Unattached	2025 [6]		31	3
18	Ruslan Khayloyev		MF	(2003-10-29) 29 October 2003 (age 21)	Unattached	2024 [33]	2025 [33]	14	0
24	Lawrence Nicholas		MF	(2001-05-17) 17 May 2001 (age 24)	Unattached	2025 [8]	2025 [8]	11	1
25	Abubakar Umar		MF	(2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 20)	Saksan	2025		0	0
44	Joshua Akpudje		DF	(1998-07-23) 23 July 1998 (age 27)	Unattached	2025 [13]		13	2

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
22 January 2025	FW		Masrur Gafurov	Barkchi Hisor	Undisclosed	[3]
23 January 2025	MF		Joseph Okoro	Dinamo Minsk	Undisclosed	[4]
24 January 2025	MF		Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov	Ravshan Kulob	Undisclosed	[5]
28 January 2025	MF		Dženis Beganović	Unattached	Free	[6]
14 February 2025	MF		Reza Dehghani	Unattached	Free	[7]
16 February 2025	MF		Lawrence Nicholas	Unattached	Free	[8]
19 February 2025	MF		Romish Jalilov	Khosilot Farkhor	Undisclosed	[10]
19 February 2025	MF		Shahrom Sulaymonov	Khosilot Farkhor	Undisclosed	[10]
24 February 2025	DF		Joshua Akpudje	Unattached	Free	[13]
26 February 2025	GK		Muzaffar Safaralii	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Undisclosed	[14]
6 March 2025	MF		Abubakar Umar	Saksan	Undisclosed
10 July 2025	DF		Manuchekhr Safarov	Neftchi Fergana	Undisclosed	[15]
21 July 2025	DF		Kirill Suslov	Sochi	Undisclosed	[18]
28 July 2025	MF		Siavash Hagh Nazari	Nassaji Mazandaran	Undisclosed	[19]
28 July 2025	MF		Ehson Panjshanbe	Sogdiana	Undisclosed	[20]
29 July 2025	DF		Rudolf Turkaj	Suhareka	Undisclosed	[21]
30 July 2025	FW		Paul Komolafe	Khujand	Undisclosed	[22]
31 July 2025	DF		Marlen Chobanov	Shurtan	Undisclosed	[23]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
13 January 2025	MF		Amadoni Kamolov	Gol Gohar Sirjan	Undisclosed	[34]
16 January 2025	MF		Shervoni Mabatshoev	Kapaz	Undisclosed	[2]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
17 February 2025	DF		Khaydar Sattorov	Hulbuk	End of season	[9]
17 February 2025	FW		Mekhron Madaminov	Barkchi Hisor	End of season	[9]
20 February 2025	GK		Olimjon Juraev	Sardor	End of season	[11]
20 February 2025	MF		Shukhratdzhon Shonazarov	Sardor	End of season	[11]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref
30 June 2025	MF		Dženis Beganović	Retired
16 July 2025	MF		Lawrence Nicholas			[16]
16 July 2025	MF		Abubakar Umar			[16]
16 July 2025	MF		Ruslan Khayloyev			[16]
19 July 2025	DF		Joshua Akpudje	KTP	22 July 2025	[17] [35]

Trial

Date From	Position	Nationality	Name	Last Club	Date To	Ref.
July 2025	MF		Kirill Korolkov	Spartak Kostroma		[36]

Friendlies

Istiklol v Vakhsh Bokhtar

28 January 2025	Istiklol	1–1	Vakhsh Bokhtar	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov 37'	Report	Bozorov51'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

6 February 2025	Istiklol	1–0	Regar-TadAZ	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Gafurov81'	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Rustam Nurmatov

Istiklol v Urartu

14 February 2025	Istiklol	–	Urartu	United Arab Emirates
(UTC+5)

Istiklol v Dinamo Samarqand

17 February 2025	Istiklol	–	Dinamo Samarqand	United Arab Emirates
(UTC+5)

Istiklol v Rostov

21 February 2025	Istiklol	–	Rostov	United Arab Emirates
(UTC+5)

Istiklol v Sardor

21 March 2025	Istiklol	1–1	Sardor	Dushanbe
16:00 (UTC+5)	Kurbanov63'	Report	Khushvakhtov61'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Amirjon Khorkashev

BATE Borisov v Istiklol

19 July 2025	BATE Borisov	1–2	Istiklol	Stayki, Belarus
14:00 (UTC+5)	Rusenchik82'	Report	M.Dzhalilov 35' Korolkov84'	Stadium: Olympic Center

Smorgon v Istiklol

23 July 2025	Smorgon	2–1	Istiklol	Smarhon, Belarus
20:00 (UTC+5)	Chebotar26' Yablonsky65'	Report	Soirov 20'	Stadium: Yunost Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Valentina Sokolovich

Regar-TadAZ v Istiklol

3 September 2025	Regar-TadAZ	0–1	Istiklol	Tursunzoda
17:00 (UTC+5)		Report	Gafurov62'	Stadium: TALCO Arena Referee: Amirjon Khorkashev

FFT Cup

Preliminary group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Istiklol	4	3	0	1	11	1	+10	9	Advance to Finals Stage
2	Khosilot Farkhor	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
3	Sardor	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
4	Barkchi Hisor	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	0
5	Hulbuk	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	0

Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2025. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Istiklol v Khosilot Farkhor

21 January 20251	Istiklol	0–1	Khosilot Farkhor	Dushanbe
10:30 (UTC+5)		Report	Bahrizoda80'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Mehrubon Shamsiddinov

Istiklol v Sardor

24 January 20252	Istiklol	2–0	Sardor	Dushanbe
13:30 (UTC+5)	Kurbonov  37' Gafurov63', 85'	Report	Rashidbekov 37' Akhmedov 78' Khushvakhtov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Kurbonmurod Sharipov

Hulbuk v Istiklol

30 January 20253	Hulbuk	0–5	Istiklol	Dushanbe
13:30 (UTC+5)		Report	Beganović 8' Rakhimov 17', 21' M.Dzhalilov 46' Kamolov54'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Amirjon Khorkashev

Istiklol v Barkchi Hisor

2 February 20254	Istiklol	4–0	Barkchi Hisor	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Rakhimov 13', 68' Beganović 44' Shonazarov78'	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Mehrubon Shamsiddinov

Final Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Istiklol	3	3	0	0	18	1	+17	9	Semi Finals
2	Somon	3	2	0	1	10	3	+7	6
3	Regar-TadAZ	3	0	1	2	1	13	−12	1
4	Sarazm	3	0	1	2	1	13	−12	1

Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2025. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Istiklol v Somon

10 February 20251	Istiklol	3–1	Somon	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Gafurov18' (pen.) Sulaymonov 48' Rakhimov 52'	Report	Cholov40'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

12 February 20252	Istiklol	5–0	Regar-TadAZ	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Tokhiri71' (pen.), 83' Khayloyev 73' Gafurov77', 89'	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium

Sarazm v Istiklol

14 February 20253	Sarazm	0–10	Istiklol	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)		Report	6' 24' 34' 36' 38' 46' 59' 60' 75' 78'  87'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium

Knockout stage

Istiklol v Panjshir

18 February 2025Semi final	Istiklol	2–0	Panjshir	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov 18', 75'	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Rustam Nurmatov

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

22 February 2025Final	Istiklol	2–0	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	Beganović 20', 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Bakhtiyor Komilov

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Higher League	7 March 2025	2025	Matchday 1		15	9	4	2	25	10	+15	060.00
Tajikistan Cup	1 August 2025	6 August 2025	Last 16		2	0	2	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Tajik Super Cup	25 May 2025	25 May 2025	Final	Winners	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
AFC Champions League Two	2025	2025	Group Stage		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					18	9	7	2	27	12	+15	050.00

Last updated: 11 September 2025
Source: Competitions

Tajik Supercup

Main article: 2025 Tajik Super Cup

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

25 May 2025	Istiklol	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Regar-TadAZ	Hisar
19:00 (UTC+5)	Akpudje 83' Nicholas	Report	Makhamadiev11' (pen.) Frimpong 45+3' Panny Azimov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 12,750 Referee: Gulmurodi Sadullo
	Penalties
	Nazarov Gafurov Sulaymonov Juraboev Kurbonov		Babadjanov Ergashev Makhamadiev Temirov Imomnazarov

Higher League

Main article: 2025 Tajikistan Higher League

Regular season

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
15	9	4	2	25	10	+15	31	6	2	0	15	3	+12	3	2	2	10	7	+3

Last updated: 11 September 2025.
Source: See Results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	11	7	8	9	12	13	10	15	15
Ground	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	D
Position	5	4	4	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	4	2	2	2	2

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

Results

Istiklol v Khujand

7 March 20251	Istiklol	1–0	Khujand	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	M.Dzhalilov 6' Rakhimov	Report	Komolafe   63' Firdavs Abdusalimov Tskanyan Serdyuk	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

14 March 20252	Istiklol	2–1	Regar-TadAZ	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	Kurbonov 7' M.Dzhalilov 32' (pen.) Okoro  90+4' A.Dzhalilov	Report	Frimpong87'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Bakhtiyor Komilov
Note: Match originally scheduled to be played at the Regar-TadAZ's regular TALCO Arena in Tursunzoda, but due to renovation work at the TALCO Arena, the match was moved to the Pamir Stadium in Dushanbe, with the reverse fixture later in the year being played at the TALCO Arena instead. [37]

Istiklol v Khosilot Farkhor

29 March 20253	Istiklol	1–1	Khosilot Farkhor	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	M.Dzhalilov 12' Akpudje Nicholas Jalilov	Report	Zoirov 83' Abdugafforov Obama Ofori	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Khurshed Dadaboyev

Panjshir v Istiklol

6 April 20254	Panjshir	0–3	Istiklol	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	Azizov 10' Saydaminov 20' Hakimov	Report	M.Dzhalilov   20' Juraboev 36' Dehghani 45+2' A.Dzhalilov 80' Kamolov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 320 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

Istiklol v CSKA Pamir Dushanbe

12 April 20255	Istiklol	2–1	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	Juraboev 40' Nicholas 69' Kurbonov A.Dzhalilov	Report	Mirzokhon87' Qosimov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Amirjon Khorkashev

Barkchi Hisor v Istiklol

20 April 20256	Barkchi Hisor	0–1	Istiklol	Hisar
17:00 (UTC+5)	Madaminov Landry	Report	Akpudje 56' A.Dzhalilov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Bakhtiyor Komilov

Eskhata Khujand v Istiklol

26 April 202511	Eskhata Khujand	1–1	Istiklol	Khujand
17:00 (UTC+5)	Z.Tursunov49' Zaripov Samadov Khursandov	Report	Khakimov51' (o.g.) Kamalov A.Dzhalilov Jalilov Kurbonov	Stadium: Spartak Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Abdullo Davlatov

Istiklol v Hulbuk

3 May 20257	Istiklol	2–0	Hulbuk	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	Jalilov 52' Gafurov90+4' Sulaymonov Kamolov	Report	Murodov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Rustam Nurmatov

Istiklol v Vakhsh Bokhtar

11 May 20258	Istiklol	0–0	Vakhsh Bokhtar	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	A.Dzhalilov	Report	Boboev Bilonoh Naskov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: Nasrullo Kabirov Referee: 2,000

Ravshan Kulob v Istiklol

17 May 20259	Ravshan Kulob	1–0	Istiklol	Kulob
18:00 (UTC+5)	Nazarov 38' (o.g.) Hrytsenko Markovych Safarov	Report	Islomov Nicholas	Stadium: Langari Langarieva Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Gulmurodi Sa'dullo

Khujand v Istiklol

18 June 202512	Khujand	1–0	Istiklol	Khujand
20:00 (UTC+5)	Komolafe 12' Bokiev Barotov	Report	Soirov Sulaymonov	Stadium: 20 Years of Independence Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Sayyodjon Zainiddinov

Regar-TadAZ v Istiklol

22 June 202513	Regar-TadAZ	1–2	Istiklol	Dushanbe
19:00 (UTC+5)	Solekhov 78' Feumba Pandzhiev Frimpong	Report	Kassim17' (o.g.) A.Dzhalilov 32' Kurbonov Stošić	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

Khosilot Farkhor v Istiklol

9 August 202514	Khosilot Farkhor	–	Istiklol
(UTC+5)

Istiklol v Istaravshan

14 August 202510	Istiklol	6–0	Istaravshan	Hisar
19:00 (UTC+5)	Juraboev 1' Dehghani 27', 48' Safarov 75' Soirov 83' Kamolov87' Kurbonov	Report		Stadium: Central Stadium
Note: Match originally scheduled for 28 May 2025, but postponed due to international call ups. [38]

Istiklol v Panjshir

19 August 202515	Istiklol	1–0	Panjshir	Hisar
19:00 (UTC+5)	Nazari 22' (pen.) Dehghani	Report		Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Navruz Vokhidov

CSKA Pamir Dushanbe v Istiklol

11 September 202516	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	3–3	Istiklol	Hisar
18:30 (UTC+5)	Lucas68' Davlatov69' Enyegue76' (pen.) Ibrokhimov	Report	Panjshanbe 23' Turkaj 36' Juraboev 78' Jalilov	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Khurshed Dadaboev

Istiklol v Barkchi Hisor

21 September 202517	Istiklol	–	Barkchi Hisor	Hisar
18:00 (UTC+5)				Stadium: Central Stadium

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	CSKA Pamir	16	9	5	2	32	15	+17	32	Qualification for AFC Champions League Two
2	Istiklol	15	9	4	2	25	10	+15	31	Qualification for AFC Champions League Two Qualifying play-off
3	Vakhsh Bokhtar	14	8	6	0	22	12	+10	30
4	Ravshan Kulob	15	7	6	2	18	9	+9	27
5	Khujand	15	6	2	7	18	20	−2	20

Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2025. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored away; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.

Tajikistan Cup

Main article: 2025 Tajikistan Cup

Khujand v Istiklol

1 August 2025Last 16	Khujand	1–1 (5–6 p)	Istiklol	Khujand
20:00 (UTC+5)	Ergashev 21' Minosyan Abdusalimov	Report	A.Dzhalilov 41' Juraboev Jalilov Okoro	Stadium: 20 Years of Independence Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov
	Penalties
	Sanginboev Nishonboyzoda Karaev Nuriddinov Shukurov Abdusalimov		A.Dzhalilov Nazari Sulaymonov Safarov Juraboev Komolafe

Vakhsh Bokhtar v Istiklol

6 August 2025Quarterfinal	Vakhsh Bokhtar	0–0 (4–2 p)	Istiklol	Bokhtar
16:45 (UTC+5)	Cherniy Asrorov	Report	Panjshanbe Okoro Komolafe	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Abdullo Davlatov
	Penalties
	Asrorov Tsankyan Sulaymonov Tagoyzoda Fatkhulloyev		Panjshanbe Nazari Sulaymonov Komolafe

AFC Champions League Two

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two

Group stage

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two § Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NSR	ZWR	IST	GOA
1	Al-Nassr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to round of 16		—	24 Dec	17 Sep	5 Nov
2	Al-Zawraa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1 Oct	—	5 Nov	26 Nov
3	Istiklol	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			26 Nov	22 Oct	—	1 Oct
4	Goa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			22 Oct	17 Sep	24 Dec	—

First match(es) will be played: 17 September 2025. Source: ACL2
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Al-Nassr v Istiklol

17 September 20251	Al-Nassr	–	Istiklol	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
23:15 (UTC+5)				Stadium: Al-Awwal Park

Istiklol v Goa

1 October 20252	Istiklol	–	Goa	Hisor, Tajikistan
18:45 (UTC+5)				Stadium: Central Stadium

Istiklol v Al-Zawraa

22 October 20253	Istiklol	–	Al-Zawraa	Hisor, Tajikistan
18:45 (UTC+5)				Stadium: Central Stadium

Al-Zawraa v Istiklol

5 November 20254	Al-Zawraa	–	Istiklol	Baghdad, Iraq
21:00 (UTC+5)				Stadium: Al Zawraa Stadium

Istiklol v Al-Nassr

26 November 20255	Istiklol	–	Al-Nassr	Hisor, Tajikistan
18:45 (UTC+5)				Stadium: Central Stadium

Goa v Istiklol

24 December 20256	Goa	–	Istiklol	Goa, India
23:30 (UTC+5)				Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Squad statistics

As of match played 11 September 2025

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Higher League		Tajikistan Cup		Super Cup		AFC Champions League Two
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SRB	Nikola Stošić	10	0	7	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
3	DF	TJK	Tabrez Islomov	17	0	11+3	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0
4	DF	UZB	Marlen Chobanov	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	TJK	Sodikjon Kurbonov	13	1	11	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
6	MF	TJK	Amirbek Juraboev	18	4	14+1	4	2	0	1	0	0	0
8	MF	IRN	Siavash Hagh Nazari	5	1	2+1	1	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	TJK	Rustam Soirov	13	1	4+6	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
10	MF	TJK	Alisher Dzhalilov	16	3	13	2	2	1	1	0	0	0
11	MF	TJK	Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov	13	0	10+1	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
12	MF	TJK	Mekhrubon Odilzoda	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	FW	TJK	Mukhammad Nazriev	4	0	0+3	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
15	DF	RUS	Kirill Suslov	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	TJK	Ehson Panjshanbe	5	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	TJK	Akhtam Nazarov	15	0	9+3	0	2	0	0+1	0	0	0
21	DF	TJK	Romish Jalilov	17	1	12+2	1	1+1	0	1	0	0	0
28	FW	TJK	Masrur Gafurov	12	1	1+10	1	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
33	MF	NGA	Joseph Okoro	9	0	5+2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
43	FW	NGA	Paul Komolafe	5	0	0+3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
55	DF	TJK	Manuchekhr Safarov	5	1	1+2	1	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
63	FW	TJK	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	10	3	9+1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	DF	TJK	Rustam Kamolov	8	1	4+4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	MF	TJK	Shahrom Sulaymonov	9	0	1+5	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
77	MF	IRN	Reza Dehghani	16	3	10+3	3	2	0	1	0	0	0
95	DF	ALB	Rudolf Turkaj	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	GK	TJK	Mukhriddin Khasanov	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Youth team players:
Players away from Istiklol on loan:
Players who left Istiklol during the season:
18	MF	TJK	Ruslan Khayloyev	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	NGA	Lawrence Nicholas	10	1	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
44	DF	NGA	Joshua Akpudje	13	2	12	1	0	0	1	1	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Higher League	Tajikistan Cup	Super Cup	AFC Champions League Two	Total
1	MF		6	Amirbek Juraboev	4	0	0	0	4
2	FW		63	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	3	0	0	0	3
	MF		77	Reza Dehghani	3	0	0	0	3
	MF		10	Alisher Dzhalilov	2	1	0	0	3
5	DF		44	Joshua Akpudje	1	0	1	0	2
				Own goal	2	0	0	0	2
7	DF		5	Sodikjon Kurbonov	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		24	Lawrence Nicholas	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		21	Romish Jalilov	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		28	Masrur Gafurov	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		55	Manuchekhr Safarov	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		9	Rustam Soirov	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		66	Rustam Kamalov	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		8	Siavash Hagh Nazari	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		17	Ehson Panjshanbe	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		95	Rudolf Turkaj	1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS					25	1	1	0	27

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Higher League	Tajikistan Cup	Super Cup	AFC Champions League Two	Total
1	GK		99	Mukhriddin Khasanov	4	0	0	0	4
	GK		1	Nikola Stošić	3	1	0	0	4
TOTALS					7	1	0	0	8

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Higher League		Tajikistan Cup		Super Cup		AFC Champions League Two		Total
1		GK	Nikola Stošić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Tabrez Islomov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	Sodikjon Kurbonov	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
6		MF	Amirbek Juraboev	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Rustam Soirov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		MF	Alisher Dzhalilov	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
11		MF	Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17		MF	Ehson Panjshanbe	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		DF	Romish Jalilov	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
33		MF	Joseph Okoro	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
43		FW	Paul Komolafe	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
63		FW	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
66		DF	Rustam Kamolov	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
70		MF	Shahrom Sulaymonov	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
77		MF	Reza Dehghani	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who left Istiklol during the season:
24		MF	Lawrence Nicholas	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
44		DF	Joshua Akpudje	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
			TOTALS	29	2	6	0	2	0	0	0	37	2

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