2026 FC Istiklol season

FC Istiklol

2026 season
President	Shohruh Saidov
Stadium	Republican Stadium
Higher League	Preseason
Tajikistan Cup	Preseason
Super Cup	Preseason
AFC Challenge League	Preseason
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The FC Istiklol 2026 season is Istiklol's eighteenth Tajik League season, of which they are defending Tajik League Champions, and will also participated in the Tajik Cup, Tajik Supercup and AFC Challenge League.

Season events

On 14 January, Istiklol announced that they had extended their contract with Rustam Soirov until the end of the 2027 season, and that they had signed Alidzhon Karomatullozoda from Ravshan Kulob. ^{[1] [2]}

On 15 January, Istiklol announced that they had extended their contract with Manuchekhr Safarov until the end of the 2026 season. ^[3]

On 20 January, Istiklol announced the signing of Dmytro Bilonoh from Vakhsh Bokhtar to a one-year contract. ^[4]

Squad

As of match played 24 December 2025

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
22	Muzaffar Safaralii		GK	(2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 (age 21)	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	2025 [5]	2027 [5]	0	0
99	Mukhriddin Khasanov		GK	(2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 23)	Khujand	2021 [6]		54	0
Defenders
3	Tabrez Islomov		DF	(1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 (age 27)	Narva Trans	2022 [7]		181	3
5	Sodikjon Kurbonov		DF	(2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 23)	Dynamo Dushanbe	2023 [8]		71	4
15	Kirill Suslov		DF	(1991-10-26) 26 October 1991 (age 34)	Sochi	2025 [9]	2026 [9]	11	0
21	Romish Jalilov		DF	(1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 30)	Khosilot Farkhor	2025 [10]
55	Manuchekhr Safarov		DF	(2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 24)	Neftchi Fergana	2025 [11]	2026 [3]	46	7
66	Rustam Kamolov		DF	(2007-06-04) 4 June 2007 (age 18)	Youth Team	2022		18	1
	Alidzhon Karomatullozoda		DF	(2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 23)	Ravshan Kulob	2026 [2]		44	2
Midfielders
6	Amirbek Juraboev		MF	(1996-04-13) 13 April 1996 (age 29)	Kedah Darul Aman	2024 [12]		188	18
10	Alisher Dzhalilov		MF	(1993-08-29) 29 August 1993 (age 32)	AGMK	2023 [13]		169	70
11	Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov		MF	(1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 27)	Ravshan Kulob	2025 [14]		164	26
12	Mekhrubon Odilzoda		MF	(2009-09-15) 15 September 2009 (age 16)	Academy	2025		4	0
14	Mukhammad Mukhammadzoda		MF	(2005-04-14) 14 April 2005 (age 20)	Academy	2025		0	0
70	Shahrom Sulaymonov		MF	(1997-06-27) 27 June 1997 (age 28)	Khosilot Farkhor	2025 [10]		132	7
	Dmytro Bilonoh		MF	(1995-05-26) 26 May 1995 (age 30)	Vakhsh Bokhtar	2026 [4]	2026 [4]	0	0
Forwards
9	Rustam Soirov		FW	(2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 23)	Lokomotiv Tashkent	2024 [15]	2027 [1]	120	47
13	Mukhammad Nazriev		FW	(2008-10-23) 23 October 2008 (age 17)	Academy	2025		6	0
28	Masrur Gafurov		FW	(2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 20)	Barkchi Hisor	2025 [16]	2027 [16]	20	2
43	Paul Komolafe		FW	(2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 25)	Khujand	2025 [17]		17	8
63	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov		FW	(1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 35)	Persebaya Surabaya	2020		232	188
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 17)	Academy	2024		1	0
	Parviz Bobonazarov		MF	(2009-01-04) 4 January 2009 (age 17)	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 19)	Barkchi	2024		0	0
Away on loan
	Olimjon Juraev		GK	(2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 (age 22)	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 23)	Youth Team	2022		8	0
	Mekhron Madaminov		FW	(2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 23)	Torpedo Miass	2024 [18]	2025 [18]	14	2
Left during the season

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
14 January 2026	DF		Alidzhon Karomatullozoda	Ravshan Kulob	Undisclosed	[2]
20 January 2026	MF		Dmytro Bilonoh	Vakhsh Bokhtar	Undisclosed	[4]

Friendlies

Istiklol v Khosilot Farkhor

20 January 2026	Istiklol	3–0	Khosilot Farkhor	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Sharipov15' Soirov 30', 80'	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium

FFT Cup

Preliminary group

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Competitions

Overview

Competition	Starting round	Record
		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Higher League	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Tajikistan Cup		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Tajik Super Cup	Final	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
AFC Challenge League		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: 24 December 2025
Source: Competitions

Tajik Supercup

Main article: 2026 Tajik Super Cup

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2026		–
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Higher League

Main article: 2026 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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 12 December 2025.
Source: See Results

Results by round

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Eskhata	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Silk Way Cup qualifying round
4	Istaravshan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Istiklol	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Hosilot Farkhor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Khujand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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: 2026 Tajikistan Cup

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(UTC+5)

AFC Challenge League

Main article: 2026–27 AFC Challenge League

Qualifying stage

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2026		–
(UTC+5)

Squad statistics

As of match played 24 December 2025

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