# 2018 FC Istiklol season

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.

## Squad

    As of match played 11 November 2018
| No. | Name | 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 | 2020 | 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 | 2019 | 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 Harbar | DF | (1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 25) | | 2018 | | 2 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 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 |
| 23 July 2018 | GK | Rustam Yatimov | | Free |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 21 December 2017 | MF | Nuriddin Davronov | Madura United | Undisclosed |
| 30 December 2017 | MF | Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev | Persela Lamongan | Undisclosed |
| 4 January 2018 | FW | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | Sriwijaya | Undisclosed |
| 15 January 2018 | FW | Jahongir Aliev | Nasaf Qarshi | Undisclosed |
| 26 March 2018 | MF | Alisher Mirzoev | Speranța Nisporeni | Undisclosed |

### Released

| Date | Position | 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 |
| Summer 2018 | DF | Davron Erghashev | Khujand | 29 January 2019 |
| Summer 2018 | DF | Oleksandr Garbar | Karkonosze Jelenia Gora | |
| Summer 2018 | MF | Sergey Tikhonovsky | Gorodeya | |
| Summer 2018 | MF | Romish Jalilov | Istiklol | Summer 2020 |
| Summer 2018 | FW | Mikalay Zyanko | Gorodeya | |

### Trial

| Date From | Date To | Position | Name | Last Club |
| 25 January 2018 | | DF | Alisher Sharipov | Regar-TadAZ |
| 25 January 2018 | | MF | Nozim Babadjanov | Chernomorets Balchik |
| 25 January 2018 | | FW | Komron Tursunov | Regar-TadAZ |
| 26 January 2018 | 7 February 2018 | MF | Dmitri Khlebosolov | Neman Grodno |
| 26 January 2018 | 7 February 2018 | MF | Maksim Terentyev | |
| 26 January 2018 | 7 February 2018 | MF | Valeriy Kucherov | Veres Rivne |
| 6 February 2018 | | GK | Behrouz Hayriev | Barkchi |
| 7 February 2018 | | MF | Kyrylo Silich | Jonava |
| | | DF | Davron Erghashev | Taraz |
| | | DF | Oleksandr Garbar | |
| | | MF | Sergey Tikhonovsky | Vitebsk |
| | | MF | Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev | Persela Lamongan |
| | | MF | Mikalay Zyanko | Slavia Mozyr |
| | | FW | Francis Agbleta | |

## 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 | Advance to Group Stage |
| 3 | FC Mahallai-83 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Kuktosh Rudaki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |

### 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 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Vakhsh Qurghonteppa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 4 | |
| 4 | Asht | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | −22 | 0 | |

### Knockout phase
## Competitions
### Tajik League
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

### AFC Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 11 November 2018

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Tajik League | Tajik League | Tajik Cup | Tajik Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | 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 | 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 |
| 6 | MF | 13 | Nozim Babadjanov | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 7 | Jahongir Abdumominov | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | MF | 21 | Romish Jalilov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | | | 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 |
| 12 | MF | 20 | Amirbek Juraboev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 2 | Siyovush Asrorov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 5 | Artem Baranovskyi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 36 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 71 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Tajik League | Tajik League | Tajik Cup | Tajik Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Total | 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 |