# 2017 FC Istiklol season

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 | 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 | 2021 | 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. 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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | UKR | Artem Baranovskyi (from Olimpik Donetsk) |
| 7 | DF | TJK | Farkhod Vosiyev (loan from Orenburg) |
| 8 | MF | TJK | Nuriddin Davronov (loan from Dunav Ruse) |
| 10 | FW | RUS | Dmitry Barkov (from Narva Trans) |
| 16 | GK | RUS | Rustam Yatimov |
| 21 | MF | TJK | Romish Jalilov (loan return from Regar-TadAZ) |
| 26 | DF | TJK | Sokhib Suvonkulov (loan return from Barki Tajik) |
| 62 | FW | TJK | Jahongir Ergashev (from Dinamo Brest) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | MF | TJK | Nozim Babadjanov (to Bahrain SC) |
| 15 | DF | UKR | Petro Kovalchuk (to Club Green Streets) |
| 12 | FW | TJK | Amirdzhon Safarov (loan to Barki Tajik) |
| 22 | FW | TJK | Sheriddin Boboev (loan to Barki Tajik) |
| 24 | MF | TJK | Oyatullo Safarov (loan to Barki Tajik) |
| — | MF | TJK | Arthur Shabrin (loan to Barki Tajik) |
| — | GK | TJK | Emomali Soniev |
| — | DF | TJK | Ziёvuddin Fuzaylov (loan to Barki Tajik) |
| — | FW | TJK | Suhrob Jalilov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | EST | Aleksandr Kulinitš |
| — | DF | UKR | Artem Baranovskyi |
| — | MF | SRB | Risto Ristović |
| — | FW | RUS | Dmitry Barkov |
| — | FW | UKR | Yuriy Vereshchak |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | DF | TJK | Oybek Abdugafforov (from Khosilot Farkhor) |
| 8 | MF | TJK | Nuriddin Davronov (from Dunav Ruse, previously on loan) |
| 11 | MF | TJK | Muhammadjon Rakhimov (from Khosilot Farkhor) |
| 27 | DF | UKR | Oleksandr Stetsenko (from Sumy) |
| 70 | MF | TJK | Shakhrom Sulaimonov (loan from Utenis Utena) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | DF | TJK | Farkhod Vosiyev (loan return to Orenburg) |
| 8 | MF | TJK | Nuriddin Davronov (loan return to Dunav Ruse) |
| 14 | MF | TJK | Faridoon Sharipov (to Barki Tajik) |
| 16 | GK | RUS | Rustam Yatimov |
| 26 | DF | TJK | Sokhib Suvonkulov (to Vakhsh Qurghonteppa) |
| 56 | DF | TJK | Alisher Safarov |
| 62 | FW | TJK | Jahongir Ergashev (to Khujand) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | UKR | Oleksandr Stetsenko |

## 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 | Advance to Group Stage |
| 3 | Istiklol | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | Advance to Group Stage |
| 4 | Barki Tajik | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |

### 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 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Khulbuk | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 3 | |
| 4 | Asht | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 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: 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 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 2018 AFC Cup |
| 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 |

### AFC Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |
| 4 | Alay Osh | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Dordoi 1–0 Alay Osh, Alay Osh 5–4 Dordoi (Dordoi won on away goals).

#### Final
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 2 December 2017

### 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 6 | MF | 8 | Nuriddin Davronov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | | | Own goal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | DF | 21 | Romish Jalilov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | 4 | David Mawutor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | 20 | Amirbek Juraboev | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | MF | 23 | Ehson Panjshanbe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 2 | Siyovush Asrorov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | FW | 62 | Jahongir Ergashev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 5 | Artem Baranovskyi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 7 | Farkhod Vosiyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | 14 | Khomid Golami | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 6 | Oybek Abdugafforov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 11 | Muhammadjon Rakhimov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 64 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 103 |

### 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 | 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 |