# Tajikistan Higher League

The Ligai Olii Tojikiston or Tajikistan Higher League (Tajik: Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон; Russian: Высшая лига Таджикистана) is the top division of professional football in Tajikistan. It is part of the Tajikistan Football League Organization and Tajikistan Football Federation.
It was founded in 1992, with 8 clubs participating. The first champion of the league was CSKA Pomir Dushanbe. Currently the most successful team is FC Istiklol.

## Clubs
### Soviet era

* 1937: Dinamo Stalinabad
* 1938–47: not played
* 1948: Sbornaya Gissara
* 1949: Dinamo Stalinabad
* 1950: Dinamo Stalinabad
* 1951: Dinamo Stalinabad
* 1952: Profsoyuz Leninabad
* 1953: Dinamo Stalinabad
* 1954: Profsoyuz Leninabad
* 1955: Dinamo Stalinabad
* 1956: Metallurg Leninabad
* 1957: Taksobaza Stalinabad
* 1958: Dinamo Stalinabad
* 1959: Kuroma Taboshary
* 1960: Pogranichnik Dushanbe
* 1961: Vakhsh Kurgan-Tyube
* 1962: Pogranichnik Dushanbe
* 1963: DSA Dushanbe
* 1964: Zvezda Dushanbe
* 1965: Zvezda Dushanbe
* 1966: Volga Dushanbe
* 1967: Irrigator Dushanbe
* 1968: Irrigator Dushanbe
* 1969: Irrigator Dushanbe
* 1970: Pedagogichesky Institut Dushanbe
* 1971: TIFK Dushanbe
* 1972: Neftyanik Leninsky Rayon
* 1973: Politekhnichesky Institut Dushanbe
* 1974: SKIF Dushanbe
* 1975: SKIF Dushanbe
* 1976: SKIF Dushanbe
* 1977: Metallurg Regar Tursunzoda
* 1978: Pakhtakor Kurgan-Tyube
* 1979: Trudovye Rezervy Dushanbe
* 1980: Chashma Shaartuz
* 1981: Trikotazhnik Ura-Tyube
* 1982: Trikotazhnik Ura-Tyube
* 1983: Trikotazhnik Ura-Tyube
* 1984: Trikotazhnik Ura-Tyube
* 1985: Vakhsh Kurgan-Tyube
* 1986: SKIF Dushanbe
* 1987: SKIF Dushanbe
* 1988: SKIF Dushanbe
* 1989: Metallurg Regar Tursunzoda
* 1990: Avtomobilist Kurgan-Tyube
* 1991: Sokhibkor Dushanbe

### Since independence

| Season | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Golden Boot | Player of the Year |
| 1992 | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | Regar-TadAZ | Vakhsh | Umed Alidodov, 11 (CSKA Pamir Dushanbe) | |
| 1993 | Sitora Dushanbe | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | Pakhtakor Proletarsk | Kholmurod Zardov, 30 (CSKA Pamir Dushanbe) | |
| 1994 | Sitora Dushanbe | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | Pakhtakor Proletarsk | Davlat Sodikov, 26 (Khulbuk Vose) | |
| 1995 | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | Istaravshan | Sitora Dushanbe | Zokir Berdikulov, 42 (Istaravshan) | |
| 1996 | Dynamo Dushanbe | Sitora Dushanbe | Khujand | Muhitdin Izzatulloev, 35 (Ravshan Kulob) | |
| 1997 | Vakhsh Qughonteppa | Ranjbar Vosse | Khujand | Rustam Usmonov, 20 (Vakhsh Qughonteppa) | |
| 1998 | Varzob Dushanbe | Khujand | Saddam-Faizali Sarband | Nazir Rizomov, 23 (Saddam-Faizali Sarband) | |
| 1999 | Varzob Dushanbe | Khoja Karimov Gazimalik | Ravshan Kulob | Oraz Nazarov, 27 (Varzob Dushanbe) | |
| 2000 | Varzob Dushanbe | Regar-TadAZ | Khujand | Mansurjon Hakimov, 28 (Khujand) | |
| 2001 | Regar-TadAZ | Panjshir | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | Pirmurod Burkhonov, 19 (Regar-TadAZ) | |
| 2002 | Regar-TadAZ | Khujand | Farrukh Ghissar | Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov, 29 (Khujand) | |
| 2003 | Regar-TadAZ | Khujand | Aviator Bobojon Ghafurov | Osimjon Boboev, 38 (Regar-TadAZ) | Asliddin Khabibullaev (Vakhsh Qurghonteppa) |
| 2004 | Regar-TadAZ | Vakhsh Qurghonteppa | Aviator Bobojon Ghafurov | Sukhrob Khamidov, 33 (Regar-TadAZ) | Anvar Norkulov (Aviator Bobojon Ghafurov) |
| 2005 | Vakhsh Qurghonteppa | Regar-TadAZ | Aviator Bobojon Ghafurov | Akhtam Khamrakulov & Nazir Rizomov, 12 (Vakhsh Qurghonteppa) | Khurshed Makhmudov (Regar-TadAZ) |
| 2006 | Regar-TadAZ | Hima Dushanbe | Vakhsh Qurghonteppa | Fozil Sattorov, 20 (Tajik Telecom Qurghonteppa) | Khurshed Makhmudov (Regar-TadAZ) |
| 2007 | Regar-TadAZ | Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov | Vakhsh Qurghonteppa | Sukhrob Khamidov, 21 (Hima Dushanbe) | Numonjon Hakimov (Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov) |
| 2008 | Regar-TadAZ | Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov | Khujand | Numonjon Hakimov, 30 (Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov) | Khurshed Makhmudov (Regar-TadAZ) |
| 2009 | Vakhsh Qurghonteppa | Regar-TadAZ | Khujand | Numonjon Hakimov, 30 (Vakhsh Qurghonteppa) | Numonjon Hakimov (Vakhsh Qurghonteppa) |
| 2010 | Istiklol | Regar-TadAZ | Vakhsh Qurghonteppa | Yusuf Rabiev, 30 (Istiklol) | Yusuf Rabiev (Istiklol) |
| 2011 | Istiklol | Regar-TadAZ | Ravshan Kulob | Yusuf Rabiev, 32 (Istiklol) | Khurshed Makhmudov (Regar-TadAZ) |
| 2012 | Ravshan Kulob | Regar-TadAZ | Istiklol | Dilshod Vasiyev, 24 (Istiklol) | Dilshod Vasiyev (Istiklol) |
| 2013 | Ravshan Kulob | Istiklol | Khayr Vahdat | Hossein Sohrabi, 11 (Istiklol/Khayr Vahdat) | Dilshod Vasiyev (Istiklol) |
| 2014 | Istiklol | Khayr Vahdat | Daleron-Uroteppa | Dilshod Vasiyev, 15 (Istiklol) | Nuriddin Davronov (Istiklol) |
| 2015 | Istiklol | Khujand | Ravshan Kulob | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov, 22 (Istiklol) | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov (Istiklol) |
| 2016 | Istiklol | Khosilot Farkhor | Regar-TadAZ | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov, 22 (Istiklol) | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov (Istiklol) |
| 2017 | Istiklol | Khujand | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | Dilshod Vasiyev, 16 (Istiklol) | Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev (Istiklol) |
| 2018 | Istiklol | Khujand | Kuktosh Rudaki | Sheriddin Boboyev, 12 (Istiklol) | Sheriddin Boboyev (Istiklol) |
| 2019 | Istiklol | Khujand | Regar-TadAZ | Sheriddin Boboyev, 16 (Istiklol) | Sheriddin Boboyev (Istiklol) |
| 2020 | Istiklol | Khujand | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | Ilhomjon Barotov, 18 (Istaravshan) | Ilhomjon Barotov (Istaravshan) |
| 2021 | Istiklol | Khujand | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov, 18 (Istiklol) | |
| 2022 | Istiklol | Ravshan Kulob | Khujand | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov, 16 (Istiklol) | |
| 2023 | Istiklol | Ravshan Kulob | Kuktosh Rudaki | Alisher Dzhalilov, 13 (Istiklol) | Rustam Yatimov (Istiklol) |
| 2024 | Istiklol | Khujand | Ravshan Kulob | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov, 17 (Istiklol) | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov (Istiklol) |

#### Wins by club

| Club | Wins | Winning years |
| Istiklol | 13 | 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda | 7 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Varzob Dushanbe | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Vakhsh Qurghonteppa | 3 | 1997, 2005, 2009 |
| Sitora Dushanbe | 2 | 1993, 1994 |
| CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | 2 | 1992, 1995 |
| Ravshan Kulob | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
| Dynamo Dushanbe | 1 | 1996 |

### 2024 season

Twelve clubs compete in the 2024 Tajikistan Higher League, with two promoted from Tajikistan First League:
| 2024 Club | 2023 Position | First season in top division | Seasons in top division | First season of current spell in top division | Top division titles | Most recent top division title |
| Barkchi Hisor | 3rd (TFL) | 2007 | 13 | 2024 | 0 | - |
| CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | 6th | 1992 | 27 | 2019 | 2 | 1995 |
| Eskhata | 4th | 2021 | 3 | 2021 | 0 | - |
| Istaravshan | 2nd (TFL) | 1992 | 14 | 2024 | 0 | - |
| Istiklol | 1st | 2009 | 16 | 2009 | 12 | 2023 |
| Hosilot Farkhor | 8th | 1992 | 12 | 2023 | 0 | - |
| Khujand | 7th | 1997 | 28 | 1997 | 0 | - |
| Kuktosh Rudaki | 3rd | 2018 | 6 | 2023 | 0 | - |
| Panjsher Balkh | 1st (TFL) | 1997 | 12 | 2024 | 0 | - |
| Ravshan Kulob | 2nd | 1992 | 21 | 2021 | 3 | 2013 |
| Regar-TadAZ | 9th | 1992 | 32 | 2022 | 7 | 2008 |
| Vakhsh Bokhtar | 10th | 1992 | 31 | 1995 | 3 | 2009 |

## Sponsorship

| Period | Sponsor | Brand |
| 1992–2015 | No sponsor | Tajik League |
| 2016 | Yovar Supermarkets | Tajik League |
| 2017 | MegaFon | Tajik League |
| 2018 | Somon Air | Tajik League |
| 2019 | Siyoma | Tajikistan Higher League |
| 2020–2022 | Coca-Cola | Tajikistan Higher League |
| 2023–present | 1xBet | Tajikistan Higher League |

## All-time goalscorers

    As of 09 December 2024
| Rank | Player | Goals | Years |
| 1 | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | 135 | 2015-17, 2020- |
| 2 | Sukhrob Khamidov | 122 | 1997-2009 |

## Foreign players

* List of foreign football players in Tajikistan