# FK Khujand

FK Khujand (Tajik: Клуби футболи Хуҷанд) is a Tajik professional football club based in Khujand, currently playing in the Ligai Olii Tojikiston, the top division in the country.

## History

FС Khujand was established in 1976 from the remnants of the club Pomir which was previously known as Miner. The first head coach of the team was Vladimir Burin. FC Khujand competed in the Central Asian Championship B League for 15 years. FС Khujand plays its home matches in Spartak Stadium which was located in the heart of the city before moving to the 20 Years of Independence Stadium (also known as 20-Letie Nezavisimosti Stadium). The best performances of FC Khujand in this competition were 8th place in 1983 and 1986, runners-up in 1990 and a third-place finish in 1991. Since the independence of Tajikistan from USSR, FC Khujand has won the Tajik Cup on four occasions; 1998, 2002, 2008 and 2017.
On 12 April 2019, Numonjon Yusupov was sacked as the club's manager, with Sharif Ziyoyev being appointed as caretaker manager.
On 16 April 2019, Vitaliy Levchenko was appointed as the new manager of Khujand.
On 21 December 2019, Nikola Lazarevic was announced as the new head coach of FK Khujand.
On 12 July 2020, Khujand announced Khakim Fuzailov as their new manager, after Nikola Lazarevic was unable to return to Tajikistan due to travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with Rustam Khojayev previously being in temporary charge since the Ligai Olii Tojikiston returned on 16 June 2020.
On 10 September 2020, the 2020 AFC Cup was cancelled.

### Domestic history

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Tajik Cup | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer | Manager |
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Tajik Cup | Name | League | Manager |
| 1997 | 1st | 3 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 20 | 52 | Runners-up | | | |
| 1998 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 44 | Winners | | | |
| 1999 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 60 | 28 | 40 | | | | |
| 2000 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 94 | 37 | 68 | | Mansurjon Hakimov | 28 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 27 | | | | |
| 2002 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 76 | 17 | 53 | Winner | Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov | 29 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 90 | 26 | 72 | | | | |
| 2004 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 36 | 60 | | | | |
| 2005 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 27 | | | | |
| 2006 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 30 | | | | |
| 2007 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 27 | | | | |
| 2008 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 73 | 33 | 88 | Winner | | | |
| 2009 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 40 | Quarter-final | Pyrmurod Burkhonov | 9 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 32 | Runner-up | | | |
| 2011 | 7 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 56 | 72 | 51 | | | | |
| 2012 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 44 | 30 | Round of 16 | Indus Huseynzoda | 7 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 23 | Round of 16 | Valeriu Andronic / Yusuf Rabiev / Mohammad Golepor | 3 | Mubin Ergashev |
| 2014 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 32 | Round of 16 | Manouchehr Ahmadov | 7 | Numonjon Yusupov |
| 2015 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 39 | Quarter-final | Farkhod Tokhirov | 6 | Numonjon Yusupov |
| 2016 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 25 | Semi-final | Dilshod Bozorov | 8 | Numonjon Yusupov / Hamid Karimov |
| 2017 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 22 | 37 | Winner | Dilshod Bozorov Davronjon Tukhtasunov | 9 | Rustam Khojaev |
| 2018 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 20 | 46 | Semi-final | Jahongir Ergashev | 13 | Numonjon Yusupov |
| 2019 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 36 | Semi-final | Tursunali Rustamov | 8 | Numonjon Yusupov Sharif Ziyoyev (Caretaker) Vitaliy Levchenko |
| 2020 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 35 | Last 16 | Dilshod Bozorov | 8 | Vitaliy Levchenko Rustam Khojayev (Caretaker) Khakim Fuzailov |
| 2021 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 26 | 55 | Winner | Dilshod Bozorov | 13 | Rustam Khojayev |
| 2022 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 34 | Round of 16 | Jahongir Ergashev | 10 | Rustam Khojayev |
| 2023 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 26 | | | | Rustam Khojayev Numon Khasanov |

### Continental history

    As of match played 17 August 2022
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| AFC Cup | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 28 |
| Total | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 36 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1998–99 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | First round – West Asia | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–5 |
| 1999–2000 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | First round – West Asia | Kaisar | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–3(p)3–3 |
| 2016 | AFC Cup | Play-off | Ahli Al-Khaleel | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 2018 | AFC Cup | Play-off | Ahal | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| 2019 | AFC Cup | Play-off | Ahal | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1(a) |
| 2019 | AFC Cup | Group D | Dordoi Bishkek | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4th |
| 2019 | AFC Cup | Group D | Altyn Asyr | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| 2019 | AFC Cup | Group D | Istiklol | 3–2 | 0–3 |
| 2020 | AFC Cup | Play-off | Neftchi Kochkor-Ata | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| 2020 | AFC Cup | Group D | Dordoi Bishkek | — | — | - |
| 2020 | AFC Cup | Group D | Altyn Asyr | — | — | - |
| 2020 | AFC Cup | Group D | Istiklol | — | 0–2 | - |
| 2021 | AFC Cup | Group F | Alay | 2–0 | — | 3rd |
| 2021 | AFC Cup | Group F | Altyn Asyr | — | 2–2 | 3rd |
| 2021 | AFC Cup | Group F | Nasaf Qarshi | 0–3 | — | 3rd |
| 2022 | AFC Cup | Group F | Dordoi Bishkek | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1st |
| 2022 | AFC Cup | Group F | Köpetdag Aşgabat | 3–1 | 3–1 | | 1st |
| 2022 | AFC Cup | Zonal finals | Sogdiana Jizzakh | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 |

## Honours

* Tajik Cup
** Winners (5): 1998, 2002, 2008, 2017, 2021

## Sponsorship

On 28 March 2019, Khujand announced a sponsorship deal with Thai energy drink company Carabao.
On 26 October 2019, Samsung became the first title sponsor of Khujand with their Samsung UHD TV brand until the end of the 2020 season.
On 15 January 2021, Khujand announced that betting company "Formula 55" had replaced Samsung as their title sponsor.
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| 2019–2020 | Joma | Samsung UHD TV |
| 2021– | Joma | Formula 55 |

## Current squad

    As of 6 March 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | TJK | Dilshod Dadoboev |
| 2 | DF | TJK | Fakhriddin Akhtamov |
| 4 | DF | TJK | Parviz Bokiev |
| 5 | DF | UZB | Firdavs Abdusalimov |
| 6 | DF | TJK | Davronjon Ergashev |
| 7 | FW | RUS | Artem Serdyuk |
| 8 | MF | TJK | Shukhrat Elmurodov |
| 9 | MF | TJK | Bokhirdzon Sanginboev |
| 10 | MF | TJK | Khurshed-Timur Dzhuraev |
| 11 | DF | TJK | Dzhumaboy Akhmadzoda |
| 17 | MF | UZB | Islom Toshpulatov |
| 22 | MF | TJK | Bezhan Nishonboyzoda |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | DF | TJK | Firuz Karaev |
| 28 | MF | GHA | David Mawutor |
| 29 | GK | TJK | Daler Barotov |
| 30 | MF | TJK | Shukhratdzhon Shonazarov |
| 73 | FW | NGA | Paul Komolafe |
| 74 | FW | TJK | Asadbek Jurabekzoda |
| 76 | GK | TJK | Zukhriddin Muyidinov |
| 77 | MF | UZB | Firuz Kholmatov |
| 81 | MF | TJK | Shakhbon Naimov |
| 91 | DF | UZB | Asilzhon Begimkulov |
| 97 | MF | RUS | Sergey Tskanyan |