# 2025 FC Istiklol season

The FC Istiklol 2025 season is Istiklol's seventeenth Tajik League season, of which they are defending Tajik League Champions, whilst they also participated in the Tajik Cup, Tajik Supercup and AFC Champions League Two.

## Season events

On 14 January, Istiklol announced that their contracts with Darko Ilieski, Dimitar Mitkov and Francesco Margiotta had all ended and the players had left the club.
On 16 January, Istiklol announced that Shervoni Mabatshoev had left the club to sign a 18-month contract with Kapaz.
On 22 January, Istiklol announced the signing of Masrur Gafurov from Barkchi Hisor to a three-year contract.
On 23 January, Istiklol announced the signing of Joseph Okoro from Dinamo Minsk to a one-year contract.
On 24 January, Istiklol announced the signing of Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov from Ravshan Kulob.
On 28 January, Istiklol announced the return of Dženis Beganović, on a one-year contract.
On 14 February, Istiklol announced the signing of Reza Dehghani, who'd last played for Mes Rafsanjan, to a one-year contract.
On 16 February, Istiklol announced the signing of Lawrence Nicholas, who'd last played for Fatih Karagümrük, to a one-year contract.
On 17 February, Istiklol announced that Khaydar Sattorov had joined Hulbuk and that Mekhron Madaminov had joined Barkchi Hisor, both on loan for the season.
On 19 February, Istiklol announced that Romish Jalilov and Shahrom Sulaymonov had both re-signed for the club after spending the previous season at Khosilot Farkhor.
On 20 February, Istiklol announced that Olimjon Juraev and Shukhratdzhon Shonazarov had joined Sardor on loan for the season. Later on the same day, Istiklol announced that they had extended their contracts with Mukhriddin Khasanov, Tabrezi Davlatmir, Alisher Dzhalilov and Manuchekhr Dzhalilov.
On 24 February, Istiklol announced the signing of Joshua Akpudje, who'd last played for Ilves, to a one-year contract.
On 26 February, Istiklol announced the signing of Muzaffar Safaralii from CSKA Pamir Dushanbe to a three-year contract.

## Squad

    As of match played 14 March 2025
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | ioals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Nikola Stošić | GK | (1994-03-15) 15 March 1994 (age 31) | Prva Iskra Barič | 2024 | 2026 | 151 | 0 |
| 22 | Muzaffar Safaralii | GK | | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | 2025 | 2027 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Mukhriddin Khasanov | GK | (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 22) | Khujand | 2021 | 2025 | 46 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Tabrezi Davlatmir | DF | (1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 (age 26) | Narva Trans | 2022 | 2025 | 155 | 3 |
| 5 | Sodikjon Kurbonov | DF | (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 22) | Dynamo Dushanbe | 2023 | 2024 | 51 | 4 |
| 6 | Amirbek Juraboev | DF | (1996-04-13) 13 April 1996 (age 28) | Kedah Darul Aman | 2024 | 2025 | 163 | 10 |
| 19 | Akhtam Nazarov | DF | (1992-09-29) 29 September 1992 (age 32) | Andijon | 2023 | | 290 | 23 |
| 21 | Romish Jalilov | DF | (1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 29) | Khosilot Farkhor | 2025 | | | |
| 33 | Joseph Okoro | DF | (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 24) | Dinamo Minsk | 2025 | 2025 | 26 | 0 |
| 44 | Joshua Akpudje | DF | (1998-07-23) 23 July 1998 (age 26) | Unattached | 2025 | | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | Rustam Kamolov | DF | (2007-06-04) 4 June 2007 (age 17) | Youth Team | 2022 | | 6 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | Dženis Beganović | MF | (1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 28) | Unattached | 2025 | | 31 | 3 |
| 10 | Alisher Dzhalilov | MF | (1993-08-29) 29 August 1993 (age 31) | AGMK | 2023 | 2025 | 152 | 67 |
| 11 | Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov | MF | (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 26) | Ravshan Kulob | 2025 | | 141 | 24 |
| 14 | Muhammad Muhammadzada | MF | | Academy | 2025 | | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Ruslan Khayloyev | MF | (2003-10-29) 29 October 2003 (age 21) | Unattached | 2024 | 2025 | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Lawrence Nicholas | MF | (2001-05-17) 17 May 2001 (age 23) | Unattached | 2025 | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Umar Abubakar | MF | (2006-02-15) 15 February 2006 (age 19) | KAA Gent | 2025 | | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Shahrom Sulaymonov | MF | (1997-06-27) 27 June 1997 (age 27) | Khosilot Farkhor | 2025 | | 121 | 6 |
| 77 | Reza Dehghani | MF | (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 27) | Unattached | 2025 | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Rustam Soirov | FW | (2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 22) | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 2024 | 2025 | 96 | 36 |
| 17 | Masrur Gafurov | FW | (2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 19) | Barkchi Hisor | 2025 | 2027 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | FW | (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 34) | Persebaya Surabaya | 2020 | 2025 | 220 | 184 |
| 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 16) | Academy | 2024 | | 1 | 0 |
| | Ramazon Bakhtaliev | MF | (2008-10-24) 24 October 2008 (age 16) | Academy | 2024 | | 1 | 0 |
| | Parviz Bobonazarov | MF | (2009-01-04) 4 January 2009 (age 16) | 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 18) | Barkchi | 2024 | | 0 | 0 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| | Olimjon Juraev | GK | (2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 (age 21) | 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 22) | Youth Team | 2022 | | 8 | 0 |
| | Mekhron Madaminov | FW | (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 22) | Torpedo Miass | 2024 | 2025 | 14 | 2 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 22 January 2025 | FW | Masrur Gafurov | Barkchi Hisor | Undisclosed |
| 23 January 2025 | MF | Joseph Okoro | Dinamo Minsk | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2025 | MF | Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov | Ravshan Kulob | Undisclosed |
| 28 January 2025 | MF | Dženis Beganović | Unattached | Free |
| 14 February 2025 | MF | Reza Dehghani | Unattached | Free |
| 16 February 2025 | MF | Lawrence Nicholas | Unattached | Free |
| 19 February 2025 | MF | Romish Jalilov | Khosilot Farkhor | Undisclosed |
| 19 February 2025 | MF | Shahrom Sulaymonov | Khosilot Farkhor | Undisclosed |
| 24 February 2025 | DF | Joshua Akpudje | Unattached | Free |
| 26 February 2025 | GK | Muzaffar Safaralii | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | Undisclosed |
| 6 March 2025 | MF | Umar Abubakar | KAA Gent | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 13 January 2025 | MF | | Amadoni Kamolov | Gol Gohar Sirjan | Undisclosed | |
| 16 January 2025 | MF | | Shervoni Mabatshoev | Kapaz | Undisclosed | |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 17 February 2025 | DF | Khaydar Sattorov | Hulbuk | End of season |
| 17 February 2025 | FW | Mekhron Madaminov | Barkchi Hisor | End of season |
| 20 February 2025 | GK | Olimjon Juraev | Sardor | End of season |
| 20 February 2025 | MF | Shukhratdzhon Shonazarov | Sardor | End of season |

## Friendlies
### FFT Cup
#### Preliminary group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Istiklol | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advance to Finals Stage |
| 2 | Khosilot Farkhor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | Advance to Finals Stage |
| 3 | Sardor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |
| 4 | Barkchi Hisor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |
| 5 | Hulbuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |

#### Final Stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Istiklol | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 | Semi Finals |
| 2 | Somon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | Semi Finals |
| 3 | Regar-TadAZ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sarazm | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 | |

#### Knockout stage
## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Higher League | 7 March 2025 | 2025 | Matchday 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Tajikistan Cup | 2025 | 2025 | Last 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Tajik Super Cup | 25 May 2025 | 2025 | Final | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| AFC Champions League Two | 2025 | 2025 | Group Stage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
Last updated: 14 March 2025 Source: Competitions

### Higher League
#### Regular season
##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 14 March 2025. Source: See Results

##### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 |
| Ground | H | H |
| Result | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 4 |

##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Vakhsh Bokhtar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two Qualifying play-off |
| 3 | Hulbuk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Istiklol | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Regar-TadAZ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Eskhata | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |

### AFC Champions League Two
#### Group stage
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 14 March 2025

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Higher League | Higher League | Tajikistan Cup | Tajikistan Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | AFC Champions League Two | AFC Champions League Two |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 3 | DF | TJK | Tabrezi Davlatmir | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | TJK | Sodikjon Kurbonov | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | TJK | Amirbek Juraboev | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | TJK | Rustam Soirov | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | TJK | Alisher Dzhalilov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | TJK | Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | TJK | Masrur Gafurov | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | TJK | Romish Jalilov | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | NGA | Lawrence Nicholas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | NGA | Joseph Okoro | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | NGA | Joshua Akpudje | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | FW | TJK | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | TJK | Rustam Kamolov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | IRN | Reza Dehghani | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | GK | TJK | Mukhriddin Khasanov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Youth team players: ||||||||||||||
| Players away from Istiklol on loan: ||||||||||||||
| Players who left Istiklol during the season: ||||||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Higher League | Tajikistan Cup | Super Cup | AFC Champions League Two | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 63 | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | | 5 | Sodikjon Kurbonov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Higher League | Tajikistan Cup | Super Cup | AFC Champions League Two | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 99 | Mukhriddin Khasanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Higher League | Higher League | Tajikistan Cup | Tajikistan Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | AFC Champions League Two | AFC Champions League Two | Total | Total |
| 10 | MF | Alisher Dzhalilov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Joseph Okoro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Players who left Istiklol during the season: ||||||||||||||
| | | TOTALS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |