# 2020 FC Istiklol season

The FC Istiklol 2020 season is Istiklol's twelfth Tajik League season, of which they are defending Tajik League and Cup Champions, whilst they will also participate in the Tajik Supercup and AFC Champions League.

## Season Events

On 14 February 2020, Istiklol announced that Shahrom Samiyev had left the club to join Rubin Kazan on a free transfer.
After Mubin Ergashev took charge of Istiklol for their two AFC Champions League matches, Vitaliy Levchenko was appointed as the club's new manager on 17 February, with Alisher Tukhtaev returning to an assistants role.
On 6 March, Shakhrom Sulaimonov joined Lokomotiv-Pamir on loan for the season, and Dzhamshed Rakhmonov was released by the club.
On 18 March, Istiklol's AFC Cup group games scheduled to take place in April, where postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 27 March, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that the opening round of games would be played behind closed doors due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 14 April, the AFC extended the postponement of the AFC Cup group games scheduled for May and June until further notice due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
On 25 April, following Istiklol's 6–1 victory over Kuktosh, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that all football would be suspended from the evening of 26 April until 10 May.
On 6 May, the Tajikistan Football Federation extended the suspension of football indefinitely due to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan.
On 8 June, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that the season would resume on 16 June, with the games continuing to be played without spectators. With the schedule being confirmed the follow day.
On 9 July, the Asian Football Confederation announced a revised calendar for the 2020 AFC Cup, with all the remaining games to be played in on country, that will be announced at a later date.
On 22 July, Istiklol announced the return of Akhtam Nazarov on a contract until the end of the 2021 season, whilst the following day Sharifbek Rakhmatov moved on loan to Lokomotiv-Pamir until the end of the season.
On 28 July, young midfielder Salam Ashurmamdov joined Istaravshan on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 6 August, midfielder Saidmuxtor Azimov joined Fayzkand on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 7 August, Istiklol announced the return of midfielder Amirbek Juraboev after a year playing for Navbahor Namangan, on a one-year contract.
On 31 August, Ehson Panjshanbe left Istiklol to join Navbahor Namangan.
During the 2020 Tajikistan Higher League season summer transfer window, Romish Jalilov was re-registered with Istiklol.
On 10 September, the 2020 AFC Cup was cancelled.

## Squad

    As of match played 4 October 2020
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Rustam Yatimov | GK | (1998-07-13)13 July 1998 (aged 22) | Unattached | 2018 | 2020 | 46 | 0 |
| 16 | Dilshod Dodoboev | GK | (1996-11-08)8 November 1996 (aged 23) | Istaravshan | 2020 | | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | Nikola Stošić | GK | (1994-03-15)15 March 1994 (aged 26) | Železničar Beograd | 2013 | | 141 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Marko Milić | DF | (1987-11-06)6 November 1987 (aged 32) | Kokand 1912 | 2020 | | 17 | 1 |
| 3 | Tabrezi Davlatmir | DF | (1998-06-06)6 June 1998 (aged 22) | Youth Team | 2016 | 2020 | 90 | 1 |
| 4 | Vahdat Hanonov | DF | (2000-07-25)25 July 2000 (aged 20) | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | 2020 | | 13 | 1 |
| 5 | Iskandar Dzhalilov | DF | (1992-06-01)1 June 1992 (aged 28) | Botev Vratsa | 2019 | | 54 | 2 |
| 6 | Zoir Juraboev | DF | (1998-09-16)16 September 1998 (aged 22) | Metallurg Bekabad | 2019 | | 46 | 1 |
| 20 | Akhtam Nazarov | DF | (1992-09-29)29 September 1992 (aged 28) | Bashundhara Kings | 2020 | 2021 | 196 | 22 |
| 21 | Oleksiy Larin | DF | (1994-06-04)4 June 1994 (aged 26) | Arsenal Kyiv | 2019 | | 51 | 2 |
| 26 | Shakhzod Davlatov | DF | (2000-04-18)18 April 2000 (aged 20) | Youth Team | 2019 | | 7 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | Viktor Svezhov | MF | (1991-05-17)17 May 1991 (aged 29) | Minsk | 2020 | | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | Alisher Dzhalilov | MF | (1993-08-29)29 August 1993 (aged 27) | Baltika Kaliningrad | 2019 | | 49 | 30 |
| 11 | Muhammadjon Rakhimov | MF | (1998-10-15)15 October 1998 (aged 21) | Khosilot Farkhor | 2017 | | 93 | 20 |
| 18 | Amadoni Kamolov | MF | (2003-01-16)16 January 2003 (aged 17) | Lokomotiv-Pamir | 2020 | | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Khurshed-Timur Dzhuraev | MF | (1997-09-21)21 September 1997 (aged 23) | | 2019 | 2021 | 24 | 0 |
| 22 | Amirbek Juraboev | MF | (1996-04-13)13 April 1996 (aged 24) | Navbahor Namangan | 2020 | 2021 | 105 | 6 |
| 88 | Romish Jalilov | MF | (1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 24) | | 2020 | | | |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Wahyt Orazsähedow | FW | (1992-01-26)26 January 1992 (aged 28) | Dordoi Bishkek | 2020 | | 13 | 5 |
| 13 | Rustam Soirov | FW | (2002-09-12)12 September 2002 (aged 18) | Lokomotiv Pamir | 2020 | | 20 | 10 |
| 14 | Sheriddin Boboev | FW | (1999-04-21)21 April 1999 (aged 21) | Youth Team | 2016 | | 92 | 53 |
| 63 | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | FW | (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 30) | Persebaya Surabaya | 2020 | | 113 | 109 |
| Youth team players ||||||||||
| | Amir Nigmatov | DF | (1999-04-28)28 April 1999 (aged 21) | Youth Team | 2018 | | 2 | 0 |
| | Shahbol Rajabov | DF | (2000-01-04)4 January 2000 (aged 20) | Youth Team | 2018 | | 1 | 0 |
| | Farhod Kosimov | MF | (2000-09-18)18 September 2000 (aged 20) | Youth Team | 2018 | | 9 | 0 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 20 | Salam Ashurmamadov | MF | (2003-03-18)18 March 2003 (aged 17) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2021 | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | Sharifbek Rakhmatov | MF | (2002-09-01)1 September 2002 (aged 18) | Youth Team | 2020 | | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Saidmuxtor Azimov | MF | (2000-06-09)9 June 2000 (aged 20) | Barkchi | 2019 | | 9 | 0 |
| 70 | Shakhrom Sulaimonov | MF | (1997-06-27)27 June 1997 (aged 23) | Utenis Utena | 2018 | | 39 | 2 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 17 | Ehson Panjshanbe | MF | (1999-05-12)12 May 1999 (aged 21) | Youth Team | 2016 | 2020 | 100 | 19 |
| 23 | Shahrom Samiyev | FW | (2001-02-08)8 February 2001 (aged 19) | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | 2019 | | 29 | 11 |
| 27 | Dzhamshed Rakhmonov | DF | (1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 23) | | 2019 | 2021 | 12 | 0 |

### 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 |
| 20 | MF | TJK | Salam Ashurmamdov (at Istaravshan) |
| 22 | MF | TJK | Sharifbek Rakhmatov (at Lokomotiv Pamir) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | MF | TJK | Saidmuxtor Azimov (at Fayzkand) |
| 70 | MF | TJK | Shakhrom Sulaimonov (at Lokomotiv Pamir) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| January 2020 | GK | Dilshod Dodoboev | Istaravshan | Free |
| January 2020 | DF | Marko Milić | Kokand 1912 | Free |
| January 2020 | DF | Vahdat Hanonov | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | Free |
| January 2020 | MF | Viktor Svezhov | Minsk | Free |
| January 2020 | FW | Amadoni Kamolov | Lokomotiv Pamir | Free |
| January 2020 | FW | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | Persebaya Surabaya | Free |
| January 2020 | FW | Rustam Soirov | Lokomotiv Pamir | Free |
| February 2020 | FW | Wahyt Orazsähedow | Dordoi Bishkek | Free |
| 22 July 2020 | DF | Akhtam Nazarov | Bashundhara Kings | Free |
| 7 August 2020 | MF | Amirbek Juraboev | Navbahor Namangan | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2020 | MF | Romish Jalilov | | Free |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 14 February 2020 | FW | | Shahrom Samiyev | Rubin Kazan | Free | |
| 31 August 2020 | MF | | Ehson Panjshanbe | Navbahor Namangan | Undisclosed | |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 6 March 2020 | MF | Shakhrom Sulaimonov | Lokomotiv Pamir | End of Season |
| 23 July 2020 | MF | Sharifbek Rakhmatov | Lokomotiv Pamir | End of Season |
| 28 July 2020 | MF | Salam Ashurmamdov | Istaravshan | End of Season |
| 6 August 2020 | MF | Saidmuxtor Azimov | Fayzkand | End of Season |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 6 March 2020 | DF | Dzhamshed Rakhmonov | | |
| 31 December 2020 | GK | Nikola Stošić | Železničar Beograd | |
| 31 December 2020 | DF | Marko Milić | Buxoro | 9 February 2021 |
| 31 December 2020 | MF | Viktor Svezhov | KAMAZ | 3 February 2021 |
| 31 December 2020 | FW | Wahyt Orazsähedow | Turan | 11 May 2021 |
| 31 December 2020 | GK | Dilshod Dodoboev | Eskhata | |
| 31 December 2020 | DF | Shakhzod Davlatov | Dushanbe-83 | |
| 31 December 2020 | FW | Farhod Kosimov | Dushanbe-83 | |

### Trial

| Date From | Position | Name | Last Club |
| January 2020 | MF | Eldor Boymatov | Surkhon Termez |
| January 2020 | FW | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | Persebaya Surabaya |
| January 2020 | FW | Shakhboz Erkinov | Kokand 1912 |
| February 2020 | DF | Vahdat Hanonov | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe |
| February 2020 | FW | Wahyt Orazsähedow | Dordoi Bishkek |

## TFF Cup
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Istiklol | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 | |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Pamir | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 6 | Advance to Finals Stage |
| 3 | Kuktosh Rudaki | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 3 | Advance to Finals Stage |
| 4 | Shohmansur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | −33 | 0 | |

## 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: 4 October 2020. 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 |
| Ground | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A |
| Result | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | W |
| Position | 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) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 11 | +50 | 45 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Khujand | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 35 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 3 | CSKA Pamir | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 29 | |
| 4 | Kuktosh | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 28 | |
| 5 | Khatlon | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 26 | |

### AFC Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Istiklol | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Altyn Asyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dordoi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Khujand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 4 October 2020

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Tajik League | Tajik League | Tajikistan Cup | Tajikistan Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | AFC Champions League | AFC Champions League | AFC Cup | AFC Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | TJK | Rustam Yatimov | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SRB | Marko Milić | 17 | 1 | 11+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | TJK | Tabrezi Davlatmir | 24 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | TJK | Vahdat Hanonov | 13 | 1 | 6+5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | TJK | Iskandar Dzhalilov | 21 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | TJK | Zoir Juraboev | 21 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | RUS | Viktor Svezhov | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | TKM | Wahyt Orazsähedow | 13 | 5 | 3+7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | TJK | Alisher Dzhalilov | 22 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | TJK | Muhammadjon Rakhimov | 23 | 5 | 7+10 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | TJK | Rustam Soirov | 20 | 10 | 5+11 | 8 | 1+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | TJK | Sheriddin Boboev | 22 | 12 | 12+5 | 10 | 0+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | TJK | Dilshod Dodoboev | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | TJK | Amadoni Kamolov | 8 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | TJK | Khurshed-Timur Dzhuraev | 13 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | TJK | Akhtam Nazarov | 11 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | UKR | Oleksiy Larin | 23 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | TJK | Amirbek Juraboev | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | FW | TJK | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | 22 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 88 | MF | TJK | Romish Jalilov | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Youth team players: ||||||||||||||||
| Players away from Istiklol on loan: ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | MF | TJK | Sharifbek Rakhmatov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Istiklol during the season: ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | MF | TJK | Ehson Panjshanbe | 16 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Tajik League | Tajikistan Cup | Super Cup | AFC Champions League | AFC Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 63 | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Alisher Dzhalilov | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | FW | 14 | Sheriddin Boboev | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | FW | 13 | Rustam Soirov | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Wahyt Orazsähedow | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 17 | Ehson Panjshanbe | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 11 | Muhammadjon Rakhimov | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | DF | 21 | Oleksiy Larin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 3 | Tabrezi Davlatmir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 4 | Vahdat Hanonov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 2 | Marko Milić | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 61 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 79 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Tajik League | Tajikistan Cup | Super Cup | AFC Champions League | AFC Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Rustam Yatimov | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | GK | | 16 | Dilshod Dodoboev | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Tajik League | Tajik League | Tajikistan Cup | Tajikistan Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | AFC Champions League | AFC Champions League | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Marko Milić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Tabrezi Davlatmir | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Vahdat Hanonov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Iskandar Dzhalilov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Zoir Juraboev | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Viktor Svezhov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Alisher Dzhalilov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Muhammadjon Rakhimov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Rustam Soirov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Sheriddin Boboev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Amadoni Kamolov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Khurshed-Timur Dzhuraev | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Akhtam Nazarov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Amirbek Juraboev | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | FW | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | Romish Jalilov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Istiklol during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 17 | MF | Ehson Panjshanbe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 4 |