# 2016 FC Istiklol season

The FC Istiklol 2016 season is Istiklol's eighth Tajik League season. They are the current defending Champions in the Tajik League, Tajik Cup and Tajik Supercup having completed a Domestic Treble during the 2015 season. They will also participate in the AFC Cup for the second time, entering at the group stage.

## Season events

On 10 July 2016, Istiklol fired their entire coaching staff, including manager Mubin Ergashev, appointing Serbian Nikola Lazarevic as his replacement on 13 July 2016. On 31 October 2016, days after winning their fifth Tajik League title, Istiklol appointed Mukhsin Mukhamadiev as their new manager for the 2017 season.

## Squad

    As of match played 5 November 2016
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Nikola Stošić | GK | (1994-03-15)15 March 1994 (aged 22) | Železničar Beograd | 2013 | 61 | 0 |
| 30 | Emomali Soniev | GK | (1996-11-07)7 November 1996 (aged 19) | Youth Team | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Kurban Boboev | GK | (1987-08-03)3 August 1987 (aged 29) | Istaravshan | 2015 | 9 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Siyovush Asrorov | DF | (1992-07-21)21 July 1992 (aged 24) | Khujand | 2013 | 78 | 8 |
| 3 | Tabrezi Davlatmir | DF | (1998-06-06)6 June 1998 (aged 18) | Youth Team | 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Alisher Safarov | DF | (1998-06-24)24 June 1998 (aged 18) | Youth Team | 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Petro Kovalchuk | DF | (1984-05-28)28 May 1984 (aged 32) | Slutsk | 2015 | 65 | 1 |
| 19 | Akhtam Nazarov | DF | (1992-09-29)29 September 1992 (aged 24) | Energetik Dushanbe | 2013 | 94 | 7 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | David Mawutor | MF | (1992-04-12)12 April 1992 (aged 24) | | 2016 | 40 | 10 |
| 13 | Nozim Babadjanov | MF | (1995-08-07)7 August 1995 (aged 21) | Regar-TadAZ | 2016 | 28 | 8 |
| 14 | Faridoon Sharipov | MF | (1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 22) | Regar-TadAZ | 2016 | 28 | 2 |
| 18 | Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev | MF | (1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 26) | Dynamo Dushanbe | 2008 | | |
| 20 | Amirbek Juraboev | MF | (1996-04-13)13 April 1996 (aged 20) | Barki Tajik | 2016 | 15 | 1 |
| 23 | Ehson Panjshanbe | MF | (1999-05-12)12 May 1999 (aged 17) | Youth Team | 2016 | 7 | 1 |
| 24 | Oyatullo Safarov | MF | (2000-12-19)19 December 2000 (aged 15) | Youth Team | 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Jahongir Aliev | FW | (1996-07-14)14 July 1996 (aged 20) | Khujand | 2016 | 22 | 8 |
| 12 | Amirdzhon Safarov | FW | (1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 21) | Youth Team | 2015 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | Dilshod Vasiev | FW | (1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 28) | Energetik Dushanbe | 2009 | | |
| 21 | Suhrob Jalilov | FW | | Youth Team | 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | Sheriddin Boboev | FW | (1999-04-21)21 April 1999 (aged 17) | Youth Team | 2015 | 9 | 4 |
| 63 | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | FW | (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 26) | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 2015 | 60 | 61 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| 6 | Sokhib Suvonkulov | DF | (1988-09-15)15 September 1988 (aged 28) | Vakhsh Qurghonteppa | 2009 | | |
| 21 | Romish Jalilov | MF | (1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 20) | Youth Team | 2012 | | |
| 20 | Ziёvuddin Fuzaylov | DF | (2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 16) | Youth Team | 2015 | 21 | 5 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 5 | Jakhongir Jalilov | MF | (1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 27) | Youth Team | 2009 | | |
| 9 | Mehdi Chahjouyi | DF | (1989-07-22)22 July 1989 (aged 27) | Shahrdari Bandar Abbas | 2015 | 35 | 2 |
| 7 | Parvizdzhon Umarbayev | MF | (1994-11-01)1 November 1994 (aged 22) | Khimik Dzerzhinsk | 2015 | 44 | 8 |
| 8 | Nuriddin Davronov | MF | (1991-01-16)16 January 1991 (aged 25) | Sloboda Užice | 2013 | | |
| 9 | Oleksandr Kablash | FW | (1989-09-05)5 September 1989 (aged 27) | Nasaf | 2016 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | Akmal Kholmatov | MF | (1976-04-04)4 April 1976 (aged 40) | Neftchi Fargʻona | 2016 | 10 | 2 |
| 26 | Davron Erghashev | DF | (1988-03-19)19 March 1988 (aged 28) | Zhetysu | 2016 | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | DF | TJK | Sokhib Suvonkulov (at Barki Tajik) |
| 21 | MF | TJK | Romish Jalilov (at Regar-TadAZ) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | TJK | Ziёvuddin Fuzaylov (at Barki Tajik) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | TJK | Jahongir Aliev (from Khujand) |
| 10 | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Kablash |
| 11 | MF | TJK | Akmal Kholmatov (from Neftchi Fargʻona) |
| 13 | MF | TJK | Nozim Babadjanov (from Regar-TadAZ) |
| 14 | MF | TJK | Faridoon Sharipov (from Regar-TadAZ) |
| 16 | GK | TJK | Emomali Soniev (loan return from Barki Tajik) |
| 26 | DF | TJK | Davron Ergashev (from Zhetysu) |
| — | GK | TJK | Alisher Dodov (trial) |
| — | DF | RUS | Azamat Doguzov (trial) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | TJK | Eraj Rajabov (to Khujand) |
| 6 | DF | ESP | José Ballester |
| 7 | MF | TJK | Umedzhon Sharipov (to Vakhsh Qurghonteppa) |
| 9 | MF | TJK | Khurshed Makhmudov (to Barki Tajik) |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Manuel Bleda (to Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț) |
| 16 | GK | TJK | Alisher Tuychiev (to Khujand) |
| 21 | MF | TJK | Romish Jalilov (loan to Regar-TadAZ) |
| — | FW | TJK | Jahongir Ergashev (to Dinamo Brest) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | TJK | Tabrezi Davlatmir (loan return from Barki Tajik) |
| 4 | MF | GHA | David Mawutor |
| 20 | MF | TJK | Amirbek Juraboev (from Barki Tajik) |
| 23 | MF | TJK | Ehson Panjshanbe (loan return from Barki Tajik) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | TJK | Jakhongir Jalilov (Retired) |
| 6 | DF | IRN | Mehdi Chahjouyi |
| 7 | MF | TJK | Parvizdzhon Umarbayev (to Lokomotiv Plovdiv) |
| 8 | MF | TJK | Nuriddin Davronov (to Dunav Ruse) |
| 10 | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Kablash (to Dacia Chișinău) |
| 11 | MF | TJK | Akmal Kholmatov (to Neftchi Fargʻona) |
| 26 | DF | TJK | Davron Ergashev (to Taraz) |
| — | DF | TJK | Sokhib Suvonkulov (to Barki Tajik) |
| — | DF | TJK | Ziёvuddin Fuzaylov (loan to Barki Tajik) |

## TFF Cup
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Regar-TadAZ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 4 | +30 | 19 | Advance to group stage |
| 2 | CSKA Pomir Dushanbe | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 8 | +25 | 15 | Advance to group stage |
| 3 | Istiklol | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 13 | Advance to group stage |
| 4 | Khayr Vahdat | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 12 | Advance to group stage |
| 5 | Pamir Dushanbe | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 8 | |
| 6 | Kuktosh | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 8 | |
| 7 | Barki Tajik | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 4 | |
| 8 | Lokomotive Dushanbe | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0 | |

### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | CSKA Pomir Dushanbe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 4 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Khujand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | Saroykamar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Istiklol | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | |

## 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: 2 November 2016. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | 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 | 67 | 20 | +47 | 45 | 2017 AFC Cup |
| 2 | Khosilot Farkhor | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 37 | 2017 AFC Cup |
| 3 | Regar-TadAZ | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 32 | |
| 4 | Barki Tajik | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 29 | |
| 5 | Khayr Vahdat | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 29 | |
| 6 | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 27 | |
| 7 | Khujand | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 25 | |
| 8 | Vakhsh | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 18 | |
| 9 | Ravshan Kulob | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 50 | −33 | 9 | |
| 10 | Parvoz | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 50 | −36 | 5 | |

### AFC Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Naft Al-Wasat | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 15 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Al-Faisaly | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Tripoli | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Istiklol | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | |

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 5 November 2016

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Tajik League | Tajik League | Tajik Cup | Tajik Cup | Tajik Supercup | Tajik Supercup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SRB | Nikola Stošić | 28 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | TJK | Siyovush Asrorov | 28 | 2 | 15+1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | TJK | Tabrezi Davlatmir | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | GHA | David Mawutor | 18 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | TJK | Jahongir Aliev | 22 | 8 | 9+3 | 7 | 3+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | TJK | Nozim Babadjanov | 28 | 8 | 11+7 | 6 | 5+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | TJK | Faridoon Sharipov | 28 | 2 | 14+3 | 0 | 4+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | UKR | Petro Kovalchuk | 30 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | TJK | Dilshod Vasiev | 29 | 7 | 15+1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | TJK | Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev | 30 | 13 | 15+1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | TJK | Akhtam Nazarov | 28 | 2 | 14+2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | TJK | Amirbek Juraboev | 15 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | TJK | Suhrob Jalilov | 9 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | TJK | Sheriddin Boboev | 8 | 4 | 1+4 | 2 | 0+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | TJK | Ehson Panjshanbe | 7 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | TJK | Oyatullo Safarov | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | TJK | Ismail Alimardonov | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | TJK | Kurban Boboev | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | MF | TJK | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | 30 | 31 | 16+1 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Players away from Istiklol on loan: ||||||||||||||
| Players who left Istiklol during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | TJK | Jakhongir Jalilov | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IRN | Mehdi Chahjouyi | 9 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | TJK | Parvizdzhon Umarbayev | 12 | 3 | 5+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | TJK | Nuriddin Davronov | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Kablash | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | TJK | Akmal Kholmatov | 10 | 2 | 2+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | TJK | Davron Ergashev | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Tajik League | Tajik Cup | Tajik Supercup | AFC Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 63 | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2 | MF | 18 | Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Jahongir Aliev | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | 4 | David Mawutor | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | 13 | Nozim Babadjanov | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | FW | 17 | Dilshod Vasiev | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | FW | 22 | Sheriddin Boboev | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | 10 | Oleksandr Kablash | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | MF | 7 | Parvizdzhon Umarbayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | 11 | Akmal Kholmatov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 19 | Akhtam Nazarov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 2 | Siyovush Asrorov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 14 | Faridoon Sharipov | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | 15 | Petro Kovalchuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 20 | Amirbek Juraboev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 23 | Ehson Panjshanbe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 26 | Davron Ergashev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 67 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 96 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Tajik League | Tajik League | Tajik Cup | Tajik Cup | Tajik Supercup | Tajik Supercup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Siyovush Asrorov | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | David Mawutor | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Jakhongir Jalilov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Mehdi Chahjouyi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Parvizdzhon Umarbayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Nuriddin Davronov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jahongir Aliev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Oleksandr Kablash | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Nozim Babadjanov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Faridoon Sharipov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Petro Kovalchuk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Akhtam Nazarov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Amirbek Juraboev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Suhrob Jalilov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Davron Ergashev | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 35 | GK | Kurban Boboev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | MF | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 31 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 58 | 1 |