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The 2024 Tajikistan Higher League (Tajik: 2024 Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон, Russian: 2024 Высшая Лига Таджикистана), also known as 1xBet Higher League due to sponsorship reasons,[3] is the 33rd season of the Tajikistan Higher League, Tajikistan's top division of association football.

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Tajikistan Higher League
Season2024
Dates6 April 2024-11 December 2024
ChampionsIstiklol
RelegatedKuktosh Rudaki
AFC Champions League TwoIstiklol
Regar-TadAZ
Matches played130
Goals scored332 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerManuchekhr Dzhalilov (17)
Biggest home winIstiklol 9–1 Barkchi
(19 June 2024)
Biggest away winEskhata 0–3 CSKA Pamir
(13 April 2024)
Kuktosh 0–3 CSKA Pamir
(12 May 2024)
Kuktosh 0–3 Khujand
(21 June 2024)
Panjshir 0–3 Istiklol
(26 June 2024)
Highest scoringIstiklol 9–1 Barkchi
(19 June 2024)
Longest winning run14 matches
Istiklol
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Istiklol
Longest winless run18 matches
Kuktosh Rudaki
Longest losing run9 matches
Barkchi
Highest attendance18,300 - Istaravshan vs FK Khujand
(1 June 2024)[1]
Lowest attendance100 - Barkchi vs Vakhsh Bokhtar
(20 April 2024)[2]
Total attendance220,270
Average attendance2,861
(11 August 2024)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 11 December 2024.
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Season events

On 5 March 2024, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that the season would commence on 6 April. It was also announced that the league would consist of 12 teams, with each team playing each other twice over the course of the season. At the end of the season the bottom club will be relegated to the Tajikistan First League, whilst the 11th placed team will play a playoff game with the team that finishes second in the Tajikistan First League.[4]

On 22 May 2024, Istiklol's matches against Barkchi on 26 May and Panjshir on 1 June were postponed due to International call ups.[5]

Teams

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On 5 March, the Tajikistan Football Federation confirmed that 12 teams would take part in the 2024 season, 9 from the 2023 season and Istaravshan (promoted after a single year absence from top flight), Panjsher Balkh (promoted after a three-year absence from top flight) and Barkchi Hisor (promoted after a four-year absence from top flight) as the teams promoted from 2023 Tajikistan First League.[4]

Locations of teams in the 2023 Tajikistan Higher League
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Team Location Venue Capacity
Barkchi Hisor Ibrogimbek Gaforov Stadium 3,000
CSKA Pamir Dushanbe CSKA Stadium 7,000
Eskhata Khujand Bistsolagii Istiqloliyati Stadium 20,000
Istaravshan Istaravshan Istaravshan-Arena 20,000
Istiklol Dushanbe Central Republican Stadium 24,000
Hosilot Farkhor Farkhor Central Stadium
Khujand Khujand Bistsolagii Istiqloliyati Stadium 20,000
Kuktosh Rudaki Chorgulteppa Rudaki Stadium
Panjsher Balkh Panjsher Stadium 8,500
Ravshan Kulob Central Stadium
Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda TALCO Arena 10,000
Vakhsh Bokhtar Bokhtar Tsentralnyi Stadium 10,000
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Personnel and sponsoring

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Barkchi Tajikistan Rustam Zafarzoda
CSKA Pamir Tajikistan Khakim Fuzailov Joma Formula 55
Eskhata Russia Igor Surov Joma Bank Eskhata
Istaravshan Tajikistan Yahyo Azizboev
Istiklol Tajikistan Igor Cherevchenko Tajikistan Alisher Dzhalilov Joma Siyoma
Hosilot Farkhor Tajikistan Alisher Tukhtaev
Khujand Tajikistan Davron Abdulloev Joma Formula 55
Kuktosh Rudaki Tajikistan Alisher Ahmadzoda
Panjsher Tajikistan Amir Farhodboev
Ravshan Kulob Iran Ali Nazarzadeh Joma Hoji Sharif
Regar-TadAZ Tajikistan Zayniddin Rahimov Joma TALCO
Vakhsh Bokhtar Tajikistan Nuriddin Sardorboev Tajikistan Islom Eldorov
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Foreign players

During the 2024 season, Tajikistan Higher League are able to register seven foreign players, with all seven being able to be on the pitch at the same time.[6]

More information Club, Player 1 ...
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 Former Players
Barkchi Cameroon Étienne Landry Onana Ghana Patrick Arthur Ghana Boateng Frimpong Ghana Kuaye Godson Ghana Kamal Mohammed Thailand Chinbunchorn Somrak
CSKA Pamir Cameroon Gerard Bakinde Cameroon Jean Gatten Ghana Anani Kwasi Uzbekistan Shokhrukh Eshbutaev Uzbekistan Mukhammad Isaev Uzbekistan Islom Isakzhanov Uzbekistan Mukhiddin Odilov Uzbekistan Saidmakhmud Gulomov
Eskhata Moldova Dmitri Stajila Uzbekistan Azizbek Muratov Uzbekistan Sanzhar Rikhsiboev
Istaravshan Serbia Nikola Jovanovic Uzbekistan Jakhongir Akhmadov Uzbekistan Azamat Isroilov Uzbekistan Jamshid Khasanov Uzbekistan Mumin Meliev Uzbekistan Mirzokhid Mirzamakhmudov Uzbekistan Javokhirbek Rasulov Cameroon Mbeke Siebatcheu
Uzbekistan Khurshid Olimov
Istiklol Australia Matthew Millar Belarus Pavel Nazarenko Brazil Murilo Souza Bulgaria Dimitar Mitkov Italy Francesco Margiotta Japan Keita Suzuki North Macedonia Darko Ilieski Serbia Nikola Stošić Ukraine Oleksiy Larin Bosnia and Herzegovina Dženis Beganović
Croatia Ivan Novoselec
Nigeria Blessing Eleke
Serbia Slavko Lukić
Hosilot Farkhor Cameroon Willy Kapawa Cameroon Arsene Bilé Obama Cameroon Junior Prince Sime Georgia (country) Giorgi Gadrani Georgia (country) Luka Koberidze Ghana Prosper Gbeku Cameroon Francois Enyegue
Ghana Aryeetey Roger
Khujand Cameroon Tony Bikatal Russia Artyom Serdyuk Russia Sergei Tskanyan Serbia Dejan Tumbas Uzbekistan Firdavs Abdusalimov Uzbekistan Jasur Kurbonov Uzbekistan Islom Toshpulatov Russia Deni Daliev
Kuktosh Rudaki Ghana Alex Gyamfi Ghana Aryeetey Roger Mali Mohamed Tangara Philippines Aaron Vasquez Uzbekistan Jakhongir Alamov Uzbekistan Khasanboy Kakhkhorov Ghana Kuaye Godson
Ghana Kamal Mohammed
Iran Mahdi Nourpourasl
Iran Sam Azimzadeh Tabrizi
Uzbekistan Ural Choriev
Uzbekistan Muslim Kurbonov
Panjsher Cameroon Ngangue Ntengue Dorian Cameroon Fon Terence Musi Cameroon Alexandre Ngongang Cameroon Andre Nkou France Wilfried Tchamako Ghana Christopher Bonney Ghana Peter Sarkodie Iran Radin Sayyar Cameroon Franck Michael Nonga
Ghana Junior Onana
Ravshan Kulob Bosnia and Herzegovina Kojo Matić Ghana Siddiq Kamal Issah Ghana David Mawutor Ghana Samuel Ofori Serbia Kristian Mocic Ukraine Andriy Markovych Ukraine Yevhen Hrytsenko Brazil Matheus Silva
Ghana Masahudu Alhassan
Moldova Evgheni Oancea
Turkmenistan Musa Nurnazarov
Ukraine Yuriy Batyushyn
Ukraine Dmytriy Pavlish
Regar-TadAZ Cameroon Joseph Feumba Cameroon Manuel Tresor Panny Ghana Nii Gyashie Bortey Acquaye Ghana Emmanuel Kwadwo Frimpong Ghana Osuman Kassim Ghana Johnson Owusu Uzbekistan Asilbek Temirov Uzbekistan Ramis Begishev
Vakhsh Bokhtar Ghana Benjamin Amponsah Tanzania Emmanuel Mwanengo Ukraine Mykyta Peterman Ukraine Serhiy Yavorskyi Uzbekistan Sardor Kobulzhanov Iran Reza Seyf Ahmadi
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In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Ravshan Kulob Tajikistan Tokhirjon Muminov Contract Expired 8 January 2024[7] Preseason Tajikistan Ahliddin Turdiev 11 January 2024[8]
Istiklol Tajikistan Igor Cherevchenko 11 February 2024[9] Serbia Nikola Lazarević 15 March 2024[10]
Hosilot Farkhor Tajikistan Alisher Tukhtaev
Ravshan Kulob Tajikistan Ahliddin Turdiev Resigned 18 May 2024[11] 4th Iran Ali Nazarzadeh (Caretaker) 18 May 2024[11]
Istiklol Serbia Nikola Lazarević 15 September 2024 1st Tajikistan Alisher Tukhtaev (Interim) 15 September 2024
Tajikistan Alisher Tukhtaev (Interim) End of role 4 October 2024 Tajikistan Igor Cherevchenko 4 October 2024[12]
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Regular season

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Istiklol (C) 22 19 2 1 59 11 +48 59 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two
2 Khujand 22 13 4 5 38 16 +22 43
3 Ravshan Kulob 22 11 8 3 33 17 +16 41
4 CSKA Pamir 22 11 6 5 36 21 +15 39
5 Vakhsh Bokhtar 22 11 2 9 26 21 +5 35
6 Eskhata 22 10 5 7 34 31 +3 35
7 Regar-TadAZ (Q) 22 9 6 7 21 15 +6 33 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two Qualifying play-off[a]
8 Hosilot Farkhor 22 5 9 8 27 26 +1 24
9 Barkchi 22 5 5 12 21 42 −21 20
10 Istaravshan 22 4 5 13 17 32 −15 17
11 Panjshir 22 4 4 14 16 41 −25 16 Qualification to relegation play-offs
12 Kuktosh Rudaki (R) 22 1 2 19 8 63 −55 5 Relegation to Tajik First Division
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Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Regar-TadAZ qualified for the AFC Champions League Two Qualifying play-off round by winning the 2024 Tajikistan Cup.

Results

More information Home \ Away, BAR ...
Home \ Away BAR CPD ESK ISA IST KHF KJD KUK PAN RAV REG VAK
Barkchi 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–5 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 3–3 1–2 1–0
CSKA Pamir 3–2 0–0 4–1 1–2 5–0 0–0 5–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–0
Eskhata 2–2 0–3 2–2 0–3 3–1 0–2 7–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
Istaravshan 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–3 0–1 2–1
Istiklol 9–1 2–0 6–1 3–1 3–1 0–1 6–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 3–0
Hosilot Farkhor 3–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 3–3 0–1 2–0 4–1 0–1 0–1 1–2
Khujand 2–0 5–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–3 6–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–0
Kuktosh Rudaki 2–1 0–3 2–3 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–3 2–4 0–5 0–0 0–1
Panjshir 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–3 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–4
Ravshan Kulob 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–0
Regar-TadAZ 0–0 2–3 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–0
Vakhsh Bokhtar 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 4–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0
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Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Barkchi ...
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
BarkchiDDWLLLLLLLLLWWWLDDLDWL
CSKA PamirWWDWWWDDWLWDDLWLWLDWLW
EskhataLLWDLDLWWWWLDWLWWLDDWW
IstaravshanLDWLLDWWDLLLLDLLLLWLDL
IstiklolWWWWWWWWWWWWWWLDDWWWWW
Hosilot FarkhorWWLLLWDDDWLDLLDDDWDLDL
KhujandWLDLWWDDDWWWWLWWWWLWLW
Kuktosh RudakiLDLWLLLLLLLDLLLLLLLLLL
PanjshirLLLLWLDLLWLDDDLWLLWLLL
Ravshan KulobDWDDWLWDDWLWDWDWDWWWDL
Regar-TadAZWDDWWLWWLLWLWWWLDDLLDW
Vakhsh BokhtarLLLWLWLLWLWWLLWWDWDWWW
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Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2024. Source: [citation needed]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Relegation play-off

The kick-off times were announced on 1 December 2024.[13]

First leg

More information Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov, 1–1 ...
Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov1–1Panjshir
Rustamzoda 64' Report Saydaminov 6'
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Furudgokh Stadium, Buston

Second leg

More information Panjshir, 2–0 ...
Panjshir2–0Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov
Bonney 83'
Saydaminov 86'		 Report
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Panjsher Uktam Mamatova, Balkh

Season statistics

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Scoring

Top scorers

As of matches played 11 December 2024[14]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Tajikistan Manuchekhr Dzhalilov Istiklol 17
2 Tajikistan Jahongir Ergashev Eskhata Khujand 10
Russia Artyom Serdyuk Khujand
4 Serbia Dejan Tumbas Khujand 8
Tajikistan Nozim Babadjanov Khujand/Ravshan
Tajikistan Abdukhalil Boronov CSKA Pamir Dushanbe
Tajikistan Sheriddin Boboev Hosilot Farkhor
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Own goals:

Hat-tricks

More information Player, For ...
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Nigeria Blessing ElekeIstiklolKuktosh Rudaki6–0 (H)20 April 2024[15]
Tajikistan Jahongir ErgashevEskhata KhujandKuktosh Rudaki7–0 (H)16 June 2024[1]
Tajikistan Manuchekhr Dzhalilov 4IstiklolBarkchi9–1 (H)19 June 2024[16]
Tajikistan Manuchekhr DzhalilovIstiklolBarkchi5–1 (A)30 November 2024[17]
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  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

As of matches played 30 June 2024
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Tajikistan Ibrokhim Ismoilov Regar-TadAZ 7
Tajikistan Shokhrukh Ishbutaev CSKA Pamir
3 Ukraine Yevhen Hrytsenko Ravshan Kulob 6
4 Tajikistan Safarmad Gafforov Khujand 5
5 Tajikistan Rustam Yatimov Istiklol 3
Moldova Dmitri Stajila Eskhata Khujand
Tajikistan Mukhriddin Khasanov Istiklol
Tajikistan Daler Azizov Hosilot Farkhor
9 Iran Seifahmadi Reza Jafar Vakhsh Bokhtar 2
Ghana Prosper Gbeku Hosilot Farkhor
Ghana Kuaye Godson Kuktosh Rudaki
Ghana Peter Sarkodie Panjshir
13 Tajikistan Dilshod Dodoboev Khujand 1
Tajikistan Shakhobiddin Mahmuzoda Barkchi
Tajikistan Muhammadrabi Rakhmatulloev Ravshan Kulob
Tajikistan Mumindzhon Gadyboev Eskhata Khujand
Tajikistan Bekhzod Khakimov Istaravshan
Tajikistan Sardor Kabuldzhanov Vakhsh Bokhtar
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Discipline

Red cards

As of match played 11 August 2024

Attendances

As of match played 11 August 2024

By round

More information Round, Total ...
2024 Tajikistan Higher League Attendances
Round Total GP. Avg. Per Game
Round 1[18] 6,16061,027
Round 2[2] 24,50064,083
Round 3[2] 7,45061,242
Round 4[2] 15,96062,660
Round 5[22] 11,60061,933
Round 6[19] 19,85063,308
Round 7[20] 28,30064,717
Round 8[1][16] 15,80062,633
Round 9[1][21] 29,95064,992
Round 10[1] 9,85061,642
Round 11[16] 21,90063,650
Round 12[21] 16,85053,370
Round 13[23] 12,10062,017
Total 220,270 77 2,861
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    By team

    More information Team \ Match played, Total ...
    Team \ Match played 1[18]2[2]3[2]4[2]5[22]6[19]7[20]8[1][16]9[1][21]10[1]11[16]12[21]13[23]141516171819202122TotalAverage
    Barkchi150—100—850—500—300350——4001,800300
    CSKA Pamir——500—350—400—1,000—4003508003,800543
    Eskhata—1,220—2,200—6,000—2,000—0—1,200—12,6202,524
    Istaravshan—3,000—5,000——10,200—18,300—3,600—40,1008,020
    Istiklol2,0006003,000—850—2,000750—2,600———11,8001,686
    Hosilot Farkhor1,000—3,2003,260—5,000—5,500—2,700——3,10023,7603,394
    Khujand4,5006,000—5,000—1,450—4,000—2,700———23,6503,942
    Kuktosh Rudaki—300—300—500—400——1,2003,000—5,700950
    Panjshir110—250—250—4,500—450—500—1,3006,9101,152
    Ravshan Kulob—13,380——8,500—10,700—9,700—15,00011,100—68,38011,397
    Regar-TadAZ200—400—8006,000—3,150—1,500——1,50013,5501,936
    Vakhsh Bokhtar———200—900——200—1,2001,2005,0008,7001,450
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