2015 FC Istiklol season

The FC Istiklol 2015 season is Istiklol's seventh 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 2014 season. They will also participate in the AFC Cup for the first time, entering at the group stage.

FC Istiklol

2015 season
President	Shohruh Saidov
Manager	Mubin Ergashev
Stadium	Republican Stadium
Tajik League	1st
Tajik Cup	Winners
Tajik Supercup	Winners
AFC Cup	Runners Up v Johor Darul Ta'zim
Top goalscorer	League: Manuchekhr Dzhalilov (22) All: Manuchekhr Dzhalilov (30)

Squad

As of match played 28 November 2015

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Nikola Stošić		GK	(1994-03-15)15 March 1994 (aged 21)	Železničar Beograd	2013		33	0
16	Alisher Tuychiev		GK	(1976-03-08)8 March 1976 (aged 39)	Vakhsh Qurghonteppa	2011
35	Kurban Boboev		GK	(1987-08-03)3 August 1987 (aged 28)	Istaravshan	2015		3	0
Defenders
2	Siyovush Asrorov		DF	(1992-07-21)21 July 1992 (aged 23)	Khujand	2013		50	6
3	Sokhib Suvonkulov		DF	(1988-09-15)15 September 1988 (aged 27)	Vakhsh Qurghonteppa	2009
4	Eraj Rajabov		DF	(1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 25)	Dynamo Dushanbe	2009
6	José Ballester		DF	(1989-06-10)10 June 1989 (aged 26)	La Roda	2015		22	2
15	Petro Kovalchuk		DF	(1984-05-28)28 May 1984 (aged 31)	Slutsk	2015		35	0
19	Akhtam Nazarov		DF	(1992-09-29)29 September 1992 (aged 23)	Energetik Dushanbe	2013		66	5
20	Ziёvuddin Fuzaylov		DF	(2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 15)	Youth Team	2015		21	5
22	Mehdi Chahjouyi		DF	(1989-07-22)22 July 1989 (aged 26)	Shahrdari Bandar Abbas	2015		26	2
Midfielders
7	Umedzhon Sharipov		MF	(1992-10-04)4 October 1992 (aged 23)	Vakhsh Qurghonteppa	2012
8	Nuriddin Davronov		MF	(1991-01-16)16 January 1991 (aged 24)	Sloboda Užice	2013
9	Khurshed Makhmudov		MF	(1982-08-08)8 August 1982 (aged 33)	Regar-TadAZ	2014		52	17
11	Jakhongir Jalilov		MF	(1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 26)	Youth Team	2009
18	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev		MF	(1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 25)	Dynamo Dushanbe	2008
21	Romish Jalilov		MF	(1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 20)	Youth Team	2012
39	Parvizdzhon Umarbayev		MF	(1994-11-01)1 November 1994 (aged 21)	Khimik Dzerzhinsk	2015		32	5
Forwards
10	Manolo Bleda		FW	(1990-07-31)31 July 1990 (aged 25)	Belshina Bobruisk	2014		40	15
12	Amirdzhon Safarov		FW	(1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 20)	Youth Team	2015		6	1
17	Dilshod Vasiev		FW	(1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 27)	Energetik Dushanbe	2009
63	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov		FW	(1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 25)	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	2015		30	30
	Sheriddin Boboev		FW	(1999-04-21)21 April 1999 (aged 16)	Youth Team	2015		1	0
Out on loan
5	Alisher Safarov		DF	(1998-06-24)24 June 1998 (aged 17)	Youth Team	2014		7	0
12	Jahongir Ergashev		FW	(1994-03-06)6 March 1994 (aged 21)	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	2013		37	17
30	Emomali Soniev		GK	(1996-11-07)7 November 1996 (aged 19)	Youth Team	2013		1	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 5 DF  TJK Alisher Safarov (at Vakhsh) 12 FW  TJK Jahongir Ergashev (at Khujand)

No. Pos. Nation Player 30 FW  TJK Emomali Soniev (at Barki Tajik)

Transfers

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  TJK Sokhib Suvonkulov (loan return from Vakhsh) [1][2] 5 MF  TJK Alisher Safarov (loan return from Vakhsh) [2] 6 DF  ESP José Ballester (from La Roda) [3][4] 15 DF  UKR Petro Kovalchuk (from Slutsk) [3] 22 DF  IRN Mehdi Chahjouyi (from Shahrdari Bandar Abbas) [3] 35 GK  TJK Kurban Boboev (from Istaravshan) [3] 39 MF  TJK Parvizdzhon Umarbayev (from Khimik Dzerzhinsk) [3] 63 MF  TJK Manuchekhr Dzhalilov (from Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk) [3]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  BRA Glaúber da Silva (to Pasaquina) [5][6] 6 DF  TJK Naim Ulmasov [5] 9 FW  UZB Davron Mirzaev (to Regar-TadAZ) 12 FW  TJK Dzhakhongir Ergashev (loan to Khujand) [7] 14 MF  GHA David Mawutor [3] 21 MF  TJK Romish Jalilov (loan to Regar-TadAZ) [8] 22 FW  TJK Kamil Saidov (to Regar-TadAZ) [5] 30 GK  TJK Emomali Sonievym (to Barki Tajik)

Summer

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  RUS Muhammad Nazarov (Trial) [9]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 5 MF  TJK Alisher Safarov (loan to Vakhsh) [10]

Friendlies

Istiklol v Tajikistan U-21

8 January 2015	Istiklol	2 – 1	Tajikistan U-21	Dushanbe
13:00 (UTC+5)	Abugafforov  89' (o.g.) Fatkhuloev  90+3' (pen.) Boboev	Summary	Aliyev  76' (pen.) Abdugaffor Rakhmonov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Farruhi Siddikzod

Istiklol v Khujand

13 January 2015 Sanatorium Bahoriston Cup	Istiklol	2 – 2	Khujand	Qayraqqum
(UTC+5)	Rajabov  32' Nazarov  56' Davronov J.Jalilov	Summary	F.Bobiev  48' (pen.) Tokhirov  52' K.Mirzohon D.Bozorov	Stadium: National Bank Attendance: 250 Referee: Erkin Madiboev

Istiklol v Khayr Vahdat

16 January 2015 Sanatorium Bahoriston Cup	Istiklol	3 – 0	Khayr Vahdat	Qayraqqum
(UTC+5)	Vasiev  22' Bleda  24' Davronov  89' (pen.)	Summary	Sharipov  89' Mirzoyev Karimov	Stadium: National Bank Attendance: 100 Referee: Hurshed Dadaboev

Istiklol v Tajikistan U-19

18 January 2015 Sanatorium Bahoriston Cup	Istiklol	1 – 1	Tajikistan U-19	Qayraqqum
(UTC+5)	Bleda  42' Fatkhuloev Suvonkulov	Summary	O.Karimov  88' H.Hassan A.Asimov N.Abdul E.Panjshanbe	Stadium: National Bank Attendance: 100 Referee: Hurshed Dadoboev

Istiklol v Eskhata

20 January 2015 Sanatorium Bahoriston Cup	Istiklol	2 – 3	Eskhata	Qayraqqum
(UTC+5)	A.Shodiev  3' D.Isoev  89' A.Yahyahudzhaev	Summary	Bleda  26' Vasiev  42', 90+3' Asrorov Suvonkulov	Stadium: National Bank Attendance: 100 Referee: Erkin Madiboev

Istiklol v Zhetysu-2

23 January 2015 Sanatorium Bahoriston Cup	Istiklol	7 – 0	Zhetysu-2	Qayraqqum
(UTC+5)	Vasiev  3', 41' Bleda  42', 57' Fatkhuloev  49', 70' Makhmudov  78'	Summary		Stadium: National Bank Referee: Murod Kurbonov

Istiklol v CSKA Pomir Dushanbe

30 January 2015	Istiklol	6 – 1	CSKA Pomir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	Bleda  4', 23' Dzhalilov  9', 51', 76' Vasiev  51' Davronov  .'  79'	Summary	Chakalov  34'  Dodkhudoev  58' Saeed	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Erkin Madiboev

Istiklol v SV Elversberg

7 February 2015	Istiklol	1 – 2	SV Elversberg	Antalya, Turkey
20:00 (UTC+5)	Bleda  1'	Summary	Tunjić  6' (pen.) Kohler  29'

Istiklol v TSG Neustrelitz

10 February 2015	Istiklol	1 – 1	TSG Neustrelitz	Antalya, Turkey
20:00 (UTC+5)	Vasiev  70'	Summary	K.Weidlich  35' (pen.)

Istiklol v Neftchi

13 February 2015	Istiklol	1 – 2	Neftchi	Antalya, Turkey
20:00 (UTC+5)	Ergashev  35'	Summary	Kholmatov  12' S.Khakimov  47'

Istiklol v Amkar Perm Youth Team

16 February 2015	Istiklol	5 – 6	Amkar Perm Youth Team	Antalya, Turkey
14:00 (UTC+5)	Ergashev  11', 42' Sharipov  16' (pen.) Suvonkulov  74' Vasiev  84'	Summary	Tyukalov  17', 57' A.Anfyorov  33', 49' R.Vazitdinov  55' Simonovski  89'

Istiklol v Gazovik Orenburg

20 June 2015	Istiklol	2 – 3	Gazovik Orenburg	Dushanbe
20:00 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov  18' Nazarov  90+2'	Summary	Shogenov  40' Breyev  53' Kabutov  87'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 5,500

Istiklol v Tajikistan U-19

17 July 2015	Istiklol	2 – 0	Tajikistan U-19	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	Fatkhuloev Bleda Chahjouyi Umarbayev	Summary	E.Panchshanbe	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Khusrawi Siddikzod

Istiklol v Tajikistan U-19

21 July 2015	Istiklol	3 – 2	Tajikistan U-19	Almosi
18:00 (UTC+5)	Bleda  5' Davronov  11' (pen.) A.Safarov  59' Rajabov	Summary	H.Malodustov  68' N.Khamrokul  82'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Parviz Murtazoev

TFF Cup

Main article: TFF Cup

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Istiklol	5	5	0	0	42	2	+40	15	Advance to Tajik Cup
2	CSKA Pomir Dushanbe	5	4	0	1	10	9	+1	12
3	Regar-TadAZ	5	3	0	2	8	7	+1	9
4	Khayr Vahdat	5	1	0	4	8	16	−8	3
5	Lokomotive Dushanbe	5	1	0	4	2	16	−14	3
6	Kuktosh	5	1	0	4	4	24	−20	3

Updated to match(es) played on 5 March 2015. Source: Istiklol
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Istiklol v Kuktosh

18 February 2015 1	Istiklol	16 – 0	Kuktosh	Dushanbe
15:30 (UTC+5)	Ergashev  6', 37', 54', 63', 85' Sharipov  18', 27' Dzhalilov  53', 67', 73', 84', 87', 88' R.Jalilov  59', 82' Umarbayev  89'	Summary		Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Parviz Murtazoev

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

20 February 2015 2	Istiklol	5 – 0	Regar-TadAZ	Dushanbe
10:30 (UTC+5)	Bleda  58' Fatkhuloev  65', 69', 80' Umarbayev  87'	Summary	Choriev	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Azam Buriev

Istiklol v CSKA Pomir Dushanbe

22 February 2015 3	Istiklol	8 – 0	CSKA Pomir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Pamir Stadium

Istiklol v Lokomotive Dushanbe

28 February 2015 4	Istiklol	4 – 0	Lokomotive Dushanbe	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	Fuzaylov  6' Bleda  42' R.Jalilov  60' Sharipov  71' (pen.) Umarbayev	Summary	Ismailov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Sayod Zayniddinov

Istiklol v Khayr Vahdat

2 March 2015 5	Istiklol	9 – 2	Khayr Vahdat	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	Suvonkulov  6' Makhmudov  9' Fatkhuloev  34', 54', 60' Vasiev  35', 44', 57' Umarbayev Nn 47' Kovalchuk	Summary	Khomidov  22', 77' F.Safarmadov S.Azimzoda	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Parviz Murtazoev

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Istiklol	3	3	0	0	20	3	+17	9	Advance to Knock Out Stage
2	Regar-TadAZ	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
3	Ravshan Kulob	1	0	0	1	2	5	−3	0
4	Kairakkum	1	0	0	1	1	13	−12	0

Updated to match(es) played on 5 March 2015. Source: Istiklol
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

4 March 2015 1	Istiklol	2 – 0	Regar-TadAZ	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	Fatkhuloev  4' Nazarov  65' Manolo Bleda J.Jalilov	Summary	Sharipov Qalandarov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Dilovar ORZU

Istiklol v Ravshan Kulob

6 March 2015 2	Istiklol	5 – 2	Ravshan Kulob	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	Umarbayev  30' Bleda  36' Vasiev  43' Makhmudov  65', 80' Fatkhuloev	Summary	Rustamov  53', 58' (pen.) Amrohon Rakhmonov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Bahram Sadulloev

Istiklol v Kairakkum

8 March 2015 3	Istiklol	13 – 1	Kairakkum	Dushanbe
12:00 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov  9', 45', 62', 90' Sharipov  45+1' Makhmudov  49' Vasiev  64', 75' Fatkhuloev  68', 80' (pen.) J.Jalilov  77', 89' Razzokov  83' (o.g.)	Summary	Dadabaev  36' F.Niyazov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Sayod Zayniddinov

Knockout-stage

Istiklol v CSKA Pomir Dushanbe

13 March 2015 Semifinal	Istiklol	4 – 0	CSKA Pomir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	Makhmudov  64', 90+2' Bleda  75' (pen.) Fatkhuloev  90'	Summary	Kalugin Dodhudoev	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Dilovar Orzu

Istiklol v Khayr Vahdat

15 March 2015 Final	Istiklol	5 – 1	Khayr Vahdat	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	Sharipov  38', 85', 90' Fatkhuloev  48' Dzhalilov  79' R.Jalilov Ballester	Summary	Muzaffarov  70' Safarov  90+2'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hurshed Dadaboev

Competitions

Tajik Supercup

Istiklol v Khayr Vahdat

5 April 2015	Istiklol	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 p)	Khayr Vahdat	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	Makhmudov  38' Fatkhuloev  42' 116' Kovalchuk  52' Davronov  104'	Summary	Safarmadov  24' Murodov  60' Muzaffarov  70', 86'	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov
	Penalties
	Davronov Umarbayev Fatkhuloev Bleda Sharipov		Sharifov Muzaffarov Saburov Parpiev Sharipov

Tajik League

Main article: 2015 Tajik League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	16	2	0	69	5	+64	50	9	0	0	38	2	+36	7	2	0	31	3	+28

Last updated: 22 November 2015.
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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Istiklol v FK Khujand

9 April 2015 1	Istiklol	2 – 0	FK Khujand	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	Davronov  69' Khakimov  90+1' (o.g.) Asrorov Rajabov	Summary	Khakimov	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dilovar Orzu

Barki Tajik v Istiklol

18 April 2015 2	Barki Tajik	0 – 5	Istiklol	Dushanbe
16:00 (UTC+5)	A.Juraev  19' S.Hotham  78'	Summary	Bleda  12', 34' Suvonkulov  22' Chahjouyi  24' Sharipov  40' R.Jalilov  65' Makhmudov  84'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Khusrawi Siddikzod

Istiklol v Parvoz

24 April 2015 3	Istiklol	8 – 0	Parvoz	Dushanbe
16:30 (UTC+5)	Vasiev  13', 89' Bleda  28' Umarbayev  47' R.Jalilov  58' Dzhalilov  63' Suvonkulov  76' Sharipov  78' Fuzaylov  82'	Summary	B.Zokirov  30'	Stadium: Republican Stadium

CSKA Pomir Dushanbe v Istiklol

4 May 2015 4	CSKA Pomir Dushanbe	1 – 5	Istiklol	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	D.Tuhtasunov  42' S.Kovussho  60' A.Holmurodov  86'	Summary	Dzhalilov  15', 17', 38', 53' Vasiev  67' Kovalchuk  80' R.Jalilov  84'	Stadium: CSKA Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

Istiklol v Ravshan

8 May 2015 5	Istiklol	6 – 1	Ravshan	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	Chahjouyi  6' Fatkhuloev  40' Asrorov  44' Vasiev  50' Fuzaylov  52' R.Jalilov  68' Makhmudov  84'	Summary	Suhrob  22' Saydahmada  60' Rustamov  72'	Stadium: Republican Stadium

Daleron-Uroteppa v Istiklol

18 May 2015 6	Daleron-Uroteppa	0 – 1	Istiklol	Istaravshan
17:00 (UTC+5)	Musoev  30' Takyi	Summary	Ballester  3' Rajabov  18' Kovalchuk  64'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,400 Referee: Bahram Sadulloev

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

29 May 2015 7	Istiklol	1 – 0	Regar-TadAZ	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	Fatkhuloev  66'	Summary	Saidov  80'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Parviz Murtazoev

Khayr Vahdat v Istiklol

24 June 2015 8	Khayr Vahdat	0 – 1	Istiklol	Vahdat
18:00 (UTC+5)	B.Francis  16' A.Saburov  60'	Summary	Davronov  24' Vasiev  86'	Stadium: Khair Stadium

Istiklol v Vakhsh Qurghonteppa

28 June 2015 9	Istiklol	5 – 0	Vakhsh Qurghonteppa	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Umarbayev  40' 50' Dzhalilov  42', 76' Fatkhuloev  58', 72'	Summary		Stadium: Republican Stadium Referee: Bahram Sadulloev

Vakhsh Qurghonteppa v Istiklol

1 August 2015 10	Vakhsh Qurghonteppa	0 – 3	Istiklol	Qurghonteppa
18:00 (UTC+5)	T.Davlatmir B.Khair	Summary	Makhmudov  64' Dzhalilov  65' Fatkhuloev  76'	Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Umed Rahimov

Istiklol v Khayr Vahdat

9 August 2015 11	Istiklol	8 – 0	Khayr Vahdat	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov  6', 23', 27', 61', 65' Fatkhuloev  59', 72' Fuzaylov  90' Vasiev	Summary	S.Huseynzoda	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Parviz Murtazoev

Regar-TadAZ v Istiklol

15 August 2015 12	Regar-TadAZ	0 – 0	Istiklol	Regar
17:00 (UTC+5)	N.Babadzhanov  28' Choriev  54' Tukhtasunov  66'	Summary	Davronov  28'	Stadium: Stadium Metallurg 1st District

Istiklol v Daleron-Uroteppa

11 September 2015 13	Istiklol	4 – 0	Daleron-Uroteppa	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	Fatkhuloev  45' Nazarov  58' Davronov  63' Asrorov  84' Dzhalilov  86'	Summary	D.Boykuziev  43'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Referee: Parviz Murtazoev

Istiklol v CSKA Pomir Dushanbe

21 October 2015 14	Istiklol	1 – 0	CSKA Pomir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov  15' (pen.)	Summary	Staruschenko  67' Napoleon Kovussho	Stadium: CSKA Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dilovarshoh Orzu

Parvoz v Istiklol

26 October 2015 15	Parvoz	0 – 8	Istiklol	Ghafurov
15:00 (UTC+5)		Summary	Dzhalilov  3', 33', 55' (pen.) R.Jalilov  38' Bleda  57' Fuzaylov  66' Sharipov  79' Umarbayev  90'	Stadium: Furudgoh Attendance: 200 Referee: Bahram Sadulloev

Ravshan v Istiklol

5 November 2015 16	Ravshan	1 – 1	Istiklol	Kulob
14:30 (UTC+5)	Fuzaylov  6'	Summary	Sohrabi  49'	Stadium: Kulob Central Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Bahram Sadulloev

Istiklol v Barki Tajik

17 November 2015 17	Istiklol	3 – 1	Barki Tajik	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Fuzaylov  48' (o.g.) Bleda  80' Dzhalilov  90+1' (pen.)	Summary	Kurbanov  86' Rakhmatov Fuzaylov	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Sayëdzhon Zayniddinov

Khujand v Istiklol

22 November 2015 18	Khujand	1 – 7	Istiklol	Khujand
14:00 (UTC+5)	Tokhirov  44' (pen.)	Summary	Vasiev  18' Dzhalilov  24', 47', 65' Bleda  26', 61' Fatkhuloev  37'	Stadium: 20 Years of Independence Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Azam Buriev

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Istiklol (C, Q)	18	16	2	0	69	5	+64	50	2016 AFC Cup[lower-alpha 1]
2	FK Khujand (Q)	18	12	3	3	34	21	+13	39
3	Ravshan Kulob	18	10	4	4	37	26	+11	34
4	Regar-TadAZ	18	9	6	3	31	14	+17	33
5	Khayr Vahdat FK	18	8	5	5	21	26	−5	29
6	CSKA Pomir Dushanbe	18	8	2	8	18	22	−4	26
7	Barki Tajik	18	4	2	12	17	32	−15	14
8	Vakhsh	18	3	4	11	11	34	−23	13
9	FK Daleron-Uroteppa	18	3	3	12	16	36	−20	12
10	Parvoz	18	1	1	16	6	44	−38	4

Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2015. Source: Fifa
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:

1. Istiklol won the 2015 Tajik Cup and therefore FK Khujand took the second 2016 AFC Cup spot

Tajik Cup

Istiklol v Parvoz

25 July 2015 Last 16 1st leg	Istiklol	5 – 0	Parvoz	Dushanbe
(UTC+5)	Umarbayev  8' Nazarov  16' (pen.) Fatkhuloev  58', 90+1' Dzhalilov  69' Kovalchuk	Summary	S. Abdulloev A.Yusupov S.Toshmatov	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Shavkat Akhmedov

Parvoz v Istiklol

5 August 2015 Last 16 2nd leg	Parvoz	1 – 3 (1 – 8 agg.)	Istiklol	Ghafurov
(UTC+5)	Zokirov  44' Yusupov	Summary	Vasiev  4' Safarov  5' Dzhalilov  54' J.Ballester Fuzaylov	Stadium: Furudgoh Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Hurshed Dadoboev

Istiklol v Khujand

12 August 2015 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Istiklol	6 – 1	Khujand	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	Fatkhuloev  8' 31', 36' Vasiev  44', 69' Dzhalilov  74' Jalilov  86'	Summary	Khamrakulov  13' Choriev  28' Akhmedov  60'  60'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Referee: Sayëdzhon Zayniddinov

Khujand v Istiklol

19 August 2015 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Khujand	0 – 0 (1 – 6 agg.)	Istiklol	Khujand
16:30 (UTC+5)		Summary	J.Ballester  64' Jalilov  83'	Stadium: 20 Years of Independence Stadium

Istiklol v Ravshan Kulob

22 September 2015 Semifinal 1st leg	Istiklol	7 – 0	Ravshan Kulob	Dushanbe
16:00 (UTC+5)	Makhmudov  7' Vasiev  15' Fatkhuloev  39' Nazarov  45' Asrorov  58' Safarov  60' Umarbayev  63' Jalilov  73' Dzhalilov  80'	Summary	Awuku  12'  71' B.Qalandarov  53' S.Saydahmad  55' S.Amrohon  62'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dilovar Orzu

Ravshan Kulob v Istiklol

25 September 2015 Semifinal 2nd leg	Ravshan Kulob	0 – 3 (0 – 10 agg.)	Istiklol	Kulob
(UTC+5)	Rustamov A.Rakhmonov B.Qalandarov	Summary	Fuzaylov  20' Ballester  41' Nazarov  90+2' Sharipov	Stadium: Kulob Central Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Sayëdzhon Zayniddinov

Final

Istiklol v Regar-TadAZ

28 November 2015	Istiklol	2 – 2 (6–5 p)	Regar-TadAZ	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	J.Jalilov  4' Davronov  30' 104' Vasiev  45+2' 96' Fuzaylov  74' Bleda  90+1'	Summary	Karaev  3' 104' Bobomurodov  26' Bobojonov  114'	Stadium: Central Republican Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dilovarshoh Orzu
	Penalties
	Nazarov Umarbayev Fatkhuloev Davronov Ballester Bleda Vasiev		Bobojonov Karaev Tursunov Sharipov Holbeck Abdugaffor Asimov

AFC Cup

Main article: 2015 AFC Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Istiklol	6	3	2	1	12	8	+4	11	Advance to knockout stage
2	Al-Qadsia	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10
3	Erbil	6	2	1	3	8	8	0	7
4	Ahal	6	2	0	4	8	13	−5	6

Source: AFC

Istiklol v Erbil

25 February 2015 1	Istiklol	1 – 3	Erbil	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
14:00 (UTC+5)	J.Jalilov  13' Nadhim  60' (o.g.) Davronov  75'	Summary	Hussein  35' Nad.Sabah  48' Nab.Sabah  66' Abdul-Amir  67' Salah  78'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Ahal v Istiklol

11 March 2015 2	Ahal	1 – 2	Istiklol	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
17:00 (UTC+5)	Orazow  28' (pen.) Garadanow  36' Babajanow  90'	Summary	Fatkhuloev  4' J.Jalilov  31' Makhmudov  66' Bleda  67'	Stadium: Ashgabat Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Khamis Mohamed Al-Kuwari

Qadsia v Istiklol

18 March 2015 3	Qadsia	2 – 2	Istiklol	Hawally, Kuwait
20:40 (UTC+5)	Al-Mutawa  3' (pen.), 54' (pen.)	Summary	Vasiev  8' 45+1' Dzahlilov  36' Bleda  78' Sharipov  90'	Stadium: Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Attendance: 475 Referee: Mohammad Mousa (Jordan)

Istiklol v Qadsia

15 April 2015 4	Istiklol	2 – 0	Qadsia	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00 (UTC+5)	Asrorov  34' Davronov  53' (pen.) Dzhalilov  63'	Report		Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Pratap Singh (India)

Erbil v Istiklol

28 April 2015 5	Erbil	0 – 0	Istiklol	Doha, Qatar^[A]
21:00 (UTC+5)		Summary	Vasiev  29' Chahjouyi  39'	Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Istiklol v Ahal

13 May 2015 6	Istiklol	5 – 2	Ahal	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:45 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov  9', 90+1' Fatkhuloev  12' Nazarov  16' Makhmudov  28' Bleda  31' Şermetow  53' (o.g.) Kovalchuk  76' Stošić  79'	Summary	Garadanow  32' Balkaýew  41' Orazow  57' Annadurdyýew  90+3'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

Knock-out stage

Istiklol v Al-Wahda

26 May 2015 Round of 16	Istiklol	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 p)	Al-Wahda	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:00 (UTC+5)	Al Kurdi  35' (o.g.) Chahjouyi  62' Davronov  86' Umarbayev  109'	Summary	Al Kurdi  21'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 17,100 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
	Penalties
	Davronov Nazarov Fatkhuloev Umarbayev		Omari Kataya Hamdoko Khadouj

Istiklol v Pahang

26 August 2015 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Istiklol	4 – 0	Pahang	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:00 (UTC+5)	Chahjouyi  35' Vasiev  36', 77' Makhmudov  51'	Summary	Stewart  41' Kamal  64' Fauzi  74'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Pahang v Istiklol

16 September 2015 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Pahang	3 – 1 (3 – 5 agg.)	Istiklol	Kuantan, Malaysia
17:45 (UTC+5)	Kamal  31', 58' 40' Nwakaeme  45+2' Miswan  45+2' Saarvindran  90+2'	Summary	Vasiev  47' Makhmudov  61'	Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 1,309 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Al-Kuwait v Istiklol

30 September 2015 Semifinal 1st leg	Al-Kuwait	4 – 0	Istiklol	Kuwait City, Kuwait
21:20 (UTC+5)	Vinícius  40', 80' (pen.), 86' (pen.) Alhajeri  78' Al Harbi  90+2'	Report	Fatkhuloev  66'	Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Istiklol v Al-Kuwait

21 October 2015 Semifinal 2nd leg	Istiklol	w/o[11][12] (5 - 4 agg.)	Al-Kuwait	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
(UTC+5)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Republican Stadium

Final

Main article: 2015 AFC Cup Final

Istiklol v Johor Darul Ta'zim

31 October 2015	Istiklol	0 – 1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:00 (UTC+5)	Asrorov  77'	Report	Velázquez  23' 51' Sali  53' Farizal  54' Robbat  90+5'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Squad statistics

As of match played 28 November 2015

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Tajik League		Tajik Cup		Tajik Supercup		AFC Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Nikola Stošić	20	0	8	0	1	0	1	0	10	0
2	DF		Siyovush Asrorov	27	3	10+1	2	4+1	1	0	0	11	0
3	DF		Sokhib Suvonkulov	6	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0+1	0
4	DF		Eraj Rajabov	19	0	7+2	0	4	0	0	0	2+4	0
6	DF		José Ballester	22	2	12+3	1	5+1	1	1	0	0	0
7	MF		Umedzhon Sharipov	20	3	8+2	3	1+3	0	0+1	0	0+5	0
8	MF		Nuriddin Davronov	28	3	12	1	4	1	1	0	11	1
9	MF		Khurshed Makhmudov	30	9	8+6	3	4	1	1	1	11	4
10	FW		Manolo Bleda	31	8	11+3	7	3+3	0	1	0	10	1
11	MF		Jakhongir Jalilov	26	0	8+2	0	4+1	0	1	0	10	0
12	FW		Amirdzhon Safarov	6	1	1+1	0	2+2	1	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Petro Kovalchuk	35	0	16	0	7	0	1	0	11	0
16	GK		Alisher Tuychiev	16	0	9+1	0	5	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW		Dilshod Vasiev	29	14	8+5	6	6	5	0	0	10	3
18	MF		Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	32	16	11+3	9	5+1	5	1	1	11	1
19	DF		Akhtam Nazarov	31	4	11+3	1	5+1	3	1	0	4+6	0
20	DF		Ziёvuddin Fuzaylov	21	5	14+1	4	5+1	1	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Romish Jalilov	21	4	7+7	3	2+4	1	0	0	0+1	0
22	DF		Mehdi Chahjouyi	26	2	11+1	1	2+1	0	0+1	0	9+1	1
35	GK		Kurban Boboev	3	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF		Parvizdzhon Umarbayev	32	5	7+6	3	5+2	2	0+1	0	0+11	0
63	MF		Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	30	30	11+2	22	3+3	4	0	0	10+1	4
	FW		Sheriddin Boboev	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from Istiklol on loan:
5	MF		Alisher Safarov	5	0	3+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
12	FW		Dzhakhongir Ergashev	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players who left Istiklol during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Tajik League	Tajik Cup	Tajik Supercup	AFC Cup	Total
1	MF		63	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	22	4	0	4	30
2	MF		18	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	9	5	1	1	16
3	FW		17	Dilshod Vasiev	6	5	0	3	14
4	MF		9	Khurshed Makhmudov	3	1	1	4	9
5	FW		10	Manolo Bleda	7	0	0	1	8
6	DF		20	Ziёvuddin Fuzaylov	4	1	0	0	5
	MF		39	Parvizdzhon Umarbayev	3	2	0	0	5
				Own goal	2	0	0	3	5
9	DF		19	Akhtam Nazarov	1	3	0	0	4
	MF		21	Romish Jalilov	3	1	0	0	4
11	DF		2	Siyovush Asrorov	2	1	0	0	3
	MF		7	Umedzhon Sharipov	3	0	0	0	3
	MF		8	Nuriddin Davronov	1	1	0	1	3
14	DF		6	José Ballester	1	1	0	0	2
	DF		22	Mehdi Chahjouyi	1	0	0	1	2
16	DF		3	Sokhib Suvonkulov	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		12	Amirdzhon Safarov	0	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	69	26	2	18	115

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Tajik League		Tajik Cup		Tajik Supercup		AFC Cup		Total
1		GK	Nikola Stošić	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
2		DF	Siyovush Asrorov	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
3		DF	Sokhib Suvonkulov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4		DF	Eraj Rajabov	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6		DF	José Ballester	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7		MF	Umedzhon Sharipov	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8		MF	Nuriddin Davronov	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	8	0
10		FW	Manolo Bleda	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
11		MF	Jakhongir Jalilov	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
12		FW	Amirdzhon Safarov	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		DF	Petro Kovalchuk	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
17		FW	Dilshod Vasiev	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	5	0
18		MF	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	4	0
19		DF	Akhtam Nazarov	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
20		DF	Ziёvuddin Fuzaylov	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
21		MF	Romish Jalilov	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
22		DF	Mehdi Chahjouyi	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
39		MF	Parvizdzhon Umarbayev	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
63		MF	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	16	0	16	0	3	0	21	0	52	0

See also

• List of unbeaten football club seasons

Notes

1. ^
   Teams from Iraq are not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

References

1. Сохиб Саванкулов: "Очень рад, что вернулся в Истиклол. fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
2. Трансферные будни таджикских футбольных клубов. www.pressa.tj (in Russian). pressa.tj. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
3. Веревкин и Кашуба дебютируют в чемпионате Таджикистана. sport.kg/ (in Russian). sport.kg. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
4. "vavel". vavel.com/ (in Spanish). Vavel. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
5. Истиклол расстался с тремя игроками. fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
6. "Da Silva firmó contrato, pero no jugará". elgrafico.com/ (in Spanish). elgrafico. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
7. Истиклол отдал в аренду нападающего. fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
8. Ромиш Джалилов перешел в «Регар-ТадАЗ» на правах аренды. fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
9. "Истиклол просмотрит воспитанника московского ЦСКА". fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
10. "Алишер Сафаров отправится в аренду". fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
11. "Suspension of the Kuwait Football Association". FIFA.com. 16 October 2015.
12. "FIFA suspension of Kuwait FA implications to AFC Cup". AFC. 17 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015.

External links

• FC Istiklol Official Web Site