Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 1 April - 18 December |
Champions | Istiklol |
Relegated | Regar-TadAZ Khatlon |
AFC Champions League Two | Istiklol Ravshan |
Matches played | 110 |
Goals scored | 268 (2.44 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alisher Dzhalilov (13 goals) |
Biggest home win | Istiklol 5-0 Khatlon (10 May 2023) Istiklol 5-0 Khosilot Farkhor (19 May 2023) Istiklol 5-0 Regar-TadAZ (8 August 2023) |
Biggest away win | Kuktosh Rudaki 0-3 Khosilot Farkhor (6 April 2023) Khatlon 1-4 Kuktosh Rudaki (25 April 2023) Eskhata 0-3 Istiklol (30 June 2023) |
Highest scoring | Khujand 4-3 Eskhata Khujand (9 August 2023) |
Longest winning run | (5 Games) Kuktosh Rudaki |
Longest unbeaten run | (11 Games) Istiklol |
Longest winless run | (8 Games) Regar-TadAZ |
Longest losing run | (6 Games) Khatlon |
Highest attendance | 10,000 - Ravshan KulobvsKhosilot Farkhor (10 May 2023) |
Lowest attendance | 100 - KhatlonvsEskhata Khujand (7 April 2023) 100 - FayzkandvsEskhata Khujand (23 May 2023) |
Average attendance | 2,968 (19 August 2023) |
← 2022 2024 → |
The 2023 Tajikistan Higher League (Tajik: 2023 Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон), (Persian: لیگ عالی تاجیکستان ۲۰۲۳), also known as 1xBet Higher League due to sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 32nd season of the Tajikistan Higher League, Tajikistan's top division of association football.
On 22 February 2022, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that the season would commence on 1 April, and follow the same format as the previous season. The 10 teams would play each other twice in the regular stage of the season, before splitting into Championship and Relegation groups where they would then play everyone in their group again, resulting in the bottom two teams being relegated from the league.[2]
On 24 February, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced 1xBet as the new title sponsor of the league, as well as the Tajikistan Cup and Tajik Supercup.[1]
On 10 April, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced the VAR would be introduced to the league for the second half of the season.[3]
On 18 April, all five of the fifth round matches scheduled to be held on either 20 April or 21 April, where postponed until 28–30 June due to the original dates falling on Eid al-Fitr.[4]
On 28 February, the Tajikistan Football Federation confirmed that 10 teams would take part in the 2023 season.[2]
Dushanbe
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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CSKA Pamir | Dushanbe | CSKA Stadium | 7,000 |
Eskhata | Khujand | Bistsolagii Istiqloliyati Stadium | 20,000 |
Fayzkand | Hulbuk | Central Stadium | |
Istiklol | Dushanbe | Central Republican Stadium | 24,000 |
Khatlon | Bokhtar | Tsentralnyi Stadium | 10,000 |
Khosilot Farkhor | Farkhor | Central Stadium | |
Khujand | Khujand | Bistsolagii Istiqloliyati Stadium | 20,000 |
Kuktosh Rudaki | Chorgulteppa | Rudaki Stadium | |
Ravshan | Kulob | Central Stadium | |
Regar-TadAZ | Tursunzoda | TALCO Arena | 10,000 |
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
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Joma | Siyoma |
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Joma | Parimatch |
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Joma | Hoji Sharif | |
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Joma | TALCO |
During the 2023 season, Tajikistan Higher League are able to register seven foreign players, with only five being able to be on the pitch at the same time.[5]
The summer transfer window began on 1 July and is due to close on 28 July.[6]
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In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Resigned[8] | 27 April 2023 | 6th | ![]() |
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End of tenure | 30 April 2023 | 8th | ![]() |
1 May 2023[8] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Istiklol (Q) | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 8 | +34 | 40 | Qualification for Championship round |
2 | Ravshan Kulob (Q) | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 31 | |
3 | Kuktosh Rudaki (Q) | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 29 | |
4 | Eskhata (Q) | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 26 | |
5 | Fayzkand (Q) | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 25 | |
6 | Khujand (Q) | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 22 | Below for Relegation Round |
7 | CSKA Pamir (Q) | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 20 | |
8 | Khosilot Farkhor (Q) | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 20 | |
9 | Khatlon (Q) | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 16 | |
10 | Regar-TadAZ (Q) | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 16 |
Home \ Away | CPD | ESK | FAY | IST | KHA | KHF | KJD | KUK | RAV | REG |
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CSKA Pamir | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Eskhata | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
Fayzkand | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | |
Istiklol | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | |
Khatlon | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
Khosilot Farkhor | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
Khujand | 0–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
Kuktosh Rudaki | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | |
Ravshan Kulob | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
Regar-TadAZ | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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CSKA Pamir | L | D | D | D | L | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | D |
Eskhata | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | D |
Fayzkand | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | D |
Istiklol | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W |
Khatlon | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D |
Khosilot Farkhor | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | D |
Khujand | L | D | W | D | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | D | L |
Kuktosh Rudaki | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | L |
Ravshan Kulob | W | D | L | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | W |
Regar-TadAZ | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | D | D |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Istiklol (C) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 12 | +44 | 52 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage |
2 | Ravshan Kulob | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 35 | |
3 | Kuktosh Rudaki | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 33 | |
4 | Eskhata | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 33 | |
5 | Fayzkand | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 26 |
Home \ Away | ESK | FAY | IST | KUK | RAV |
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Eskhata | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||
Fayzkand | 1–4 | 2–6 | |||
Istiklol | 4–2 | 2–0 | |||
Kuktosh Rudaki | 0–3 | 1–4 | |||
Ravshan Kulob | 4–2 | 2–2 |
Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Eskhata | W | P | D | L | W |
Fayzkand | L | L | D | P | L |
Istiklol | P | W | W | W | W |
Kuktosh Rudaki | L | W | L | D | P |
Ravshan Kulob | W | L | P | D | L |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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6 | CSKA Pamir | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 26 | |
7 | Khujand | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 26 | |
8 | Khosilot Farkhor | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 25 | |
9 | Regar-TadAZ (R) | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 24 | Relegation to Tajik First Division |
10 | Khatlon (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 17 |
Home \ Away | CPD | KHA | KHF | KJD | REG |
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CSKA Pamir | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||
Khatlon | 1–3 | 0–1 | |||
Khosilot Farkhor | 0–0 | 0–1 | |||
Khujand | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||
Regar-TadAZ | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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CSKA Pamir | W | D | D | D | P |
Khatlon | L | P | L | D | L |
Khosilot Farkhor | L | D | P | D | W |
Khujand | P | D | D | D | D |
Regar-TadAZ | W | D | W | P | D |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Istiklol | 13 |
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Kuktosh Rudaki | 10 |
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Istiklol | 8 |
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Fayzkand/CSKA Pamir | 7 |
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Own goals:
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Eskhata Khujand | CSKA Pamir | 3–2 | 2 April 2023 | [10] |
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Istiklol | Khatlon | 5–0 | 10 May 2023 | [11] |
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Kuktosh Rudaki | Eskhata Khujand | 2–4 | 18 May 2023 | [12] |
Round | Total | GP. | Avg. Per Game |
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Round 1[13] | 12,200 | 5 | 2,440 |
Round 2[14] | 5,600 | 5 | 1,120 |
Round 3[15] | 16,900 | 5 | 3,380 |
Round 4[16] | 7,500 | 5 | 1,500 |
Round 5[17] | 22,300 | 5 | 4,460 |
Round 6[18] | 13,600 | 5 | 2,720 |
Round 7[19] | 19,200 | 5 | 9,600 |
Round 8[20] | 16,850 | 5 | 3,370 |
Round 9[21] | 10,100 | 5 | 2,020 |
Round 10[12] | 16,800 | 5 | 3,360 |
Round 11[22] | 18,750 | 5 | 3,750 |
Round 12[23] | 18,100 | 5 | 3,620 |
Round 13[24] | 18,700 | 4 | 4,675 |
Round 14[25] | 3,800 | 5 | 760 |
Round 15[26] | 17,300 | 5 | 3,460 |
Round 16[27] | 14,300 | 5 | 2,860 |
Round 17[28] | 17,850 | 5 | 3,570 |
Round 18[29] | 14,340 | 5 | 7,170 |
Total | 264,190 | 89 | 2,968 |
Team \ Match played | 1[13] | 2[14] | 3[15] | 4[16] | 6[18] | 7[19] | 8[20] | 9[21] | 10[12] | 11[22] | 12[23] | 13[24] | 14[25] | 5[17] | 15[26] | 16[27] | 17[28] | 18[29] | Total | Average |
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CSKA Pamir | — | 1,000 | — | 200 | — | 1,000 | — | 500 | — | 150 | — | 300 | — | — | 500 | — | 640 | 4,290 | 536 | |
Eskhata | 200 | — | 3,700 | — | 3,200 | — | 3,000 | — | 3,500 | — | 6,000 | — | — | 5,500 | 2,700 | — | 1,000 | — | 28,800 | 3,200 |
Fayzkand | — | — | 1,000 | — | — | 200 | — | 1,000 | — | 100 | — | 600 | — | 500 | 200 | — | 850 | 1,500 | 5,750 | 639 |
Istiklol | 1,500 | 1,500 | — | 500 | 400 | — | 250 | — | 1,000 | — | 6,200 | — | 200 | — | — | 300 | — | — | 11,850 | 1,317 |
Khatlon | — | 100 | — | 1,200 | 4,000 | — | — | 2,000 | — | 7,500 | 3,000 | — | 1,000 | — | — | 2,000 | — | 2,000 | 22,800 | 2,533 |
Khosilot Farkhor | 3,000 | — | 4,000 | — | — | 6,000 | — | 5,000 | — | 7,000 | — | 5,500 | — | 7,000 | 6,500 | — | 6,000 | — | 50,000 | 5,556 |
Khujand | — | 1,800 | — | 3,800 | 4,500 | — | 2,600 | — | 3,500 | — | 2,700 | — | 1,500 | — | — | 4,500 | — | 4,200 | 29,100 | 3,233 |
Kuktosh Rudaki | — | 1,200 | — | — | — | 3,000 | — | 1,600 | — | 4,000 | — | 5,600 | — | 3,800 | 3,900 | 7,000 | — | 6,000 | 36,100 | 4,011 |
Ravshan | 6,000 | — | 6,500 | — | — | 9,000 | 10,000 | — | 6,800 | — | — | 7,000 | — | 5,500 | 4,000 | — | 8,000 | — | 62,800 | 6,978 |
Regar-TadAZ | 1,500 | — | 1,700 | 1,800 | 1,500 | — | 1,000 | — | 2,000 | — | 200 | — | 800 | — | — | — | 2,000 | — | 12,500 | 1,389 |
Award | Winner | Club |
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Player of the year[30] | ![]() |
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Foreign player of the year[30] | ![]() |
Ravshan Kulob |
Best goalkeeper[30] | ![]() |
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Best defender[30] | ![]() |
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Best midfielder[30] | ![]() |
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Best striker[30] | ![]() |
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