2015 FC Istiklol season

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)
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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.

Squad[edit]

As of match played 28 November 2015

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 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[edit]

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[edit]

Winter[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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

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[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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[edit]

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

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

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

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

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[edit]

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

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[edit]

Tajik Supercup[edit]

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[edit]

Results summary[edit]


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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]
2	FK Khujand (Q)	18	12	3	3	34	21	+13	39	2016 AFC Cup^[a]
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) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

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

Tajik Cup[edit]

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

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

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

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

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

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[edit]

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[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to knockout stage
3	Erbil	6	2	1	3	8	8	0	7
4	Ahal	6	2	0	4	8	13	−5	6

Source: AFC

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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[edit]

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

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)

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)

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)

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[edit]

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[edit]

As of match played 28 November 2015

Appearances and goals[edit]

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

Goal scorers[edit]

Place	Position	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
9	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
14	DF	22	Mehdi Chahjouyi	1	0	0	1	2
16	DF	3	Sokhib Suvonkulov	1	0	0	0	1
16	MF	12	Amirdzhon Safarov	0	1	0	0	1
			TOTALS	69	26	2	18	115

Disciplinary record[edit]

Number	Nation	Position	Name
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

Notes[edit]

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

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

FC Istiklol Official Web Site

[table_note_res_AFC0.42217110349898-11] Istiklol won the 2015 Tajik Cup and therefore FK Khujand took the second 2016 AFC Cup spot

[cnote_A] 
Teams from Iraq are not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

[1] Сохиб Саванкулов: "Очень рад, что вернулся в Истиклол. fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

[Two_return_from_Vakhsh-2] Трансферные будни таджикских футбольных клубов. www.pressa.tj (in Russian). pressa.tj. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

[6_Recruits-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 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.

[3_leave_Istiklol-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.

[12] "Suspension of the Kuwait Football Association". FIFA.com. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015.

[13] "FIFA suspension of Kuwait FA implications to AFC Cup". AFC. 17 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015.

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Squad[edit]

Out on loan[edit]

Transfers[edit]

Winter[edit]

Summer[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

TFF Cup[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Knockout-stage[edit]

Competitions[edit]

Tajik Supercup[edit]

Tajik League[edit]

Results summary[edit]

Results by round[edit]

Results[edit]

League table[edit]

Tajik Cup[edit]

Final[edit]

AFC Cup[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Knock-out stage[edit]

Final[edit]

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Goal scorers[edit]

Disciplinary record[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]