The 2021 Ligai Olii Tojikiston (Tajik: 2021 Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон), (Persian: لیگ عالی تاجیکستان ۲۰۲۱), or 2021 Tajikistan Higher League was the 30th season of Tajikistan Higher League, Tajikistan's top division of association football. The season began on 4 April 2021, and consist of twenty-seven rounds of matches.[1]
Season | 2021 |
---|---|
Dates | 4 April – 5 December |
Champions | Istiklol |
AFC Champions League | Istiklol |
Matches played | 135 |
Goals scored | 368 (2.73 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov (18) |
Biggest home win | Istiklol 7–1 Kuktosh |
Biggest away win | Dushanbe-83 0–8 Istiklol |
Highest scoring | Istiklol 7–1 Kuktosh Dushanbe-83 0–8 Istiklol |
Longest winning run | Istiklol (11) |
Longest unbeaten run | Istiklol (19) |
Longest winless run | Kuktosh Rudaki (10) |
Longest losing run | Fayzkand (5) |
← 2020 2022 → All statistics correct as of 5 December 2021. |
Season events
On 5 March, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that the calendar of matches for the 2021 season will be drawn on 12 March.[1]
Teams
On 5 March 2021, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that the season would involve ten teams, with there being 27 matches in three rounds. The teams consist of CSKA Pamir, Dushanbe-83, Fayzkand, Istiklol, Istaravshan, Khatlon, Khujand, Kuktosh and newly promoted Eskhata Khujand, and Ravshan Kulob.[1]
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
CSKA Pamir | Dushanbe | CSKA Stadium | 7,000 |
Dushanbe-83 | Dushanbe | ||
Eskhata | Khujand | Bistsolagii Istiqloliyati Stadium | 20,000 |
Fayzkand | Hulbuk | Markazii Kulob Stadium | |
Istaravshan | Istaravshan | Istaravshan Sports Complex | 20,000 |
Istiklol | Dushanbe | Markazii Tojikiston Stadium | 24,000 |
Khatlon | Bokhtar | Markazii Bokhtar Stadium | 10,000 |
Khujand | Khujand | Bistsolagii Istiqloliyati Stadium | 20,000 |
Kuktosh | Chorgulteppa | Rudaki Stadium | |
Ravshan | Kulob | Markazii Kulob Stadium |
Personnel and sponsoring
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
CSKA Pamir | ![]() | Joma | 1xBet | |
Dushanbe-83 | ![]() | Joma | ||
Eskhata | ![]() | Joma | Bank Eskhata | |
Fayzkand | ![]() | |||
Istaravshan | ![]() | |||
Istiklol | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | Siyoma |
Khatlon | ![]() | Joma | Formula 55 | |
Khujand | ![]() | Joma | Formula 55 | |
Kuktosh | ![]() | |||
Ravshan | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | Hoji Sharif |
Foreign players
Each Tajikistan Higher League club is permitted to register a maximum of six foreign players, with four allowed on the pitch at the same time.[2][3]
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Former Players |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CSKA Pamir | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |
Dushanbe-83 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Eskhata | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Fayzkand | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Istaravshan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Istiklol | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Khatlon | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Khujand | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Kuktosh | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Ravshan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CSKA Pamir | ![]() | Pre-Season | ![]() | |||
Istaravshan | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Khujand | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Kuktosh | ![]() | ![]() |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Istiklol (C) | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 78 | 9 | +69 | 68 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Khujand | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 55 | Qualification for AFC Cup play off round |
3 | CSKA Pamir | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 44 | |
4 | Istaravshan | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 42 | |
5 | Khatlon | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 36 | |
6 | Eskhata | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 30 | |
7 | Ravshan | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 29 | |
8 | Fayzkand | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 29 | |
9 | Kuktosh (R) | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 26 | Relegation to Tajik First Division |
10 | Dushanbe-83 (R) | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 67 | −44 | 18 |
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; (R) Relegated
Fixtures and results
Rounds 1–18
Rounds 19–27
By match played
Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Makhmadali Sadykov for Fayzkand against CSKA Pamir. (4 April 2021)[4]
Top scorers
- As of end of season[5]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Istiklol | 18 |
2 | ![]() | Istiklol | 15 |
3 | ![]() | Khujand | 13 |
![]() | Istaravshan | ||
5 | ![]() | Istiklol | 12 |
6 | ![]() | Khujand | 11 |
7 | ![]() | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | 9 |
![]() | Eskhata | ||
![]() | Fayzkand | ||
![]() | Khatlon | ||
![]() | Kuktosh |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Fayzkand | Kuktosh | 3–1 (H) | 16 April 2021 | [6] |
![]() | Khujand | Istaravshan | 2–3 (A) | 6 May 2021 | [7] |
![]() | Istiklol | Eskhata | 5–1 (H) | 4 July 2021 | [8] |
![]() | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | Dushanbe-83 | 4–0 (H) | 25 September 2021 | [9] |
![]() | Istiklol | Dushanbe-83 | 0–8 (A) | 21 November 2021 | [10] |
![]() | Istiklol | Dushanbe-83 | 0–8 (A) | 21 November 2021 | [10] |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets
- As of matches played 4 July 2021.
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Fayzkand | 4 |
![]() | Istaravshan | ||
![]() | Khujand | ||
4 | ![]() | Istiklol | 3 |
![]() | Ravshan | ||
6 | ![]() | Khatlon | 2 |
7 | ![]() | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | 1 |
![]() | Dushanbe-83 | ||
![]() | Istaravshan | ||
![]() | Istiklol | ||
![]() | Kuktosh |
Awards
Monthly awards
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | References | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
April | ![]() | Kuktosh | ![]() | Fayzkand | [11] |
May | ![]() | Khatlon | ![]() | Khatlon | [12] |