FK Khujand

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FC Khujand
Full nameFootball Club Khujand
Founded1976; 45 years ago (1976)
GroundBistsolagii Istiqloliyati Stadium
Khujand, Tajikistan
Capacity25,000
ChairmanMurodjon Umarov
ManagerRustam Khojayev
LeagueLigai Olii Tojikiston
2020Tajikistan Higher League, 2nd of 10
WebsiteClub website

FC Khujand (Tajik: Клуби футболи «Хуҷанд») is a Tajik football club based in Khujand, currently playing in the Ligai Olii Tojikiston, the top division in the country.

History[]

FС Khujand was established in 1976 from the remnants of the club Pomir which was previously known as Miner. The first head coach of the team was . FC Khujand competed in the Central Asian Championship B League for 15 years. FС Khujand plays its home matches in Spartak Stadium which was located in the heart of the city before moving to the 20 Years of Independence Stadium (also known as 20-Letie Nezavisimosti Stadium). The best performances of FC Khujand in this competition were 8th place in 1983 and 1986, runners-up in 1990 and a third-place finish in 1991. Since the independence of Tajikistan from USSR, FC Khujand has won the Tajik Cup on four occasions; 1998, 2002, 2008 and 2017.[1]

On 12 April 2019, Numonjon Yusupov was sacked as the club's manager, with Sharif Ziyoyev being appointed as caretaker manager.[2]

On 16 April 2019, Vitaliy Levchenko was appointed as the new manager of Khujand.[3]

On 21 December 2019, Nikola Lazarevic was announced as the new head coach of FK Khujand.[4]

On 12 July 2020, Khujand announced Khakim Fuzailov as their new manager, after Nikola Lazarevic was unable to return to Tajikistan due to travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic,[5] with Rustam Khojayev previously being in temporary charge since the Ligai Olii Tojikiston returned on 16 June 2020.

On 10 September 2020, the 2020 AFC Cup was cancelled.[6]

Domestic history[]

Season League Tajik Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
1997 1st 3 24 16 4 4 51 20 52 Runners-up
1998 2 22 13 5 4 44 19 44 Winners
1999 6 22 13 1 8 60 28 40
2000 3 34 21 5 8 94 37 68 Mansurjon Hakimov 28
2001 5 18 7 6 5 36 22 27
2002 2 22 17 2 3 76 17 53 Winner Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov 29
2003 2 30 23 3 4 90 26 72
2004 4 36 17 9 10 56 36 60
2005 5 18 8 3 7 28 19 27
2006 7 22 9 3 10 27 33 30
2007 6 20 8 3 9 27 37 27
2008 3 40 28 4 8 73 33 88 Winner
2009 3 18 13 1 4 36 15 40 Quarter-final Pyrmurod Burkhonov 9
2010 7 32 8 8 16 42 58 32 Runner-up
2011 7 40 15 6 19 56 72 51
2012 8 24 8 6 10 29 44 30 Round of 16 Indus Huseynzoda 7
2013 5 18 6 5 7 17 21 23 Round of 16 Valeriu Andronic / Yusuf Rabiev / Mohammad Golepor 3 Mubin Ergashev
2014 3 18 9 5 4 24 17 32 Round of 16 Manouchehr Ahmadov 7 Numonjon Yusupov
2015 2 18 12 3 3 34 21 39 Quarter-final Farkhod Tokhirov 6 Numonjon Yusupov
2016 7 18 8 1 9 22 37 25 Semi-final Dilshod Bozorov 8 Numonjon Yusupov / Hamid Karimov
2017 2 21 11 4 6 44 22 37 Winner Dilshod Bozorov
Davronjon Tukhtasunov 		9 Rustam Khojaev
2018 2 21 14 4 3 42 20 46 Semi-final Jahongir Ergashev 13 Numonjon Yusupov
2019 2 21 11 3 7 37 21 36 Semi-final Tursunali Rustamov 8 Numonjon Yusupov
Sharif Ziyoyev (Caretaker)
Vitaliy Levchenko
2020 2 18 11 2 5 30 23 35 Last 16 Dilshod Bozorov 8 Vitaliy Levchenko
Rustam Khojayev (Caretaker)
Khakim Fuzailov

Continental history[]

As of match played 14 May 2021
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 4 1 1 2 5 8
AFC Cup 15 3 4 8 12 20
Total 19 4 5 10 17 28
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round – West Asia Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Tashkent 1–1 1–4 2–5
1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round – West Asia Kazakhstan Kaisar 0–3 3–0 3–3(p)3–3
2016 AFC Cup Play-off State of Palestine Ahli Al-Khaleel 0–1
2018 AFC Cup Play-off Turkmenistan Ahal 0–2 0–1 0–3
2019 AFC Cup Play-off Turkmenistan Ahal 1–1 0–0 1–1(a)
Group D Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 3–1 0–3 4th
Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr 0–0 0–1
Tajikistan Istiklol 3–2 0–3
2020 AFC Cup Play-off Kyrgyzstan Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 3–0 0–1 3–1
Group D Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek N/A N/A - [6]
Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr N/A N/A
Tajikistan Istiklol N/A 0–2
2021 AFC Cup Group F Kyrgyzstan Alay N/A
Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr N/A 2–2
Uzbekistan Nasaf N/A

Honours[]

Tajik Cup (4)
1998, 2002, 2008, 2017

Sponsorship[]

On 28 March 2019, Khujand announced a sponsorship deal with Thai energy drink company Carabao.[7]

On 26 October 2019, Samsung became the first title sponsor of Khujand with their Samsung UHD TV brand until the end of the 2020 season.[8]

On 15 January 2021, Khujand announced that betting company "Formula 55" had replaced Samsung as their title sponsor.[9]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2019–2020 Joma Samsung UHD TV[8]
2021– Formula 55[9]

Current squad[]

As of 2 August 2021[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Tajikistan TJK Daler Barotov
4 DF Tajikistan TJK Parviz Bokiev
6 MF Tajikistan TJK Khodzhiboy Ziyoev
7 FW Russia RUS Artem Serdyuk
9 FW Tajikistan TJK Parviz Baki-Akhunov
10 FW Tajikistan TJK Dilshod Bozorov
13 MF Tajikistan TJK Nozim Babadjanov
14 FW Tajikistan TJK Tohir Malodustov
15 FW Tajikistan TJK Jahongir Aliev
18 MF Tajikistan TJK Daler Edgorov
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Uzbekistan UZB Samandar Ochilov
21 DF Tajikistan TJK Firdavs Chakalov
28 MF Tajikistan TJK Ekhson Boboev
66 DF Tajikistan TJK Naimjon Ibrohimzoda
70 MF Tajikistan TJK Abdulmumin Zabirov
73 DF Tajikistan TJK Alisher Barotov
88 GK Estonia EST Aleksei Matrossov
99 DF Tajikistan TJK Firuz Kholmatov
— FW Tajikistan TJK Komron Tursunov

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-04-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР "ХУДЖАНДА" ОТПРАВЛЕН В ОТСТАВКУ". fc-khujand.tj/ (in Russian). FK Khujand. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ^ "ВИТАЛИЙ ЛЕВЧЕНКО ВОЗГЛАВИЛ ХУДЖАНД". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. ^ "НИКОЛА ЛАЗАРЕВИЧ НАЗНАЧЕН ГЛАВНЫМ ТРЕНЕРОМ ХУДЖАНДА". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  5. ^ "ХАКИМ ФУЗАЙЛОВ ВОЗГЛАВИТ ХУДЖАНД". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "AFC Executive Committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. ^ "CARABAO ENERGY DRINK – НОВЫЙ ТИТУЛЬНЫЙ СПОНСОР ФУТБОЛЬНОГО КЛУБА ХУДЖАНД". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "SAMSUNG UHD TV – ПЕРВЫЙ ТИТУЛЬНЫЙ СПОНСОР ХУДЖАНДА". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "БК "ФОРМУЛА 55" — ГЛАВНЫЙ ТИТУЛЬНЫЙ СПОНСОР ФК "ХУДЖАНД"". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  10. ^ "ХУДЖАНД". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

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