The

FC Istiklol Football Club Istiklol ( tg, Клуби Футболи Истиқлол, Klubi futboli «Istiqlol»), ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال دوشنبه), is a Tajik professional football club based in Dushanbe. Founded in 2007, the clu ...

2019 season was Istiklol's eleventh

Tajik League The Ligai Olii Tojikiston ( Tajik: ''Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон'') or Tajikistan Higher League ( fa, لیگ عالی فوتبال تاجیکستان, Russian: ''Высшая лига Таджикистана'') is the top division ...

season. They were defending Tajik League and Cup Champions, whilst also participating in the Tajik Supercup,

AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

and

AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying ...

. Istiklol defended their

and

Tajik Cup The Jomi Tojikiston ( Tajiki: ''Ҷоми Тоҷикистон''), ( fa, جام حذفی تاجیکستان), or Tajikistan Cup is the top knockout football tournament of Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; ru ...

titles, whilst also winning the Tajik Supercup. In continental competitions they were knocked out of the

at the Preliminary round 2 stage by AGMK, and then at the group stage of the

Season Events

On 3 December 2018,

Khakim Fuzailov Khakim Kayumovich Fuzaylov (russian: Хаким Каюмович Фузайлов; born 12 August 1964), is a former Tajikistani professional footballer and current manager. Career Club Fuzaylov made his professional debut in the Soviet First L ...

was announced as Istiklol's new manager. On 27 June, Fuzailov resigned as manager after Istiklol to progress from the group stages of the

, with

Alisher Tukhtaev Alisher Tukhtaev (born 17 December 1975) is a retired Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷи� ...

being appointed as Caretaker Manager in his place. On 2 July, Istiklol parted company with Jalil Kimsanov,

Mihajlo Cakić Mihajlo Cakić (Serbian Cyrillic: Михајло Цакић; born 27 May 1990) is a Serbian footballer. Career Club On 9 June 2015, Cakić signed for Sheriff Tiraspol, leaving at the end of his contract on 5 December 2015. On 2 July 2019, Caki ...

and

Ruslan Koryan Ruslan Koryan ( hy, Ռուսլան Կորյան, russian: Руслан Грачевич Корян; born 15 June 1988) is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as either a striker or attacking midfielder. Career Club He is alu ...

by mutual consent. On 19 July,

Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev Fatkhullo Dastamovich Fatkhulloyev (russian: Фатхулло Дастамович Фатхуллоев; born 24 March 1990) is a Tajik professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bangladesh Premier League club Rahmatganj MFS and the ...

moved to

Uzbekistan Super League Uzbekistan Super League ( uz, O'zbekiston Superligasi), also called Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League due to sponsorship reasons ( uz, Coca-Cola O'zbekiston Superligasi / Coca-Cola Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси), is the top division ...

club

FK Buxoro FK Buxoro ( uz, italic=yes, Futbol Klubi Buxoro) is an Uzbek professional football club based in Bukhara. Founded in 1989, the club competes in the Uzbekistan Super League. History The club was founded in 1960 under name ''Bukhoro''. In 1989 ...

. On 24 July,

Tabrezi Davlatmir Tabrezi Davlatmir Ismolov ( tg, ‌Табрези Давлатмир; born 6 June 1998) is a Tajikistani professional football player who plays for Istiklol. Career Club In June 2016, Davlatmir return to FC Istiklol after a loan spell with Bar ...

and

Ehson Panjshanbe Ehson Panjshanbe (russian: Эхсон Панджшанбе, fa, ‌احسان پنشنبه, tg, Эҳсон Панҷшанбе), is a Tajik professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Istiklol and the Tajikistan national team. Career ...

signed new contracts with Istiklol, keeping them at the club until the end of 2020. The following day, 25 July,

Bakhtior Kalandarov Bakhtior Kalandarov (born 14 June 1992) is a Tajik professional footballer who plays as a defender for Regar-TadAZ in the Tajik League. Career Club On 25 July 2019, FC Istiklol released Kalandarov by mutual consent. Aizawl On 23 Februa ...

was released by mutual consent. On 26 July, Amirbek Juraboev left Istiklol to join

Navbahor Namangan PFC. Navbahor Namangan ( uz, Navbahor Namangan Futbol Klubi) is an Uzbek professional football club based in Namangan. The club's name means ''New Spring.'' They play in Uzbekistan Super League. Name Navbahor origins from Persian word ''Now-Baha ...

of the

on a free transfer. On 31 July, Istiklol announced the signings of Dzhamshed Rakhmonov, Khurshed-Timur Dzhuraev and Salam Ashurmamdov to two-year contracts.

Squad

Transfers

In

Out

Loans out

Released

Trial

Friendlies

TFF Cup

Preliminary round

Finals Group

Knockout phase

Competitions

Tajik Supercup

Tajik League

Results summary

Results by round

Results

League table

Tajik Cup

Final

AFC Champions League

Qualifying stage

AFC Cup

Group stage

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

Disciplinary record

References

External links

FC Istiklol Official Web Site
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