The 2024 Tajikistan Higher League (Tajik: 2024 Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон, Russian: 2024 Высшая Лига Таджикистана), also known as 1xBet Higher League due to sponsorship reasons,[3] is the 33rd season of the Tajikistan Higher League, Tajikistan's top division of association football.
Season events
On 5 March 2024, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that the season would commence on 6 April. It was also announced that the league would consist of 12 teams, with each team playing each other twice over the course of the season. At the end of the season the bottom club will be relegated to the Tajikistan First League, whilst the 11th placed team will play a playoff game with the team that finishes second in the Tajikistan First League.[4]
On 22 May 2024, Istiklol's matches against Barkchi on 26 May and Panjshir on 1 June were postponed due to International call ups.[5]
Teams
On 5 March, the Tajikistan Football Federation confirmed that 12 teams would take part in the 2024 season, 9 from the 2023 season and Istaravshan (promoted after a single year absence from top flight), Panjsher Balkh (promoted after a three-year absence from top flight) and Barkchi Hisor (promoted after a four-year absence from top flight) as the teams promoted from 2023 Tajikistan First League.[4]
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Barkchi | Hisor | Ibrogimbek Gaforov Stadium | 3,000 |
CSKA Pamir | Dushanbe | CSKA Stadium | 7,000 |
Eskhata | Khujand | Bistsolagii Istiqloliyati Stadium | 20,000 |
Istaravshan | Istaravshan | Istaravshan-Arena | 20,000 |
Istiklol | Dushanbe | Central Republican Stadium | 24,000 |
Hosilot Farkhor | Farkhor | Central Stadium | |
Khujand | Khujand | Bistsolagii Istiqloliyati Stadium | 20,000 |
Kuktosh Rudaki | Chorgulteppa | Rudaki Stadium | |
Panjsher | Balkh | Panjsher Stadium | 8,500 |
Ravshan | Kulob | Central Stadium | |
Regar-TadAZ | Tursunzoda | TALCO Arena | 10,000 |
Vakhsh Bokhtar | Bokhtar | Tsentralnyi Stadium | 10,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
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Joma | Siyoma |
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Foreign players
During the 2024 season, Tajikistan Higher League are able to register seven foreign players, with all seven being able to be on the pitch at the same time.[6]
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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 |
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Contract Expired | 8 January 2024[7] | Preseason | ![]() |
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Ravshan Kulob | ![]() |
Resigned | 18 May 2024[11] | 4th | ![]() |
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15 September 2024 | 1st | ![]() |
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End of role | 4 October 2024 | ![]() |
4 October 2024[12] |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Istiklol (C) | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 11 | +48 | 59 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two |
2 | Khujand | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 16 | +22 | 43 | |
3 | Ravshan Kulob | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 41 | |
4 | CSKA Pamir | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 39 | |
5 | Vakhsh Bokhtar | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 35 | |
6 | Eskhata | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 35 | |
7 | Regar-TadAZ (Q) | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 33 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two Qualifying play-off[a] |
8 | Hosilot Farkhor | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 24 | |
9 | Barkchi | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 20 | |
10 | Istaravshan | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 17 | |
11 | Panjshir | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 41 | −25 | 16 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
12 | Kuktosh Rudaki (R) | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 63 | −55 | 5 | Relegation to Tajik First Division |
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; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Regar-TadAZ qualified for the AFC Champions League Two Qualifying play-off round by winning the 2024 Tajikistan Cup.
Results
Results by round
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Relegation play-off
The kick-off times were announced on 1 December 2024.[13]
First leg
Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov | 1–1 | Panjshir |
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Second leg
Panjshir | 2–0 | Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov |
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Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Bakhtiyor Zaripov for Ravshan Kulob against Barkchi. (6 April 2024)
Top scorers
- As of matches played 11 December 2024[14]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Eskhata Khujand | 10 |
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Khujand | 8 |
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Own goals:
Christopher Bonney – for Istaravshan vs Panjshir 19 April 2024
Abbos Andalibov – for CSKA Pamir vs Kuktosh Rudaki 12 May 2024
Khusein Nurmatov – for CSKA Pamir vs Hosilot Farkhor 26 May 2024
Christopher Bonney – for Istiklol vs Panjshir 26 June 2024
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Istiklol | Kuktosh Rudaki | 6–0 (H) | 20 April 2024 | [15] |
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Eskhata Khujand | Kuktosh Rudaki | 7–0 (H) | 16 June 2024 | [1] |
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Istiklol | Barkchi | 9–1 (H) | 19 June 2024 | [16] |
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Istiklol | Barkchi | 5–1 (A) | 30 November 2024 | [17] |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets
- As of matches played 30 June 2024
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Khujand | 5 |
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Vakhsh Bokhtar | 2 |
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Khujand | 1 |
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Discipline
Red cards
- As of match played 11 August 2024
Firdavs Abdusalimov - Khujand vs Eskhata Khujand (6 April 2024)[18]
Oybek Abdugafforov - Khujand vs Eskhata Khujand (6 April 2024)[18]
Evgheni Oancea - CSKA Pamir vs Ravshan Kulob (20 April 2024)[2]
Muhammad Salomzoda - Kuktosh Rudaki vs Barkchi (26 April 2024)[2]
Firdavs Chakalov - Eskhata Khujand vs Ravshan Kulob (27 April 2024)[2]
Joseph Feumba - Regar-TadAZ vs Istiklol (15 May 2024)[19]
Rustam Soirov - Regar-TadAZ vs Istiklol (15 May 2024)[19]
Khurshed-Timur Dzhuraev - Barkchi vs Regar-TadAZ (18 May 2024)[20]
Abdurakhmon Uzokov - Istiklol vs Eskhata Khujand (19 May 2024)[20]
Firdavs Abdusalimov - Khujand vs Ravshan Kulob (25 May 2024)[1]
Saidkhoni Amrokhon - Khujand vs Ravshan Kulob (25 May 2024)[1]
Jean Gaten - CSKA Pamir vs Regar-TadAZ (1 June 2024)[1]
Javokhirbek Rasulov - Istaravshan vs Khujand (1 June 2024)[1]
Bakhtovar Gayurov - Barkchi vs Panjshir (15 June 2024)[1]
Muhammadjon Naskov - Regar-TadAZ vs Ravshan Kulob (16 June 2024)[1]
Dzhonibek Sharipov - CSKA Pamir vs Istiklol (23 June 2024)[16]
Romish Jalilov - Vakhsh Bokhtar vs Istiklol (23 June 2024)[16]
Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov - Ravshan Kulob vs Eskhata Khujand (23 June 2024)[16]
Amirbek Juraboev - Ravshan Kulob vs Eskhata Khujand (23 June 2024)[16]
Osuman Kassim - Vakhsh Bokhtar vs Regar-TadAZ (28 June 2024)[21]
Tony Bikatal - Eskhata Khujand vs Khujand (29 June 2024)[21]
Attendances
- As of match played 11 August 2024
By round
Round | Total | GP. | Avg. Per Game |
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Round 1[18] | 6,160 | 6 | 1,027 |
Round 2[2] | 24,500 | 6 | 4,083 |
Round 3[2] | 7,450 | 6 | 1,242 |
Round 4[2] | 15,960 | 6 | 2,660 |
Round 5[22] | 11,600 | 6 | 1,933 |
Round 6[19] | 19,850 | 6 | 3,308 |
Round 7[20] | 28,300 | 6 | 4,717 |
Round 8[1][16] | 15,800 | 6 | 2,633 |
Round 9[1][21] | 29,950 | 6 | 4,992 |
Round 10[1] | 9,850 | 6 | 1,642 |
Round 11[16] | 21,900 | 6 | 3,650 |
Round 12[21] | 16,850 | 5 | 3,370 |
Round 13[23] | 12,100 | 6 | 2,017 |
Total | 220,270 | 77 | 2,861 |
By team
Team \ Match played | 1[18] | 2[2] | 3[2] | 4[2] | 5[22] | 6[19] | 7[20] | 8[1][16] | 9[1][21] | 10[1] | 11[16] | 12[21] | 13[23] | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Total | Average |
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Barkchi | 150 | — | 100 | — | 850 | — | 500 | — | 300 | 350 | — | — | 400 | 1,800 | 300 | |||||||||
CSKA Pamir | — | — | 500 | — | 350 | — | 400 | — | 1,000 | — | 400 | 350 | 800 | 3,800 | 543 | |||||||||
Eskhata | — | 1,220 | — | 2,200 | — | 6,000 | — | 2,000 | — | 0 | — | 1,200 | — | 12,620 | 2,524 | |||||||||
Istaravshan | — | 3,000 | — | 5,000 | — | — | 10,200 | — | 18,300 | — | 3,600 | — | 40,100 | 8,020 | ||||||||||
Istiklol | 2,000 | 600 | 3,000 | — | 850 | — | 2,000 | 750 | — | 2,600 | — | — | — | 11,800 | 1,686 | |||||||||
Hosilot Farkhor | 1,000 | — | 3,200 | 3,260 | — | 5,000 | — | 5,500 | — | 2,700 | — | — | 3,100 | 23,760 | 3,394 | |||||||||
Khujand | 4,500 | 6,000 | — | 5,000 | — | 1,450 | — | 4,000 | — | 2,700 | — | — | — | 23,650 | 3,942 | |||||||||
Kuktosh Rudaki | — | 300 | — | 300 | — | 500 | — | 400 | — | — | 1,200 | 3,000 | — | 5,700 | 950 | |||||||||
Panjshir | 110 | — | 250 | — | 250 | — | 4,500 | — | 450 | — | 500 | — | 1,300 | 6,910 | 1,152 | |||||||||
Ravshan Kulob | — | 13,380 | — | — | 8,500 | — | 10,700 | — | 9,700 | — | 15,000 | 11,100 | — | 68,380 | 11,397 | |||||||||
Regar-TadAZ | 200 | — | 400 | — | 800 | 6,000 | — | 3,150 | — | 1,500 | — | — | 1,500 | 13,550 | 1,936 | |||||||||
Vakhsh Bokhtar | — | — | — | 200 | — | 900 | — | — | 200 | — | 1,200 | 1,200 | 5,000 | 8,700 | 1,450 |
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