2024 Tajikistan Higher League
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| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 April 2024-11 December 2024 |
| Champions | Istiklol |
| Relegated | Kuktosh Rudaki |
| AFC Champions League Two | Istiklol Regar-TadAZ |
| Matches | 130 |
| Goals | 332 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov (17) |
| Biggest home win | Istiklol 9–1 Barkchi (19 June 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Eskhata 0–3 CSKA Pamir (13 April 2024) Kuktosh 0–3 CSKA Pamir (12 May 2024) Kuktosh 0–3 Khujand (21 June 2024) Panjshir 0–3 Istiklol (26 June 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Istiklol 9–1 Barkchi (19 June 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 14 matches Istiklol |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches Istiklol |
| Longest winless run | 18 matches Kuktosh Rudaki |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches Barkchi |
| Highest attendance | 18,300 - Istaravshan vs FK Khujand (1 June 2024)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 100 - Barkchi vs Vakhsh Bokhtar (20 April 2024)[2] |
| Total attendance | 220,270 |
| Average attendance | 2,861 (11 August 2024) |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 11 December 2024. | |
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] was the 33rd season of the Tajikistan Higher League, Tajikistan's top division of association football.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkchi | ||||
| CSKA Pamir | Joma | Formula 55 | ||
| Eskhata | Joma | Bank Eskhata | ||
| Istaravshan | ||||
| Istiklol | Joma | Siyoma | ||
| Hosilot Farkhor | ||||
| Khujand | Joma | Formula 55 | ||
| Kuktosh Rudaki | ||||
| Panjsher | ||||
| Ravshan Kulob | Joma | Hoji Sharif | ||
| Regar-TadAZ | Joma | TALCO | ||
| Vakhsh Bokhtar |
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]
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Player 9 | Former Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkchi | ||||||||||
| CSKA Pamir | ||||||||||
| Eskhata | ||||||||||
| Istaravshan | ||||||||||
| Istiklol | ||||||||||
| Hosilot Farkhor | ||||||||||
| Khujand | ||||||||||
| Kuktosh Rudaki | ||||||||||
| Panjsher | ||||||||||
| Ravshan Kulob | ||||||||||
| Regar-TadAZ | ||||||||||
| Vakhsh Bokhtar |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravshan Kulob | Contract Expired | 8 January 2024[7] | Preseason | 11 January 2024[8] | ||
| Istiklol | 11 February 2024[9] | 15 March 2024[10] | ||||
| Hosilot Farkhor | ||||||
| Ravshan Kulob | Resigned | 18 May 2024[11] | 4th | 18 May 2024[11] | ||
| Istiklol | 15 September 2024 | 1st | 15 September 2024 | |||
| End of role | 4 October 2024 | 4 October 2024[12] |
Regular season
Relegation play-off
The kick-off times were announced on 1 December 2024.[13]
First leg
| Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov | 1–1 | Panjshir |
|---|---|---|
| Rustamzoda |
Report | Saydaminov |
Second leg
| Panjshir | 2–0 | Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov |
|---|---|---|
| Bonney Saydaminov |
Report |