2025 FC Istiklol season

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PresidentShohruh Saidov

ManagerIgor Cherevchenko

StadiumRepublican Stadium

Higher LeagueChampions

FC Istiklol

2025 season

President

Shohruh Saidov

Manager

Stadium

Champions

Quarterfinal vs Vakhsh Bokhtar

Super Cup

Winners

AFC Champions League Two

Group Stage

Top goalscorer

League: Rustam Soirov (10)
All: Rustam Soirov (11)

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Away colours

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The FC Istiklol 2025 season was Istiklol's seventeenth Tajik League season, of which they were defending Tajik League Champions, and also participated in the Tajik Cup, Tajik Supercup and AFC Champions League Two.

On 14 January, Istiklol announced that their contracts with Darko Ilieski, Dimitar Mitkov and Francesco Margiotta had all ended and the players had left the club.^[1]

On 16 January, Istiklol announced that Shervoni Mabatshoev had left the club to sign a 18-month contract with Kapaz.^[2]

On 22 January, Istiklol announced the signing of Masrur Gafurov from Barkchi Hisor to a three-year contract.^[3]

On 23 January, Istiklol announced the signing of Joseph Okoro from Dinamo Minsk to a one-year contract.^[4]

On 24 January, Istiklol announced the signing of Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov from Ravshan Kulob.^[5]

On 28 January, Istiklol announced the return of Dženis Beganović, on a one-year contract.^[6]

On 14 February, Istiklol announced the signing of Reza Dehghani, who'd last played for Mes Rafsanjan, to a one-year contract.^[7]

On 16 February, Istiklol announced the signing of Lawrence Nicholas, who'd last played for Fatih Karagümrük, to a one-year contract.^[8]

On 17 February, Istiklol announced that Khaydar Sattorov had joined Hulbuk and that Mekhron Madaminov had joined Barkchi Hisor, both on loan for the season.^[9]

On 19 February, Istiklol announced that Romish Jalilov and Shahrom Sulaymonov had both re-signed for the club after spending the previous season at Khosilot Farkhor.^[10]

On 20 February, Istiklol announced that Olimjon Juraev and Shukhratdzhon Shonazarov had joined Sardor on loan for the season.^[11] Later on the same day, Istiklol announced that they had extended their contracts with Mukhriddin Khasanov, Tabrezi Davlatmir, Alisher Dzhalilov and Manuchekhr Dzhalilov.^[12]

On 24 February, Istiklol announced the signing of Joshua Akpudje, who'd last played for Ilves, to a one-year contract.^[13]

On 26 February, Istiklol announced the signing of Muzaffar Safaralii from CSKA Pamir Dushanbe to a three-year contract.^[14]

On 10 July, Istiklol announced the return of Manuchekhr Safarov from Dinamo Samarqand.^[15]

On 16 July, Istiklol announced the departure of Ruslan Khayloyev, Lawrence Nicholas and Abubakar Umar by mutual consent.^[16]

On 19 July, Istiklol announced the departure of Joshua Akpudje by mutual consent.^[17]

On 21 July, Istiklol announced the signing of Kirill Suslov from Sochi, to a one-year contract.^[18]

On 28 July, Istiklol announced the signing of Siavash Hagh Nazari from Nassaji Mazandaran and the return of Ehson Panjshanbe from Sogdiana, both on contracts until the end of the season.^[19]^[20] The following day, 29 July, Istiklol announced the signing of Rudolf Turkaj from Suhareka also on a contract until the end of the season.^[21]

On 30 July, Istiklol announced the signing of Paul Komolafe from Khujand.^[22]

On 31 July, Istiklol announced the signing of Marlen Chobanov from Shurtan.^[23]

On 29 December, Istiklol announced that the contracts of Igor Cherevchenko and his coaching staff had expired and that they had left the club.^[24]

Squad

As of match played 24 December 2025

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Nikola Stošić	GK	(1994-03-15)15 March 1994 (aged 31)	Prva Iskra Barič	2024^[25]	2026^[25]	172	0
22	Muzaffar Safaralii	GK	(2004-09-26)26 September 2004 (aged 21)	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	2025^[14]	2027^[14]	0	0
99	Mukhriddin Khasanov	GK	(2002-09-23)23 September 2002 (aged 23)	Khujand	2021^[26]	2025^[12]	54	0
Defenders
3	Tabrez Islomov	DF	(1998-06-06)6 June 1998 (aged 27)	Narva Trans	2022^[27]	2025^[12]	181	3
4	Marlen Chobanov	DF	(2000-10-10)10 October 2000 (aged 25)	Shurtan	2025^[23]		16	1
5	Sodikjon Kurbonov	DF	(2003-01-19)19 January 2003 (aged 22)	Dynamo Dushanbe	2023^[28]		71	4
15	Kirill Suslov	DF	(1991-10-26)26 October 1991 (aged 34)	Sochi	2025^[18]	2026^[18]	11	0
19	Akhtam Nazarov	DF	(1992-09-29)29 September 1992 (aged 33)	Andijon	2023^[29]		312	24
21	Romish Jalilov	DF	(1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 30)	Khosilot Farkhor	2025^[10]
55	Manuchekhr Safarov	DF	(2001-05-31)31 May 2001 (aged 24)	Neftchi Fergana	2025^[15]		46	7
66	Rustam Kamolov	DF	(2007-06-04)4 June 2007 (aged 18)	Youth Team	2022		18	1
95	Rudolf Turkaj	DF	(1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 30)	Suhareka	2025^[21]	2025^[21]	9	1
Midfielders
6	Amirbek Juraboev	MF	(1996-04-13)13 April 1996 (aged 29)	Kedah Darul Aman	2024^[30]	2025^[30]	188	18
8	Siavash Hagh Nazari	MF	(1995-08-03)3 August 1995 (aged 30)	Nassaji Mazandaran	2025^[19]	2025^[19]	15	3
10	Alisher Dzhalilov	MF	(1993-08-29)29 August 1993 (aged 32)	AGMK	2023^[31]	2025^[12]	169	70
11	Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov	MF	(1998-10-15)15 October 1998 (aged 27)	Ravshan Kulob	2025^[5]		164	26
12	Mekhrubon Odilzoda	MF	(2009-09-15)15 September 2009 (aged 16)	Academy	2025		4	0
14	Mukhammad Mukhammadzoda	MF	(2005-04-14)14 April 2005 (aged 20)	Academy	2025		0	0
17	Ehson Panjshanbe	MF	(1999-05-12)12 May 1999 (aged 26)	Sogdiana	2025^[20]	2025^[20]	178	40
33	Joseph Okoro	MF	(2001-02-17)17 February 2001 (aged 24)	Dinamo Minsk	2025^[4]	2025^[4]	45	0
70	Shahrom Sulaymonov	MF	(1997-06-27)27 June 1997 (aged 28)	Khosilot Farkhor	2025^[10]		132	7
77	Reza Dehghani	MF	(1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 27)	Unattached	2025^[7]	2025^[7]	25	5
Forwards
9	Rustam Soirov	FW	(2002-09-12)12 September 2002 (aged 23)	Lokomotiv Tashkent	2024^[32]	2025^[32]	120	47
13	Mukhammad Nazriev	FW	(2008-10-23)23 October 2008 (aged 17)	Academy	2025		6	0
28	Masrur Gafurov	FW	(2006-01-21)21 January 2006 (aged 19)	Barkchi Hisor	2025^[3]	2027^[3]	20	2
43	Paul Komolafe	FW	(2000-06-12)12 June 2000 (aged 25)	Khujand	2025^[22]		17	8
63	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	FW	(1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 35)	Persebaya Surabaya	2020	2025^[12]	232	188
Youth Team
	Mustafo Khasanbekov	DF	(2009-01-29)29 January 2009 (aged 16)	Academy	2024		1	0
	Husein Qurbanov	DF		Academy	2024		1	0
	Akhmadzhon Shoev	DF	(2008-08-01)1 August 2008 (aged 17)	Academy	2024		1	0
	Ramazon Bakhtaliev	MF	(2008-10-24)24 October 2008 (aged 17)	Academy	2024		1	0
	Parviz Bobonazarov	MF	(2009-01-04)4 January 2009 (aged 16)	Academy	2024		1	0
	Muboriz Miskinshoev	MF	(2008-02-23)23 February 2008 (aged 17)	Academy	2024		0	0
	Muhammad Rajabov	MF		Academy	2024		1	0
	Mukhammadzhon Tokhiri	FW	(2006-09-15)15 September 2006 (aged 19)	Barkchi	2024		0	0
Away on loan
	Olimjon Juraev	GK	(2003-09-17)17 September 2003 (aged 22)	Youth team	2022		0	0
	Khaydar Sattorov	DF	(2003-02-18)18 February 2003 (aged 22)	Youth Team	2023		5	0
	Shukhratdzhon Shonazarov	MF	(2002-10-26)26 October 2002 (aged 23)	Youth Team	2022		8	0
	Mekhron Madaminov	FW	(2002-05-01)1 May 2002 (aged 23)	Torpedo Miass	2024^[33]	2025^[33]	14	2
Left during the season
8	Dženis Beganović	MF	(1996-03-23)23 March 1996 (aged 29)	Unattached	2025^[6]		31	3
18	Ruslan Khayloyev	MF	(2003-10-29)29 October 2003 (aged 22)	Unattached	2024^[34]	2025^[34]	14	0
24	Lawrence Nicholas	MF	(2001-05-17)17 May 2001 (aged 24)	Unattached	2025^[8]	2025^[8]	11	1
25	Abubakar Umar	MF	(2005-03-01)1 March 2005 (aged 20)	Saksan	2025		0	0
44	Joshua Akpudje	DF	(1998-07-23)23 July 1998 (aged 27)	Unattached	2025^[13]		13	2

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
22 January 2025	FW	Masrur Gafurov	Barkchi Hisor	Undisclosed	^[3]
23 January 2025	MF	Joseph Okoro	Dinamo Minsk	Undisclosed	^[4]
24 January 2025	MF	Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov	Ravshan Kulob	Undisclosed	^[5]
28 January 2025	MF	Dženis Beganović	Unattached	Free	^[6]
14 February 2025	MF	Reza Dehghani	Unattached	Free	^[7]
16 February 2025	MF	Lawrence Nicholas	Unattached	Free	^[8]
19 February 2025	MF	Romish Jalilov	Khosilot Farkhor	Undisclosed	^[10]
19 February 2025	MF	Shahrom Sulaymonov	Khosilot Farkhor	Undisclosed	^[10]
24 February 2025	DF	Joshua Akpudje	Unattached	Free	^[13]
26 February 2025	GK	Muzaffar Safaralii	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Undisclosed	^[14]
6 March 2025	MF	Abubakar Umar	Saksan	Undisclosed
10 July 2025	DF	Manuchekhr Safarov	Neftchi Fergana	Undisclosed	^[15]
21 July 2025	DF	Kirill Suslov	Sochi	Undisclosed	^[18]
28 July 2025	MF	Siavash Hagh Nazari	Nassaji Mazandaran	Undisclosed	^[19]
28 July 2025	MF	Ehson Panjshanbe	Sogdiana	Undisclosed	^[20]
29 July 2025	DF	Rudolf Turkaj	Suhareka	Undisclosed	^[21]
30 July 2025	FW	Paul Komolafe	Khujand	Undisclosed	^[22]
31 July 2025	DF	Marlen Chobanov	Shurtan	Undisclosed	^[23]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
13 January 2025	MF		Amadoni Kamolov	Gol Gohar Sirjan	Undisclosed	^[35]
16 January 2025	MF		Shervoni Mabatshoev	Kapaz	Undisclosed	^[2]

Loans out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
17 February 2025	DF	Khaydar Sattorov	Hulbuk	End of season	^[9]
17 February 2025	FW	Mekhron Madaminov	Barkchi Hisor	End of season	^[9]
20 February 2025	GK	Olimjon Juraev	Sardor	End of season	^[11]
20 February 2025	MF	Shukhratdzhon Shonazarov	Sardor	End of season	^[11]

Released

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date	Ref
30 June 2025	MF	Dženis Beganović	Retired		^[36]
16 July 2025	MF	Lawrence Nicholas	Al-Afreeki	5 October 2025	^[16]^[37]
16 July 2025	MF	Abubakar Umar			^[16]
16 July 2025	MF	Ruslan Khayloyev	Lotus Music	22 September 2025	^[16]^[38]
19 July 2025	DF	Joshua Akpudje	KTP	22 July 2025	^[17]^[39]
31 December 2025	GK	Nikola Stošić	Khorazm	7 January 2026	^[40]^[41]
31 December 2025	DF	Rudolf Turkaj	Ferizaj	18 January 2026	^[42]^[43]
31 December 2025	DF	Akhtam Nazarov	Vakhsh Bokhtar	5 March 2026	^[44]^[45]
31 December 2025	FW	Khaydar Sattorov	Istaravshan
31 December 2025	DF	Marlen Chobanov	Erbil	1 January 2026	^[46]^[47]
31 December 2025	MF	Siavash Hagh Nazari	AGMK	19 February 2026	^[48]^[49]
31 December 2025	MF	Reza Dehghani	Alay	30 January 2026	^[48]^[50]
31 December 2025	MF	Joseph Okoro	Serikspor	8 January 2026	^[48]^[51]
31 December 2025	MF	Ehson Panjshanbe	Terengganu	9 January 2026	^[52]
31 December 2025	MF	Shukhratdzhon Shonazarov	Khujand	13 January 2026	^[53]
31 December 2025	FW	Paul Komolafe	Newroz	6 February 2026	^[54]^[55]
31 December 2025	FW	Mekhron Madaminov	Barkchi Hisor

Trial

Date From	Position	Nationality	Name	Last club	Date To	Ref.
July 2025	MF		Kirill Korolkov	Spartak Kostroma		^[56]

Friendlies

28 January 2025	Istiklol	1–1	Vakhsh Bokhtar	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov 37'	Report	Bozorov 51'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium

6 February 2025	Istiklol	1–0	Regar-TadAZ	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Gafurov 81'	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Rustam Nurmatov

14 February 2025	Istiklol	–	Urartu	United Arab Emirates
(UTC+5)

17 February 2025	Istiklol	–	Dinamo Samarqand	United Arab Emirates
(UTC+5)

21 February 2025	Istiklol	–	Rostov	United Arab Emirates
(UTC+5)

21 March 2025	Istiklol	1–1	Sardor	Dushanbe
16:00 (UTC+5)	Kurbanov 63'	Report	Khushvakhtov 61'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Amirjon Khorkashev

19 July 2025	BATE Borisov	1–2	Istiklol	Stayki, Belarus
14:00 (UTC+5)	Rusenchik 82'	Report	M.Dzhalilov 35' Korolkov 84'	Stadium: Olympic Center

23 July 2025	Smorgon	2–1	Istiklol	Smarhon, Belarus
20:00 (UTC+5)	Chebotar 26' Yablonsky 65'	Report	Soirov 20'	Stadium: Yunost Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Valentina Sokolovich

3 September 2025	Regar-TadAZ	0–1	Istiklol	Tursunzoda
17:00 (UTC+5)		Report	Gafurov 62'	Stadium: TALCO Arena Referee: Amirjon Khorkashev

FFT Cup

Preliminary group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Istiklol	4	3	1	11	1	+10	9	Advance to Finals Stage
2	Khosilot Farkhor	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3	Advance to Finals Stage
3	Sardor	1	0	1	0	2	−2	0
4	Barkchi Hisor	1	0	1	0	4	−4	0
5	Hulbuk	1	0	1	0	5	−5	0

Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2025. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

21 January 2025 1	Istiklol	0–1	Khosilot Farkhor	Dushanbe
10:30 (UTC+5)		Report	Bahrizoda 80'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Mehrubon Shamsiddinov

24 January 2025 2	Istiklol	2–0	Sardor	Dushanbe
13:30 (UTC+5)	Kurbonov 37' Gafurov 63', 85'	Report	Rashidbekov 37' Akhmedov 78' Khushvakhtov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Kurbonmurod Sharipov

30 January 2025 3	Hulbuk	0–5	Istiklol	Dushanbe
13:30 (UTC+5)		Report	Beganović 8' Rakhimov 17', 21' M.Dzhalilov 46' Kamolov 54'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Amirjon Khorkashev

2 February 2025 4	Istiklol	4–0	Barkchi Hisor	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Rakhimov 13', 68' Beganović 44' Shonazarov 78'	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Mehrubon Shamsiddinov

Final Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Istiklol	3	3	0	0	18	1	+17	9	Semi Finals
2	Somon	3	2	0	1	10	3	+7	6	Semi Finals
3	Regar-TadAZ	3	0	1	2	1	13	−12	1
4	Sarazm	3	0	1	2	1	13	−12	1

Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2025. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

10 February 2025 1	Istiklol	3–1	Somon	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Gafurov 18' (pen.) Sulaymonov 48' Rakhimov 52'	Report	Cholov 40'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

12 February 2025 2	Istiklol	5–0	Regar-TadAZ	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Tokhiri 71' (pen.), 83' Khayloyev 73' Gafurov 77', 89'	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium

14 February 2025 3	Sarazm	0–10	Istiklol	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)		Report	6' 24' 34' 36' 38' 46' 59' 60' 75' 78' 87'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium

Knockout stage

18 February 2025 Semi final	Istiklol	2–0	Panjshir	Dushanbe
14:00 (UTC+5)	Dzhalilov 18', 75'	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Rustam Nurmatov

22 February 2025 Final	Istiklol	2–0	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
15:00 (UTC+5)	Beganović 20', 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Bakhtiyor Komilov

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Higher League	7 March 2025	12 December 2025	Matchday 1	Winners	22	15	5	2	58	18	+40	068.18
Tajikistan Cup	1 August 2025	6 August 2025	Last 16	Quarterfinal	2	0	2	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Tajik Super Cup	25 May 2025	25 May 2025	Final	Winners	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
AFC Champions League Two	17 September 2025	24 December 2025	Group Stage	Group Stage (3rd)	6	3	0	3	7	12	−5	050.00
Total					31	18	8	5	67	32	+35	058.06

25 May 2025	Istiklol	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Regar-TadAZ	Hisar
19:00 (UTC+5)	Akpudje 83' Nicholas	Report	Makhamadiev 11' (pen.) Frimpong 45+3' Panny Azimov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 12,750 Referee: Gulmurodi Sadullo
	Penalties
	Nazarov Gafurov Sulaymonov Juraboev Kurbonov		Babadjanov Ergashev Makhamadiev Temirov Imomnazarov

7 March 2025 1	Istiklol	1–0	Khujand	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	M.Dzhalilov 6' Rakhimov	Report	Komolafe 63' Firdavs Abdusalimov Tskanyan Serdyuk	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

14 March 2025 2	Istiklol	2–1	Regar-TadAZ	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	Kurbonov 7' M.Dzhalilov 32' (pen.) Okoro 90+4' A.Dzhalilov	Report	Frimpong 87'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Bakhtiyor Komilov
Note: Match originally scheduled to be played at Regar-TadAZ's regular TALCO Arena in Tursunzoda, but due to renovation work at the TALCO Arena, the match was moved to the Pamir Stadium in Dushanbe, with the reverse fixture later in the year being played at the TALCO Arena instead.^[57]

11 May 2025 8	Istiklol	0–0	Vakhsh Bokhtar	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	A.Dzhalilov	Report	Boboev Bilonoh Naskov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: Nasrullo Kabirov Referee: 2,000

2025 FC Istiklol season

Squad

Transfers

In

Out

Loans out

Released

Trial

Friendlies

FFT Cup

Preliminary group

Final Stage

Knockout stage

Competitions

Overview

Tajik Supercup

Higher League

Regular season

Results summary

Results by round

Results

League table

Tajikistan Cup

AFC Champions League Two

Group stage

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Goal scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References

Related Articles

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	15	5	2	58	18	+40	50	9	2	0	29	8	+21	6	3	2	29	10	+19

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	11	7	8	9	12	13	10	15	16	17	20	22	14	18	19	21
Ground	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	A
Result	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W
Position	5	4	4	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1

29 March 2025 3	Istiklol	1–1	Khosilot Farkhor	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	M.Dzhalilov 12' Akpudje Nicholas Jalilov	Report	Zoirov 83' Abdugafforov Obama Ofori	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Khurshed Dadaboyev

6 April 2025 4	Panjshir	0–3	Istiklol	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	Azizov 10' Saydaminov 20' Hakimov	Report	M.Dzhalilov 20' Juraboev 36' Dehghani 45+2' A.Dzhalilov 80' Kamolov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 320 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

12 April 2025 5	Istiklol	2–1	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	Dushanbe
17:00 (UTC+5)	Juraboev 40' Nicholas 69' Kurbonov A.Dzhalilov	Report	Mirzokhon 87' Qosimov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Amirjon Khorkashev

20 April 2025 6	Barkchi Hisor	0–1	Istiklol	Hisar
17:00 (UTC+5)	Madaminov Landry	Report	Akpudje 56' A.Dzhalilov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Bakhtiyor Komilov

26 April 2025 11	Eskhata Khujand	1–1	Istiklol	Khujand
17:00 (UTC+5)	Z.Tursunov 49' Zaripov Samadov Khursandov	Report	Khakimov 51' (o.g.) Kamalov A.Dzhalilov Jalilov Kurbonov	Stadium: Spartak Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Abdullo Davlatov

3 May 2025 7	Istiklol	2–0	Hulbuk	Dushanbe
18:00 (UTC+5)	Jalilov 52' Gafurov 90+4' Sulaymonov Kamolov	Report	Murodov	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Rustam Nurmatov

17 May 2025 9	Ravshan Kulob	1–0	Istiklol	Kulob
18:00 (UTC+5)	Nazarov 38' (o.g.) Hrytsenko Markovych Safarov	Report	Islomov Nicholas	Stadium: Langari Langarieva Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Gulmurodi Sa'dullo

18 June 2025 12	Khujand	1–0	Istiklol	Khujand
20:00 (UTC+5)	Komolafe 12' Bokiev Barotov	Report	Soirov Sulaymonov	Stadium: 20 Years of Independence Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Sayyodjon Zainiddinov

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	15	5	2	58	18	+40	50	9	2	0	29	8	+21	6	3	2	29	10	+19

22 June 2025 13	Regar-TadAZ	1–2	Istiklol	Dushanbe
19:00 (UTC+5)	Solekhov 78' Feumba Pandzhiev Frimpong	Report	Kassim 17' (o.g.) A.Dzhalilov 32' Kurbonov Stošić	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov

14 August 2025 10	Istiklol	6–0	Istaravshan	Hisar
19:00 (UTC+5)	Juraboev 1' Dehghani 27', 48' Safarov 75' Soirov 83' Kamolov 87' Kurbonov	Report		Stadium: Central Stadium
Note: Match originally scheduled for 28 May 2025, but postponed due to international call ups.^[58]

19 August 2025 15	Istiklol	1–0	Panjshir	Hisar
19:00 (UTC+5)	Nazari 22' (pen.) Dehghani	Report		Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Navruz Vokhidov

11 September 2025 16	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	3–3	Istiklol	Hisar
18:30 (UTC+5)	Lucas 68' Davlatov 69' Enyegue 76' (pen.) Ibrokhimov	Report	Panjshanbe 23' Turkaj 36' Juraboev 78' Jalilov	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Khurshed Dadaboev

21 September 2025 17	Istiklol	2–1	Barkchi Hisor	Tursunzoda
18:00 (UTC+5)	Soirov 55' A.Dzhalilov 74' Nazari 90+2' Panjshanbe	Report	Asante 47' Muhammad Frimpong	Stadium: TALCO Arena Referee: Abdullo Davlatov
Note: Match played at the TALCO Arena in Tursunzoda, instead of the Central Stadium in Hisar.

28 October 2025 20	Istiklol	6–2	Ravshan Kulob	Hisar
17:00 (UTC+5)	Soirov 22' Nazari 27' Juraboev 42' (pen.) Panjshanbe 78' Gafurov 80' Komolafe 90+4' Kurbonov	Report	Ojetunde 11' Boboev 52' Makhsumov Khaitov Safarov	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Gulmurodi Sa'dullo

10 November 2025 22	Istiklol	6–2	Eskhata Khujand	Hisar
15:00 (UTC+5)	Panjshanbe 8', 11' Soirov 27', 49' Rakhimov 68' M.Dzhalilov 90+1' Chobanov	Report	Kholmirzoev 84' Yarbekov 87' Zaripov	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Bakhtiyor Kamilov

30 November 2025 14	Khosilot Farkhor	0–9	Istiklol	Hisar
14:00 (UTC+5)		Report	Dehghani 5' Rakhimov 40' Komolafe 51', 55' Soirov 60', 73', 87' Dzhalilov 67' Sulaymonov 75'	Stadium: Central Stadium
Note: Match initially scheduled for 9 August 2025.

4 December 2025 14	Hulbuk	1–5	Istiklol	Hisar
14:00 (UTC+5)	Khotam 45+2' Kholmurodov Kofi	Report	Komolafe 4', 6' Soirov 19' (pen.), 50' M.Dzhalilov 27' (pen.) Safarov	Stadium: Training Centre Referee: Amirjon Khorkashev

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	15	5	2	58	18	+40	50	9	2	0	29	8	+21	6	3	2	29	10	+19

8 December 2025 18	Vakhsh Bokhtar	1–1	Istiklol	Bokhtar
14:00 (UTC+5)	Bilonoh 35' (pen.) Davlatov Barotov	Report	Nazari 27' Safarov Islomov Soirov Komolafe	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Sayyodjon Zainiddinov
Note: Match initially scheduled for 18 October 2025.

12 December 2025 21	Istaravshan	1–4	Istiklol	Istaravshan
14:00 (UTC+5)	Fozilov 74'	Report	Chobanov 9' Komolafe 18' Gafurov 37' Nazarov 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Istaravshan-Arena Referee: Kurbanmurod Sharipov
Note: Match initially scheduled for 31 October 2025.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Istiklol (C)	22	15	5	2	58	18	+40	50	Qualification for AFC Challenge League Qualifying play-off
2	Vakhsh Bokhtar	22	12	9	1	33	18	+15	45	Qualification for the Silk Way Cup group stage
3	CSKA Pamir	22	10	7	5	38	23	+15	37	Qualification for the Silk Way Cup qualifying round
4	Ravshan Kulob	22	8	11	3	26	20	+6	35
5	Khujand	22	9	4	9	24	25	−1	31

1 August 2025 Last 16	Khujand	1–1 (5–6 p)	Istiklol	Khujand
20:00 (UTC+5)	Ergashev 21' Minosyan Abdusalimov	Report	A.Dzhalilov 41' Juraboev Jalilov Okoro	Stadium: 20 Years of Independence Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov
	Penalties
	Sanginboev Nishonboyzoda Karaev Nuriddinov Shukurov Abdusalimov		A.Dzhalilov Nazari Sulaymonov Safarov Juraboev Komolafe

6 August 2025 Quarterfinal	Vakhsh Bokhtar	0–0 (4–2 p)	Istiklol	Bokhtar
16:45 (UTC+5)	Cherniy Asrorov	Report	Panjshanbe Okoro Komolafe	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Abdullo Davlatov
	Penalties
	Asrorov Tsankyan Sulaymonov Tagoyzoda Fatkhulloyev		Panjshanbe Nazari Sulaymonov Komolafe

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al-Nassr	6	6	0	22	2	+20	18	Advance to round of 16
2	Al-Zawraa	6	3	3	8	11	−3	9	Advance to round of 16
3	Istiklol	6	3	3	7	13	−6	9
4	Goa	6	0	6	3	14	−11	0

17 September 2025 1	Al-Nassr	5–0	Istiklol	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
23:15 (UTC+5)	Al-Amri 8' Ghareeb 14' Gabriel 17' Wesley 59' 81' Coman 89' Mané 90+3'	Report	Okoro 49' Jalilov 51'	Stadium: Al-Awwal Park Attendance: 6,038 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

1 October 2025 2	Istiklol	2–0	Goa	Hisor, Tajikistan
18:45 (UTC+5)	Safarov 2' Soirov 46' Dehghani 74' 75' Kamolov 90'	Report	U.Singh 69'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 5,750 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

22 October 2025 3	Istiklol	2–1	Al-Zawraa	Hisor, Tajikistan
18:45 (UTC+5)	Rakhimov 14' Juraboev 20' Okoro 47' Soirov 52' Komolafe 84'	Report	Tomiwa 4' Nabeel 82' Hassan 85'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,420 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)