2020 Tajikistan Higher League


The 2020 Tajikistan Higher League is the 29th season of Tajikistan Higher League, Tajikistan's top division of association football. The season began on 5 April 2020.

Season events

On 27 March, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that the opening round of games would be played behind closed doors due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 25 April, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced the suspension of football, following the completion of Round 4 on 26 April, until 10 May.
On 6 May, the Tajikistan Football Federation extended the suspension of football indefinitely due to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan.
On 8 June, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that the season would resume on 16 June, with the games continuing to be played without spectators.

Teams

On 20 March 2020, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that the season would involve ten teams, with there being 27 matches in three rounds. The teams consist of CSKA Pamir, Istiklol, Istaravshan, Khatlon, Khujand, Kuktosh, Regar-TadAZ and newly promoted Dushanbe-83, Fayzkand and Lokomotiv-Pamir.


TeamLocationVenueCapacity
CSKA PamirDushanbeCSKA Stadium7,000
Dushanbe-83Dushanbe
FayzkandKulobCentral Stadium
IstaravshanIstaravshanCentral Stadium20,000
IstiklolDushanbeCentral Republican Stadium24,000
KhatlonBokhtarTsentralnyi Stadium10,000
KhujandKhujand20-Letie Nezavisimosti Stadium20,000
KuktoshKuktoshRudaki Stadium
Lokomotiv-PamirDushanbeLokomotiv Stadium
Regar-TadAZTursunzodaStadium Metallurg 1st District20,000

Personnel and sponsoring

Foreign players

Each Tajikistan Higher League club is permitted to register six foreign players, with four allowed on the pitch at the same time.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6
CSKA Pamir Dushanbe Ivan Ponomarenko Artem Gaydash Dmytro Bondar Nodirbek Ibragimov
Dushanbe-83 Silvanus Evans Colins Adukhen Sadiq Musa Agbley Jones Idris Aminu Elijah Ari
Fayzkand Jasur Ashurov Dilshodzhon Baratov Jasur Kurbonov Anvar Murodov Azizdzhon Zaripov
Istaravshan Joseph Feumba Mbeke Siebatcheu Shakhzod Shamsiddinov Zufardjon Akbaraliev Saiddoston Fozilov Tulkinjon Umarov
Istiklol Viktor Svezhov Marko Milić Wahyt Orazsähedow Oleksiy Larin
Khatlon Quaye Godson
Khujand Mamur Ikramov Siroj Khamrayev Sanjar Rixsiboev Andrey Sidorov
Kuktosh Rudaki Ishmael Klotey Prince Arthur Erfan Moradnezhadi Bunyod Shodiev Muhiddin Odilov Abbos Ikromov
Lokomotiv-Pamir Benjamin Asamoa Avuku Kaleb Oduro
Regar-TadAZ Arash Akbari Sardorbek Eminov Jalil Kimsanov Farrukh Nurliboev

In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

Managerial changes

League table

Fixtures and results

Rounds 1–18

Rounds 19–27

Season statistics

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Ilhomjon Barotov for Istaravshan against Khatlon

    Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Manuchekhr DzhalilovIstiklol10
2 Alisher DzhalilovIstiklol8
2 Ilhomjon BarotovIstaravshan8
4 Sheriddin BoboevIstiklol6
4 Rustam SoirovIstiklol6
6 Parviz Baki-AkhunovKhatlon5
6 Dilshod BozorovKhujand5
6 Khudoidod UzokovKhatlon5
9 Shodibek GafforovCSKA Pamir Dushanbe4
9 Wahyt OrazsähedowIstiklol4
9 Shodibek GafforovCSKA Pamir Dushanbe4

Hat-tricks