Tajikistan Higher League
The Tajikistan Higher League is the top division of professional football in Tajikistan. It is part of the Tajikistan Football League Organization and Tajikistan Football Federation.
It was founded in 1992, with 8 clubs participating. The first champions of the league were CSKA Pomir Dushanbe. Currently the most successful team is FC Istiklol.
Clubs
Soviet era
- 1937: Dinamo Stalinabad
- 1938–47: not played
- 1948: Sbornaya Gissara
- 1949: Dinamo Stalinabad
- 1950: Dinamo Stalinabad
- 1951: Dinamo Stalinabad
- 1952: Profsoyuz Leninabad
- 1953: Dinamo Stalinabad
- 1954: Profsoyuz Leninabad
- 1955: Dinamo Stalinabad
- 1956: Metallurg Leninabad
- 1957: Taksobaza Stalinabad
- 1958: Dinamo Stalinabad
- 1959: Kuroma Taboshary
- 1960: Pogranichnik Dushanbe
- 1961: Vakhsh Kurgan-Tyube
- 1962: Pogranichnik Dushanbe
- 1963: DSA Dushanbe
- 1964: Zvezda Dushanbe
- 1965: Zvezda Dushanbe
- 1966: Volga Dushanbe
- 1967: Irrigator Dushanbe
- 1968: Irrigator Dushanbe
- 1969: Irrigator Dushanbe
- 1970: Pedagogichesky Institut Dushanbe
- 1971: TIFK Dushanbe
- 1972: Neftyanik Leninsky Rayon
- 1973: Politekhnichesky Institut Dushanbe
- 1974: SKIF Dushanbe
- 1975: SKIF Dushanbe
- 1976: SKIF Dushanbe
- 1977: Metallurg Regar Tursunzoda
- 1978: Pakhtakor Kurgan-Tyube
- 1979: Trudovye Rezervy Dushanbe
- 1980: Chashma Shaartuz
- 1981: Trikotazhnik Ura-Tyube
- 1982: Trikotazhnik Ura-Tyube
- 1983: Trikotazhnik Ura-Tyube
- 1984: Trikotazhnik Ura-Tyube
- 1985: Vakhsh Kurgan-Tyube
- 1986: SKIF Dushanbe
- 1987: SKIF Dushanbe
- 1988: SKIF Dushanbe
- 1989: Metallurg Regar Tursunzoda
- 1990: Avtomobilist Kurgan-Tyube
- 1991: Sokhibkor Dushanbe
Since independence
- 1992: CSKA Pomir Dushanbe
- 1993: Sitora Dushanbe
- 1994: Sitora Dushanbe
- 1995: CSKA Pomir Dushanbe
- 1996: Dynamo Dushanbe
- 1997: Vakhsh Qughonteppa
- 1998: Varzob Dushanbe
- 1999: Varzob Dushanbe
- 2000: Varzob Dushanbe
- 2001: Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
- 2002: Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
- 2003: Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
- 2004: Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
- 2005: Vakhsh Qughonteppa
- 2006: Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
- 2007: Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
- 2008: Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
- 2009: Vakhsh Qughonteppa
- 2010: Istiklol
- 2011: Istiklol
- 2012: Ravshan Kulob
- 2013: Ravshan Kulob
- 2014: Istiklol
- 2015: Istiklol
- 2016: Istiklol
- 2017: Istiklol
- 2018: Istiklol
- 2019: Istiklol
| Club | Wins | Winning years |
| Istiklol | 8 | 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda | 7 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Varzob Dushanbe | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Vakhsh Qurghonteppa | 3 | 1997, 2005, 2009 |
| Sitora Dushanbe | 2 | 1993, 1994 |
| CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | 2 | 1992, 1995 |
| Ravshan Kulob | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
| Dynamo Dushanbe | 1 | 1996 |
Clubs by spell
2020 season
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| CSKA Pamir | Dushanbe | CSKA Stadium | 7,000 |
| Dushanbe-83 | Dushanbe | ||
| Fayzkand | Hulbuk | ||
| Istaravshan | Istaravshan | Istaravshan-Arena | 20,000 |
| Istiklol | Dushanbe | Central Republican Stadium | 24,000 |
| Khatlon | Bokhtar | Central Stadium | |
| Khujand | Khujand | 20-Letie Nezavisimosti Stadium | 20,000 |
| Kuktosh | Kuktosh | Rudaki Stadium | |
| Lokomotiv-Pamir | Dushanbe | ||
| Regar-TadAZ | Tursunzoda | Stadium Metallurg 1st District | 20,000 |
Awards
Golden Boot
Player of the year
Foreign players
- List of foreign football players in Tajikistan