The 2019 Ligai Olii Tojikiston (Tajik: 2019 Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон) or 2019 Tajikistan Higher League was the 28th season of Ligai Olii Tojikiston, Tajikistan's top division of association football. The season began on 6 April 2019. and finished on 4 November 2019.
Teams On 19 February 2019, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that the season would involve eight teams, consisting of Istiklol, Khujand, Kuktosh, Regar-TadAZ, Khatlon, CSKA Pamir, Panjshir and newly promoted Istaravshan.
Team Location Venue Capacity CSKA Pamir Dushanbe CSKA Stadium 7,000 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 Panjshir Balkh Panjshir Uktam Mamatova 8,500 Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda Stadium Metallurg 1st District 20,000
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 6Former CSKA Pamir Dushanbe Eiya Edward Yegor Khokhlov Mikhail Zaitsev Istaravshan Jamshed Khasanov Tulkinjon Umarov Istiklol Oleksiy Larin Ruslan Koryan Mihajlo Cakić Jalil Kimsanov Khatlon Khujand Tornike Dzhimsheleishvili Davit Kupatadze Tursunali Rustamov Asiljon Begimkulov Kuktosh Rudaki Prince Arthur Misiam Ishmael Klotey Nodirbek Ibragimov Muhiddin Odilov Bunyod Shodiev Panjshir Quaye Godson Regar-TadAZ Arash Akbari 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 Istiklol Alisher Tukhtaev End of Contract 31 December 2018 Pre-Season Khakim Fuzailov 31 December 2018 Istaravshan Pre-Season Tokhirjon Muminov 14 March 2019 CSKA Pamir Dushanbe Rustam Khojayev Resigned 23 June 2019 Serhiy Zhytskyi 8 July 2019 Istiklol Khakim Fuzailov Resigned 27 June 2019 1st Alisher Tukhtaev 27 June 2019
League table
Results
Results 1–14
Results 15–21
Results by round
Position by round
Matches Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Week 20
Week 21
Relegation play-offs The 2019 season ended with a relegation play-off between the 7th-placed Tajikistan Higher League team, and the runners-up of the Tajik First Division, on a two-legged confrontation.
Season statistics
Scoring First goal of the season:
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Sheriddin BoboevIstiklol162 Alisher DzhalilovIstiklol113 Sherzod MakhamadievRegar-TadAZ94 Tursunali RustamovKhujand85 Muhammadjon RakhimovIstiklol7 Nozim BabadjanovRegar-TadAZ Bakhtovar ZokirovIstaravshan Ehson PanjshanbeIstiklol Shodibek GafforovCSKA Pamir Dushanbe10 Shervoni MabatshoevCSKA Pamir Dushanbe6 Dilshod VasievKhujand Muhiddin OdilovKuktosh
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref Tursunali RustamovKhujandPanjshir9-0 Dilshod Vasiev5KhujandPanjshir9-0 Sherzod MakhamadievRegar-TadAZKuktosh4-3 Sheriddin BoboevIstiklolKuktosh6-1 5 Player scored 5 goals
References
External links Football federation of Tajikistan