The 2021 Ligai Olii Tojikiston (Tajik: 2021 Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон, ), or 2021 Tajikistan Higher League was the 30th season of Tajikistan Higher League, Tajikistan's top division of association football. The season began on 4 April 2021, and consist of twenty-seven rounds of matches.
Season events On 5 March, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that the calendar of matches for the 2021 season will be drawn on 12 March.
Teams On 5 March 2021, 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, Dushanbe-83, Fayzkand, Istiklol, Istaravshan, Khatlon, Khujand, Kuktosh and newly promoted Eskhata Khujand, and Ravshan Kulob.
Team Location Venue Capacity CSKA Pamir Dushanbe CSKA Stadium 7,000 Dushanbe-83 Dushanbe Eskhata Khujand Bistsolagii Istiqloliyati Stadium 20,000 Fayzkand Hulbuk Markazii Kulob Stadium Istaravshan Istaravshan Istaravshan Sports Complex 20,000 Istiklol Dushanbe Markazii Tojikiston Stadium 24,000 Khatlon BokhtarMarkazii Bokhtar Stadium 10,000 Khujand Khujand Bistsolagii Istiqloliyati Stadium 20,000 Kuktosh Chorgulteppa Rudaki Stadium Ravshan Kulob Markazii Kulob Stadium
Personnel and sponsoring Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor CSKA Pamir Alier Ashurmamadov Joma 1xBet Dushanbe-83 Nazir Rizomov Joma Eskhata Khamid Karimov Joma Bank Eskhata Fayzkand Tokhirjon Muminov Istaravshan Makhmadjon Khabibulloev Istiklol Vitaliy Levchenko Alisher Dzhalilov Joma Siyoma Khatlon Asliddin Khabibullaev Joma Formula 55 Khujand Rustam Khojayev Joma Formula 55 Kuktosh Hikmatullo Sharpiov Ravshan Gairatali Mirakhmedov Hasan Rustamov Joma Hoji Sharif
Foreign players Each Tajikistan Higher League club is permitted to register a maximum of six foreign players, with four allowed on the pitch at the same time. ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7Former Players CSKA Pamir Luc Mendjana Idriss Aminu Ocran Idan Alex Peprah Rahat Japarow Orzubek Buriev Felix Tette Mykyta Shevtsov Dushanbe-83 Collins Aduhene Agbley Johns Sodiq Musa Nerrick Tettey Daniel Tagoe Luc Mendjana Amir Memari Manesh Ion Arabadji Stanislav Ivanov Eskhata Shahzod Abdurakhimov Akhror Inoyatov Akobir Turaev Fayzkand Arthur Bougnone Joseph Feumba Junior Onana Arash Akbari Dilshodzhon Baratov Jasur Kurbonov Anvar Murodov Istaravshan Jafar Ismoilov Shakhzod Mamurzhonov Khurshid Olimov Jakhongir Safarov Shakhzod Shamsiddinov Akhrorbek Uktamov Istiklol Petar Patev Ryota Noma Oleksiy Larin Andriy Mischenko Huseyin Dogan Khatlon Tony Bikatal Jen Gaten Asomini Ebenezer Kuaye Godson Khujand Aleksei Matrossov Artem Serdyuk Firdavs Abdusalimov Olim Karimov Samandar Ochilov Maksim Grek Kuktosh Olivier Mbom Ya Saturnin-Hermann Alizhon Alizhonov Asadbek Islomov Sukhrob Rakhmonov Bunyod Shodiev Nodirbek Ibragimov Mukhiddin Odilov Ravshan Benjamin Asamoah Kingsley Osei Effah Obed Owusu Musa Ibragimov Mukhriddin Akhmedov Nodirbek Ibragimov Anvar Murodov Bunyod Shodiev 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 CSKA Pamir Serhiy Zhytskyi Pre-Season Alier Ashurmamadov Istaravshan Alier Ashurmamadov Makhmadjon Khabibulloev Khujand Khakim Fuzailov Rustam Khojayev Kuktosh Makhmadjon Khabibulloev Hikmatullo Sharpiov
League table
Fixtures and results
Rounds 1–18
Rounds 19–27
By match played
Season statistics
Scoring First goal of the season: Makhmadali Sadykov for Fayzkand against CSKA Pamir. ()
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Manuchekhr DzhalilovIstiklol182 Rustam SoirovIstiklol153 Dilshod BozorovKhujand13 Ilhomjon BarotovIstaravshan5 Alisher DzhalilovIstiklol126 Artyom SerdyukKhujand117 Fatkhullo FatkhuloevCSKA Pamir Dushanbe9 Akobir TuraevEskhata Abdukhalil BoronovFayzkand Nuriddin KhamrokulovKhatlon Amirjon SafarovKuktosh
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref Abdukhalil BoronovFayzkandKuktosh3–1 (H) Artyom SerdyukKhujandIstaravshan2–3 (A) Rustam SoirovIstiklolEskhata5–1 (H) Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev4CSKA Pamir DushanbeDushanbe-834–0 (H) Manuchekhr Dzhalilov4IstiklolDushanbe-830–8 (A) Rustam SoirovIstiklolDushanbe-830–8 (A) 4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets
Rank Player Club Clean sheets1 Azimjon KaraevFayzkand4 Kurbonali BoboevIstaravshan Aleksei MatrossovKhujand4 Rustam YatimovIstiklol3 Rustam RizoevRavshan6 Kuaye GodsonKhatlon27 Alex PeprahCSKA Pamir Dushanbe1 Faromurz SaidovDushanbe-83 Shakhzod ShamsiddinovIstaravshan Mukhriddin KhasanovIstiklol Shokhrukh KirgizboevKuktosh
Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferencesManagerClubPlayerClubApril Azizbek SultonovKuktosh Tokhirjon MuminovFayzkandMay Tohirjon TagoyzodaKhatlon Asliddin KhabibullaevKhatlon
References
External links Football federation of Tajikistan