FK Khujand

FC Khujand (Tajik: Клуби футболи «Хуҷанд») is a Tajik football club based in Khujand, currently playing in the Tajik League, the top division in the country.

FC Khujand
Full nameFootball Club Khujand
Founded1976 (1976)
Ground20-Letie Nezavisimosti Stadium
Khujand, Tajikistan
Capacity25,000
ChairmanMurodjon Umarov
ManagerNikola Lazarević
LeagueTajikistan Higher League
20192nd of 8
WebsiteClub website

History

FС Khujand was established in 1976 from the remnants of the club Pomir which was previously known as Miner. The first head coach of the team was Vladimir Burin. FC Khujand competed in the Central Asian Championship B League for 15 years. FС Khujand plays its home matches in Spartak Stadium which was located in the heart of the city before moving to the 20 Years of Independence Stadium (also known as 20-Letie Nezavisimosti Stadium). The best performances of FC Khujand in this competition were 8th place in 1983 and 1986, runners-up in 1990 and a third-place finish in 1991. Since the independence of Tajikistan from USSR, FC Khujand has won the Tajik Cup on four occasions; 1998, 2002, 2008 and 2017.[1]

On 12 April 2019, Numonjon Yusupov was sacked as the club's manager, with Sharif Ziyoyev being appointed as caretaker manager.[2]

On 16 April 2019, Vitaliy Levchenko was appointed as the new manager of Khujand.[3]

On 21 December 2019, Nikola Lazarevic was announced as the new head coach of FK Khujand.[4]

Domestic history
Season League Tajik Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
1997 1st 3 24 16 4 4 51 20 52 Runners-up
1998 2 22 13 5 4 44 19 44 Winners
1999 6 22 13 1 8 60 28 40
2000 3 34 21 5 8 94 37 68 Mansurjon Hakimov 28
2001 5 18 7 6 5 36 22 27
2002 2 22 17 2 3 76 17 53 Winner Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov 29
2003 2 30 23 3 4 90 26 72
2004 4 36 17 9 10 56 36 60
2005 5 18 8 3 7 28 19 27
2006 7 22 9 3 10 27 33 30
2007 6 20 8 3 9 27 37 27
2008 3 40 28 4 8 73 33 88 Winner
2009 3 18 13 1 4 36 15 40 Quarter-final
2010 7 32 8 8 16 42 58 32 Runner-up
2011 7 40 15 6 19 56 72 51
2012 8 24 8 6 10 29 44 30 Round of 16 Indus Huseynzoda 7
2013 5 18 6 5 7 17 21 23 Round of 16 Valeriu Andronic / Yusuf Rabiev / Mohammad Golepor 3 Mubin Ergashev
2014 3 18 9 5 4 24 17 32 Round of 16 Manouchehr Ahmadov 7 Numonjon Yusupov
2015 2 18 12 3 3 34 21 39 Quarter-final Farkhod Tokhirov 6 Numonjon Yusupov
2016 7 18 8 1 9 22 37 25 Semi-final Dilshod Bozorov 8 Numonjon Yusupov / Hamid Karimov
2017 2 21 11 4 6 44 22 37 Winner Dilshod Bozorov
Davronjon Tukhtasunov		 9 Rustam Khojaev
2018 2 21 14 4 3 42 20 46 Semi-final Jahongir Ergashev 13 Numonjon Yusupov
2019 2 21 11 3 7 37 21 36 Semi-final Tursunali Rustamov 8 Numonjon Yusupov
Sharif Ziyoyev (Caretaker)
Vitaliy Levchenko

Continental history
As of match played 11 March 2020
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 4 1 1 2 5 8
AFC Cup 14 3 3 8 10 18
Total 18 4 4 10 15 26
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round – West Asia Pakhtakor Tashkent 1–1 1–4 2–5
1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round – West Asia Kaisar 0–3 3–0 3–3(p)3–3
2016 AFC Cup Play-off Ahli Al-Khaleel 0–1
2018 AFC Cup Play-off Ahal 0–2 0–1 0–3
2019 AFC Cup Play-off Ahal 1–1 0–0 1–1(a)
Group D Dordoi Bishkek 3–1 0–3 4th
Altyn Asyr 0–0 0–1
Istiklol 3–2 0–3
2020 AFC Cup Play-off Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 3–0 0–1 3–1
Group D Dordoi Bishkek
Altyn Asyr
Istiklol 0–2

Honours
Tajik Cup (4)
1998, 2002, 2008, 2017

Sponsorship

On 28 March 2019, Khujand announced a sponsorship deal with Thai energy drink company Carabao.[5]

On 26 October 2019, Samsung became the first title sponsor of Khujand with their Samsung UHD TV brand until the end of the 2020 season.[6]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2019–2020 Joma Samsung UHD TV[6]

Current squad
As of 31 March 2020[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Daler Barotov
5 DF Manuchehr Safarov
7 MF Komroni Mirzonazhod
8 MF Bakhtiyor Choriyev
10 FW Dilshod Bozorov
11 FW Amirjon Safarov
12 GK Mamur Ikramov
14 DF Oybek Abdugafforov
15 MF Abdusamad Samadov
17 MF Parviz Aliyev
18 MF Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev
19 DF Khurshed Beknazarov
No. Position Player
20 DF Siroj Khamrayev
21 DF Firdavs Chakalov
22 DF Manouchehr Ahmadov
23 MF Sanjar Rixsiboev (loan from Bunyodkor)
51 FW Andrey Sidorov
63 MF Mukhammadsharifi Saidkhodzha
70 MF Abdulmumin Zabirov
73 DF Alisher Barotov
90 MF Sharafdzhon Solehov
99 GK Marillin Hasanov
DF Parviz Bokiev
DF Shakhrom Nazarov

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-04-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР "ХУДЖАНДА" ОТПРАВЛЕН В ОТСТАВКУ". http://fc-khujand.tj/ (in Russian). FK Khujand. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019. External link in |website= (help)
  3. "ВИТАЛИЙ ЛЕВЧЕНКО ВОЗГЛАВИЛ ХУДЖАНД". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. "НИКОЛА ЛАЗАРЕВИЧ НАЗНАЧЕН ГЛАВНЫМ ТРЕНЕРОМ ХУДЖАНДА". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  5. "CARABAO ENERGY DRINK – НОВЫЙ ТИТУЛЬНЫЙ СПОНСОР ФУТБОЛЬНОГО КЛУБА ХУДЖАНД". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  6. "SAMSUNG UHD TV – ПЕРВЫЙ ТИТУЛЬНЫЙ СПОНСОР ХУДЖАНДА". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. "Заявка ФК «Худжанд» (Худжанд) для участия в сезоне-2020". twitter.com (in Russian). Football Federation of Tajikistan Twitter. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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