The 2021 Ligai Olii Tojikiston (Tajik: 2021 Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон), (Persian: لیگ عالی تاجیکستان ۲۰۲۱), 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.^[1]

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

Istaravshan

Khatlon

Eskhata

Khujand

Kuktosh

Fayzkand

Ravshan

Dushanbe

Dushanbe teams
CSKA
Dushanbe-83
Istiklol

Locations of teams in the 2021 Tajikistan Higher League

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.^[2][3]

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Player 6	Player 7	Former 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	Sergey Zhitsky			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[edit] Home \ Away CPD D83 ESK FAY ISA IST KHA KJD KUK RAV CSKA Pamir 3–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 3–3 Dushanbe-83 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–2 Eskhata 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–3 0–2 1–1 3–2 3–1 1–1 Fayzkand 1–0 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–4 1–2 0–2 3–1 0–0 Istaravshan 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–3 2–2 1–0 Istiklol 1–0 5–0 5–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 7–1 3–0 Khatlon 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–6 1–1 2–0 0–1 Khujand 2–0 4–1 5–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 4–0 0–0 Kuktosh 3–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–3 1–3 1–2 Ravshan 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 Source: Soccerway Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Rounds 19–27[edit] Home \ Away CPD D83 ESK FAY ISA IST KHA KJD KUK RAV CSKA Pamir 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 Dushanbe-83 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–8 Eskhata 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–3 1–0 Fayzkand 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–0 Istaravshan 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 Istiklol 3–1 5–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 Khatlon 3–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 Khujand 5–0 2–1 2–1 4–2 3–1 Kuktosh 3–1 5–0 2–1 1–2 Ravshan 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–3 Source: Soccerway Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. By match played[edit] Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 CSKA Pamir L L L W D L D L D L D W D W D W W W W W W W W L D D W Dushanbe-83 L L W L W D D D L L D L W D D L L W L L L L L L L L L Eskhata D W D L L W L W W W L L W L W D L L L W L L L L L L W Fayzkand W D W D L L L D W L D L L L L W D L L L W L W L W L W Istaravshan W L W D W L D L D W D W L W W L D L W L L W W L W D W Istiklol D W L W W W W W D W D W D W W W W W W W W D W W W W W Khatlon D D L L D W W W L W D D L L L W L W W L W L L W D W L Khujand W D W L W W W L D L W W W W D L W L W W W D W W W W L Kuktosh D W L W L D L W L L D D L L L L D L L W L W L W L W L Ravshan L D D W L L D L W W D L W D D D D W L L L W L W L L L Source:[citation needed] W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss Season statistics[edit] Scoring[edit] First goal of the season: Makhmadali Sadykov for Fayzkand against CSKA Pamir. (4 April 2021)[4] Top scorers[edit] As of end of season[5] Rank Player Club Goals 1 Manuchekhr Dzhalilov Istiklol 18 2 Rustam Soirov Istiklol 15 3 Dilshod Bozorov Khujand 13 Ilhomjon Barotov Istaravshan 5 Alisher Dzhalilov Istiklol 12 6 Artyom Serdyuk Khujand 11 7 Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev CSKA Pamir Dushanbe 9 Akobir Turaev Eskhata Abdukhalil Boronov Fayzkand Nuriddin Khamrokulov Khatlon Amirjon Safarov Kuktosh Hat-tricks[edit] Player For Against Result Date Ref Abdukhalil Boronov Fayzkand Kuktosh 3–1 (H) 16 April 2021 [6] Artyom Serdyuk Khujand Istaravshan 2–3 (A) 6 May 2021 [7] Rustam Soirov Istiklol Eskhata 5–1 (H) 4 July 2021 [8] Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev4 CSKA Pamir Dushanbe Dushanbe-83 4–0 (H) 25 September 2021 [9] Manuchekhr Dzhalilov4 Istiklol Dushanbe-83 0–8 (A) 21 November 2021 [10] Rustam Soirov Istiklol Dushanbe-83 0–8 (A) 21 November 2021 [10] 4 Player scored 4 goals Clean sheets[edit] As of matches played 4 July 2021. Rank Player Club Clean sheets 1 Azimjon Karaev Fayzkand 4 Kurbonali Boboev Istaravshan Aleksei Matrossov Khujand 4 Rustam Yatimov Istiklol 3 Rustam Rizoev Ravshan 6 Kuaye Godson Khatlon 2 7 Alex Peprah CSKA Pamir Dushanbe 1 Faromurz Saidov Dushanbe-83 Shakhzod Shamsiddinov Istaravshan Mukhriddin Khasanov Istiklol Shokhrukh Kirgizboev Kuktosh Awards[edit] Monthly awards[edit] Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month References Manager Club Player Club April Azizbek Sultonov Kuktosh Tokhirjon Muminov Fayzkand [11] May Tohirjon Tagoyzoda Khatlon Asliddin Khabibullaev Khatlon [12] References[edit] ^ a b c "Санаи баргузории қуръакашии тақвими Coca-Cola – чемпионати Тоҷикистон-2021 муайян шуд". varzishtv.tj/ (in Tajik). Varzish TV. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021. ^ "КЛУБЫ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА ЗАЯВИЛИ 42 ЛЕГИОНЕРА ДЛЯ УЧАСТИЯ В ЧЕМПИОНАТЕ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2020". fft.tj/ (in Russian). Football Federation Tajikistan. 31 March 2020. 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