FC Khujand
Full nameFootball Club Khujand
Клуби Футболи Хуҷанд
Nickname(s)Blue Eagle
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
GroundBistsolagii Istiqloliyati Stadium
Khujand, Tajikistan
Capacity25,000
ChairmanMurodjon Umarov
ManagerRustam Khojayev
LeagueLigai Olii Tojikiston
2023Tajikistan Higher League, 7th of 10
Current season

FC Khujand (Tajik: Клуби футболи «Хуҷанд», Persian: باشگاه فوتبال خجند), is a Tajik professional football club based in Khujand, currently playing in the Ligai Olii Tojikiston, the top division in the country.

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]

On 12 July 2020, Khujand announced Khakim Fuzailov as their new manager, after Nikola Lazarevic was unable to return to Tajikistan due to travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic,[5] with Rustam Khojayev previously being in temporary charge since the Ligai Olii Tojikiston returned on 16 June 2020.

On 10 September 2020, the 2020 AFC Cup was cancelled.[6]

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 Pyrmurod Burkhonov 9
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
2020 2 18 11 2 5 30 23 35 Last 16 Dilshod Bozorov 8 Vitaliy Levchenko
Rustam Khojayev (Caretaker)
Khakim Fuzailov
2021 2 27 17 4 6 52 26 55 Winner Dilshod Bozorov 13 Rustam Khojayev
2022 3 22 9 7 6 29 18 34 Round of 16 Jahongir Ergashev 10 Rustam Khojayev

Continental history

As of match played 17 August 2022
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 4 1 1 2 5 8
AFC Cup 20 5 5 10 17 28
Total 24 6 6 12 22 36
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round – West Asia Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Tashkent 1–1 1–4 2–5
1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round – West Asia Kazakhstan Kaisar 0–3 3–0 3–3(p)3–3
2016 AFC Cup Play-off State of Palestine Ahli Al-Khaleel 0–1
2018 AFC Cup Play-off Turkmenistan Ahal 0–2 0–1 0–3
2019 AFC Cup Play-off Turkmenistan Ahal 1–1 0–0 1–1(a)
Group D Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 3–1 0–3 4th
Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr 0–0 0–1
Tajikistan Istiklol 3–2 0–3
2020 AFC Cup Play-off Kyrgyzstan Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 3–0 0–1 3–1
Group D Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek — — - [6]
Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr — —
Tajikistan Istiklol — 0–2
2021 AFC Cup Group F Kyrgyzstan Alay 2–0 — 3rd
Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr — 2–2
Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 0–3 —
2022 AFC Cup Group F Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 0–0 1st
Turkmenistan Köpetdag Aşgabat 3–1
Zonal finals Uzbekistan Sogdiana Jizzakh 0–4

Honours

Sponsorship

On 28 March 2019, Khujand announced a sponsorship deal with Thai energy drink company Carabao.[7]

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.[8]

On 15 January 2021, Khujand announced that betting company "Formula 55" had replaced Samsung as their title sponsor.[9]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2019–2020 Joma Samsung UHD TV[8]
2021– Formula 55[9]

Current squad

As of 26 July 2023[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Tajikistan TJK Fakhriddin Akhtamov
3 DF Cameroon CMR Tony Bikatal
4 DF Tajikistan TJK Parviz Bokiev
5 DF Uzbekistan UZB Firdavs Abdusalimov
6 MF Tajikistan TJK Khodzhiboy Ziyoev
7 MF Uzbekistan UZB Javokhirbek Rasulov
8 MF Tajikistan TJK Ekhson Boboev
9 MF Tajikistan TJK Abdulmumin Zabirov
10 MF Tajikistan TJK Dilshod Bozorov
13 GK Tajikistan TJK Dilshod Dodoboev
14 MF Tajikistan TJK Azizbek Khaitov
18 MF Tajikistan TJK Daler Edgorov
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Tajikistan TJK Azizbek Daliev
21 DF Tajikistan TJK Firdavs Chakalov
23 DF Russia RUS Khushnudbek Bozorov
30 FW Serbia SRB Darko Bjedov
50 GK Tajikistan TJK Shokhrukh Kirgizboev
62 FW Tajikistan TJK Jahongir Ergashev (Captain)
76 GK Tajikistan TJK Zukhriddin Muyidinov
77 MF Uzbekistan UZB Khushnudbek Bozorov
78 MF Tajikistan TJK Karomatullo Saidov
88 MF South Korea KOR Bae Beom-geun
— GK Iran IRN Mehdi Amini

References

  1. ^ "Таърихи КФ "Хучанд"". Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  2. ^ "ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР "ХУДЖАНДА" ОТПРАВЛЕН В ОТСТАВКУ". fc-khujand.tj/ (in Russian). FK Khujand. 12 April 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ^ "ВИТАЛИЙ ЛЕВЧЕНКО ВОЗГЛАВИЛ ХУДЖАНД". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. ^ "НИКОЛА ЛАЗАРЕВИЧ НАЗНАЧЕН ГЛАВНЫМ ТРЕНЕРОМ ХУДЖАНДА". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 21 December 2019. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  5. ^ "ХАКИМ ФУЗАЙЛОВ ВОЗГЛАВИТ ХУДЖАНД". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 12 July 2020. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b "AFC Executive Committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. ^ "CARABAO ENERGY DRINK – НОВЫЙ ТИТУЛЬНЫЙ СПОНСОР ФУТБОЛЬНОГО КЛУБА ХУДЖАНД". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  8. ^ a b "SAMSUNG UHD TV – ПЕРВЫЙ ТИТУЛЬНЫЙ СПОНСОР ХУДЖАНДА". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 26 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  9. ^ a b "БК "ФОРМУЛА 55" — ГЛАВНЫЙ ТИТУЛЬНЫЙ СПОНСОР ФК "ХУДЖАНД"". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FK Khujand. 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  10. ^ "44 ЛЕГИОНЕРА ИЗ 13 СТРАН ВЫСТУПЯТ В 1XBET-ЧЕМПИОНАТЕ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2023". fft.tj/ (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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