2016 Tajik League
# 2016 Tajik League

The 2016 Tajik League is the 25th season of Tajik League, the Tajikistan Football Federation's top division of association football. FC Istiklol are the defending champions, having won the previous season.

## Teams

Prior to the start of the 2016 season, Khosilot Farkhor were promoted, whilst on 25 March 2016, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that Daleron-Uroteppa had withdrawn from the league due to financial problems.

| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Barkchi | Hisor | Central Republican Stadium | 24,000 |
| CSKA Pomir Dushanbe | Dushanbe | CSKA Stadium | 7,000 |
| Istiklol | Dushanbe | Central Republican Stadium | 24,000 |
| Khayr Vahdat | Vahdat | | |
| Hosilot Farkhor | Farkhar | Central Stadium | |
| Khujand | Khujand | 20-Letie Nezavisimosti Stadium | 20,000 |
| Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov | Ghafurov | Furudgoh Stadium | 5,000 |
| Ravshan | Kulob | Kulob Central Stadium | 20,000 |
| Regar-TadAZ | Tursunzoda | Stadium Metallurg 1st District | 20,000 |
| Vakhsh | Qurghonteppa | Tsentralnyi Stadium | 10,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Istiklol (C) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 20 | +47 | 45 | 2017 AFC Cup |
| 2 | Khosilot Farkhor | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 37 | 2017 AFC Cup |
| 3 | Regar-TadAZ | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 32 | |
| 4 | Barki Tajik | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 29 | |
| 5 | Khayr Vahdat | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 29 | |
| 6 | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 27 | |
| 7 | Khujand | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 25 | |
| 8 | Vakhsh | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 18 | |
| 9 | Ravshan Kulob | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 50 | −33 | 9 | |
| 10 | Parvoz | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 50 | −36 | 5 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BTD | CPD | KVA | KHO | KJD | IST | PBG | RAV | RZD | VAK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barki Tajik | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| CSKA Pamir | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Khayr Vahdat | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Khosilot Farkhor | 2–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 |
| Khujand | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Istiklol | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 10–1 | | 8–2 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 6–3 |
| Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 0–4 | | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Ravshan Kulob | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Regar-TadAZ | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5–0 | | 5–1 |
| Vakhsh Qurghonteppa | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |

## Season statistics

### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Siyovush Asrorov for Istiklol against Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov (7 April 2016)

### Top scorers

    As of Match played 30 October 2016

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | Istiklol | 22 |
| 2 | Kamil Saidov | Barki Tajik/Khosilot Farkhor | 12 |
| 3 | Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev | Istiklol | 10 |
| 3 | Romish Jalilov | Regar-TadAZ | 10 |
| 5 | Jones Agbley | Khayr Vahdat | 8 |
| 5 | Komron Tursunov | Regar-TadAZ | 8 |
| 5 | Dilshod Bozorov | Khujand | 8 |
| 5 | Akhtam Khamrakulov | Vakhsh Qurghonteppa/Regar-TadAZ | 8 |
| 9 | Jahongir Aliev | Istiklol | 7 |
| 9 | David Mawutor | Istiklol | 7 |
| 9 | Nuriddin Khamrokul | Barki Tajik | 7 |
| 9 | Navruz Rustamov | Khosilot Farkhor | 7 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Jones Agbley | Khayr Vahdat | Ravshan Kulob | 4-0 | 10 April 2016 |
| Kamil $Saidov^5$ | Khosilot Farkhor | Khayr Vahdat | 6-0 | 14 August 2016 |
| David Mawutor | Istiklol | Khujand | 10-1 | 18 September 2016 |
| Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | Istiklol | Khujand | 10-1 | 18 September 2016 |
| Amirdzhon Safarov | Barki Tajik | Vakhsh | 4-0 | 25 September 2016 |
| Manuchekhr $Dzhalilov^5$ | Istiklol | Parvoz | 8-2 | 10 October 2016 |

* $^5$ Player scored 5 goals
