FK Khujand () 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.
On 12 April 2019, Numonjon Yusupov was sacked as the club's manager, with Sharif Ziyoyev being appointed as caretaker manager.
On 16 April 2019, Vitaliy Levchenko was appointed as the new manager of Khujand.
On 21 December 2019, Nikola Lazarevic was announced as the new head coach of FK Khujand.
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, 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.
Domestic history Season League Tajik Cup Top goalscorer Manager Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League19971st3241644512052Runners-up19982221354441944Winners1999622131860284020003342158943768Mansurjon Hakimov28200151876536222720022221723761753WinnerDzhomikhon Mukhidinov2920032302334902672200443617910563660200551883728192720067229310273330200762083927372720083402848733388Winner20093181314361540Quarter-finalPyrmurod Burkhonov920107328816425832Runner-up20117401561956725120128248610294430Round of 16Indus Huseynzoda72013518657172123Round of 16Valeriu Andronic / Yusuf Rabiev / Mohammad Golepor3Mubin Ergashev2014318954241732Round of 16Manouchehr Ahmadov7Numonjon Yusupov20152181233342139Quarter-finalFarkhod Tokhirov6Numonjon Yusupov2016718819223725Semi-finalDilshod Bozorov8Numonjon Yusupov / Hamid Karimov20172211146442237WinnerDilshod Bozorov Davronjon Tukhtasunov9Rustam Khojaev20182211443422046Semi-finalJahongir Ergashev13Numonjon Yusupov20192211137372136Semi-finalTursunali Rustamov8Numonjon Yusupov Sharif Ziyoyev Vitaliy Levchenko20202181125302335Last 16Dilshod Bozorov8Vitaliy Levchenko Rustam Khojayev Khakim Fuzailov20212271746522655WinnerDilshod Bozorov13Rustam Khojayev2022322976291834Round of 16Jahongir Ergashev10Rustam Khojayev20237225116192726Rustam Khojayev Numon Khasanov20242221345381643Artyom Serdyuk10Rustam Khojayev2025522949242531Rustam Khojayev Aleksandr Krestinin
Continental history
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 Aggregate1998–99Asian Cup Winners' CupFirst round – West Asia Pakhtakor Tashkent 1–1 1–4 2–51999–2000Asian Cup Winners' CupFirst round – West Asia Kaisar 0–3 3–0 3–3(p)3–32016AFC CupPlay-off Ahli Al-Khaleel 0–12018AFC CupPlay-off Ahal 0–2 0–1 0–32019AFC CupPlay-off Ahal 1–1 0–0 1–1(a)Group D Dordoi Bishkek 3–1 0–34th Altyn Asyr 0–0 0–1 Istiklol 3–2 0–32020AFC CupPlay-off Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 3–0 0–1 3–1Group D Dordoi Bishkek - Altyn Asyr Istiklol 0–22021AFC CupGroup F Alay 2–0 3rd Altyn Asyr 2–2 Nasaf Qarshi 0–3 2022AFC CupGroup F Dordoi Bishkek 0–0 1st Köpetdag Aşgabat 3–1 Zonal finals Sogdiana Jizzakh 0–4
Honours Tajik Cup Winners (5): 1998, 2002, 2008, 2017, 2021
Sponsorship On 28 March 2019, Khujand announced a sponsorship deal with Thai energy drink company Carabao.
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.
On 15 January 2021, Khujand announced that betting company "Formula 55" had replaced Samsung as their title sponsor.
PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor2019–2020JomaSamsung UHD TV2021–Formula 55
Current squad
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