| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 March 2026 - 17 October 2026 |
| Matches | 53 |
| Goals | 128 (2.42 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Khosilot Farkhor 3–0 CSKA (6 March 2026) Sardor 3–0 Parvoz (13 March 2026) Istiklol 3–0 Parvoz (12 April 2026) Ravshan 4–1 Istaravshan (9 May 2026) Khujand 4–1 Ravshan (9 May 2026) |
| Biggest away win | Eskhata 0–2 CSKA (19 April 2026) Khujand 0–2 Parvoz (1 May 2026) Vakhsh Bokhtar 0–2 Istiklol (3 May 2026) |
| Highest scoring | Eskhata 4–3 Sardor (2 May 2026) |
| Longest winning run | CSKA (6) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Istiklol (9) |
| Longest winless run | Istaravshan (8) |
| Longest losing run | Parvoz (4) Sardor (4) Istaravshan (4) |
← 2025 2027 →
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2026. | |
The 2026 Tajikistan Top League (Tajik: 2026 Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон, Russian: 2026 Высшая Лига Таджикистана), also known as Parimatch Higher League due to sponsorship reasons,[1][2] is the 35th season of the Tajikistan Higher League, Tajikistan's top division of association football.
Season events
On 5 January 2026, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that 12 teams would take part in the upcoming season, with Sardor and Parvoz being promoted to the league in place of Hulbuk and Panjshir, with every team playing each other twice.[3] The scheduled for the 2026 season was released on 23 February.[4]
Teams
Dushanbe
Locations of teams in the 2026 Tajikistan Higher League
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barkchi Hisor | Hisor | Central Stadium Hisor | 3,000 |
| CSKA Pamir | Dushanbe | CSKA Stadium | 7,000 |
| Eskhata | Khujand | Bistsolagii Istiqloliyati Stadium | 20,000 |
| Istaravshan | Istaravshan | Istaravshan-Arena | 20,000 |
| Istiklol | Dushanbe | Central Republican Stadium | 24,000 |
| Khosilot Farkhor | Farkhor | Central Stadium | |
| Khujand | Khujand | Bistsolagii Istiqloliyati Stadium | 20,000 |
| Parvoz | Khujand | Furudgoh Stadium | |
| Ravshan | Kulob | Kulob-Arena | |
| Regar-TadAZ | Tursunzoda | TALCO Arena | 10,000 |
| Sardor | Tursunzoda | ||
| Vakhsh Bokhtar | Bokhtar | Stadium Vakhsh | 10,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
| Team | Manager[5] | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkchi Hisor |  Alifbek Beromov |
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| CSKA Pamir | Faiz Davlatov |
Kelme | Parimatch | |
| Eskhata | Farrukh Marofiev |
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| Istaravshan |  Sherali Bobokulov |
Kelme | ||
| Istiklol | Vitaly Levchenko |
Alisher Dzhalilov |
Joma | |
| Khosilot Farkhor | Shamsiddin Kosimov |
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| Khujand |  Milan Milanović |
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| Parvoz | Tokhirjon Muminov |
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| Ravshan Kulob |  Dmitri Cheryshev |
Kelme | Hoji Sharif | |
| Regar-TadAZ | Alisher Tukhtaev |
Bakhtior Kalandarov |
Jako | Talco |
| Sardor | Rustam Khojayev |
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| Vakhsh Bokhtar | Zarif Usmonov |
Adidas | Safed Dara |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | Tokhirdzon Muminov |
End of contract | Preseason |  Juan Cortés |
7 January 2026[6] | |
| Istiklol | Igor Cherevchenko |
27 December 2025[7] | Vitaly Levchenko |
3 February 2026[8] | ||
| Khujand | Aleksandr Krestinin |
Milan Milanović |
29 December 2025[9] | |||
| CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | Juan Cortés |
Leave of absence | 13 March 2026[10] | 12th | Faiz Davlatov |
14 April 2026[11] |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Pamir | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 19 | Qualification for AFC Challenge League Qualifying play-off |
| 2 | Istiklol | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 19 | Qualification for the Silk Way Cup group stage |
| 3 | Regar-TadAZ | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 18 | Qualification for the Silk Way Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Khosilot Farkhor | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 18 | |
| 5 | Ravshan Kulob | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 14 | |
| 6 | Eskhata | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 14 | |
| 7 | Vakhsh Bokhtar | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 13 | |
| 8 | Khujand | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 13 | |
| 9 | Barkchi Hisor | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 9 | |
| 10 | Parvoz | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 8 | |
| 11 | Sardor | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 5 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Istaravshan | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | Relegation to Tajik First Division |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2026. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored away; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored away; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
Results
| Home \ Away | BAR | CPD | ESK | ISA | IST | KHF | KJD | PAR | RAV | REG | SAR | VAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkchi Hisor | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | |||||||||
| CSKA Pamir | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |||||||
| Eskhata | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | ||||||||
| Istaravshan | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Istiklol | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Khosilot Farkhor | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | ||||||
| Khujand | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Parvoz | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Ravshan Kulob | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | ||||||||
| Regar-TadAZ | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |||||||
| Sardor | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | ||||||||
| Vakhsh Bokhtar | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2026. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Results by round
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkchi Hisor | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | ||
| CSKA Pamir | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | |
| Eskhata | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | D | D | W |
| Istaravshan | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | ||
| Istiklol | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | |
| Khosilot Farkhor | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | |
| Khujand | W | D | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | D |
| Parvoz | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | |
| Ravshan Kulob | D | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | W |
| Regar-TadAZ | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | |
| Sardor | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | |
| Vakhsh Bokhtar | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | D | D |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2026. Source:
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Season statistics
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| April | Faiz Davlatov |
CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | Islombek Isokjonov |
CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | [12] |
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