Milan Milanović
Head coach
Khujand Football Club
Khujand are six-time Tajikistan Cup winners and one of Sughd Region’s leading teams. The club won the national cup again in their anniversary season in 2026.
- City / region:
- Khujand, Tajikistan
- Founded:
- 1976
- Stadium:
- 20th Anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence Stadium, Khujand
- Competition:
- Tajikistan Higher League
- Head coach:
- Milan Milanović
Club matches and news
Next match
Khujand — BarkchiTajikistan Higher LeagueLatest results
- Vakhsh 0:0 KhujandTajikistan Higher League
- Ravshan Kulob 1:0 KhujandTajikistan Higher League
- Khujand 1:0 HosilotTajikistan Higher League
Club news
- ‘They pay good salaries’: Khujand boss Milan Milanovic on Central Asian football
- Khujand win Tajikistan Cup for sixth time in club’s 50th anniversary year
- ‘A team cannot run itself’: Farrukh Marofiev on Khujand, Eskhata and why Sughd football needs reform
- “He’ll take Tajik football by storm”: Khujand sign Nigerian striker from Serbia
- Former Khujand Director Explains Transfer Ban After Dispute with Uzbek Player
Half a century of Khujand football
Founded in 1976, the club represent Khujand, Tajikistan’s second-largest city. The Sughd team are known for their consistent presence in the national championship and their longstanding rivalry with the leading clubs of Dushanbe and the south.
A sixth national cup
Khujand won the Tajikistan Cup in 1997/98, 2002, 2008, 2017, 2021 and 2026. Serbian coach Milan Milanović’s team claimed the latest trophy on 18 October 2026, beating Sardor of Tursunzoda 2–1 in Istaravshan. It was the highlight of the club’s 50th-anniversary year.
An Asian place and the league campaign
The cup win earned Khujand a place in the 2027/28 AFC Challenge League and prize money of 200,000 somoni. The team continue to challenge for places in the upper half of the 2026 league table. Their cup success reinforced their reputation in knockout football.
Coaching staff
2026 squad
Tajikistan Football Federation squad registration dated 9 March 2026, updated with confirmed summer transfers. Shirt numbers follow the published registration and are included for summer arrivals once confirmed. Checked on 5 November 2026.
Goalkeepers
№ 76
Zukhriddin Muydinov
Goalkeeper
Tajikistan
Stefan Ilich
Goalkeeper
Serbia
Mukhriddin Muydinov
Goalkeeper
Tajikistan
Defenders
№ 4
Parviz Bokiev
Defender
Tajikistan
№ 5
Darko Isalovich
Defender
Serbia
№ 6
Davrondzhon Ergashev
Defender
Tajikistan
№ 10
Dzhumaboy Akhmadzoda
Defender
Tajikistan
№ 19
Khuseyn Nurmatov
Defender
Tajikistan
№ 23
Firuz Karaev
Defender
Tajikistan
№ 47
Merodzh Kholov
Defender
Tajikistan
Nikola Milanovich
Defender
Serbia
Midfielders
№ 7
Firuz Kholmatov
Midfielder
Tajikistan
№ 8
Nikola Eskich
Midfielder
Serbia
№ 11
Yovan Andzhelkovich
Midfielder
Serbia
№ 14
Lasha Parunashvili
Midfielder
Georgia
№ 17
Shukhratdzhon Shonazarov
Midfielder
Tajikistan
№ 18
Parvizdzhon Aliev
Midfielder
Tajikistan
№ 22
Bezhan Nishonboyzoda
Midfielder
Tajikistan
№ 28
Komron Tursunov
Midfielder
Tajikistan
№ 30
Mukimdzhon Todzhimurodov
Midfielder
Tajikistan
№ 60
Khurshed-Timur Dzhuraev
Midfielder
Tajikistan
Ramazon Bakhtaliev
Midfielder
Tajikistan
Forwards
№ 27
Mukhammed Rashad
Forward
France
№ 62
Dzhakhongir Ergashev
Forward
Tajikistan
№ 88
Fakhriddin Shermatov
Forward
Tajikistan
Mukhammadali Azizboev
Forward
Tajikistan
Emmanuel Garuba
Forward
Nigeria