FK Khujand
association football club in Tajikistan
FK Khujand (Tajik: Клуби футболи Хуҷанд) 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.
The public source identifies “FK Khujand” as association football club in Tajikistan. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Khujand, association and football.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4502088. VIAF identifies the subject as 150239653. The Library of Congress control number is n92050109. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1976, 1983, 1986 and 1990.
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