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(renamed FC Khatlon)
, ground =
Tsentralnyi StadiumBokhtar
Bokhtar ( tg, Бохтар), previously known as Qurghonteppa or Kurganteppa, is a city in southwestern Tajikistan, which serves as the capital of the Khatlon region. Bokhtar is the largest city of southern Tajikistan, and is located south of Du ...
,
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
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, manager =
Asliddin Khabibullaev
, league =
Tajikistan Higher League
The Ligai Olii Tojikiston ( Tajik: ''Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон'') or Tajikistan Higher League ( fa, لیگ عالی فوتبال تاجیکستان, Russian: ''Высшая лига Таджикистана'') is the top division ...
, season =
2021
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Khatlon Bokhtar ( tg, ФК Хатлон Бохтар),( fa, باشگاه فوتبال ختلان), (russian: Футбольный клуб «Хатлон» Бохтар; is a professional
football club based in
Bokhtar
Bokhtar ( tg, Бохтар), previously known as Qurghonteppa or Kurganteppa, is a city in southwestern Tajikistan, which serves as the capital of the Khatlon region. Bokhtar is the largest city of southern Tajikistan, and is located south of Du ...
,
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
. They currently play in the top division of the country.
History
FC Vakhsh was founded in 1960. In Soviet times was the farm club of the core team of the
Tajik SSR
The Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic,, ''Çumhuriji Şūraviji Sotsialistiji Toçikiston''; russian: Таджикская Советская Социалистическая Республика, ''Tadzhikskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Resp ...
–
Dushanbe
Dushanbe ( tg, Душанбе, ; ; russian: Душанбе) is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 863,400 and that population was largely Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe (ru ...
based
CSKA Pomir Dushanbe. From 1966 to 1984 the team played under the name of Pakhtakor. "Vakhsh" first became a champion of Tajikistan in 1961 and four years later the club won the Cup for the first time in Tajikistan.
Footballers from
Qurghonteppa for the first time took part in the USSR Championship in 1966, playing in the Central Asian zone of B League, when finished 16th out of 19 teams. Although from the following season the team improved their performance, in 1967 17th place (among 22 teams), in 1968 10th (out of 22), 1969 – 6th (out of 24) and in 1970 5th place (out of 18). Unfortunately, the further advancement of the team was stopped due to reorganization of the Soviet football structure in 1971.
In 1978 Pakhtakor became champion of the
Tajik SSR
The Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic,, ''Çumhuriji Şūraviji Sotsialistiji Toçikiston''; russian: Таджикская Советская Социалистическая Республика, ''Tadzhikskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Resp ...
and won a ticket to the soviet second league. From 1978 to 1984 Pakhtakor played in the second league. Again, the team was just beginning to acquire confidence as a solution of the Sports Committee of the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
removed from the rally. Since 1986,
Qurghonteppa was re-introduced in the second league. To defend the honor of the city took "Vakhsh – champion of the republic in 1985. This team also goes through the gradual conquest of positions. From 16th place in 1986, Vakhsh up to 4th place in 1989, after which the club has to play in the buffer zone, though not as a team, which finished in fourth place, but as the representative of
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
. In those days, Vakhsh's best footballers always ended up in
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
's best team,
CSKA Pomir Dushanbe. The most notable of these are
Mukhsin Mukhamadiev,
Khakim Fuzailov,
Rustam Zabirov
Rustam Zairovich Zabirov (russian: Рустам Заирович Забиров; born 23 October 1966) is Uzbek- Tajik football manager and former football player and coach. He played for Pamir Dushanbe, Navbahor Namangan, Rubin Kazan and other ...
,
Sergei Mandreko,
Alimzhon Rafikov,
Alexander Asimov and
Vladimir Dolganov.
Since 1992, Vakhsh plays in the
Tajik League
The Ligai Olii Tojikiston ( Tajik: ''Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон'') or Tajikistan Higher League ( fa, لیگ عالی فوتبال تاجیکستان, Russian: ''Высшая лига Таджикистана'') is the top division ...
. In the same year "Vakhsh" took third place. The club has achieved great success in the 1997 season, having won
Tajik Cup
The Jomi Tojikiston ( Tajiki: ''Ҷоми Тоҷикистон''), ( fa, جام حذفی تاجیکستان), or Tajikistan Cup is the top knockout football tournament of Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; rus ...
, and qualified for the first time to participate in
AFC Cup Winners Cup. Also in 1997, the year Vakhsh became the champion of Tajikistan. Striker
Rustam Usmanov scoring 21 goals was named the best scorer of the national championship. In 2002, Vakhsh played in the
Tajik Cup
The Jomi Tojikiston ( Tajiki: ''Ҷоми Тоҷикистон''), ( fa, جام حذفی تاجیکستان), or Tajikistan Cup is the top knockout football tournament of Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; rus ...
final and in 2003 won the
Tajik Cup
The Jomi Tojikiston ( Tajiki: ''Ҷоми Тоҷикистон''), ( fa, جام حذفی تاجیکستان), or Tajikistan Cup is the top knockout football tournament of Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; rus ...
. In 2004, Vakhsh took second place and was awarded the silver medals of the championship in Tajikistan. In 2005, Vakhsh once again reached the final of
Tajik Cup
The Jomi Tojikiston ( Tajiki: ''Ҷоми Тоҷикистон''), ( fa, جام حذفی تاجیکستان), or Tajikistan Cup is the top knockout football tournament of Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; rus ...
, losing the deciding match
Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda ( Tajiki: Регар-ТадАЗ Турсунзода клуби футболи), ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال ریگر-تداز تورسونزاده), is a Tajik professional football club based in Tursunzoda, that ...
in a penalty shootout. Although in the same year, Vakhsh became champions of
Tajik League
The Ligai Olii Tojikiston ( Tajik: ''Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон'') or Tajikistan Higher League ( fa, لیگ عالی فوتبال تاجیکستان, Russian: ''Высшая лига Таджикистана'') is the top division ...
, a 17-year-old striker by the name of
Akhtam Khamrakulov was named best scorer of the championship with 12 goals.
Vakhsh reached her peak of success in the international arena in 2006, when the team reached the final of
AFC President's Cup
The AFC President's Cup was an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held between 2005 and 2014.
The competition targeted emerging football nations, and wa ...
losing to eventual champions
Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn
Football Club Dordoi Bishkek ('' ky, Дордой Бишкек Футбол Клубу, Dordoj Bişkek Futbol Klubu'') is a Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz professional association football, football club based in Bishkek, that competes in the Kyrgyz Premier ...
2–1 in the extra time.
In February 2018, Vakhsh was taken over by the local government of
Bokhtar
Bokhtar ( tg, Бохтар), previously known as Qurghonteppa or Kurganteppa, is a city in southwestern Tajikistan, which serves as the capital of the Khatlon region. Bokhtar is the largest city of southern Tajikistan, and is located south of Du ...
(previously known as Qurghonteppa) due to financial difficulties, and was renamed FC Khatlon.
Domestic history
Continental history
Honours
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SSR Tajik League (2): 1961, 1985
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SSR Tajikistan Cup (1): 1965
*
Tajik League
The Ligai Olii Tojikiston ( Tajik: ''Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон'') or Tajikistan Higher League ( fa, لیگ عالی فوتبال تاجیکستان, Russian: ''Высшая лига Таджикистана'') is the top division ...
(3):
1997
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,
2005,
2009
*
Tajik Cup
The Jomi Tojikiston ( Tajiki: ''Ҷоми Тоҷикистон''), ( fa, جام حذفی تاجیکستان), or Tajikistan Cup is the top knockout football tournament of Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; rus ...
(2): 1997, 2003
Current squad
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References
External links
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Vakhsh Fan ClubVakhsh page on www.the-afc.com
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Football clubs in Tajikistan
Association football clubs established in 1960
1960 establishments in Tajikistan