FC Khatlon

FC Vakhsh was founded in 1960. In Soviet times was the farm club of the core team of the Tajik SSR – Dushanbe 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 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 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. In those days, Vakhsh's best footballers always ended up in Tajikistan's best team, CSKA Pomir Dushanbe. The most notable of these are Mukhsin Mukhamadiev, Khakim Fuzailov, Rustam Zabirov, Sergei Mandreko, Alimzhon Rafikov, Alexander Asimov and Vladimir Dolganov.

Since 1992, Vakhsh plays in the Tajik League. In the same year "Vakhsh" took third place. The club has achieved great success in the 1997 season, having won Tajik Cup, 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 final and in 2003 won the Tajik Cup. 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, losing the deciding match Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda in a penalty shootout. Although in the same year, Vakhsh became champions of Tajik League, 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 losing to eventual champions Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn 2–1 in the extra time.[1]

In February 2018, Vakhsh was taken over by the local government of Qurghonteppa due to financial difficulties, and was renamed FC Khatlon.[2]

Domestic history

Season	League									Tajik Cup	Top goalscorer		Manager
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P		Name	League
1992	1st	3rd	20	11	2	7	36	23	24
1995	1st	10th	28	11	4	13	38	43	37
1996	1st	10th	30	18	2	10	77	37	56
1997	1st	1st	24	19	2	3	69	15	59	Winners
1998	1st	8th	22	8	3	11	30	28	27
1999	1st	12th	22	1	0	21	6	82	3
2000	1st	7th	34	10	3	21	57	83	33
2001	1st	7th	18	4	3	11	16	26	15
2002	1st	6th	22	12	1	9	41	23	37	Runners-up
2003	1st	4th	30	21	5	4	83	22	68	Winners
2004	1st	2nd	36	26	7	3	89	24	85		Nazir Rizomov	32
2005	1st	1st	18	15	2	1	41	12	47	Runners-up	Akhtam Khamrakulov Nazir Rizomov	12
2006	1st	3rd	22	15	2	5	41	18	47		Fozil Sattorov	20
2007	1st	3rd	20	11	4	5	26	16	37
2008	1st	4th	40	21	3	16	59	46	66
2009	1st	1st	18	15	1	2	44	15	46	Quarterfinal	Akhtam Khamrakulov Nazir Rizomov	12
2010	1st	3rd	32	16	8	8	42	27	56
2011	1st	8th	40	15	5	20	43	51	50
2012	1st	6th	24	9	4	11	31	24	31	Round of 16
2013	1st	7th	18	4	4	10	11	17	16	Semifinal
2014	1st	9th	18	4	2	12	12	32	14
2015	1st	8th	18	3	4	11	11	34	13	Quarterfinal	Muhammadjon Hassan	4
2016	1st	8th	18	5	3	10	21	39	18	Last 16	Akhtam Khamrakulov	5
2017	1st	6th	21	5	7	9	17	28	22	Quarterfinal	Umardzhon Sharipov Holmurod Nazarov	3
2018	1st	5th	21	7	4	10	27	29	25	Quarterfinal
2019	1st	7th	21	6	6	9	26	28	24	Quarterfinal	Parviz Akhunov	5
2020	1st	5th	18	6	8	4	27	24	26	Final	Parviz Baki-Akhunov	7	Asliddin Khabibullaev

Continental history

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1997–98	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	First Round	Kairat	0–3	1–2	1–5
1998–99	Asian Club Championship	First Round	Neftchi Fargʻona	w/o
		Second round	Köpetdag Aşgabat	0–1	0–5	0–6
2006	President's Cup	Group Stage	Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn	3–0	1st
			Manang Marshyangdi Club	1–3
			Ratnam SC	2–1
		Semi-final	Tatung	3–1
		Final	Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn	1–2
2010	President's Cup	Group Stage	Renown SC	6–0	1st
			KRL	1–0
			Nagaworld	3–0
		Semi-final	Yadanarbon	0–2

• SSR Tajik League (2): 1961, 1985
• SSR Tajikistan Cup (1): 1965
• Tajik League (3): 1997, 2005, 2009
• Tajik Cup (2): 1997, 2003

As of 8 August 2020[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 10 MF  TJK Khudoidod Uzokov 11 FW  TJK Parviz Baki-Akhunov 15 DF  TJK Findavs Alinazarov 16 GK  GHA Kuaye Godson 20 DF  TJK Hussein Nurmatov 21 MF  TJK Sorbon Avgonov 23 DF  TJK Muhammad Nazkov 28 MF  TJK Sunatullo Ismoilov 29 DF  TJK Saidsho Bozorov

No. Pos. Nation Player 37 DF  TJK Ravshan Azizov 63 MF  TJK Umarjon Sharipov 77 MF  TJK Karomatullo Saidov 88 GK  TJK Shahrom Ismoilov — MF  TJK Umedzhon Sharipov — FW  TJK Nuriddin Khamrokulov — DF  CMR Tony Bikatal — MF  CMR Alassa Mfuapon — FW  CMR Jen Gaten

• (in Russian) Vakhsh Fan Club
• Vakhsh page on www.the-afc.com