Istiklol to face Syria’s Homs Al-Fida for a place in the AFC Challenge League 2026/27 play-offs

On 23 October 2026 at 19:00, Istiklol of Dushanbe will meet Syria’s Homs Al-Fida at the Central Stadium in Hisor. The match will decide a place in the AFC Challenge League 2026/27 play-offs.

On 20 October, the second round of the group stage was played. In Group B, Istiklol defeated Kuwait’s Al-Arabi 2:0 at the Central Stadium in Hisor. Rustam Soirov opened the scoring in the 38th minute, and Alisher Shukurov added the second goal in the 85th minute with a shot from outside the penalty area.

Istiklol had lost its opening Group B match to Lebanon’s Nejmeh 0:1.