The 2023 Ligai Olii Tojikiston (Tajik: 2023 Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон, Russian: 2023 Высшая Лига Таджикистана) or 2023 Tajikistan Higher League, also known as 1xBet Higher League due to sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 32nd season of the Tajikistan Higher League, Tajikistan's top division of association football.
Season events
On 22 February 2022, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced that the season would commence on 1 April, and follow the same format as the previous season. The 10 teams would play each other twice in the regular stage of the season, before splitting into Championship and Relegation groups where they would then play everyone in their group again, resulting in the bottom two teams being relegated from the league.[2]
On 24 February, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced 1xBet as the new title sponsor of the league, as well as the Tajikistan Cup and Tajik Supercup.[1]
On 10 April, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced the VAR would be introduced to the league for the second half of the season.[3]
On 18 April, all five of the fifth round matches scheduled to be held on either 20 April or 21 April, where postponed until 28–30 June due to the original dates falling on Eid al-Fitr.[4]
During the 2023 season, Tajikistan Higher League are able to register seven foreign players, with only five being able to be on the pitch at the same time.[5]
The summer transfer window began on 1 July and is due to close on 28 July.[6]