2023 Tajikistan Higher League

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.{{cite web |url=https://fft.tj/zherebevka-kalendarya-chempionata-tadzhikistana-2023-sostoitsya-24-fevralya/ |title=ЖЕРЕБЬЕВКА КАЛЕНДАРЯ ЧЕМПИОНАТА ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2023 СОСТОИТСЯ 24 ФЕВРАЛЯ |language=Russian |date=22 February 2022 |publisher=Tajikistan Football Federation |website=fft.tj}}

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.{{cite web |title=БУКМЕКЕРСКАЯ КОМПАНИЯ 1XBET СТАЛА ТИТУЛЬНЫМ СПОНСОРОМ ФУТБОЛЬНОЙ ЛИГИ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА |url=https://fft.tj/bukmekerskaya-kompaniya-1xbet-stala-titulnym-sponsorom-futbolnoj-ligi-tadzhikistana/ |website=fft.tj |publisher=Football Federation Tajikistan |access-date=14 April 2023 |language=Russian |date=24 February 2023}}

On 10 April, the Tajikistan Football Federation announced the VAR would be introduced to the league for the second half of the season.{{cite web |title=СИСТЕМА VAR БУДЕТ ВНЕДРЕНА СО ВТОРОЙ ПОЛОВИНЫ ЧЕМПИОНАТА ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2023 |url=https://fft.tj/sistema-var-budet-vnedrena-so-vtoroj-poloviny-chempionata-tadzhikistana-2023/ |website=fft.tj |publisher=Tajikistan Football Federation |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=Russian |date=10 April 2023}}

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.{{cite web |title=МАТЧИ ПЯТОГО ТУРА ЧЕМПИОНАТА ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2023 ПЕРЕНЕСЕНЫ НА РЕЗЕРВНЫЕ ДНИ |url=https://fft.tj/matchi-pyatogo-tura-chempionata-tadzhikistana-2023-pereneseny-na-rezervnye-dni/ |website=fft.tj/ |publisher=Tajikistan Football Federation |access-date=18 April 2023 |language=Russian |date=18 April 2023}}

On 28 February, the Tajikistan Football Federation confirmed that 10 teams would take part in the 2023 season.

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.{{cite web |title=44 ЛЕГИОНЕРА ИЗ 13 СТРАН ВЫСТУПЯТ В 1XBET-ЧЕМПИОНАТЕ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2023 |url=https://fft.tj/44-legionera-iz-13-stran-vystupyat-v-1xbet-chempionate-tadzhikistana-2023/ |website=fft.tj/ |publisher=Tajikistan Football Federation |access-date=31 March 2023 |language=Russian |date=31 March 2023}}

The summer transfer window began on 1 July and is due to close on 28 July.{{cite web |title=ЛЕТНЕЕ ТРАНСФЕРНОЕ ОКНО В ЧЕМПИОНАТЕ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2023 ПРОДЛИТСЯ ДО 28 ИЮЛЯ |url=https://fft.tj/letnee-transfernoe-okno-v-chempionate-tadzhikistana-2023-prodlitsya-do-28-iyulya/ |website=fft.tj |publisher=Tajikistan Football Federation |access-date=21 July 2023 |language=Tajik |date=8 July 2023}}

In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

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• First goal of the season: Mukhammad Naskov for Ravshan Kulob against Kuktosh Rudaki. ({{small|1 April 2023}})

{{updated|matches played 18 December 2023}}{{cite web |title=Top Scorers |url=https://www.soccer24.com/standings/QJLNYuXJ/zgYHotHQ/#/zgYHotHQ |website=soccer24.com/ |publisher=Soccer24 |access-date=1 April 2023}}

Own goals:

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• {{nowrap|{{fbicon|TJK}} Safialohi Nazarzoda – Khatlon vs Kuktosh Rudaki {{small|25 April 2023}}}}
• {{nowrap|{{fbicon|CMR}} Bonnah Derrick – Khatlon vs Istiklol {{small|24 May 2023}}}}
• {{nowrap|{{fbicon|TJK}} Yokubdzhon Akhmedov – Regar-TadAZ vs Khosilot Farkhor {{small|4 June 2023}}}}
• {{nowrap|{{fbicon|RUS}} Roman Khibaba – Eskhata vs Istiklol {{small|30 June 2023}}}}
• {{nowrap|{{fbicon|TJK}} Sulaimon Sobirov – Kuktosh Rudaki vs Khosilot Farkhor {{small|12 August 2023}}}}

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{{updated|match played 19 August 2023}}

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