Istiqlal FC

Not to be confused with Tajik club FC Istiklol or Iranian club Esteghlal F.C..

Istiqlal

Full name	Istiqlal Football Club
Founded	2004;21 years ago (2004)
Ground	AFF Stadium
Capacity	6,000 [1]
League	Afghanistan Champions League

1. Istiqlal FC (also written as Esteqlal FC), (Dari : استقلال) ^[2] is an Afghan professional football club from Kabul that currently plays in the Afghanistan Champions League. ^[3]

History

Istiqlal FC was founded in 2004. Through the 2020 season, the club played in the Kabul Premier League. ^[4] It has played in the Afghanistan Champions League since 2021. ^{[5] [6]}

Domestic history

Key

  Champion  Runners-up  3rd place

Season	League							Cup	Notes
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	Pts.
2021 [7]	I	2nd	11	8	2	1	26
2022 [8]		8th	11	3	3	5	12
2023		7th	11	5	0	6	15

Women's team

Istiqlal FC fielded a team in the Women's Football Premier League. In 2013, during the league's first season, they reached the final, before ultimately falling to Afghan Football Club. ^[9]

References

1. "Afghanistan beat Pakistan 3-0 in Kabul friendly". BBC News. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
2. Ghosh, Avijit. "Teenage boys from Kabul on a winning mission". Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
3. Jafari, Shir Ali. "The victory of Attack Energy Against Esteghlal". tkg.af. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
4. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
5. "Kabul beats Laghman in Afghanistan football champions league". The Kabul Times. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
6. "Afghanistan champions league: Istiqlal defeats Khost". The Kabul Times. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
7. Schöggl, Hans. "Afghanistan 2021". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
8. Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel. "Afghanistan 2022". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
9. "Afghan Football Club wins Women's Premier League title". wadsam.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

External links

• Istiqlal FC at Global Sports Archive