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| Full name | Istiqlal Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Ground | AFF Stadium |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| League | Afghanistan Champions League |
Istiqlal FC (also written as Esteqlal FC) [1] is an Afghan professional football club from Kabul that currently plays in the Afghanistan Champions League. [2]
Istiqlal FC was founded in 2004. Through the 2020 season, the club played in the Kabul Premier League. [3] It has played in the Afghanistan Champions League since 2021. [4] [5]
Champion Runners-up 3rd place
| Season | League | Cup | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | Pts. | |||
| 2021 [6] | I | 2nd | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | ||
| 2022 [7] | 8th | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |||
| 2023 | 7th | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | |||
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. [8]
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