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| Full name | Football Club Istiklol Dushanbe | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Lions (Tajik: Шерҳо, romanized: Sherho) | ||
| Short name | Istiklol | ||
| Founded | 1 November 2007 | ||
| Ground | Central Republican Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Chairman | Shohruh Saidzoda[1] | ||
| Manager | Alisher Tukhtaev (Interim) | ||
| League | Ligai Olii Tojikiston | ||
| 2023 | Ligai Olii Tojikiston, 1st of 10 (champions) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Football Club Istiklol (Tajik: Клуби Футболи Истиқлол, romanized: Klubi futboli «Istiqlol», Persian: باشگاه فوتبال استقلال دوشنبه ) is a Tajik professional football club owned by Maldivian Conglomerate Maziya. Founded in 2007, the club competes in the Ligai Olii Tojikiston, the top flight of Tajik football league system. It was founded to commemorate the Independence of Tajikistan; Istiklol in Tajik means 'independence'.
- ^ Istiplol Dushanbe squad list Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine at Tajik FA website (in Russian)