Istiqlal FC

Istiqlal
Full name	Istiqlal Football Club
Founded	2004; 20 years ago
Ground	AFF Stadium
Capacity	5,000
League	Afghanistan Champions League

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

History

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]

Domestic history

Key

Champion Runners-up 3rd place

Season	League							Cup	Notes
Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	Pts.	Cup	Notes
2021^[6]	I	2nd	11	8	2	1	26
2022^[7]		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.^[8]

References

^ 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.
^ Jafari, Shir Ali. "The victory of Attack Energy Against Esteghlal". tkg.af. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "Kabul beats Laghman in Afghanistan football champions league". The Kabul Times. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "Afghanistan champions league: Istiqlal defeats Khost". The Kabul Times. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ Schöggl, Hans. "Afghanistan 2021". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel. "Afghanistan 2022". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ "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

[Teenage_boys_from_Kabul-1] 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.

[Attack_Energy_Against_Esteghlal-2] Jafari, Shir Ali. "The victory of Attack Energy Against Esteghlal". tkg.af. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[NFT_profile-3] "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[Kabul_beats_Laghman-4] "Kabul beats Laghman in Afghanistan football champions league". The Kabul Times. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[Istiqlal_defeats_Khost-5] "Afghanistan champions league: Istiqlal defeats Khost". The Kabul Times. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[Afghanistan_2021-6] Schöggl, Hans. "Afghanistan 2021". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[Afghanistan_2022-7] Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel. "Afghanistan 2022". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[Women's_Premier_League-8] "Afghan Football Club wins Women's Premier League title". wadsam.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

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