| Full name | Istiqlol FK Dushanbe | ||
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| Founded | November 2007 | ||
| Ground | Central Republican Stadium Dushanbe Tajikistan (Capacity: 22,000) |
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| League | Tajik League | ||
| Tajik League 2010 | Champions | ||
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Istiqlol Dushanbe (Tajik (Persian): Истиклол), is football club based in Tajikistan. The currently play in the top division of the country.
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Football Club Istiqlol (Dushanbe) was established in November 2007, under the Presidency of Shohruh Saidov. In 2008, Istiqlol competed in Tajikistan First Division under the guidance of head coach Kanat Latifov and won all 35 games and qualified for Tajik League.
In 2009, in its debut in the Tajik League, led by new head coach Salohiddin Gafurov, the team finished fourth. The team had some experienced players some young players mostly from Tajikistan national under-17 football team that won bronze in AFC U-17 Championship 2006 and reached round 16 at 2007 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
In 2009, the Dushanbe-based club won two trophies - the traditional winter-spring tournament 'Rustam Doltabaev and the National Cup of the Republic.
In 2010 Istiqlol dispelled the myth that the youth can not achieve something.Under coach Alimzhon Rafikov the team made a kind of "hat-trick by winning the Super Bowl, the national cup and championship in Tajikistan. In the first Tajikistan's Super Cup, Istiqlol defeated three-time national champion Vahsh Qurghonteppa 2:0, thanks to Dilshod Vasiev's double in extratime. In the final match of the Cup of Tajikistan-2010, which traditionally takes place October 5 - the birthday of President Emomali Rahman - Istiklol with large score 5:0 defeated FK Khujand.
Winning the championship in Tajikistan in the season-2010, FC Istiklol first time in history has the right to participate in the CIS Cup and the 2011 AFC President's Cup.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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