FC Istiklol
| Full name | Football Club Istiklol Dushanbe | ||
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| Nicknames | The Lions (Tajik: Шерҳо, romanized: Sherho) | ||
| Short name | Istiklol | ||
| Founded | 1 November 2007 | ||
| Ground | Central Republican Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Chairman | Shohruh Saidzoda | ||
| Manager | Vitaly Levchenko | ||
| League | Ligai Olii Tojikiston | ||
| 2025 | Ligai Olii Tojikiston, 1st of 10 (champions) | ||
| Website | fc-istiklol | ||
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Football Club Istiklol (Tajik: Клуби Футболи Истиқлол, romanized: Klubi futboli «Istiqlol») 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 Persian means 'independence'.