2025 FC Istiklol season
FC Istiklol 2025 football season

The FC Istiklol 2025 season was Istiklol's seventeenth Tajik League season, of which they were defending Tajik League Champions, and also participated in the Tajik Cup, Tajik Supercup and AFC Champions League Two.
Season events
On 14 January, Istiklol announced that their contracts with Darko Ilieski, Dimitar Mitkov and Francesco Margiotta had all ended and the players had left the club.
On 16 January, Istiklol announced that Shervoni Mabatshoev had left the club to sign a 18-month contract with Kapaz.
On 22 January, Istiklol announced the signing of Masrur Gafurov from Barkchi Hisor to a three-year contract.
On 23 January, Istiklol announced the signing of Joseph Okoro from Dinamo Minsk to a one-year contract.
On 24 January, Istiklol announced the signing of Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov from Ravshan Kulob.
On 28 January, Istiklol announced the return of Dženis Beganović, on a one-year contract.
On 14 February, Istiklol announced the signing of Reza Dehghani, who'd last played for Mes Rafsanjan, to a one-year contract.
On 16 February, Istiklol announced the signing of Lawrence Nicholas, who'd last played for Fatih Karagümrük, to a one-year contract.
On 17 February, Istiklol announced that Khaydar Sattorov had joined Hulbuk and that Mekhron Madaminov had joined Barkchi Hisor, both on loan for the season.
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