FC Istra (russian: ФК "Истра") is an
association football
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club from
Istra,
Russia
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, founded in 1997. It played in the
Russian Second Division
The Russian Second League (russian: Первенство России II дивизиона ФНЛ), formerly Russian Professional Football League is the third level of Russian professional football.
History
In 1998–2010, it was run by the P ...
from 2008 to 2012, at which point it lost the financing and dropped back to the amateur levels. The most successful moment of the club is
2011-12 Russian Cup. Istra reached Round of 32, in which they lost to
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 200 ...
giants
Spartak Moscow 0–1.
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Istra, FC
Association football clubs established in 1997
Football clubs in Russia
Football in Moscow Oblast
1997 establishments in Russia