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Esteghlal Tehran FC

Esteghlal F.C.
Esteghlal FC.svg
Full name Esteghlal Tehran Football Club
Nickname(s) Esteghlal Fc
Founded September 26, 1945; 71 years ago (1945-09-26) as Docharkheh Savaran
Ground Azadi Stadium
Ground Capacity 78,116
Chairman Reza Eftekhari
Manager Alireza Mansourian
League Persian Gulf Pro League
2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League, 3rd
Website Club home page
Current season

Esteghlal Tehran Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال استقلال تهران, meaning independence) until 1979 known as Taj Tehran Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال تاج تهران, meaning Crown) is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran that plays in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Esteghlal F.C. is the football club of the multisport Esteghlal Athletic and Cultural Club (Persian:باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی استقلال تهران).

Founded in 1945 initially as Docharkhe Savaran (دوچرخه سواران) meaning "The Cyclists" in Persian and later in 1949, the name of the club was first changed to Taj (تاج) that means "Crown" in Persian. The name of the club was finally modified into Esteghlal (Persian: استقلال‎‎) that is the current name of the club, meaning "Independence", subsequent to the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

In 1970, under the management of Zdravko Rajkov, Esteghlal Tehran became the first Iranian football club to win the Asian Club Championship.

They have won several official titles on the national and international stage since 1970, including eight Iranian League (1st tier) titles and a record 6 Hazfi Cups. There are two golden stars above the team's official badge to represent winning two titles in Asian Club Championship (1970 and 1991).


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