Esteghlal F.C.
استقلال تهران

Full name	Esteghlal Tehran Football Club
Nickname(s)	تاج (Crown)
Founded	September 24, 1945
Ground	Azadi Stadium Tehran, Iran
Capacity	78,000[1]
Chairman	Ali Khatir
Head Coach	Javad Nekounam
League	Persian Gulf Cup
2022-23	Persian Gulf Cup, 3rd
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Esteghlal Cultural and Athletic Club Persian: باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی استقلال ایران is an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Tehran. It was founded as Taj (Persian: تاج), meaning 'Crown' in Persian and renamed after the Islamic Revoloution in 1979.

Esteghlal have been Asian Champions AFC Champions League twice and have also won Nine National Championship titles. Esteghlal together with Al-Hilal Riadh of Saudi Arabia are the second most successful clubs in Asian Champion's League, after Pohang Steelers of South Korea, with two champions titles and two runner up.steghlal Club has an average of 30 to 110 million viewers in each of its games on television and cyberspace.

The table below chronicles the achievements of Esteghlal in various competitions since 1945.

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