Esteghlal F.C.
Iranian association football club / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Full name | Esteghlal Tehran Football Club | ||
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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 | ||
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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.