Esteghlal Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال استقلال, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Esteqlâl), commonly known as Esteghlal (Persian: استقلال, meaning 'The Independence'), is an Iranian football club based in capital of the Tehran province Tehran, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
The club was founded in 1946 as Docharkheh Savaran (Persian: دوچرخه سواران; meaning 'The Cyclists') and previously known as Taj (Persian: تاج; meaning 'The Crown') between 1949 and 1979.
[1] [2] [3] This page details Esteghlal Football Club records and statistics.
Esteghlal is the most proud team of Iran with 38 official championship titles in provincial, national and continental cups.
[4][5] Esteghlal has achieved the Double on 5 occasions in its history: Esteghlal has achieved the Treble on 1 occasions in its history: The club is currently ranked 160 in the world by IFFHS.