Esteghlal F.C.

Esteghlal Cultural and Athletic Club  is an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Tehran. It was founded as Taj (), 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.

Season-by-season
The table below chronicles the achievements of Esteghlal in various competitions since 1945.

 Season League Pos.Hazfi CupACL1945-1946Tehran Provincial League2ndNot heldNot held1946-1947Tehran Provincial League5th1947-1948Tehran Provincial League?1948-1949Tehran Provincial League1st1949-1950_Not held1950-1951Tehran Provincial League2nd1951-1952Tehran Provincial League5th1952-1953Tehran Provincial League3rd1953-1954Tehran Provincial League4th1954-1955_Not held1955-1956Tehran Provincial League 1st1956-1957Tehran Provincial League 2nd1957-1958Tehran Provincial League 1st1958-1959Tehran Provincial League ?1959-1960Tehran Provincial League 1st1960-1961Tehran Provincial League 3rd1961-1962Tehran Provincial League 1st1962-1963Iran Local League4th1963-1964Iran Local League2nd1964-1965Tehran Provincial League 3rd1965-1966Tehran Provincial League 3rd1966-1967_Not held1967-1968Iran Local League5th1968-1969Iran Local League4th1969-1970_Not held1970-1971Iran Local League1stCup1971-1972Iran Local League4th31972-1973_Not heldDid not qualify1973-1974Takht Jamshid Cup2nd1974-1975Takht Jamshid Cup1st1975-1976Takht Jamshid Cup4th1/8 Final1976-1977Takht Jamshid Cup4thCup1977-1978Takht Jamshid Cup4thNot held1978-1979Takht Jamshid Cupdid not finish1979-19801979 Shahid Espandi Cup6th1980-1981Tehran Provincial League 4th1981-1982Tehran Provincial League 2nd1982-1983Tehran Provincial League 1st1983-1984Tehran Provincial League did not finish1984-1985Tehran Provincial League  1st1985-1986Tehran Provincial League 3rd1986-1987Tehran Provincial League 3rd1/8 Final1987-1988Tehran Provincial League 2nd1/16 Final1988-198917th of Shahrivar league4th1/8 Final1989-1990Qods League1stFinal1990-1991_Not held1/8 FinalCup1991-1992Azadegan League2ndNot heldFinal1992-1993Azadegan League3rdNot heldDid not qualify1993-19942nd Division 2nd1994-1995Azadegan League2nd1995-1996Azadegan League3rdCup1996-1997Azadegan League6thSemifinal1997-1998Azadegan League1stNot heldDid not qualify1998-1999Azadegan League2ndFinalFinal1999-2000Azadegan League2ndCupSecond round2000-2001Azadegan League1stSemifinal32001-2002Iran Pro League2ndCupSemifinal2002-2003Iran Pro League9thFirst round2003-2004Iran Pro League2ndFinalDid not qualify2004-2005Iran Pro League3rd2005-2006Iran Pro League1stQuarterfinal2006-2007Iran Pro League4th1/16 FinalDisqualified2007-2008Iran Pro League13thCupDid not qualify2008-2009Iran Pro League1st1/16 Final First round2009-2010Iran Pro League3rd1/8 FinalRound of 16

References

Category:Football clubs in Tehran
Category:1945 establishments in Asia
Category:1940s establishments in Iran