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League<\/P>
Iranian Football League (Iran Pro League 2001–2006, Persian Gulf Cup 2006–2014, Persian Gulf Pro League since 2014):<\/STRONG> Cups<\/P> Hazfi Cup (record):<\/STRONG> Provincial<\/P> Tehran Football League (record):<\/STRONG> Tehran Hazfi Cup:<\/STRONG> Tehran Super Cup:<\/STRONG> Continental<\/P> AFC Champions League (Iran's record):<\/STRONG> Unofficial titles<\/P> India Milz Cup:<\/STRONG> Iran Doosti Cup:<\/STRONG> Iran Ettehad Cup:<\/STRONG> India Bordoloi Trophy:<\/STRONG> Qatar Qatar Independence Cup: Iran Caspian Cup:<\/STRONG> Iran Kish Quartet Competition Cup:<\/STRONG> Turkmenistan Turkmenistan President's Cup:<\/STRONG> Iran Solh va Doosti Cup:<\/STRONG> Iran Iranian Football League Cup:<\/STRONG> Esteghlal Football Club until 1979 known as Taj Football Club 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.<\/P> Founded by General Khosravani, in 1945, the name of the club was first changed to Taj which means "Crown" in Persian. The name of the club was finally modified into Esteghlal which is the current name of the club, meaning "Independence", subsequent to the Islamic Revolution in 1979.<\/P> In 1970, under the management of Zdravko Rajkov, Esteghlal Tehran became the first Iranian football club to win the Asian Club Championship.<\/P> 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 first titles in the Asian Club Championship 1970 and 1990. Esteghlal also has two second titles in 1991, 1998 and two third titles in 1971, 2001. With seven appearances in the semi finals, Esteghlal is third successful club in AFC Champions League after Pohang Steelers and Al-Hilal FC.<\/P>","6A881B134CC16CFA535D54FE36142BBC":"Esteghlal Tehran","89F75C88F810F7B54F1BC067C7848CF5":"Azadi Stadium","93E993D54869F4B8":"1957960","D5AF1249DEAE15440A9E01742A8A4E92":"10800000.00","729294714CECF588":"","E4FAE8AE56FCFFF1DC7AFC02ACE5DEE8":"66","e_index":1};
Winners (8): 1970–71, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13
Runners-up (9): 1973–74, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2016–17<\/P>
Winners (6):, 1976–77, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2011–12
Runners-up (4): 1989–90, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2015–16<\/P>
Winners (14): 1948–1949, 1951–1952, 1955–1956, 1956–57, 1958–1959, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1969–1970, 1970–1971, 1972–73, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1991–92, 1995–96
Runners-up (7): 1945–46, 1950–51, 1957–58, 1968–69, 1982–83, 1989–90, 1990–91<\/P>
Winners (4): 1946–1947, 1950–1951, 1957–1958, 1958–1959
Runners-up (2): 1945-46, 1969–70<\/P>
Winners (1): 1995-96,<\/P>
Winners (2):, 1970 - 1990-91
Runners-up (2):, 1991- 1998-99
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Third place (2):, 1971 - 2001–02<\/P>
Winners (4): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1989<\/P>
Winners (1): 1972<\/P>
Winners (1): 1973<\/P>
Winners (1): 1989<\/P>
<\/STRONG>Winners (1): 1991<\/P>
Winners (1): 1998<\/P>
Winners (1): 1998<\/P>
Winners (1): 1998<\/P>
Winners (1): 2002<\/P>
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