What is Esteghlal F.C.?
<br />{{Infobox Football club | clubname = Esteghlal F.C.<br>استقلال تهران | image = | current = | fullname = Esteghlal Tehran Football Club | nickname = ''تاج'' (Crown) | shortname = | founded = September 24, 1945 | dissolved = | ground = [[Azadi Stadium]]<br>[[Tehran]], [[Iran]] | capacity = 78,000<ref>http://www.azadisportcomplex.com/place.asp</ref> | chairman = {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ali Khatir]] | mgrtitle = Head Coach | manager = {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Javad Nekounam]] | league = [[Iran Pro League|Persian Gulf Cup]] | season = 2022-23 | position = Persian Gulf Cup, 3rd | website = http://fcesteghlal.ir/ | pattern_la1 = _whiteborder | pattern_b1 = _SSh1617 | pattern_ra1 = _whiteborder | pattern_sh1 = _white border | pattern_so1 = __top_on_white | leftarm1 = 2264D2 | body1 = | rightarm1 = 2264D2 | shorts1 = 2264D2 | socks1 = 2264D2 | pattern_la2 = _blueborder | pattern_b2 = _SSa1617 | pattern_ra2 = _blueborder | pattern_sh2 = _bluesides | pattern_so2 = __top_on_white | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF }} '''Esteghlal Cultural and Athletic Club''' {{lang-fa| باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی استقلال ایران}} is an [[Iran]]ian [[sports club]] most widely known for its professional [[Football (soccer)|football]] [[football club|team]] based in [[Tehran]]. It was founded as '''Taj''' ({{lang-fa| تاج}}), meaning '[[Crown (headgear)|Crown]]' in [[Persian language|Persian]] and renamed after the [[Iranian Revolution|Islamic Revoloution]] in 1979. Esteghlal have been [[AFC Champions League|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