Esteghlal

Esteghlal or Esteqlal is a Persian word meaning independence. It is used as a prefix by many Iranian association football clubs and Armenian football clubs. This includes:
 * Esteghlal F.C. – Iranian football club
 * Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. – Iranian football club
 * Esteghlal Meli-Sanati Khuzestan F.C. – Iranian football club
 * Esteghlal Bandar Anzali F.C. – Iranian football club
 * Esteghlal Ardabil F.C. – Iranian football club
 * Esteghlal Bojnurd F.C. – Iranian football club
 * Esteghlal Buer Ahmad F.C. – Iranian football club
 * Esteghlal Dushanbe – Tajikistani football club
 * Esteghlal Tashkent — Uzbekistani football club
 * Esteghlal Kish F.C. – defunct Iranian football club
 * Esteghlal-Kotayk Abovian – Armenian football club
 * Esteghlal Rasht F.C. – defunct Iranian football club
 * Esteghlal Takestan F.C. – Iranian football club
 * Esteghlal Iravan F.C. – Armenian football club