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 Mollasani 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
See also Istiqlal (disambiguation)