Esteghlal Jonoub Tehran Sport Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی استقلال جنوب تهران), commonly known as Esteghlal Jonoub, isa

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based in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

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. The club is known for their football team. The club was founded in 1990.

History

Establishment

Founded in 1990 by fans of

Esteghlal Tehran Esteghlal Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال, ''Bâšgâh-è Futbâl-è Esteqlâl''), commonly known as Esteghlal ( fa, استقلال, meaning 'The Independence'), is an Iranian football club based in capital Tehran t ...

, Esteghlal Jonoub Tehran SC was officially registered in 2000. Besides football the club also consists of various other departments including

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volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

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and

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League 2

Between 2007 and 2011 Esteghlal Jonoub played in

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, formerly known as Iran Football's 2nd Division. In 2011 Esteghlal Jonoub were promoted to the

Azadegan League The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...

. They finished 1st of Group B in

2010–11 Iran Football's 2nd Division 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

. However, in August 2011 the license of the club in the Azadegan League was bought by

Esteghlal Khuzestan Esteghlal Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال خوزستان, ''Bašgâh-e Futbâl-e Esteqlâl-e Xuzestân''), commonly known as Esteghlal Khuzestan, is an Iranian football club based in Ahvaz, Iran. The club c ...

League 3

After

bought the license of Esteghlal Jonoub, the club was offset in

2011–12 Iran Football's 3rd Division The article contains information about the 2011–12 Iran 3rd Division football season. This is the 4th rated football league in Iran after the Persian Gulf Cup, Azadegan League The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâde ...

. They finished 3rd of Group 3 in that season.

Dissolution

on July 19, 2018, the club was sold and named Pesepolis Pakdasht.

Stadium

Esteghlal Jonoub plays their home games at their own Esteghlal Jonoub Stadium which is located in the Shahid Rajaei Street. The stadium has an artificial turf.

Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Esteghlal Jonoub in various competitions since 2007.

References

Football clubs in Iran Association football clubs established in 2001 {{Iran-footyclub-stub