Esteghlal Futsal Club () was an Iranian futsal club based in Tehran, Iran. Esteghlal was the champion of the Premiere Futsal League in 2001 and 2002.
background Esteghlal Club launched its futsal team in 1998 and immediately achieved success in the Iranian Futsal Premier League; the team won two championships (1990 and 1999) and two runner-up finishes in these competitions. In the 1990s, stars such as Mohammad Reza Heydarian, Siamak Dadashi, and Amir and Vahid Shamsaei were part of the team. However, in 2008, due to administrative problems, including the failure to submit the list of players on time, Esteghlal Futsal team was removed from the Premier League and effectively disbanded. After an 18-year hiatus, Esteghlal Club officially revived its men's futsal in October 2005 and participated in the Iranian Men's Futsal League One.
Honours National Premiere Futsal League Champions (2): 2000–2001, 2001–02 Runners-up (1): 2002–03
Season-by-season The table below chronicles the achievements of the Club in various competitions.
Season League Position Notes2000–01Premiere Futsal League1st2001–02Premiere Futsal League1st2002–03Premiere Futsal League2nd2003–04Futsal Super League7th2004–05Futsal Super League12th2005–06Futsal Super League11th2007–08Futsal Super League9th2008–09Futsal Super Leaguedisqualification from the league before the beginning
Managers Ahmad Taheri Mohammad Reza Heidarian
Player
World Cup players
World Cup 2000FIFA Futsal World Championship Guatemala 2000 Technical Report and Statistics Mohammad Reza Heidarian Mojtaba Moeini Babak Masoumi
World Cup 2004FIFA Futsal World Championship Chinese Taipei 2004 Technical Report and Statistics Mohammad Hashemzadeh Kazem Sadeghi
Notable players Ahmad Baghbanbashi Siamak Dadashi Mohammad Hashemzadeh Mohammad Reza Heidarian Babak Masoumi Kazem Mohammadi Reza Nasseri Amir Shamsaei Vahid Shamsaei Mostafa Nazari
See also Esteghlal Tehran Football Club
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