Esteghlal Khuzestan F.C.

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Esteghlal Khuzestan F.C.

Full name	Esteghlal Khuzestan Football Club
Nickname(s)	Âbihai-ye Jinub (Southern Blues)
Founded	2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Ground	Ghadir
Capacity	38,900
Owner	Iran National Steel Industrial Group
Manager	Miodrag Božović
League	Persian Gulf Pro League
2023–24	Persian Gulf Pro League 14th
Website	http://www.esteghlalfc-khz.com/
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Esteghlal Khuzestan Football Club (Persian: 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 currently competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League after being promoted from the Azadegan League in the 2022–23 season.

This football club is different from Esteghlal Ahvaz.^[1] In 2011 they bought Esteghlal Jonub's licence to compete in the Azadegan League. They finished 2012–13 season in 2nd place of their group and qualified to the promotion play-off. However, they were awarded the direct promotion IRIFF after group's winner, Shahrdari Tabriz's relegation due to match-fixing. They won the Persian Gulf Pro League title in 2015–16 season.