Esteghlal Zahedan F.C.

Esteghlal Zahedan Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال استقلال زاهدان, Bašgâh-e Futbâl-e Esteqlâl-e Zahedan), commonly known as Esteghlal Zahedan F.C. or Esteghlal B F.C. , is Second team of Esteghlal F.C. and an Iranian football club based in Zahedan, Iran. The club currently begin its competes from League 2 (Iran) in the 2025–26 season.

The team was first established in 2014 and competed in the Iranian Third Division League, hosting rivals in Tehran and Imam Reza Stadium. Esteghlal B Tehran won the Third Division League championship at the end of the 15 season and was promoted to the Iran League 2 the following season.

Esteghlal B Tehran participated in Group 3 of the Iran League 2 of 2015–16 and after 16 games with 7 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses, earned 20 points and finished league in second rank in its group. The team advanced to the playoffs, but lost to Khyber Khorramabad in two home and away matches with a combined score of 2–1 and did not advance to the Azadegan League.

Esteghlal B did not perform well this season and played in Group D of the Second Division League of 2015–16 and at the end of 18 matches with 5 wins, 6 draws and 7

losses, earned 16 points and finished sixth in the group.

The team was quietly dissolved after one season in League 3 (Iran) and two seasons in League 2 (Iran) and was no longer active.

Following the privatization of Esteghlal in 2024 and a change in management, the club's board of directors, under the orders of the new managers, decided to relaunch the B team. In line with social responsibility and supporting football talents in currently deprived areas, they reestablished the team in Sistan and Baluchestan Province and the city of Zahedan and appointed Hamidreza Rajabi as the head coach of the team and also conducted tests for the team to attract potential talents.

As of 20 February 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

• U21 = Under 21 year player. U23 = Under 23 year player. U25 = Under 25 year quota.

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