| Club: | Esteghlal F.C. |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Stadium: | Azadi Stadium |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Chairman: |  Reza Eftekhari |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| League: | Iran Pro League |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1: | Hazfi Cup |
| Cup2: | AFC Champions League |
| League Topscorer: | Kaveh Rezaei (7 goals) |
| Season Topscorer: | Kaveh Rezaei (13 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 77,560 v Persepolis (12 February 2017) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 0 v Naft Tehran (25 July 2016) (spectator ban) |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
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The 2016–17 season is the Esteghlal Football Club's 16th season in the Persian Gulf Pro League, their 23rd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football, and 71st year in existence as a football club. They also compete in the Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League.
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Alireza Mansourian |
| Assistant coach | Ali Chini |
| Assistant coach | Mohammad Khorramgah |
| Assistant coach | Saleh Mostafavi |
| Goalkeeper coach | Hamid Babazadeh |
| Fitness coach | Steven Jones |
| Physiotherapist | Amin Noroozi |
| Doctor | Kaveh Sotoudeh |
| Analyst | Kianoush Forouzesh |
| Team Manager | Mansour Pourheidari |