Esteghlal Football Club (, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Esteqlâl), commonly known as Esteghlal (, meaning 'The Independence'), is an Iranian football club based in capital of the Tehran province Tehran, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The club was founded in 1946 as Docharkheh Savaran (; meaning 'The Cyclists') and previously known as Taj (; meaning 'The Crown') between 1949 and 1979.
This page details Esteghlal Football Club records and statistics.
Honours
Esteghlal is the most proud team of Iran with 39 official championship titles in provincial, national and continental cups.
Domestic
League
Winners (9): 1970âÂÂ71, 1974âÂÂ75, 1989âÂÂ90, 1997âÂÂ98, 2000âÂÂ01, 2005âÂÂ06, 2008âÂÂ09, 2012âÂÂ13, 2021âÂÂ22
Runners-up (11): 1973âÂÂ74, 1991âÂÂ92, 1994âÂÂ95, 1998âÂÂ99, 1999âÂÂ2000, 2001âÂÂ02, 2003âÂÂ04, 2010âÂÂ11, 2016âÂÂ17, 2019âÂÂ20, 2023âÂÂ24
Winners (1): 1957
Winners (8): 1976âÂÂ77, 1995âÂÂ96, 1999âÂÂ2000, 2001âÂÂ02, 2007âÂÂ08, 2011âÂÂ12, 2017âÂÂ18, 2024âÂÂ25
Runners-up (7): 1989âÂÂ90, 1998âÂÂ99, 2003âÂÂ04, 2015âÂÂ16, 2019âÂÂ20, 2020âÂÂ21, 2022âÂÂ23
Winners (1): 2022
Runners-up (2): 2018, 2025
Provincial (High Level)
Winners (13): 1949âÂÂ50, 1952âÂÂ53, 1956âÂÂ57, 1957âÂÂ58, 1959âÂÂ60, 1960âÂÂ61, 1962âÂÂ63, 1968âÂÂ69, 1970âÂÂ1971, 1972âÂÂ73, 1983âÂÂ84, 1985âÂÂ86, 1991âÂÂ92
Runners-up (7): 1946âÂÂ47, 1951âÂÂ52, 1958âÂÂ59, 1969âÂÂ70, 1982âÂÂ83, 1989âÂÂ90, 1990âÂÂ91
Winners (4): 1946âÂÂ47, 1950âÂÂ51, 1958âÂÂ59, 1960âÂÂ61
Runners-up (3): 1945âÂÂ46, 1957âÂÂ58, 1969âÂÂ70
- Tehran Super Cup (shared record)
Winners (1): 1994
Continental
Winners (2): 1970, 1990âÂÂ91
Runners-up (2): 1991, 1998âÂÂ99
Third place (3): 1971, 2001âÂÂ02, 2013
* Asian Cup Winners' Cup
*: Fourth place (2): 1996, 2000âÂÂ01
Doubles and Treble
Esteghlal has achieved the Double on 5 occasions in its history:
- Iran League and Tehran League
- 1957âÂÂ58 Season
- 1970âÂÂ71 Season
- Tehran League and Tehran Hazfi Cup
- 1958âÂÂ59 Season
- 1960âÂÂ61 Season
- AFC Champions League and Tehran League
- 1990âÂÂ91 Season
Esteghlal has achieved the Treble on 1 occasions in its history:
- AFC Champions League and Iran League and Tehran League
- 1970âÂÂ71 Season
Minor Tournaments
International
Domestic
- Taj Cup
- Winner (1): 1958
- Doosti Cup
- Winners (1): 1972
- Ettehad Cup
- Winners (1): 1973
- Basij Festival
- Winner (1): 1992
- Iran Third Division
- Winner (1): 1993
- Kish Quartet Competition Cup
- Winners (1): 1998
- Iranian Football League Cup
- Winners (1): 2002
- Solh va Doosti Cup
- Winners (1): 2005
Rankings
The club is currently ranked 160 in the world by IFFHS.
Top Ten Asian's clubs of the 20th Century
Esteghlal was placed 3rd in IFFHS continental Clubs of the 20th Century:
Statistics
Official Matches
- Most goals scored in a match:
- 18 â 0 (1 time) (Iran record)
- 13 â 0 (1 time)
- 13 â 1 (1 time)
- 11 â 0 (2 time)
- 11 â 1 (1 time)
- 10 â 0 (4 time)
- 10 â 1 (1 time)
- Player with a most goal in a single match:
- Ali Jabbari with 5 goals (3 time)
- Arash Borhani with 5 goals
Statistics in IPL
Statistics in ACC/ACL/ACWC
- Most goals scored in a match:
- 8 â 0 (1 time)
- 7 â 0 (1 time)
- Most goals conceded in a match: 1 â 6 (1 time)
- Player with the most goals in a single match:
- Farhad Majidi with 4 goals
- Ali Jabari with 3 goals
- Farhad Majidi with 3 goals
- Ali Latifi with 3 goals
- Mame Thiam with 3 goals
Statistics in Hazfi Cup
- Most goals scored in a match:
- 13 â 0 (1 time)
- 10 â 1 (1 time)
- 9 â 0 (1 time)
- 8 â 1 (2 time)
- Most goals conceded in a match: 0 â 3 (1 time)
- Player with the most goals in a single match:
- Arash Borhani with 5 goals
- Alireza Akbarpour with 4 goals
- Adel Hardani with 4 goals
- Dariush Yazdabi with 4 goals
- Mehdi Seyed-Salehi with 4 goals
Player records
Appearances
Goalscorers
Top goalscorers
Managerial records
- First full-time manager: Ali Danaeifard managed Taj from March 1946 to August 1953
- Longest-serving manager: Ali Danaeifard â 14 years from 1953 to May 1967
- Shortest tenure as manager: Mick McDermott (caretaker) â 12 days from 21 September 2017 to 2 October 2017
- Highest win percentage: Parviz Koozehkanani (caretaker) 100%
- Lowest win percentage: Javad Zarincheh (caretaker) 0%
See also
References
External links