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 1979.1000 points +1000 points +1000 points This page details Esteghlal Football Club records and statistics.

Honours

Esteghlal holds 39 official championship titles in provincial, national and continental cups. Esteghlal F.C. official honoursTypeCompetitionTitlesSeasonsDomesticNationalLeague101957, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2021–22Hazfi Cup81976–77, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2024–25Super Cup12022Provincial (High Level)Tehran League131949–50, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1970–1971, 1972–73, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1991–92Tehran Hazfi Cup41946–47, 1950–51, 1958–59, 1960–61Tehran Super Cup1*1994ContinentalAFC Champions League2**1970, 1990–91

Domestic League

Iran League Winners (9): 1970–71, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2021–22 Runners-up (11): 1973–74, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2023–24 Iran Championship Cup Winners (1): 1957The first Iranian league season was held at the highest level and nationally, but for some reason, the Iranian league organization has not yet considered it as a league championship.

Cups Hazfi Cup (record) Winners (8): 1976–77, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2024–25 Runners-up (7): 1989–90, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2015–16, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23

Super Cup Winners (1): 2022 Runners-up (2): 2018, 2025

Provincial (High Level) Tehran League (record) Winners (13): 1949–50, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1970–1971, 1972–73, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1991–92 Runners-up (7): 1946–47, 1951–52, 1958–59, 1969–70, 1982–83, 1989–90, 1990–91 Tehran Hazfi Cup Winners (4): 1946–47, 1950–51, 1958–59, 1960–61 Runners-up (3): 1945–46, 1957–58, 1969–70 Tehran Super Cup (shared record) Winners (1): 1994

Continental AFC Champions League Elite (Iran record) Winners (2): 1970, 1990–91 Runners-up (2): 1991, 1998–99 Third place (3): 1971, 2001–02, 2013 Asian Cup Winners' Cup Fourth place (2): 1996, 2000–01

Doubles and Treble Esteghlal has achieved the Double on 5 occasions in its history:

Iran League and Tehran League 1957–58 Season 1970–71 Season Tehran League and Tehran Hazfi Cup 1958–59 Season 1960–61 Season AFC Champions League and Tehran League 1990–91 Season

Esteghlal has achieved the Treble on 1 occasions in its history:

AFC Champions League and Iran League and Tehran League 1970–71 Season

Minor Tournaments International

DCM Trophy Winners (4): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1989 Bordoloi Trophy Winners (1): 1989 Qatar Independence Cup Winners (1): 1991 Turkmenistan President's Cup Winners (1): 1998 Caspian International Cup Winners (1): 1998

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:shared record holder. Position Team Country Pts. 1 Al-Hilal 93,50 2 Yokohama F. Marinos 66,25 3 Esteghlal Tehran 56,00 4 Persepolis 55,00 5 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 51,00 6 Al-Nassr 47,50 7 Pohang Steelers 45,25 8 Tokyo Verdy 42,00 9 Liaoning Hongyun 38,00 10 Thai Farmers Bank 33,75

Statistics

Official Matches

Most goals scored in a match: 18 – 0 (1 time) (Iran record) 13 – 0 (1 time) 13 – 1 (1 time) 11 – 0 (2 time) 11 – 1 (1 time) 10 – 0 (4 time) 10 – 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 Seasons in IPL: 25 (all) (record) Best position in IPL: First (2005–06, 2008–2009, 2012–13, 2021–22) Worst position in IPL: 13 (2007–08) Most Points scored in a season: 68 (2021–22) (record) Fewest losses in a season: 0 Loss (2021–22) (record) Most goals scored in a season: 70 (2008–09) (record) Most goals scored in a match: 7 – 1 (1 time) 6 – 0 (1 time) 6 – 1 (1 time) 6 – 2 (1 time) 5 – 0 (5 time) Most goals conceded in a match: 4 – 1 (3 times) Player with a most goal in a single match: Samad Marfavi with 4 goals Alireza Akbarpour with 4 goals

Statistics in ACC/ACL/ACWC Most goals scored in a match: 8 – 0 (1 time) 7 – 0 (1 time) Most goals conceded in a match: 1 – 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 – 0 (1 time) 10 – 1 (1 time) 9 – 0 (1 time) 8 – 1 (2 time) Most goals conceded in a match: 0 – 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 +List of Esteghlal F.C players with 200 or more appearances#NamePosClub careerAppearancesGoals1Mahmoud FekriDefender1992–19961998–2007345222Pejman MontazeriDefender2007–20142017–2019318173Amir Hossein SadeghiDefender2002–20082009–20112012–2015316164Javad ZarinchehDefender1987–19911993–200330525Khosro HeydariMidfielder2008–20102011–201930486Arash BorhaniForward2007–20162921077Sadegh VarmazyarDefender1984–1997271168Mehdi RahmatiGoalkeeper2005–20072011–20142015–201926509Rouzbeh CheshmiMidfielder2015–20202021–2591310Farhad MajidiForward1997–199820002007–20112012–20132569411Hossein HosseiniGoalkeeper2012–20252401 Most League Appearances: Amir Hossein Sadeghi (258) Most League Goalkeeper Appearances: Vahid Talebloo (196) Player who has won most IPL titles: Mojtaba Jabbari (with 3 Championships)

Goalscorers All-time top scorer: Arash Borhani with 107 goals All-time League top scorer: Arash Borhani with 80 goals All-time AFC Champions League top scorer: Farhad Majidi with 14 goals Most goals in a season : 27 (Arash Borhani, 2008–09) Most League goals in a season : 21 (Reza Enayati, 2005–06) Most AFC Champions League goals in a season : 6 (Abdolsamad Marfavi, 1990–91) Most goals in an Hazfi Cup match : 5 (Arash Borhani) Most goals in an AFC Champions League match : 3 (Ali Jabbari) & (Mame Baba Thiam) First Goalscorer in Tehran derby: Ahmad Monshizadeh Most Goalscorer in Tehran derby: 5 (Gholam Hossein Mazloumi)

Top goalscorers +Top scorers#PlayerGoals1Arash Borhani1072Farhad Majidi943Ali Jabbari924Gholam Hossein Mazloumi815Samad Marfavi796Parviz Mazloumi657Reza Enayati648Abdolali Changiz479Siavash Akbarpour4610Ali Samereh43

Managerial records

First full-time manager: Ali Danaeifard managed Taj from March 1946 to August 1953 Longest-serving manager: Ali Danaeifard – 14 years from 1953 to May 1967 Shortest tenure as manager: Mick McDermott (caretaker) – 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 Esteghlal F.C.

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