List of Esteghlal F.C. seasons

Esteghlal F.C. is an Iranian professional association football club base in Tehran. The club was formed in Ferdowsi Street, central Tehran on 26 September 1945 as Docharkhesavaran and was renamed to Taj F.C. on 11 February 1950. In spring of 1979 and only a few weeks after the Iranian revolution the club was renamed to its current name, Esteghlal F.C.

Key

Key to competitions ICT = Iran championship Tournament ILL = Iran Local League ILLQ = Iran Local League Qualification TJC = Takht Jamshid Cup TFL = Tehran Football League TFLQ = Tehran Football League Qualification TSL = Tehran Super League QL = Qods League Div 3 = Iran Football's 3rd Division Div 1 = Azadegan League IPL = Iran Pro League ISC = Iran Super Cup ACCT = Asian Champion Club Tournament ACC = Asian Club Championship ACWC = Asian Cup Winners' Cup ACL = AFC Champions League HC = Hazfi Cup THC = Tehran Hazfi Cup

Key to league record Div = Division P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position Q = Qualified to the final round of league Ab = Abandoned

Key to cup record DNP = Did not participate NH = Not held DNE = The club did not enter cup play QR1 = First qualification round QR2 = Second qualification round, etc. Group = Group stage GS2 = Second group stage R1 = First round R2 = Second round, etc. R16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals RU = Runners-up W = Winners

Key to colours 1st or WWinners2nd or RURunners-up♦Advanced to next round but thecup continued in next seasonPromoted ↑Promoted to upper tierRelegated ↓Relegated to lower tierTop scorer in LeagueTop scorer in division

Seasons + Results of league and cup competitions by seasonSeasonLeagueHCTHC*ISCAsianSeason Top goalscorerDivPWDLFAPtsPosNameGoalsCompetitionResult1946–47TFL9612??132ndRU*NHNH1947–48TFL52037843rdW*1948–49TFLDid not attendDNP*1949–50TFL8800184161stSF*1950–51TFLNHR2*1951–52TFL8512325112ndW*1952–53TFL43108271stNH*1953–54TFL7412??134thSF*1954–55TFL74122312134thNH*1955–56TFLNHR1*1956–57TFL118214415181stDNP*B. Jeddikar8TFL141121506351stRU*N. Afshar8ICC6510334111st1958–59TFLNHNH*1959–60TFL870183141stW*TFL141211398271stNH*P. Koozehkanani91961–62TFL8503??153rdDNP*B. Jeddikar71962–63TFL11920264201stDNP*1963–64TFLNHDNP*1964–65TFL64208110AbNH*H. A'alam21965–66TFL126332413156thM. ShorakaG. Haratonian51966–67TFL11614218135thA. Jabbari81967–68TFL126241411144thDNEA. Jabbari61968–69TFLQ4400908QGroup*NHA. Jabbari14TFL15951334231st1969–70TFL15951334232ndNH*ACCTWA. Jabbari13ILLQ3300516QRU*ACCT3rdA. Jabbari6ILL5320123101stTFL141040??241st1971–72ILLQ44001118QNH*DNEA. Jabbari10TFL1100102AbILL149052913183rd1972–73TFL151230285271stNH*NHH. Ebrahimi111973TJC22 14 7 14415352ndNH*Gh. Mazloumi151974TJC22 15343014331stNH*Gh. Mazloumi101975TJC30 121263321364thNH*Gh. Mazloumi81976TJC30 111362819354thR16H. Naraghi71977TJC30 14 793222354thR16 ♦H. RowshanH. Naraghi91978TJC1273212717AbWP. Mazloumi91979–80Espandi Cup10thNH1980–81QTFL761027113QR1*P. MazloumiA. Changiz5TFLNH due to start of Iran–Iraq War1981–82TFL135621510164thQF*A. Changiz41982–83TFL1711513211272ndQF*P. MazloumiA. Changiz81983–84TFL171241285231stR16*P. Mazloumi71984–85TFL660015312AbNHA. Changiz61985–86TFL11812228171stNHDNEA. ChangizJ. Mokhtarifar61986–87TFL10631148153rdDNPR16*DNEM. Namjoo-MotlaghGh. Fathabadi31987–88TFL17953197233rdSFSF*DNEP. Mazloumi91988–89TFL156721612253rdQFSF*DNEM. Garousi4QL20 15325210 331stNHDNES. Marfavi13TFL12822196262ndDNES. Marfavi61990–91TFL171340295302ndRUACCWS. Marfavi11Div 122 12823015322ndQFR1*ACCRUS. Marfavi6TFL151050298251stS. Marfavi81992–93Div 114 482 108 135thNHDNE A. SarkhabS. Marfavi3TSL705261057th↓DNE1993–94Div 32416624515241stQFDNEA. Sarkhab11TSL642095101st↑DNE1994–95Div 12210752520272ndDNER16*DNEE. Akhtar111995–96Div 130 14974126513rdWDNEE. Akhtar111996–97Div 130 118 114239416thQFACWC4thS. Marfavi131997–98Div 128161024621581stNHDNEA. AkbarpourF. Malekian91998–99Div 130 141155028532ndRUACCRUA. Mousavi101999–2000Div 126 121133216472ndWACWCR2A. Latifi52000–01Div 122 15525221 501stSFACWC4thA. Samereh142001–02IPL26 13 9 43821482ndWACC3rdS. DinmohammadiF. Fatemi72002–03IPL26 88103230329thR16ACLGA. SamerehA. Nikbakht62003–04IPL26 149 34631512ndRUDNER. Enayati112004–05IPL30 16 1045135583rdR32DNER. Enayati202005–06IPL30 1611 344 17 59 1stQFDNEDNER. Enayati212006–07IPL30 14 10 63930524thR32NHDisqualifiedM. Baou62007–08IPL34 11101344444313thWDNEA. Borhani82008–09IPL3419967034661stR32ACLGA. Borhani202009–10IPL34161174932593rdR16ACLR16A. Borhani112010–11IPL34 181155534652ndSFACLGA. Borhani142011–12IPL34 19965834663rdWACLR16M. Jabari102012–13IPL34 191054218671stSFACLR16 ♦A. Borhani102013–14IPL30 15963425535thSFACLSFM. Ghazi7ACLG2014–15IPL30 13894034476thQFDNES. Shahbazzadeh122015–16IPL30 131344328523rdRUDNEO. Ebrahimi102016–17IPL30 16954527572ndQFDNEACLR16K. Rezaei72017–18IPL3015964318543rdWDNEACLR16 ♦A. Ghorbani72018–19IPL3016954013573rdR16DNPACLQFM. Tabrizi5ACLG2019–20IPL30141155531532ndRUDNEACLR16Ch. Diabaté152020–21IPL3016863619563rdRUDNEACLR16A. Motahari72021–22IPL30191103910681stQFDNEDisqualifiedA. Yamga102022–23IPL3018845222623rdRUWNHM. Ghayedi122023–24IPL30191014015672ndR32DNEDisqualifiedM. Mohammadi 82024–25IPL30713103033349thWDNEACLER16R. Rezaeian102025–26 ongoingIPL209832615353rdTBDDNEACL2R16J. Asani7

See also List of Esteghlal F.C. records and statistics List of Esteghlal F.C. honours

Footnotes

References

Sources Esteghlal seasons stats Page Iran Premier League Stats RSSSF database about Iranian league football. Persian League

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