List of Esteghlal F.C. records and statistics

Esteghlal Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال استقلال, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Esteqlâl), commonly known as Esteghlal (Persian: استقلال, meaning 'The Independence'), is an Iranian football club based in capital Tehran, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The club was founded in 1945 as Docharkheh Savaran (Persian: دوچرخه سواران; meaning 'The Cyclists') and previously known as Taj (Persian: تاج; meaning 'The Crown') between 1949 and 1979.[1] [2] [3]

Arash Borhani is Esteghlal's all-time leading goalscorer with 108 goals in all competitions.

This page details Esteghlal Football Club records and statistics.

Honours

Esteghlal is the most proud team of Iran with 38 official championship titles in provincial, national and continental cups.[4][5]

Esteghlal F.C. official honours[6][7][8]
Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic National
League 9 1970–71, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2021–22
Hazfi Cup 7* 1976–77, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2017–18
Super Cup 1 2022
Championship Cup 1 1957
Provincial (High Level) Tehran League 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
Tehran Hazfi Cup 4 1946–47, 1950–51, 1958–59, 1960–61
Tehran Super Cup 1* 1994
Continental AFC Champions League 2** 1970, 1990–91
  •   record
  •   * shared record
  •   ** Iran record

League

Esteghlal were crowned champions ending the 2021-22 Persian Gulf Pro League season without a single defeat – the first Iranian team ever to do so in a 30-game league season.
Esteghlal club's championship kit in Season 2021–22 to mark the tenth championship in the History of Iranian football leagues.
Taj (Esteghlal) championship in the 1970 Asian Champion Club, first continental title for Taj and an Iranian club.[9]
The Taj Club Museum, which was looted after the 1978 revolution. Most of the museum's trophies were won by the club's football team.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (9): 1970–71, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2021–22
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (10): 1973–74, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2019–20

Cups

1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (7): 1976–77, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2017–18
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (6): 1989–90, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2015–16, 2019–20, 2020–21
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 2022
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (1): 2018

Provincial (High Level)

1st place, gold medalist(s) 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
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (7): 1946–47, 1951–52, 1958–59, 1969–70, 1982–83, 1989–90, 1990–91
  • Tehran Hazfi Cup
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (4): 1946–47, 1950–51, 1958–59, 1960–61
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (3): 1945–46, 1957–58, 1969–70
  • Tehran Super Cup (shared record)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 1994

Continental

1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (2): 1970, 1990–91
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (2): 1991, 1998–99
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place (3): 1971, 2001–02, 2013

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

International

Taj players and staff after winning 1969 Mills Cup (DCM Trophy), the first international trophy ever won by an Iranian side.

Domestic

  • Iran Taj Cup
    • Winner (1): 1958
  • Iran Doosti Cup
    • Winners (1): 1972
  • Iran Ettehad Cup
    • Winners (1): 1973
  • Iran Basij Festival
    • Winner (1): 1992
  • Iran Iran Third Division
    • Winner (1): 1993
  • Iran Kish Quartet Competition Cup
    • Winners (1): 1998
  • Iran Iranian Football League Cup
    • Winners (1): 2002
  • Iran Solh va Doosti Cup
    • Winners (1): 2005

Rankings

The club is currently ranked 160 in the world by IFFHS.[12]

Top Ten Asian's clubs of the 20th Century

Esteghlal was placed 3rd in IFFHS continental Clubs of the 20th Century:[13]

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

Statistics

Official Matchs

  • 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:

Statistics in IPL

  • Seasons in IPL: 22 (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: Reza Enayati with 5 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:

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:

Player records

Appearances

List of Esteghlal F.C players with 200 or more appearances[14]
NamePosClub career Appearances Goals
Mahmoud FekriDefender1992–1996
1998–2007
345 22
Pejman MontazeriDefender2007–2014
2017–2019
318 17
Amir Hossein SadeghiDefender2002–2008
2009–2011
2012–2015
316 16
Javad ZarinchehDefender1987–1991
1993–2003
305 2
Khosro HeydariMidfielder2008–2010
2011–2019
304 8
Arash BorhaniForward2007–2016 292 107
Sadegh VarmazyarDefender1984–1997 271 16
Mehdi RahmatiGoalkeeper2005–2007
2011–2014
2015–2019
265 0
Farhad MajidiForward1997–1998
2000
2007–2011
2012–2013
256 94
Alireza MansourianMidfielder1995–1996
1997–1998
2002–2008
226 24
Hanif Omranzadeh Defender 2008–2014 220 23
Alireza Akbarpour Forward 1996–2006 219 33
Reza Hassanzadeh Defender–Midfielder 1987–1993

1995–2001

214 17
Siavash Akbarpour Forward 2004–2007

2008–2010 2012–2014

212 46
Mehdi Amirabadi Defender 2004–2012 202 4

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

Top scorers[15]
PlayerGoals
Arash Borhani107
Farhad Majidi94
Ali Jabbari92
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi81
Samad Marfavi79
Parviz Mazloumi65
Reza Enayati64
Abdolali Changiz47
Siavash Akbarpour46
Ali Samereh43
Abbas Sarkhab 41
Mehdi Ghayedi 39
Masoud Mojdehi 37
Mojtaba Jabari 33
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht 33
Alireza Akbarpour 33
Hassan Rowshan 32
Hadi Naraghi 31
Jafar Mokhtarifar 31
Omid Ebrahimi 30
Boyouk Jeddikar 30
Edmund Akhtar 29
Mohammad Navazi 29
Mohsen Garousi 29
Amir Arsalan Motahari 29
Cheick Diabaté 27
Voria Ghafouri 26
Shahrokh Bayani 26
Ali Akbarian 26
Amir Ghalenoei 25
Sajjad Shahbazzadeh 24
Alireza Mansourian 24
Sirous Dinmohammadi 24
Faraz Fatemi 24
Javad Ghorab 23
Hanif Omranzadeh 23
Farshid Esmaeili 22
Farzad Majidi 22
Mahmoud Fekri 22
Ali Mousavi 21
Gholamhossein Farzami 21
Jaber Ansari 21
Fred Malekian 20
Arthur Yamga 20
Behtash Fariba 19
Mehdi Seyed-Salehi 19
Hossein Kazemi 18
Yadollah Akbari 18
Amir Hashemi 18
Milad Meydavoudi 17
Ali Ghorbani 17
Reza Hassanzadeh 17
Pejman Montazeri 17
Amir Hossein Sadeghi 16
Mohammad Ghazi 16
Ahmad Momenzadeh 15
Parviz Koozehkanani 15
Sadegh Varmzyar 15
Mehdi Hasheminasab 15
Majid Namjoo-motlagh 15

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

References

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  13. shared record holder.
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