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]
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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] | |||||
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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
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Cups
- Hazfi Cup (record)
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 (Iran record)
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
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DCM Trophy
- Winners (4): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1989[10]
Bordoloi Trophy
- Winners (1): 1989[11]
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.[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. |
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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 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:
- Ali Jabbari with 5 goals (3 time)
- Reza Enayati with 5 goals
- Arash Borhani with 5 goals
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:
- 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
- Mehdi Seyed-Salehi with 4 goals
Player records
Appearances
Name | Pos | Club career | Appearances | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mahmoud Fekri | Defender | 1992–1996 1998–2007 |
345 | 22 |
Pejman Montazeri | Defender | 2007–2014 2017–2019 |
318 | 17 |
Amir Hossein Sadeghi | Defender | 2002–2008 2009–2011 2012–2015 |
316 | 16 |
Javad Zarincheh | Defender | 1987–1991 1993–2003 |
305 | 2 |
Khosro Heydari | Midfielder | 2008–2010 2011–2019 |
304 | 8 |
Arash Borhani | Forward | 2007–2016 | 292 | 107 |
Sadegh Varmazyar | Defender | 1984–1997 | 271 | 16 |
Mehdi Rahmati | Goalkeeper | 2005–2007 2011–2014 2015–2019 |
265 | 0 |
Farhad Majidi | Forward | 1997–1998 2000 2007–2011 2012–2013 |
256 | 94 |
Alireza Mansourian | Midfielder | 1995–1996 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 |
- 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 108 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
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
- 1000 points
- +1000 points
- +1000 points
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- "IFFHS (International Federation of Football for History & Statistics". www.iffhs.de. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- shared record holder.
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