Iranian football clubs in the AFC Champions League explained

The Persian Gulf Pro League clubs in the AFC Champions League.This details the participation and performances in the competition since its based at 2002 as a result of the merger between the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup.

Results

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Esteghlal

15

GS

–

–

–

DQ

–

GS

R16

GS

R16

SF

GS

–

–

R16

QF

GS

R16

R16

DQ

–

Q

Sepahan

14

–

GS

GS

–

RU

GS

GS

GS

QF

QF

GS

GS

–

–

–

–

–

GS

–

GS

R16

PO

Persepolis

12

GS

–

–

–

–

–

R16

–

GS

R16

–

–

–

–

SF

RU

GS

RU

QF

DQ

GS

Q

Zob Ahan

7

–

GS

–

–

–

–

–

RU

QF

PO

–

–

–

–

GS

R16

R16

–

–

–

–

–

Tractor Sazi

7

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

GS

GS

GS

R16

–

GS

–

–

R16

–

PO

–

Foolad

5

–

–

–

GS

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

R16

GS

–

–

–

–

–

GS

QF

–

–

Saba Qom

3

–

–

–

GS

–

–

GS

–

–

–

PO

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Saipa

2

–

–

–

–

–

QF

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

PO

–

–

–

–

–

PAS Tehran

1

–

–

QF

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Mes Kerman

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

R16

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Naft Tehran

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

QF

PO

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Esteghlal Khuzestan

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

R16

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Shahr Khodro

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

GS

–

–

–

–

Nassaji Mazandaran

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

GS

–

Legend

• Q : Qualified
• DQ: Disqualified
• PO : Qualifying play-off round
• GS : Group stage
• R16 : Round of 16
• QF : Quarter-finals
• SF : Semi-finals
• RU : Runners-Up
• C : Champions

Statistics

Statistics by club

This table includes results beyond group stage of the AFC Champions League through 2002/03 season, therefore:

• It does not include the old Asian Club Championship
• It does not include Qualifying rounds

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Best Finish
1	Sepahan	96	42	18	36	144	124	+20	141	style="background:silver;"
2	Persepolis	85	39	19	27	111	93	+18	136	style="background:silver;"
3	Esteghlal	83	32	26	25	122	104	+18	122
4	Zob Ahan	55	26	14	15	73	56	+17	92	style="background:silver;"
5	Foolad	32	10	13	9	31	26	+5	43
6	Tractor Sazi	39	10	10	19	41	53	−12	40	style="background:#7FFFD4;"
7	Pas	8	5	3	0	16	8	+8	18
8	Saba	12	4	3	5	20	17	+3	15
9	Saipa	8	3	4	1	10	10	0	13
10	Naft Tehran	10	3	2	5	11	13	−2	11
11	Mes Kerman	7	3	0	4	13	14	−1	9
12	Esteghlal Khuzestan	8	2	3	3	8	9	−1	9
13	Nasaji Mazandaran	6	2	0	4	7	10	−3	6
14	Shahr Khodro	4	0	0	4	0	6	−6	0

Statistics by season

As of 22 February 2024 (Excludes Qualification)

Season	Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
AFC Champions League
2002–03	2	6	3	0	3	10	9	+1	9
2004	2	10	5	3	2	19	15	+4	18
2005	2	14	8	5	1	26	14	+12	29
2006	2	12	4	2	6	21	17	+4	14
2007	1	12	5	5	2	16	9	+7	20
2008	2	14	5	5	4	15	18	-3	20
2009	4	23	5	8	10	27	31	-4	23
2010	4	32	16	6	10	44	35	+9	54
2011	4	30	14	7	9	49	38	+11	49
2012	3	26	13	6	7	39	24	+15	45
2013	3	25	11	5	9	41	38	+3	38
2014	4	28	9	8	11	33	28	+5	35
2015	4	31	11	6	14	29	38	-9	39
2016	3	22	10	3	9	29	24	+5	33
2017	4	32	12	11	9	41	40	+1	47
2018	4	39	15	10	14	48	50	-2	55
2019	3	24	10	6	8	35	29	+6	36
2020	4	29	11	6	12	36	29	+7	39
2021	4	29	13	8	8	42	28	+14	47
2022	2	14	6	4	4	14	15	-1	22
2023–24	3	20	7	3	10	30	29	+1	24
AFC Champions League Elite
2024–25	2
Total	64	472	193	117	162	644	558	+86	696

Games by club

Match won

Match drawn

Match lost

Esteghlal

Esteghlal results
Season	Round	Result	Opponent	Venue
2002–03 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	2–1	Al Sadd	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
		2–3	Al-Hilal
		1–3	Al-Ain
2009 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	0–1	Al-Ittihad	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
		1–1	Al-Jazira	Tehran, Iran
		0–1	Umm-Salal	Doha, Qatar
		1–1	Umm-Salal	Tehran, Iran
		1–1	Al-Ittihad	Tehran, Iran
		2–2	Al-Jazira	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2010 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	2–1	Al-Ahli	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
		0–0	Al-Jazira	Tehran, Iran
		3–0	Al-Gharafa	Tehran, Iran
		1–1	Al-Gharafa	Doha, Qatar
		2–1	Al-Ahli	Tehran, Iran
		1–2	Al-Jazira	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
	Round of 16	2–3	Al-Shabab	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2011 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–1	Al Sadd	Tehran, Iran
		1–2	Al-Nassr	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		4–2	Pakhtakor	Tehran, Iran
		1–2	Pakhtakor	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		2–2	Al Sadd	Doha, Qatar
		2–1	Al-Nassr	Tehran, Iran
2012 AFC Champions League	Qualifying play-off semi-final	2–0	Zob Ahan	Tehran, Iran
	Qualifying play-off final	3–1	Al-Ettifaq	Tehran, Iran
	Group Stage	1–0	Al-Rayyan	Al-Rayyan, Qatar
		0–0	Nasaf Qarshi	Tehran, Iran
		1–2	Al-Jazira	Tehran, Iran
		1–1	Al-Jazira	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		3–0	Al-Rayyan	Tehran, Iran
		2–0	Nasaf Qarshi	Qarshi, Uzbekistan
	Round of 16	0–2	Sepahan	Isfahan, Iran
2013 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	3–3	Al-Rayyan	Al-Rayyan, Qatar
		2–0	Al-Ain	Tehran, Iran
		2–1	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		0–1	Al-Hilal	Tehran, Iran
		3–0	Al-Rayyan	Tehran, Iran
		1–0	Al-Ain	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
	Round of 16	4–2	Al-Shabab Al-Arabi	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
		0–0	Al-Shabab Al-Arabi	Tehran, Iran
	Quarter-final	1–0	Buriram United	Tehran, Iran
		2–1	Buriram United	Buriram, Thailand
	Semi-final	0–2	FC Seoul	Seoul, South Korea
		2–2	FC Seoul	Tehran, Iran
2014 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	0–1	Al-Shabab	Tehran, Iran
		0–1	Al-Rayyan	Al-Rayyan, Qatar
		2–2	Al-Jazira	Tehran, Iran
		1–0	Al-Jazira	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		1–2	Al-Shabab	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		3–1	Al-Rayyan	Tehran, Iran
2017 AFC Champions League	Play-off round	0–0	Al Sadd	Tehran, Iran
	Group Stage	1–2	Al-Ahli	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
		3–0	Al-Taawoun	Muscat, Oman
		2–0	Lokomotiv Tashkent	Tehran, Iran
		1–1	Lokomotiv Tashkent	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		1–1	Al-Ahli	Tehran, Iran
		2–1	Al-Taawoun	Doha, Qatar
	Round of 16	1–0	Al-Ain	Tehran, Iran
		1–6	Al-Ain	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
2018 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	2–2	Al-Rayyan	Doha, Qatar
		1–0	Al-Hilal	Seeb, Oman
		2–2	Al-Ain	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
		1–1	Al-Ain	Tehran, Iran
		2–0	Al-Rayyan	Tehran, Iran
		0–1	Al-Hilal	Kuwait City, Kuwait
	Round of 16	0–1	Zob Ahan	Isfahan, Iran
		3–1	Zob Ahan	Tehran, Iran
	Quarter-final	1–3	Al Sadd	Tehran, Iran
		2–2	Al Sadd	Doha, Qatar
2019 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	0–3	Al-Duhail	Doha, Qatar
		1–1	Al-Ain	Tehran, Iran
		2–1	Al-Hilal	Doha, Qatar
		0–1	Al-Hilal	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		1–1	Al-Duhail	Tehran, Iran
		2–1	Al-Ain	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
2020 AFC Champions League	Preliminary round 2	3–0	Al Kuwait	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	Play-off round	5–0	Al-Rayyan	Doha, Qatar
	Group Stage	1–1	Al-Shorta	Erbil, Iraq
		1–2	Al-Ahli	Kuwait City, Kuwait
		1–1	Al-Shorta	Doha, Qatar
		3–0	Al-Ahli	Doha, Qatar
	Round of 16	1–2	Pakhtakor	Al Wakrah, Qatar
2021 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	5–2	Al-Ahli	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
		3–0	Al-Shorta
		3–4	Al-Duhail
		2–2	Al-Duhail
		0–0	Al-Ahli
		1–0	Al-Shorta
2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite	League Stage		Al-Gharafa	Tehran, Iran
			Al Sadd	Doha, Qatar
			Al-Nassr	Tehran, Iran
			Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
			Pakhtakor	Tehran, Iran
			Al-Ahli	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
			Al-Shorta	Tehran, Iran
			Al-Rayyan	Al-Rayyan, Qatar

Esteghlal Khuzestan

Esteghlal Khuzestan results
Season	Round	Result	Opponent	Venue
2017 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–0	Al-Fateh	Muscat, Oman
		1–0	Al-Jazira	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		1–1	Lekhwiya	Ahvaz, Iran
		1–2	Lekhwiya	Doha, Qatar
		1–1	Al-Fateh	Al Rayyan, Qatar
		1–1	Al-Jazira	Ahvaz, Iran
	Round of 16	1–2	Al-Hilal	Seeb, Oman
		1–2	Al-Hilal	Al Rayyan, Qatar

Foolad

Foolad results
Season	Round	Result	Opponent	Venue
2006 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	6–0	Al Qadisiya	Tehran, Iran
		0–0	Al-Ittihad	Aleppo, Syria
		0–2	Pakhtakor	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		1–3	Pakhtakor	Tehran, Iran
		0–2	Al Qadisiya	Kuwait City, Kuwait
		1–2	Al-Ittihad	Tehran, Iran
2014 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	0–0	El Jaish	Doha, Qatar
		1–0	Al-Fateh	Ahvaz, Iran
		1–1	Bunyodkor	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		1–0	Bunyodkor	Ahvaz, Iran
		3–1	El Jaish	Ahvaz, Iran
		5–1	Al-Fateh	Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia
	Round of 16	0–0	Al Sadd	Doha, Qatar
		2–2	Al Sadd	Ahvaz, Iran
2017 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	0–0	Al Sadd	Ahvaz, Iran
		1–1	Lokomotiv Tashkent	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		0–0	Al-Hilal	Ahvaz, Iran
		0–2	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		0–1	Al Sadd	Doha, Qatar
		1–0	Lokomotiv Tashkent	Ahvaz, Iran
2021 AFC Champions League	Play-off round	4–0	Al-Ain	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
	Group Stage	1–1	Al Sadd	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
		1–0	Al-Wehdat
		1–1	Al-Nassr
		0–2	Al-Nassr
		0–1	Al Sadd
		0–1	Al-Wehdat
2022 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	0–0	Al-Gharafa
		1–1	Shabab Al-Ahli
		1–0	Ahal
		1–0	Ahal
		1–0	Al-Gharafa
		1–1	Shabab Al-Ahli
	Round of 16	1–0	Al-Faisaly	Doha, Qatar
	Quarter-final	0–1	Al-Hilal	Al Wakrah, Qatar

Mes Kerman

Mes Kerman results
Season	Round	Result	Opponent	Venue
2010 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	4–2	Al-Ahli	Kerman, Iran
		1–3	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		1–4	Al Sadd	Doha, Qatar
		3–1	Al Sadd	Kerman, Iran
		1–2	Al-Ahli	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
		3–1	Al-Hilal	Kerman, Iran
	Round of 16	0–1	Zob Ahan	Isfahan, Iran

Naft Tehran

Naft Tehran results
Season	Round	Result	Opponent	Venue
2015 AFC Champions League	Play-off round	1–0	El Jaish	Tehran, Iran
	Group Stage	1–2	Pakhtakor	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		1–1	Al-Ain	Tehran, Iran
		3–0	Al-Shabab	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		2–1	Al-Shabab	Tehran, Iran
		1–1	Pakhtakor	Tehran, Iran
		0–3	Al-Ain	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
	Round of 16	1–0	Al-Ahli	Tehran, Iran
		1–2	Al-Ahli	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
	Quarter-final	0–1	Al-Ahli	Tehran, Iran
		1–2	Al-Ahli	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2016 AFC Champions League	Play-off round	0–2	El Jaish	Tehran, Iran

Nassaji Mazandaran

Nassaji Mazandaran results
Season	Round	Result	Opponent	Venue
2023–24 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	2–0	Mumbai City	Pune, India
		0–3	Al-Hilal	Tehran, Iran
		1–2	Navbahor	Namangan, Uzbekistan
		1–3	Navbahor	Tehran, Iran
		2–0	Mumbai City	Tehran, Iran
		1–2	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Pas

Pas results
Season	Round	Result	Opponent	Venue
2005 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	2–1	Al-Rayyan	Tehran, Iran
		1–1	Al-Shorta	Baghdad, Iraq
		5–1	Al-Salmiya	Al Salmiya, Kuwait
		1–0	Al-Salmiya	Tehran, Iran
		2–1	Al-Rayyan	Al-Rayyan, Qatar
		1–0	Al-Shorta	Tehran, Iran
	Round of 16	1–1	Al-Ain	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
		3–3	Al-Ain	Tehran, Iran

Persepolis

Persepolis results
Season	Round	Result	Opponent	Venue
2002–03 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–0	Al-Talaba	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		0–1	Pakhtakor
		4–1	Nisa Asgabat
2009 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	0–0	Al-Shabab	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		3–1	Al-Gharafa	Tehran, Iran
		1–5	Al-Gharafa	Doha, Qatar
		1–0	Al-Shabab	Tehran, Iran
	Round of 16	0–1	Bunyodkor	Tehran, Iran
2011 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–3	Al-Ittihad	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
		1–1	Al-Wahda	Tehran, Iran
		0–0	Bunyodkor	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		1–3	Bunyodkor	Tehran, Iran
		3–2	Al-Ittihad	Tehran, Iran
		0–2	Al-Wahda	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2012 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–1	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		6–1	Al-Shabab	Tehran, Iran
		3–0	Al-Gharafa	Doha, Qatar
		1–1	Al-Gharafa	Tehran, Iran
		0–1	Al-Hilal	Tehran, Iran
		3–1	Al-Shabab	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	Round of 16	0–3	Al-Ittihad	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2017 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–1	Al-Hilal	Muscat, Oman
		3–2	Al-Wahda	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		1–3	Al-Rayyan	Doha, Qatar
		0–0	Al-Rayyan	Tehran, Iran
		0–0	Al-Hilal	Muscat, Oman
		4–2	Al-Wahda	Tehran, Iran
	Round of 16	1–0	Lekhwiya	Tehran, Iran
		1–0	Lekhwiya	Doha, Qatar
	Quarter-final	2–2	Al-Ahli	Muscat, Oman
		3–1	Al-Ahli	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
	Semi-final	0–4	Al-Hilal	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		2–2	Al-Hilal	Muscat, Oman
2018 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	3–0	Nasaf Qarshi	Tehran, Iran
		1–3	Al Sadd	Doha, Qatar
		2–0	Al-Wasl	Tehran, Iran
		1–0	Al-Wasl	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
		0–0	Nasaf Qarshi	Qarshi, Uzbekistan
		2–1	Al Sadd	Tehran, Iran
	Round of 16	2–3	Al-Jazira	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		2–1	Al-Jazira	Tehran, Iran
	Quarter-final	0–1	Al-Duhail	Doha, Qatar
		3–1	Al-Duhail	Tehran, Iran
	Semi-final	1–0	Al Sadd	Doha, Qatar
		1–1	Al Sadd	Tehran, Iran
	Final	0–2	Kashima Antlers	Kashima, Japan
		0–0	Kashima Antlers	Tehran, Iran
2019 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–1	Pakhtakor	Tehran, Iran
		0–1	Al Sadd	Doha, Qatar
		2–0	Al-Ahli	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
		1–2	Al-Ahli	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
		1–2	Pakhtakor	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		2–0	Al Sadd	Tehran, Iran
2020 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	0–2	Al-Duhail	Doha, Qatar
		2–2	Sharjah	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
		1–0	Al-Taawoun	Doha, Qatar
		1–0	Al-Taawoun
		0–1	Al-Duhail
		4–0	Sharjah
	Round of 16	1–0	Al Sadd
	Quarter-final	2–0	Pakhtakor
	Semi-final	1–1	Al-Nassr	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
	Final	1–2	Ulsan Hyundai	Al Wakrah, Qatar
2021 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–0	Al-Wahda	Margao, India
		3–1	Al-Rayyan
		2–1	Goa
		4–0	Goa
		0–1	Al-Wahda
		4–2	Al-Rayyan
	Round of 16	1–0	Istiklol	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
	Quarter-final	0–3	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2023–24 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	0–2	Al-Nassr	Tehran, Iran
		1–0	Al-Duhail	Doha, Qatar
		2–0	Istiklol	Tehran, Iran
		1–1	Istiklol	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
		0–0	Al-Nassr	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		1–2	Al-Duhail	Tehran, Iran
2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite	League Stage		Al-Ahli	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
			Pakhtakor	Tehran, Iran
			Al Sadd	Doha, Qatar
			Al-Gharafa	Tehran, Iran
			Al-Rayyan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
			Al-Shorta	Tehran, Iran
			Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
			Al-Nassr	Tehran, Iran

Saba Qom

Saba Qom results
Season	Round	Result	Opponent	Venue
2006 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	2–0	Al-Gharafa	Doha, Qatar
		1–2	Al-Karamah	Robat Karim, Iran
		2–2	Al-Wahda	Robat Karim, Iran
		4–2	Al-Wahda	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		4–1	Al-Gharafa	Robat Karim, Iran
		0–1	Al-Karamah	Homs, Iraq
2009 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–1	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		0–0	Al-Ahli	Qom, Iran
		0–2	Pakhtakor	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		1–2	Pakhtakor	Qom, Iran
		0–1	Al-Hilal	Qom, Iran
		5–3	Al-Ahli	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2013 AFC Champions League	Qualifying play-off	1–1	Al-Shabab Al-Arabi	Qom, Iran

Saipa

Saipa results
Season	Round	Result	Opponent	Venue
2008 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–1	Al Kuwait	Kuwait City, Kuwait
		2–0	Al-Wasl	Karaj, Iran
		1–0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Kuwait City, Kuwait
		1–1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Karaj, Iran
		1–0	Al Kuwait	Karaj, Iran
		1–1	Al-Wasl	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	Quarter-finals	2–2	Bunyodkor	Tehran, Iran
		1–5	Bunyodkor	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2019 AFC Champions League	Preliminary round 2	4–0	Minerva Punjab	Qods, Iran
	Play-off round	1–3	Al-Rayyan	Doha, Qatar

Sepahan

Sepahan results
Season	Round	Result	Opponent	Venue
2004 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	4–0	Neftchi	Isfahan, Iran
		2–2	Al Arabi	Kuwait City, Kuwait
		3–2	Al-Ittihad	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
		0–4	Al-Ittihad	Isfahan, Iran
		3–1	Neftchi	Fergana, Uzbekistan
		3–1	Al Arabi	Isfahan, Iran
2005 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–1	Al-Shabab	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		1–1	Al-Ain	Isfahan, Iran
		3–1	Al-Wahda	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		2–0	Al-Wahda	Isfahan, Iran
		1–0	Al-Shabab	Isfahan, Iran
		2–3	Al-Ain	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
2007 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	2–1	Al-Ittihad	Isfahan, Iran
		1–0	Al-Shabab	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		2–3	Al-Ain	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
		1–1	Al-Ain	Isfahan, Iran
		5–0	Al-Ittihad	Aleppo, Syria
		1–0	Al-Shabab	Isfahan, Iran
	Quater-final	0–0	Kawasaki Frontale	Isfahan, Iran
		0–0	Kawasaki Frontale	Kawasaki, Japan
	Semi-final	3–1	Al-Wahda	Isfahan, Iran
		0–0	Al-Wahda	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
	Final	1–1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Isfahan, Iran
		0–2	Urawa Red Diamonds	Saitama, Japan
2008 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	0–2	Al-Ittihad	Isfahan, Iran
		0–2	Bunyodkor	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		2–1	Al-Ittihad	Tehran, Iran
		1–0	Al-Ittihad	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
		1–2	Al-Ittihad	Aleppo, Syria
		1–1	Bunyodkor	Tehran, Iran
2009 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	2–0	Al-Shabab Al-Arabi	Isfahan, Iran
		1–2	Al-Ettifaq	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
		2–2	Bunyodkor	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		0–1	Bunyodkor	Isfahan, Iran
		1–2	Al-Shabab Al-Arabi	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
		3–0	Al-Ettifaq	Isfahan, Iran
2010 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–1	Al-Shabab	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		0–0	Al-Ain	Isfahan, Iran
		1–2	Pakhtakor	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		2–0	Pakhtakor	Isfahan, Iran
		1–0	Al-Shabab	Isfahan, Iran
		0–2	Al-Ain	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
2011 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	2–1	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		5–1	Al-Jazira	Isfahan, Iran
		2–0	Al-Gharafa	Isfahan, Iran
		0–1	Al-Gharafa	Doha, Qatar
		1–1	Al-Hilal	Isfahan, Iran
		4–1	Al-Jazira	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
	Round of 16	3–1	Bunyodkor	Isfahan, Iran
	Quarter-final	0–3	Al Sadd	Isfahan, Iran
		2–1	Al Sadd	Doha, Qatar
2012 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–0	Al-Nasr	Isfahan, Iran
		1–1	Al-Ahli	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
		2–1	Lekhwiya	Isfahan, Iran
		0–1	Lekhwiya	Doha, Qatar
		3–0	Al-Nasr	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
		2–1	Al-Ahli	Isfahan, Iran
	Round of 16	2–0	Esteghlal	Isfahan, Iran
	Quarter-final	0–0	Al-Ahli	Isfahan, Iran
		1–4	Al-Ahli	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2013 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	3–0	Al-Nasr	Isfahan, Iran
		1–3	Al-Gharafa	Doha, Qatar
		2–4	Al-Ahli	Isfahan, Iran
		1–4	Al-Ahli	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
		2–1	Al-Nasr	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
		3–1	Al-Gharafa	Isfahan, Iran
2014 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–3	Al Sadd	Doha, Qatar
		3–2	Al-Hilal	Isfahan, Iran
		1–2	Al-Ahli	Isfahan, Iran
		0–0	Al-Ahli	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
		4–0	Al Sadd	Isfahan, Iran
		0–1	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2020 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	4–0	Al-Ain	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
		0–3	Al Sadd	Doha, Qatar
		0–2	Al-Nassr
		0–2	Al-Nassr
		0–0	Al-Ain
		2–1	Al Sadd
2022 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	3–1	Pakhtakor	Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
		0–1	Al-Duhail
		0–3	Al-Taawoun
		1–1	Al-Taawoun
		2–1	Pakhtakor
		2–5	Al-Duhail
2023–24 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	2–2	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Erbil, Iraq
		0–3	Al-Ittihad	Isfahan, Iran
		3–1	AGMK	Olmaliq, Uzbekistan
		9–0	AGMK	Tehran, Iran
		1–0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Tehran, Iran
		1–2	Al-Ittihad	Mecca, Saudi Arabia
	Round of 16	1–3	Al-Hilal	Isfahan, Iran
		1–3	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite	Preliminary round	1–4	Shabab Al-Ahli	Isfahan, Iran

Shahr Khodro

Shahr Khodro results
Season	Round	Result	Opponent	Venue
2020 AFC Champions League	Preliminary round 2	2–1	Al-Riffa	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
	Play-off round	0–0	Al-Sailiya	Doha, Qatar
	Group Stage	0–3	Pakhtakor	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		0–1	Shabab Al-Ahli	Al Wakrah, Qatar
		0–1	Shabab Al-Ahli
		0–1	Pakhtakor

Tractor Sazi

Tractor Sazi results
Season	Round	Result	Opponent	Venue
2013 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	3–1	Al-Jazira	Tabriz, Iran
		3–3	El Jaish	Al Rayyan, Qatar
		0–1	Al-Shabab	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		0–1	Al-Shabab	Tabriz, Iran
		0–2	Al-Jazira	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		2–4	El Jaish	Tabriz, Iran
2014 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–0	Al-Ittihad	Tabriz, Iran
		0–0	Lekhwiya	Doha, Qatar
		1–3	Al-Ain	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
		2–2	Al-Ain	Tabriz, Iran
		0–2	Al-Ittihad	Mecca, Saudi Arabia
		0–1	Lekhwiya	Tabriz, Iran
2015 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–2	Nasaf Qarshi	Qarshi, Uzbekistan
		1–0	Al-Ahli	Tabriz, Iran
		0–2	Al-Ahli	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
		2–2	Al-Ahli	Tabriz, Iran
		1–2	Nasaf Qarshi	Tabriz, Iran
		2–3	Al-Ahli	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2016 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	4–0	Al-Jazira	Tabriz, Iran
		1–0	Al-Jazira	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		0–1	Pakhtakor	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		2–0	Pakhtakor	Tabriz, Iran
		2–0	Al-Hilal	Doha, Qatar
		1–2	Al-Hilal	Muscat, Oman
	Round of 16	1–4	Al-Nasr	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
		3–1	Al-Nasr	Tabriz, Iran
2018 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	0–1	Al-Ahli	Seeb, Oman
		0–3	Al-Gharafa	Doha, Qatar
		0–0	Al-Jazira	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		1–1	Al-Jazira	Tabriz, Iran
		0–2	Al-Ahli	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
		1–3	Al-Gharafa	Tabriz, Iran
2021 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	3–3	Pakhtakor	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
		0–0	Sharjah
		0–0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
		1–0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
		0–0	Pakhtakor
		2–0	Sharjah
	Round of 16	0–1	Al-Nassr	Doha, Qatar
2023–24 AFC Champions League	Play-off round	1–3	Sharjah	Tabriz, Iran

Zob Ahan

Zob Ahan results
Season	Round	Result	Opponent	Venue
2004 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–0	Pakhtakor	Isfahan, Iran
		3–3	Qatar SC	Isfahan, Iran
		0–0	Qatar SC	Doha, Qatar
		0–2	Pakhtakor	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2010 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–0	Al-Wahda	Isfahan, Iran
		2–2	Al-Ittihad	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
		3–0	Bunyodkor	Isfahan, Iran
		1–0	Bunyodkor	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		0–1	Al-Wahda	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		1–0	Al-Ittihad	Isfahan, Iran
	Round of 16	1–0	Mes Kerman	Isfahan, Iran
	Quater-final	2–1	Pohang Steelers	Isfahan, Iran
		1–1	Pohang Steelers	Pohang, South Korea
	Semi-final	1–0	Al-Hilal	Isfahan, Iran
		1–0	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
	Final	1–3	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	Tokyo, Japan
2011 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	2–1	Emirates	Isfahan, Iran
		0–0	Al-Shabab	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		3–1	Al-Rayyan	Al-Rayyan, Qatar
		1–0	Al-Rayyan	Isfahan, Iran
		1–0	Emirates	Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
		0–1	Al-Shabab	Isfahan, Iran
	Round of 16	4–1	Al-Nassr	Isfahan, Iran
	Quater-final	1–1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Suwon, South Korea
		1–2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Isfahan, Iran
2012 AFC Champions League	Qualifying play-off semi-final	0–2	Esteghlal	Tehran, Iran
2017 AFC Champions League	Group Stage	1–1	Al-Ain	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
		1–2	Al-Ahli	Muscat, Oman
		2–0	Bunyodkor	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		2–1	Bunyodkor	Isfahan, Iran
		0–3	Al-Ain	Isfahan, Iran
		0–2	Al-Ahli	Al-Rayyan, Qatar
2018 AFC Champions League	Play-off round	3–1	Aizawl	Isfahan, Iran
	Group Stage	1–3	Al-Duhail	Doha, Qatar
		2–0	Lokomotiv Tashkent	Isfahan, Iran
		2–0	Al-Wahda	Isfahan, Iran
		0–3	Al-Wahda	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		0–1	Al-Duhail	Isfahan, Iran
		1–1	Lokomotiv Tashkent	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
	Round of 16	1–0	Esteghlal	Isfahan, Iran
		1–3	Esteghlal	Tehran, Iran
2019 AFC Champions League	Preliminary round 2	1–0	Al Kuwait	Isfahan, Iran
	Play-off round	3–2	Al-Gharafa	Al-Rayyan, Qatar
	Group Stage	0–0	Al-Zawraa	Isfahan, Iran
		3–2	Al-Nassr	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
		3–1	Al-Wasl	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
		2–0	Al-Wasl	Isfahan, Iran
		2–2	Al-Zawraa	Karbala, Iraq
		0–0	Al-Nassr	Doha, Qatar
	Round of 16	1–2	Al-Ittihad	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
		3–4	Al-Ittihad	Doha, Qatar

Statistics by opponents league

India

Against Indian Super League clubs
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nassaji Mazandaran	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6
Persepolis	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6
Saipa	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3
Zob Ahan	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3
Total	6	6	0	0	17	2	+15	18

Iran

Against Persian Gulf Pro League clubs
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Esteghlal	4	2	0	2	5	4	+1	6
Mes Kerman	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
Sepahan	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
Zob Ahan	4	2	0	2	3	5	−2	6
Total	10	5	0	5	10	10	0	15

Iraq

Against Iraq Stars League clubs
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Esteghlal	4	2	2	0	6	2	+4	8
Pas	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
Persepolis	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
Saba Qom	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0
Saipa	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
Sepahan	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
Tractor Sazi	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
Zob Ahan	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
Total	17	7	8	2	18	11	+7	29

Japan

Against J1 League clubs
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Persepolis	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1
Sepahan	4	0	3	1	1	3	−2	3
Total	6	0	4	2	1	5	−4	4

Kuwait

Against Kuwait Premier League clubs
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Esteghlal	1	1	0	0	4	0	+3	3
Foolad	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0
Pas	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6
Saipa	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
Sepahan	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	4
Zob Ahan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
Total	10	6	2	2	18	9	+9	20

Qatar

Against Qatar Stars League clubs
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Esteghlal	23	7	10	6	41	31	+10	31
Esteghlal Khuzestan	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
Foolad	7	1	4	2	4	7	−3	7
Mes Kerman	6	2	1	3	8	10	−2	7
Naft Tehran	4	2	0	2	3	6	−3	6
Pas	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	6
Persepolis	23	11	6	6	24	19	+5	39
Saba Qom	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6
Saipa	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0
Sepahan	14	6	0	8	19	24	−5	18
Shahr Khodro	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tractor Sazi	6	0	2	4	6	14	−8	2
Zob Ahan	7	3	2	2	11	10	+1	11
Total	98	36	27	35	128	130	−2	135

Saudi Arabia

Against Saudi Professional League clubs
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Esteghlal	23	11	1	11	41	34	+7	34
Esteghlal Khuzestan	4	1	1	2	4	7	−3	4
Foolad	9	3	2	4	7	11	−4	11
Mes Kerman	6	2	0	4	7	14	−7	6
Naft Tehran	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	6
Nassaji Mazandaran	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0
Persepolis	21	6	8	7	20	28	−8	26
Saba Qom	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
Sepahan	30	11	6	13	33	49	−16	39
Tractor Sazi	11	2	1	8	6	14	−8	7
Zob Ahan	13	5	3	5	17	16	+1	18
Total	125	43	23	59	144	185	−41	152

South Korea

Against K League clubs
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Esteghlal	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	1
Persepolis	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
Zob Ahan	4	0	2	2	4	7	−3	2
Total	7	0	3	4	7	13	−6	3

Syria

Against Syrian Premier League clubs
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Foolad	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	4
Sepahan	4	2	0	2	8	5	+3	6
Total	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	1

Turkmenistan

Against Ýokary Liga clubs
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Foolad	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	6
Persepolis	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	3
Total	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9

United Arab Emirates

Against UAE Pro League clubs
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Esteghlal	21	7	8	6	27	28	−1	29
Esteghlal Khuzestan	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
Foolad	6	2	3	1	11	8	+3	9
Mes Kerman	5	2	0	3	9	10	−1	6
Naft Tehran	4	2	1	1	5	5	0	7
Pas	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
Persepolis	14	9	2	3	31	16	+15	29
Saba Qom	5	2	3	0	12	8	+4	9
Saipa	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
Sepahan	23	11	6	6	41	19	+22	39
Shahr Khodro	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0
Tractor Sazi	15	6	4	5	22	20	+2	22
Zob Ahan	10	6	1	3	12	10	+2	19
Total	111	49	32	30	179	132	47	179

Uzbekistan

Against Uzbekistan Super League clubs
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Esteghlal	7	4	2	1	13	6	+7	14
Foolad	7	2	3	2	10	9	+1	9
Naft Tehran	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
Nassaji Mazandaran	2	0	0	2	2	5	−2	0
Persepolis	9	2	3	4	8	8	0	9
Saba Qom	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0
Saipa	2	0	1	1	3	7	−4	1
Sepahan	13	8	2	3	33	13	+20	20
Shahr Khodro	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0
Tractor Sazi	6	1	2	3	7	8	−1	5
Zob Ahan	8	6	1	1	12	4	+8	19
Total	60	24	15	21	92	70	+22	81

Finals

Years won!class="unsortable"

Years runners-up
Persepolis	0	2		2018, 2020
Sepahan	0	1		2007
Zob Ahan	0	1		2010

Top scorers

Bold Active in Iranian league teams

Footballer	Club	2002-03	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023–24	Total
Ali Alipour	Persepolis																5	3	2				10
Morteza Tabrizi	Zob AhanEsteghlal														1	2	5	1					9
Mehdi Taremi	Persepolis													1		7							8
Kaveh Rezaei	Zob AhanEsteghlal														2	6							8
Godwin Mensha	Persepolis															4	3						7
Mame Baba Thiam	Esteghlal																7						7
Issa Alekasir	Persepolis																		4	2			6
Cheick Diabate	Esteghlal																		1	5			6

FIFA Club World Cup

Season	Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
2007 FIFA Club World Cup	1	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3
Total	1	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3

Asian Club Championships (1967-2002)

Season	Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
Asian Champion Club Tournament
1969	1	4	2	0	2	9	6	+3	4
1970	1	3	4	0	0	10	1	+9	8
1971	1	3	3	1	1	8	5	+3	7
Asian Club Championship
1986	1	3	2	1	0	20	1	+19	5
1988–89	1	2	1	0	1	6	4	+2	2
1989–90	1	6	4	0	2	13	7	+6	8
1990–91	1	8	6	2	0	11	4	+7	15
1991	1	6	2	3	1	8	4	+4	7
1992–93	1	5	2	1	2	8	6	+2	5
1993–94	1	2	2	2	0	4	1	+3	6
1994–95	1	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
1995	1	7	3	2	2	6	5	+1	11
1996–97	1	9	5	1	3	17	12	+5	16
1997–98	1	7	3	2	2	6	7	−1	11
1998–99	1	7	4	1	2	11	8	+3	13
1999–2000	1	7	3	3	1	5	2	+3	12
2000–01	1	9	5	3	1	19	8	+11	18
2001–02	1	7	4	1	2	19	12	+7	10
Total	18	97	55	25	22	183	96	+87	160

Afro-Asian Club Championship

Season	Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1993	1	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1
Total	1	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Season	Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1990–91	1	2	4	2	0	15	2	+13	10
1991–92	1	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
1992–93	1	8	3	4	1	8	5	+3	10
1993–94	1	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	3
1994–95	1	4	1	2	1	2	2	0	5
1995	1	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5
1996–97	1	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8
1997–98	1	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
1998–99	1	4	1	1	2	11	5	+6	4
1999–2000	1	4	2	1	1	16	2	+14	7
2000–01	1	8	4	1	3	15	10	+5	13
2001–02	1	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
Total	12	50	19	21	14	86	47	+39	70

References

• AFC Champions League Official website
• AFC Champions League on RSSSF