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 of the Tehran province Tehran, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The club was founded in 1946 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] This page details Esteghlal Football Club records and statistics.
See main article: List of Esteghlal F.C. 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 | ||
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
Winners (1): 1957
Winners (7): 1976–77, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2017–18
Runners-up (6): 1989–90, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2015–16, 2019–20, 2020–21
Winners (1): 2022
Runners-up (1): 2018
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
Winners (4): 1946–47, 1950–51, 1958–59, 1960–61
Runners-up (3): 1945–46, 1957–58, 1969–70
Winners (1): 1994
Third place (3): 1971, 2001–02, 2013
Esteghlal has achieved the Double on 5 occasions in its history:
Esteghlal has achieved the Treble on 1 occasions in its history:
DCM Trophy Bordoloi Trophy
Turkmenistan President's Cup
Caspian International Cup Taj Cup Doosti Cup Ettehad Cup Basij Festival Iran Third Division Kish Quartet Competition Cup Iranian Football League Cup Solh va Doosti CupThe club is currently ranked 160 in the world by IFFHS.[11]
Esteghlal was placed 3rd in IFFHS continental Clubs of the 20th Century:[12]
| Position | Team | Country | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Hilal | 93,50 | ||
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 66,25 | ||
| 3 | Esteghlal Tehran | 56,00 | ||
| 4 | 55,00 | |||
| 5 | 51,00 | |||
| 6 | 47,50 | |||
| 7 | 45,25 | |||
| 8 | 42,00 | |||
| 9 | 38,00 | |||
| 10 | Thai Farmers Bank | 33,75 |
| Name | Pos | Club career | Appearances | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmoud Fekri | Defender | 1992–19961998–2007 | 345 | 22 |
| 2 | Pejman Montazeri | Defender | 2007–20142017–2019 | 318 | 17 |
| 3 | Amir Hossein Sadeghi | Defender | 2002–20082009–20112012–2015 | 316 | 16 |
| 4 | Javad Zarincheh | Defender | 1987–19911993–2003 | 305 | 2 |
| 5 | Khosro Heydari | Midfielder | 2008–20102011–2019 | 304 | 8 |
| 6 | Arash Borhani | Forward | 2007–2016 | 292 | 107 |
| 7 | Sadegh Varmazyar | Defender | 1984–1997 | 271 | 16 |
| 8 | Mehdi Rahmati | Goalkeeper | 2005–20072011–20142015–2019 | 265 | 0 |
| 9 | Farhad Majidi | Forward | 1997–199820002007–20112012–2013 | 256 | 94 |
| 10 | Alireza Mansourian | Midfielder | 1995–19961997–19982002–2008 | 226 | 24 |
| 1 | Arash Borhani | 107 | |
| 2 | Farhad Majidi | 94 | |
| 3 | Ali Jabbari | 92 | |
| 4 | Gholam Hossein Mazloumi | 81 | |
| 5 | Samad Marfavi | 79 | |
| 6 | Parviz Mazloumi | 65 | |
| 7 | Reza Enayati | 64 | |
| 8 | Abdolali Changiz | 47 | |
| 9 | Siavash Akbarpour | 46 | |
| 10 | Ali Samereh | 43 |
See main article: List of Esteghlal F.C. managers.