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 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.
Honours
[edit]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
Domestic
[edit]League
[edit]- 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
- Hazfi Cup (record)
- 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
Provincial (High Level)
[edit]- 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
[edit]- AFC Champions League (Iran record)
Doubles and Treble
[edit]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
Minor Tournaments
[edit]International
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]The club is currently ranked 160 in the world by IFFHS.[12]
Top Ten Asian's clubs of the 20th Century
[edit]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
[edit]Official Matches
[edit]- Most goals scored in a match:
- 18 – 0 (1 time) (Iran record)[citation needed]
- 13 – 0 (1 time)[citation needed]
- 13 – 1 (1 time)[citation needed]
- 11 – 0 (2 time)[citation needed]
- 11 – 1 (1 time)[citation needed]
- 10 – 0 (4 time)[citation needed]
- 10 – 1 (1 time)[citation needed]
- Player with a most goal in a single match:
- Ali Jabbari with 5 goals (3 time)[citation needed]
- Reza Enayati with 5 goals[citation needed]
- Arash Borhani with 5 goals[citation needed]
Statistics in IPL
[edit]- 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)[citation needed]
- 6 – 0 (1 time)[citation needed]
- 6 – 1 (1 time)[citation needed]
- 6 – 2 (1 time)[citation needed]
- 5 – 0 (5 time)[citation needed]
- Most goals conceded in a match: 4 – 1 (3 times)
- Player with a most goal in a single match:
- Reza Enayati with 5 goals
- Alireza Akbarpour with 4 goals
Statistics in ACC/ACL/ACWC
[edit]- Most goals scored in a match:
- 8 – 0 (1 time)[citation needed]
- 7 – 0 (1 time)[citation needed]
- 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
[edit]- Most goals scored in a match:
- 13 – 0 (1 time)[citation needed]
- 10 – 1 (1 time)[citation needed]
- 9 – 0 (1 time)[citation needed]
- 8 – 1 (2 time)[citation needed]
- 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
[edit]Appearances
[edit]# | Name | Pos | Club career | Appearances | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mahmoud Fekri | Defender | 1992–1996 1998–2007 |
345 | 22 |
2 | Pejman Montazeri | Defender | 2007–2014 2017–2019 |
318 | 17 |
3 | Amir Hossein Sadeghi | Defender | 2002–2008 2009–2011 2012–2015 |
316 | 16 |
4 | Javad Zarincheh | Defender | 1987–1991 1993–2003 |
305 | 2 |
5 | Khosro Heydari | Midfielder | 2008–2010 2011–2019 |
304 | 8 |
6 | Arash Borhani | Forward | 2007–2016 | 292 | 107 |
7 | Sadegh Varmazyar | Defender | 1984–1997 | 271 | 16 |
8 | Mehdi Rahmati | Goalkeeper | 2005–2007 2011–2014 2015–2019 |
265 | 0 |
9 | Farhad Majidi | Forward | 1997–1998 2000 2007–2011 2012–2013 |
256 | 94 |
10 | Alireza Mansourian | Midfielder | 1995–1996 1997–1998 2002–2008 |
226 | 24 |
- 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
[edit]- All-time top scorer: Arash Borhani with 107 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
[edit]# | Player | Goals |
---|---|---|
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 |
Managerial records
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
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- ^ +1000 points
- ^ +1000 points
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