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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.

Arash Borhani is Esteghlal's all-time leading goalscorer with 107 goals in all competitions.

Honours edit

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
  •   record
  •   * shared record
  •   ** Iran record

Domestic edit

League edit

 
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.
  Winners (9): 1970–71, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2021–22
  Runners-up (10): 1973–74, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2019–20
  Winners (1): 1957

Cups edit

  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

Provincial (High Level) edit

  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

  Winners (2): 1970, 1990–91
  Runners-up (2): 1991, 1998–99
  Third place (3): 1971, 2001–02, 2013

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

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

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

Statistics in IPL edit

Statistics in ACC/ACL/ACWC edit

Statistics in Hazfi Cup edit

Player records edit

Appearances edit

List of Esteghlal F.C players with 200 or more appearances[14]
# 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

Goalscorers edit

Top goalscorers edit

Top scorers[15]
# 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

Main article: List of Esteghlal F.C. managers
  • 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 edit

  1. ^ 1000 points
  2. ^ +1000 points
  3. ^ +1000 points
  4. ^ "دربارهٔ باشگاه". fcesteghlal. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012.
  5. ^ "تاریخچه استقلال". esteghlaljavan. 25 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017.
  6. ^ "The best clubs of Asia". rsssf. 21 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018.
  7. ^ "افتخارات و جام‌های استقلال ایران در طول تاریخ/سایت رسمی باشگاه استقلال ایران". fcesteghlal. 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Iran - List of Tehran Hazfi Cup Winners". Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  9. ^ Mulcahy, Enda. "Asian Club Competitions 1970". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  10. ^ Raunak, Majumdar (31 May 2019). "The DCM Trophy- Oldest Indian Tournament with International Exposure". chaseyoursport.com. Chase Your Sport. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  11. ^ Arunava, Chaudhuri. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  12. ^ "IFFHS (International Federation of Football for History & Statistics". www.iffhs.de. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  13. ^ shared record holder.
  14. ^ "رکوردداران بازی در استقلال چه کسانی هستند- اخبار خواندنی - اخبار رسانه ها تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  15. ^ Behnegarsoft.com (2010-04-11). "بهترين گلزنان تاريخ استقلال". جهان نيوز (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-02-17.

External links edit

Achievements
Preceded by Asian Champions League
1970 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Asian Champions League
1990–91 		Succeeded by
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