List of Esteghlal F.C. honours

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TAJ squad in 1970 as national and continental champions

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]

Esteghlal club has a won a total 38 trophies, including the Iranian Leagues 9 times, Iran Championship Cup 1 time, Hazfi Cup a record of 7 times, Iran Super Cup 1 time, Tehran Club Championship a record 13 times, Tehran Hazfi Cup 4 times, Tehran Super Cup a shared record 1 time and Asian Club Championship Iran’s record 2 times. Esteghlal is the only Iran club to win an international trophy more than once.

Esteghlal has won 16 Minor Tournaments throughout its history.

This page details Esteghlal Football Club honours and achievements.

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]
Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic National
Iran League 9 1970–71, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2021–22
Iran Championship 1 1957
Hazfi Cup 7 1976–77, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2017–18
Super Cup 1 2022
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
Total 38

  •   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.

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.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (9): 1970–71, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2021–22
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (10): 1973–74, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2019–20
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 1957

Cups[edit]

1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (7): 1976–77, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2017–18
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (6): 1989–90, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2015–16, 2019–20, 2020–21
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 2022
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (1): 2018

Provincial (High Level)[edit]

1st place, gold medalist(s) 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
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (7): 1946–47, 1951–52, 1958–59, 1969–70, 1982–83, 1989–90, 1990–91
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (4): 1946–47, 1950–51, 1958–59, 1960–61
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (3): 1945–46, 1957–58, 1969–70
  • Tehran Super Cup (shared record)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 1994

Continental[edit]

1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (2): 1970, 1990–91
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (2): 1991, 1998–99
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Esteghlal has achieved the Treble on 1 occasions in its history:

  • AFC Champions League and Iran League and Tehran League

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]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Media related to Titles of Esteghlal FC at Wikimedia Commons