List of Esteghlal F.C. honours

Esteghlal (Persian: استقلال, meaning independence) is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran. The club was formed in 1945 as Docharkhe Savaran (Persian: دوچرخه سواران), meaning 'The Cyclists' and played their first competitive match in November 1947, when they played the first week of the 1947–48 Tehran Club Championship. The club was renamed Taj (Persian: تاج), meaning 'The Crown' in February 1950 and again Esteghlal in April 1979 as an aftermath of Iranian revolution.

Museum of trophies of Taj in early 1970s, all of the items in this photograph were stolen after 1979 Iranian revolution

The club has a won a total 36 trophies, including the Iranian Leagues 8 times, Hazfi Cup a record of 7 times, Iran Championship Tournament 1 time, Tehran Club Championship a record 13 times, Tehran Hazfi Cup 4 times, Tehran Super Cup 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 15 friendly tournaments throughout its history.

This list details the club's achievements.

Honours (35)

Esteghlal's first trophy was Tehran Hazfi Cup which they won as Docharkhe Savaran in 1947–48. Their first national senior honour came in 1970 when they won the 1970-71 Local Cup. The club also won the Hazfi Cup for the first time in the 1976–77 season.

Continental (2)
In April 1970 Taj won the third edition of AFC Champions League, thus becoming the first Iranian side to win an international official title.

National (16)
With 7 won and 5 lost in the finals of Hazfi Cup, Esteghlal is record holder of Iranian knockout cup

Provincial (17)
  • Tehran Province League: 13 - record
    • 1949–50, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1991–92[4]
  • Tehran Hazfi Cup: 4
    • 1946–47, 1950–51, 1958–59, 1960–61[4]

Table
List of Esteghlal F.C. titles
Tournament Titles Seasons
Continental Asian Club Championship 2[lower-alpha 1] 1970, 1990–91
Domestic National Iran's top flight 8 1970–71, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13
Div. 3 1 1993–94
Hazfi cup 7 1976–77, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2017-18
Iran championship t. 1 1957
Provincial Tehran league 13 1949–50, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63,
1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1991–92
Tehran cup 3 1947–48, 1951–52, 1959–60
Tehran super cup 1[lower-alpha 2] 1994
Total 35
  1. Iran's record holder.
  2. shared record holder.

Doubles

Esteghlal has achieved the double on 4 occasions in its history:

  • Tehran football league and Iranian championship tournament:
    • 1957–58
  • Tehran football league and Tehran hazfi cup:
    • 1959–60
  • Tehran football league and Iran local league:
    • 1970–71
  • Tehran football league and Asian Club Championship:
    • 1991–92

Unofficial/Friendly titles (17)
taj players and staff after winning 1969 Milz Cup, the first international trophy ever won by an Iranian side
  • Taj Cup:
    • Winner (1): 1958
  • Milz Cup:
    • Winners (4): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1989
  • Doosti Cup:
    • Winners (1): 1972
  • Ettehad Cup:
    • Winners (1): 1973
  • Bordoloi Trophy:
    • Winners (1): 1989
  • Qatar Independence Cup:
    • Winners (1): 1991
  • Basij Festival:
    • Winner (1): 1992
  • Iran Third Division: 1993
  • Caspian Cup:
    • Winners (1): 1998
  • Kish Quartet Competition Cup:
    • Winners (1): 1998
  • Turkmenistan President's Cup:
    • Winners (1): 1998
  • Tehran Super Cup: 1 - shared record
    • 1994
  • Iranian Football League Cup:
    • Winners (1): 2002
  • Solh va Doosti Cup:
    • Winners (1): 2005

References
  1. "Esteghlal - Profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  2. "Iran - List of Champions". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  3. "جام حذفی فوتبال ایران - رده بندی جام حذفی ایران". www.hazfi-cup.com. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  4. "استقلال 66 ساله شد!". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
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