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 1946 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 in February 1950 and again Esteghlal in April 1979 as an aftermath of Iranian revolution.
The club has a won a total 33 major trophies, including the Iranian Leagues 8 times, Hazfi Cup a record 6 times, Tehran Club Championship a record 13 times, Tehran Hazfi Cup 4 times and Asian Club Championship Iran's record 2 times. Esteghlal is the only Iran club to win an international trophy more than once.
This list details the club's achievements in major competitions.
Honours
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 Hazfi Cup 1977-78.
Domestic
Source[1]
National
Leagues
- Iran's Top Flight including Local Cup, Takht Jamshid Cup, Qods League, Azadegan League, Persian Gulf Pro League: 8
Cups
Provincial
Leagues
Tehran's Top Flight: 13 - record
- Tehran Club Championship
- 1948–1949, 1951–1952, 1955–1956, 1957–1958,1959-1960, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1969–1970, 1970–1971, 1972–73, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1990–91
- Tehran Super Cup
- 1995-96
Cups
- Tehran Hazfi Cup
- 1947, 1951, 1956, 1958
Continental
- Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League: 2 - Iran's record
Unofficial titles
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
Caspian Cup: - Winners (1): 1998
Kish Quartet Competition Cup: - Winners (1): 1998
Turkmenistan President's Cup: - Winners (1): 1998
Solh va Doosti Cup: - Winners (1): 2002
Iranian Football League Cup: - Winners (1): 2005
References
- ↑ "WebCite query result". www.webcitation.org. Retrieved 2018-01-27.