Esteghlal F.C. in Asian football

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Esteghlal F.C. in Asian football competitions
Taj 1970 Championship.jpg
Taj F.C. players after winning their first international silverware
Club Esteghlal F.C.
Most appearances Khosrow Heydari (56)
Top scorer Farhad Majidi (23)
First entry 1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament
Latest entry 2020 AFC Champions League
Titles
Champions League 1970
1990–91
Afro-Asian Cup 1991 [1]

Esteghlal F.C. are a football club based in the city of Tehran, Iran. Founded in 1946 they have been competing in AFC Champions League since 1970 and have become one of the most successful teams in Aisa, winning two major continental trophies including two Asian cups and are ranked joint second among all clubs across the continent in this regard. [2] Esteghlal are by far Iran's most successful international representatives: no other teams from that nation have won Asia's premier competition more than once, or have more than two trophy wins overall. [2]

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History

1970s

Taj F.C. entered Asian competitions in 1970. [3]

Statistics

By season

Information correct as of 15 February 2021.
Key
CompetitionsPldWDLGFGAGDWin%Round
1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament [4] 4400101+9100W
1971 Asian Champion Club Tournament [5] 6312108+2503rd
1990–91 Asian Club Championship [6] 7520114+772W
1991 Asian Club Championship [7] 623194+533RU
1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup [8] 6222660334th
1998–99 Asian Club Championship [9] 7412118+358RU
1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup [10] 4211162+1450R2
2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup [11] 84131510+5504th
2001–02 Asian Club Championship [12] 74121912+7583rd
2002–03 AFC Champions League [13] 7403109+158Grp
2007 AFC Champions League [14] Disqualified
2009 AFC Champions League [15] 604268-20Grp
2010 AFC Champions League [16] 7322118+343R16
2011 AFC Champions League [17] 62221110+133Grp
2012 AFC Champions League [18] 9522136+755R16
2013 AFC Champions League [19] 127322012+858SF
2014 AFC Champions League [20] 621377033Grp
2017 AFC Champions League [21] 94321211+144R16
2018 AFC Champions League [22] 104421512+340QF
2019 AFC Champions League [23] 622268-233Grp
2020 AFC Champions League [24] 7322156+943R16
2021 AFC Champions League 73221410+443R16

By competition

CompetitionsPldWDLGFGAGDWin%
AFC Champions League 83322635122104+1838%
Asian Cup Championship 3721887037+3356%
Cup Winners' Cup 188463718+1944.44
Total138613839229159+7044%

See also

Footnotes

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    References

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    2. 1 2 "Asian Champions' Cup". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    3. ↑ "موفق‌ترين تيم تاريخ ايران در آسيا". www.webcitation.org. Archived from the original on 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    4. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1970". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    5. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1971". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    6. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1990/91". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    7. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1991/92". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    8. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1996/97". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    9. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1998/99". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    10. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 1999/2000". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    11. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 2000/01". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    12. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 2001/02". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    13. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 2002/03". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    14. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 2007". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    15. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 2009". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    16. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 2010". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    17. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 2011". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    18. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 2012". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    19. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 2013". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    20. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 2014". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    21. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 2017". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    22. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 2018". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    23. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 2019". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.
    24. ↑ "Asian Club Competitions 2020". RSSSF . Retrieved 2021-02-18.

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