Esteghlal F.C.–Sepahan S.C. rivalry

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Esteghlal F.C. v Sepahan S.C.
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Location Tehran
Isfahan, Iran
Teams Esteghlal Football Club
Sepahan Sport Club
Latest meetingSepahan 3–1 Esteghlal
(15 May 2025)
2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League
Statistics
Meetings totalOfficial matches: 83
Friendly matches: 4
Total matches: 87
Most winsOfficial matches: Both (31)
Friendly matches: Sepahan (2)
Total matches: Sepahan (33)
Top scorer Levon Stepanyan
Mehdi Seyed-Salehi
Rasoul Khatibi (6)
Largest victorySepahan 0–4 Esteghlal
1971–72 Local League
(28 January, 1972 (1972-01-28))

The rivalry between Esteghlal and Sepahan is a football rivalry played between Iranian football clubs Esteghlal Tehran and Sepahan Isfahan.

Contents

History

Since 1971–72 Iran football season, Esteghlal Tehran and Sepahan Isfahan had several meetings in Iranian League, Hazfi Cup, and friendly matches.

The first was in Local League 1971–72 in Isfahan, that Esteghlal won the match with the result of 4–0. First win for Sepahan was in Takht Jamshid Cup 1974–75 with the result of 1–0. [1]

Before the Iranian Revolution in 1979, two football clubs met 10 times (2 times in Local League and 8 times in Takht Jamshid Cup). From these 10 meetings, each club won 4 matches and the result of 2 matches was draw.

From 1991–92 to 2000–01 Iranian Football Seasons, two clubs met 18 times (16 times in Azadegan League, and 2 times in Naghsh-Jahan Tournament in Esfahan). From these 18 meetings, Esteghlal won 8 matches and Sepahan won 5. The result of the other 5 matches was draw.

Since the establishment of Iran Pro League in 2001, two clubs met 30 times (22 times in Iran Pro League, 6 times in Hazfi Cup, once in AFC Champions League, and once in Tehran Etehadiyeh Cup). From these 30 meetings, Esteghlal won 8 matches and Sepahan won 15. The result of the other 7 matches was draw.

The best win for Esteghlal took place in the clubs first meeting in Local League 1971–72 with the score of 4–0. And the best win for Sepahan was in 2002–03 Hazfi Cup with the score of 3–0.

The highest goal-scoring match was in 2010–11 Iran Pro League with the result of 4–3 for Esteghlal.

Notable matches and seasons

2001–02 Hazfi Cup

Two football clubs faced each other in Semi-final of 2001–02 Hazfi Cup in a two-leg meeting.

The importance of this meeting for Esteghlal was that, they missed the championship of 2001–02 Iran Pro League in the last day to Persepolis and Winning the Hazfi Cup was a really high motivation for them. On the other side Sepahan, who lost both the meetings in 2001–02 Iran Pro League to Esteghlal, was really eager to compensate those two losses.

The first leg was held in Isfahan, and Sepahan could win the match with the result of 4–2. However, in the second leg in Tehran, it was Esteghlal who could win the match with the result of 3–1 in a really exciting match. Therefore, after these two dramatic and close matches, two clubs gain the score of 5–5 in total, and Esteghlal could advance into the final just because of higher number of scored-away goals.

In the final, Esteghlal also could beat Fajr Sepasi and became the champion.

A dramatic season for Sepahan (5 matches, 5 wins)

In 2002–03 Iranian Football Season, two clubs met each other 5 times, and dramatically, Sepahan could won all 5 meetings with coaching of Farhad Kazemi. From these five meetings, 2 of them were in 2002–03 Iran Pro League, 2 of them were in 2002–03 Hazfi Cup, and the last one in a four-team friendly tournament (Etehadiyeh Cup [2] ) hosted by Esteghlal.

In 2002–03 Iran Pro League, Sepahan could beat Esteghlal in both league matches in Tehran and Isfahan with the similar result of 3–2.

In the 1/8 final of 2002–03 Hazfi Cup, two clubs again faced each other in a two-leg meeting. The first leg was held in Isfahan, and Sepahan could win the match with the result of 3–0. In the second leg in Tehran, it was again Sepahan who could beat Esteghlal with the result of 1–0.

After the end of 2002–03 Iran's Football Season and before the starting of the new Iranian Football Season, a four-team friendly tournament with the name of Etehadiyeh Cup held in Tehran hosted by Esteghlal. In this tournament Esteghlal as the host, Sepahan and Pas Tehran as the champion and runner-up of 2002–03 Iran Pro League, and Al Wasl from Dubai as the guest team participated. In the Semi-final of the tournament, Seaphan and Esteghlal again faced each other and Sepahan could beat Esteghlal with the result of 3–2 and advanced to the final of the tournament. In the final, Sepahan also could beat Pas Tehran and became the champion.

Therefore, and after these five matches between the club in a single season, Sepahan could win all the matches and made a really dramatic record.

2003–04 Hazfi Cup

In 2003–04 Iran's Football Season, two football clubs reached the Final of 2003–04 Hazfi Cup.

Esteghlal by coaching of Amir Ghalenoei had a great performance in 2003–04 Iran Pro League and becoming the runner-up. On the other side, Sepahan by coaching of Farhad Kazemi did not have a successful season in 2003–04 Iran Pro League. Therefore, and before the starting of Final, Esteghlal seemed to be the favor for winning the Hazfi Cup title.

The first leg was held in Isfahan and Sepahan could win the match with the result of 3–2, in a really close and exciting match and with the final scoring of Sepahan in 90th minute of the match. By this first-leg result, Esteghlal could simply become the champion with winning the second-leg match with the result of 1–0 or 2–1.

However, the story of second-leg match was different. In the second leg in Tehran and in front of more than 85000 Esteghlal fans, it was Sepahan could perform really great and won the match with the result of 2–0. It was a really unexpected loss for Esteghlal fans and Amir Ghalenoei, due to their great performance during the league season. On the other side, it was a really dramatic win for Sepahan fans and Frahad Kazemi.

Therefore, after these two dramatic matches, Seaphan could become the champion by the total result of 5–2.

2012 AFC Champions League

At the end of 2011–12 Iran's Football Season, two football clubs met each other in the 1/8 Final of 2012 AFC Champions League.

This was the first meeting of two football clubs in an international and continental tournaments. Moreover, the fact that Sepahan was the winner of 2011–12 Iran Pro League and Esteghlal was the winner of 2011–12 Hazfi Cup, makes this match really important for both football clubs and their fans.

By winning this match, Esteghlal had the possibility to go for the first time to the Quarter-Finals of AFC Champions League since its establishment in 2002. On the other side, Sepahan's fans expected from their team to win this match and go forward for the first Asian title after three-year-in-a-row Iran's football championships.

On May 22, 2012, the match was held in Isfahan and finally Sepahan could win the match with the result of 2–0. Therefore, Sepahan advanced to Quarter-Finals of AFC Champions League for the third time in the history of the club. The Quarter-Final round will be held in September 2012.

Iranian League

No.DateHome teamScoreAway teamHome goal scorersAway goal scorersVenueCompetition
11972–Jan-28Sepahan0–4Esteghlal– Mazloumi (32, 40), Mojdehi (67), Haghverdian (89)Isfahan 1971–72 Local League [1] [3]
21972–Mar-17Esteghlal2–0Sepahan A. Jabbari (43), Mazloumi (61)–Tehran
31974–Apr-11Esteghlal2–0Sepahan Mazloumi (34), A. Jabbari (67)–Tehran 1974–75 Takht Jamshid Cup [4]
41974–Nov-1Sepahan1–0Esteghlal Heydari (22)–Isfahan
51975–May-30Sepahan1–0Esteghlal Nadimian (77)–Isfahan 1975–76 Takht Jamshid Cup [5]
61975–Nov-14Esteghlal0–0Sepahan––Tehran
71976–Jan-9Esteghlal1–0Sepahan Ebrahimi (39)–Tehran 1976–77 Takht Jamshid Cup [6]
81976–Jul-2Sepahan1–0Esteghlal Saffarpour (57)–Isfahan
91977–Jul-10Esteghlal3–3Sepahan Nazari (17), Naraghi (45), Rowshan (53) Shah Zeydi (65), Khorvash (83), Rahimi (88)Tehran 1977–78 Takht Jamshid Cup [7]
101976–Jan-13Sepahan1–0Esteghlal Jahani (35)–Isfahan
111992–Feb-28Esteghlal3–1Sepahan Bayani (25, 38), Fonounizadeh (34) Shahmohammadi (65)Tehran 1991–92 Azadegan League [8]
121992–May-22Sepahan2–1Esteghlal Basirat (53), Ghanbari (87 p.) Fonounizadeh (70 p.)Isfahan
141994–Jul-28Esteghlal3–2Sepahan Nadafi (45), Zarincheh (48), Akbarian (63) Mousavi (29), Ghanbari (52 p.)Tehran 1994–95 Azadegan League [8]
151994–Nov-11Sepahan3–1Esteghlal Mousavi (41, 59, 90+1) Taghavi (84)Isfahan
161995–Jun-15Esteghlal1–0Sepahan Mansourian (79)–Tehran 1995–96 Azadegan League [8]
171995–Nov-9Sepahan2–1Esteghlal Loveynian (52), Memarian (82) Varmazyar (90 p.)Isfahan
191996–Jun-27Sepahan0–0Esteghlal––Isfahan 1996–97 Azadegan League [9]
201996–Dec-19Esteghlal1–2Sepahan Pashazadeh (45) Stepanyan (38), Mousavi (85)Tehran
211997–Dec-25Esteghlal2–1Sepahan Majidi (25), Mansourian (60) Khademi (52)Tehran 1997–98 Azadegan League [8]
221998–May-8Sepahan0–1Esteghlal– Garousi (50)Isfahan
231999–Apr-13Sepahan1–1Esteghlal Basirat (18 p.) A. Akbarpour (22)Isfahan 1998–99 Azadegan League [9]
241999–May-24Esteghlal1–1Sepahan Majidi (35) Momenzadeh (38)Tehran
251999–Oct-14Sepahan1–4Esteghlal Veisi (76) Latifi (30), Dadashzadeh (40), Vahedi Nikbakht (79), Navazi (80 p.)Isfahan 1999–2000 Azadegan League [9]
262000–Jan-30Esteghlal2–1Sepahan Niksirat (47), A. Akbarpour (75) Stepanyan (59)Tehran
272000–Nov-10Esteghlal1–1Sepahan Hasheminasab (64 p.) Dehghani (18)Tehran 2000–01 Azadegan League [8]
282001–Feb-4Sepahan0–2Esteghlal– Hamedani (29, 41)Isfahan
292002–Jan-27Sepahan0–1Esteghlal– Fatemi (34)Isfahan 2001–02 Iran Pro League [10]
302002–May-14Esteghlal3–0Sepahan Navazi (10 p.), Mohagheghian (46 o.g.), Dinmohammadi (86)–Tehran
332002–Nov-3Esteghlal2–3Sepahan Vahedi Nikbakht (52), Akbari (71) Hajipour (10, 32), Navidkia (90 p.)Tehran 2002–03 Iran Pro League [11]
352003–Apr-24Sepahan3–2Esteghlal Navidkia (43 p., 48), M. Karimi (88) Akbari (75) Hassanzadeh (80 o.g.)Isfahan [12]
382003–Nov-30Sepahan0–0Esteghlal––Isfahan 2003–04 Iran Pro League [13]
392004–Apr-12Esteghlal2–1Sepahan Enayati (3), Samereh (82) Ramezani (2)Tehran
422004–Dec-31Sepahan2–2Esteghlal Bezik (67), Khatibi (80) Samereh (28), Enayati (50)Isfahan 2004–05 Iran Pro League [14]
432005–Jun-20Esteghlal2–2Sepahan Enayati (13), S. Akbarpour (69) Khatibi (62, 84)Tehran
442005–Oct-16Sepahan1–0Esteghlal Jafarpour (31)–Isfahan 2005–06 Iran Pro League [15]
452006–Feb-12Esteghlal2–1Sepahan Sadeghi (55), M. Jabbari (58) Khatibi (42)Tehran
462006–Dec-1Esteghlal2–1Sepahan Baou (39, 90) Maheri 12'Tehran 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup [16]
472007–Apr-20Sepahan1–0Esteghlal Aghili (90 p.)–Isfahan
482007–Oct-7Sepahan2–1Esteghlal Abu Al-Hail (7, 90) P. Ghorbani (74)Isfahan 2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup [17]
492008–Mar-29Esteghlal0–1Sepahan– Hajsafi (65)Tehran
502008–Aug-17Esteghlal1–1Sepahan P. Ghorbani (74) Jafarpour (24)Tehran 2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup [18]
512008–Dec-30Sepahan2–1Esteghlal Navidkia (10), Alizadeh (25 o.g.) Borhani (74)Isfahan
522009–Aug-7Esteghlal1–0Sepahan Ravankhah (61)–Tehran 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup [19]
532009–Dec-5Sepahan2–0Esteghlal Mohammed (45), Aghili (63 p.)–Isfahan
542010–Aug-27Esteghlal4–3Sepahan Meydavoudi (18, 43), Majidi (25), Enayati (82 o.g.) Beikzadeh (61), Janjuš (72, 75)Tehran 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup [20]
552011–Feb-24Sepahan1–1Esteghlal Jamshidian (38) Seyed-Salehi (90)Isfahan
562011–Aug-3Sepahan1–1Esteghlal Januario (64) Borhani (85)Isfahan 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup [21]
572012–Jan-6Esteghlal1–1Sepahan Shirzad (32) Seyed-Salehi (53)Tehran
592012–Nov-18Sepahan0–1Esteghlal– Heydari (15)Isfahan 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup
612013–Apr-15Esteghlal1–1Sepahan Irannejad (93 o.g.) Navidkia (66)Tehran
622013–Aug-1Esteghlal1–2Sepahan Sadeghi (78) Afshin (2), Aghili (55 p.)Tehran 2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup
632013–Dec-5Sepahan0–0Esteghlal––Isfahan
642014–Aug-14Sepahan3–1Esteghlal Hajsafi (27 p.), Sharifi (33), Chimba (63) Fakhreddini (17)Isfahan 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League
652015–Feb-30Esteghlal2–1Sepahan Enayati (8), Ebrahimi (90+2) Papi (42)Tehran
662015–Oct-26Sepahan0–3Esteghlal– Esmaeili (6), Ansari (54), Barzay (77)Isfahan 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League
672016–Apr-10Esteghlal0–0Sepahan––Tehran
682016–Dec-25Sepahan1–1Esteghlal Alimohammadi (70) Barzay (90+2)Isfahan 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League
692017–May-4Esteghlal2–1Sepahan Ansari (59), Bagheri (84) Mohammadi (41)Tehran
702017–Dec-6Esteghlal3–0Sepahan A. Ghorbani (4), Djeparov (36, 47)–Tehran 2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League
712018–Apr-27Sepahan0–1Esteghlal– Thiam (11)Isfahan
722018–Oct-26Esteghlal0–1Sepahan– Kiros (80)Tehran 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League
732019–Apr-12Sepahan0–1Esteghlal– Patosi (90+7)Isfahan
742019–Nov-30Sepahan2–2Esteghlal Gvelesiani (14), Noorafkan (90+5) Ghayedi (57), Diabaté (79)Isfahan 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League
752020–Aug-2Esteghlal2–1Sepahan Diabaté (52 p.), Mosleh (65 o.g.) Mohebi (82)Tehran
772021–Feb-14Sepahan2–0Esteghlal Shahbazzadeh (14), Rafiei (35)–Isfahan 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League
782021–Jul-30Esteghlal1–2Sepahan Mehdipour (90+1) Mirzaei (54), Shahbazzadeh (85)Tehran
792021–Dec-14Esteghlal1–0Sepahan J. Salmani 35'–Tehran 2021–22 Persian Gulf Pro League
802022–May-4Sepahan1–1Esteghlal Gvelesiani (14 p.) Daneshgar (6)Isfahan
812022–Aug-12Esteghlal0–2Sepahan– Y. Salmani (53), Rezaeian (57)Tehran 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League
822023–Feb-19Sepahan2–1Esteghlal Nourafkan (50), Rezaeian (90+5 p.) Motahari (58)Isfahan
832024–Aug-24Sepahan1–0Esteghlal Asadi (45+9)–Isfahan 2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League
842024–Feb-27Esteghlal1–0Sepahan Cheshmi (36)–Tehran
852025–Jan-2Esteghlal1–1Sepahan Juma (22) Limouchi (73)Tehran 2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League
862025–May-15Sepahan3–1Esteghlal Rezaei (36), Me. Mohebi (76), Ben Yedder (88) Eslami (11)Isfahan

Iranian Cup

Hazfi Cup

No.DateHome teamScoreAway teamHome goal scorersAway goal scorersVenueSeasonRound
312002–Jun-7Sepahan4–2Esteghlal Stepanyan (17, 48 p., 50), Karimi (55) Akbari (57), Mousavi (64)Isfahan 2001–02 Semi Final [10]
322002–Jun-11Esteghlal3–1Sepahan Akbari (13 p.), Fatemi (78), Momenzadeh (82) Bezik (90)Tehran
342003–Feb-15Sepahan3–0Esteghlal Farshbaf (52, 72), Seyed-Salehi (84)–Isfahan 2002–03 Round of 16 [22]
362003–May-15Esteghlal0–1Sepahan– Seyed-Salehi (35)Tehran [23]
402004–Jul-2Sepahan3–2Esteghlal Stepanyan (9), Khorramgah (57 o.g.), Hashemizadeh (87) Akbari (27), Enayati (80)Isfahan 2003–04 Final [13]
412004–Jul-7Esteghlal0–2Sepahan– Seyed-Salehi (25, 68)Tehran [13]
602013–Mar-30Esteghlal1–1
(4–5p.)		Sepahan Hatami (64) Khalatbari (42)Tehran 2012–13 Semi Final
762020–Oct-10Esteghlal2–0Sepahan Ghafouri (45+7 p.), A. Karimi (61)–Tehran 2019–20 Quarter Final

AFC Champions League

No.DateHome teamScoreAway teamHome goal scorersAway goal scorersVenueCompetitionRound
582012–May-22Sepahan2–0Esteghlal Correa (8), Bengar (35)–Isfahan 2012 AFC Champions League Round of 16 [24]

Friendlies and Exhibitions

No.DateHome teamScoreAway teamHome goal scorersAway goal scorersVenueCompetition
131993–Apr-23Sepahan2–2Esteghlal Tartar (62, 70) Alami (37), Sarkhab (78)IsfahanNaghsh-Jahan Cup [25]
181996–May-2Sepahan1–0Esteghlal Loveynian (33)–IsfahanNaghsh-Jahan Cup [26]
372003–Aug-20Esteghlal2–3Sepahan Fabrizio (22), Navazi (35) Khatibi (1, 75), Bezik (81)TehranEtehadiyeh Cup [2] [27]
872025–Jul-26Esteghlal1–1Sepahan Azadi (22) Haji Eydi (10)ErzurumFriendly

Summary of results

TournamentMatchesEsteghlal winsDrawsSepahan winsEsteghlal goalsSepahan goals
League742920259481
Hazfi Cup82151015
AFC Champions League100102
Total Official Matches8331213110498
Friendlies and Exhibitions402257
Grand Total87312333109105

Head-to-head ranking in Iranian Leagues (1970–2025)

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141414
15
16
17
18

• Total: Esteghlal with 29 higher finishes, Sepahan with 13 higher finishes (till end of the 2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League)

Records

Friendly matches are not included in the following records unless otherwise noted.

Results

Biggest wins (+3 goals difference)

Winning marginResultDateCompetition
4Sepahan 0–4 Esteghlal28 January 1972 League
3Sepahan 1–4 Esteghlal14 October 1999
Esteghlal 3–0 Sepahan14 May 2002
Sepahan 3–0 Esteghlal15 February 2003 Hazfi Cup
Sepahan 0–3 Esteghlal26 October 2015League
Esteghlal 3–0 Sepahan6 December 2017

Most goals in a match

GoalsResultDateCompetition
7Esteghlal 4–3 Sepahan27 August 2010 League
6Esteghlal 3–3 Sepahan10 July 1977
Sepahan 4–2 Esteghlal7 June 2002 Hazfi Cup
5Esteghlal 3–2 Sepahan28 July 1994League
Sepahan 1–4 Esteghlal14 October 1999
Esteghlal 2–3 Sepahan3 November 2002
Sepahan 3–2 Esteghlal24 April 2003
Sepahan 3–2 Esteghlal2 July 2004Hazfi Cup

Longest Runs

Most consecutive wins

GamesClubPeriod
4Sepahan3 November 2002 – 15 May 2003
3Esteghlal28 January 1972 – 11 April 1974
3Esteghlal4 February 2001 – 14 May 2002
3Esteghlal4 May 2017 – 27 April 2018
3Esteghlal12 August 2022 – 24 August 2024

Most consecutive draws

GamesPeriod
324 February 2011 – 6 January 2012

Most consecutive without a draw

GamesPeriod
94 February 2001 – 15 May 2003
713 January 1976 – 9 November 1995

Longest undefeated runs

GamesClubPeriod
10Esteghlal25 December 1997 – 14 May 2002
7Esteghlal30 February 2015 – 27 April 2018
5Sepahan20 April 2007 – 30 December 2008
5Sepahan30 March 2013 – 14 August 2014

Most consecutive games scoring

GamesClubPeriod
14Esteghlal19 December 1996 – 3 November 2002
13Sepahan12 April 2004 – 30 December 2008

Players

Goal scorers

  • Players in Italic are still active in football playing.
  • Players in bold are still active for Esteghlal or Sepahan.
Rasoul Khatibi, Persepolis vs. Machine Sazi.jpg
Mehdi Seyed-Salehi in Asian B degree coaching Classes, Tehran, December 2019 (cropped).jpg
Rasoul Khatibi and Mehdi Seyed-Salehi Two of the players who are top scorers of rivalries.
Pos.PlayerClub(s)LeagueCupAsiaOtherTotal
1 Flag of Armenia.svg Levon Stepanyan Sepahan 24––6
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Seyed-Salehi Sepahan
Esteghlal 		1
1		4
–		––
Flag of Iran.svg Rasoul Khatibi Sepahan 4––2
4 Flag of Iran.svg Amin Mousavi Sepahan 5–––5
Flag of Iran.svg Moharram Navidkia Sepahan 5–––
Flag of Iran.svg Reza Enayati Esteghlal 41––
Flag of Iran.svg Yadollah Akbari Esteghlal 23––
8 State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Gholam Hossein Mazloumi Esteghlal 4–––4
9 Flag of Iran.svg Farhad Majidi Esteghlal 3–––3
Flag of Iran.svg Hadi Aghili Sepahan 3–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Navazi Esteghlal 2––1
Flag of Iran.svg Edmond Bezik Sepahan 11–1
13 State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Ali Jabbari Esteghlal 2–––2
Flag of Iran.svg Shahrokh Bayani Esteghlal 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Fonounizadeh Esteghlal 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Karim Ghanbari Sepahan 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Alireza Mansourian Esteghlal 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Majid Basirat Sepahan 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Alireza Akbarpour Esteghlal 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Sattar Hamedani Esteghlal 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht Esteghlal 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Ali Samereh Esteghlal 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Meysam Baou Esteghlal 2–––
Flag of Iraq.svg Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Sepahan 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Jafarpour Sepahan 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Pirouz Ghorbani Esteghlal 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Milad Meydavoudi Esteghlal 2–––
Flag of Serbia.svg Milorad Janjuš Sepahan 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Arash Borhani Esteghlal 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Amir Hossein Sadeghi Esteghlal 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Ehsan Hajsafi Sepahan 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Behnam Barzay Esteghlal 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Jaber Ansari Esteghlal 2–––
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Server Djeparov Esteghlal 2–––
Flag of Mali.svg Cheick Diabaté Esteghlal 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Sajjad Shahbazzadeh Sepahan 2–––
Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Gvelesiani Sepahan 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Omid Noorafkan Sepahan 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Ramin Rezaeian Sepahan 2–––
Flag of Iran.svg Faraz Fatemi Esteghlal 11––
Flag of Iran.svg Ahmad Momenzadeh Sepahan
Esteghlal 		1
0		–
1		––
Flag of Iran.svg Mahmoud Karimi Sepahan 11––
Flag of Iran.svg Nasser Farshbaf Sepahan –2––
Flag of Iran.svg Houshang Loveynian Sepahan 1––1
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Tartar Sepahan –––2
46 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Correa Sepahan ––1–1
Flag of Iran.svg Mohsen Bengar Sepahan ––1–
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Masoud Mojdehi Esteghlal 1–––
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Karo Haghverdian Esteghlal 1–––
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Mostafa Heydari Sepahan 1–––
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Hamid Nadimian Sepahan 1–––
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Hassan Ebrahimi Esteghlal 1–––
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Reza Saffarpour Sepahan 1–––
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Hassan Nazari Esteghlal 1–––
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Hadi Naraghi Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Hassan Rowshan Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Amirhossein Shah Zeydi Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Rasoul Khorvash Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Alireza Rahimi Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Taghi Jahani Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Ramin Shahmohammadi Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Javad Nadafi Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Javad Zarincheh Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Ali Akbarian Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Taghavi Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Hamid Memarian Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Sadegh Varmazyar Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Pashazadeh Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Masoud Khademi Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mohsen Garousi Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Ali Latifi Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Behzad Dadashzadeh Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Abdollah Veisi Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Niksirat Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Davoud Dehghani Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Hasheminasab Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Sirous Dinmohammadi Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Afshin Hajipour Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Saeed Ramezani Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Siavash Akbarpour Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Javad Maheri Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Omid Ravankhah Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iraq.svg Emad Mohammed Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Hashem Beikzadeh Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Ahmad Jamshidian Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Brazil.svg Fabio Januário Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Javad Shirzad Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Khosro Heydari Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Arash Afshin Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Milad Fakhreddini Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Sharifi Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Brazil.svg Luciano Pereira Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Papi Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Omid Ebrahimi Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Farshid Esmaeili Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Jalaleddin Alimohammadi Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mehrdad Mohammadi Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Farshid Bagheri Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Ali Ghorbani Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Senegal.svg Mame Thiam Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Brazil.svg Kiros Stanlley Sepahan 1–––
Flag of South Africa.svg Ayanda Patosi Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Ghayedi Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Mohebi Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Soroush Rafiei Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Reza Mirzaei Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Mehdipour Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Jafar Salmani Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Daneshgar Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Yasin Salmani Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Amir Arsalan Motahari Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Reza Asadi Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Rouzbeh Cheshmi Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Kenya.svg Masoud Juma Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Limouchi Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Hossein Eslami Esteghlal 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Kaveh Rezaei Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Mehdi Mohebi Sepahan 1–––
Flag of France.svg Wissam Ben Yedder Sepahan 1–––
Flag of Iran.svg Ali Mousavi Esteghlal –1––
Flag of Iran.svg Morteza Hashemizadeh Sepahan –1––
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Sepahan –1––
Flag of Iran.svg Farzad Hatami Esteghlal –1––
Flag of Iran.svg Vouria Ghafouri Esteghlal –1––
Flag of Iran.svg Ali Karimi Esteghlal –1––
Flag of Iran.svg Iman Alami Esteghlal –––1
Flag of Iran.svg Abbas Sarkhab Esteghlal –––1
Flag of Brazil.svg Roger Fabrizio Esteghlal –––1
Flag of Iran.svg Aref Haji Eydi Sepahan –––1
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Reza Azadi Esteghlal –––1

League = "Iranian League" ; Cup = "Hazfi Cup" ; Asia = "AFC Champions League" ; Other = "Freindlies and Exhibitions"

Top scorers by competition

CompetitionPlayerClub(s)Goals
League Flag of Iran.svg Amin Mousavi Sepahan5
Flag of Iran.svg Moharram Navidkia Sepahan5
Hazfi Cup Flag of Armenia.svg Levon Stepanyan Sepahan4
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Seyed-Salehi Sepahan4
AFC Champions League Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Correa Sepahan1
Flag of Iran.svg Mohsen Bengar Sepahan1

Most consecutive goalscoring

PlayerClub(s)Consecutive matchesTotal goals in the runStartEnd
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Gholamhossein Mazloumi Esteghlal34 1971–72 Local League (first leg) 1974–75 Takht Jamshid Cup (first leg)

Hat-tricks

A hat-trick is achieved when the same player scores three or more goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.

Sequence
PlayerNo. of
goals		Time of goalsRepresentingFinal
score		OpponentTournament
1. Flag of Iran.svg Amin Mousavi 341', 59', 90+1' Sepahan 3–1 Esteghlal 1994–95 Azadegan League
2. Flag of Armenia.svg Levon Stepanyan 317', 48', 55' Sepahan 4–2 Esteghlal 2001–02 Hazfi Cup

Braces

Friendly matches are not included in the following records unless otherwise noted.
A Brace is achieved when the same player scores two goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.

Sequence
PlayerNo. of
goals		Time of goalsRepresentingFinal
score		OpponentTournament
1. Flag of Iran.svg Shahrokh Bayani 225', 38' Esteghlal 3–1 Sepahan 1991–92 Azadegan League
3. Flag of Iran.svg Afshin Hajipour 210', 32' Sepahan 3–2 Esteghlal 2002–03 Iran Pro League
4. Flag of Iran.svg Nasser Farshbaf 252', 72' Sepahan 3–0 Esteghlal 2002–03 Hazfi Cup
5. Flag of Iran.svg Moharram Navidkia 243', 48' Sepahan 3–2 Esteghlal 2002–03 Iran Pro League
7. Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Seyed-Salehi 225', 68' Sepahan 2–0 Esteghlal 2003–04 Hazfi Cup
8. Flag of Iran.svg Rasoul Khatibi 262', 84' Sepahan 2–2 Esteghlal 2004–05 Iran Pro League
9. Flag of Iran.svg Meysam Baou 239', 90' Esteghlal 2–1 Sepahan 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup
10. Flag of Iraq.svg Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail 27', 90' Sepahan 2–1 Esteghlal 2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup
11. Flag of Iran.svg Milad Meydavoudi 218', 43' Esteghlal 4–3 Sepahan 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup
12. Flag of Serbia.svg Milorad Janjuš 272', 75' Sepahan 3–4 Esteghlal 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup
13. Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Server Djeparov 236', 47' Esteghlal 3–0 Sepahan 2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League

Most successful coaches

RankHead coachClubMatchesWinDrawLostWinning rate
1 Flag of Iran.svg Farhad Kazemi Sepahan 1182173%
2 Flag of Iran.svg Mansour Pourheidari Esteghlal 1152445%
3 Flag of Iran.svg Mahmoud Yavari Sepahan 1252542%
4 Flag of Serbia.svg Zdravko Rajkov Esteghlal 741257%
5 Flag of Germany.svg Winfried Schäfer Esteghlal 430175%
Flag of Iran.svg Farhad Majidi Esteghlal 430175%
7 Flag of Iran.svg Nasser Hejazi Esteghlal
Sepahan 		72
1		1
0		2
1		43%
8 Flag of Croatia.svg Zlatko Kranjčar Sepahan 1034333%
9 Flag of Portugal (official).svg José Morais Sepahan 330175%
10 Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeni Skomorokhov Esteghlal 2200100%
11 Flag of Iran.svg Moharram Navidkia Sepahan 320166%

*Ghalenoei has won 7 matches but his losses have been more.he has lost 14 matches.

General performances

Trophies

TeamDomesticDomestic TotalInternationalGrand Total
Iranian Leagues Hazfi Cup Super Cup Iran Championship Cup Asian Club Championship
Esteghlal981119221
Sepahan551112012

General information

TitlesEsteghlalSepahan
Club name after establishmentDocharkhe Savaran Sport ClubShahin Isfahan Sport Club
Founding date26 September 19455 October 1953
Stadium Azadi Stadium Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium
Capacity78,11675,000
Number of seasons in Iranian Leagues 41
(1 relegated)		39
(2 relegated)
Most goals scored in a season in Iranian League70 (2008–09)67 (2009–10)
Most points in a season in Iranian League68 (2021–22)67 (2009–10, 2011–12)
Number of Double wins
(Iranian League and Iranian Hazfi Cup)		——
Most Consecutive League trophies—3 times in a row (Hat-trick)
Most Consecutive Hazfi Cup trophies—2 times in a row (Brace)

Awards

Asian Footballer of the Year

IFFHS award

The IFFHS Asian Player of the Year is an annual prize presented by International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). It had originally been the predecessor of the AFC Player of the Year, but was revived in 2020.

AwardEsteghlalSepahan
1st00
2nd00
3rd20
Total20

AFC award

The AFC Player of the Year is an annual prize presented by Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is awarded to the Asian player who has the best performance at AFC club(s) in a calendar year.

AwardEsteghlalSepahan
1st00
2nd00
3rd20
Total20

Best Footballer in Asia

Best Footballer in Asia is an annual association football award organized and presented by Titan Sports. It is awarded to the player who had the best performance for Asian football during the calendar year.

AwardEsteghlalSepahan
1st00
2nd00
3rd00
Total00

League performances awards

AwardEsteghlalSepahan
Golden Boot 76

See also

References

  1. 1 2 تاریخچه بازی های سپاهان و استقلال
  2. 1 2 قهرمان و نايب قهرمان ليگ قبل به فينال رسيدند
  3. ↑ بازیهای تیم استقلال تهران فصل 50
  4. ↑ بازیهای تیم استقلال تهران فصل 53
  5. ↑ بازیهای تیم استقلال تهران فصل 54
  6. ↑ بازیهای تیم استقلال تهران فصل 55
  7. ↑ بازیهای تیم استقلال تهران فصل 56
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "مروری بر تاریخچه دیدارهای استقلال و سپاهان در گذر تاریخ". Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  9. 1 2 3 "تاریخچه دیدارهای سپاهان و استقلال در اصفهان". Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  10. 1 2 2001–02 Iran Football Season
  11. ↑ 2002–03 Iran Football Season
  12. ↑ طلسم 10 ساله استقلال در اصفهان
  13. 1 2 3 2003–04 Iran Football Season
  14. ↑ 2004–05 Iran Football Season
  15. ↑ 2005–06 Iran Football Season
  16. ↑ Esteghlal results in 2006–07 Iran Football Season
  17. ↑ 2007–08 Iran Football Season
  18. ↑ Esteghlal results in 2008–09 Iran Football Season
  19. ↑ Esteghlal results in 2009-10 Iran Football Season
  20. ↑ Esteghlal results in 2010-11 Iran Football Season
  21. ↑ Esteghlal results in 2011-12 Iran Football Season
  22. ↑ سپاهان، استقلال را در جام حذفي مايوس کرد
  23. ↑ "2002-03 Hazfi Cup result". Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  24. ↑ سپاهان گام به مرحله يک‌چهارم نهايي گذاشت
  25. ↑ بازیهای تیم استقلال در جام نقش جهان اصفهان 1372
  26. ↑ بازیهای تیم استقلال در جام نقش جهان اصفهان 1375
  27. ↑ Tehran Etehadiyeh Cup [ permanent dead link ]
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