Iranian clubs in the AFC Champions League

The Persian Gulf Pro League clubs in the AFC Champions League. This details the participation and performances in the competition since its rebranding and reformatting in 2002 and excludes the details of the old AFC Club Championship.

Participations

GS : Group Stage, R16 : Round of 16, QF : Quarter-Finals, SF : Semi-Finals, RU : Runners-Up, W : Winners, TBD : To Be Decided

Team Qualified 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Sepahan
12 times
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GS
GS
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RU
GS
GS
GS
QF
QF
GS
GS
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GS
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GS
Esteghlal
11 times
GS
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DQ
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GS
R16
GS
R16
SF
GS
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R16
QF
GS
R16
Persepolis
9 times
GS
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R16
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GS
R16
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R16
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SF
RU
GS
RU
Zob Ahan
7 times
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GS
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RU
QF
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R16
GS
R16
R16
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Tractor Sazi
5 times
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GS
GS
GS
R16
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GS
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Foolad
3 times
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GS
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R16
GS
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Saba Battery
2 times
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GS
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GS
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PAS Tehran
1 time
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QF
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Saipa
1 time
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QF
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Mes Kerman
1 time
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R16
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Naft Tehran
1 time
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QF
-
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Esteghlal Khuzestan
1 time
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R16
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Shahr Khodro
1 time
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GS

Statistics

Statistics by club

This table includes results beyond group stage of the AFC Champions League through 2002/03 season, therefore:

  • It does not include the old Asian Club Championship
  • It does not include Qualifying rounds
As of 19 December 2020 (After 2020 Round of Final)
# Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Best Finish
1 Sepahan 84 37 17 30 120 103 +17 128 Runners up
2 Esteghlal Tehran 76 29 24 23 108 94 +14 111 Semi Final
3 Persepolis 71 31 17 23 91 80 +11 110 Runners up
4 Zob Ahan 55 26 14 15 73 56 +17 92 Runners up
5 Tractor Sazi 32 8 6 18 35 49 −14 30 Round of 16
6 Foolad 20 6 8 6 23 19 +5 26 Round of 16
7 Pas 8 5 3 0 16 8 +8 18 Quarter Finals
8 Saba 12 4 3 5 20 17 +3 15 Group stage
9 Saipa 8 3 4 1 10 10 0 13 Quarter Finals
10 Naft Tehran 10 3 2 5 11 13 −2 11 Quarter Finals
11 Mes Kerman 7 3 0 4 13 14 −1 9 Round of 16
12 Esteghlal Khuzestan 8 2 3 3 8 9 −1 9 Round of 16
13 Shahr Khodro 4 0 0 4 0 6 −6 0 Group stage

Statistics by season

As of Sep.19, 2017

Season Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2003 6 3 0 3 10 9 +1 9
2004 10 5 3 2 19 15 +4 18
2005 14 8 5 1 26 14 +12 29
2006 12 4 2 6 21 17 +4 14
2007 12 5 5 2 16 9 +7 20
2008 14 5 5 4 15 18 −3 20
2009 23 5 8 10 27 31 −4 23
2010 32 16 6 10 44 35 +9 54
2011 30 14 7 9 49 38 +11 49
2012 26 13 6 7 39 24 +15 45
2013 25 11 5 9 41 38 +3 38
2014 28 9 8 11 33 28 +5 35
2015 31 11 6 14 29 38 −9 39
2016 22 10 3 9 29 24 +5 33
2017 32 12 11 9 41 40 +1 47
2018 39 15 10 14 48 50 −2 55
2019 24 10 6 8 35 29 +6 36
Total 380 156 96 128 522 457 +65 564

Finals
Performance by clubs
Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
Persepolis022018 2020
Sepahan012007
Zob Ahan 012010

Top scorers

Bold Active in Iranian league teams

Footballer Club 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Total
Ali Alipour Persepolis 53210
Morteza Tabrizi Zob Ahan

Esteghlal

 12519
Mehdi Taremi Persepolis 178
Kaveh Rezaei Zob Ahan

Esteghlal

 268
Godwin Mensha Persepolis 437
Mame Baba Thiam Esteghlal 77
Issa Alekasir Persepolis 44

See also

References
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