Esteghlal F.C.–Sepahan S.C. rivalry

Esteghlal F.C. v Sepahan S.C.
LocationTehran
Isfahan, Iran
TeamsEsteghlal Football Club
Sepahan Sport Club
Latest meetingSepahan 1–2 Esteghlal
(1 January 2026)
2025–26 Persian Gulf Pro League
Statistics
Meetings totalOfficial matches: 83
Friendly matches: 4
Total matches: 87
Most winsOfficial matches: Esteghlal (32)
Friendly matches: Sepahan (2)
Total matches: Sepahan (33)
Top scorerLevon 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.

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. Date Home team Score Away team Home goal scorers Away goal scorers Venue Competition
1 1972–Jan-28 Sepahan 0–4 Esteghlal – Mazloumi (32, 40), Mojdehi (67), Haghverdian (89) Isfahan 1971–72 Local League[1][3]
2 1972–Mar-17 Esteghlal 2–0 Sepahan A. Jabbari (43), Mazloumi (61) – Tehran
3 1974–Apr-11 Esteghlal 2–0 Sepahan Mazloumi (34), A. Jabbari (67) – Tehran 1974–75 Takht Jamshid Cup[4]
4 1974–Nov-1 Sepahan 1–0 Esteghlal Heydari (22) – Isfahan
5 1975–May-30 Sepahan 1–0 Esteghlal Nadimian (77) – Isfahan 1975–76 Takht Jamshid Cup[5]
6 1975–Nov-14 Esteghlal 0–0 Sepahan – – Tehran
7 1976–Jan-9 Esteghlal 1–0 Sepahan Ebrahimi (39) – Tehran 1976–77 Takht Jamshid Cup[6]
8 1976–Jul-2 Sepahan 1–0 Esteghlal Saffarpour (57) – Isfahan
9 1977–Jul-10 Esteghlal 3–3 Sepahan Nazari (17), Naraghi (45), Rowshan (53) Shah Zeydi (65), Khorvash (83), Rahimi (88) Tehran 1977–78 Takht Jamshid Cup[7]
10 1978–Jan-13 Sepahan 1–0 Esteghlal Jahani (35) – Isfahan
11 1992–Feb-28 Esteghlal 3–1 Sepahan Bayani (25, 38), Fonounizadeh (34) Shahmohammadi (65) Tehran 1991–92 Azadegan League[8]
12 1992–May-22 Sepahan 2–1 Esteghlal Basirat (53), Ghanbari (87 p.) Fonounizadeh (70 p.) Isfahan
14 1994–Jul-28 Esteghlal 3–2 Sepahan Nadafi (45), Zarincheh (48), Akbarian (63) Mousavi (29), Ghanbari (52 p.) Tehran 1994–95 Azadegan League[8]
15 1994–Nov-11 Sepahan 3–1 Esteghlal Mousavi (41, 59, 90+1) Taghavi (84) Isfahan
16 1995–Jun-15 Esteghlal 1–0 Sepahan Mansourian (79) – Tehran 1995–96 Azadegan League[8]
17 1995–Nov-9 Sepahan 2–1 Esteghlal Loveynian (52), Memarian (82) Varmazyar (90 p.) Isfahan
19 1996–Jun-27 Sepahan 0–0 Esteghlal – – Isfahan 1996–97 Azadegan League[9]
20 1996–Dec-19 Esteghlal 1–2 Sepahan Pashazadeh (45) Stepanyan (38), Mousavi (85) Tehran
21 1997–Dec-25 Esteghlal 2–1 Sepahan Majidi (25), Mansourian (60) Khademi (52) Tehran 1997–98 Azadegan League[8]
22 1998–May-8 Sepahan 0–1 Esteghlal – Garousi (50) Isfahan
23 1999–Apr-13 Sepahan 1–1 Esteghlal Basirat (18 p.) A. Akbarpour (22) Isfahan 1998–99 Azadegan League[9]
24 1999–May-24 Esteghlal 1–1 Sepahan Majidi (35) Momenzadeh (38) Tehran
25 1999–Oct-14 Sepahan 1–4 Esteghlal Veisi (76) Latifi (30), Dadashzadeh (40), Vahedi Nikbakht (79), Navazi (80 p.) Isfahan 1999–2000 Azadegan League[9]
26 2000–Jan-30 Esteghlal 2–1 Sepahan Niksirat (47), A. Akbarpour (75) Stepanyan (59) Tehran
27 2000–Nov-10 Esteghlal 1–1 Sepahan Hasheminasab (64 p.) Dehghani (18) Tehran 2000–01 Azadegan League[8]
28 2001–Feb-4 Sepahan 0–2 Esteghlal – Hamedani (29, 41) Isfahan
29 2002–Jan-27 Sepahan 0–1 Esteghlal – Fatemi (34) Isfahan 2001–02 Iran Pro League[10]
30 2002–May-14 Esteghlal 3–0 Sepahan Navazi (10 p.), Mohagheghian (46 o.g.), Dinmohammadi (86) – Tehran
33 2002–Nov-3 Esteghlal 2–3 Sepahan Vahedi Nikbakht (52), Akbari (71) Hajipour (10, 32), Navidkia (90 p.) Tehran 2002–03 Iran Pro League[11]
35 2003–Apr-24 Sepahan 3–2 Esteghlal Navidkia (43 p., 48), Karimi Sibaki (88) Akbari (75) Hassanzadeh (80 o.g.) Isfahan[12]
38 2003–Nov-30 Sepahan 0–0 Esteghlal – – Isfahan 2003–04 Iran Pro League[13]
39 2004–Apr-12 Esteghlal 2–1 Sepahan Enayati (3), Samereh (82) Ramezani (2) Tehran
42 2004–Dec-31 Sepahan 2–2 Esteghlal Bezik (67), Khatibi (80) Samereh (28), Enayati (50) Isfahan 2004–05 Iran Pro League[14]
43 2005–Jun-20 Esteghlal 2–2 Sepahan Enayati (13), S. Akbarpour (69) Khatibi (62, 84) Tehran
44 2005–Oct-16 Sepahan 1–0 Esteghlal Jafarpour (31) – Isfahan 2005–06 Iran Pro League[15]
45 2006–Feb-12 Esteghlal 2–1 Sepahan Sadeghi (55), M. Jabbari (58) Khatibi (42) Tehran
46 2006–Dec-1 Esteghlal 2–1 Sepahan Baou (39, 90) Maheri 12' Tehran 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup[16]
47 2007–Apr-20 Sepahan 1–0 Esteghlal Aghili (90 p.) – Isfahan
48 2007–Oct-7 Sepahan 2–1 Esteghlal Abu Al-Hail (7, 90) P. Ghorbani (74) Isfahan 2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup[17]
49 2008–Mar-29 Esteghlal 0–1 Sepahan – Hajsafi (65) Tehran
50 2008–Aug-17 Esteghlal 1–1 Sepahan P. Ghorbani (74) Jafarpour (24) Tehran 2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup[18]
51 2008–Dec-30 Sepahan 2–1 Esteghlal Navidkia (10), Alizadeh (25 o.g.) Borhani (74) Isfahan
52 2009–Aug-7 Esteghlal 1–0 Sepahan Ravankhah (61) – Tehran 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup[19]
53 2009–Dec-5 Sepahan 2–0 Esteghlal Mohammed (45), Aghili (63 p.) – Isfahan
54 2010–Aug-27 Esteghlal 4–3 Sepahan Meydavoudi (18, 43), Majidi (25), Enayati (82 o.g.) Beikzadeh (61), Janjuš (72, 75) Tehran 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup[20]
55 2011–Feb-24 Sepahan 1–1 Esteghlal Jamshidian (38) Seyed-Salehi (90) Isfahan
56 2011–Aug-3 Sepahan 1–1 Esteghlal Januario (64) Borhani (85) Isfahan 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup[21]
57 2012–Jan-6 Esteghlal 1–1 Sepahan Shirzad (32) Seyed-Salehi (53) Tehran
59 2012–Nov-18 Sepahan 0–1 Esteghlal – Heydari (15) Isfahan 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup
61 2013–Apr-15 Esteghlal 1–1 Sepahan Irannejad (93 o.g.) Navidkia (66) Tehran
62 2013–Aug-1 Esteghlal 1–2 Sepahan Sadeghi (78) Afshin (2), Aghili (55 p.) Tehran 2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup
63 2013–Dec-5 Sepahan 0–0 Esteghlal – – Isfahan
64 2014–Aug-14 Sepahan 3–1 Esteghlal Hajsafi (27 p.), Sharifi (33), Chimba (63) Fakhreddini (17) Isfahan 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League
65 2015–Feb-30 Esteghlal 2–1 Sepahan Enayati (8), Ebrahimi (90+2) Papi (42) Tehran
66 2015–Oct-26 Sepahan 0–3 Esteghlal – Esmaeili (6), Ansari (54), Barzay (77) Isfahan 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League
67 2016–Apr-10 Esteghlal 0–0 Sepahan – – Tehran
68 2016–Dec-25 Sepahan 1–1 Esteghlal Alimohammadi (70) Barzay (90+2) Isfahan 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League
69 2017–May-4 Esteghlal 2–1 Sepahan Ansari (59), Bagheri (84) Mohammadi (41) Tehran
70 2017–Dec-6 Esteghlal 3–0 Sepahan A. Ghorbani (4), Djeparov (36, 47) – Tehran 2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League
71 2018–Apr-27 Sepahan 0–1 Esteghlal – Thiam (11) Isfahan
72 2018–Oct-26 Esteghlal 0–1 Sepahan – Kiros (80) Tehran 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League
73 2019–Apr-12 Sepahan 0–1 Esteghlal – Patosi (90+7) Isfahan
74 2019–Nov-30 Sepahan 2–2 Esteghlal Gvelesiani (14), Noorafkan (90+5) Ghayedi (57), Diabaté (79) Isfahan 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League
75 2020–Aug-2 Esteghlal 2–1 Sepahan Diabaté (52 p.), Mosleh (65 o.g.) Mo. Mohebi (82) Tehran
77 2021–Feb-14 Sepahan 2–0 Esteghlal Shahbazzadeh (14), Rafiei (35) – Isfahan 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League
78 2021–Jul-30 Esteghlal 1–2 Sepahan Mehdipour (90+1) Mirzaei (54), Shahbazzadeh (85) Tehran
79 2021–Dec-14 Esteghlal 1–0 Sepahan J. Salmani 35' – Tehran 2021–22 Persian Gulf Pro League
80 2022–May-4 Sepahan 1–1 Esteghlal Gvelesiani (14 p.) Daneshgar (6) Isfahan
81 2022–Aug-12 Esteghlal 0–2 Sepahan – Y. Salmani (53), Rezaeian (57) Tehran 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League
82 2023–Feb-19 Sepahan 2–1 Esteghlal Nourafkan (50), Rezaeian (90+5 p.) Motahari (58) Isfahan
83 2024–Aug-24 Sepahan 1–0 Esteghlal Asadi (45+9) – Isfahan 2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League
84 2024–Feb-27 Esteghlal 1–0 Sepahan Cheshmi (36) – Tehran
85 2025–Jan-2 Esteghlal 1–1 Sepahan Juma (22) Limouchi (73) Tehran 2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League
86 2025–May-15 Sepahan 3–1 Esteghlal Rezaei (36), Me. Mohebi (76), Ben Yedder (88) Eslami (11) Isfahan
88 2026–Jan-1 Sepahan 1–2 Esteghlal Ashurmatov (14 o.g.) Asani (10 p.), Gholizadeh (90+2) Isfahan 2025–26 Persian Gulf Pro League

Iranian Cup

Hazfi Cup

No. Date Home team Score Away team Home goal scorers Away goal scorers Venue Season Round
31 2002–Jun-7 Sepahan 4–2 Esteghlal Stepanyan (17, 48 p., 50), Karimi Sibaki (55) Akbari (57), Mousavi (64) Isfahan 2001–02 Semi Final[10]
32 2002–Jun-11 Esteghlal 3–1 Sepahan Akbari (13 p.), Fatemi (78), Momenzadeh (82) Bezik (90) Tehran
34 2003–Feb-15 Sepahan 3–0 Esteghlal Farshbaf (52, 72), Seyed-Salehi (84) – Isfahan 2002–03 Round of 16[22]
36 2003–May-15 Esteghlal 0–1 Sepahan – Seyed-Salehi (35) Tehran[23]
40 2004–Jul-2 Sepahan 3–2 Esteghlal Stepanyan (9), Khorramgah (57 o.g.), Hashemizadeh (87) Akbari (27), Enayati (80) Isfahan 2003–04 Final[13]
41 2004–Jul-7 Esteghlal 0–2 Sepahan – Seyed-Salehi (25, 68) Tehran[13]
60 2013–Mar-30 Esteghlal 1–1
(4–5p.)		 Sepahan Hatami (64) Khalatbari (42) Tehran 2012–13 Semi Final
76 2020–Oct-10 Esteghlal 2–0 Sepahan Ghafouri (45+7 p.), A. Karimi (61) – Tehran 2019–20 Quarter Final

AFC Champions League

No. Date Home team Score Away team Home goal scorers Away goal scorers Venue Competition Round
58 2012–May-22 Sepahan 2–0 Esteghlal Correa (8), Bengar (35) – Isfahan 2012 AFC Champions League Round of 16[24]

Friendlies and Exhibitions

No. Date Home team Score Away team Home goal scorers Away goal scorers Venue Competition
13 1993–Apr-23 Sepahan 2–2 Esteghlal Tartar (62, 70) Alami (37), Sarkhab (78) Isfahan Naghsh-Jahan Cup[25]
18 1996–May-2 Sepahan 1–0 Esteghlal Loveynian (33) – Naghsh-Jahan Cup[26]
37 2003–Aug-20 Esteghlal 2–3 Sepahan Fabrizio (22), Navazi (35) Khatibi (1, 75), Bezik (81) Tehran Etehadiyeh Cup[2][27]
87 2025–Jul-26 Esteghlal 1–1 Sepahan Azadi (22) Haji Eydi (10) Erzurum Friendly

Summary of results

Tournament Matches Esteghlal wins Draws Sepahan wins Esteghlal goals Sepahan goals
League 75 30 20 25 96 82
Hazfi Cup 8 2 1 5 10 15
AFC Champions League 1 0 0 1 0 2
Total Official Matches 84 32 21 31 106 99
Friendlies and Exhibitions 4 0 2 2 5 7
Grand Total 88 32 23 33 111 106

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

P. 71 72 74 75 76 77 78 90 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7
8
9 9 9 9
10 10 10
11 11 11 11 11
12
13 13 13 13
14 14 14
15
16
17
18

• Total: Esteghlal with 26 higher finishes, Sepahan with 12 higher finishes (till end of the 2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League)

Stadiums

As of 1 January 2026
Rivalry stadiums
Stadium Location Matches Esteghlal wins Draws Sepahan wins
Azadi Stadium Tehran 34 18 8 8
Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium Isfahan 16 4 5 9
Fuladshahr Stadium Fuladshahr 11 2 3 6
22 Bahman Stadium Isfahan 11 4 3 4
Shahid Shiroudi Stadium Tehran 5 2 1 2
Bagh Homayoun Stadium Isfahan 5 2 1 2
Takhti Stadium Tehran 3 1 0 2
Takhti Stadium Isfahan 1 0 0 1
Shohada-ye Shahr-e Qods Stadium Qods County 1 0 1 0
Training Camp Erzurum 1 0 1 0
Total 88 32 23 33

Records

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

Results

Biggest wins (+3 goals difference)

Winning margin Result Date Competition
4 Sepahan 0–4 Esteghlal 28 January 1972 League
3 Sepahan 1–4 Esteghlal 14 October 1999
Esteghlal 3–0 Sepahan 14 May 2002
Sepahan 3–0 Esteghlal 15 February 2003 Hazfi Cup
Sepahan 0–3 Esteghlal 26 October 2015 League
Esteghlal 3–0 Sepahan 6 December 2017

Most goals in a match

Goals Result Date Competition
7 Esteghlal 4–3 Sepahan 27 August 2010 League
6 Esteghlal 3–3 Sepahan 10 July 1977
Sepahan 4–2 Esteghlal 7 June 2002 Hazfi Cup
5 Esteghlal 3–2 Sepahan 28 July 1994 League
Sepahan 1–4 Esteghlal 14 October 1999
Esteghlal 2–3 Sepahan 3 November 2002
Sepahan 3–2 Esteghlal 24 April 2003
Sepahan 3–2 Esteghlal 2 July 2004 Hazfi Cup

Longest Runs

Most consecutive wins

Games Club Period
4 Sepahan 3 November 2002 – 15 May 2003
3 Esteghlal 28 January 1972 – 11 April 1974
3 Esteghlal 4 February 2001 – 14 May 2002
3 Sepahan 20 April 2007 – 29 March 2008
3 Esteghlal 4 May 2017 – 27 April 2018
3 Sepahan 12 August 2022 – 24 August 2024

Most consecutive draws

Games Period
3 24 February 2011 – 6 January 2012

Most consecutive without a draw

Games Period
9 4 February 2001 – 15 May 2003
7 13 January 1976 – 9 November 1995

Longest undefeated runs

Games Club Period
10
(7 wins) 		Esteghlal 25 December 1997 – 14 May 2002
7
(5 wins) 		Esteghlal 30 February 2015 – 27 April 2018
5
(4 wins) 		Sepahan 3 November 2002 – 30 November 2003
5
(4 wins) 		Sepahan 20 April 2007 – 30 December 2008
5
(2 wins) 		Sepahan 30 March 2013 – 14 August 2014

Most consecutive games scoring

Games Club Period
14 Esteghlal 19 December 1996 – 3 November 2002
13 Sepahan 12 April 2004 – 30 December 2008

Most consecutive without conceding a goal

Games Club Period
3 Esteghlal 28 January 1972 – 11 April 1974
3 Sepahan 1 November 1974 – 14 November 1975
3 Esteghlal 4 February 2001 – 14 May 2002

Players

Goal scorers

  • Players in bold are still active for Esteghlal or Sepahan.
Pos. Player Club(s) League Cup Asia Other Total
1 Levon Stepanyan Sepahan 2 4 – – 6
Mehdi Seyed-Salehi Sepahan
Esteghlal 		1
1 		4
– 		– –
Rasoul Khatibi Sepahan 4 – – 2
4 Amin Mousavi Sepahan 5 – – – 5
Moharram Navidkia Sepahan 5 – – –
Reza Enayati Esteghlal 4 1 – –
Yadollah Akbari Esteghlal 2 3 – –
8 Gholam Hossein Mazloumi Esteghlal 4 – – – 4
9 Farhad Majidi Esteghlal 3 – – – 3
Hadi Aghili Sepahan 3 – – –
Mohammad Navazi Esteghlal 2 – – 1
Edmond Bezik Sepahan 1 1 – 1
13 Ali Jabbari Esteghlal 2 – – – 2
Shahrokh Bayani Esteghlal 2 – – –
Mehdi Fonounizadeh Esteghlal 2 – – –
Karim Ghanbari Sepahan 2 – – –
Alireza Mansourian Esteghlal 2 – – –
Majid Basirat Sepahan 2 – – –
Alireza Akbarpour Esteghlal 2 – – –
Sattar Hamedani Esteghlal 2 – – –
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht Esteghlal 2 – – –
Ali Samereh Esteghlal 2 – – –
Meysam Baou Esteghlal 2 – – –
Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Sepahan 2 – – –
Mehdi Jafarpour Esteghlal 2 – – –
Pirouz Ghorbani Esteghlal 2 – – –
Milad Meydavoudi Esteghlal 2 – – –
Milorad Janjuš Sepahan 2 – – –
Arash Borhani Esteghlal 2 – – –
Amir Hossein Sadeghi Esteghlal 2 – – –
Ehsan Hajsafi Sepahan 2 – – –
Behnam Barzay Esteghlal 2 – – –
Jaber Ansari Esteghlal 2 – – –
Server Djeparov Esteghlal 2 – – –
Cheick Diabaté Esteghlal 2 – – –
Sajjad Shahbazzadeh Sepahan 2 – – –
Giorgi Gvelesiani Sepahan 2 – – –
Omid Noorafkan Sepahan 2 – – –
Ramin Rezaeian Sepahan 2 – – –
Faraz Fatemi Esteghlal 1 1 – –
Ahmad Momenzadeh Sepahan
Esteghlal 		1
0 		–
1 		– –
Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki Sepahan 1 1 – –
Nasser Farshbaf Sepahan – 2 – –
Houshang Loveynian Sepahan 1 – – 1
Mehdi Tartar Sepahan – – – 2
46 Bruno Correa Sepahan – – 1 – 1
Mohsen Bengar Sepahan – – 1 –
Masoud Mojdehi Esteghlal 1 – – –
Karo Haghverdian Esteghlal 1 – – –
Mostafa Heydari Sepahan 1 – – –
Hamid Nadimian Sepahan 1 – – –
Hassan Ebrahimi Esteghlal 1 – – –
Reza Saffarpour Sepahan 1 – – –
Hassan Nazari Esteghlal 1 – – –
Hadi Naraghi Esteghlal 1 – – –
Hassan Rowshan Esteghlal 1 – – –
Amirhossein Shah Zeydi Sepahan 1 – – –
Rasoul Khorvash Sepahan 1 – – –
Alireza Rahimi Sepahan 1 – – –
Taghi Jahani Sepahan 1 – – –
Ramin Shahmohammadi Sepahan 1 – – –
Mohammad Javad Nadafi Esteghlal 1 – – –
Javad Zarincheh Esteghlal 1 – – –
Ali Akbarian Esteghlal 1 – – –
Mohammad Taghavi Esteghlal 1 – – –
Hamid Memarian Sepahan 1 – – –
Sadegh Varmazyar Esteghlal 1 – – –
Mehdi Pashazadeh Esteghlal 1 – – –
Masoud Khademi Sepahan 1 – – –
Mohsen Garousi Esteghlal 1 – – –
Ali Latifi Esteghlal 1 – – –
Behzad Dadashzadeh Esteghlal 1 – – –
Abdollah Veisi Sepahan 1 – – –
Mohammad Niksirat Esteghlal 1 – – –
Davoud Dehghani Sepahan 1 – – –
Mehdi Hasheminasab Esteghlal 1 – – –
Sirous Dinmohammadi Esteghlal 1 – – –
Afshin Hajipour Sepahan 1 – – –
Saeed Ramezani Sepahan 1 – – –
Siavash Akbarpour Esteghlal 1 – – –
Javad Maheri Sepahan 1 – – –
Omid Ravankhah Esteghlal 1 – – –
Emad Mohammed Sepahan 1 – – –
Hashem Beikzadeh Sepahan 1 – – –
Ahmad Jamshidian Sepahan 1 – – –
Fabio Januário Sepahan 1 – – –
Javad Shirzad Esteghlal 1 – – –
Khosro Heydari Esteghlal 1 – – –
Arash Afshin Sepahan 1 – – –
Milad Fakhreddini Esteghlal 1 – – –
Mehdi Sharifi Sepahan 1 – – –
Luciano Pereira Sepahan 1 – – –
Hossein Papi Sepahan 1 – – –
Omid Ebrahimi Esteghlal 1 – – –
Farshid Esmaeili Esteghlal 1 – – –
Jalaleddin Alimohammadi Sepahan 1 – – –
Mehrdad Mohammadi Sepahan 1 – – –
Farshid Bagheri Esteghlal 1 – – –
Ali Ghorbani Esteghlal 1 – – –
Mame Thiam Esteghlal 1 – – –
Kiros Stanlley Sepahan 1 – – –
Ayanda Patosi Esteghlal 1 – – –
Mehdi Ghayedi Esteghlal 1 – – –
Mohammad Mohebi Sepahan 1 – – –
Soroush Rafiei Sepahan 1 – – –
Reza Mirzaei Sepahan 1 – – –
Mehdi Mehdipour Esteghlal 1 – – –
Jafar Salmani Esteghlal 1 – – –
Mohammad Daneshgar Esteghlal 1 – – –
Yasin Salmani Sepahan 1 – – –
Amir Arsalan Motahari Esteghlal 1 – – –
Reza Asadi Sepahan 1 – – –
Rouzbeh Cheshmi Esteghlal 1 – – –
Masoud Juma Esteghlal 1 – – –
Mehdi Limouchi Sepahan 1 – – –
Mohammad Hossein Eslami Esteghlal 1 – – –
Kaveh Rezaei Sepahan 1 – – –
Mohammad Mehdi Mohebi Esteghlal 1 – – –
Wissam Ben Yedder Esteghlal 1 – – –
Jasir Asani Esteghlal 1 – – –
Esmaeil Gholizadeh Esteghlal 1 – – –
Ali Mousavi Esteghlal – 1 – –
Morteza Hashemizadeh Sepahan – 1 – –
Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Sepahan – 1 – –
Farzad Hatami Esteghlal – 1 – –
Vouria Ghafouri Esteghlal – 1 – –
Ali Karimi Esteghlal – 1 – –
Iman Alami Esteghlal – – – 1
Abbas Sarkhab Esteghlal – – – 1
Roger Fabrizio Esteghlal – – – 1
Aref Haji Eydi Sepahan – – – 1
Mohammad Reza Azadi Esteghlal – – – 1

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

Top scorers by competition

Competition Player Club(s) Goals
League Amin Mousavi Sepahan 5
Moharram Navidkia Sepahan 5
Hazfi Cup Levon Stepanyan Sepahan 4
Mehdi Seyed-Salehi Sepahan 4
AFC Champions League Bruno Correa Sepahan 1
Mohsen Bengar Sepahan 1

Most consecutive goalscoring

Player Club(s) Consecutive matches Total goals in the run Start End
Gholamhossein Mazloumi Esteghlal 3 4 1971–72 Local League (first leg) 1974–75 Takht Jamshid Cup (first leg)

Goalkeeping

Most clean sheets

  • Players in bold are still active for Esteghlal or Sepahan.
Player Club(s) Period CS Total
Armenak Petrosyan Sepahan 1996–2003, 2005–07 5 5
Mehdi Rahmati Sepahan
Esteghlal 		2009–11
2011–14, 2015–19 		1
4 		5
Hossein Hosseini Esteghlal 2016–25 5 5
Payam Niazmand Sepahan 2018–21, 2022–25 4 4
Nasser Hejazi Esteghlal 1969–76 3 3
Mohammad Barzmehri Sepahan 1969–76 3 3
Hadi Tabatabaei Esteghlal 1999–2003 3 3
Rahman Ahmadi Sepahan 2011–12, 2013–16 3 3

Most consecutive clean sheets

Player Club(s) Consecutive matches Start End
Nasser Hejazi Esteghlal 3 1971–72 Local League (first leg) 1974–75 Takht Jamshid Cup (first leg)
Mohammad Barzmehri Sepahan 3 1974–75 Takht Jamshid Cup (second leg) 1975–76 Takht Jamshid Cup (second leg)
Hadi Tabatabaei Esteghlal 3 2000–01 Azadegan League (second leg) 2001–02 Iran Pro League (second 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
 Player No. of
goals 		Time of goals Representing Final
score 		Opponent Tournament
1. Amin Mousavi 3 41', 59', 90+1' Sepahan 3–1 Esteghlal 1994–95 Azadegan League
2. Levon Stepanyan 3 17', 48', 55' Sepahan 4–2 Esteghlal 2001–02 Hazfi Cup

Braces

A Brace is achieved when the same player scores two goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.

Sequence
 Player No. of
goals 		Time of goals Representing Final
score 		Opponent Tournament
1. Shahrokh Bayani 2 25', 38' Esteghlal 3–1 Sepahan 1991–92 Azadegan League
2. Mehdi Tartar 2 62', 70' Sepahan 2–2 Esteghlal 1993 Naghsh-Jahan Cup
3. Afshin Hajipour 2 10', 32' Sepahan 3–2 Esteghlal 2002–03 Iran Pro League
4. Nasser Farshbaf 2 52', 72' Sepahan 3–0 Esteghlal 2002–03 Hazfi Cup
5. Moharram Navidkia 2 43', 48' Sepahan 3–2 Esteghlal 2002–03 Iran Pro League
6. Rasoul Khatibi 2 1', 75' Sepahan 2–2 Esteghlal 2003 Etehadiyeh Cup
7. Mehdi Seyed-Salehi 2 25', 68' Sepahan 2–0 Esteghlal 2003–04 Hazfi Cup
8. Rasoul Khatibi 2 62', 84' Sepahan 2–2 Esteghlal 2004–05 Iran Pro League
9. Meysam Baou 2 39', 90' Esteghlal 2–1 Sepahan 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup
10. Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail 2 7', 90' Sepahan 2–1 Esteghlal 2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup
11. Milad Meydavoudi 2 18', 43' Esteghlal 4–3 Sepahan 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup
12. Milorad Janjuš 2 72', 75' Sepahan 3–4 Esteghlal 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup
13. Server Djeparov 2 36', 47' Esteghlal 3–0 Sepahan 2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League

Most successful coaches

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

Rank Head coach Club Matches Win Draw Lost Winning rate
1 Farhad Kazemi Sepahan 11 8 2 1 73%
2 Mansour Pourheidari Esteghlal 11 5 2 4 45%
3 Mahmoud Yavari Sepahan 12 5 2 5 42%
4 Zdravko Rajkov Esteghlal 7 4 1 2 57%
5 Winfried Schäfer Esteghlal 4 3 0 1 75%
Farhad Majidi Esteghlal 4 3 0 1 75%
José Morais Sepahan 3 3 0 1 75%
8 Nasser Hejazi Esteghlal
Sepahan 		7 2
1 		1
0 		2
1 		43%
9 Zlatko Kranjčar Sepahan 10 3 4 3 33%
10 Yevgeni Skomorokhov Esteghlal 2 2 0 0 100%

* Amir Ghalenoei has won 7 matches but his losses have been more. He has lost 14 matches. That's why he's not among the successful coaches of rivalries.

General performances

Trophies

  •    Numbers with this background indicate the record in the competition.
Esteghlal Competition Sepahan
Domestic
9 Iranian Leagues 5
8 Iranian Hazfi Cup 5
1 Iranian Super Cup 1
1 Iran Championship Cup 1
19 Domestic aggregate 12
Asian
2 Asian Club Championship —
2 Asian aggregate —
21 Total aggregate 12

General information

Titles Esteghlal Sepahan
Club name after establishment Docharkhe Savaran Sport Club Shahin Isfahan Sport Club
Founding date 26 September 1945 5 October 1953
Stadium Azadi Stadium Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium
Capacity 78,116 75,000
Number of seasons in Iranian Leagues 41
(1 relegated) 		39
(2 relegated)
Most goals scored in a season in Iranian League 70 (2008–09) 67 (2009–10)
Most points in a season in Iranian League 68 (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.

Award Esteghlal Sepahan
1st 0 0
2nd 0 0
3rd 2 0
Total 2 0

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.

Award Esteghlal Sepahan
1st 0 0
2nd 0 0
3rd 2 0
Total 2 0

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.

Award Esteghlal Sepahan
1st 0 0
2nd 0 0
3rd 0 0
Total 0 0

League performances awards

Award Esteghlal Sepahan
Golden Boot 7 6

See also

References

  1. ^ a b تاریخچه بازی های سپاهان و استقلال
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e "مروری بر تاریخچه دیدارهای استقلال و سپاهان در گذر تاریخ". Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  9. ^ a b c "تاریخچه دیدارهای سپاهان و استقلال در اصفهان". Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  10. ^ a b 2001–02 Iran Football Season
  11. ^ 2002–03 Iran Football Season
  12. ^ طلسم 10 ساله استقلال در اصفهان
  13. ^ a b c 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
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