The Persian Gulf Pro League clubs in the AFC Champions League.This details the participation and performances in the competition since its based at 2002 as a result of the merger between the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup.

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 2021 2022 2023-24
Sepahan
14 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
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GS
TBD
Esteghlal
12 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
R16
DQ
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Persepolis
11 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
QF
DQ
TBD
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
6 times
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GS
GS
GS
R16
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GS
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R16
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Foolad
5 times
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GS
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R16
GS
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GS
QF
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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
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Nassaji Mazandaran
1 time
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TBD

Statistics

Statistics by club

Main page: Template:All-time AFC Champions League table

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

As of 26 October 2023 (After 2023-2024 week 3 Group Stage)
# Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Best Finish
1 Sepahan 91 40 18 33 131 116 +15 138 Runners-up
2 Persepolis 82 39 17 26 109 90 +19 134 Runners-up
3 Esteghlal 83 32 26 25 122 104 +18 122 Semi Finals
4 Zob Ahan 55 26 14 15 73 56 +17 92 Runners-up
5 Foolad 32 10 13 9 31 26 +5 43 Round of 16
6 Tractor Sazi 39 10 10 19 41 53 −12 40 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 Nasaji Mazandaran 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3 TBD
14 Shahr Khodro 4 0 0 4 0 6 −6 0 Group Stage

Statistics by season

As of 1 Jan 2024 (Exclude Qualification)

# Season Teams M W D L GF GA GD Points
1 2003 2 6 3 0 3 10 9 +1 9
2 2004 2 10 5 3 2 19 15 +4 18
3 2005 2 14 8 5 1 26 14 +12 29
4 2006 2 12 4 2 6 21 17 +4 14
5 2007 1 12 5 5 2 16 9 +7 20
6 2008 2 14 5 5 4 15 18 -3 20
7 2009 4 23 5 8 10 27 31 -4 23
8 2010 4 32 16 6 10 44 35 +9 54
9 2011 4 30 14 7 9 49 38 +11 49
10 2012 3 26 13 6 7 39 24 +15 45
11 2013 3 25 11 5 9 41 38 +3 38
12 2014 4 28 9 8 11 33 28 +5 35
13 2015 4 31 11 6 14 29 38 -9 39
14 2016 3 22 10 3 9 29 24 +5 33
15 2017 4 32 12 11 9 41 40 +1 47
16 2018 4 39 15 10 14 48 50 -2 55
17 2019 3 24 10 6 8 35 29 +6 36
18 2020 4 29 11 6 12 36 29 +7 39
19 2021 4 29 13 8 8 42 28 +14 47
20 2022 2 14 6 4 4 14 15 -1 22
21 2023 3 18 7 3 8 28 23 +5 24
# Total 64 470 193 117 160 642 552 +90 696

Qualification

Finals

Performance by clubs
Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
Persepolis 0 2 2018 ، 2020
Sepahan 0 1 2007
Zob Ahan 0 1 2010

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 2021 Total
Iran Ali Alipour Persepolis 5 3 2 10
Iran Morteza Tabrizi Zob Ahan

Esteghlal

1 2 5 1 9
Iran Mehdi Taremi Persepolis 1 7 8
Iran Kaveh Rezaei Zob Ahan

Esteghlal

2 6 8
Nigeria Godwin Mensha Persepolis 4 3 7
Senegal Mame Baba Thiam Esteghlal 7 7
Iran Issa Alekasir Persepolis 4 2 6
Mali Cheick Diabate Esteghlal 1 5 6

Asian Club Championships (1967-2002)

  1. 1969 Asian Champion Club Tournament: 2,1,1 / 8-3 +5
  2. 1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament: 4,0,0 / 10-1 +9
  3. 1971 Asian Champion Club Tournament: 3,1,2 / 10-8 +2
  4. 1986 Asian Club Championship: 2,1,0 / 20-1 +19
  5. 1988–89 Asian Club Championship: 1,0,1 / 6-4 +2
  6. 1989–90 Asian Club Championship: 4,0,2 / 13-7 +6
  7. 1990–91 Asian Club Championship: 5,0,2 / 11-4 +7
  8. 1991 Asian Club Championship: 2,3,1 / 9-4 +5
  9. 1992–93 Asian Club Championship: 3,1,2 / 8-6 +2
  10. 1993–94 Asian Club Championship: 2,2,0 / 4-1 +3
  11. 1994–95 Asian Club Championship: 0,2,0 / 3-3 0
  12. 1995 Asian Club Championship: 3,2,2 / 6-5 +1
  13. 1996–97 Asian Club Championship: 5,1,3 / 17-12 +5
  14. 1997–98 Asian Club Championship: 3,2,2 / 6-7 -1
  15. 1998–99 Asian Club Championship: 4,1,2 / 11-8 +3
  16. 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship: 3,3,1 / 5-2 +3
  17. 2000–01 Asian Club Championship: 5,3,1 / 19-8 +11
  18. 2001–02 Asian Club Championship: 4,1,2 / 19-12 +7

Total: 103 M 55 W, 24 D, 24 L / 185-96 +89

Afro-Asian Club Championship

1993: 0,1,1 0-2 -2

Asian Super Cup

no match.

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

  1. 1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 4,2,0 / 15-2 +13
  2. 1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 0,2,0 / 1-1 0
  3. 1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 3,4,1 / 8-5 +3
  4. 1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 1,1,2 / 4-5 -1
  5. 1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 1,2,1 / 2-2 0
  6. 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 1,2,1 / 4-4 0
  7. 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 2,2,2 / 6-6 0
  8. 1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 0,1,1 / 2-3 -1
  9. 1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 1,1,2 / 11-5 +6
  10. 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 2,1,1 / 16-2 +14
  11. 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 4,1,3 / 15-10 +5
  12. 2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 0,2,0 / 2-2 0

Total: 54 M 19 W, 21 D, 14 L / 86-47 +39

See also

References

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