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.
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 |
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Sepahan | 13 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 |
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 |
Persepolis | 10 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 |
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 |
R16 |
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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This table includes results beyond group stage of the AFC Champions League through 2002/03 season, therefore:
# | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Best Finish |
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1 | Sepahan | 90 | 39 | 18 | 33 | 128 | 115 | +13 | 135 | Runners-up |
2 | Persepolis | 79 | 37 | 17 | 25 | 106 | 88 | +18 | 128 | 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 | Shahr Khodro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | Group Stage |
As of Oct.19, 2021
Season | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
2020 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 39 |
2021 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 47 |
Total | 438 | 180 | 110 | 148 | 600 | 514 | +86 | 650 |
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
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Persepolis | 0 | 2 | 2018 ، 2020 | |
Sepahan | 0 | 1 | 2007 | |
Zob Ahan | 0 | 1 | 2010 |
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 |
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Persepolis | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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Zob Ahan | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Persepolis | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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Zob Ahan | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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Persepolis | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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Esteghlal | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Persepolis | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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Esteghlal | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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