Early Tehran clubs
1907 Tehran Football Association Club [disbanded]
1920 Iran Club [disbanded; in 1923 all players moved to Tehran Club]
American College [disbanded]
School of Political Science [disbanded]
1923 Tehran Club [disbanded]
American Sports Club [disbanded]
Toofan Club [disbanded]
Other clubs:
Shahin Bushehr 1942
Shahin Tehran 12 Jul 1943 [1]
Oghab Tehran 1943 [1]
Ararat Tehran 1944 [1]
Esteghlal Tehran 24 Sep 1945 [*] []
Bargh Shiraz 1946 [P]
Esteghlal Ahvaz 1948 [P]
Bargh FC Tehran 1950
Sepahan Esfahan 1953 [P]
Pegah Tehran 1954
Nasaji Ghaemshahr 1960 [1]
Perspolis Tehran Dec 1963 [P]
Pass Tehran 1963 [P]
Naft va Gaz FC Gachsaran 1967
Sepidrood Rasht 29 Jun 1968
Mashinsazi Tabriz 1968 [1]
Paykan Tehran 1967 [P]
Malavan Anzali 1969 [P]
Teraktorsazi Tabriz 1969 [1]
Zobahan Esfahan 1969 [P]
Naft Abadan 1973 [P]
Abumoslem Mashhad Jul 1974 [P]
Esteghlal Rasht 1983 [1]
Fajr Sepasi Shiraz 1986 [P]
Folad Ahvaz 1986 [P]
Saipa Tehran 1989 [P]
Esteghlal Jonub Tehran 1990
Shahid Ghandi Yazd 1990
Fajresepah Tehran 1991 [1]
Shamoshak Noshahr 1991 [1]
Shahrdari Ardabil 1991
Pegah Khozestan Ahvaz 1992 ?
Aluminium Arak 29 Jul 2001
Shahab Zanjan 2002 [1]
Sepahan Novin Esfahan 2003
Aluminium Hormozgan Bandar Abbas 2006
Foolad Novin Ahvaz 2008
Sanati Kaveh Tehran 2008
Etka FC Gorgan 2008
Siah Jamegan Khorasan Mashhad 1 Nov 2011
Bargh Jadid Shiraz 2015
Gol Reyhan Alborz Karaj 2015
[*] in premier league 2002/03; founded as Taj Tehran FC as football department
of the cycling club Docharkhe Saravan
[P] in premier league 2002/03
[1] in league 1 2002/03
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