2016–17 Esteghlal F.C. season

The 2016–17 season is the Esteghlal Football Club's 16th season in the Persian Gulf Pro League, their 23rd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football, and 71st year in existence as a football club. They also compete in the Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League.

Esteghlal F.C.
2016–17 season
PresidentIran Reza Eftekhari
Head coachIran Ali Reza Mansourian
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Iran Pro League2nd
Top goalscorerLeague: Kaveh Rezaei
(7 goals)
All: Kaveh Rezaei
(13 goals)
Highest home attendance77,560 v Persepolis
(12 February 2017)
Lowest home attendance0 v Naft Tehran
(25 July 2016)
(spectator ban)
Average home league attendance32,500

Club

Coaching Staff

Position Staff
Head coachIran Alireza Mansourian
Assistant coachIran Ali Chini
Assistant coachIran Mohammad Khorramgah
Assistant coachIran Saleh Mostafavi
Goalkeeper coachIran Hamid Babazadeh
Fitness coachEngland Steven Jones
PhysiotherapistIran Amin Noroozi
DoctorIran Kaveh Sotoudeh
AnalystIran Kianoush Forouzesh
Team ManagerIran Mansour Pourheidari

Source: Jam News

Other information

Chairman Reza Eftekhari
Deputy Chairman
Media Officer Mohammad hossein Zarandi
Director of Football
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Azadi Stadium (78,116 / 110x75m)
Training ground Nasser Hejazi Training Camp

Kit
Kit manufacturer Sponsor(s)
Li-NingChina Major SponsorHamrah Avval
SleeveBimeh Iran
Back of ShirtKosar Credit Institution, Bimeh Iran
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First team squad
Last updated: 22 May 2017
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Ends Games Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Mehdi Rahmati Iran GK 2015 (1983-02-02)2 February 1983 (aged 33) Iran Paykan 2019 223 0
19 Arshia Babazadeh Iran GK 2016 (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 21) United States De Anza Force 2017 0 0
22 Hossein Hosseini Iran GK 2012 (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 24) Youth system 2019 10 0
Defenders
2 Khosro Heydari Iran RB, RM 2011 (1983-09-14)14 September 1983 (aged 33) Iran Sepahan 2019 265 7
3 Róbson Januário de Paula Brazil CB 2016 (1994-02-14)14 February 1994 (aged 22) Brazil Bahia 2017 35 0
8 Yaghoub Karimi Iran LM, LB 2014 (1991-08-31)31 August 1991 (aged 25) Iran Sepahan 2017 60 1
15 Hrayr Mkoyan Armenia CB, RB, LB 2014 (1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 30) Armenia FC Shirak 2018 75 0
18 Milad Zakipour Iran LB 2016 (1995-11-23)23 November 1995 (aged 21) Iran Naft Tehran 2019 23 0
21 Vouria Ghafouri Iran RB, RM 2016 (1987-09-20)20 September 1987 (aged 29) Iran Sepahan 2017 22 0
33 Majid Hosseini Iran CB, RB, DM 2014 (1996-06-20)20 June 1996 (aged 20) Youth system 2017 24 1
90 Leandro Padovani Celin Brazil CB 2016 (1983-12-21)21 December 1983 (aged 33) Iran Sepahan 2017 32 2
Midfielders
6 Omid Ebrahimi Iran DM, CM 2014 (1987-09-16)16 September 1987 (aged 29) Iran Sepahan 2017 100 28
11 Jaber Ansari Iran AM, LM, RM 2015 (1987-01-10)10 January 1987 (aged 29) Iran Gostaresh Foulad 2017 64 16
13 Miad Yazdani Iran RM, LM 2016 (1992-08-26)26 August 1992 (aged 24) Iran Sepidrood Rasht 2019 6 0
14 Farshid Bagheri Iran DM 2016 (1992-06-05)5 June 1992 (aged 24) Iran Saba Qom 2018 26 2
24 Omid Noorafkan Iran DM, CM, LB 2015 (1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 19) Youth system 2017 30 3
28 Mohsen Karimi Iran LW, RW 2014 (1994-09-20)20 September 1994 (aged 22) Youth system 2018 52 10
74 Mojtaba Haghdoust Iran AM, LM, RM 2016 (1996-01-22)22 January 1996 (aged 20) Iran Naft Tehran 2017 23 2
77 Behnam Barzay Iran RW, LW 2015 (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 23) Iran Rah Ahan 2017 50 7
88 Farshid Esmaeili Iran AM, CM, RM 2015 (1994-02-23)23 February 1994 (aged 22) Iran Fajr Sepasi 2018 58 4
Forwards
9 Kaveh Rezaei Iran CF 2016 (1992-04-05)5 April 1992 (aged 24) Iran Zob Ahan 2017 39 12
17 Ali Ghorbani Iran CF, RW, LW 2016 (1990-09-18)18 September 1990 (aged 26) Iran Naft Tehran 2018 39 8
Players transferred during the season
7 Bakhtiar Rahmani Iran AM, CF, RW, LW 2016 (1991-09-23)23 September 1991 (aged 25) Iran Naft Tehran 2018 16 1
16 Arash Afshin Iran CF, RW, LW 2016 (1989-01-21)21 January 1989 (aged 27) Iran Naft Tehran 2018 6 0
20 Meysam Majidi Iran LB, LM 2015 (1986-10-25)25 October 1986 (aged 30) Iran Esteghlal Khuzestan 2017 31 3
55 Mohammad Amin Hajmohammadi Iran CB 2015 (1991-02-14)14 February 1991 (aged 25) Iran Naft Tehran 2017 18 1

Persian Gulf Pro League squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Iran IRN Mehdi Rahmati (Captain)
2 DF Iran IRN Khosro Heydari (Vice-captain)
3 DF Brazil BRA Róbson Januário U23
5 DF Iran IRN Hossein Kanaanizadegan U23
6 MF Iran IRN Omid Ebrahimi
8 MF Iran IRN Yaghoub Karimi
9 FW Iran IRN Kaveh Rezaei
11 MF Iran IRN Jaber Ansari
13 MF Iran IRN Miad Yazdani
14 MF Iran IRN Farshid Bagheri
15 DF Armenia ARM Hrayr Mkoyan
17 FW Iran IRN Ali Ghorbani
18 DF Iran IRN Milad Zakipour U23
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 GK Iran IRN Arshia Babazadeh U23
21 DF Iran IRN Vouria Ghafouri
22 GK Iran IRN Hossein Hosseini
24 MF Iran IRN Omid Noorafkan U21
28 MF Iran IRN Mohsen Karimi U23
30 DF Iran IRN Azim Gök U21
33 DF Iran IRN Majid Hosseini U21
74 MF Iran IRN Mojtaba Haghdoust U21
77 FW Iran IRN Behnam Barzay
88 MF Iran IRN Farshid Esmaeili U23
90 DF Brazil BRA Leandro Padovani
99 MF Iran IRN Alireza Sayyar U23
  • List of Esteghlal squad in Iran league Organization[1]
  • [U19 = Under 19 Player | U21 = Under 21 Player | U23 = Under 23 Player][2]

New contracts
No. Pos Name Age Contract length Ends Date Source
2 RB Iran Khosro Heydari 32 3 years 2019 19 June 2016 [3]
4 DM Iran Roozbeh Cheshmi 22 3 years 2019 29 June 2016 [4]
6 DM Iran Omid Ebrahimi 28 1 year 2017 3 July 2016 [5]
15 CB Armenia Hrayr Mkoyan 29 2 years 2018 4 July 2016 [6]
22 GK Iran Hossein Hosseini 24 3 years 2019 19 July 2016 [7]

Transfers
Main articles: List of Iranian football transfers summer 2016 and List of Iranian football transfers winter 2016–17

Summer
No. Pos Nat. Name Age Moving From Type Ends Date Source
7 CM Iran Bakhtiar Rahmani 26 Tractor Sazi Free transfer 2018 3 June 2016 [8]
14 DM Iran Farshid Bagheri 24 Saba Qom Free transfer 2018 4 June 2016 [9]
21 RB Iran Vouria Ghafouri 28 Sepahan Free transfer 2017 5 June 2016 [10]
22 GK Iran Hossein Hosseini 23 Malavan Loan return 2017 7 June 2016 [11]
19 LB Iran Milad Zakipour 20 Naft Tehran Free transfer 2019 8 June 2016 [12]
17 CF Iran Ali Ghorbani 25 Naft Tehran Free transfer 2018 9 June 2016 [13]
5 CB Iran Hossein Kanaanizadegan 22 Persepolis Free transfer 2018 14 June 2016 [14]
23 CB Iran Majid Hosseini 19 Rah Ahan Loan return 2017 16 June 2016 [15]
12 GK Iran Arshia Babazadeh 21 United States De Anza Force Free transfer 17 June 2016 [16]
9 CF Iran Kaveh Rezaei 24 Zob Ahan Free transfer 2017 19 June 2016 [17]
16 CF Iran Arash Afshin 27 Malavan Free transfer 2018 20 June 2016 [18]
13 RM Iran Mi'ad Yazdani 24 Sepidrood Rasht Free transfer 2019 31 July 2016 [19]
30 CB Iran Alireza Sayyar 21 Gol Gohar Free transfer 5 September 2016 [20]
90 CB Brazil Leandro Padovani 32 Sepahan Free transfer 2017 6 September 2016 [21]

Winter
No. Pos Nat. Name Age Moving From Type Ends Date Source
44 AM Uzbekistan Server Djeparov 34 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent Free transfer 2018 15 January 2017 [22]

Summer
No. Pos Nat. Name Age Moving To Type Date Source
1 GK Iran Vahid Talebloo 34 Foolad Released 8 June 2016 [23]
16 AM Iran Mehdi Momeni 30 Esteghlal Khuzestan Released 8 June 2016 [24]
14 CF Croatia Pero Pejić 33 Albania FK Kukësi Released 8 June 2016 [25]
3 DM Iran Mohammad Reza Khorsandnia 28 Padideh Released 8 June 2016 [26]
34 RB Iran Milad Fakhreddini 26 Naft Tehran End of Contract 8 June 2016 [27]
5 CB Iran Hanif Omranzadeh 31 Khooneh Be Khooneh End of Contract 8 June 2016 [28]
9 CF Iran Arash Borhani 32 Paykan End of Contract 8 June 2016 [29]
99 RM Morocco Adil Chihi 28 Germany FSV Frankfurt End of Contract 8 June 2016 [30]
33 GK Iran Amir Hossein Najafi 19 Sardar Bukan Released 17 June 2016 [31]
37 CM Iran Mohammad Mehdi Rajabifar 18 Moghavemat Tehran Free transfer 21 June 2016 [32]
17 CM Iran Milad Shabanloo 21 Sanat Naft Released 23 June 2016 [33]
19 RM Iran Alireza Ramezani 23 Tractor Sazi Free transfer 26 June 2016 [34]
10 CF Iran Sajjad Shahbazzadeh 26 Turkey Alanyaspor Transfer 20 July 2016 [35]
26 RB Iran Iman Abbaszadeh 20 Nassaji Free transfer 15 August 2016 [36]

Winter
No. Pos Nat. Name Age Moving To Type Date Source
16 CF Iran Arash Afshin 27 Esteghlal Khuzestan Released 5 January 2017 [37]
7 CM Iran Bakhtiar Rahmani 25 Foolad Released 17 January 2017 [38]
55 CB Iran Mohammad Amin Hajmohammadi 26 Machine Sazi Released 21 January 2017 [39]
20 LM Iran Meysam Majidi 30 Saba Qom Released 25 January 2017 [40]

Summer
No. Pos Nat. Name Age Loaned From Start End Source
3 CB Brazil Róbson Januário 22 Brazil Bahia 24 June 2016 30 June 2017 [41]
74 AM Iran Mojtaba Haghdoost 20 Naft Tehran 31 August 2016 June 2017 [42]

Winter
No. Pos Nat. Name Age Loaned To Start End Source
44 AM Uzbekistan Server Djeparov 34 Sepahan 2 February 2017 1 June 2017 [43]
4 DM Iran Roozbeh Cheshmi 23 Saba Qom 15 February 2017 1 June 2017 [44]

Friendly Matches

Pre-season
2 July 2016 (2016-07-02) 1 Esteghlal 5 – 0 Esteghlal B Tehran, Iran
17:45 (UTC+03:30) V. Ghafouri 20'
K. Rezaei 35', 38'
F. Bagheri 45'
M. Majidi 		report Stadium: Nasser Hejazi Camp
Attendance: 2,000
8 July 2016 (2016-07-08) 2 Ararat Armenia 1 – 0 Iran Esteghlal Yerevan, Armenia
18:30 (UTC+04:00) 65' report Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy
Attendance: 200
14 July 2016 (2016-07-14) 3 Gandzasar Kapan Armenia 1 – 4 Iran Esteghlal Armenia
19:00 (UTC+04:00) report J. Ansari 34', 44', 45'
Y. Karimi 70' (p)		 Attendance: 50
18 July 2016 (2016-07-18) 4 Esteghlal 3 – 1 Khooneh Be Khooneh Tehran, Iran
19:00 (UTC+03:30) K. Rezaei 18'
J. Ansari
O. Ebrahimi p'		 report R. Bagheri Stadium: Azadi Football Training Pitches
Attendance: 2,000

Mid-season
19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) 1 Esteghlal 0 – 1 PAS Hamedan Tehran, Iran
18:00 (UTC+03:30) report S. Kowsari 19' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) 2 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Shahrdari Fouman Tehran, Iran
18:15 (UTC+03:30) A. Ghorbani 10' report S. Delavar Stadium: Azadi Stadium
28 August 2016 (2016-08-28) 3 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Rah Ahan Tehran, Iran
17:45 (UTC+03:30) J. Ansari 36'
A. Ghorbani 78'		 report M. Jamshidi 76' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
4 September 2016 (2016-09-04) 4 Esteghlal 2 – 0 Saba Qom Tehran, Iran
17:15 (UTC+03:30) M. Hosseini 65'
A. Ghorbani 80'		 report Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 25 July 2016 4 May 2017 — Runners-up 30 16 9 5 45 27 +18 053.33
Hazfi Cup 1 October 2016 20 December 2016 Round of 32 Quarter-Final 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 075.00
AFC Champions League 7 February 2017 29 May 2017 qualifying play-off Round of 16 9 5 2 2 12 11 +1 055.56
Total 43 24 11 8 62 41 +21 055.81

Last updated: 12 June 2017 (2017-06-12).
Source: Competitions

Persian Gulf Pro League
Main article: 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persepolis (C) 30 20 6 4 46 14 +32 66 Qualification for the 2018 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Esteghlal 30 16 9 5 45 27 +18 57
3 Tractor Sazi 30 15 11 4 38 24 +14 56
4 Zob Ahan 30 12 10 8 39 30 +9 46 Qualification for the 2018 AFC Champions League Play-off round
5 Sepahan 30 12 9 9 38 34 +4 45
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2017. Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[45]
(C) Champions

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 13 9 4 39 23  +16 48 6 4 3 20 16  +4 7 5 1 19 7  +12

Last updated: 7 April 2017.
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultDLLDDDWWWDDWLWDWLWWWWWDWWDWLWW
Position712151514151075565777564433333222322
Updated to match(es) played on 7 April 2017. Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

25 July 2016 (2016-07-25) 1 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Naft Tehran Tehran
20:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30) J. Ansari 31' report A. Motahari 68'
R. Aliyari Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (spectator ban)
Referee: Hossein Zargar
31 July 2016 (2016-07-31) 2 Esteghlal Khuzestan 2 – 1 Esteghlal Ahvaz
20:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30) H. Beyt Saeed 25', 84' report K. Rezaei 77' Stadium: Ghadir Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
5 August 2016 (2016-08-05) 3 Esteghlal 1 – 2 Sanat Naft Tehran
20:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) A. Ghorbani 66' report H. Baghlani Yellow card 58' 90+3' (p)
K. Gwi-hyeon Yellow card 66'
R. Norouzi 86'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: MohammadReza Akbarian
11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 4 Paykan 1 – 1 Esteghlal Shahr-e Qods
18:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30) A. Sadeghi Yellow card 7'
S. Nemati Yellow card 33'
M. Aghakhan 40' Yellow card 40'
M. Shiri Yellow card 88'		 report B. Rahmani Yellow card 36'
R. Januário Yellow card 42'
B. Barzay 82'
H. Mkoyan Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Stadium
Attendance: 8,360
Referee: Reza Kermanshahi
11 September 2016 (2016-09-11) 5 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Machine Sazi Tehran
18:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30) K. Rezaei 7' report S. Narimanjahan 52'
A. Amir Kamdar Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
16 September 2016 (2016-09-16) 6 Persepolis 0 – 0 Esteghlal Tehran
17:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) A. Alipour Yellow card 21' report O. Ebrahimi Yellow card 13'
F. Bagheri Yellow card 69'
K. Heydari Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
20 September 2016 (2016-09-20) 7 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Zob Ahan Tehran
19:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) K. Rezaei Yellow card 37'
O. Ebrahimi 43' (pen.)
A. Ghorbani 48'		 report M. Tabrizi 64'
M. Hosseini Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hamid Haj Malek
15 October 2016 (2016-10-15) 8 Siah Jamegan 0 – 1 Esteghlal Mashhad
15:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Khanzadeh Yellow card 66'
A. Kalantari Yellow card 90+1'		 report K. Rezaei 27'
O. Khaledi Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Samen Stadium
Attendance: 15,700
Referee: Seyed Reza Mahdavi
21 October 2016 (2016-10-21) 9 Esteghlal 2 – 0 Saipa Tehran
16:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Karimi 76'
J. Ansari 82'
L. Padovani Yellow card 88'		 report O. Khaledi Yellow card 32' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
27 October 2016 (2016-10-27) 10 Foolad 1 – 1 Esteghlal Ahvaz
16:40 IRST (UTC+03:30) J. Ansari 35'
F. Esmaeili Yellow card 44'
L. Padovani Yellow card 69'		 report A. Nasseri Yellow card 64'
S. Ansari 77'
Y. Vakia Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Ghadir Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky
25 November 2016 (2016-11-25) 11 Esteghlal 2 – 2 Gostaresh Tehran
16:20 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Hosseini 14' (o.g.)
M. Karimi 23'		 report L. Pereira 43'
F. de Jesus Red card 74'
A. Naghizadeh 80'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifar
1 December 2016 (2016-12-01) 12 Saba Qom 0 – 2 Esteghlal Qom
16:20 IRST (UTC+03:30) R. Enayati Yellow card 8' Yellow-red card 40'
H. Divsalar Red card 55'
G. Dehnavi Yellow card 76'
M. Haghjou Yellow card 86'		 report K. Rezaei 18'
A. Ghorbani 68'
B. Rahmani Yellow card 80'
Y. Karimi Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mehdi Seyedali
9 December 2016 (2016-12-09) 13 Esteghlal 1 – 2 Tractor Sazi Tehran
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) K. Rezaei 7' Yellow card 90+3'
O. Ebrahimi Yellow card 29'
Y. Karimi Yellow card 83'		 report F. Hatami 56', 68' Yellow card 77' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Bijan Heydari
15 December 2016 (2016-12-15) 14 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Padideh Tehran
16:20 IRST (UTC+03:30) J. Ansari 69' report M. Kafshgari Yellow card 54'
A. Jafari Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Vahid Kazemi
25 December 2016 (2016-12-25) 15 Sepahan 1 – 1 Esteghlal Isfahan
16:25 IRST (UTC+03:30) J. Alimohammadi 69' report F. Esmaeili Yellow card 21'
H. Mkoyan Yellow card 56'
B. Barzay 90+2'		 Stadium: Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
12 January 2017 (2017-01-12) 16 Naft Tehran 0 – 1 Esteghlal Tehran
16:35 IRST (UTC+03:30) R. Asadi Yellow card 12'
V. Hamdinejad Yellow card 13'
I. Alekasir Yellow card 22'
M. Farahani Yellow card 90+3'		 report M. Hosseini Yellow card 7'
O. Ebrahimi Yellow card 16' 59'
H. Hosseini Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 6,854
Referee: Tooraj Haghverdi
Man of the Match: Omid Ebrahimi
17 January 2017 (2017-01-17) 17 Esteghlal 1 – 2 Esteghlal Khuzestan Tehran
16:40 IRST (UTC+03:30) L. Padovani Yellow card 49'
M. Hosseini Yellow card 66'
K. Rezaei 88'		 report S. Bahrani Yellow card 58'
H. Beyt Saeed 68'
A. Alaei Yellow card 79'
A. Ashouri 83'
M. Tayyebi Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card 90+1'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Payam Heydari
22 January 2017 (2017-01-22) 18 Sanat Naft 0 – 3 Esteghlal Abadan
16:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Mamashli Yellow card 82' report V. Ghafouri Yellow card 15'
M. Haghdoust 28'
B. Barzay 56'
M. Hosseini 62'
M. Yazdani Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Takhti Stadium (Abadan)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
Man of the Match: Omid Ebrahimi
27 January 2017 (2017-01-27) 19 Esteghlal 3 – 2 Paykan Tehran
16:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) O. Ebrahimi 13'
O. Noorafkan 61'
A. Ghorbani 80'
M. Hosseini Yellow card 85'
F. Esmaeili Yellow card 90+3'		 report S. Yazdani Red card 11'
S. Nemati 21' Yellow card 90+2'
M. Aghakhan Yellow card 35' 87.pen'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
Man of the Match: Ali Ghorbani
1 February 2017 (2017-02-01) 20 Machine Sazi 0 – 3 Esteghlal Tabriz
17:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) A. Amir Kamdar Yellow card 60'
F. Abedini Yellow card 72'
H. Gordani Yellow card 80'
M. Hajmohammadi Yellow card 90+2'		 report L. Padovani Yellow card 32'
A. Ghorbani 42'
M. Haghdoust 77'
O. Noorafkan 90+2'		 Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium (Tabriz)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifar
Man of the Match: Omid Noorafkan
12 February 2017 (2017-02-12) 21 Esteghlal 3 – 2 Persepolis Tehran
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) F. Esmaeili 18' Yellow card 74'
A. Ghorbani 20'
O. Ebrahimi Yellow card 23'
Róbson Yellow card 27'
K. Rezaei 44'
M. Rahmati Yellow card 90+2' Yellow-red card 90+3'
O. Noorafkan Yellow card 90+5'
B. Barzay Yellow card 90+5'		 report S. Rafiei 5'
H. Mahini Yellow card 39'
J. Hosseini Yellow card 90+2' 90+3'
F. Ahmadzadeh Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
16 February 2017 (2017-02-16) 22 Zob Ahan 0 – 2 Esteghlal Isfahan
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Tabrizi Yellow card 10'
M. Hosseini Yellow card 80'		 report F. Esmaeili 24'
L. Padovani Yellow card 29'
B. Barzay 78'
M. Zakipour Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
Man of the Match: F. Esmaeili
5 March 2017 (2017-03-05) 23 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Siah Jamegan Tehran
17:25 IRST (UTC+03:30) O. Ebrahimi 65'
Y. Karimi Yellow card 66'		 Report G. Jerković 44'
A. Jalali Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifar
Man of the Match: Mohammad Nasseri
10 March 2017 (2017-03-10) 24 Saipa 1 – 2 Esteghlal Tehran
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) E. Pourghaz Yellow card 81' 89'
A. Kalantari Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card 90+6'		 report M. Hosseini Yellow card 34'
F. Bagheri 41'
L. Padovani 90+4'		 Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohammad Reza Faghani
31 March 2017 (2017-03-31) 25 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Foolad Tehran
IRDT (UTC+04:30) K.Rezaei Yellow card 60'
M.Karimi 71'		 Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hossein Zargar
Man of the Match: M.Karimi
7 April 2017 (2017-04-07) 26 Gostaresh 1 – 1 Esteghlal Tabriz
IRDT (UTC+04:30) M.Naghizadeh 74' Report O. Ebrahimi 80' Stadium: Bonyan Diesel Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Reza Kermanshahi
Man of the Match: Omid Ebrahimi
14 April 2017 (2017-04-14) 27 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Saba Qom Tehran
IRDT (UTC+04:30) O. Ebrahimi 18'
87'		 Report Keyvan Amraei 28' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hamid Hajmalek
Man of the Match: O. Ebrahimi
20 April 2017 (2017-04-20) 28 Tractor Sazi 1 – 0 Esteghlal Tabriz
IRDT (UTC+04:30) Mohammad Ebrahimi 87' Report Róbson Januário Yellow card
Omid EbrahimiYellow card		 Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
29 April 2017 (2017-04-29) 29 Padideh 1 – 2 Esteghlal Mashhad
IRDT (UTC+04:30) Moein Abbasian 33' Report Omid Noorafkan 57'
Yaghoub KarimiYellow card 72'
Jaber Ansari 81'
Ali GhorbaniYellow card 89'
Hrayr MkoyanYellow cardRed card		 Stadium: Samen Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Payam Heydari
Man of the Match: Jaber Ansari
4 May 2017 (2017-05-04) 30 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Sepahan Tehran
IRDT (UTC+04:30) Jaber Ansari 59'
Farshid Bagheri 84'		 Report Mehrdad Mohammadi 39' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 25000
Referee: Zahedi Fard
Man of the Match: Jaber Ansari

Hazfi Cup
Main article: 2016–17 Hazfi Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) First Round Malavan Novin 0 – 2 Esteghlal Bandar-e Anzali
16:10 IRST (UTC+03:30) Moaf Yellow card 16'
A. Rahnavard Yellow card 21'		 report A. Ghorbani 8'
B. Rahmani 27'
Róbson Yellow card 35'		 Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ali Safaei
Man of the Match: Kaveh Rezaei
31 October 2016 (2016-10-31) 1/16 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Mes Kerman Tehran
16:35 IRST (UTC+03:30) Y. Karimi Yellow card 107'
M. Karimi 113'		 report M. Ayoubi Yellow card 28'
Z. Kheiri Yellow card 87' Yellow card 31'
F. Hosseinkhani Yellow card 92'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohammad Reza Faghani
18 November 2016 (2016-11-18) 1/8 Esteghlal 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 3 p)		 Saba Qom Tehran
16:20 IRST (UTC+03:30) F. Esmaeili Yellow card 80'
Y. Karimi Yellow card 97'		 report G. Dehnavi Yellow card 31'
V. Aliabadi Yellow card 43' Yellow card 31'
H. Lak Yellow card 119'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ahmad Salehi
Penalties
H. Mkoyan soccer ball with check mark
O. Ebrahimi soccer ball with check mark
A. Ghorbani soccer ball with check mark
Y. Karimi soccer ball with check mark
F. Esmaeili soccer ball with check mark		 K. Amraei soccer ball with red X
M. Haghjou soccer ball with check mark
G. Dehnavi soccer ball with check mark
M. Abtahi soccer ball with check mark
20 December 2016 (2016-12-20) 1/4 Naft Tehran 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Esteghlal Tehran
16:20 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Ghazi 2.pen' 108'
A. Motahari Yellow card 22'
A. Sadeghi Yellow card 37'
M. Fakhreddini Yellow card 90'
I. Mobali Yellow card 90'
M. Daneshgar Yellow card 105'
I. Alekasir 106' Yellow card 106'		 report R. Januário Yellow card 2'
K. Rezaei Yellow card 40'
J. Ansari 68'
B. Barzay 92' Yellow card 96'
M. Zakipour Yellow card 119'		 Stadium: Takhti Stadium (Tehran)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off
Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

7 February 2017 (2017-02-07) qualifying play-offEsteghlal Iran0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)		 Qatar Al-Sadd Tehran
19:00 UTC+3:30 B. Barzay Yellow card 52'
M. Karimi Yellow card 106'		 report H. Ismail Yellow card 45+1'
J. Hamroun Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 74,560
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Penalties
K. Rezaei soccer ball with check mark
O. Ebrahimi soccer ball with red X
A. Ghorbani soccer ball with check mark
F. Esmaeili soccer ball with check mark
K. Heydari soccer ball with check mark		 H. Al-Haidos soccer ball with check mark
Xavi soccer ball with check mark
I. Majid soccer ball with red X
M. Kasola soccer ball with red X
B. Bounedjah soccer ball with check mark

Group stage
Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout stage
2 Iran Esteghlal 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11[lower-alpha 1]
3 Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun 6 1 2 3 7 12 −5 5[lower-alpha 2]
4 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent 6 1 2 3 7 12 −5 5[lower-alpha 2]
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head results: Al-Ahli 2–1 Esteghlal, Esteghlal 1–1 Al-Ahli.
  2. Head-to-head results: Al-Taawoun 1–0 Lokomotiv Tashkent, Lokomotiv Tashkent 4–4 Al-Taawoun.
20 February 2017 (2017-02-20) 1 Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates 2–1 Iran Esteghlal Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:15 UAEST (UTC+04:00) Majed H. Yellow card 41'
M. Diop 45+1', 90'
H. Al-Fardan Yellow card 55'		 summary B. Barzay Yellow card 10'
Róbson Yellow card 20'
K. Heydari Yellow card 57'
O. Ebrahimi 74'
M. Zakipour Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Al-Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
27 February 2017 (2017-02-27) 2 Esteghlal Iran 3–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Muscat, Oman
19:30 UTC+4 K.Rezaei 1'
J.Ansari Yellow card 55'
M.Karimi 70'
L.Padovani 89'		 summary M.Muaaz Yellow card 88'
L.Sânmărtean Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
13 March 2017 (2017-03-13) 3 Esteghlal Iran 2–0 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent Tehran, Iran
19:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) Esmaeili 37'
Ghorbani 84'		 summary Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 42,369
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
11 April 2017 (2017-04-11) 4 Lokomotiv Tashkent Uzbekistan 1–1 Iran Esteghlal Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 UST (UTC+05:00) summary K.Rezaei 88' Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
25 April 2017 (2017-04-25) 5 Esteghlal Iran 1–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Tehran, Iran
20:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Rezaei 58' summary Sanqour 17' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 76,428
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
9 May 2017 (2017-05-09) 6 Al-Taawoun Saudi Arabia 1–2 Iran Esteghlal Doha, Qatar
18:50 AST (UTC+03:00) Al-Saiari 36' summary Ansari 19'
Rezaei 76'		 Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 375
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Knockout stage
Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League knockout stage
22 May 2017 (2017-05-22) First leg Esteghlal Iran 1 – 0 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Tehran, Iran
20:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Rezaei 90+2' (pen.) summary Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 67,202
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
29 May 2017 (2017-05-29) Second leg Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 6 – 1
(6 – 2 agg.)		 Iran Esteghlal Al Ain, UAE
22:45 UAE (UTC+04:00) Caio 27', 33'
O. Abdulrahman 49', 60'
Lee Myung-joo 56'
Al-Shamrani 75'		 summary Rezaei 83' Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 19,006
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Statistics

Appearances and goals
Pro League Hazfi Cup ACL Total
No P N Name S P GP M S P GP M S P GP M S P GP M
1GKIranMehdi Rahmati 2222-210-0.91980 44-30-0.6420 99-110-1.2840 3535-350-1.03240
2RMIranKhosro Heydari 1719030.01038 22000.0140 79020.0719 2022050.01178
3CBBrazilRóbson Januário 1919000.01350 33000.0330 99000.0840 2222000.01680
5CBIranKanaanizadegan 22000.0180 00000.00 00000.00 22000.0180
6CMIranOmid Ebrahimi 2424750.11710 12000.0210 77110.1624 2526860.11920
7AMIranRahmani 1213010.01003 33100.4240 00000.00 1516110.11243
8LBIranYaghoub Karimi 1116000.01008 22000.0240 12000.090 1315000.01227
9CFIranKaveh Rezaei 2222790.31607 33030.0322 99610.6840 272713130.31929
11LWIranJaber Ansari 1317620.31127 33110.3330 62110.4233 1719540.31457
13LWIranMi'ad Yazdani 04000.032 01000.012 01000.02 05000.044
14DMIranFarshid Bagheri 715200.0503 34000.0360 36010.4252 919210.0890
15CBArmeniaHrayr Mkoyan 1212020.01070 34000.0380 34000.0268 1314020.01450
16CFIranArash Afshin 03000.035 13000.0138 00000.00 16000.0173
17CFIranAli Ghorbani 1321630.6776 24110.2368 68100.2552 1526840.51246
18LBIranMilad Zakipour 910010.0449 11000.0120 78020.0646 1112020.0569
20LBIranMeysam Majidi 01000.09 11000.090 00000.00 12000.099
21RBIranVouria Ghafouri 1314020.01122 00000.00 56000.0344 1416020.01122
22GKIranHossein Hosseini 66-50-1.0360 00000.00 00000.00 55-40-1.0360
24CMIranOmid Noorafkan 88220.3532 00000.00 66000.0570 1010220.3532
25CBIranAzim Gök 01000.03 00000.00 00000.00 01000.03
28LMIranMohsen Karimi 510400.8327 22100.4240 37100.0346 612500.6567
33CBIranMajid Hosseini 1213100.1811 22000.0210 23000.0181 1214100.11021
74AMIranHaghdoust 713200.4481 33000.0228 24000.0201 915200.3709
77RWIranBehnam Barzay 810400.6568 13100.0120 36000.0283 1015500.6688
88AMIranFarshid Esmaeili 1320220.01039 13000.0217 68110.2564 1524330.01256
90CBBrazilPadovani 1416110.01023 33000.0360 99100.1840 1921200.01383
Last updated: 1 February 2017

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more are included only.

No. Nat. Position Name Pro League Hazfi Cup ACL Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
7IranMFBakhtiar Rahmani100000000100
8IranMFYaghoub Karimi100000000100
15ArmeniaDFHrayr Mkoyan100000000100
TOTALS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

Last updated: 11 August 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Pro League Hazfi Cup ACL Total
1 FW 9 Iran Kaveh Rezaei 70613
2 MF 6 Iran Omid Ebrahimi 7018
FW 17 Iran Ali Ghorbani 6118
MF 11 Iran Jaber Ansari 6118
3 FW 28 Iran Mohsen Karimi 4116
4 FW 77 Iran Behnam Barzay 4105
5 MF 24 Iran Omid Noorafkan 3003
MF 88 Iran Farshid Esmaeili 2013
6 MF 74 Iran Mojtaba Haghdoust 2002
MF 14 Iran Farshid Bagheri 2002
DF 90 Brazil Leandro Padovani 1012
7 DF 33 Iran Majid Hosseini 1001
MF 7 Iran Bakhtiar Rahmani 0101
Own goals 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 45 5 12 62

Last updated: 3 June 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk No. Player Pro League Hazfi Cup ACL Total
1 1 Mehdi Rahmati 8 3 4 15
2 22 Hossein Hosseini 3 0 0 3
TOTALS 113418

Last updated: 3 June 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Goals conceded

The list is sorted by shirt number when total 'minutes played' are equal.

Rnk No. Player Pro League Hazfi Cup ACL Total Minutes Played
1 1 Iran Mehdi Rahmati 21 3 11 35 92.6 min
2 22 Iran Hossein Hosseini 6 0 0 6 120 min
TOTALS 27 3 11 41 96.6 min

Last updated: 3 June 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

See also

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