2018–19 Esteghlal F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was the Esteghlal Football Club's 18th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 25nd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup, and 73rd year in existence as a football club.

Esteghlal F.C.
2018–19 season
PresidentAhmadreza Fathi
Head coachWinfried Schäfer
(until 29 April)
Farhad Majidi
(from 29 April)
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Iran Pro League3rd
Hazfi CupRound of 16
Super CupRunners-up
2018 AFC Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
2019 AFC Champions LeagueGroup-stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Morteza Tabrizi (5)
All: Morteza Tabrizi (7)
Highest home attendance78,000
(vs Tractor Sazi, 10 August 2018)
Lowest home attendance9,500
(vs Esteghlal Khuzestan, 8 May 2019)
Average home league attendance29,033

Players

First team squad

Players and squad numbers last updated on 6 June 2018.

No. Name Nat Position Date of Birth (Age) Since End Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Mehdi Rahmati (Captain) Iran GK (1983-02-02)2 February 1983 (aged 35) 2015 2019 Iran Paykan
19 Mehdi Nourollahi Iran GK (1997-03-24)24 March 1997 (aged 21) 2018 2021 Youth system
22 Hossein Hosseini Iran GK (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 26) 2012 2019 Youth system
Defenders
2 Khosro Heydari (2nd VC) Iran RB / RM / LB (1983-09-14)14 September 1983 (aged 35) 2011 2019 Iran Sepahan
3 Milad Zakipour Iran LB / LM (1995-11-23)23 November 1995 (aged 23) 2016 2021 Iran Naft Tehran
12 Meysam Teymouri Iran LB (1992-07-06)6 July 1992 (aged 26) 2018 2021 Iran Pars Jonoubi
13 Armin Sohrabian Iran LB / CB (1995-07-26)26 July 1995 (aged 23) 2017 2019 Iran Sepahan
21 Vouria Ghafouri Iran RB / RW (1987-09-20)20 September 1987 (aged 31) 2016 2019 Iran Sepahan
33 Pejman Montazeri (3rd VC) Iran CB / RB (1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (aged 35) 2017 2019 Qatar Al Ahli
44 Farshad Mohammadi Iran RB / RW (1994-09-04)4 September 1994 (aged 24) 2018 2021 Iran Pars Jonoubi
70 Mohammad Daneshgar Iran CB (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 24) 2018 2020 Iran Saipa
Midfielders
4 Roozbeh Cheshmi Iran CB / DM (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 25) 2015 2019 Iran Saba Qom
5 Ayanda Patosi South Africa AM / LW (1992-10-31)31 October 1992 (aged 26) 2019 2019 South Africa Cape Town
6 Ali Karimi Iran CM / DM (1994-02-11)11 February 1994 (aged 24) 2018 2019 Iran Sepahan
8 Farshid Esmaeili Iran AM / LW / RW (1994-02-23)23 February 1994 (aged 24) 2015 2020 Iran Fajr Sepasi
14 Farshid Bagheri Iran DM / CM (1992-06-05)5 June 1992 (aged 26) 2016 2020 Iran Saba Qom
17 Humam Tariq Iraq LW / RW / AM (1996-02-10)10 February 1996 (aged 22) 2018 2021 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
23 Dariush Shojaeian Iran RW / LW / AM (1992-04-07)7 April 1992 (aged 26) 2017 2020 Iran Gostaresh Foulad
28 Mohsen Karimi Iran LW / RW / SS (1994-09-20)20 September 1994 (aged 24) 2014 2020 Youth system
30 Omid Noorafkan Iran DM / LB (1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 21) 2019 2019 Belgium Charleroi
77 Reza Azari Iran AM / CM (1998-02-10)10 February 1998 (aged 20) 2018 2023 Youth system
88 Reza Karimi Iran RW / LW / SS (1998-08-23)23 August 1998 (aged 20) 2018 2021 Albania Skënderbeu Korçë
Forwards
10 Rouhollah Bagheri Iran CF / RW (1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 27) 2018 2021 Iran Khooneh be Khooneh
11 Morteza Tabrizi Iran CF / LW (1991-01-06)6 January 1991 (aged 27) 2018 2020 Iran Zob Ahan
16 Allahyar Sayyadmanesh Iran CF / RW / LW (2001-06-29)29 June 2001 (aged 17) 2018 2023 Iran Saipa
20 Esmaël Gonçalves Guinea-Bissau CF / LW (1991-06-25)25 June 1991 (aged 27) 2019 2020 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
25 Mehdi Ghayedi Iran LW / RW (1998-12-05)5 December 1998 (aged 20) 2017 2023 Iran Iranjavan
90 Godwin Mensha Nigeria CF / SS (1989-09-02)2 September 1989 (aged 29) 2019 2020 Iran Persepolis
Players transferred during the season
7 Markus Neumayr Germany AM / CM (1986-03-23)23 March 1986 (aged 32) 2018 2020 Turkey Kasımpaşa
9 Alhaji Gero Nigeria CF (1993-10-10)10 October 1993 (aged 25) 2018 2021 Sweden Östersunds
24 Jaber Ansari Iran SS / AM / RW (1987-01-10)10 January 1987 (aged 31) 2015 2019 Iran Gostaresh Foulad

Persian Gulf 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 Iran IRN Milad Zakipour
4 DF Iran IRN Rouzbeh Cheshmi
5 MF South Africa RSA Ayanda Patosi
6 MF Iran IRN Ali Karimi
8 MF Iran IRN Farshid Esmaeili
10 FW Iran IRN Rouhollah Bagheri
11 FW Iran IRN Morteza Tabrizi
12 DF Iran IRN Meysam Teymouri
13 DF Iran IRN Armin Sohrabian
14 MF Iran IRN Farshid Bagheri
16 FW Iran IRN Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
17 MF Iraq IRQ Humam Tariq
18 DF Iran IRN Shahin Taherkhani
19 GK Iran IRN Mehdi Nourollahi
20 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Esmaël Gonçalves
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Iran IRN Vouria Ghafouri
22 GK Iran IRN Hossein Hosseini
23 MF Iran IRN Dariush Shojaeian
25 FW Iran IRN Mehdi Ghayedi
27 MF Iran IRN Hossein Heydari
28 MF Iran IRN Mohsen Karimi
30 MF Iran IRN Omid Noorafkan
33 DF Iran IRN Pejman Montazeri (third-captain)
43 DF Iran IRN Amirhossein Kargar
44 DF Iran IRN Farshad Mohammadi Mehr
70 DF Iran IRN Mohammad Daneshgar
77 MF Iran IRN Reza Azari
88 MF Iran IRN Reza Karimi
90 FW Nigeria NGA Godwin Mensha
99 FW Iran IRN Sajjad Aghaei
FW Iran IRN Meraj Pourtaghi
FW Iran IRN Zakaria Moradi

2018 AFC Champions 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)
4 MF Iran IRN Roozbeh Cheshmi
8 MF Iran IRN Farshid Esmaeili
12 FW Nigeria NGA Alhaji Gero
13 DF Iran IRN Armin Sohrabian
14 MF Iran IRN Farshid Bagheri
16 MF Iran IRN Mehdi Ghayedi
17 MF Iraq IRQ Humam Tariq
18 DF Iran IRN Milad Zakipour
21 DF Iran IRN Vouria Ghafouri
22 GK Iran IRN Hossein Hosseini
27 MF Iran IRN Hossein Heydari
29 DF Iran IRN Amirhossein Esmaeilzadeh
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF Iran IRN Amirhossein Kargar
33 DF Iran IRN Pejman Montazeri (third-captain)
37 MF Iran IRN Reza Azari
39 FW Iran IRN Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
44 DF Iran IRN Farshad Mohammadi Mehr
49 DF Iran IRN Shahin Taherkhani
60 MF Iran IRN Ali Karimi
69 FW Iran IRN Heydar Ali Ahmadzadeh
70 DF Iran IRN Mohammad Daneshgar
71 MF Germany GER Markus Neumayr
78 FW Iran IRN Morteza Tabrizi
88 GK Iran IRN Mehdi Nourollahi
91 FW Iran IRN Rouhollah Bagheri
99 FW Iran IRN Sajjad Aghaei

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer
window
Ends Source
20 CF Iran Morteza Aghakhan 25 Peykan Transfer Summer 2021 [1]
44 RB Iran Farshad Mohammadi 23 Pars Jonoubi Transfer Summer 2020 [2]
10 CF Iran Rouhollah Bagheri 27 Khooneh be Khooneh Transfer Summer 2021 [3]
70 CB Iran Mohammad Daneshgar 24 Saipa Transfer Summer 2020 [4]
19 GK Iran Mehdi Nourollahi 21 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2021
32 RB Iran Amirhossein Kargar 19 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2021
45 DM Iran Sina Khadempour 21 Naft Tehran End of loan Summer 2021 [5]
99 LW Iran Sajjad Aghaei 19 Aluminium Arak End of loan Summer 2021 [6]
16 CF Iran Allahyar Sayyadmanesh 16 Saipa Transfer Summer 2023 [7]
12 LB Iran Meysam Teymouri 25 Pars Jonoubi Transfer Summer 2021 [8]
77 CM Iran Reza Azari 20 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2021 [9]
18 CB Iran Shahin Taherkhani 21 Peykan U21 Transfer Summer 2021
6 CM Iran Ali Karimi 24 Sepahan Transfer Summer 2019 [10]
11 LW Iran Morteza Tabrizi 27 Zob Ahan Transfer Summer 2020 [11]
7 AM Germany Markus Neumayr 32 Turkey Kasımpaşa Transfer Summer 2020
17 RW Iraq Humam Tariq 22 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Transfer Summer 2021 [12]
9 CF Nigeria Alhaji Gero 24 Sweden Östersunds Transfer Summer 2021 [13]
88 AM Iran Reza Karimi 20 Albania Skënderbeu Korçë Transfer Winter 2021 [14]
20 CF Guinea-Bissau Esmaël Gonçalves 27 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Transfer Winter 2020 [15]
30 DM Iran Omid Noorafkan 21 Belgium Charleroi Loan Winter 2019 [16]
43 LB Iran Amirhossein Pourmohammad 20 Esteghlal Academy Transfer Winter 2023
38 CF Iran Meraj Pourtaghi 20 Esteghlal Academy Transfer Winter 2023
17 RW Iran Zakaria Moradi 20 Esteghlal Academy Transfer Winter 2023
5 AM South Africa Ayanda Patosi 26 South Africa Cape Town Loan Winter 2019
90 CF Nigeria Godwin Mensha 29 Persepolis Transfer Winter 2020

Out

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer
window
Source
90 CB Brazil Leandro Padovani Celin 34 Retired End of contract Summer
24 DM Iran Omid Noorafkan 21 Belgium Charleroi Transfer Summer [17]
70 RW Iran Mohammad Javad Mohammadi 21 Arvand Khorramshahr Loan Summer
13 LW Iran Miad Yazdani 25 Sepidrood Rasht Transfer Summer
77 RW Iran Behnam Barzay 25 Sanat Naft Transfer Summer
CM Iran Majid Tajik 21 Gol Reyhan Transfer Summer
6 DM Iran Omid Ebrahimi 30 Qatar Al-Ahli End of contract Summer
26 CF Iran Fardin Najafi 20 Baadraan Loan Summer
20 AM Uzbekistan Server Djeparov 35 Kazakhstan Zhetysu End of contract Summer
5 CB Iran Majid Hosseini 22 Turkey Trabzonspor Transfer Summer
25 CF Senegal Mame Baba Thiam 25 United Arab Emirates Al-Ajman Transfer Summer [18]
80 CM North Macedonia Bojan Najdenov 26 Albania KF Laçi Transfer Summer
9 CF Iran Ali Ghorbani 27 Slovakia Spartak Trnava End of contract Summer
DM Iran Amirhossein Sheikholeslami 19 Portugal Marítimo B Transfer Summer
7 AM Germany Markus Neumayr 32 Switzerland Aarau Transfer Winter [19]
45 DM Iran Sina Khadempour 22 Gol Gohar Loan Winter
24 RW Iran Jaber Ansari 32 Paykan Transfer Winter
69 LW Iran Heydar Ali Ahmadzadeh 21 Shahrdari Mahshahr Transfer Winter [20]
9 CF Nigeria Alhaji Gero 25 Sweden Östersunds Transfer Winter

Pre-season and friendlies

7 July 2018 (2018-07-07) 1 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Esteghlal U23 Tehran, Iran
18:20 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Report
12 July 2018 (2018-07-12) 2 Esteghlal Iran 0 – 1 Ukraine Mariupol Kartepe, Turkey
17:00 Turkey Time (UTC+03:00) Report
16 July 2018 (2018-07-16) 3 Esteghlal Iran 2 – 2 Morocco FUS Rabat Kartepe, Turkey
17:00 Turkey Time (UTC+03:00) Report
18 July 2018 (2018-07-18) 4 Bursaspor U23 Turkey 0 – 6 Iran Esteghlal Kartepe, Turkey
16:30 Turkey Time (UTC+03:00) Report
20 July 2018 (2018-07-20) 5 Esteghlal Iran 2 – 0 Turkmenistan Nebitçi Balkanabat Kartepe, Turkey
17:00 Turkey Time (UTC+03:00) Report
14 October 2018 (2018-10-14) 1 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Esteghlal Academy Tehran, Iran
15:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) F. Bagheri
M. Tabrizi
Report M. Pourtaghi

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 27 July 2018 16 May 2019 3rd 30 16 9 5 40 13 +27 053.33
Hazfi Cup 2 October 2018 1 November 2018 Round of 32 Round of 16 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
Super Cup 20 July 2018 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
2018 ACL 27 August 2018 17 September 2018 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 000.00
2019 ACL February 2019 20 May 2019 Group stage Group stage 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 033.33
Total 41 19 13 9 52 31 +21 046.34

Last updated: 21 May 2019 (2019-05-21).
Source: Competitions

Iran Pro League

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persepolis (C) 30 16 13 1 36 14 +22 61 Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Sepahan 30 15 13 2 46 20 +26 58
3 Esteghlal 30 16 9 5 40 13 +27 57 Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2
4 Padideh 30 16 8 6 32 16 +16 56
5 Tractor Sazi 30 14 10 6 42 25 +17 52
Source: IPL Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[21]
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 16 9 5 40 13  +27 57 9 5 1 20 4  +16 7 4 4 20 9  +11

Last updated: 16 May 2019 (2019-05-16).
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDWLDWDDWLDDWWWWWLWWWWLDWWLWDW
Position79478101175788655555443244323233
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2019 (2019-05-16). Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

27 July 2018 (2018-07-27) 1 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Paykan Tehran
20:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30) F. Bagheri Yellow card 23'
S. Aghaei Yellow card 26'
Report F. Emamali Yellow card 5'
M. Batista Yellow card 32'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
2 August 2018 (2018-08-02) 2 Zob Ahan 2 – 2 Esteghlal Isfahan
20:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30) R. Habibzadeh 24' Yellow card 18'
E. Hernández 45'
M. Nejadmehdi Yellow card 45'
V. Mohammadzadeh Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 75'
Report V. Ghafouri 43', 56'
M. Daneshgar Yellow card 10' Yellow-red card 90+1'
F. Mohammadi-Mehr Yellow card 76'
A. Sohrabian Yellow card 76'
A. Sayyadmanesh Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bijan Heydari
10 August 2018 (2018-08-10) 3 Esteghlal 3 – 0 Tractor Sazi Tehran
20:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) A. Abdollahzadeh 13' (o.g.)
M. Tabrizi 28'
F. Esmaeili 51'
Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Mahdi Seyyed Ali
16 August 2018 (2018-08-16) 4 Pars Jonoubi Jam 1 – 0 Esteghlal Jam
20:33 IRDT (UTC+04:30) A. Sohrabian 12' (o.g.)
E. Salehi Yellow card 56'
Nouri Yellow card 70'
M. Lotfi Yellow card 85'
H. Noormohammadi Yellow card 90+5'
Report M. Daneshgar Yellow card 19'
A. Karimi Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Zargar
22 August 2018 (2018-08-22) 5 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Foolad Tehran
20:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30) M. Daneshgar Yellow card 34' Report E. Moradian Yellow card 73'
M. Najjarian Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Koupal Nazemi
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 7 Nassaji Mazandaran 0 – 0 Esteghlal Qaem Shahr
19:32 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Abshak Yellow card 25'
A. Abdollahzadeh Yellow card 87'
Report R. Bagheri Yellow card 66' Stadium: Vatani Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Zargar
27 September 2018 (2018-09-27) 8 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Persepolis Tehran
18:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) A. Sohrabian Yellow card 25'
P. Montazeri Yellow card 47'
R. Cheshmi Yellow card 90+2'
Report A. Nourollahi Yellow card 75'
S. Khalilzadeh Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 6 Naft Masjed Soleyman 1 – 2 Esteghlal Masjed Soleyman
18:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) H.Nassari 12' (p) Yellow card 16'
E. Sharifat Yellow card 7'
M. Ghaed Rahmati Yellow card 65'
M. Coulibaly Red card 73'
M. Hosseini Yellow card 90'
Report A. Sayyadmanesh 2' Yellow card 25'
M. Ghayedi 29'
M. Zakipour Yellow card 17' Yellow-red card 47'
R. Bagheri Yellow card 65'
F. Mohammadi Mehr Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Behnam Mohammadi Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mahdi Seyyed Ali
19 October 2018 (2018-10-19) 9 Saipa 1 – 2 Esteghlal Tehran
15:32 IRST (UTC+03:30) A. Dashti 7' Yellow card 28'
M. Torabi Yellow card 70'
Report M. Daneshgar 23'
V. Ghafouri 81' (p)
A. Sohrabian Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifard
26 October 2018 (2018-10-26) 10 Esteghlal 0 – 1 Sepahan Tehran
16:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) F. Bagheri Yellow card 36'
F. Esmaeili Yellow card 88'
Report K. Stanlley 81'
M. Mohammadi Yellow card 25'
M. Kiani Yellow card 71'
E. Pourghaz Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Reza Kermanshahi
5 November 2018 (2018-11-05) 11 Machine Sazi 0 – 0 Esteghlal Tabriz
15:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) A.Maboudi Yellow card 89' Report Stadium: Bonyan Diesel Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
13 December 2018 (2018-12-13) 12 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Padideh Tehran
16:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Daneshgar Yellow card 11'
M. Zakipour Yellow card 29'
A. Sayyad Yellow card 84' Yellow-red card 88'
Report H. Mehraban Yellow card 11'
A. Nemati Yellow card 53'
M. Khalatbari Yellow card 57'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifard
25 November 2018 (2018-11-25) 13 Esteghlal Khuzestan 0 – 1 Esteghlal Ahvaz
17:35 IRST (UTC+03:30) M.Shahmakvandzadeh Yellow card 54' Report R.Bagheri 29'
F. Bagheri Yellow card 25'
F. Esmaeili Yellow card 57'
F. Mohammadi Yellow card 58'
Stadium: Ghadir Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
29 November 2018 (2018-11-29) 14 Esteghlal 3 – 0 Sanat Naft Tehran
17:33 IRST (UTC+03:30) F. Bagheri 9'
H. Tariq 24'
A. Sayyadmanesh 74'
M. Zakipour Yellow card 80'
M. Neumayr Yellow card 86'
Report H. Saki Yellow card 69'
A. Imani Yellow card 76'
S. Ghorbani Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Man of the Match: Farshid Esmaeili
7 December 2018 (2018-12-07) 15 Sepidrood 0 – 5 Esteghlal Rasht
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Nozhati Yellow card 26'
A. Ezzati Yellow card 55'
Report F. Bagheri 12', 34'
J. Ansari 57'
Tohidast 58' (o.g.)
R. Azari 75'
Stadium: Sardar Jangal Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Man of the Match: Farshid Bagheri
7 February 2019 (2019-02-07) 16 Paykan 0 – 4 Esteghlal Shahr-e Qods
15:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Batista Yellow card 6'
F. Emamali Yellow card 57'
Report M. Tabrizi 16'
O. Noorafkan Yellow card 20'
M. Zakipour 58'
M. Daneshgar Yellow card 81'
Isma 83'
F. Bagheri Yellow card 90+1'
V. Ghafouri 90+2'
Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
24 February 2019 (2019-02-24) 17 Esteghlal 3 – 0 Zob Ahan Tehran
18:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) F. Esmaeili 7'}
R. Cheshmi Yellow card 38'
A. Patosi 40'
M. Daneshgar 51'
Report H. Mohammadi Yellow card 38' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
Man of the Match: A. Patosi
15 February 2019 (2019-02-15) 18 Tractor Sazi 1 – 0 Esteghlal Tabriz
15:36 IRST (UTC+03:30) A. Dejagah Yellow card 45' 53'
A. Imani Yellow card 58'
Report D. Shojaeian Yellow card 32'
R. Cheshmi Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
20 February 2019 (2019-02-20) 19 Esteghlal 2 – 0 Pars Jonoubi Jam Tehran
18:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) E. Mirjavan 11' (o.g.)
R. Cheshmi Yellow card 23'
A. Patosi 38'
P. Montazeri Yellow card 64'
V. Ghafouri Yellow card 84'
Isma Yellow card 92'
Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Hassan Ekrami
Man of the Match: Ayanda Patosi
28 February 2019 (2019-02-28) 20 Foolad 1 – 3 Esteghlal Ahvaz
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) H. Beyt Saeed 38'
R. Mirzaei Yellow card 34'
R. Messi Yellow card 64'
Report G. Mensha 15'
M. Daneshgar Yellow card 19'
A. Patosi 40'
M. Karimi Yellow card 90+2'
Isma 90+4'
Stadium: Ghadir Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Seyed Mehdi Seyed Ali
Man of the Match: Godwin Mensha
8 March 2019 (2019-03-08) 21 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Naft Masjed Soleyman Tehran
18:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) A. Karimi 9'
O. Noorafkan Yellow card 41'
H. HosseiniYellow card 79'
Report H. Nassari Yellow card 40'
Y. VakiaYellow card 74'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Ali Safaei
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 22 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Nassaji Mazandaran Tehran
19:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Tabrizi 42' (pen.)
D. Shojaeian Yellow card 68'
G. Mensha Yellow card 90+2'
Report F. Faraji Yellow card 38'
M. Abdi Yellow card 41'
M. Abshak Yellow card 67'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Mohammadreza Akbarian
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 23 Persepolis 1 – 0 Esteghlal Tehran
16:01 IRDT (UTC+04:30) A. Nourollahi 21'
S. Khalilzadeh Yellow card 44'
A. Beiranvand Yellow card 45+2'
M. Torabi Yellow card 57'
J. Hosseini Yellow card 57'
Report M. Zakipour Yellow card 44'
F. Esmaeili soccer ball with red X 45+1'
A. Karimi Yellow card 59'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
3 April 2019 (2019-04-03) 24 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Saipa Tehran
17:46 IRDT (UTC+04:30) A. Karimi Yellow card 90' Report A. Dashti Yellow card 57' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
12 April 2019 (2019-04-12) 25 Sepahan 0 – 1 Esteghlal Isfahan
17:47 IRDT (UTC+04:30) K. Shafiei Yellow card 57' Report A. Patosi 90+7' Stadium: Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Man of the Match: Ayanda Patosi
17 April 2019 (2019-04-17) 26 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Machine Sazi Tehran
20:17 IRDT (UTC+04:30) M. Ghayedi 76'
O. Noorafkan Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 90+2'
R. Cheshmi Yellow card 50'
Report J. Quitongo Yellow card 55'
F. Karimi Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Man of the Match: Mehdi Ghayedi
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 27 Padideh 1 – 0 Esteghlal Mashhad
20:16 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Barzay 8'
M. Ghaseminejad Yellow card 42'
A. Sadeghi Yellow card 45'
A. Hosseini Yellow card 67'
M. Farahani Yellow card 89'
Report Stadium: Imam Reza Stadium
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Koupal Nazemi
1 May 2019 (2019-05-01) 28 Esteghlal 4 – 2 Esteghlal Khuzestan Tehran
20:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30) D. Shojaeian Yellow card 4'
Isma 26'
R. Karimi 68'
M. Tabrizi 86'
A. Karimi 90'
Report V. Hamdinejad Yellow card 26'
Farid Amiri 28'
R. Naami Yellow card 37'
M. Sharifi Yellow card 63'
R. Darvishi Yellow card 75'
A. Kalantari 79'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 29 Sanat Naft 0 – 0 Esteghlal Abadan
21:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) H. Saki Yellow card 83'
M. Ghorishi Yellow card 90'
Report A. Sohrabian Yellow card 30'
P. Montazeri Yellow card 51'
R. Cheshmi Yellow card 63'
M. Tabrizi Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Takhti Abadan
Referee: Mohammad Reza Akbarian
16 May 2019 (2019-05-16) 30 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Sepidrood Tehran
21:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) M. Ghayedi 26'
M. Tabrizi 68'
A. Sohrabian Yellow card 57'
R. Cheshmi Yellow card 68'
D. Shojaeian Yellow card 83'
Report M. Bayrami Yellow card 84' 92' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani

Hazfi Cup

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) Round of 32 Naft Masjed Soleyman 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Esteghlal Masjed Soleyman
20:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) H. Nassari Yellow card 64' Report R. Bagheri 96'
M. Tabrizi Yellow card 70'
M. Ghayedi Yellow card 95'
V. Ghafouri Red card 109'
Stadium: Behnam Mohammadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Reza Kermanshahi
1 November 2018 (2018-11-01) Round of 16 Esteghlal 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(1 – 3 p)
Saipa Tehran
16:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) F. Esmaeili 17' (pen.) Yellow card 49'
A. Gero 34' (pen.)
M. Daneshgar Yellow card 54'
M. Zakipour Yellow card 66'
R. Cheshmi Yellow card 111'
Report M. Torabi 28'
M. Hajmohammadi 42'
S. Sarfo Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 33'
R. Asadi Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Bijan Heydari
Penalties
Sohrabian soccer ball with check mark
Ghayedi soccer ball with red X
R. Bagheri soccer ball with red X
Esmaeili soccer ball with red X
Rezavand soccer ball with check mark
Ramezani soccer ball with check mark
Asadi soccer ball with check mark
Torabi soccer ball with red X

Super Cup

20 July 2018 (2018-07-20) Final Persepolis 3 – 0 Esteghlal Tehran
(DST+04:30) Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Note: The match was not played, because Esteghlal refused to do it. Football Federation declared the match 3–0 in favor of Persepolis.

2018 AFC Champions League

Quarter-finals
27 August 2018 (2018-08-27) First leg Esteghlal Iran 1 – 3 Qatar Al-Sadd Tehran, Iran
20:30 UTC+4:30 M. Barsham 12' (o.g.)
M. Neumayr Yellow card 42'
A. Sohrabian Yellow card 47'
F. Bagheri Yellow card 64'
Live Report
Stats Report
A. Afif 61'
B. Bounedjah 65' 74' (pen.)
J. Woo-young Yellow card 24'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 78,116
Referee: China Ma Ning
Man of the Match: Baghdad Bounedjah
17 September 2018 (2018-09-17) Second leg Al-Sadd Qatar 2 – 2
(5 – 3 agg.)
Iran Esteghlal Doha, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3 A. Afif 27'
B. Bounedjah 90+1' (pen.)
Y. Abubakar Yellow card 81'
Live Report
Stats Report
R. Bagheri 33'
M. Tabrizi 49'
R. Cheshmi Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 51'
F. Esmaeili Yellow card 86'
M. Rahmati Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 6,462
Referee: Singapore Muhammad Taqi
Man of the Match: Akram Afif

2019 AFC Champions League

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL DUH EST AIN
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage 3–1 1–0 2–0
2 Qatar Al-Duhail 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 9 2–2 3–0 2–2
3 Iran Esteghlal 6 2 2 2 6 8 2 8 2–1 1–1 1–1
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 0 2 4 4 10 6 2 0–1 0–2 1–2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Matches
5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) 1 Al-Duhail Qatar 3 – 0 Iran Esteghlal Doha, Qatar
18:15 UTC+3 M. Benatia 56'
Y. El-Arabi 73'
A. Afifi 90+1'
A. Yasser Yellow card 32'
Live Report
Stats Report
O. Noorafkan Yellow card 27'
V. Ghafouri Yellow card 65'
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 6,888
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Man of the Match: Shoya Nakajima
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 2 Esteghlal Iran 1 – 1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Tehran, Iran
19:00 UTC+3:30 F. Bagheri 53' Yellow card 19'
F. Esmaeili Yellow card 82'
Live Report
Stats Report
T. Shiotani 85'
A. Abdulrahman Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 65,178
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Man of the Match: Farshid Bagheri
8 April 2019 (2019-04-08) 3 Esteghlal Iran 2 – 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3 A. Karimi 5' Yellow card 19'
P. Montazeri 30'
M. Daneshgar Yellow card 51'
F. Esmaeili Yellow card 56'
M. Zakipour Yellow card 90+5'
Live Report
Stats Report
A. Al-Bulaihi Yellow card 32'
B. Gomis 71'
Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 947
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
23 April 2019 (2019-04-23) 4 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1 – 0 Iran Esteghlal Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UTC+4 N. Al Abed Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 52'
M. Al-Breik Yellow card 48'
S. Giovinco 51'
Y. Al-Shahrani Yellow card 74'
Live Report
Stats Report
G. Mensha Yellow card 15'
M. Daneshgar Yellow card 30'
D. Shojaeian Yellow card 45'
R. Cheshmi Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 2,212
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
6 May 2019 (2019-05-06) 5 Esteghlal Iran 1 – 1 Qatar Al-Duhail Tehran, Iran
20:30 UTC+4:30 D. Shojaeian Yellow card 7'
R. Cheshmi 53'
A. Sohrabian Yellow card 65'
Live Report
Stats Report
Edmilson 55' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 37,400
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
20 May 2019 (2019-05-20) 6 Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 1 – 2 Iran Esteghlal Al Ain, UAE
22:00 UTC+4 M. Berg 13' Yellow card 38'
Caio Yellow card 34'
S. Jumaa Yellow card 90+3'
Live Report
Stats Report
M. Daneshgar 22' Yellow card 78'
M. Tabrizi 45+1'
R. Cheshmi Yellow card 50'
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Man of the Match: Morteza Tabrizi

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPro LeagueHazfi CupSuper Cup2018 ACL2019 ACL
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Iran Mehdi Rahmati 22017010002020
2 DF Iran Khosro Heydari 1208000001030
3 DF Iran Milad Zakipour 28121120001040
4 DF Iran Roozbeh Cheshmi 27119020002041
5 MF South Africa Ayanda Patosi 19413400000060
6 MF Iran Ali Karimi 33326210001051
7 MF Germany Markus Neumayr 1008010001000
8 MF Iran Farshid Esmaeili 28321221002030
9 FW Nigeria Alhaji Gero 1017021000010
10 FW Iran Rouhollah Bagheri 18314121001110
11 FW Iran Morteza Tabrizi 29724510002121
12 DF Iran Meysam Teymouri 303000000000
13 DF Iran Armin Sohrabian 25018020002030
14 MF Iran Farshid Bagheri 28422320001031
16 FW Iran Allahyar Sayyad 18215220001000
17 MF Iraq Humam Tariq 18114110002010
20 FW Guinea-Bissau Esmaël Gonçalves 18313300000050
21 DF Iran Vouria Ghafouri 31423410002050
22 GK Iran Hossein Hosseini 18013010000040
23 MF Iran Dariush Shojaeian 19015000000040
24 FW Iran Jaber Ansari 412110001000
25 MF Iran Mehdi Ghayedi 1539320001030
28 MF Iran Mohsen Karimi 604000000020
30 MF Iran Omid Noorafkan 1409000000050
33 DF Iran Pejman Montazeri 34125010002061
44 DF Iran Farshad Mohammadi Mehr 1009010000000
70 DF Iran Mohammad Daneshgar 29322210001051
77 MF Iran Reza Azari 615110000000
88 MF Iran Reza Karimi 312100000010
90 FW Nigeria Godwin Mensha 18113100000050
99 FW Iran Sajjad Aghaei 403000001000

Last updated: 4 June 2019 (2019-06-04)
Source: Competitions

  • Players who left the club mid-season.

Goalscorers

Rank Player Position Pro League Hazfi Cup ACL1 Total
1 Iran Morteza Tabrizi FW 5 0 2 7
2 Iran Vouria Ghafouri DF 4 0 0 4
South Africa Ayanda Patosi MF 4 0 0 4
Iran Farshid Bagheri MF 3 0 1 4
3 Iran Mehdi Ghayedi MF 3 0 0 3
Guinea-Bissau Esmaël Gonçalves FW 3 0 0 3
Iran Ali Karimi MF 2 0 1 3
Iran Mohammad Daneshgar DF 2 0 1 3
Iran Farshid Esmaeili MF 2 1 0 3
Iran Rouhollah Bagheri FW 1 1 1 3
4 Iran Allahyar Sayyad FW 2 0 0 2
5 Iran Milad Zakipour DF 1 0 0 1
Iraq Humam Tariq MF 1 0 0 1
Iran Reza Azari MF 1 0 0 1
Iran Reza Karimi MF 1 0 0 1
Nigeria Godwin Mensha FW 1 0 0 1
Iran Jaber Ansari MF 1 0 0 1
Iran Roozbeh Cheshmi DF 0 0 1 1
Iran Pejman Montazeri DF 0 0 1 1
Nigeria Alhaji Gero FW 0 1 0 1
Own goals 3 0 1 4
Total 40 3 9 52

1 Includes 2018 AFC Champions League, 2019 AFC Champions League.

Clean sheets

Rank Name Pro League Hazfi Cup ACL1 Total
1 Iran Mehdi Rahmati 12 1 0 13
2 Iran Hossein Hosseini 7 0 7
Total191020

1 Includes 2018 AFC Champions League, 2019 AFC Champions League.

Bookings & sending-off

N P Nat. Name Pro League Hazfi Cup 2018 ACL 2019 ACL Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Iran Mehdi Rahmati 1 1
3 DF Iran Milad Zakipour 3 1 1 1 5 1
4 DF Iran Roozbeh Cheshmi 7 1 1 2 10 1
6 MF Iran Ali Karimi 3 1 4
7 MF Germany Markus Neumayr 1 1 2
8 MF Iran Farshid Esmaeili 2 1 1 2 6
10 FW Iran Rouhollah Bagheri 2 2
11 FW Iran Morteza Tabrizi 1 1 2
13 DF Iran Armin Sohrabian 4 1 1 1 7
14 MF Iran Farshid Bagheri 4 1 1 6
16 FW Iran Allahyar Sayyadmanesh 3 1 3 1
20 FW Guinea-Bissau Esmaël Gonçalves 2 2
21 DF Iran Vouria Ghafouri 1 1 1 2 1
22 GK Iran Hossein Hosseini 2 2
23 MF Iran Dariush Shojaeian 4 2 6
25 MF Iran Mehdi Ghayedi 1 1
28 MF Iran Mohsen Karimi 1 1
30 MF Iran Omid Noorafkan 3 1 1 4 1
33 DF Iran Pejman Montazeri 3 1 4
44 DF Iran Farshad Mohammadi 3 3
70 DF Iran Mohammad Daneshgar 7 1 1 3 11 1
90 FW Nigeria Godwin Mensha 1 1 2
99 FW Iran Sajjad Aghaei 1 1

Last updated: 5 June 2019
Source: Scoreway
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Suspensions

No. Pos Nat Player No. of
matches served
Reason Competition Date served Opponent(s) Ref.
70 DF Iran Mohammad Daneshgar 1 Double yellow card in a match against Zob Ahan League 10 August 2018 Tractor Sazi
16 FW Iran Allahyar Sayyad 2 Immoral celebration 16 August 2018 Pars Jonoubi Jam
22 August 2018 Foolad
99 FW Iran Sajjad Aghaei 2 16 August 2018 Pars Jonoubi Jam
22 August 2018 Foolad

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