2023–24 Esteghlal F.C. season
The 2023–24 Esteghlal Football Club season is the 78th season[1] and the club's 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Iranian football. In addition to the domestic league, Esteghlal are participating in this season's editions of the Hazfi Cup.
2023–24 season | |||
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President | Ali Khatir | ||
Head coach | Javad Nekounam | ||
Stadium | Azadi Stadium | ||
Persian Gulf Pro League | 2nd | ||
Hazfi Cup | Round of 32 | ||
Biggest win | Sanat Naft 0–3 Esteghlal | ||
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All statistics correct as of 28 October 2023. |
The club will not compete in the AFC Champions League (2023–24) after failing to obtain an AFC license.[2][3]
Summary
Pre-season
After Ricardo Sá Pinto's departure,[4][5] On 20 June 2023, Esteghlal announced that Javad Nekounam would take over the head coaching position.[6] On 1 July, Esteghlal announced the signing of Mehrdad Mohammadi on a free transfer from Al Sailiya. Mohammadi signed on a two-year contract.[7]
August
On 10 August, Esteghlal started their 2023–24 season with a 3–0 win at the Takhti, beating Sanat Naft in the first matchday of Persian Gulf Pro League.[8]
Players
- Last updated: 27 October 2023[9]
No. | Name | Nat | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Since | End | Signed from | |||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Hossein Hosseini (c) | GK | 30 June 1992 (aged 31) | 2012 | 2025 | Youth Sector | ||||
12 | Mohammad Reza Khaledabadi | GK | 30 April 2001 (aged 22) | 2023 | 2026 | Havadar | ||||
22 | Mohammad Javad Kia | GK | 29 August 2001 (aged 22) | 2023 | 2026 | Aluminium | ||||
Defenders | ||||||||||
2 | Saleh Hardani | RB / RM | 14 September 1998 (aged 25) | 2022 | 2024 | Foolad | ||||
3 | Mohammad Hossein Moradmand | CB | 22 June 1993 (aged 30) | 2020 | 2025 | Shahr Khodro | ||||
5 | Armin Sohrabian | CB / LB | 26 July 1995 (aged 28) | 2023 | 2025 | Gol Gohar | ||||
6 | Iman Salimi | CB | 1 June 1996 (aged 27) | 2023 | 2025 | Mes Rafsanjan | ||||
17 | Jafar Salmani | LB / LW | 12 January 1997 (aged 26) | 2021 | 2023 | Portimonense | ||||
30 | Saman Touranian | RB | 12 November 2001 (aged 22) | 2023 | 2026 | Mes Kerman | ||||
33 | Abolfazl Jalali | LB / CB | 26 June 1998 (aged 25) | 2021 | 2024 | Saipa | ||||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
4 | Rouzbeh Cheshmi | DM / CB | 24 July 1993 (aged 30) | 2021 | 2024 | Umm Salal | ||||
8 | Saeid Mehri | CM / AM | 16 September 1995 (aged 28) | 2021 | 2024 | Tractor | ||||
9 | Mehdi Mehdipour | CM / DM / AM | 18 February 1994 (aged 29) | 2020 | 2024 | Zob Ahan | ||||
14 | Zobeir Niknafs | DM / CM | 12 April 1993 (aged 30) | 2021 | 2024 | Foolad | ||||
26 | Omid Hamedifar | DM / CB | 20 August 2000 (aged 23) | 2022 | 2024 | Sanat Naft | ||||
80 | Mohammad Hossein Zavari | CM / AM | 11 January 2001 (aged 22) | 2022 | 2024 | Sanat Naft | ||||
88 | Arash Rezavand | AM / CM / DM | 5 October 1993 (aged 30) | 2019 | 2024 | Saipa | ||||
99 | Amirali Sadeghi | LW / AM | 9 February 2001 (aged 22) | 2021 | 2024 | Saipa | ||||
Reza Mirzaei | RW / LW | 14 April 1996 (aged 27) | 2022 | 2024 | Sepahan | |||||
Forwards | ||||||||||
7 | Mehrdad Mohammadi | RW / CF / LW | 29 September 1993 (aged 30) | 2023 | 2025 | Al Sailiya | ||||
10 | Peyman Babaei | CF / LW / RW | 14 December 1994 (aged 29) | 2022 | 2024 | Tractor | ||||
11 | Arthur Yamga | RW / LW / RB | 7 September 1996 (aged 27) | 2021 | 2025 | Vejle | ||||
19 | Gustavo Blanco Leschuk | CF | 5 November 1991 (aged 32) | 2023 | 2025 | Eibar | ||||
23 | Arman Ramezani | CF | 22 June 1992 (aged 31) | 2021 | 2024 | Persepolis | ||||
72 | Amir Arsalan Motahari | CF / RW | 10 March 1993 (aged 30) | 2020 | 2024 | Zob Ahan |
Transfers
In
Date | Pos. | Player | From | Type | Ref. |
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1 July 2023 | FW | Mehrdad Mohammadi | Al Sailiya | Transfer | [10] |
2 July 2023 | DF | Armin Sohrabian | Gol Gohar | [11] | |
16 July 2023 | DF | Iman Salimi | Mes Rafsanjan | [12] | |
22 July 2023 | FW | Aria Barzegar | Naft MIS | [13] | |
22 July 2023 | GK | Mohammad Reza Khaledabadi | Havadar | [14] | |
26 July 2023 | GK | Matin Mohtasham | Aluminium Arak | ||
3 August 2023 | MF | Muntadher Mohammed | Al-Naft | [15] | |
21 August 2023 | DF | Saman Touranian | Mes Kerman | [16] | |
30 August 2023 | FW | Gustavo Blanco Leschuk | Eibar | [17] | |
30 August 2023 | GK | Mohammad Javad Kia | Aluminium Arak | [18] |
Out
Date | Pos. | Player | To | Type | Ref. |
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1 June 2023 | FW | Mohammad Mohebi | Santa Clara | Loan return | [19] |
1 June 2023 | FW | Mehdi Ghayedi | Shabab Al Ahli | [20] | |
24 June 2023 | DF | Raphael Silva | Unattached | Contract termination | [21] |
30 June 2023 | DF | Aref Gholami | Unattached | End of contract | |
11 July 2023 | GK | Arsha Shakouri | Havadar | [22] | |
30 July 2023 | FW | Sajjad Shahbazzadeh | Mes Rafsanjan | Transfer | [23] |
6 August 2023 | DF | Amirhossein Jalalivand | Esteghlal Khuzestan | [24] | |
6 August 2023 | MF | Mohammad Reza Torabi | Nassaji Mazandaran | [25] | |
14 August 2023 | MF | Muntadher Mohammed | Mes Rafsanjan | Loan | [26] |
20 August 2023 | FW | Aria Barzegar | Nassaji Mazandaran | Transfer | [27] |
21 August 2023 | GK | Sina Saeidifar | Shams Azar | Loan | [28] |
28 August 2023 | MF | Morteza Javaheri | Tractor | Transfer | [29] |
5 September 2023 | MF | Sobhan Khaghani | Zob Ahan | [30] | |
1 September 2023 | GK | Mohammad Reza Dinarvand | Paykan | ||
1 September 2023 | MF | Amirhossein Parniaei | Paykan | ||
10 October 2023 | GK | Alireza Rezaei | Shams Azar | [31] |
Contract renewals
Date | Pos. | Name | Contract length | Contract ends | Ref. |
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25 June 2023 | DF | Jafar Salmani | N/A | N/A | [32] |
11 July 2023 | DF | Mohammad Hossein Moradmand | 2-year | 2025 | [33] |
16 July 2023 | GK | Hossein Hosseini | 2-year | 2025 | [34] |
8 August 2023 | DF | Abolfazl Jalali | N/A | N/A | [35] |
14 August 2023 | MF | Muntadher Mohammed | 1-year | 2026 | [36] |
16 August 2023 | MF | Saeid Mehri | N/A | N/A | [37] |
Pre-season and friendlies
17 July 2023 Friendly | Esteghlal | 2–4 | Havadar | Tehran |
17:30 UTC+3:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Nasser Hejazi Camp Referee: Shahin Yazdani |
23 July 2023 Friendly | Esteghlal | 1–1 | Aluminium Arak | Tehran |
17:45 UTC+3:30 | Report | Stadium: Dastgerdi |
11 August 2023 Friendly | Esteghlal | 2–2 | Shahr Raz | Tehran |
Report |
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Stadium: Nasser Hejazi Camp |
12 September 2023 Friendly | Esteghlal | 3–1 | Sanat Naft | Tehran |
Report |
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Stadium: Nasser Hejazi Camp |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Persian Gulf Pro League | 10 August 2023 | Matchday 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 85.71 | |
Hazfi Cup | Round of 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
Total | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 85.71 |
Last updated: 28 October 2023
Source: Soccerway
Persian Gulf Pro League
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Persepolis | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 15[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite League stage |
2 | Esteghlal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 15 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite play-off round |
3 | Tractor | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League 2 group stage |
4 | Aluminium Arak | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 12 | |
5 | Sepahan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 11[lower-alpha 2] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Play-off at neutral venue.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[40]
Notes:
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
Source: Ipl Stats
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 9 July.[41]
10 August 2023 1 | Sanat Naft | 0–3 | Esteghlal | Abadan |
21:30 UTC+3:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Takhti Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar |
17 August 2023 2 | Esteghlal | 1–0 | Malavan | Tehran |
19:30 UTC+3:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Seyed Reza Mahdavi |
23 August 2023 3 | Sepahan | 1–0 | Esteghlal | Isfahan |
20:00 UTC+3:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Kopal Nazemi |
28 August 2023 4 | Esteghlal | 1–0 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | Tehran |
19:30 UTC+3:30 | Report | Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Amir Saman Soltani |
14 December 2023 5 | Persepolis | v | Esteghlal | Tehran |
15:00 UTC+3:30 | Report | Stadium: Azadi |
20 October 2023 6 | Esteghlal | 3–2 | Havadar | Tehran |
18:00 UTC+3:30 | Report | Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bijan Heydari |
7 October 2023 7 | Mes Rafsanjan | 0–1 | Esteghlal | Rafsanjan |
17:45 UTC+3:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Shohadaye Mes Rafsanjan Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Hassan Akrami |
27 October 2023 8 | Esteghlal | 1-0 | Aluminium Arak | Tehran |
18:00 UTC+3:30 | Report | Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Seyed Reza Mahdavi |
2 November 2023 9 | Shams Azar | v | Esteghlal | Qazvin |
14:45 UTC+3:30 | Stadium: Sardar Azadegan |
25 November 2023 11 | Zob Ahan | v | Esteghlal | Fooladshahr |
17:30 UTC+3:30 | Stadium: Foolad Shahr |
9 December 2023 12 | Foolad | v | Esteghlal | Ahvaz |
17:45 UTC+3:30 | Stadium: Foolad Arena |
19 December 2023 13 | Esteghlal | v | Nassaji Mazandaran | Tehran |
17:30 UTC+3:30 | Stadium: Azadi |
24 December 2023 14 | Gol Gohar | v | Esteghlal | Sirjan |
15:00 UTC+3:30 | Stadium: Qasem Soleimani |
16 | Esteghlal | v | Sanat Naft | Tehran |
Stadium: Azadi |
17 | Malavan | v | Esteghlal | Bandar-e Anzali |
Stadium: Sirous Ghayeghran |
19 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | v | Esteghlal | Ahvaz |
Stadium: Ghadir |
20 | Esteghlal | v | Persepolis | Tehran |
Stadium: Azadi |
22 | Esteghlal | v | Mes Rafsanjan | Tehran |
Stadium: Azadi |
23 | Aluminium Arak | v | Esteghlal | Arak |
Stadium: Imam Khomeini |
24 | Esteghlal | v | Shams Azar | Tehran |
Stadium: Azadi |
25 | Tractor | v | Esteghlal | Tabriz |
Stadium: Shahid Qasem Soleimani |
28 | Nassaji Mazandaran | v | Esteghlal | Qaem Shahr |
Stadium: Vatani |
Hazfi Cup
Esteghlal will enter the tournament in the round of 32.
Statistics
Squad statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Pro League | Hazfi Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Hossein Hosseini | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Saleh Hardani | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Mohammad Hossein Moradmand | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | MF | Rouzbeh Cheshmi | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Armin Sohrabian | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Iman Salimi | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | FW | Mehrdad Mohammadi | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Saeid Mehri | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | MF | Mehdi Mehdipour | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Peyman Babaei | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Arthur Yamga | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Zobeir Niknafs | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Jafar Salmani | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Arman Ramezani | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | MF | Omid Hamedifar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
33 | DF | Abolfazl Jalali | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
72 | FW | Arsalan Motahari | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
79 | MF | Sobhan Khaghani | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
80 | MF | Mohammad Hossein Zavari | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
88 | MF | Arash Rezavand | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
99 | MF | Amirali Sadeghi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 28 October 2023
Source: Competitions
Goals
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Rank | Player | Pro League | Hazfi Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mehrdad Mohammadi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Saleh Hardani | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mohammad Hossein Moradmand | 1 | 0 | ||
Arthur Yamga | 1 | 0 | ||
Arman Ramezani | 1 | 0 | ||
Arsalan Motahari | 1 | 0 | ||
Arash Rezavand | 1 | 0 | ||
Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Last updated: 28 October 2023 .
Source: Competitive matches
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Pro League | Hazfi Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hossein Hosseini | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Total | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Last updated: 28 October 2023 .
Source: Competitive matches
Notes
- The match was played behind closed doors due to the repairs and reconstruction of the stadium.
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