2017–18 Esteghlal F.C. season

The 2017–18 season is Esteghlal Football Club's 72nd season in existence and the club's 17th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. It covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Esteghlal F.C.
2017–18 season
ChairmanAmir hosein fat’hi
ManagerWinfried Schäfer
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Iran Pro League3rd
Hazfi CupChampions
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Ali Ghorbani (7)
All: Mame Thiam (12)
Highest home attendance85,000
Lowest home attendance0
Average home league attendance27,200

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 8 July 2017.

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed in Contract until Signed from Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Mehdi Rahmati GK (1983-02-02)2 February 1983 (aged 34) 2015 2019 Paykan Captain
19 Arshia Babazadeh U23 GK (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 22) 2016 2022 De Anza Force
22 Hossein Hosseini GK (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 25) 2012 2019 Youth system
Defenders
2 Khosro Heydari RB / RM / RW (1983-09-14)14 September 1983 (aged 34) 2011 2019 Sepahan Vice-captain
4 Roozbeh Cheshmi DM / CB / CM (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 24) 2015 2019 Saba Qom
5 Majid Hosseini U23 CB / DM (1996-06-20)20 June 1996 (aged 21) 2014 2019 Youth system
13 Armin Sohrabian U23 LB / CB (1995-07-26)26 July 1995 (aged 22) 2017 2019 Sepahan
18 Milad Zakipour U23 LB / LM (1995-11-23)23 November 1995 (aged 22) 2016 2021 Naft Tehran
21 Vouria Ghafouri RB / RM (1987-09-20)20 September 1987 (aged 30) 2016 2018 Sepahan
33 Pejman Montazeri CB / RB (1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (aged 34) 2017 2019 Al Ahli
90 Leandro Padovani Celin CB (1983-12-21)21 December 1983 (aged 34) 2016 2018 Sepahan
Midfielders
6 Omid Ebrahimi DM / CM (1987-09-15)15 September 1987 (aged 30) 2014 2018 Sepahan
14 Farshid Bagheri DM / CB / CM (1992-06-05)5 June 1992 (aged 25) 2016 2018 Saba Qom
16 Mehdi Ghaedi U21 LW / RW (1998-12-05)5 December 1998 (aged 19) 2017 2020 Iranjavan
20 Server Djeparov AM / CM / LM (1982-10-03)3 October 1982 (aged 35) 2017 2018 Lokomotiv Tashkent
23 Dariush Shojaeian RW / LW / AM (1992-04-07)7 April 1992 (aged 25) 2017 2020 Gostaresh Foulad
24 Omid Noorafkan U21 DM / LB / LW (1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 20) 2015 2019 Youth system
28 Mohsen Karimi LW / RW (1994-09-20)20 September 1994 (aged 23) 2014 2020 Youth system
77 Behnam Barzay RW / LW (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 24) 2015 2020 Rah Ahan
80 Bojan Najdenov CM (1991-08-27)27 August 1991 (aged 26) 2018 2019 Smouha
88 Farshid Esmaeili AM / LW / SS (1994-02-23)23 February 1994 (aged 23) 2015 2020 Fajr Sepasi
Forwards
9 Ali Ghorbani CF / LW / RW (1990-09-18)18 September 1990 (aged 27) 2016 2018 Naft Tehran
11 Jaber Ansari SS / LW (1987-01-10)10 January 1987 (aged 30) 2015 2019 Gostaresh Foulad
25 Mame Baba Thiam CF (1992-10-09)9 October 1992 (aged 25) 2018 2019 Juventus[1]
Players transferred during the season
30 Azim Gök U23 CB (1996-01-25)25 January 1996 (aged 21) 2016 2019 Youth system
17 Yaghoub Karimi LB / LM (1991-08-31)31 August 1991 (aged 26) 2014 2018 Sepahan
8 Mojtaba Jabbari AM (1983-06-16)16 June 1983 (aged 34) 2017 2019 Al Ahli
7 Hassan Beyt Saeed LW / CF / RW (1990-04-01)1 April 1990 (aged 27) 2017 2019 Esteghlal Khuzestan
10 Sajjad Shahbazzadeh CF (1990-01-23)23 January 1990 (aged 27) 2017 2018 Naft Tehran

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  IRN Mehdi Rahmati (Captain)
2 DF  IRN Khosro Heydari (Vice-captain)
4 MF  IRN Roozbeh Cheshmi
5 DF  IRN Majid Hosseini
6 MF  IRN Omid Ebrahimi (3rd-captain)
9 FW  IRN Ali Ghorbani
11 FW  IRN Jaber Ansari
13 DF  IRN Armin Sohrabian
14 MF  IRN Farshid Bagheri
16 MF  IRN Mehdi Ghaedi
18 DF  IRN Milad Zakipour
19 GK  IRN Arshia Babazadeh
20 MF  UZB Server Djeparov
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  IRN Vouria Ghafouri
22 GK  IRN Hossein Hosseini
23 MF  IRN Dariush Shojaeian
24 MF  IRN Omid Noorafkan
25 FW  SEN Mame Thiam
28 MF  IRN Mohsen Karimi
33 DF  IRN Pejman Montazeri
70 FW  IRN Mohammad Javad Mohammadi
77 MF  IRN Behnam Barzay
80 MF  MKD Bojan Najdenov
88 MF  IRN Farshid Esmaeili
90 DF  BRA Padovani

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  IRN Mehdi Rahmati (Captain)
2 DF  IRN Khosro Heydari (Vice-captain)
4 MF  IRN Roozbeh Cheshmi
5 DF  IRN Majid Hosseini
6 MF  IRN Omid Ebrahimi (3rd-captain)
7 FW  SEN Mame Thiam
8 MF  IRN Farshid Esmaeili
9 FW  IRN Ali Ghorbani
10 MF  MKD Bojan Najdenov
11 FW  IRN Jaber Ansari
13 DF  IRN Armin Sohrabian
14 MF  IRN Farshid Bagheri
16 MF  IRN Mehdi Ghaedi
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  IRN Milad Zakipour
19 GK  IRN Arshia Babazadeh
20 MF  UZB Server Djeparov
21 DF  IRN Vouria Ghafouri
22 GK  IRN Hossein Hosseini
23 MF  IRN Dariush Shojaeian
24 MF  IRN Omid Noorafkan
28 MF  IRN Mohsen Karimi
33 DF  IRN Pejman Montazeri
70 FW  IRN Mohammad Javad Mohammadi
77 MF  IRN Behnam Barzay
90 DF  BRA Padovani

Transfers
Main articles: List of Iranian football transfers summer 2017 and List of Iranian football transfers winter 2017–18

In
No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer
window		 Ends Source
16 LM Mehdi Ghaedi 18 Iranjavan Transfer Summer 2020 [2]
26 CF Fardin Najafi 19 Esteghlal U19 Promotion Summer 2020 [3]
27 AM Hossein Heydari 18 Esteghlal U19 Promotion Summer 2022 [4]
7 LW Hassan Beyt Saeed 27 Esteghlal Khuzestan Transfer Summer 2019 [5]
10 CF Sajjad Shahbazzadeh 27 Naft Tehran Transfer Summer 2018 [6]
23 AM Dariush Shojaeian 25 Gostaresh Foulad Transfer Summer 2020 [7]
32 DM Sina Khadempour 20 Naft Tehran Transfer Summer 2022 [8]
33 CB Pejman Montazeri 33 Al Ahli Transfer Summer 2019 [9]
70 RW Mohammad Javad Mohammadi 21 Haf Semnan Transfer Summer 2022 [10]
13 LB Armin Sohrabian 21 Sepahan Transfer Summer 2019 [11]
8 AM Mojtaba Jabari 34 Al Ahli Transfer Summer 2019 [12]
77 LW Sajjad Aghaei 18 Persepolis U19 Transfer Summer 2022 [13]
20 AM Server Djeparov 34 Sepahan End of loan Summer 2018 [14]
77 RW Behnam Barzay 24 Unattached Transfer Winter 2020 [15]
80 CM Bojan Najdenov 26 Smouha Transfer Winter 2019 [16]
25 CF Mame Thiam 26 Juventus Transfer Winter 2019 [17]

Out
No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer
window		 Source
5 CB Hossein Kanaanizadegan 23 Saipa Released Summer [18]
20 CB Taha Shariati 17 Saipa Transfer Summer [19]
31 CB Alireza Sayyar 23 Unattached Released Summer [20]
27 DM Hossein Abarghouei 20 Gostaresh Foulad Transfer Summer [21]
13 LW Miad Yazdani 24 Sepidrood Rasht Loan Summer [22][23]
9 CF Kaveh Rezaei 25 Charleroi End of contract Summer [24]
74 AM Mojtaba Haghdoust 21 Naft Tehran End of loan Summer
3 CB Róbson Januário de Paula 23 Bahia End of loan Summer
77 RW Behnam Barzay 24 Sanat Naft Abadan End of contract Summer
12 LB Mohammad Reza Hashemi 20 Shemushack Transfer Summer
GK Mehrdad Lashni 19 Mes Rafsanjan Transfer Summer [25]
32 DM Sina Khadempour 20 Naft Tehran Loan Summer [26]
77 LW Sajjad Aghaei 18 Aluminium Arak Loan Summer [27]
7 LW Hassan Beyt Saeed 27 Foolad Transfer Winter [28]
30 CB Azim Gök 21 Malavan Loan Winter [29]
17 LM Yaghoub Karimi 26 Esteghlal Khuzestan Transfer Winter [30]
8 AM Mojtaba Jabari 34 Unattached Released Winter [31]
10 CF Sajjad Shahbazzadeh 27 Qatar Transfer Winter [32]
15 CB Hrayr Mkoyan 31 Shirak Transfer Winter

Pre-season and friendlies
1 July 2017 (2017-07-01) 1Esteghlal1 – 0NassajiTehran, Iran
18:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) H. Beyt Saeed Report
10 July 2017 (2017-07-10) 2Esteghlal2 – 0Pars JonoubiYerevan, Armenia
18:30 AMT (UTC+04:00) S. Shahbazzadeh  68'
A. Ghorbani  83'		 Report Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy
Attendance: 400
15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) 3Ararat 1 – 2 EsteghlalYerevan, Armenia
18:30 AMT (UTC+04:00)  88' Report A. Ghorbani  20', 42' Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy
Attendance: 200
22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) 4Esteghlal1 – 1BaadraanTehran, Iran
18:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Jaber Ansari  57' Report Saeed Vasei  43' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 28 July 2017 27 April 2018 — 3rd 30 15 9 6 43 18 +25 050.00
Hazfi Cup 8 September 2017 3 May 2018 Round of 32 Winners 5 5 0 0 10 3 +7 100.00
AFC Champions League 30 January 2018 15 May 2018 Group stage Round of 16 8 4 3 1 12 7 +5 050.00
Total 43 24 12 7 65 28 +37 055.81

Last updated: 16 May 2018 (2018-05-16).

Source: Competitions

Iran Pro League

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persepolis (C) 30 19 7 4 48 15 +33 64 Qualification for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Zob Ahan 30 15 10 5 46 30 +16 55 Qualification for the 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round
3 Esteghlal 30 15 9 6 43 18 +25 54 Qualification for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage
4 Saipa 30 15 9 6 40 34 +6 54 Qualification for the 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round
5 Pars Jonoubi Jam 30 11 14 5 34 24 +10 47
Updated to match(es) played on April 13, 2018. Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[33]
(C) Champion.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 15 9 6 43 18  +25 54 10 4 1 29 7  +22 5 5 5 14 11  +3

Last updated: 3 May 2018.
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDWLLLDWDLWDWDWWWDDDWLWWWWWDWW
Position13119111515161012131111988654566663333333
Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2018. Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

28 July 2017 (2017-07-28) 1Sanat Naft1 – 0EsteghlalAbadan
21:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) J. Karrar  18'
M. Shadkam  41'		 Report Stadium: Takhti Abadan
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
4 August 2017 (2017-08-04) 2Esteghlal0 – 0Esteghlal KhuzestanTehran
21:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) M. Zakipour  91'
S. Shahbazzadeh  93'		 Report H. Bahrami  19'
A. Alaei  84'
Y. Delfi  86'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Vahid Kazemi
11 August 2017 (2017-08-11) 3Esteghlal1 – 0Tractor SaziTehran
20:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Djeparov  42'
Shojaeian  67'		 Report Taheran  41' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 61,000
Referee: Bijan Heydari
Man of the Match: Server Djeparov
17 August 2017 (2017-08-17) 4Saipa1 – 0EsteghlalTehran
20:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Abbaszadeh  58' (pen.)  58'
Shahalidoost  78' 
Akhbari  90+3'		 Report Rahmati  57'
Cheshmi  80'		 Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Mohammad Zahedifar
Man of the Match: Mohammad Abbaszadeh
22 August 2017 (2017-08-22) 5Esteghlal0 – 2PadidehTehran
18:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) H. Beyt Saeed  41' Report Mohammad Ghazi  15'
Hossein Mehraban  72'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
Man of the Match: Mohammad Ghazi
15 September 2017 (2017-09-15) 6Pars Jonoubi Jam2 – 0EsteghlalJam
20:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Ali Dashti  38'
Farshad Salarvand  90+6'		 Report Roozbeh Cheshmi  33'
F. Bagheri  85'
H. Hosseini  90'		 Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Mohammad Seyed Ali
Man of the Match: Ali Dashti
20 September 2017 (2017-09-20) 7Esteghlal1 – 1Zob AhanTehran
20:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Cheshmi  12' 93'
Padovani  90'		 Report NejadMehdi  78' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Payam Heydari
26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) 8Sepidrood1 – 2EsteghlalRasht
16:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) ebrahimi  86' (pen.) Jaber Ansari  53'
Majid Hosseini  54'
Dariush Shojaeian  68'
Heydari  84'		 Stadium: Sardar Jangal stadium
Attendance: 6,000
13 October 2017 (2017-10-13) 9Esteghlal0 – 0FooladTehran
17:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) Cheshmi  95' Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
20 October 2017 (2017-10-20) 10Persepolis1 – 0EsteghlalTehran
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) A. Alipour  23' (pen.) Cheshmi  22'
Farshid Bagheri  50'
Omid Ebrahimi  59'
Vouria Ghafouri  87'
Milad Zakipour  89'
Farshid Esmaeili  96'
Dariush Shojaeian  96'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 85,000
31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) 11Esteghlal2 – 0Naft TehranTehran
17:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) Mohammadizadeh  56' (og.)
Farshid Bagheri  62'}
J. Ansari  66'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
15 November 2017 (2017-11-15) 12Siah Jamegan0 – 0EsteghlalMashhad
14:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) Amraei  76'
Badamaki  77'
Seifollahi  82'
Malekian  82'		 Report Esmaeili  18'
Djeparov  49'
Ghaedi  84'		 Stadium: Samen Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mehdi Seyedali
25 November 2017 (2017-11-25) 13Esteghlal2 – 0GostareshTehran
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) F. Esmaeili  63', 86' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: N/C
30 November 2017 (2017-11-30) 14Paykan0 – 0EsteghlalShahr-e Qods
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Stadium
6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) 15Esteghlal3 – 0SepahanTehran
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) A. Ghorbani  4'
S. Djeparov  36', 47'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
22 December 2017 (2017-12-22) 16Esteghlal4 – 0Sanat NaftTehran
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Karimi  15', 42', 67'
D. Shojaeian  55'}
Milad Zakipour 63'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
28 December 2017 (2017-12-28) 17Esteghlal Khuzestan0 – 3EsteghlalAhvaz
16:25 IRST (UTC+03:30) V. Ghafouri  7'
M. Karimi  61'
O.G  48'
Djeparov  61'
R. Cheshmi 15',  73'		 Stadium: Ghadir Stadium
5 January 2018 (2018-01-05) 18Tractor Sazi0 – 0EsteghlalTabriz
14:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Attendance: 38,000
12 January 2018 (2018-01-12) 19Esteghlal1 – 1SaipaTehran
16:35 IRST (UTC+03:30) D. Shojaeian  23'
F. Bagheri  50'
Noorafkan  71'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 33,000
19 January 2018 (2018-01-19) 20Padideh0 – 0EsteghlalMashhad
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Hosseini  74'
B. Barzay  83'
Ali Ghorbani  89'		 Stadium: Samen Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
25 January 2018 (2018-01-25) 21Esteghlal4 – 0Pars Jonoubi JamTehran
16:50 IRST (UTC+03:30) S. Djebarov  4'
B. Barzay 31'
A. Ghorbani 34', 48', 65'
Noorafkan  41'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 24,000
4 February 2018 (2018-02-04) 22Zob Ahan2 – 1EsteghlalIsfahan
17:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) V. Ghafouri  31'
M. Hosseini  59'
B. Barzay  67'
Cheshmi  85'
Shojaeian  87'		 Stadium: Foolad Shahr
8 February 2018 (2018-02-08) 23Esteghlal3 – 0SepidroodTehran
18:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) F. Esmaeili  14'
O. Ebrahimi  64'
J. Ansari 42',  77'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) 24Foolad1 – 4EsteghlalAhvaz
16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) Rahim Zahivi 12' M. Thiam  2', 90+2'
R. Cheshmi  7', 38'
D. Shojaeian  17'
Hossein Hosseini  83'		 Stadium: Ghadir Stadium
1 March 2018 (2018-03-01) 25Esteghlal1 – 0PersepolisTehran
15:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) V. Ghafouri  43', 52'
Thiam  45'
Farshid Esmaeili  54'
Djeparov  77'		 Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
28 March 2018 (2018-03-28) 26Naft Tehran1 – 2EsteghlalTehran
18:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Mohsen Bengar 37' Report J. Ansari  75'
O. Noorafkan  88', 88'		 Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Referee: Seyed Mehdi Seyed Ali
Man of the Match: Omid Noorafkan
6 April 2018 (2018-04-06) 27Esteghlal4 – 1Siah JameganTehran
18:55 IRDT (UTC+04:30) F.Esmaeili 50', 84'
A. Ghorbani 67', 76'		 Report Ali Asgari  80' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Zargar
Man of the Match: Farshid Esmaeili
11 April 2018 (2018-04-11) 28Gostaresh1 – 1EsteghlalTabriz
17:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Reza Khaleghifar 57' Report A. Ghorbani 11' Stadium: Bonyan Diesel
Attendance: 1000
Man of the Match: A. Ghorbani 67'
22 April 2018 (2018-04-22) 29Esteghlal3 – 2PaykanTehran
18:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
Man of the Match: M.Thiam
27 April 2018 (2018-04-27) 30Sepahan0 – 1EsteghlalIsfahan
18:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Report
Stadium: Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Mohammadreza Akbarian
Man of the Match: M.Thiam

Hazfi Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Hazfi Cup
8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) Round of 32Gol Gohar1 – 2EsteghlalSirjan
17:45 DST+04:30 M. Gholami  76' (pen.) Report O. Noorafkan  56'
K. Heydari  85'		 Stadium: Gol Gohar
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Hossein Zargar
20 October 2017 (2017-10-20) Round of 16Esteghlal2 – 1NassajiTehran
16:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) F. Esmaeili  28'
A. Ghorbani  59'		 Report M. Ousani  71' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard
19 December 2017 (2017-12-19) Quarter FinalEsteghlal3 – 0Iranjavan BushehrTehran
13:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Hosseini  45+4'
S. Djeparov  50'
A. Ghorbani  90+2'		 Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Reza Adel
30 January 2018 (2018-01-30) Semi-FinalSanat Naft Abadan1 – 2EsteghlalAbadan
14:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) L. Pereira  61' Report P. Montazeri  8'
D. Shojaeian  44'		 Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Referee: Alireza Faghani
3 May 2018 (2018-05-03) FinalEsteghlal1 – 0Khooneh be KhoonehKhorramshahr
17.15 DST+04:30 Mame Thiam  35' Report Stadium: Khorramshahr Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Zargar
Man of the Match: Mame Thiam

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Esteghlal 6 3 3 0 9 5 +4 12 Round of 16
2 Al-Ain 6 2 4 0 10 6 +4 10
3 Al-Rayyan 6 1 3 2 7 11 −4 6
4 Al-Hilal 6 0 2 4 3 7 −4 2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
13 February 2018 (2018-02-13) Al-Rayyan 2 – 2 EsteghlalDoha, Qatar
18:10 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 5,038
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
20 February 2018 (2018-02-20) Esteghlal 1 – 0 Al-HilalMuscat, Oman
19:30 UTC+4
Report Stadium: Al-sib Stadium
Attendance: 4,175
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
6 March 2018 (2018-03-06) Al-Ain 2 – 2 EsteghlalHazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:20 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 10,036
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
12 March 2018 (2018-03-12) Esteghlal 1 – 1 Al-AinTehran, Iran
--:-- UTC+3:30
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 90000
2 April 2018 (2018-04-02) Esteghlal 2 – 0 Al-RayyanTehran, Iran
--:-- UTC+4:30
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
16 April 2018 (2018-04-16) Al-Hilal 0 – 1 EsteghlalRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
--:-- UTC+3 Report
  • Vouria Ghafouri  36'
 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 4500

Round of 16
Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage
8 May 2018 (2018-05-08) First legZob Ahan 1 – 0 EsteghlalEsfahan, Iran
Gvelesiani  92' (pen.) Report Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
15 May 2018 (2018-05-15) Second legEsteghlal 3 – 1
(3 – 2 agg.)		 Zob AhanTehran, Iran
20:45 --:-- UTC+4:30 M. Thiam  11' (pen.), 41', 64' Report G. Hadadifar  65' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 75,680
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalIran Pro LeagueHazfi CupChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Mehdi Rahmati 1801004040
2 DF Khosro Heydari 2511504160
4 MF Roozbeh Cheshmi 3832635070
5 DF Majid Hosseini 3312404150
6 MF Omid Ebrahimi 3322324060
9 FW Ali Ghorbani 4092765281
11 FW Jaber Ansari 2642241030
13 DF Armin Sohrabian 130801040
14 MF Farshid Bagheri 3001805070
16 MF Mehdi Ghaedi 1401202000
18 DF Milad Zakipour 2502102020
20 MF Server Djeparov 3962645181
21 DF Vouria Ghafouri 3662444082
22 GK Hossein Hosseini 2502001040
23 MF Dariush Shojaeian 3352443160
24 MF Omid Noorafkan 3422414160
25 FW Mame Baba Thiam 1312641167
27 MF Hossein Heydari 10100000
28 MF Mohsen Karimi 63531000
33 DF Pejman Montazeri 2511503170
70 MF Mohammad Javad Mohammadi 10001000
77 MF Behnam Barzay 81511020
80 DF Bojan Najdenov 50400010
88 MF Farshid Esmaeili 3462354170
90 DF Leandro Padovani 80602000
Players transferred out during the season
7 FW Hassan Beyt Saeed 100901000
8 MF Mojtaba Jabbari 40400000
10 FW Sajjad Shahbazzadeh 90801000
17 DF Yaghoub Karimi 40400000
30 DF Azim Gök 10100000

Last updated: 27 April 2018 (2018-04-27)
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Pro League Hazfi Cup AFC CL Total
1 25 FW Mame Baba Thiam 4 1 7 12
2 9 FW Ali Ghorbani 7 2 1 10
3 88 CM Farshid Esmaeili 5 1 0 6
20 CM Server Djeparov 4 1 1 6
21 DF Vouria Ghafouri 4 0 2 6
4 23 CM Dariush Shojaeian 4 1 0 5
5 11 FW Jaber Ansari 4 0 0 4
6 28 FW Mohsen Karimi 3 0 0 3
4 MF Roozbeh Cheshmi 3 0 0 3
7 6 MF Omid Ebrahimi 2 0 0 2
24 MF Omid Noorafkan 1 1 0 2
8 77 FW Behnam Barzay 1 0 0 1
2 DF Khosro Heydari 0 1 0 1
5 DF Majid Hosseini 0 1 0 1
33 DF Pejman Montazeri 0 1 0 1
Totals 42 10 11 63

Last updated: 16 May 2018 (2018-05-16)

Clean sheets
Rank Name Pro League Hazfi Cup AFC CL Total
1 Hossein Hosseini 10 0 1 11
2 Mehdi Rahmati 6 2 2 10
Total162321

Disciplinary record

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

N P Nat. Name Pro League Hazfi Cup AFC CL Total Notes
1 GK Mehdi Rahmati 1 1 1 3
4 MF Roozbeh Cheshmi 8 2 10
14 MF Farshid Bagheri 4 1 5
16 FW Mehdi Ghaedi 1 1
18 DF Milad Zakipour 3 2 5
23 MF Dariush Shojaeian 4 1 1 1 6 1
88 MF Farshid Esmaeili 1 1

Last updated: 7 August 2017 (2017-08-07)
Source: Matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

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