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
ChairmanAhmadreza Fathi
ManagerWinfried Schäfer
(until 29 April)
Farhad Majidi
(from 29 Apri)
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) GK (1983-02-02)2 February 1983 (aged 35) 2015 2019 Paykan
19 Mehdi Nourollahi GK (1997-03-24)24 March 1997 (aged 21) 2018 2021 Youth system
22 Hossein Hosseini GK (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 26) 2012 2019 Youth system
Defenders
2 Khosro Heydari (2nd VC) RB / RM / LB (1983-09-14)14 September 1983 (aged 35) 2011 2019 Sepahan
3 Milad Zakipour LB / LM (1995-11-23)23 November 1995 (aged 23) 2016 2021 Naft Tehran
12 Meysam Teymouri LB (1992-07-06)6 July 1992 (aged 26) 2018 2021 Pars Jonoubi
13 Armin Sohrabian LB / CB (1995-07-26)26 July 1995 (aged 23) 2017 2019 Sepahan
21 Vouria Ghafouri RB / RW (1987-09-20)20 September 1987 (aged 31) 2016 2019 Sepahan
33 Pejman Montazeri (3rd VC) CB / RB (1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (aged 35) 2017 2019 Al Ahli
44 Farshad Mohammadi RB / RW (1994-09-04)4 September 1994 (aged 24) 2018 2021 Pars Jonoubi
70 Mohammad Daneshgar CB (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 24) 2018 2020 Saipa
Midfielders
4 Roozbeh Cheshmi CB / DM (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 25) 2015 2019 Saba Qom
5 Ayanda Patosi AM / LW (1992-10-31)31 October 1992 (aged 26) 2019 2019 Cape Town
6 Ali Karimi CM / DM (1994-02-11)11 February 1994 (aged 24) 2018 2019 Sepahan
8 Farshid Esmaeili AM / LW / RW (1994-02-23)23 February 1994 (aged 24) 2015 2020 Fajr Sepasi
14 Farshid Bagheri DM / CM (1992-06-05)5 June 1992 (aged 26) 2016 2020 Saba Qom
17 Humam Tariq LW / RW / AM (1996-02-10)10 February 1996 (aged 22) 2018 2021 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
23 Dariush Shojaeian RW / LW / AM (1992-04-07)7 April 1992 (aged 26) 2017 2020 Gostaresh Foulad
28 Mohsen Karimi LW / RW / SS (1994-09-20)20 September 1994 (aged 24) 2014 2020 Youth system
30 Omid Noorafkan DM / LB (1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 21) 2019 2019 Charleroi
77 Reza Azari AM / CM (1998-02-10)10 February 1998 (aged 20) 2018 2023 Youth system
88 Reza Karimi RW / LW / SS (1998-08-23)23 August 1998 (aged 20) 2018 2021 Skënderbeu Korçë
Forwards
10 Rouhollah Bagheri CF / RW (1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 27) 2018 2021 Khooneh be Khooneh
11 Morteza Tabrizi CF / LW (1991-01-06)6 January 1991 (aged 27) 2018 2020 Zob Ahan
16 Allahyar Sayyadmanesh CF / RW / LW (2001-06-29)29 June 2001 (aged 17) 2018 2023 Saipa
20 Esmaël Gonçalves CF / LW (1991-06-25)25 June 1991 (aged 27) 2019 2020 Pakhtakor
25 Mehdi Ghaedi LW / RW (1998-12-05)5 December 1998 (aged 20) 2017 2023 Iranjavan
90 Godwin Mensha CF / SS (1989-09-02)2 September 1989 (aged 29) 2019 2020 Persepolis
Players transferred during the season
7 Markus Neumayr AM / CM (1986-03-23)23 March 1986 (aged 32) 2018 2020 Kasımpaşa
9 Alhaji Gero CF (1993-10-10)10 October 1993 (aged 25) 2018 2021 Östersunds
24 Jaber Ansari SS / AM / RW (1987-01-10)10 January 1987 (aged 31) 2015 2019 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  IRN Mehdi Rahmati (captain)
2 DF  IRN Khosro Heydari (vice-captain)
3 DF  IRN Milad Zakipour
4 DF  IRN Rouzbeh Cheshmi
5 MF  RSA Ayanda Patosi
6 MF  IRN Ali Karimi
8 MF  IRN Farshid Esmaeili
10 FW  IRN Rouhollah Bagheri
11 FW  IRN Morteza Tabrizi
12 DF  IRN Meysam Teymouri
13 DF  IRN Armin Sohrabian
14 MF  IRN Farshid Bagheri
16 FW  IRN Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
17 MF  IRQ Humam Tariq
18 DF  IRN Shahin Taherkhani
19 GK  IRN Mehdi Nourollahi
20 FW  GNB Esmaël Gonçalves
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  IRN Vouria Ghafouri
22 GK  IRN Hossein Hosseini
23 MF  IRN Dariush Shojaeian
25 FW  IRN Mehdi Ghaedi
27 MF  IRN Hossein Heydari
28 MF  IRN Mohsen Karimi
30 MF  IRN Omid Noorafkan
33 DF  IRN Pejman Montazeri (third-captain)
43 DF  IRN Amirhossein Kargar
44 DF  IRN Farshad Mohammadi Mehr
70 DF  IRN Mohammad Daneshgar
77 MF  IRN Reza Azari
88 MF  IRN Reza Karimi
90 FW  NGA Godwin Mensha
99 FW  IRN Sajjad Aghaei
— FW  IRN Meraj Pourtaghi
— FW  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  IRN Mehdi Rahmati (captain)
2 DF  IRN Khosro Heydari (vice-captain)
4 MF  IRN Roozbeh Cheshmi
8 MF  IRN Farshid Esmaeili
12 FW  NGA Alhaji Gero
13 DF  IRN Armin Sohrabian
14 MF  IRN Farshid Bagheri
16 MF  IRN Mehdi Ghaedi
17 MF  IRQ Humam Tariq
18 DF  IRN Milad Zakipour
21 DF  IRN Vouria Ghafouri
22 GK  IRN Hossein Hosseini
27 MF  IRN Hossein Heydari
29 DF  IRN Amirhossein Esmaeilzadeh
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF  IRN Amirhossein Kargar
33 DF  IRN Pejman Montazeri (third-captain)
37 MF  IRN Reza Azari
39 FW  IRN Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
44 DF  IRN Farshad Mohammadi Mehr
49 DF  IRN Shahin Taherkhani
60 MF  IRN Ali Karimi
69 FW  IRN Heydar Ali Ahmadzadeh
70 DF  IRN Mohammad Daneshgar
71 MF  GER Markus Neumayr
78 FW  IRN Morteza Tabrizi
88 GK  IRN Mehdi Nourollahi
91 FW  IRN Rouhollah Bagheri
99 FW  IRN Sajjad Aghaei

Transfers
Main articles: List of Iranian football transfers summer 2018 and List of Iranian football transfers winter 2018–19

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

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

Pre-season and friendlies
7 July 2018 (2018-07-07) 1Esteghlal2 – 1Esteghlal U23Tehran, Iran
18:20 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Report
12 July 2018 (2018-07-12) 2Esteghlal 0 – 1 MariupolKartepe, Turkey
17:00 Turkey Time (UTC+03:00) Report
16 July 2018 (2018-07-16) 3Esteghlal 2 – 2 FUS RabatKartepe, Turkey
17:00 Turkey Time (UTC+03:00) Report
18 July 2018 (2018-07-18) 4Bursaspor U23 0 – 6 EsteghlalKartepe, Turkey
16:30 Turkey Time (UTC+03:00) Report
20 July 2018 (2018-07-20) 5Esteghlal 2 – 0 Nebitçi BalkanabatKartepe, Turkey
17:00 Turkey Time (UTC+03:00) Report
14 October 2018 (2018-10-14) 1Esteghlal2 – 1Esteghlal AcademyTehran, 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 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Sepahan 30 15 13 2 46 20 +26 58
3 Esteghlal 30 16 9 5 40 13 +27 57 Qualification for 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 Stats
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[21]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Since league champions Persepolis were also Hazfi Cup winners, the league runners-up qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage.

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Date RoundHomeScoreAwayLocation
27 July 2018 (2018-07-27) 1Esteghlal0 – 0PaykanTehran
20:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30) F. Bagheri  23'
S. Aghaei  26'		 Report F. Emamali  5'
M. Batista  32'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard
2 August 2018 (2018-08-02) 2Zob Ahan2 – 2EsteghlalIsfahan
20:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30) R. Habibzadeh  24'  18'
E. Hernández  45'
M. Nejadmehdi  45'
V. Mohammadzadeh  59'  75'		 Report V. Ghafouri  43', 56'
M. Daneshgar  10'  90+1'
F. Mohammadi-Mehr  76'
A. Sohrabian  76'
A. Sayyadmanesh  85'		 Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bijan Heydari
10 August 2018 (2018-08-10) 3Esteghlal3 – 0Tractor SaziTehran
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) 4Pars Jonoubi Jam1 – 0EsteghlalJam
20:33 IRDT (UTC+04:30) A. Sohrabian  12' (o.g.)
E. Salehi  56'
Nouri  70'
M. Lotfi  85'
H. Noormohammadi  90+5'		 Report M. Daneshgar  19'
A. Karimi  86'		 Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Zargar
22 August 2018 (2018-08-22) 5Esteghlal0 – 0FooladTehran
20:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30) M. Daneshgar  34' Report E. Moradian  73'
M. Najjarian  78'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Koupal Nazemi
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 7Nassaji Mazandaran0 – 0EsteghlalQaem Shahr
19:32 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Abshak  25'
A. Abdollahzadeh  87'		 Report R. Bagheri  66' Stadium: Vatani Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Zargar
27 September 2018 (2018-09-27) 8Esteghlal0 – 0PersepolisTehran
18:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) A. Sohrabian  25'
P. Montazeri  47'
R. Cheshmi  90+2'		 Report A. Nourollahi  75'
S. Khalilzadeh  90+1'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 6Naft Masjed Soleyman1 – 2EsteghlalMasjed Soleyman
18:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) H.Nassari  12' (p)  16'
E. Sharifat  7'
M. Ghaed Rahmati  65'
M. Coulibaly  73'
M. Hosseini  90'		 Report A. Sayyad  2'  25'
M. Ghaedi  29'
M. Zakipour  17'  47'
R. Bagheri  65'
F. Mohammadi Mehr  71'		 Stadium: Behnam Mohammadi Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mahdi Seyyed Ali
19 October 2018 (2018-10-19) 9Saipa1 – 2EsteghlalTehran
15:32 IRST (UTC+03:30) A. Dashti  7'  28'
M. Torabi  70'		 Report M. Daneshgar  23'
V. Ghafouri  81' (p)
A. Sohrabian  70'		 Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifard
26 October 2018 (2018-10-26) 10Esteghlal0 – 1SepahanTehran
16:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) F. Bagheri  36'
F. Esmaeili  88'		 Report K. Stanlley  81'
M. Mohammadi  25'
M. Kiani  71'
E. Pourghaz  77'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Reza Kermanshahi
5 November 2018 (2018-11-05) 11Machine Sazi0 – 0EsteghlalTabriz
15:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) A.Maboudi  89' Report Stadium: Bonyan Diesel Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
13 December 2018 (2018-12-13) 12Esteghlal0 – 0PadidehTehran
16:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Daneshgar  11'
M. Zakipour  29'
A. Sayyad  84'  88'		 Report H. Mehraban  11'
A. Nemati  53'
M. Khalatbari  57'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifard
25 November 2018 (2018-11-25) 13Esteghlal Khuzestan0 – 1EsteghlalAhvaz
17:35 IRST (UTC+03:30) M.Shahmakvandzadeh  54' Report R.Bagheri  29'
F. Bagheri  25'
F. Esmaeili  57'
F. Mohammadi  58'		 Stadium: Ghadir Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
29 November 2018 (2018-11-29) 14Esteghlal3 – 0Sanat NaftTehran
17:33 IRST (UTC+03:30) F. Bagheri  9'
H. Tariq  24'
A. Sayyadmanesh  74'
M. Zakipour  80'
M. Neumayr  86'		 Report H. Saki  69'
A. Imani  76'
S. Ghorbani  85'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Man of the Match: Farshid Esmaeili
7 December 2018 (2018-12-07) 15Sepidrood0 – 5EsteghlalRasht
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Nozhati  26'
A. Ezzati  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) 16Paykan0 – 4EsteghlalShahr-e Qods
15:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Batista  6'
F. Emamali  57'		 Report M. Tabrizi  16'
O. Noorafkan  20'
M. Zakipour  58'
M. Daneshgar  81'
Isma  83'
F. Bagheri  90+1'
V. Ghafouri  90+2'		 Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
24 February 2019 (2019-02-24) 17Esteghlal3 – 0Zob AhanTehran
18:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) F. Esmaeili  7'}
R. Cheshmi  38'
A. Patosi  40'
M. Daneshgar  51'		 Report H. Mohammadi  38' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
Man of the Match: A. Patosi
15 February 2019 (2019-02-15) 18Tractor Sazi1 – 0EsteghlalTabriz
15:36 IRST (UTC+03:30) A. Dejagah  45'  53'
A. Imani  58'		 Report D. Shojaeian  32'
R. Cheshmi  90'		 Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
20 February 2019 (2019-02-20) 19Esteghlal2 – 0Pars Jonoubi JamTehran
18:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) E. Mirjavan  11' (o.g.)
R. Cheshmi  23'
A. Patosi  38'
P. Montazeri  64'
V. Ghafouri  84'
Isma  92'		 Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Hassan Ekrami
Man of the Match: Ayanda Patosi
28 February 2019 (2019-02-28) 20Foolad1 – 3EsteghlalAhvaz
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) H. Beyt Saeed  38'
R. Mirzaei  34'
R. Messi  64'		 Report G. Mensha  15'
M. Daneshgar  19'
A. Patosi  40'
M. Karimi  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) 21Esteghlal1 – 0Naft Masjed SoleymanTehran
18:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) A. Karimi  9'
O. Noorafkan  41'
H. Hosseini 79'		 Report H. Nassari  40'
Y. Vakia 74'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Ali Safaei
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 22Esteghlal1 – 0Nassaji MazandaranTehran
19:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) M. Tabrizi  42' (pen.)
D. Shojaeian  68'
G. Mensha  90+2'		 Report F. Faraji  38'
M. Abdi  41'
M. Abshak  67'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Mohammadreza Akbarian
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 23Persepolis1 – 0EsteghlalTehran
16:01 IRDT (UTC+04:30) A. Nourollahi  21'
S. Khalilzadeh  44'
A. Beiranvand  45+2'
M. Torabi  57'
J. Hosseini  57'		 Report M. Zakipour  44'
F. Esmaeili 45+1'
A. Karimi  59'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
3 April 2019 (2019-04-03) 24Esteghlal0 – 0SaipaTehran
17:46 IRDT (UTC+04:30) A. Karimi  90' Report A. Dashti  57' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
12 April 2019 (2019-04-12) 25Sepahan0 – 1EsteghlalIsfahan
17:47 IRDT (UTC+04:30) K. Shafiei  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) 26Esteghlal1 – 0Machine SaziTehran
20:17 IRDT (UTC+04:30) M. Ghaedi  76'
O. Noorafkan  49'  90+2'
R. Cheshmi  50'		 Report J. Quitongo  55'
F. Karimi  71'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Man of the Match: Mehdi Ghaedi
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 27Padideh1 – 0EsteghlalMashhad
20:16 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Barzay  8'
M. Ghaseminejad  42'
A. Sadeghi  45'
A. Hosseini  67'
M. Farahani  89'		 Report Stadium: Imam Reza Stadium
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Koupal Nazemi
1 May 2019 (2019-05-01) 28Esteghlal4 – 2Esteghlal KhuzestanTehran
20:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30) D. Shojaeian  4'
Isma  26'
R. Karimi  68'
M. Tabrizi  86'
A. Karimi  90'		 Report V. Hamdinejad  26'
Farid Amiri  28'
R. Naami  37'
M. Sharifi  63'
R. Darvishi  75'
A. Kalantari  79'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard
11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 29Sanat Naft0 – 0EsteghlalAbadan
21:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) H. Saki  83'
M. Ghorishi  90'		 Report A. Sohrabian  30'
P. Montazeri  51'
R. Cheshmi  63'
M. Tabrizi  75'		 Stadium: Takhti Abadan
Referee: Mohammad Reza Akbarian
16 May 2019 (2019-05-16) 30Esteghlal2 – 1SepidroodTehran
21:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) M. Ghaedi  26'
M. Tabrizi  68'
A. Sohrabian  57'
R. Cheshmi  68'
D. Shojaeian  83'		 Report M. Bayrami  84'  92' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani

Hazfi Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Hazfi Cup
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) Round of 32Naft Masjed Soleyman0 – 1 (a.e.t.)EsteghlalMasjed Soleyman
20:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) H. Nassari  64' Report R. Bagheri  96'
M. Tabrizi  70'
M. Ghaedi  95'
V. Ghafouri  109'		 Stadium: Behnam Mohammadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Reza Kermanshahi
1 November 2018 (2018-11-01) Round of 16Esteghlal2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(1 – 3 p)		SaipaTehran
16:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) F. Esmaeili  17' (pen.)  49'
A. Gero  34' (pen.)
M. Daneshgar  54'
M. Zakipour  66'
R. Cheshmi  111'		 Report M. Torabi  28'
M. Hajmohammadi  42'
S. Sarfo  23'  33'
R. Asadi  80'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Bijan Heydari
Penalties
Sohrabian
Ghaedi
R. Bagheri
Esmaeili 		Rezavand
Ramezani
Asadi
Torabi

Super Cup
Main article: 2018 Iranian Super Cup
20 July 2018 (2018-07-20) FinalPersepolis3 – 0EsteghlalTehran
(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.

AFC Champions League

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

2019 AFC Champions League
Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League
Group stage
Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL DUH EST AIN
1 Al-Hilal 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Round of 16 — 3–1 1–0 2–0
2 Al-Duhail 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 9 2–2 — 3–0 2–2
3 Esteghlal 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8 2–1 1–1 — 1–1
4 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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Date RoundHomeScoreAwayLocation
5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) 1Al-Duhail 3 – 0 EsteghlalDoha, Qatar
18:15 UTC+3 M. Benatia  56'
Y. El-Arabi  73'
A. Afifi  90+1'
A. Yasser  32'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 O. Noorafkan  27'
V. Ghafouri  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) 2Esteghlal 1 – 1 Al-AinTehran, Iran
19:00 UTC+3:30 F. Bagheri  53'  19'
F. Esmaeili  82'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 T. Shiotani  85'
A. Abdulrahman  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) 3Esteghlal 2 – 1 Al-HilalDoha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3 A. Karimi  5'  19'
P. Montazeri  30'
M. Daneshgar  51'
F. Esmaeili  56'
M. Zakipour  90+5'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 A. Al-Bulaihi  32'
B. Gomis  71'		 Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 947
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
23 April 2019 (2019-04-23) 4Al-Hilal 1 – 0 EsteghlalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UTC+4 N. Al Abed  25'  52'
M. Al-Breik  48'
S. Giovinco  51'
Y. Al-Shahrani  74'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 G. Mensha  15'
M. Daneshgar  30'
D. Shojaeian  45'
R. Cheshmi  60'		 Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 2,212
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
6 May 2019 (2019-05-06) 5Esteghlal 1 – 1 Al-DuhailTehran, Iran
20:30 UTC+4:30 D. Shojaeian  7'
R. Cheshmi  53'
A. Sohrabian  65'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Edmilson  55' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 37,400
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
20 May 2019 (2019-05-20) 6Al-Ain 1 – 2 EsteghlalAl Ain, UAE
22:00 UTC+4 M. Berg  13'  38'
Caio  34'
S. Jumaa  90+3'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 M. Daneshgar  22'  78'
M. Tabrizi  45+1'
R. Cheshmi  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 Mehdi Rahmati 22017010002020
2 DF Khosro Heydari 1208000001030
3 DF Milad Zakipour 28121120001040
4 DF Roozbeh Cheshmi 27119020002041
5 MF Ayanda Patosi 19413400000060
6 MF Ali Karimi 33326210001051
7 MF Markus Neumayr † 1008010001000
8 MF Farshid Esmaeili 28321221002030
9 FW Alhaji Gero † 1017021000010
10 FW Rouhollah Bagheri 18314121001110
11 FW Morteza Tabrizi 29724510002121
12 DF Meysam Teymouri 303000000000
13 DF Armin Sohrabian 25018020002030
14 MF Farshid Bagheri 28422320001031
16 FW Allahyar Sayyad 18215220001000
17 MF Humam Tariq 18114110002010
20 FW Esmaël Gonçalves 18313300000050
21 DF Vouria Ghafouri 31423410002050
22 GK Hossein Hosseini 18013010000040
23 MF Dariush Shojaeian 19015000000040
24 FW Jaber Ansari † 412110001000
25 MF Mehdi Ghaedi 1539320001030
28 MF Mohsen Karimi 604000000020
30 MF Omid Noorafkan 1409000000050
33 DF Pejman Montazeri 34125010002061
44 DF Farshad Mohammadi Mehr 1009010000000
70 DF Mohammad Daneshgar 29322210001051
77 MF Reza Azari 615110000000
88 MF Reza Karimi 312100000010
90 FW Godwin Mensha 18113100000050
99 FW 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 Morteza Tabrizi FW 5 0 2 7
2 Vouria Ghafouri DF 4 0 0 4
Ayanda Patosi MF 4 0 0 4
Farshid Bagheri MF 3 0 1 4
3 Mehdi Ghaedi MF 3 0 0 3
Esmaël Gonçalves FW 3 0 0 3
Ali Karimi MF 2 0 1 3
Mohammad Daneshgar DF 2 0 1 3
Farshid Esmaeili MF 2 1 0 3
Rouhollah Bagheri FW 1 1 1 3
4 Allahyar Sayyad FW 2 0 0 2
5 Milad Zakipour DF 1 0 0 1
Humam Tariq MF 1 0 0 1
Reza Azari MF 1 0 0 1
Reza Karimi MF 1 0 0 1
Godwin Mensha FW 1 0 0 1
Jaber Ansari MF 1 0 0 1
Roozbeh Cheshmi DF 0 0 1 1
Pejman Montazeri DF 0 0 1 1
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 Mehdi Rahmati 12 1 0 13
2 Hossein Hosseini 7 0 7
Total191020

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

Disciplinary record

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

Last updated: 5 June 2019
Source: Scoreway
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow 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 Mohammad Daneshgar 1 Double yellow card in a match against Zob Ahan League 10 August 2018 Tractor Sazi
16 FW Allahyar Sayyad 2 Immoral celebration 16 August 2018 Pars Jonoubi Jam
22 August 2018 Foolad
99 FW Sajjad Aghaei 2 16 August 2018 Pars Jonoubi Jam
22 August 2018 Foolad

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