2008–09 Sepahan F.C. season

Sepahan

2008–09 season
Chairman	Mohammad Reza Saket
Manager	Farhad Kazemi (From week 20) Hossein Charkhabi (from week 14 to week 19) Engin Firat (first 13 weeks)
Iran Pro League	4th
AFC Champions League	First Round
Hazfi Cup	1/8 Final
Top goalscorer	League: Emad Ridha (14) All: Emad Ridha (16)
← 2007-08 2009-10 →

This is a list of Sepahan F.C.'s results at the Persian Gulf Cup 2008-09, Hazfi Cup 2008-09 and 2009 ACL. The club is competing in the Iran Pro League, Hazfi Cup and Asian Champions League.

Ahmadi Armando Aghili Bengar Akbari Abu Al-Hail Bahadorani Jafarpour Jamshidian Hajsafi Emad Reza

Sepahan lineup

Contents 1 Iran Pro League 2008/09 1.1 Sepahan squad IPL statistics 1.2 IPL Sepahan Schedule 1.3 Results by round 1.4 Results summary 1.5 League standings 1.6 Scorers in IPL 2008/09 1.6.1 Goalscorers 1.6.2 Goalassistants 1.6.3 Cards 1.6.4 Matches played 2 Hazfi Cup 2008-09 2.1 Bracket 2.2 Scorers in Hazfi Cup 2008/09 2.2.1 Goalscorers 2.2.2 Goalassistants 2.2.3 Cards 3 Scorers in 2008-09 season 3.1 Goalscorers 3.2 Goalassistants 4 Asian Champions League 2009 4.1 Group D 4.2 Sepahan schedule ACL 2009 4.3 Scorers in ACLeague 2009 4.3.1 Goalscorers 4.3.2 Goalassistants 4.3.3 Cards 5 Squad Changes During 2008/09 Season 5.1 In 5.2 Out 6 References

Iran Pro League 2008/09

Sepahan squad IPL statistics

Last updated sep 14 2008

No.	Position	Player	Apps	Apps Start	Goals	Assists	YCs	RCs
1	GK	Abbas Mohammadi	2	2
2	DF	Amir Saadati			-			-
3	DF	Hamid Azizzadeh	1	0	-	-		-
4	MF	Moharram Navidkia						-
5	DF	Hadi Aghily	4	4				-
6	DF	Jalal Akbari	4	4	-		1	-
7	MF	Emad Mohammed	4	4	2		2	-
8	DF	Mohsen Bengar	4	3			1
9	MF	Mehdi Jafarpour	3	2	1			-
10	MF	Farshad Bahadorani	2	1				1
11	FW	Hadi Asghari	1	0			-	-
12	MF	Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail	4	3			1	-
13	FW	Mahmoud Karimi					-	-
14	DF	Hamed Kiani			-			-
15	MF	Hossein Papi	4	0				-
16	FW	Bahman Tahmasebi	2	0	-			-
17	MF	Hadi Jafari						-
18	DF	Mehdi Karimian	1	0	-			-
20	FW	Ahmad Jamshidian	4	3	-	2		-
21	DF	Armando Sá	4	4	-		1	-
22	GK	Rahman Ahmadi				-		-
23	DF	Reza Talabeh			-	-	-	-
24	DF	Mohammad Reza Zare	2	0	-			-
25	MF	Ebrahim Lovinian			-			-
26	MF	Jalaladin Ali Mohammadi			-	-		-
27	MF	Abolhassan Jafari			-	-	-	-
28	MF	Ehsan Hajsafi	4	2			3	-
29	MF	Behzad Soltani	-	-	-	-	-	-
TBA	MF	Ali Molaei			-			-
32	FW	Miad Abazari			-			-
33	MF	Rasoul Khatibi			-			-
40	MF	Jacques Elong Elong			-			-

IPL Sepahan Schedule

Last updated Apr 26 2009

#	Date	Home	Score	Away	Goal	Yellow card	Red card	Fans	Ref	Rank
1	2008-Aug-5	PAS	0-0	Sepahan	-	Ehsan Hajsafi	Farshad Bahadorani	4000	Mohsen Ghahremani	11
2	2008-Nov-3	Sepahan	3-2	Payam	Emad Mohamad Redha (12),Hadi Asghari (30),Bahman Tahmasebi (82)	Ahmad Jamshidian	-	6000	Alborz Hajipour	5
3	2008-Aug-17	Esteghlal	1-1	Sepahan	Mehdi Jafarpour (24)	Mohsen Bengar, Ehsan Hajsafi, Emad Mohamad Redha	-	30000	Mohsen Torky	5
4	2008-Aug-24	Sepahan	2-0	Saba QOM	Emad Mohamad Redha (44) (60)	Jalal Akbari, Emad Mohamad Redha, Armando Miguel Sá	-	4000	Yadolah Jahanbazi	6
5	2008-Oct-18	Saipa	1-1	Sepahan	Hadi Asghari (40)	-	-	1000	Mohsen Ghahremani	7
6	2008-Sep-12	Sepahan	0-0	Malavan	-	Abdolvahab Aoleihl, Ehsan Hajsafi	-	4000	Mahmoud Rafei	8
7	2008-Sep-18	Zob Ahan	2-1	Sepahan	Ehsan Hajsafi (33)	Mohsen Bengar, Farshad Bahadorani, Armando Miguel Sá, Ahmad Jamshidian	-	12000	Hedayat Mombeini	12
8	2008-Sep-25	Sepahan	2-0	Foolad	Ehsan Hajsafi (9), Hadi Asghari (51)	Abdolvahab Abolhail	-	5000	Mohsen Torky	8
9	2008-Oct-2	Rah Ahan	0-1	Sepahan	Hadi Asghari (20)	Ahmad Jamshidian, Mehdi Jafarpour, Armando Miguel Sá	-	1000	Hossein Asadi	6
10	2008-Oct-7	Bargh	1-1	Sepahan	Ehsan Hajsafi (23)	Rahman Ahmadi, Abdolvahab Abolhail, Farshad Bahadorani, Bahman Tahmasebi, Hamid Aziz Zade	-	15000	Saeed Mozafari Zadeh	4
11	2008-Oct-22	Sepahan	2-4	Paykan	Ahmad Jamshidian (22) (70)	Rahman Ahmadi	Farshad Bahadorani	2000	Khodadad Afsharian	10
12	2008-Oct-26	Persepolis	3-2	Sepahan	Emad Ridha (28) (34)	Hadi Aghili, Mehdi Jafarpour	Hadi Aghili	60000	Mohsen Torky	10
13	2008-Sep-31	Sepahan	1-0	Mes	Emad Mohamad Redha (65)	-	-	2000	Saeed Bakhshizadeh	8
14	2008-Nov-7	Sepahan	1-1	Damash	Emad Mohamad Redha (85)pen	-	-	7000	Ghasem Vahedi	7
15	2008-Nov-21	Esteghlal Ahvaz	1-3	Sepahan	Ali Ansarian (11) o.g, Emad Mohamad Redha (24), Ehsan Hajsafi (90+4)	Armando Miguel Sá, Jalal Akbari, Ahmad Jamshidian	-	3000	Alireza Faghani	4
16	2008-Nov-29	Sepahan	2-1	Aboomoslem	Ahmad Jamshdian (37), Emad Mohamad Redha (67)	Jalal Akbari, Ahmad Jamshidian	-	5000	Toraj Haghverdi	4
17	2008-Dec-4	Moghavemat	1-0	Sepahan	-	Amir Hoshang Saadati	-	3000	Yadolah Jahanbazi	6
18	2008-Dec-8	Sepahan	2-2	PAS	Bahman Tahmasebi(27), Hamed Kiani (90+3)	Armando Miguel Sá, Mohsen Bengar	Mohsen Bengar	5000	Hedayat Mombini	6
19	2008-Dec-12	Sepahan	2-2	Payam	Emad Mohamad Redha (78) (80)	Mehdi Karimian, Abdolvahab Abolhail	-	2000	Rahim Mehrpishe	6
20	2008-Dec-30	Sepahan	2-1	Esteghlal	Moharram Navidkia(10), Ali Alizade (25) o.g.	Armando Miguel Sá, Mehdi Jafarpour, Emad Mohamad Redha, Ehsan Hajsafi	Mehdi Jafarpour	18000	Rahim Rahimi Moghadam	5
21	2009-Jan-03	Saba QOM	1-1	Sepahan	Bahman Tahmasebi (20)	-	-	5000	Mohsen Ghahremani	6
22	2009-Jan-16	Sepahan	2-0	Saipa	Moharam Navidkia (24), Moharam Navidkia (65) pen	Hadi Aghili, Jalal Akbari	-	5000	Alborz Hajipour	3
23	2009-Jan-22	Malavan	1-1	Sepahan	Mehdi Jafarpour (72)	Mohsen Bengar, Mehdi Jafarpour, Hossain Papi, Hamed Kiani	-	4000	Shahin Hajbabaei	3
24	2009-Jan-31	Sepahan	1-2	Zob Ahan	Armando Miguel Sá (36)	Hadi Aghili, Ehsan Hajsafi	-	10000	Yadolah Jahanbazi	5
25	2009-Feb-04	Foolad	2-2	Sepahan	Mehdi Jafarpour (5),Jalal Akbari(35)	Mohsen Bengar, Hadi Asghari , Jacques Elong Elong	-	2000	Ghasem Vahedi	5
26	2009-Feb-13	Sepahan	2-1	Rah Ahan	Moharam Navidkia (17), Emad Mohamad Redha (61) pen	Rasoul Khatibi, Jalal Akbari	-	3000	Saeed Bakhshizadeh	4
27	2009-Feb-17	Sepahan	1-0	Bargh	Emad Mohamad Redha (73)	Mohsen Bengar, Mehdi Jafarpour	-	4000	Mahmoud Rafei	4
28	2009-Feb-22	Paykan	0-1	Sepahan	Ehsan Hajsafi (68)	Abbas Mohammadi, Jacques Elong Elong, Emad Mohamad Redha	-	2000	Masoud Moradi	4
29	2009-Feb-27	Sepahan	0-0	Persepolis	-	Mohsen Bengar, Emad Mohamad Redha, Abdolvahab Abolhail	-	20000	Khodadad Afsharian	4
30	2009-Mar-04	Mes	2-1	Sepahan	Farshad Bahadorani (28)	Armando Miguel Sá	-	10000	Hedayat Mombeini	5
31	2009-Apr-03	Damash	1-1	Sepahan	Mehdi Jafarpour (1)	Ehsan Hajsafi, Mehdi Jafarpour, Rasoul Khatibi, Armando Miguel Sá	-	3000	Yadolah Jahanbazi	5
32	2009-Apr-12	Sepahan	2-1	Esteghlal Ahvaz	Ehsan Hajsafi (16), Ahmad Jamshidian (34)	-	Rasoul Khatibi	4,000	Mahmoud Rafei	4
33	2009-Apr-16	Aboomoslem	1-2	Sepahan	Hadi Aghili (65), Emad Mohamad Redha (85) pen	Jacques Elong Elong	-	4,000	Khodadad Afsharian	4
34	2009-Apr-26	Sepahan	0-0	Moghavemat	-	Farshad Bahadorani	-	2,000	Saeed Bakhshizadeh	4

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	D
Position	11	5	5	6	7	8	12	8	6	4	10	10	8	7	4	4	6	6	6	5	6	3	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4

Last updated: 26 Apr 2009.
Source: "Ipl". http://www.iplstats.com/. 
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	14	14	6	46	34	+12	56	10	6	2	25	14	+11	4	8	4	21	20	+1

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Sanat Mes	34	17	10	7	54	36	+18	61	2010 AFC Champions League Group stage
4	Sepahan	34	14	14	6	46	34	+12	56
5	Persepolis	34	15	10	9	50	41	+9	55

Updated to games played on 26 April 2009
Source: http://www.iplstats.com/tableoverall.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Scorers in IPL 2008/09

Goalscorers

14

• Emad Mohammed

6

• Ehsan Hajsafi

4

• Hadi Asghari
• Moharram Navidkia
• Mehdi Jafarpour
• Ahmad Jamshidian

3

• Bahman Tahmasebi

1

• Jalal Akbari
• Hamed Kiani
• Farshad Bahadorani
• Hadi Aghily
• Armando Sá

Goalassistants

3

• Ehsan Hajsafi
• Ahmad Jamshidian
• Armando Sá

2

• Hadi Asghari
• Moharram Navidkia
• Jalal Akbari
• Emad Mohammed

1

• Bahman Tahmasebi
• Mehdi Jafarpour
• Hossein Papi
• Farshad Bahadorani
• Hadi Jafari
• Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail

Cards

Player
Mohsen Bengar	7	1	0
Mehdi Jafarpour	5	1	0
Armando Sá	6	0	0
Jalal Akbari	5	0	0
Ehsan Hajsafi	5	0	0
Ahmad Jamshidian	5	0	0
Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail	5	0	0
Emad Mohammed	5	0	0
Hadi Aghily	3	1	0
Farshad Bahadorani	2	0	2
Rasoul Khatibi	1	0	1
Rahman Ahmadi	2	0	0
Jacques Elong Elong	2	0	0
Hamid Azizzadeh	1	0	0
Mehdi Karimian	1	0	0
Hamed Kiani	1	0	0
Hossein Papi	1	0	0
Amir Saadati	1	0	0
Bahman Tahmasebi	1	0	0
Hadi Asghari	1	0	0
Abbas Mohammadi	1	0	0

Matches played

25

• Jalal Akbari

Hazfi Cup 2008-09

Round	Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Goal	Yellow card	Red card	Fans	Ref
1/16	2008-Nov-24	Sepahan	7-1	Mogavemat Mazandaran	Foolad Shahr /Esfahan	Jalal Ali Mohamammadi  14'  64' Ahmad Jamshidian  65'  67'  90+1' Ehsan Hajsafi  84'  90+3'	Farshad Bahadorani	-	1,000	Esmaeel Ameri
1/8	2009-Apr-30	Persepolis	1-0	Sepahan	Azadi /Tehran	-	Mohsen Bengar	-	70,000	Mohsen Torky

Bracket

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
Sepahan	7
Mogavemat Mazandaran	1			Sepahan	0
Sanaye talaee	1			Persepolis	1
Persepolis	3							Persepolis
Payam Mashhad	3							Pas Hamedan
Shodaye Kelar Aabad	0			Payam Mashhad	0
Shahrdari Yasuj	0			Pas Hamedan	4
Pas Hamedan	3

Scorers in Hazfi Cup 2008/09

Last updated Nov 24 2008

Goalscorers

3

• Ahmad Jamshidian

2

• Jalal Ali Mohamammadi
• Ehsan Hajsafi

Goalassistants

2

• Moharram Navidkia

1

• Mehdi Jafarpour
• Farshad Bahadorani

Cards

Player
Farshad Bahadorani	1	0	0
Mohsen Bengar	1	0	0

Scorers in 2008-09 season

Last updated Apr 16 2009

Goalscorers

14

• Emad Mohammed

Goalassistants

4

• Moharram Navidkia

Asian Champions League 2009

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al Ettifaq	6	4	0	2	15	8	+7	12	AFC Champions League 2009 Round of 16
2	Bunyodkor	6	2	2	2	5	9	−4	8
3	Sepahan	6	2	1	3	9	7	+2	7
4	Al Shabab	6	2	1	3	6	11	−5	7

Updated to games played on 19 May 2009
Source: AFC Champions League Official Page
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Home \ Away1	ETT	SHA	BUN	SEP
Al Ettifaq		4–1	4–0	2–1
Al Shabab	1–4		2–0	2–1
Bunyodkor	2–1	0–0		2–2
Sepahan	3–0	2–0	0–1

Source: AFC Champions League Official Page
¹The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Sepahan schedule ACL 2009