2017–18 Esteghlal F.C. season

Esteghlal F.C.
201718 season
Chairman Reza Eftekhari
Manager Alireza Mansourian
Stadium Azadi Stadium
Iran Pro League Preseason
Hazfi Cup Round of 32
AFC Champions League N/A
Top goalscorer League: N/A
All: N/A
Highest home attendance N/A
Lowest home attendance N/A
Average home league attendance N/A
Home colours
Away colours

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.

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 Iran GK 2 February 1983 (aged 34) 2015 2019 Iran Paykan Captain
19 Arshia Babazadeh Iran GK 5 November 1995 (aged 22) 2016 2022 United States De Anza Force
22 Hossein Hosseini Iran GK 30 June 1992 (aged 25) 2012 2019 Iran Bargh Shiraz
Defenders
2 Khosro Heydari Iran RB / RM / RW 14 September 1983 (aged 34) 2011 2019 Iran Sepahan Vice-captain
5 Majid Hosseini Iran CB / RB / DM 20 June 1996 (aged 21) 2014 2019 Youth system
13 Armin Sohrabian Iran LB / CB 26 July 1995 (aged 22) 2017 2019 Iran Sepahan
17 Yaghoub Karimi Iran LB / LM 31 August 1991 (aged 26) 2014 2018 Iran Sepahan
18 Milad Zakipour Iran LB / LM 23 November 1995 (aged 22) 2016 2019 Iran Naft Tehran
21 Vouria Ghafouri Iran RB / RM 20 September 1987 (aged 30) 2016 2018 Iran Sepahan
30 Azim Gök Iran CB 25 January 1996 (aged 21) 2016 2019 Youth system
33 Pejman Montazeri Iran CB / RB 7 November 1983 (aged 34) 2017 2019 Qatar Al Ahli
90 Leandro Padovani Brazil CB 21 December 1983 (aged 34) 2016 2018 Iran Sepahan
Midfielders
4 Roozbeh Cheshmi Iran DM / CB / CM 24 July 1993 (aged 24) 2015 2019 Iran Saba Qom
6 Omid Ebrahimi Iran DM / CM 15 September 1987 (aged 30) 2014 2018 Iran Sepahan
8 Mojtaba Jabbari Iran AM 16 June 1983 (aged 34) 2017 2019 Qatar Al Ahli
11 Jaber Ansari Iran AM / RM / LM 10 January 1987 (aged 30) 2015 2019 Iran Gostaresh Foulad
14 Farshid Bagheri Iran DM / CB / CM 5 June 1992 (aged 25) 2016 2018 Iran Saba Qom
16 Mehdi Ghaedi Iran LW / RW 5 December 1998 (aged 19) 2017 2020 Iran Iranjavan
20 Server Djeparov Uzbekistan AM / CM / LM 3 October 1982 (aged 35) 2017 2018 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent
23 Dariush Shojaeian Iran AM / LW / RW 7 April 1992 (aged 25) 2017 2020 Iran Gostaresh Foulad
24 Omid Noorafkan Iran DM / CM 9 April 1997 (aged 20) 2015 2019 Youth system
70 Mohammad Javad Mohammadi Iran RW / LW 19 June 1996 (aged 21) 2017 2022 Iran Haf Semnan
88 Farshid Esmaeili Iran AM / CM / SS 23 February 1994 (aged 23) 2015 2020 Iran Fajr Sepasi
Forwards
7 Hassan Beyt Saeed Iran LW / CF / RW 1 April 1990 (aged 27) 2017 2019 Iran Esteghlal Khuzestan
9 Ali Ghorbani Iran CF / RW / LW 18 September 1990 (aged 27) 2016 2018 Iran Naft Tehran
10 Sajjad Shahbazzadeh Iran CF / SS 23 January 1990 (aged 27) 2017 2018 Iran Naft Tehran
26 Fardin Najafi Iran CF / SS 1 March 1998 (aged 19) 2017 2020 Youth system

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer
window
Ends Source
16 LM, LM Iran Mehdi Ghaedi 18 Iranjavan Transfer Summer 2020 [1]
26 CF, CF Iran Fardin Najafi 19 Esteghlal U19 Promotion Summer 2020 [2]
27 AM, AM Iran Hossein Heydari 18 Mes Vision Asia Transfer Summer 2022 [3]
7 LW, LW Iran Hassan Beyt Saeed 27 Esteghlal Khuzestan Transfer Summer 2019 [4]
10 CF, CF Iran Sajjad Shahbazzadeh 27 Naft Tehran Transfer Summer 2018 [5]
4 DM, DM Iran Roozbeh Cheshmi 23 Unattached Transfer Summer 2019 [6]
23 AM, AM Iran Dariush Shojaeian 25 Gostaresh Foulad Transfer Summer 2020 [7]
DM, DM Iran Sina Khadempour 20 Naft Tehran Transfer Summer 2022 [8]
33 CB, CB Iran Pejman Montazeri 33 Qatar Al Ahli Transfer Summer 2019 [9]
12 LB, LB Iran Mohammad Reza Hashemi 20 Esteghlal U21 Promotion Summer 2022 [10]
70 RW, RW Iran Mohammad Javad Mohammadi 21 Haf Semnan Transfer Summer 2022 [11]
13 LB, LB Iran Armin Sohrabian 21 Sepahan Transfer Summer 2019 [12]
8 AM, AM Iran Mojtaba Jabari 34 Qatar Al Ahli Transfer Summer 2019 [13]
77 LW, LW Iran Sajjad Aghaei 18 Persepolis U19 Transfer Summer 2022 [14]
DM, DM Iran Amir Hossein Sheikholeslami 18 Zob Ahan Transfer Summer 2022 [15]
32 CF, CF Iran Aliakbar Najafi 18 Esteghlal U19 Promotion Summer 2022 [16]
20 AM, AM Uzbekistan Server Djeparov 34 Sepahan End of loan Summer 2018 [17]
28 LM, LM Iran Mohsen Karimi 23 Unattached Transfer Winter 2020 [18]

Out

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer
window
Source
5 CB, CB Iran Hossein Kanaanizadegan 23 Saipa Released Summer [19]
20 CB, CB Iran Taha Shariati 17 Saipa Transfer Summer [20]
31 CB, CB Iran Alireza Sayyar 23 Unattached Released Summer [21]
27 DM, DM Iran Hossein Abarghouei 20 Gostaresh Foulad Transfer Summer [22]
13 LW, LW Iran Miad Yazdani 24 Sepidrood Rasht Loan Summer [23][24]
9 CF, CF Iran Kaveh Rezaei 25 Belgium Charleroi End of contract Summer [25]
74 AM, AM Iran Mojtaba Haghdoust 21 Naft Tehran End of loan Summer
3 CB, CB Brazil Róbson Januário de Paula 23 Brazil Bahia End of loan Summer
77 RW, RW Iran Behnam Barzay 24 Unattached End of contract Summer
28 LM, LM Iran Mohsen Karimi 22 Unattached Released Summer [26]
15 CB, CB Armenia Hrayr Mkoyan 30 Unattached Released Summer [27]
GK, GK Iran Mehrdad Lashni 19 Mes Rafsanjan Transfer Summer [28]
DM, DM Iran Sina Khadempour 20 Naft Tehran Loan Summer [29]

Club

Kit

Kit manufacturer Sponsor(s)
Li-NingChinaMajor SponsorHamrah Avval
Back of ShirtKosar Credit Institution

Coaching Staff

Position Staff
First-team Manager Iran Alireza Mansourian
Assistant Managers Iran Mohammad Khorramgah
Northern Ireland Mick McDermott
Iran Saleh Mostafavi
Iran Ali Chini
Goalkeeper Coach Iran Hamid Babazadeh
Fitness Coach Northern Ireland Mick McDermott
Analyst Iran Kianoush Forouzesh
Medical Director Iran Amin Noroozi
Doctor Iran Kaveh Sotoudeh
Iran Mehrshad Rahbar
Team Manager Iran Nasrollah Abdollahi

Source: Fars News agency

Pre-season and friendlies

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 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Hazfi Cup N/A N/A Round of 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
AFC Champions League 30 January 2018 Qualifying play-off 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 000.00

Last updated: 20 July 2017 (2017-07-20).
Source: Competitions

Iran Pro League

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Siah Jamegan 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
8 Est. Khuzestan 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
9 Esteghlal 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
10 Foolad 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 4
11 Naft Tehran 3 1 1 1 3 5 2 4
Updated to match(es) played on August 11 2017. Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[30]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2 0 1 1 0 1  −1 1 0 1 0 0 0  0 0 0 1 0 1  −1

Last updated: 31 July 2017 (2017-07-31).
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Result L D
Position 13 11

Last updated: 31 July 2017.
Source: "Ipl". 
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Hazfi Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalIran Pro League Hazfi Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Iran Mehdi Rahmati 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Iran Khosro Heydari 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Iran Roozbeh Cheshmi 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Iran Majid Hosseini 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Iran Omid Ebrahimi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Iran Hassan Beyt Saeed 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Iran Mojtaba Jabbari 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Iran Ali Ghorbani 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Iran Sajjad Shahbazzadeh 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Iran Jaber Ansari 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Iran Farshid Bagheri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Iran Mehdi Ghaedi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Iran Yaghoub Karimi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Iran Milad Zakipour 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Uzbekistan Server Djeparov 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Iran Vouria Ghafouri 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK Iran Hossein Hosseini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Iran Dariush Shojaeian 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Iran Omid Noorafkan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Iran Azim Gök 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Iran Pejman Montazeri 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
88 MF Iran Farshid Esmaeili 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 DF Brazil Leandro Padovani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 7 August 2017 (2017-08-07)
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Pro League Hazfi Cup AFC CL Total
Totals 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 20 July 2017

Clean sheets

Rank Name Pro League Hazfi Cup AFC CL Total
1 Iran Mehdi Rahmati 1 0 0 1
Total1001

Disciplinary record

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

N P Nat. Name Pro League Hazfi Cupl AFC CL Total Notes
18 DF Iran Milad Zakipour 1 1
10 FW Iran Sajjad Shahbazzadeh 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.

References

  1. قائدی رسما استقلالی شد
  2. استقلال از رده پایه بازیکن گرفت
  3. استقلال یک جوان دیگر هم جذب کرد
  4. بیت سعید بالاخره آبی‌پوش شد
  5. سجاد شهباززاده به خانه اش برگشت
  6. روزبه چشمی قرارداد خود را تمدید کرد
  7. داریوش شجاعیان به استقلال پیوست
  8. مدافع تیم ملی امید استقلالی شد
  9. پژمان منتظری به استقلال پیوست
  10. هاشمی به استقلال پیوست
  11. محمدی به استقلال پیوست
  12. سهرابیان آبی پوش شد
  13. مجتبی جباری به استقلال پیوست
  14. "بازیکن سابق پرسپولیس دراستقلال". ورزش سه (in Persian). 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  15. "استقلال یک بازیکن جوان دیگر خرید". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  16. "بازیکن جوان استقلال قراردادش را تمدید کرد". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  17. "رسمی؛ چپاروف در استقلال ماندنی شد". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  18. "بعد از کنار گذاشته شدن از لیست آبی ها؛ قرارداد محسن کریمی با استقلال تمدید شد!". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  19. "کنعانی‌زادگان صید جدید دایی برای سایپا". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  20. بازیکن استقلال به سایپا پیوست
  21. علیرضا سیار با اشک از استقلال جدا شد
  22. ستاره‌ی امیدهای استقلال به گسترش پیوست
  23. هافبک استقلال به سپیدرود پیوست
  24. با استقلال سه ساله تمدید کردم چون انگیزه‌های زیادی دارم
  25. جدایی ناگهانی کاوه رضایی از استقلال(عکس)
  26. "بعد از کنار گذاشته شدن از لیست آبی ها؛ قرارداد محسن کریمی با استقلال تمدید شد!". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  27. "هرایر مگویان از استقلال کنار گذاشته شد". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  28. "مهرداد لشنی به مس رفسنجان پیوست". پارس فوتبال (in Persian). Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  29. "رضایت نامه بازیکن استقلال برای نفت صادر شد". باشگاه خبرنگاران (in Persian). Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  30. "PERSIAN GULF PRO LEAGUE/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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