2019–20 Esteghlal F.C. season

The 2019–20 season is the Esteghlal Football Club's 19th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 26th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup, and 74th year in existence as a football club.

Esteghlal F.C.
2019–20 season
ChairmanAmirhossein Fathi
(until 10 December 2019)[1]
Esmaeil Khalilzadeh
(from 10 December 2019
until 26 February 2020)[2]
Ali Fatollahzadeh
(from 26 February 2020
until 30 March 2020)[3]
Ahmad Saadatmand
(from 30 March 2020)[4]
ManagerAndrea Stramaccioni
(until 6 December 2019)
Farhad Majidi
(from 2 January 2020
until 3 September 2020)
Majid Namjoo-Motlagh
(from 6 September 2020)
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Pro League2nd
Hazfi CupRunners-up
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cheick Diabaté (15)
All:
Cheick Diabaté (19)
Highest home attendance65,000
(vs Shahr Khodro, 5 December 2019)
Lowest home attendance9,000
(vs Naft MIS, 2 February 2020)
Biggest winEsteghlal 5–0 Sanat Naft
Al-Rayyan 0–5 Esteghlal
Biggest defeatEsteghlal 1–2 Machine Sazi
Al-Ahli 2–1 Esteghlal

Players

First team squad
Last updated: 2 February 2020 (2020-02-02)
No. Name Nat Position Date of Birth (Age) Since End Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Hossein Hosseini GK (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 27) 2012 2021 Youth Sector
19 Hossein Pour Hamidi GK (1998-03-26)26 March 1998 (aged 21) 2019 2022 Esteghlal Khuzestan
78 Alireza Ansari GK (2000-02-06)6 February 2000 (aged 19) 2019 2020 Youth Sector
Defenders
3 Milad Zakipour LB / LM (1995-11-23)23 November 1995 (aged 24) 2016 2021 Naft Tehran
4 Roozbeh Cheshmi CB / DM (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 26) 2015 2020 Saba Qom
5 Aref Gholami CB / RB / LB (1997-04-19)19 April 1997 (aged 22) 2019 2021 Foolad
21 Vouria Ghafouri RB / RW (1987-09-20)20 September 1987 (aged 32) 2016 2021 Sepahan
22 Siavash Yazdani CB (1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 27) 2019 2021 Sepahan
30 Azim Gök CB / LB (1996-01-25)25 January 1996 (aged 23) 2016 2021 Youth Sector
32 Amirhossein Kargar RB (1998-11-22)22 November 1998 (aged 21) 2018 2021 Youth Sector
33 Hrvoje Milić LB / LM (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 (aged 30) 2019 2021 Crotone
41 Arash Dajliri RB (1999-01-19)19 January 1999 (aged 20) 2020 Youth Sector
57 Shahin Taherkhani CB (1997-01-07)7 January 1997 (aged 22) 2018 2021 Youth Sector
70 Mohammad Daneshgar CB (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 25) 2018 2020 Saipa
Midfielders
6 Ali Karimi CM / DM (1994-02-11)11 February 1994 (aged 25) 2018 2020 Sepahan
8 Farshid Esmaeili AM / LW / RW (1994-02-23)23 February 1994 (aged 25) 2015 2020 Fajr Sepasi
9 Ali Dashti RW / SS (1994-01-18)18 January 1994 (aged 25) 2018 2021 Saipa
14 Farshid Bagheri DM / CM (1992-06-05)5 June 1992 (aged 27) 2016 2020 Saba Qom
15 Sina Khadempour DM / CM / CB (1997-01-09)9 January 1997 (aged 22) 2017 2022 Naft Tehran
23 Dariush Shojaeian AM / RW / LW (1992-04-07)7 April 1992 (aged 27) 2017 2020 Gostaresh Foulad
28 Mohsen Karimi LW / RW / SS (1994-09-20)20 September 1994 (aged 25) 2014 2020 Youth Sector
40 Amir Hossein Khodamoradi AM (2000-09-13)13 September 2000 (aged 19) 2020 2024 Youth Sector
66 Masoud Rigi DM / CM (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 28) 2019 2021 Shahr Khodro
77 Reza Azari DM / CM / AM (1998-02-10)10 February 1998 (aged 21) 2018 2023 Youth Sector
80 Mohammad Bolboli LW (1998-01-11)11 January 1998 (aged 21) 2019 2023 Sepidrood
88 Arash Rezavand AM / CM (1993-10-05)5 October 1993 (aged 26) 2019 2021 Saipa
Forwards
7 Cheick Diabaté CF / SS (1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 31) 2019 2021 Osmanlıspor
10 Mehdi Ghaedi SS / RW / LW (1998-12-05)5 December 1998 (aged 21) 2017 2023 Iranjavan
11 Morteza Tabrizi CF / LW (1991-01-06)6 January 1991 (aged 28) 2018 2020 Zob Ahan
17 Zakaria Moradi CF / RW (1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 21) 2019 2023 Youth Sector
72 Amir Arsalan Motahari CF / RW (1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 26) 2020 2021 Zob Ahan
Players transferred during the season
99 Sajjad Aghaei CF / LW / RW (1999-03-19)19 March 1999 (aged 20) 2017 2022 Youth Sector
20 Nikolay Bodurov CB (1986-05-30)30 May 1986 (aged 33) 2020 2021 Unattached

Transfers
Main articles: List of Iranian football transfers summer 2019 and List of Iranian football transfers winter 2019–20

In
No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer
window		 Ends Source
— Hamed Bakhshi 18 Peykan Transfer Summer [5]
80 LW Mohammad Bolboli 21 Sepidrood Transfer Summer 2023 [6]
9 RW Ali Dashti 25 Saipa Transfer Summer 2021 [7]
44 CB Milad Bagheri 23 Mes Kerman Transfer Summer 2022 [8]
22 CB Siavash Yazdani 27 Sepahan Transfer Summer 2021 [9]
66 DM Masoud Rigi 28 Shahr Khodro Transfer Summer 2021 [10]
15 DM Sina Khadempour 22 Gol Gohar End of loan Summer 2022
70 RW Mohammad Javad Mohammadi 23 Arvand Karun End of loan Summer 2022
80 RW Mohammad Dehghan Nejad 19 Saipa Transfer Winter 2020
88 AM Arash Rezavand 25 Saipa Transfer Summer 2021 [11]
7 CF Cheick Diabaté 31 Osmanlıspor Transfer Summer 2021 [12]
38 CM Ali Tari 18 Zob Ahan Transfer Summer 2024
5 CB Aref Gholami 22 Foolad Transfer Summer 2021 [13]
— GK Erfan Khalili 19 Niroo Zamini Transfer Summer 2020
19 GK Hossein Pour Hamidi 21 Esteghlal Khuzestan Transfer Summer 2022
33 LB Hrvoje Milić 30 Crotone Transfer Summer 2021 [14]
— LW Hossein Bijani 16 Foolad Transfer Summer 2022 [15]
30 CB Azim Gök 23 Malavan End of loan Winter 2021
72 CF Amir Arsalan Motahari 26 Zob Ahan Transfer Winter 2021 [16]
20 CB Nikolay Bodurov 33 Unattached Transfer Winter 2021 [17]

Out
No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer
window		 Source
— GK Sasan Zamaneh 20 Persepolis Transfer Summer [18]
— GK Parsa Jafari 19 Saipa Transfer Summer [19]
2 RB Khosro Heydari 35 Retired End of contract Summer [20]
1 GK Mehdi Rahmati 36 Shahr Khodro End of contract Summer [21]
19 GK Arshia Babazadeh 23 Surat Thani Transfer Summer
— GK Mohammad Javad Kia 17 Shahr Khodro Transfer Summer [22]
44 RB Farshad Mohammadi 24 Shahr Khodro Transfer Summer [23]
12 LB Meysam Teymouri 26 Tractor Sazi Transfer Summer [24]
5 AM Ayanda Patosi 26 Cape Town Loan return Summer
26 CF Fardin Najafi 21 Oghab Tehran Transfer Summer
30 DM Omid Noorafkan 22 Charleroi Loan return Summer [25]
16 RW Allahyar Sayyadmanesh 18 Fenerbahçe Transfer Summer [26]
29 LB Amirhossein Esmaeilzadeh 19 Pars Jonoubi Transfer Summer [27]
88 RW Reza Karimi 20 Unattached Released Summer
90 CF Godwin Mensha 29 Ajman Transfer Summer [28]
— LW Ahmadreza Ahmadvand 20 Persepolis Transfer Summer [29]
13 LB Armin Sohrabian 23 Saipa Transfer Summer
10 CF Rouhollah Bagheri 28 Shahr Khodro Transfer Summer
27 AM Hossein Heydari 20 Qashqai Transfer Summer
70 RW Mohammad Javad Mohammadi 23 Sorkhpooshan Transfer Summer
43 LB Amirhossein Pourmohammad 21 Sorkhpooshan Transfer Summer
17 LW Humam Tariq 23 Ismaily Transfer Summer
33 CB Pejman Montazeri 35 Al Kharitiyat End of contract Summer
38 CF Meraj Pourtaghi 21 Damash Gilan Transfer Summer
22 GK Mehdi Nourollahi 22 Saipa Transfer Summer [30]
20 CF Esmaël Gonçalves 28 Matsumoto Yamaga Transfer Summer [31]
44 CB Milad Bagheri 24 Pars Jonoubi Transfer Winter [32]
98 RW Morteza Aghakhan 26 Saipa Transfer Winter [33]
99 CF Sajjad Aghaei 20 Zob Ahan Loan Winter [34]

Pre-season and friendlies
30 June 2019 (2019-06-30) 1 Esteghlal 5 – 0 Esteghlal B Tehran
19:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30) M. Tabrizi  8 (pen.)', 38'
R. Bagheri  16'
A. Dashti  64'
M. Bolboli 		Report
4 July 2019 (2019-07-04) 2 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Niroo Zamini Tehran
18:40 IRDT (UTC+04:30) D. Shojaeian  9' Report A. Akvan  45'
11 July 2019 (2019-07-11) 3 Esteghlal 5 – 0 Heartland Turkey
18:00 TRT (UTC+03:00) M. Zakipour  18'
S. Aghaei  20', 39'
M. Tabrizi  59'
A. Dashti  65'		 Report
17 July 2019 (2019-07-17) 4 Esteghlal 3 – 1 Petrolul Ploiești Turkey
18:00 TRT (UTC+03:00) S. Aghaei  22'
D. Shojaeian  63'
A. Dashti  75'		 Report  12'
25 July 2019 (2019-07-25) 5 Esteghlal 4 – 2 Baadraan Tehran Tehran
18:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Diabate  34'
Esmaeili  40'
Tabrizi  66'
F.Bagheri  70'		 Report Vakili  10'
Ebrahimi  12'
1 August 2019 (2019-08-01) 6 Esteghlal 4 – 0 Machine Sazi Tehran
18:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Shojaeian  26'
Esmaeili  30'
Daneshgar  50'
Dashti  90'
5 August 2019 (2019-08-05) 7 Esteghlal 4 – 0 Esteghlal U-20 Tehran
18:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
12 August 2019 (2019-08-12) 8 Esteghlal 0–2 Paykan Tehran
18:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
15 August 2019 (2019-08-15) 9 Esteghlal 5–0 Oghab Tehran
09:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 22 August 2019 20 August 2020 Matchday 1 2nd 30 14 11 5 55 31 +24 046.67
Hazfi Cup 30 September 2019 3 September 2020 Round of 32 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 12 6 +6 060.00
AFC Champions League 21 January 2020 26 September 2020 Preliminary round 2 Round of 16 7 3 2 2 15 6 +9 042.86
Total 42 20 14 8 82 43 +39 047.62

Last updated: 27 September 2020 (2020-09-27).

Source: Competitions

Persian Gulf Pro League
Main article: 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League


Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 14 11 5 55 31  +24 53 8 5 2 25 12  +13 6 6 3 30 19  +11

Last updated: 21 August 2020 (2020-08-21).
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLDDLDWWWWWWDWDWLLWDWLDLDWDWDDW
Position121211151411877433111554434545222222
Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2020 (2020-08-21). Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persepolis (C) 30 21 4 5 46 17 +29 67 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Esteghlal 30 14 11 5 55 31 +24 53
3 Foolad 30 14 9 7 28 19 +9 51 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League play-off round
4 Tractor[lower-alpha 1] 30 14 8 8 31 23 +8 50 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage
5 Sepahan 30 12 13 5 39 22 +17 49
Source: IPL Table, IranLeague
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[35]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Tractor qualified to AFC Champions League group stage directly by winning the Hazfi Cup

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed/Cancelled

23 August 2019 (2019-08-23) 1 Machine Sazi 1 – 0 Esteghlal Tabriz
18:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Bonyan Diesel Stadium
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Payam Heydari
29 August 2019 (2019-08-29) 2 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Foolad Tehran
19:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) 3 Naft MIS 1 – 1 Esteghlal Masjed Soleyman
19:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Behnam Mohammadi Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohammadreza Akbarian
22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) 4 Esteghlal 0 – 1 Persepolis Tehran
16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard
Note: 91th Tehran derby
26 September 2019 (2019-09-26) 5 Zob Ahan 2 – 2 Esteghlal Isfahan
18:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bijan Heydari
4 October 2019 (2019-10-04) 6 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Gol Gohar Tehran
16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Hassan Akrami
21 October 2019 (2019-10-21) 7 Saipa 0 – 4 Esteghlal Shahr-e Qods
16:45 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
25 October 2019 (2019-10-25) 8 Esteghlal 2 – 0 Pars Jonoubi Tehran
19:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Seyed Reza Mahdavi
1 November 2019 (2019-11-01) 9 Tractor 2 – 4 Esteghlal Tabriz
18:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Bijan Heydari
5 November 2019 (2019-11-05) 10 Esteghlal 5 – 0 Sanat Naft Tehran
15:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifar
25 November 2019 (2019-11-25) 11 Nassaji 1 – 2 Esteghlal Qaem Shahr
15:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Vatani Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ali Safaei
30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 12 Sepahan 2 – 2 Esteghlal Isfahan
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifar
5 December 2019 (2019-12-05) 13 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Shahr Khodro Tehran
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
9 December 2019 (2019-12-09) 14 Paykan 2 – 2 Esteghlal Shahr-e Qods
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 15 Esteghlal 4 – 1 Shahin Bushehr Tehran
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ali Bay
19 December 2019 (2019-12-19) 16 Esteghlal 1 – 2 Machine Sazi Tehran
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,010
Referee: Seyyed Vahi Kazemi
24 June 2020 (2020-06-24) 17 Foolad 2 – 1 Esteghlal Ahvaz
21:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Foolad Arena
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Seyyed Mehdi Seyyad Ali
Note: The match was postponed and rescheduled to 24 June. The match was played behind closed doors.
2 February 2020 (2020-02-02) 18 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Naft MIS Tehran
17:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Hamid Haj-Malek
6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) 19 Persepolis 2 – 2 Esteghlal Tehran
15:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 56,780
Referee: Bijan Heydari
Man of the Match: Amir Arsalan Motahari
Note: 92nd Tehran derby
23 February 2020 (2020-02-23) 20 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Zob Ahan Tehran
18:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Payam Heydari
Note: No spectator due to CoronaVirus prevention
27 February 2020 (2020-02-27) 21 Gol Gohar 1 – 0 Esteghlal Sirjan
16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report Stadium: Gol Gohar Sport Complex
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Mohammadreza Akbarian
Note: No spectator due to CoronaVirus prevention
29 June 2020 (2020-06-29) 22 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Saipa Tehran
21:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Payam Heydari
Note: The match was postponed due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic and rescheduled to 29 June. The match was played behind closed doors.
27 July 2020 (2020-07-27) 23 Pars Jonoubi 0 – 2 Esteghlal Jam
20:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Payam Heydari
Note: The match was postponed due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic and rescheduled to 27 July. The match was played behind closed doors.
11 July 2020 (2020-07-11) 24 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Tractor Tehran
21:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Hassan Akrami
Note: The match was postponed due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic and rescheduled to 11 July. The match was played behind closed doors.
17 July 2020 (2020-07-17) 25 Sanat Naft 0 – 2 Esteghlal Abadan
21:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Takhti Abadan
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
Note: The match was postponed due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic and rescheduled to 17 July. The match was played behind closed doors.
23 July 2020 (2020-07-23) 26 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Nassaji Tehran
21:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Reza Kermanshahi
Note: The match was postponed due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic and rescheduled to 23 July. The match was played behind closed doors.
1 August 2020 (2020-08-01) 27 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Sepahan Tehran
21:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Bijan Heydari
Note: The match was postponed due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic and rescheduled to 1 August. The match was played behind closed doors.
6 August 2020 (2020-08-06) 28 Shahr Khodro 2 – 2 Esteghlal Mashhad
20:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Imam Reza Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Vahid Kazemi[36]
Note: The match was postponed due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic and rescheduled to 6 August. The match was played behind closed doors.
15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) 29 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Paykan Tehran
20:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Payam Heydari
Note: The match was postponed due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic and rescheduled to 15 August. The match was played behind closed doors.
20 August 2020 (2020-08-20) 30 Shahin Bushehr 1 – 4 Esteghlal Bushehr
20:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Shahid Beheshti Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Aliasghar Momeni
Note: The match was postponed due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic and rescheduled to 20 August. The match was played behind closed doors.

Hazfi Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Hazfi Cup

Round of 32
30 September 2019 (2019-09-30) Round of 32 Gol Reyhan 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) Esteghlal Karaj
18:15 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Enghelab Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Seyed Mehdi Seyed Ali

Round of 16
17 October 2019 (2019-10-17) Round of 16 Esteghlal 3 – 0 (a.e.t.) Fajr Sepasi Tehran
16:50 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Payam Heydari

Quarter-Final
10 August 2020 (2020-08-10) Quarter-Final Esteghlal 2 – 0 Sepahan Tehran
20:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard
Note: The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

Semi-Final
26 August 2020 (2020-08-26) Semi-Final Persepolis 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(1-4 p)		 Esteghlal Tehran
20:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Payam Heydari
Penalties
Note: 1. 93th Tehran derby
2. The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

Final
3 September 2020 (2020-09-03) Final Esteghlal 2 – 3 Tractor Mashhad
18:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Imam Reza Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Mo'ud Bonyadifar
Note: The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off
Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
Preliminary
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) Preliminary round Esteghlal 3 – 0 Al-Kuwait Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:20 UTC+4
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
Play-off
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) Play-off round Al-Rayyan 0 – 5 Esteghlal Doha, Qatar
18:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)

Group stage
Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL EST SHO WAH
1 Al-Ahli 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 6 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 1–0 20 Sep
2 Esteghlal 4 1 2 1 6 4 +2 5 3–0 — 1–1 17 Sep
3 Al-Shorta 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 2–1 1–1 — 0–1
4 Al-Wahda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 14 Sep 23 Sep —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Al-Wahda were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to several team members testing positive for COVID-19.[37] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[38]
10 February 2020 (2020-02-10) 1 Al-Shorta 1 – 1 Esteghlal Erbil, Iraq
17:30 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
17 February 2020 (2020-02-17) 2 Al-Ahli 2 – 1 Esteghlal Kuwait City, Kuwait
18:30 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 6,740
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Note: Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia will be played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations.
14 September 2020 (2020-09-14) 3 Al-Wahda Cancelled Esteghlal Doha, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3 Live Report
Stats Report		 Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
17 September 2020 (2020-09-17) 4 Esteghlal Cancelled Al-Wahda Doha, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3 Live Report
Stats Report		 Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
20 September 2020 (2020-09-20) 5 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Al-Shorta Doha, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
23 September 2020 (2020-09-23) 6 Esteghlal 3 – 0 Al-Ahli Al Wakrah, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Knockout stage
Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16
26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) Round of 16 Pakhtakor 2 – 1 Esteghlal Al Wakrah, Qatar
20:45 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Statistics

Squad statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPro LeagueHazfi CupACL
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Hossein Hosseini 4203005070
3 DF Milad Zakipour 2701705050
4 DF Roozbeh Cheshmi 3112213060
5 DF Aref Gholami 2912115030
6 MF Ali Karimi 3782754162
7 FW Cheick Diabaté 281921152054
8 MF Farshid Esmaeili 2932224130
9 FW Ali Dashti 1701401020
10 MF Mehdi Ghaedi 411530105263
11 FW Morteza Tabrizi 1601102030
14 MF Farshid Bagheri 2101501050
15 MF Sina Khadempour 50401000
17 FW Zakaria Moradi 50200030
21 DF Vouria Ghafouri 3982954261
22 DF Siavash Yazdani 1401202000
23 MF Dariush Shojaeian 92712100
28 MF Mohsen Karimi 40400000
32 DF Amirhossein Kargar 10100000
33 DF Hrvoje Milić 3022224040
40 MF Amir Hossein Khodamoradi 70601000
41 DF Arash Dajliri 20200000
42 MF Fardin Rabet 10100000
57 DF Shahin Taherkhani 110600050
66 MF Masoud Rigi 3812615070
70 DF Mohammad Daneshgar 3652445170
72 FW Amir Arsalan Motahari 20101152174
77 MF Reza Azari 10100000
80 MF Mohammad Bolboli 50401000
88 MF Arash Rezavand 3812715060
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
20 DF Nikolay Bodurov 30100020
99 FW Sajjad Aghaei 73512200

Last updated: 29 September 2020 (2020-09-29)
Source: Competitions

Goals
Cheick Diabaté and Mehdi Ghaedi are best scorers during the season
Rank Player Position Pro League Hazfi Cup ACL Total
1 Cheikh Diabaté FW 15 0 4 19
2 Mehdi Ghaedi FW 10 2 3 15
3 Amir Arsalan Motahari FW 5 1 4 10
4 Voria Ghafouri DF 5 2 1 8
Ali Karimi MF 5 1 2 8
6 Mohammad Daneshgar DF 4 1 0 5
7 Farshid Esmaeili MF 2 1 0 3
Sajjad Aghaei FW 1 2 0 3
9 Hrvoje Milić DF 2 0 0 2
Dariush Shojaeian FW 1 1 0 2
11 Aref Gholami DF 1 0 0 1
Masoud Rigi MF 1 0 0 1
Arash Rezavand MF 1 0 0 1
Rouzbeh Cheshmi DF 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 1 1 3
Total 55 12 15 82

Clean sheets
Rank Name Pro League Hazfi Cup ACL Total
1 Hossein Hosseini 7 2 3 12
Total72312

Disciplinary record
N P Nat. Name Pro League Hazfi Cup AFC CL Total Notes
1 GK Hossein Hosseini 1 2 3
3 DF Milad Zakipour 2 1 3
4 DF Roozbeh Cheshmi 2 1 3
5 DF Aref Gholami 3 1 1 4 1
6 MF Ali Karimi 3 1 1 1 1 5 1 1
7 MF Cheick Diabaté 4 4
8 MF Farshid Esmaeili 2 1 2 4 1
9 MF Ali Dashti 6 1 7
10 FW Mehdi Ghaedi 2 1 3
11 FW Morteza Tabrizi 2 2
14 MF Farshid Bagheri 1 1
21 DF Vouria Ghafouri 2 1 3
23 MF Dariush Shojaeian 2 2
33 DF Hrvoje Milić 1 2 3
57 DF Shahin Taherkhani 1 1
66 MF Masoud Rigi 5 1 1 7
70 DF Mohammad Daneshgar 3 1 1 2 6 1
72 FW Amir Arsalan Motahari 1 1 2
88 MF Arash Rezavand 6 1 4 10 1

Last updated: 29 September 2020 (2020-09-29)
Source: Scoreway
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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