2020–21 Esteghlal F.C. season

The 2020–21 Esteghlal Football Club season is the club's 75th season in existence and the 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Iranian football. In addition to the domestic league, Esteghlal participates in this season's editions of the Hazfi Cup, and the AFC Champions League.

Esteghlal F.C.
202021 season
ChairmanAhmad Madadi
ManagerMahmoud Fekri
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Pro League1st
Hazfi CupPreseason
AFC Champions LeaguePreseason
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mehdi Ghayedi (4)
Voria Ghafouri (4)

All:
Mehdi Ghayedi (4)
Voria Ghafouri (4)

Players

First team squad

Last updated: 20 October 2020 (2020-10-20)[1]
No. Name Nat Position Date of Birth (Age) Since End Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Hossein Hosseini GK (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 28) 2012 2021 Youth Sector
12 Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri GK (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 31) 2020 2022 Tractor
Defenders
2 Mohammad Naderi LB / CB (1996-10-05)5 October 1996 (aged 24) 2020 2021 Kortrijk
3 Mohammad Hossein Moradmand CB (1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 27) 2020 2022 Shahr Khodro
4 Siavash Yazdani CB (1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 28) 2019 2021 Sepahan
5 Aref Gholami CB / RB (1997-04-19)19 April 1997 (aged 23) 2019 2022 Foolad
20 Ahmad Mousavi RB / RW (1992-02-04)4 February 1992 (aged 28) 2020 2022 Gol Gohar
21 Vouria Ghafouri RB / RW (1987-09-20)20 September 1987 (aged 33) 2016 2022 Sepahan
27 Matin Karimzadeh LB / LM (1998-07-01)1 July 1998 (aged 22) 2020 2023 Pars Jonoubi
33 Hrvoje Milić LB / LM (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 (aged 31) 2019 2021 Crotone
70 Mohammad Daneshgar CB / RB (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 26) 2018 2022 Saipa
Midfielders
6 Masoud Rigi DM / CM (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 29) 2019 2021 Shahr Khodro
8 Farshid Esmaeili AM / LW / RW (1994-02-23)23 February 1994 (aged 26) 2015 2021 Fajr Sepasi
9 Mehdi Mehdipour CM / DM (1994-02-18)18 February 1994 (aged 26) 2020 2023 Zob Ahan
11 Dariush Shojaeian AM / RW / LW (1992-04-07)7 April 1992 (aged 28) 2017 2021 Gostaresh Foulad
14 Farshid Bagheri DM / CM (1992-06-05)5 June 1992 (aged 28) 2016 2021 Saba Qom
15 Sina Khadempour DM / CB (1997-01-09)9 January 1997 (aged 23) 2017 2023 Naft Tehran
22 Babak Moradi LW / RW (1993-07-29)29 July 1993 (aged 27) 2020 2022 Machine Sazi
40 Amir Hossein Khodamoradi AM / RW / LW (2000-09-13)13 September 2000 (aged 20) 2020 2023 Youth Sector
42 Fardin Rabet LW / RW (2001-10-29)29 October 2001 (aged 19) 2020 2025 Youth Sector
88 Arash Rezavand AM / CM / RW (1993-10-05)5 October 1993 (aged 27) 2019 2021 Saipa
Forwards
7 Cheick Diabaté CF (1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 32) 2019 2021 Osmanlıspor
10 Mehdi Ghayedi CF / SS / LW (1998-12-05)5 December 1998 (aged 22) 2017 2023 Iranjavan
72 Amir Arsalan Motahari CF / RW (1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 27) 2020 2021 Zob Ahan
99 Sajjad Aghaei CF / LW (1999-03-19)19 March 1999 (aged 21) 2017 2023 Youth Sector

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer
window
Ends Source
40 AM Amir Hossein Khodamoradi 19 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2023 [2]
41 RB Arash Dajliri 21 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2023 [3]
42 LW Fardin Rabet 18 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2025
43 CF Mohammad Abedi 21 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2024 [4]
74 CB Erfan Rohani 19 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer [5]
GK Amir Mohammad Bahrehmand 18 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2022
99 CF Sajjad Aghaei 21 Zob Ahan End of loan Summer 2022 [6]
12 GK Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri 31 Tractor Transfer Summer 2022 [7]
27 LB Matin Karimzadeh 22 Pars Jonoubi Transfer Summer 2023 [8]
22 LW Babak Moradi 27 Machine Sazi Transfer Summer 2022 [9]
20 RB Ahmad Mousavi 28 Gol Gohar Transfer Summer 2022 [10]
3 CB Mohammad Hossein Moradmand 27 Shahr Khodro Transfer Summer 2022 [11]
9 CM Mehdi Mehdipour 26 Zob Ahan Transfer Summer 2023 [12]
2 LB Mohammad Naderi 24 Kortrijk Transfer Summer 2021 [13]
CB Mikaeil Sheikhi 18 Karun Ramhormoz Transfer Summer 2025 [14]
RW Alireza Khodabakhshi 18 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2025 [15]
71 CF Mohammad Hossein Fallah 20 Nirooye Zamini Transfer Summer 2025 [16]
79 RW Sobhan Khaghani 20 Tractor Transfer Summer 2025 [17]
CB Mohammad Javad Behafarin 21 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2025

Out

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer
window
Source
20 CB Nikolay Bodurov 33 Pirin Blagoevgrad Transfer Summer [18]
30 CB Azim Gök 24 Mes Kerman Transfer Summer [19]
28 AM Mohsen Karimi 26 Gol Gohar Transfer Summer [20]
4 CB Roozbeh Cheshmi 27 Umm Salal Transfer Summer [21]
CM Aref Gholampour 20 Foolad Transfer Summer [22]
9 RW Ali Dashti 26 Zob Ahan Transfer Summer [23]
80 LW Mohammad Bolboli 22 Naft MIS Loan Summer [24]
6 CM Ali Karimi 25 Qatar Transfer Summer [25]
3 LB Milad Zakipour 24 Gol Gohar Transfer Summer [26]
LM Mohammad Eslami 20 Tractor Transfer Summer [27]
32 RB Amirhossein Kargar 21 Gol Gohar Transfer Summer [28]
19 GK Hossein Pour Hamidi 22 Aluminium Arak Loan Summer
17 RW Zakaria Moradi 22 Malavan Loan Summer [29]
57 CB Shahin Taherkhani 23 Paykan Transfer Summer [30]
11 CF Morteza Tabrizi 30 Gol Gohar Transfer Winter [31]

Pre-season and friendlies

19 October 2020 (2020-10-19) 1 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Naft MIS Tehran
14:50 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 2 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Havadar Tehran
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) 3 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Shahrdari Astara Tehran
14:50 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
  • M. Rezapour  88' (pen.)
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
30 October 2020 (2020-10-30) 4 Esteghlal 3 – 0 Chooka Talesh Tehran
14:50 IRST (UTC+03:30) Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 7 November 2020 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 066.67
Hazfi Cup Round of 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
AFC Champions League Preliminary round 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 066.67

Last updated: 26 November 2020 (2020-11-26).

Source: Competitions

Persian Gulf Pro League

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Esteghlal 14 7 5 2 18 9 +9 26 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Sepahan 14 7 4 3 23 18 +5 25 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
3 Sanat Naft 14 6 5 3 15 11 +4 23
4 Persepolis 12 5 6 1 14 8 +6 21
5 Foolad 14 4 8 2 14 10 +4 20
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2021. Source: IPL Table, IranLeague
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[32]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3 2 0 1 4 2  +2 6 2 0 0 3 0  +3 0 0 1 1 2  −1

Last updated: 27 November 2020 (2020-11-27).
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLWDDWDDWWW
Position46243132111
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2020 (2020-12-02). Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) 1 Esteghlal 2 – 0 Mes Rafsanjan Tehran
16:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Reza Jafari
Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, the match was played behind closed doors.
20 November 2020 (2020-11-20) 2 Foolad 2 – 1 Esteghlal Ahvaz
16:40 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Foolad Arena
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifar
Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, the match was played behind closed doors.
25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 3 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Machine Sazi Tehran
16:15 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
  • S. Sadeghi  84'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Ali Bye
Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, the match was played behind closed doors.
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 4 Paykan 0 - 0 Esteghlal Shahr-e Qods
16:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Shahre Qods Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, the match was played behind closed doors.
7 December 2020 (2020-12-07) 5 Esteghlal 1 - 1 Sanat Naft Tehran
16:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, the match was played behind closed doors.
13 December 2020 (2020-12-13) 6 Shahr Khodro 0 - 2 Esteghlal Mashhad
15:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) Report Stadium: Imam Reza Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, the match was played behind closed doors.
18 December 2020 (2020-12-18) 7 Zob Ahan 0 - 0 Esteghlal Isfahan
15:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
30 December 2020 (2020-12-30) 9 Gol Gohar 1 - 2 Esteghlal Sirjan
16:20 IRST (UTC+03:30) Ahmad Reza Zendeh Rouh  78' (pen.) Voria Ghafouri  8' (pen.)
Mehdi Ghayedi  14'
Stadium: Imam Ali Stadium
16 Mes Rafsanjan v Esteghlal Rafsanjan
Stadium: Shohadaye Mes Rafsanjan Stadium

Hazfi Cup

Round of 32 v

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off

Qualifying play-off v

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPro LeagueHazfi CupACL
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Hossein Hosseini 20200000
2 DF Mohammad Naderi 60600000
3 DF Mohammad Hossein Moradmand 1001000000
4 DF Siavash Yazdani 20200000
5 DF Aref Gholami 90900000
6 MF Masoud Rigi 90900000
7 FW Cheick Diabaté 52520000
8 MF Farshid Esmaeili 50500000
9 MF Mehdi Mehdipour 80800000
10 FW Mehdi Ghayedi 1141140000
11 MF Dariush Shojaeian 70700000
12 GK Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri 90900000
14 MF Farshid Bagheri 80800000
15 MF Sina Khadempour 00000000
20 DF Ahmad Mousavi 91910000
21 DF Vouria Ghafouri 93930000
22 MF Babak Moradi 10100000
27 DF Matin Karimzadeh 50500000
33 DF Hrvoje Milic 71710000
40 DF Amir Hossein Khodamoradi 00000000
42 DF Fardin Rabet 30300000
70 DF Mohammad Daneshgar 1011010000
72 MF Amir Arsalan Motahari 1131130000
74 MF Erfan Rouhani 00000000
78 MF Alireza Ansari 00000000
79 MF Sobhan Khaghani 41410000
80 MF Ali Bakhshi 00000000
88 MF Arash Rezavand 1001000000
99 FW Sajjad Aghaei 10100000

Last updated: 21 November 2020 (2020-11-21)
Source: Competitions

Goals

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rank Player Position Pro League Hazfi Cup ACL Total
1 Vouria Ghafouri DF 2 0 0 2
2 Amir Arsalan Motahari FW 2 0 0 2
Hrvoje Milić DF 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
Total 4 0 0 4

Last updated: 26 November 2020 (2020-11-26).
Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

Rank Name Pro League Hazfi Cup ACL Total
1 Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri 4 0 0 4
2 Hossein Hosseini 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 5005

Last updated: 2 January 2021 (2021-01-02).
Source: Competitive matches

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
3 DF Mohammad Hossein Moradmand 1 1
5 DF Aref Gholami 1 1
6 MF Masoud Rigi 1 1
8 MF Farshid Esmaeili 1 1
14 DF Farshid Bagheri 1 1
21 MF Vouria Ghafouri 1 1
88 MF Arash Rezavand 2 2

Last updated: 21 November 2020 (2020-11-21)
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.

See also

References

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