2011–12 Sepahan F.C. season

Sepahan F.C.
2011–12 season
Chairman	Alireza Rahimi
Manager	Zlatko Kranjčar
Stadium	Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
IPL	1st
Hazfi Cup	Round of 32
AFC Champions league	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Emad (9); All: Correa (12)
Highest home attendance	31,439 v Zob Ahan (9 December 2011), 31,439 v Mes Sarcheshmeh (11 May 2012)
Lowest home attendance	1,309 v Fajr Sepasi (29 January 2012)
Average home league attendance	10,457
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 season are the Sepahan Football Club's 11th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 19th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football which they won their 4th title in this season. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup but were eliminated by Foolad in Round of 32 and are also competing in AFC Champions League, and 59th year in existence as a football club.

Player[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 23 July 2011.

	Out for Injuries		Released – Retired

No.	Name	Position(s)	Since	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Appearance (s)	Goal (s)
Goalkeepers
1	Rahman Ahmadi	GK	2011	(1980-07-30) July 30, 1980 (age 43)	Persepolis	31	0
22	Reza Mohamadi	GK	2011	(1985-06-14) June 14, 1985 (age 38)	Iranjavan	2	0
27	Hadi Rishesfahani	GK	2009	(1992-02-19) February 19, 1992 (age 32)	(Youth system)	0	0
30	Mohammad Nasseri	GK	2011	(1993-05-16) May 16, 1993 (age 30)	(Youth system)	0	0
Defenders
2	Hassan Ashjari	CB	2011	(1979-08-01) August 1, 1979 (age 44)	Steel Azin	23	1
6	Jalal Hosseini	CB	2009	(1982-02-03) February 3, 1982 (age 42)	Saipa	94	4
8	Mohsen Bengar	CB	2004	(1979-07-06) July 6, 1979 (age 44)	Shemushack Noshahr	205	12
16	Hashem Beikzadeh	LB, LM	2010	(1984-01-22) January 22, 1984 (age 40)	Esteghlal	50	1
17	Abolhassan Jafari	DF	2007	(1990-07-21) July 21, 1990 (age 33)	(Youth system)	27	0
21	Mehdi Nasiri	DF	2010	(1987-11-11) November 11, 1987 (age 36)	(Youth system)	14	0
33	Hadi Tamini	DF	2011	(1981-08-23) August 23, 1981 (age 42)	Malavan	17	0
Midfielders
3	Mohammad Hassan Rajabzadeh	MF	2010	(1984-05-23) May 23, 1984 (age 39)	Aboumoslem	5	0
4	Moharram Navidkia (captain)	CM, AM	2006	(1982-11-01) November 1, 1982 (age 41)	(Youth system) VfL Bochum	213	32
9	Mehdi Jafarpour	MF	2005	(1984-08-20) August 20, 1984 (age 39)	PAS Hamedan	105	8
10	Hossein Papi	MF	2004	(1985-02-27) February 27, 1985 (age 39)	(Youth system)	87	1
11	Mehdi Karimian	MF	2009	(1980-08-28) August 28, 1980 (age 43)	Bargh Shiraz	75	6
15	Omid Ebrahimi	MF	2010	(1987-09-16) September 16, 1987 (age 36)	Sh. Bandar Abbas	50	5
18	Reza Nasehi	MF	2010	(1987-09-16) September 16, 1987 (age 36)	Aboumoslem	17	0
20	Ahmad Jamshidian	MF, AM	2008	(1984-05-16) May 16, 1984 (age 39)	Rah Ahan	94	17
24	Akbar Imani	MF	2010	(1992-03-21) March 21, 1992 (age 32)	(Youth system)	6	0
25	Iman Kiani	MF	2011	(1990-01-01) January 1, 1990 (age 34)	(Youth system)	1	0
26	Saeed Lotfi	MF	2011	(1992-07-16) July 16, 1992 (age 31)	(Youth system)	0	0
32	Hamid Reza Kazemi	MF	2011	(1992-05-06) May 6, 1992 (age 31)	(Youth system)	1	0
37	Januário	CM, AM	2010	(1979-09-03) September 3, 1979 (age 44)	Esteghlal	51	6
Forwards
7	Emad Mohammed Ridha	ST	2011	(1982-07-24) July 24, 1982 (age 41)	Zamalek SC	22	9
14	Farzad Hatami	ST	2009	(1986-01-03) January 3, 1986 (age 38)	Saba Qom	23	3
14	Xhevahir Sukaj	ST	2012	(1987-10-05) October 5, 1987 (age 36)	Gençlerbirliği	10	2
19	Bruno Correa	ST	2012	(1986-03-22) March 22, 1986 (age 38)	FC Banants	14	7
23	Mehdi Seyed-Salehi	ST	2011	(1981-07-27) July 27, 1981 (age 42)	Esteghlal	30	8
29	Milorad Janjuš	ST	2010	(1982-07-12) July 12, 1982 (age 41)	Spartak Zlatibor Voda	36	11
31	Sardar Azmoun	ST	2011	(1995-01-01) January 1, 1995 (age 29)	(Youth system)	0	0

Iran Pro League squad[edit]

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	Rahman Ahmadi
2	DF	IRN	Hassan Ashjari
4	MF	IRN	Moharram Navidkia (captain)
6	DF	IRN	Jalal Hosseini
7	FW	IRQ	Emad Mohammed Ridha
8	DF	IRN	Mohsen Bengar (1st vice-captain)
9	MF	IRN	Mehdi Jafarpour
10	MF	IRN	Hossein Papi
11	MF	IRN	Mehdi Karimian
14	FW	ALB	Xhevahir Sukaj
15	MF	IRN	Omid Ebrahimi
16	DF	IRN	Hashem Beikzadeh
17	DF	IRN	Abolhassan Jafari
18	MF	IRN	Reza Nasehi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	BRA	Bruno Correa
20	MF	IRN	Ahmad Jamshidian (2nd vice-captain)
21	DF	IRN	Mehdi Nasiri
22	GK	IRN	Reza Mohamadi
23	FW	IRN	Mehdi Seyed Salehi (3rd vice-captain)
24	MF	IRN	Akbar Imani
25	MF	IRN	Iman Kiani
26	DF	IRN	Saeed Lotfi
27	GK	IRN	Hadi Rishesfahani
30	GK	IRN	Mohammad Nasseri
31	MF	IRN	Sardar Azmoun
32	MF	IRN	Hamid Reza Kazemi
33	DF	IRN	Hadi Tamini
37	MF	BRA	Fábio Januário

On loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
28	MF	IRN	Ehsan Hajsafi (at Tractor Sazi)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
99	MF	IRN	Javad Maheri (at Foolad Natanz)

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers winter 2011–12.

Transfers[edit]

Confirmed transfers 2011–12

Updated on 31 August 2012

Summer 2011[edit]

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	FW	IRQ	Emad Mohammed (from Shahin)^[1]
33	DF	IRN	Hadi Tamini (from Malavan)
23	FW	IRN	Mehdi Seyed-Salehi (from Esteghlal)
17	DF	IRN	Abolhassan Jafari (from Malavan)
14	FW	IRN	Farzad Hatami (from Saba Qom, Loan Return)
2	DF	IRN	Hassan Ashjari (from Steel Azin)^[2]
1	GK	IRN	Rahman Ahmadi (from Persepolis)^[3]
22	GK	IRN	Reza Mohamadi (from Iranjavan)^[4]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	IRN	Reza Enayati (to Saba Qom)
10	FW	SEN	Ibrahima Touré (to Ajman Club)^[5]
28	MF	IRN	Ehsan Hajysafi (to Tractor Sazi)^[6]
5	DF	IRN	Hadi Aghili (to Al-Arabi)^[7]
1	GK	IRN	Mehdi Rahmati (to Esteghlal)^[8]
12	GK	IRN	Mohammad Savari (Released)^[9]
2	MF	IRN	Khosro Heydari (to Esteghlal)
23	FW	IRN	Javad Kazemian (to Persepolis)

Winter 2011–12[edit]

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	BRA	Bruno Correa (from Banants)^[10]
14	FW	ALB	Xhevahir Sukaj (from Gençlerbirliği)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	FW	IRN	Farzad Hatami (to Tractor Sazi)^[11]
3	MF	IRN	Mohammad Hassan Rajabzadeh (to Malavan)
29	FW	SRB	Milorad Janjuš (to Shahrdari Tabriz)

Competitions[edit]

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup	—	—	Winner	3 August 2011	11 May 2012
2011 AFC Champions League	Quarter-finals	—	Quarter-finals	14 September 2011	28 September 2011
AFC Champions League	Group stage	—		7 March 2012
2011–12 Hazfi Cup	Round of 32	—	Round of 32	25 October 2011	25 October 2011

Updated to match played 31 August 2012
Source: Competitions

Iran Pro League[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sepahan (C)	34	19	10	5	54	27	+27	67	Qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage
2	Tractor Sazi	34	19	9	6	57	32	+25	66
3	Esteghlal	34	19	9	6	58	34	+24	66
4	Saba Qom	34	12	14	8	40	38	+2	50	Qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
5	Naft Tehran	34	13	10	11	36	38	−2	49

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2012. Source: varzesh3.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	19	10	5	54	27	+27	67	11	4	2	29	13	+16	8	6	3	25	14	+11

Last updated: 31 August 2012.
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round[edit]

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H
Result	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	D
Position	9	11	7	4	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	2	3	5	5	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2012. Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

Win Draw Loss

August 3, 2011 1	Sepahan	1–1	Esteghlal	Fooladshahr
22:30 UTC+04:30	Januário 63' Jamshidian	: Report	Borhani 84' Borhani Sharifat	Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mohsen Torki

August 8, 2011 2	Saba Qom	0–0	Sepahan	Qom
22:00 UTC+04:30	Sadeghi Badrlou	: Report	Ahmadi Januário	Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Mehdi Seyed Ali

August 12, 2011 3	Sepahan	2–1	Sanat Naft	Fooladshahr
22:00 UTC+04:30	Mohammed 37' Januário 45'	Report	Sy 55' Aleksanyan	Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 27,480 Referee: Yadollah Jahan Bazi

August 17, 2011 4	Sh. Tabriz	0–2	Sepahan	Tabriz
22:00 UTC+04:30	Goudarzi	Report	Ebrahimi 56', 65' Hosseini Bengar Rajabzadeh	Stadium: Yadegar Emam Stadium Attendance: 18,310 Referee: Gholamreza Jabari

August 17, 2011 5	Sepahan	0–1	Naft Tehran	Fooladshahr
22:00 UTC+04:30	Bengar Rajabzadeh	Report	Mousavi 65' Kouroshi Ahmadi Magholi Hakhamanesh	Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 40,230 Referee: Mohsen Torki

September 8, 2011 6	Fajr Sepasi	3–2	Sepahan	Shiraz
20:00 UTC+04:30	Rajabzadeh 45' Nazari 81' Karimian 91' Nazari	Report	Ebrahimi 19' Jamshidian 53' Seyed Salehi Bengar Ashjari Beikzadeh	Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium Attendance: 10,561 Referee: Shahin Haj Babaee

September 18, 2011 7	Sepahan	3–0	Damash Gilan	Isfahan
18:30 UTC+04:30	Rahimi	Report	Emad 56' Emad 69' Jamshidian 87' Ebrahimi Ashjari	Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Mohsen Ghahremani

October 2, 2011 8	Saipa	0–4	Sepahan	Karaj
19:00 UTC+04:30		Report	Emad 27' Ashjari 49' Karimian 58' Janjus 86' Hosseini	Stadium: Enghelab Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Bakhshi Zadeh

October 9, 2011 9	Mes Kerman	3–0	Sepahan	Kerman
20:00 UTC+04:30		Report		Stadium: Shahid Bahonar Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mohsen Torki

October 14, 2011 10	Sepahan	2–1	Tractor Sazi	Isfahan
16:00 UTC+04:30	Emad 6' Alenemeh (o.g.) 15'	Report	Paixão 90'	Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hedayatollah Mombeini

October 22, 2011 11	Rah Ahan	1–1	Sepahan	Rey
20:00 UTC+04:30	Hashemi 17' Tahmoorsi	Report	Januario 15' Jamshidian Jafarpour Beikzadeh Hosseini	Stadium: Rah Ahan Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mohsen Ghahremani

October 30, 2011 12	Sepahan	3–2	Malavan	Fooladshahr
16:00 UTC+04:30	Seyed Salehi 19' Mehdi Karimian 77' Emad 91'	^[12]	Jarahkar 8' Heidari 15'	Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Saeed Mozafarizadeh

November 19, 2011 13	Persepolis	0–0	Sepahan	Tehrān
12:50 UTC+04:30	Rezaei Zare Noroozi 78'	^[13]	Bengar Ebrahimi	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani

November 23, 2011 14	Sepahan	2–0	Foolad Khuzestan	Fooladshahr
16:15 UTC+04:30	Jafari Emad Mohammed 68' Janjuš 79'	^[14]		Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi

December 3, 2011 15	Shahin Bushehr	1–1	Sepahan	Bushehr
16:15 UTC+04:30	Bayat Azizmohammadi 66'	^[15]	Jamshidian Janjuš 40'	Stadium: Shahid Beheshti Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mohsen Torki

December 9, 2011 16	Sepahan	1–1	Zob Ahan	Fooladshahr
16:00 UTC+04:30	Januário 53'	Summary	Ghazi Najafabadi 39'	Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Alreza Faghani

December 16, 2011 17	Mes Sarcheshmeh	0–2	Sepahan	Kerman
16:00 UTC+04:30		Summary	Salehi 35' Ebrahimi 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Shahid Bahonar Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Saeid Bakhshizadeh

January 6, 2012 18	Esteghlal	1–1	Sepahan	Teheran
18:30	Shirzadeh 32'	Summary	Salehi 53'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh

January 11, 2012 19	Sepahan	1–2	Saba Qom	Fooladshahr
18:00 UTC+04:30		: Report		Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium

January 15, 2012 20	Sanat Naft	0–4	Sepahan	Abadan
18:00 UTC+04:30		: Report		Stadium: Takhti Stadium

January 20, 2012 21	Sepahan	1–0	Shahrdari Tabriz	Fooladshahr
18:30 UTC+04:30		: Report		Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium

January 25, 2012 22	Naft Tehran	0–1	Sepahan	Tehran
16:00 UTC+04:30		: Report		Stadium: Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium

January 29, 2012 23	Sepahan	1–0	Fajr Sepasi	Fooladshahr
18:00 UTC+04:30		: Report		Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium

February 3, 2012 24	Damash Gilan	0–1	Sepahan	Rasht
17:00 UTC+04:30		: Report		Stadium: Dr. Azoodi Stadium

February 8, 2012 25	Sepahan	4–0	Mes Kerman	Fooladshahr
19:00 UTC+04:30		: Report		Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium

February 2012 26	Sepahan	2–1	Saipa	Fooladshahr
18:00 UTC+04:30		: Report		Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium

January 29, 2012 27	Tractor Sazi	1–0	Sepahan	Tabriz
18:00 UTC+04:30		: Report		Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium

March 17, 2012 28	Sepahan	3–2	Rah Ahan	Fooladshahr
16:00 UTC+03:30	Bruno César Correa 54', 69', 88' Seyed Salehi Bengar	report	Kazemi 56' Razaghirad 90+4' Abdi Mojtaba Shiri	Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mohsen Torki

April 7, 2012 29	Malavan	3–4	Sepahan	Bandar Anzali
17:00 UTC+04:30		: Report		Stadium: Takhti Stadium

April 12, 2012 30	Sepahan	1–1	Persepolis	Fooladshahr
19:00 UTC+04:30		: Report		Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium

April 22, 2012 31	Foolad	1–2	Sepahan	Ahvaz
17:00 UTC+04:30		: Report		Stadium: Takhti Stadium

April 26, 2012 32	Sepahan	2–0	Shahin Bushehr	Fooladshahr
14:00 UTC+04:30		: Report		Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium

May 6, 2012 33	Zob Ahan	0–0	Sepahan	Fooladshahr
20:30 UTC+04:30		: Report		Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium

May 11, 2012 34	Sepahan	0–0	Mes Sarcheshmeh	Fooladshahr
20:00 UTC+04:30		: Report^{[dead link]}		Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium

AFC Champions League[edit]

AFC Champions League 2011[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

September 14, 2011 1st Leg	Sepahan	1 – 0 0 – 3 (Awarded)	Al-Sadd	Fooladshahr
19:30 UTC+03:30	Ebrahimi 12' Imani	Report	Koni Belhadj Ibrahim	Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium Attendance: 15,578 Referee: Benjamin Wiliams

September 28, 2011 2nd Leg	Al-Sadd	1–2	Sepahan	Doha
18:20 UTC+03:00	Mamadou Niang 85'	Report	Emad 6' Ashjari 25'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 6,026 Referee: Abdul Rahman Abdulkhalegh

AFC Champions League 2012[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SEP	AHL	NAS	LEK
1	Sepahan	6	4	1	1	9	4	+5	13	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–1	1–0	2–1
2	Al-Ahli	6	3	1	2	10	6	+4	10	Advance to knockout stage	1–1	—	3–1	3–0
3	Al-Nasr	6	2	0	4	6	11	−5	6^[a]		0–3	1–2	—	2–1
4	Lekhwiya	6	2	0	4	5	9	−4	6^[a]		1–0	1–0	1–2	—

Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Al-Nasr and Lekhwiya are ranked by their head-to-head record (Al-Nasr: 6 pts; Lekhwiya: 0 pts).

Win Draw Loss

March 7, 2012 G1	Sepahan	1–0	Al-Nasr	Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
18:30 UTC+04:30	Correa 84'	Report		Attendance: 6,550 Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

March 21, 2012 G2	Al-Ahli	1–1	Sepahan	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
20:30 UTC+03:00	Simões	Report	Correa 35'	Attendance: 14,247 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

April 3, 2012 G3	Sepahan	2–1	Lekhwiya	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
20:00 UTC+04:30	Hosseini 10' Correa 89'	Report	Afif 55'	Attendance: 6,723 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

April 18, 2012 G4	Lekhwiya	1–0	Sepahan	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
19:00 UTC+03:00	Koné 90+1'	Report		Attendance: 3,423 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

May 1, 2012 G5	Al-Nasr SC	0–3	Sepahan	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
20:00 UTC+04:00		Report	Correa 44' Sukaj 69' Salehi 77' Ebrahimi	Attendance: 2,264 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

May 15, 2012 G6	Sepahan	2–1	Al-Ahli	Fooladshahr Stadium, Isfahan
20:30 UTC+04:30

Knockout stage[edit]

May 22, 2012 Round of 16	Sepahan	2–0	Esteghlal	Isfahan
20:30 UTC+04:30	Correa 8' Bengar 34'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}		Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 12,351 Referee: Kim Dong-Jin

Hazfi Cup[edit]

Matches[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Round of 32[edit]

October 25, 2011 Second round	Foolad	1–0	Sepahan	Ahvaz
18:00 UTC+04:30	Afshin 61' Rafee	Report		Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani

Friendly Matches[edit]

Win Draw Loss

July 12, 2011 1	Sepahan	9–0	Sepahan Novin	Fooladshahr
17:00 UTC+03:00		Report		Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium Attendance: 7,000

September 1, 2011 2	Sepahan	6–1	Sepahan Novin	Fooladshahr
19:00 UTC+03:00		Report		Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium Attendance: 9,000

January 15, 2012 3	Sepahan	2–0	Kayserispor	Fooladshahr
22:00 UTC+03:00				Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium

Statistics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Iran Pro League		Hazfi Cup		2011 ACL		2012 ACL
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	IRN	Rahman Ahmadi	41	0	32+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	7+0	0
2	DF	IRN	Hassan Ashjari	29	2	13+10	1	1+0	0	1+0	1	4+0	0
3	MF	IRN	Mohammad Hassan Rajabzadeh	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	IRN	Moharram Navidkia	39	2	13+16	2	0+1	0	0+2	0	5+2	0
6	DF	IRN	Jalal Hosseini	40	2	27+3	1	1+0	0	2+0	0	7+0	1
7	FW	IRQ	Emad Mohammed Ridha	28	10	9+15	9	1+0	0	1+1	1	0+1	0
8	DF	IRN	Mohsen Bengar	38	3	28+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	0	7+0	2
9	MF	IRN	Mehdi Jafarpour	27	1	2+19	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+4	0
10	MF	IRN	Hossein Papi	12	0	0+9	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
11	MF	IRN	Mehdi Karimian	37	4	13+14	4	1+0	0	0+2	0	3+4	0
14	FW	IRN	Farzad Hatami	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ALB	Xhevahir Sukaj	16	4	2+8	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+5	2
15	MF	IRN	Omid Ebrahimi	42	7	32+0	6	1+0	0	2+0	1	7+0	0
16	DF	IRN	Hashem Beikzadeh	32	0	19+7	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	3+0	0
17	DF	IRN	Abolhassan Jafari	32	0	21+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	5+1	0
18	MF	IRN	Reza Nasehi	14	0	0+13	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	BRA	Bruno Correa	21	12	10+4	7	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+4	5
20	MF	IRN	Ahmad Jamshidian	28	2	8+14	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+5	0
21	DF	IRN	Mehdi Nasiri	8	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
22	GK	IRN	Reza Mohamadi	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
23	FW	IRN	Mehdi Seyed Salehi	40	9	15+15	8	0+1	0	2+0	0	1+6	1
24	MF	IRN	Akbar Imani	7	0	1+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	IRN	Iman Kiani	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	IRN	Saeed Lotfi	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	GK	IRN	Hadi Rishesfahani	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	SRB	Milorad Janjuš	15	3	1+12	3	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
30	GK	IRN	Mohammad Nasseri	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	MF	IRN	Sardar Azmoun	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF	IRN	Hamid Reza Kazemi	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	DF	IRN	Hadi Tamini	20	0	12+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+3	0
37	MF	BRA	Fábio Januário	37	5	8+21	5	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+5	0

Apps: x+y, where x means full match (90-minute) appearance and y means appearance as an exchange (In or Out) player.

Goal scorers[edit]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Last updated on 31 August 2012

No.	Pos.	Name	Iran Pro League	2011 ACL	2012 ACL	Total
19	FW	Bruno César	7	0	5	12
7	FW	Emad Mohammed Ridha	9	1	0	10
23	FW	Mehdi Seyed Salehi	8	0	1	9
15	MF	Omid Ebrahimi	6	1	0	7
37	MF	Januário	5	0	0	5
11	MF	Mehdi Karimian	4	0	0	4
14	FW	Xhevahir Sukaj	2	0	2	4
8	DF	Mohsen Bengar	1	0	2	3
29	FW	Milorad Janjuš	3	0	0	3
2	DF	Hassan Ashjari	1	1	0	2
4	MF	Moharram Navidkia	2	0	0	2
6	DF	Jalal Hosseini	1	0	1	2
20	MF	Ahmad Jamshidian	2	0	0	2
9	MF	Mehdi Jafarpour	1	0	0	1
Own Goal			2	0	0	2
TOTALS			54	3	11	68

Friendlies and Pre-season goals are not recognized as competitive match goals.

Disciplinary record[edit]

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

Last updated on 31 August 2012

				Iran Pro League			Hazfi Cup			2011 ACL			2012 ACL			Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
1	GK		Rahman Ahmadi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
2	DF		Hassan Ashjari	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	0
3	MF		Mohammad H. Rajabzadeh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	MF		Moharram Navidkia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
6	DF		Jalal Hosseini	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	DF		Mohsen Bengar	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1
9	MF		Mehdi Jafarpour	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
11	MF		Mehdi Karimian	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14	FW		Xhevahir Sukaj	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
15	MF		Omid Ebrahimi	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0
16	DF		Hashem Beikzadeh	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
17	DF		Abolhassan Jafari	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
18	MF		Reza Nasehi	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
19	FW		Bruno Correa	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20	MF		Ahmad Jamshidian	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
21	DF		Mehdi Nasiri	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	FW		Mehdi Seyed Salehi	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
24	MF		Akbar Imani	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29	FW		Milorad Janjuš	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
37	MF		Januário	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
TOTALS				59	2	2	0	0	0	5	1	0	9	0	0	73	3	2

Goals conceded[edit]

Updated on 31 August 2012

				Iran Pro League		Hazfi Cup		2011 ACL		2012 ACL		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps.	G. cond.	Apps.	G. cond.	Apps.	G. cond.	Apps.	G. cond.	Apps.	G. cond.	Clean Sheets
1	GK		Rahman Ahmadi	32	24	1	1	1	0	7	4	41	29	18
22	GK		Reza Mohamadi	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	1
TOTALS				34	27	1	1	2	1	7	4	44	33	19

Own goals[edit]

Updated on 31 August 2012

No.	Pos.	Name	Iran Pro League	Total
2	DF	Hassan Ashjari	1	1
24	MF	Akbar Imani	1	1
TOTALS			2	2

Club[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Position	Staff
Head coach	Zlatko Kranjčar
Assistant coach	Mahmoud Karimi
Assistant coach	Alireza Marzban
Goalkeeper coach	Tonči Merdolias
Match analyst	Masoud Palizdar
Fitness coach	Benjamin Kugel
Football Academy Manager	Reza Fatahi
Doctor	Mohammad Rashadi
Assistant doctor	Asghar Shirkosh
Team manager	Rasoul Khorvash

Other information[edit]

Chairman	Alireza Rahimi
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium (75,000 / )

Updated to match played 31 August 2012
Source:^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ "Google Translate".
^ باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی فولاد مبارکه سپاهان – حسن اشجاری در فولاد مبارکه سپاهان Archived 2013-01-23 at archive.today
^ "Perspolis News Agency – مرجع خبری پرسپولیس | رحمان احمدی به سپاهان پيوست". Archived from the original on April 30, 2012.
^ "محمدي به سپاهان پيوست". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
^ "Google Translate".
^ "Google Translate".
^ "وصول هادي عقيلي إلى الدوحة". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
^ "IRNA.ir: عاون اجرايي باشگاه استقلال: رحمتي قرارداد بست سيد جلال حسيني هم به زودي امضا مي كند".
^ خبرآنلاین – پس از هوار ملا محمد/ذوب‌آهن دومین خارجی استقلال را هم جذب کرد Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
^ "تيم فوتبال سپاهان با يك بازيكن برزيلي به توافق رسيد". ایرنا. December 26, 2011.
^ "Goal: فرزاد حاتمی به تراکتورسازی پیوست". Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
^ "سپاهان 3 – ملوان 2 / زرد طلایی از شکست پیروزی ساخت / وداع شکوهمند قنبری ! – Goal.com".
^ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/11/19/iran/premier-league/perspolis/sepahan/1172252/Summary ^{[dead link]}
^ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/11/23/iran/premier-league/sepahan/foolad-khuzestan-football-club/1172261/Summary ^{[dead link]}
^ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/12/03/iran/premier-league/shahin-pars-jonoubi-bushehr/sepahan/1172269/Summary ^{[dead link]}

External links[edit]

[table_hth_NAS0.71684015482517-16] Al-Nasr and Lekhwiya are ranked by their head-to-head record (Al-Nasr: 6 pts; Lekhwiya: 0 pts).

[google1-1] "Google Translate".

[fooladsepahansport2-2] باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی فولاد مبارکه سپاهان – حسن اشجاری در فولاد مبارکه سپاهان Archived 2013-01-23 at archive.today

[perspolisnews1-3] "Perspolis News Agency – مرجع خبری پرسپولیس | رحمان احمدی به سپاهان پيوست". Archived from the original on April 30, 2012.

[farsnews17-4] "محمدي به سپاهان پيوست". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-08-09.

[5] "Google Translate".

[6] "Google Translate".

[7] "وصول هادي عقيلي إلى الدوحة". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-08-09.

[8] "IRNA.ir: عاون اجرايي باشگاه استقلال: رحمتي قرارداد بست سيد جلال حسيني هم به زودي امضا مي كند".

[9] خبرآنلاین – پس از هوار ملا محمد/ذوب‌آهن دومین خارجی استقلال را هم جذب کرد Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine

[10] "تيم فوتبال سپاهان با يك بازيكن برزيلي به توافق رسيد". ایرنا. December 26, 2011.

[11] "Goal: فرزاد حاتمی به تراکتورسازی پیوست". Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-05-03.

[12] "سپاهان 3 – ملوان 2 / زرد طلایی از شکست پیروزی ساخت / وداع شکوهمند قنبری ! – Goal.com".

[13] ttps://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/11/19/iran/premier-league/perspolis/sepahan/1172252/Summary ^{[dead link]}

[14] ttps://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/11/23/iran/premier-league/sepahan/foolad-khuzestan-football-club/1172261/Summary ^{[dead link]}

[15] ttps://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/12/03/iran/premier-league/shahin-pars-jonoubi-bushehr/sepahan/1172269/Summary ^{[dead link]}

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