2021–22 Esteghlal F.C. season

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Esteghlal F.C.
2021–22 season
PresidentMostafa Ajorlu
Head coachFarhad Majidi
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Pro LeagueWinner
Hazfi CupQuarter-final
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Arthur Yamga (10)

All:
Arthur Yamga (10)
Highest home attendance75,000
Lowest home attendance0 (spectator ban)
Average home league attendance28,400 (matches with spectator bans not included)
All statistics correct as of 1 June 2022.

The 2021–22 Esteghlal Football Club season was the club's 76th season in existence[1] and the 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Iranian football. In addition to the domestic league,[2] Esteghlal participated in this season's editions of the Hazfi Cup, and the AFC Champions League (2021).[3] The club will not compete in the AFC Champions League (2022) after failing to obtain an AFC license.[4][5][6][7] The season covered the period from 13 September 2021 to 30 May 2022.

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

Last updated: 7 March 2022 (2022-03-07)[8]
No. Name Nat Position Date of Birth (Age) Since End Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Hossein Hosseini Iran GK (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 29) 2012 2023 Iran Youth Sector
90 Sina Saeidifar Iran GK (2001-04-12)12 April 2001 (aged 20) 2020 2024 Iran Youth Sector
98 Alireza Rezaei Iran GK (1999-12-11)11 December 1999 (aged 22) 2021 2023 Iran Paykan
Defenders
2 Saleh Hardani Iran RB / RM (1998-09-14)14 September 1998 (aged 23) 2022 2024 Iran Foolad
5 Aref Gholami Iran CB / RB (1997-04-19)19 April 1997 (aged 24) 2019 2022 Iran Foolad
21 Vouria Ghafouri Iran RB / RW (1987-09-20)20 September 1987 (aged 34) 2016 2022 Iran Sepahan
44 Mohammad Javad Behafarin Iran CB (1999-07-26)26 July 1999 (aged 22) 2020 2025 Iran Youth Sector
55 Raphael Silva Brazil CB (1992-04-20)20 April 1992 (aged 29) 2022 2022 Saudi Arabia Al Faisaly
59 Abolfazl Jalali Iran LB / LW (1998-06-26)26 June 1998 (aged 23) 2021 2023 Iran Saipa
70 Mohammad Daneshgar Iran CB / RB (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 27) 2018 2023 Iran Saipa
Midfielders
6 Rouzbeh Cheshmi Iran CB / DM / CM (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 28) 2021 2023 Qatar Umm Salal
8 Saeid Mehri Iran CM / AM / DM (1995-09-16)16 September 1995 (aged 26) 2021 2023 Iran Tractor
9 Mehdi Mehdipour Iran CM / DM / AM (1994-02-18)18 February 1994 (aged 27) 2020 2023 Iran Zob Ahan
14 Zobeir Niknafs Iran DM / CM (1993-04-12)12 April 1993 (aged 28) 2021 2023 Iran Foolad
17 Jafar Salmani Iran LW / LB (1997-01-12)12 January 1997 (aged 24) 2021 2023 Portugal Portimonense
29 Amirali Sadeghi Iran LW / AM (2001-02-09)9 February 2001 (aged 20) 2021 2024 Iran Saipa
30 Azizbek Amonov Uzbekistan LM / AM (1997-10-30)30 October 1997 (aged 24) 2022 2024 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv
77 Reza Azari Iran DM / CM / AM (1998-02-10)10 February 1998 (aged 23) 2018 2023 Iran Youth Sector
79 Sobhan Khaghani Iran RW / RB (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 21) 2020 2026 Iran Tractor
Forwards
11 Arthur Yamga France RW / CF / RB (1996-09-07)7 September 1996 (aged 25) 2021 2023 Denmark Vejle
23 Arman Ramezani Iran CF (1992-06-22)22 June 1992 (aged 29) 2021 2022 Iran Persepolis
39 Rudy Gestede Benin CF / SS / RW / LW (1988-10-10)10 October 1988 (aged 33) 2021 2023 Greece Panetolikos
72 Amir Arsalan Motahari Iran CF / RW (1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 28) 2020 2023 Iran Zob Ahan
99 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh Iran LW / SS / AM (2000-10-03)3 October 2000 (aged 21) 2021 2023 Iran Saipa
Players transferred during the season
3 Mohammad Hossein Moradmand Iran CB (1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 28) 2020 2022 Iran Shahr Khodro
4 Siavash Yazdani Iran CB (1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 29) 2019 2023 Iran Sepahan
7 Arash Rezavand Iran CM / DM / AM (1993-10-05)5 October 1993 (aged 28) 2019 2023 Iran Saipa
10 Amin Ghaseminejad Iran CF / AM / LW / RW (1986-11-22)22 November 1986 (aged 35) 2021 2023 Iran Shahr Khodro
12 Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri Iran GK (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 32) 2020 2023 Iran Tractor
16 Mohammad Reza Azadi Iran CF (1999-12-07)7 December 1999 (aged 22) 2021 2023 Greece Panetolikos
22 Babak Moradi Iran RW / LW / LB (1993-07-29)29 July 1993 (aged 28) 2020 2024 Iran Machine Sazi
27 Matin Karimzadeh Iran LB / LM (1998-07-01)1 July 1998 (aged 23) 2020 2023 Iran Pars Jonoubi
33 Aref Aghasi Iran CB (1997-01-02)2 January 1997 (aged 24) 2021 2023 Iran Foolad
42 Fardin Rabet Iran RW / LW (2001-10-29)29 October 2001 (aged 20) 2020 2025 Iran Youth Sector

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Pos. Player From Type Ref.
10 August 2021 (2021-08-10) MF Iran Reza Azari Machine Sazi End of loan [9]
DF Iran Mohammad Javad Behafarin Chooka Talesh [9]
21 August 2021 (2021-08-21) MF Iran Amir Hossein Hosseinzadeh Saipa Transfer [10]
MF Iran Zobeir Niknafs Foolad [11]
22 August 2021 (2021-08-22) DF Iran Aref Aghasi [12]
GK Iran Alireza Rezaei Paykan [13]
23 August 2021 (2021-08-23) FW Iran Mohammad Reza Azadi Greece Panetolikos [14]
26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) FW Iran Amin Ghaseminejad Shahr Khodro [15]
30 August 2021 (2021-08-30) DF Iran Jafar Salmani Portugal Portimonense [16]
31 August 2021 (2021-08-31) DF Iran Abolfazl Jalali Saipa [17]
29 September 2021 (2021-09-29) MF Iran Amirali Sadeghi [18]
10 October 2021 (2021-10-10) MF Iran Rouzbeh Cheshmi Qatar Umm Salal [19]
15 October 2021 (2021-10-15) DF France Arthur Yamga Denmark Vejle [20]
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) FW Benin Rudy Gestede Greece Panetolikos [21]
5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) DF Iran Saleh Hardani Foolad [22]
MF Uzbekistan Azizbek Amonov Uzbekistan Lokomotiv [23]
7 March 2022 (2022-03-07) DF Brazil Raphael Silva Saudi Arabia Al Faisaly [24]

Out[edit]

Date Pos. Player To Type Ref.
10 August 2021 (2021-08-10) GK Iran Amirhossein Bayat Released
FW Iran Erfan Golmohammadi Nassaji End of loan [25]
DF Croatia Hrvoje Milić Unattached End of contract
12 August 2021 (2021-08-12) DF Iran Mohammad Naderi Turkey Altay [26]
23 August 2021 (2021-08-23) FW Iran Mehdi Ghayedi United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli Transfer [27]
28 August 2021 (2021-08-28) MF Iran Masoud Rigi Sepahan End of contract [28]
9 September 2021 (2021-09-09) MF Iran Farhad Zavoshi Havadar Transfer [29]
13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) DF Iran Reza Gordan [30]
17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) FW Mali Cheick Diabaté Qatar Al-Gharafa End of contract [31]
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25) DF Iran Amirhossein Asudeh Nirooye Zamini Transfer
26 September 2021 (2021-09-26) GK Iran Hossein Pour Hamidi Aluminium Arak [32]
28 September 2021 (2021-09-28) FW Iran Mohammad Bolboli Naft MIS [33]
29 September 2021 (2021-09-29) DF Iran Arash Dajliri Havadar Loan [34]
MF Iran Amir Hossein Khodamoradi Transfer [35]
FW Iran Mohammad Hossein Fallah Paykan [36]
30 September 2021 (2021-09-30) FW Iran Pouria Bali Lashak Saipa [37]
1 October 2021 (2021-10-01) FW Iran Mohammad Hossein Alipour Mes Shahr-e Babak
6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) MF Iran Farshid Esmaeili Qatar Al-Arabi End of contract [38]
10 October 2021 (2021-10-10) FW Iran Sajjad Aghaei Aluminium Arak Transfer [39]
15 October 2021 (2021-10-15) MF Iran Sina Khadempour Naft MIS Loan [40]
2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) MF Iran Dariush Shojaeian Havadar End of contract [41]
7 November 2021 (2021-11-07) DF Iran Ahmad Mousavi Gol Gohar Transfer [42]
30 January 2022 (2022-01-30) MF Iran Babak Moradi Havadar [43]
31 January 2022 (2022-01-31) MF Iran Fardin Rabet Shahr Khodro Loan [44]
4 February 2022 (2022-02-04) MF Iran Arash Rezavand Foolad [45]
DF Iran Aref Aghasi Transfer [46]
5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) GK Iran Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri Sepahan [47]
DF Iran Matin Karimzadeh Nassaji Loan [48]
12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) FW Iran Amin Ghaseminejad Gol Gohar [49]
13 February 2022 (2022-02-13) FW Iran Fardin Najafi Shahin Bushehr Transfer [50]
14 February 2022 (2022-02-14) FW Iran Mohammad Reza Azadi Aluminium Arak [51]
6 March 2022 (2022-03-06) DF Iran Mohammad Hossein Moradmand Malavan Loan [52]
DF Iran Siavash Yazdani [53]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) 1 Esteghlal 2–0 Esteghlal U21 Tehran
Report Stadium: Enghelab Sport Complex
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) 2 Regional F.C. United Arab Emirates 1–7 Iran Esteghlal Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • ? 43'
Report
Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium
5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) 3 Esteghlal 2–1 Kheybar Khorramabad Tehran
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Kheirieh Stadium
9 October 2021 (2021-10-09) 4 Esteghlal 2–2 Paykan Tehran
15:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) Report
Stadium: Kheirieh Stadium
15 October 2021 (2021-10-15) 5 Esteghlal 0–1 Team Melli Daneshjouyan Tehran
14:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) Report
13 November 2021 (2021-11-13) 6 Esteghlal 5–1 Pishgaman Fonoon Pars Tehran
Report
Stadium: Ararat Stadium
31 March 2022 (2022-03-31) 7 Esteghlal 6–0 Esteghlal U23 Tehran
Report
21 April 2022 (2022-04-21) 8 Esteghlal 6–1 Esteghlal U23 Tehran
Report
25 April 2022 (2022-04-25) 9 Esteghlal 4–0 Fajr Sepasi Tehran
Report
29 April 2022 (2022-04-29) 10 Esteghlal 1–1 Havadar Tehran
20:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 20 October 2021 (2021-10-20) 30 May 2022 (2022-05-30) Matchday 1 Winners 30 19 11 0 39 10 +29 063.33
Hazfi Cup 19 December 2021 (2021-12-19) 11 April 2022 (2022-04-11) Round of 32 Quarter-final 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 033.33
Champions League 13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) Round of 16 Round of 16 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Total 34 20 13 1 41 13 +28 058.82

Last updated: 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01).
Source: Competitions

Persian Gulf Pro League[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Esteghlal[a] (C) 30 19 11 0 39 10 +29 68
2 Persepolis 30 18 9 3 44 21 +23 63
3 Sepahan 30 16 8 6 43 21 +22 56
4 Gol Gohar 30 13 12 5 37 28 +9 51
5 Foolad 30 13 10 7 30 22 +8 49
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2022. Source: Soccerway, IPL Table
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) Goals scored; 7) Play-off at neutral venue.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played). [54]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Esteghlal could not pay its debts on time and did not obtain an AFC license. Therefore, even if they earn the right to play in Asian competitions based on league position, they will not be able to participate. According to FFIRI special rules for ACL slots, the next best-ranked team of 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League will replace Esteghlal in ACL.


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
30 19 11 0 39 10  +29 68 10 5 0 13 3  +10 9 6 0 26 7  +19

Last updated: 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01).
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWDDWDDWWWWDWWWWWWDWWDDDWWDWD
Position442121222211111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01). Source: "Iran Football League Organization - League Full Table".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

20 October 2021 (2021-10-20) 1 Esteghlal 1–0 Havadar Tehran
18:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
  • Haghshenas Yellow card 54'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Kopal Nazemi
25 October 2021 (2021-10-25) 2 Zob Ahan 0–2 Esteghlal Isfahan
18:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) Report
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Hassan Akrami
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 3 Esteghlal 1–0 Tractor Tehran
18:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Seyed Reza Mahdavi
6 November 2021 (2021-11-06) 4 Fajr Sepasi 1–1 Esteghlal Shiraz
16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Morteza Mansourian
19 November 2021 (2021-11-19) 5 Esteghlal 0–0 Nassaji Tehran
18:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
24 November 2021 (2021-11-24) 6 Gol Gohar 0–3 Esteghlal Sirjan
16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report Stadium: Qasem Soleimani Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Ali Safaei
Note: Esteghlal were awarded a 3–0 win over Gol Gohar on 16 December as a result of Gol Gohar fielding the ineligible player Eric Bocoum during the match. The match had originally ended 0–0 draw.[55]
29 November 2021 (2021-11-29) 7 Sanat Naft 1–1 Esteghlal Abadan
16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Mohammadreza Akbarian
4 December 2021 (2021-12-04) 8 Esteghlal 0–0 Persepolis Tehran
16:15 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
9 December 2021 (2021-12-09) 9 Paykan 0–3 Esteghlal Tehran
16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) Report
Stadium: Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Payam Heydari
14 December 2021 (2021-12-14) 10 Esteghlal 1–0 Sepahan Tehran
16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Bijan Heydari
24 December 2021 (2021-12-24) 11 Shahr Khodro 0–3 Esteghlal Mashhad
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Samen Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Meysam Heydari
29 December 2021 (2021-12-29) 12 Esteghlal 1–0 Foolad Tehran
18:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Amir Arab Baraghi
3 January 2022 (2022-01-03) 13 Aluminium Arak 1–1 Esteghlal Arak
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Imam Khomeini Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Ashkan Korshidi
8 January 2022 (2022-01-08) 14 Esteghlal 3–2 Mes Rafsanjan Tehran
17:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Torabian
13 January 2022 (2022-01-13) 15 Naft MIS 0–3 Esteghlal Masjed Soleyman
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Behnam Mohammadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Hamid Haj-Malek
4 February 2022 (2022-02-04) 16 Havadar 1–2 Esteghlal Karaj
17:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Enghelab Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Seyyed Asghar Momeni
Note: The match was originally scheduled to take place on January 22, but was postponed due to the positive COVID-19 test of some Esteghlal members.[56]
13 February 2022 (2022-02-13) 17 Esteghlal 1–0 Zob Ahan Tehran
19:10 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
18 February 2022 (2022-02-18) 18 Tractor 0–1 Esteghlal Tabriz
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) Report
Stadium: Shahid Qasem Soleimani Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
23 February 2022 (2022-02-23) 19 Esteghlal 1–0 Fajr Sepasi Tehran
19:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Reza Adel
28 February 2022 (2022-02-28) 20 Nassaji 0–0 Esteghlal Mashhad
17:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report Stadium: Imam Reza Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Ali Safaei
6 March 2022 (2022-03-06) 21 Esteghlal 2–1 Gol Gohar Tehran
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Bijan Heydari
11 March 2022 (2022-03-11) 22 Esteghlal 1–0 Sanat Naft Tehran
20:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
17 March 2022 (2022-03-17) 23 Persepolis 1–1 Esteghlal Tehran
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Seyyed Mehdi Seyyad Ali
5 April 2022 (2022-04-05) 24 Esteghlal 0–0 Paykan Tehran
20:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Seyyed Reza Mahdavi
4 May 2022 (2022-05-04) 25 Sepahan 1–1 Esteghlal Isfahan
18:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
9 May 2022 (2022-05-09) 26 Esteghlal 1–0 Shahr Khodro Tehran
20:40 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Hassan Akrami
14 May 2022 (2022-05-14) 27 Foolad 1–2 Esteghlal Ahvaz
19:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30)

Yellow card 66'

Yellow card 80'

90+3'
Report

Yellow card 26'

53' Yellow card 72'

73'

Yellow card 90+1'

Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: Foolad Arena
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifard
19 May 2022 (2022-05-19) 28 Esteghlal 0–0 Aluminium Arak Tehran
21:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Javad Rahimzadeh
24 May 2022 (2022-05-24) 29 Mes Rafsanjan 0–2 Esteghlal Rafsanjan
20:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Report

48', 54'

Stadium: Shohadaye Mes Rafsanjan Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ahmad Mohammadi
30 May 2022 (2022-05-30) 30 Esteghlal 0–0 Naft MIS Tehran
19:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Amir Saman Soltani

Score overview[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Aggregate score Double
Aluminium 0–0 1–1 1–1 No
Fajr Sepasi 1–0 1–1 2–1 No
Foolad 1–0 2–1 3–1 Yes
Gol Gohar 2–1 3–0 5–1 Yes
Havadar 1–0 2–1 3–1 Yes
Mes Rafsanjan 3–2 2–0 5–2 Yes
Naft MIS 0–0 3–0 3–0 No
Nassaji 0–0 0–0 0–0 No
Paykan 0–0 3–0 3-0 No
Persepolis 0–0 1–1 1–1 No
Sanat Naft 1–0 1–1 2–1 No
Sepahan 1–0 1–1 2–1 No
Shahr Khodro 1–0 3–0 4–0 Yes
Tractor 1–0 1–0 2–0 Yes
Zob Ahan 1–0 2–0 3–0 Yes

Hazfi Cup[edit]

19 December 2021 (2021-12-19) Round of 32 Esteghlal 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Navad Urmia Tehran
17:30 IRST
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Keyvan Alimohammadi
Penalties
8 February 2022 (2022-02-08) Round of 16 Paykan 0–1 (a.e.t.) Esteghlal Tehran
17:00 IRST
Report
Stadium: Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Note: The match was originally scheduled to take place on January 18, but was postponed due to the positive COVID-19 test of some Esteghlal members.[57]
11 April 2022 (2022-04-11) Quarter Finals Esteghlal 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Nassaji Tehran
20:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 40,000[58]
Referee: Amir Arab Baraghi
Penalties

AFC Champions League[edit]

Knockout stage[edit]

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) Round of 16 Esteghlal Iran 0–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Dubai, United Arab Emirates
21:00 UTC+4 Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Statistics[edit]

Squad statistics[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League Hazfi Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Iran Hossein Hosseini 27 0 26 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Iran Saleh Hardani 15 1 14 1 1 0 0 0
5 DF Iran Aref Gholami 13 0 12 0 1 0 0 0
6 MF Iran Rouzbeh Cheshmi 22 0 19 0 3 0 0 0
8 MF Iran Saeid Mehri 12 0 11 0 1 0 0 0
9 MF Iran Mehdi Mehdipour 33 1 30 1 2 0 1 0
11 FW France Arthur Yamga 29 10 27 10 2 0 0 0
14 MF Iran Zobeir Niknafs 27 0 23 0 3 0 1 0
17 MF Iran Jafar Salmani 33 4 30 4 2 0 1 0
21 DF Iran Vouria Ghafouri 23 0 20 0 2 0 1 0
23 FW Iran Arman Ramezani 20 3 16 2 3 1 1 0
29 MF Iran Amirali Sadeghi 10 0 9 0 1 0 0 0
30 MF Uzbekistan Azizbek Amonov 12 0 11 0 1 0 0 0
39 FW Benin Rudy Gestede 25 3 23 3 2 0 0 0
55 DF Brazil Raphael Silva 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0
59 DF Iran Abolfazl Jalali 12 0 10 0 2 0 0 0
70 DF Iran Mohammad Daneshgar 25 2 23 2 2 0 0 0
72 FW Iran Arsalan Motahari 29 4 26 3 2 1 1 0
77 MF Iran Reza Azari 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 0
79 MF Iran Sobhan Khaghani 17 0 13 0 3 0 1 0
98 GK Iran Alireza Rezaei 7 0 4 0 3 0 0 0
99 FW Iran Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh 33 8 30 8 2 0 1 0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
3 DF Iran Mohammad Hossein Moradmand 17 0 15 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF Iran Siavash Yazdani 19 1 17 1 1 0 1 0
7 MF Iran Arash Rezavand 13 0 11 0 1 0 1 0
10 FW Iran Amin Ghaseminejad 12 1 10 1 1 0 1 0
12 GK Iran Rashid Mazaheri 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW Iran Mohammad Reza Azadi 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
22 MF Iran Babak Moradi 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
27 DF Iran Matin Karimzadeh 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
33 DF Iran Aref Aghasi 10 0 8 0 1 0 1 0

Last updated: 5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)
Source: Competitions

Goals[edit]

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

Rank Player Pro League Hazfi Cup Champions
League
Total
1 France Arthur Yamga 10 0 0 10
2 Iran Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh 8 0 0 8
4 Iran Jafar Salmani 4 0 0 4
Iran Arsalan Motahari 3 1 0
5 Iran Arman Ramezani 2 1 0 3
Benin Rudy Gestede 3 0 0
7 Iran Mohammad Daneshgar 2 0 0 2
8 Iran Saleh Hardani 1 0 0 1
Iran Siavash Yazdani 1 0 0
Iran Mehdi Mehdipour 1 0 0
Iran Amin Ghaseminejad 1 0 0
Own goals 0 0 0 0
Total 36 2 0 38

Last updated: 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01).
Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank Player Pro League Hazfi Cup Champions
League
Total
1 Iran Hossein Hosseini 18 0 0 18
2 Iran Alireza Rezaei 3 2 0 5
3 Iran Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri 1 0 0 1
Total 22 2 0 24

Last updated: 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01).
Source: Competitive matches

Assists Goal[edit]

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

Rank Player Pro League Hazfi Cup Champions
League
Total
1 Iran Mehdi Mehdipour 7 0 0 7
2 France Arthur Yamga 3 0 0 3
Iran Jafar Salmani 2 1 0
4 Iran Saleh Hardani 2 0 0 2
Iran Zobeir Niknafs 1 1 0
Benin Rudy Gestede 2 0 0
7 Iran Siavash Yazdani 1 0 0 1
Iran Arash Rezavand 1 0 0
Iran Vouria Ghafouri 1 0 0
Iran Amirali Sadeghi 1 0 0
Brazil Raphael Silva 1 0 0
Iran Arsalan Motahari 1 0 0
Iran Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh 1 0 0
Total 24 2 0 26

Last updated: 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01).
Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record[edit]

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

N P Nat. Name Pro League Hazfi Cup Champions League Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Iran Hossein Hosseini 4 4
3 DF Iran Mohammad Hossein Moradmand 7 1 8
4 DF Iran Siavash Yazdani 2 1 2 1
6 MF Iran Rouzbeh Cheshmi 3 3
7 MF Iran Arash Rezavand 2 1 3
8 MF Iran Saeid Mehri 2 2
9 MF Iran Mehdi Mehdipour 3 1 4
11 FW France Arthur Yamga 4 4
14 MF Iran Zobeir Niknafs 7 7
17 MF Iran Jafar Salmani 2 2
21 DF Iran Voria Ghafouri 1 1 2
23 FW Iran Arman Ramezani 2 2
30 MF Uzbekistan Azizbek Amonov 1 1 2
33 DF Iran Aref Aghasi 3 3
39 FW Benin Rudy Gestede 4 4
55 DF Brazil Raphael Silva 2 1 1 3 1
59 DF Iran Abolfazl Jalali 1 1
70 DF Iran Mohammad Daneshgar 7 1 1 8 1
72 FW Iran Arsalan Motahari 1 1
99 MF Iran Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh 3 3

Last updated: 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Source: Scoreway
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

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