2022–23 Esteghlal F.C. season

Esteghlal
2022–23 season
President	Mostafa Ajorlu; (until 15 October 2022); Ali Fatollahzadeh; (from 15 October 2022; until 11 April 2023); Hojjat Karimi; (from 11 April 2023)
Head coach	Ricardo Sá Pinto
Stadium	Azadi Stadium
Persian Gulf Pro League	3rd
Hazfi Cup	Runner-up
Iranian Super Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mehdi Ghayedi (12); All: ; Mehdi Ghayedi (12)
Highest home attendance	35,000
Lowest home attendance	0 (spectator ban)
Biggest win	Esteghlal 7–1 Tractor
Biggest defeat	Esteghlal 0–2 Sepahan ; Tractor 2–0 Esteghlal
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →
	All statistics correct as of 31 May 2023.

The 2022–23 Esteghlal Football Club season is the 77th season^[1] and the club's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Iranian football. In addition to the domestic league, Esteghlal are participating in this season's editions of the Hazfi Cup, and the Iranian Super Cup.

Esteghlal did not play any matches between 2 November and 16 December due to a mid-season break in accommodation of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Persian Gulf Pro League was suspended after matchday 11.^[2]

Players[edit]

Last updated: 3 March 2023 (2023-03-03)^[3]

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Since	End	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Hossein Hosseini	GK	(1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 30)	2012	2023	Youth Sector
90	Sina Saeidifar	GK	(2001-04-12)12 April 2001 (aged 21)	2020	2024	Youth Sector
98	Alireza Rezaei	GK	(1999-12-11)11 December 1999 (aged 23)	2021	2024	Paykan
Defenders
2	Saleh Hardani	RB / RM	(1998-09-14)14 September 1998 (aged 24)	2022	2024	Foolad
3	Mohammad Hossein Moradmand	CB	(1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 29)	2020	2023	Shahr Khodro
5	Aref Gholami	CB	(1997-04-19)19 April 1997 (aged 25)	2019	2023	Foolad
11	Arthur Yamga	RB / RW	(1996-09-07)7 September 1996 (aged 26)	2021	2025	Vejle
17	Jafar Salmani	LB / RB / LW	(1997-01-12)12 January 1997 (aged 25)	2021	2023	Portimonense
33	Abolfazl Jalali	LB / CB / LM	(1998-06-26)26 June 1998 (aged 24)	2021	2024	Saipa
55	Raphael Silva	CB	(1992-04-20)20 April 1992 (aged 30)	2022	2024	Al Faisaly
Midfielders
4	Rouzbeh Cheshmi	DM / CB	(1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 29)	2021	2024	Umm Salal
8	Saeid Mehri	CM / AM / DM	(1995-09-16)16 September 1995 (aged 27)	2021	2024	Tractor
9	Mehdi Mehdipour	CM / DM / AM	(1994-02-18)18 February 1994 (aged 28)	2020	2024	Zob Ahan
14	Zobeir Niknafs	DM / CM	(1993-04-12)12 April 1993 (aged 29)	2021	2024	Foolad
19	Reza Mirzaei	RW / LW	(1996-04-14)14 April 1996 (aged 26)	2022	2024	Sepahan
26	Omid Hamedifar	DM / CB	(2000-08-20)20 August 2000 (aged 22)	2022	2024	Sanat Naft
80	Mohammad Hossein Zavari	CM / AM	(2001-01-11)11 January 2001 (aged 21)	2022	2024	Sanat Naft
88	Arash Rezavand	AM / CM / DM	(1993-10-05)5 October 1993 (aged 29)	2019	2024	Saipa
99	Amirali Sadeghi	LW / AM	(2001-02-09)9 February 2001 (aged 21)	2021	2024	Saipa
Forwards
10	Sajjad Shahbazzadeh	CF / LW	(1990-01-23)23 January 1990 (aged 32)	2022	2024	Sepahan
18	Peyman Babaei	CF / RW / LW	(1994-12-14)14 December 1994 (aged 28)	2022	2024	Tractor
20	Mehdi Ghayedi	LW / CF	(1998-12-05)5 December 1998 (aged 24)	2022	2023	Shabab Al Ahli
23	Arman Ramezani	CF	(1992-06-22)22 June 1992 (aged 30)	2021	2024	Persepolis
72	Amir Arsalan Motahari	CF / RW	(1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 29)	2020	2024	Zob Ahan
77	Mohammad Mohebi	RW / LW / CF	(1998-12-20)20 December 1998 (aged 24)	2022	2023	Santa Clara
Players transferred during the season
7	Siavash Yazdani	CB	(1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 30)	2019	2024	Sepahan
30	Azizbek Amonov	LM / AM	(1997-10-30)30 October 1997 (aged 25)	2022	2024	Lokomotiv

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Type	Ref.
27 June 2022 (2022-06-27)	FW	Sajjad Shahbazzadeh	Sepahan	Transfer	^[4]
28 June 2022 (2022-06-28)	MF	Omid Hamedifar	Sanat Naft		^[5]
29 June 2022 (2022-06-29)	MF	Mohammad Hossein Zavari	Sanat Naft		^[6]
30 June 2022 (2022-06-30)	MF	Reza Mirzaei	Sepahan		^[7]
1 July 2022 (2022-07-01)	MF	Arash Rezavand	Foolad	End of loan	^[8]
	FW	Amin Ghaseminejad	Gol Gohar		^[9]
	MF	Sina Khadempour	Naft MIS		^[10]
	MF	Zakaria Moradi	Malavan		^[11]
	DF	Matin Karimzadeh	Nassaji		^[9]
	DF	Arash Dajliri	Havadar		^[9]
	MF	Fardin Rabet	Shahr Khodro		^[12]
6 July 2022 (2022-07-06)	DF	Mohammad Hosseini	Havadar	Transfer	^[13]
9 July 2022 (2022-07-09)	FW	Peyman Babaei	Tractor	Transfer	^[14]
14 July 2022 (2022-07-14)	DF	Mohammad Hossein Moradmand	Malavan	End of loan	^[15]
11 August 2022 (2022-08-11)	FW	Mohammad Mohebi	Santa Clara	Loan	^[16]
12 August 2022 (2022-08-12)	FW	Mehdi Ghayedi	Shabab Al Ahli	Loan	^[17]
14 August 2022 (2022-08-14)	DF	Siavash Yazdani	Malavan	End of loan	^[18]

Out[edit]

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Type	Ref.
1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)	FW	Rudy Gestede	Retired		^[19]
27 June 2022 (2022-06-27)	DF	Mohammad Daneshgar	Sepahan	Transfer	^[20]
16 July 2022 (2022-07-16)	MF	Reza Azari	Released		^[21]
16 July 2022 (2022-07-16)	DF	Arash Dajliri	Released		^[21]
19 July 2022 (2022-07-19)	MF	Alireza Khodabakhshi	Havadar	Transfer	^[22]
24 July 2022 (2022-07-24)	DF	Mohammad Javad Behafarin	Released		^[23]
25 July 2022 (2022-07-25)	DF	Matin Karimzadeh	Nassaji Mazandaran	Transfer	^[24]
26 July 2022 (2022-07-26)	FW	Amin Ghaseminejad	Sanat Naft	Transfer	^[25]
29 July 2022 (2022-07-29)	DF	Voria Ghafouri	Foolad	End of contract	^[26]
6 August 2022 (2022-08-06)	FW	Moein Enayati	Fajr Sepasi	Loan	^[27]
20 August 2022 (2022-08-20)	DF	Mohammad Hosseini	Tractor	Transfer	^[28]
22 August 2022 (2022-08-22)	MF	Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh	Charleroi		^[29]
25 August 2022 (2022-08-25)	MF	Fardin Rabet	Dalkurd		^[30]
26 August 2022 (2022-08-26)	MF	Zakaria Moradi	Chooka Talesh		^[31]
26 August 2022 (2022-08-26)	MF	Sina Khadempour	Chooka Talesh
24 January 2023 (2023-01-24)	MF	Erfan Bagheri	Saipa	Loan	^[32]
26 January 2023 (2023-01-26)	DF	Siavash Yazdani	Sepahan	Released	^[33]
1 March 2023 (2023-03-01)	MF	Azizbek Amonov	Nasaf	Contract termination	^[34]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

(King Reza) Taj Pahlavi and Ataturk Peace Cup

21 July 2022 (2022-07-21) Friendly	Gençlerbirliği	0–0	Esteghlal	Ankara, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3		Report

23 July 2022 (2022-07-23) Friendly	Fatih Karagümrük	0–2	Esteghlal	Ankara, Turkey
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Sadeghi 77', 90'

24 July 2022 (2022-07-24) Friendly	Esteghlal	Cancelled	Al-Wakrah	Ankara, Turkey
		Report

27 July 2022 (2022-07-27) Friendly	Ankara Keçiörengücü	2–1	Esteghlal	Ankara, Turkey
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Gholami

28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) Friendly	Esteghlal	1–0	Sumgayit	Ankara, Turkey
16:30 UTC+3	Mehdipour	Report

4 August 2022 (2022-08-04) Friendly	Esteghlal	3–0	Damash Tehran	Tehran
17:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30)	Motahari 30' (pen.) Sadeghi 65' Amonov 90'	Report		Stadium: Dastgerdi

5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) Friendly	Esteghlal	1–1	Havadar	Tehran
11:10 IRDT (UTC+04:30)	Sadeghi 40'	Report	Abbasi 85'	Stadium: Dastgerdi

20 September 2022 (2022-09-20) Friendly	Esteghlal	2–0	Summit	Tehran
	Mohebi 30' Sadeghi 35'	Report		Stadium: Ararat

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) Friendly	Esteghlal	1–2	Iran national football team	Tehran
	Mohebi 45'	Report	Ousani 2', 10'	Stadium: Ararat

30 November 2022 (2022-11-30) Friendly	Esteghlal	1–2	Havadar	Tehran
	Rezavand 65'	Report	Pourghaz 90+12' (pen.) Zavoshi 90+14'

5 December 2022 (2022-12-05) Friendly	Esteghlal	Cancelled	Saipa	Tehran
		Report		Stadium: Azadi
Note: The game was canceled due to heavy rain.

8 December 2022 (2022-12-08) Friendly	Esteghlal	1–1	Naft MIS	Tehran
12:10 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Motahari 6'	Report	Miri 15' (pen.)	Stadium: Azadi

12 December 2022 (2022-12-12) Friendly	Esteghlal	5–0	Malavan	Tehran
12:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Mohebi pen.' Ghayedi Amonov Motahari	Report		Stadium: Azadi (No. 4) Referee: Seyyed Mehdi Seyyad Ali

13 March 2023 (2023-03-13) Friendly	Esteghlal	3–1	Spad Alvand	Tehran
	Ramezani Sadeghi Mirzaei	Report

18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) Friendly	Esteghlal	2–2	Nassaji	Tehran
12:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Ghayedi 1' Shahbazzadeh 55' (pen.)	Report	Davaran 78' Niane 90+3'	Stadium: Karegaran Attendance: 0(NC)
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.^[35]

16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) Friendly	Esteghlal	4–2	Shahid Ouraki	Tehran
12:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Ramezani Niknafs pen.' Yamga Zavari	Report

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Persian Gulf Pro League	12 August 2022 (2022-08-12)	18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)	Matchday 1	3rd	30	18	8	4	52	22	+30	060.00
Hazfi Cup	12 January 2023 (2023-01-12)	31 May 2023 (2023-05-31)	Round of 32	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	10	3	+7	080.00
Iranian Super Cup	7 November 2022 (2022-11-07)		Final	Winners	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Total					36	23	8	5	63	25	+38	063.89

Last updated: 31 May 2023 (2023-05-31)
Source: Soccerway

Persian Gulf Pro League[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Persepolis (C)	30	20	6	4	46	13	+33	66	Qualification for 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage
2	Sepahan	30	19	8	3	49	17	+32	65	Qualification for 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage
3	Esteghlal^[a]	30	18	8	4	52	22	+30	62
4	Tractor	30	15	7	8	42	34	+8	52	Qualification for 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
5	Mes Rafsanjan	30	11	14	5	30	15	+15	47

Source: Iran Football League Organization - League Full Table, Iplstats
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Play-off at neutral venue.^[36]
Notes:

^ Esteghlal did not pay its debts on time and did not obtain an AFC license. They were therefore unable to participate in AFC competitions.

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	18	8	4	52	22	+30	62	8	6	1	32	11	+21	10	2	3	20	11	+9

Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round[edit]

Matchday	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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W
Position	16	6	2	4	6	3	2	3	2	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2023. Source: "Iran Football League Organization - League Full Table".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 25 July 2022.^[37]

12 August 2022 (2022-08-12) 1	Esteghlal	0–2	Sepahan	Tehran
19:05 IRDT (UTC+04:30)		Report	Rezaeian 6' 57' Alinejad 49' Salmani 52' Karimi 90+1'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Bijan Heydari

18 August 2022 (2022-08-18) 2	Malavan	1–3	Esteghlal	Bandar-e Anzali
19:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)	Bazgir 27' Momeni 34'	Report	Hardani 45+4' Mehdipour 55' 98' (pen.) Gholami 58' Ghayedi 79'	Stadium: Sirous Ghayeghran Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Seyed Reza Mahdavi

25 August 2022 (2022-08-25) 3	Esteghlal	1–0	Mes Kerman	Tehran
19:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)	Yamga 75' Babaei 77' Hardani 77' Jalali 85' Ghayedi 88'	Report	Asgari 31' Shahdadnejad 61' Ghaseminejad 76' Nasiri 78'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Hassan Akrami

30 August 2022 (2022-08-30) 4	Naft MIS	0–0	Esteghlal	Masjed Soleyman
20:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)	Karimi 45+3'	Report	Hardani 9' Cheshmi 61' Mehri 90+3'	Stadium: Behnam Mohammadi Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Payam Heydari

6 September 2022 (2022-09-06) 5	Esteghlal	0–0	Paykan	Tehran
19:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)	Mehdipour 42' Babaei 66'	Report		Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar

10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) 6	Esteghlal	3–1	Nassaji	Tehran
18:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)	Babaei 3' 4' Cheshmi 10' Yamga 44' (pen.) Mohebi 49' 50'	Report	Gholamalibeygi 37' Janmaleki 45' 48' Kalantari 81'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Yaser Hamrang

1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 7	Gol Gohar	1–2	Esteghlal	Sirjan
18:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Tikdari 54' Shekari 60' Alizadeh 77' Ashouri 79' Ghaseminejad 90+2'	Report	Mohebi 29' Silva 77' Mehdipour 79' Hosseini 90+5' Yamga 90+8' (pen.)	Stadium: Shahid Qasem Soleimani Attendance: 0^{[note 2]} Referee: Amir Arab Baraghi

7 October 2022 (2022-10-07) 8	Esteghlal	1–1	Foolad	Tehran
17:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Mohebi 61' Mirzaei 76' Silva 84'	Report	Aliyari 16' Ansari 48'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 0^{[note 2]} Referee: Hamid Haj Malek

14 October 2022 (2022-10-14) 9	Zob Ahan	0–1	Esteghlal	Fooladshahr
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Sedghi 30' Sadeghi 80'	Report	Ghoreishi 90+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Foolad Shahr Attendance: 0^{[note 2]} Referee: Payam Heydari

21 October 2022 (2022-10-21) 10	Esteghlal	0–0	Aluminium Arak	Tehran
17:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Cheshmi 50' Salmani 80' Motahari 90+4' Mohebi 90+5'	Report	Mohammadzadeh 42' Sharifat 84' 85'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 0^{[note 2]} Referee: Vahid Kazemi

28 October 2022 (2022-10-28) 11	Havadar	0–1	Esteghlal	Tehran
16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Entezari 79'	Report	Mohebi 8' 90+4' Mehri 50'	Stadium: Dastgerdi Attendance: 0^{[note 2]} Referee: Hassan Akrami

Mid-season break for 2022 FIFA World Cup

16 December 2022 (2022-12-16) 12	Esteghlal	2 – 2	Persepolis	Tehran
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Mehri 18' Cheshmi 30' Motahari 50' Rezavand 65'	Report	Gvelesiani 16', 90'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 0^{[note 2]} Referee: Mohammed Hossein Zahedi Fard

25 December 2022 (2022-12-25) 13	Sanat Naft	0–1	Esteghlal	Abadan
18:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Ghanbari 62' Mirdoraghi 89' Garousian 90+4'	Report	Mehri 19' Mohebi 29' Yamga 34' 86' (pen.) Hardani 68'	Stadium: Takhti Attendance: 0^{[note 2]} Referee: Bijan Heydari

30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) 14	Esteghlal	0–0	Mes Rafsanjan	Tehran
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)		Report		Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 0^{[note 2]} Referee: Amir Arab Baraghi

6 January 2023 (2023-01-06) 15	Tractor	2–0	Esteghlal	Tabriz
14:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Asadi 13' Ghanbari 36', 53' Alves 55' Vagenin 86'	Report	Yamga 65' Cheshmi 70'	Stadium: Shahid Qasem Soleimani Attendance: 0^{[note 2]} Referee: Vahid Kazemi

19 January 2023 (2023-01-19) 16	Sepahan	2–1	Esteghlal	Isfahan
16:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Moghanlou 36' Noorafkan 50' Karimi 86' Rezaeian 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Hardani 23' Motahari 58' Babaei 75' Mohebi 79'	Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Attendance: 0^{[note 2]} Referee: Hassan Akrami

26 January 2023 (2023-01-26) 17	Esteghlal	4–0	Malavan	Tehran
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Silva 34' Ghazipour 36' (o.g.) Mohebi 44' Cheshmi 45+3' 86' Motahari 75' Mirzaei 86'	Report	Khoshkafa 17'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Seyyed Mehdi Seyyad Ali

2 February 2023 (2023-02-02) 18	Mes Kerman	2–3	Esteghlal	Kerman
17:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Abbasian 10' 87' Ghaseminejad 42' Rostami 90+7'	Report	Khodaei 19' (o.g.) Gholami 40' Mehri 53' Salmani 70' Ghayedi 73' Ramezani 83'	Stadium: Shahid Bahonar Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Yaser Hamrang

7 February 2023 (2023-02-07) 19	Esteghlal	3–1	Naft MIS	Tehran
15:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Rezavand 5' Ghayedi 55', 90+1'	Report	Karimi 45' Sheykh-Soleimani 90+3'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hamid Hajmalek

13 February 2023 (2023-02-13) 20	Paykan	0–2	Esteghlal	Tehran
14:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Temirov 41' Taher 44' Hosseini 62' Azadeh 90+5' 90+5'	Report	Ghayedi 11' 23' Hardani 84'	Stadium: Dastgerdi Attendance: 0^{[note 2]} Referee: Bijan Heydari

28 February 2023 (2023-02-28) 21	Nassaji	1–1	Esteghlal	Qaem Shahr
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Yamga 35' Motahari 53' Cheshmi 68'	Report	Abdi 18' Hardani 40' Kalantari 68'	Stadium: Vatani Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Amir Arab Baraghi

6 March 2023 (2023-03-06) 22	Esteghlal	2–1	Gol Gohar	Tehran
16:45 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Mirzaei 90+1' Yamga 90+13' (pen.)	Report	Sohrabian 24' Golzari 63' Pourali 71' Bagnama 90+11'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar

12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) 23	Foolad	0–2	Esteghlal	Ahvaz
19:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Ghobeishavi 69'	Report	Mehri 43' Yamga 52' Ghayedi 77' Hosseini 90+3'	Stadium: Foolad Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mohammed Hossein Zahedi Fard

31 March 2023 (2023-03-31) 24	Esteghlal	2–0	Zob Ahan	Tehran
19:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Mehdipour 54' Ghayedi 20' Yamga 63' (pen.) Cheshmi 66' Niknafs 90+2'	Report	Pourali 52'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Seyed Reza Mahdavi

7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) 25	Aluminium Arak	0–1	Esteghlal	Arak
19:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Hooshmand 90+3'	Report	Niknafs 11' Ghayedi 55' Yamga 71' Mehri 74' Silva 90+4'	Stadium: Imam Khomeini Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Payam Heydari

15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) 26	Esteghlal	6–1	Havadar	Tehran
19:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Rezavand 46' Mohebi 64', 75' (pen.) Mehri 85' Ghayedi 88' Hosseini 90+3'	Report	Shojaei 55' Gerami 79' Sefid-Choghaei 84' Miri 90+1'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar

23 April 2023 (2023-04-23) 27	Persepolis	1–0	Esteghlal	Tehran
16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Sarlak 29' Alekasir 50' 50'	Report	Gholami 19' Mohebi 90+4'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Payam Heydari

5 May 2023 (2023-05-05) 28	Esteghlal	1–1	Sanat Naft	Tehran
18:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Babaei 45' (pen.) Motahari 90+3'	Report	Albughubeysh 20' Yousefi 35' Mamizadeh 62'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Kopal Nazemi

12 May 2023 (2023-05-12) 29	Mes Rafsanjan	1–2	Esteghlal	Rafsanjan
18:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Hosseini 74' Rezaei 79'	Report	Moradmand 77' Mohebi 81' Hosseini 88'	Stadium: Shohadaye Mes Rafsanjan Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Seyyed Mehdi Seyyad Ali

18 May 2023 (2023-05-18) 30	Esteghlal	7–1	Tractor	Tehran
18:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Ghayedi 17' (pen.), 43', 61' Mehri 34' Jalali 45+1' Cheshmi 69' Moradmand 75' Rezavand 78' Silva 80' Salmani 87'	Report	Asadi 15' Ghanbari 59' Ghaderi 68' 69'	Stadium: Azadi Referee: Reza Adel

Score overview[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Aggregate score
Aluminium	0–0	1–0	1–0
Foolad	1–1	2–0	3–1
Gol Gohar	2–1	2–1	4–2
Havadar	6–1	1–0	7–1
Malavan	4–0	3–1	7–1
Mes Kerman	1–0	3–2	4–2
Mes Rafsanjan	0–0	2–1	2–1
Naft MIS	3–1	0–0	3–1
Nassaji	3–1	1–1	4–2
Paykan	0–0	2–0	2–0
Persepolis	2–2	0–1	2–3
Sanat Naft	1–1	1–0	2–1
Sepahan	0–2	1–2	1–4
Tractor	7–1	0–2	7–3
Zob Ahan	2–0	1–0	3–0

Hazfi Cup[edit]

Esteghlal entered the tournament in the round of 32.^[38]

12 January 2023 (2023-01-12) Round of 32	Esteghlal	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Tractor	Tehran
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Mehdipour 70' Mehri 83' Hardani 89' Yamga 111' (pen.), 120+3' (pen.)	Report	Hadi 59' Ghaderi 87' Asadi 93' Rezaei 106' Mohammadi 120+1'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 0^{[note 2]} Referee: Kopal Nazemi

20 February 2023 (2023-02-20) Round of 16	Esteghlal	2–0	Malavan	Tehran
15:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Motahari 74' Ramezani 79' 90+6' Hamedifar 88'	Report	Eidi 32' 51'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Payam Heydari

29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) Quarter Final	Pars Jonoubi	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Esteghlal	Jam
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Hashemi 45+3' Sinak 75' Mousavi 90+1' Tamimi 120+2' Souri 120+4'	Report	Mohebi 15' Mehri 80' 97'	Stadium: Takhti Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ahmad Mohammadi

24 May 2023 (2023-05-24) Semi Final	Esteghlal	4–0	Nassaji	Tehran
18:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Rezavand 25' Ebrahimi 34' (o.g.) Mehdipour 36' Mohebi 57', 89'	Report	Kalantari 32'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Hassan Akrami

31 May 2023 (2023-05-31) Final	Esteghlal	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Persepolis	Tehran
19:45 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Babaei 46' Cheshmi 69' Moradmand 90+11' Sá Pinto 90+12'	Report	Torabi 30' 69' Rafiei 55' Esmaeilifar 65' Nemati 69' Alekasir 90+6' Alishah 115' Abdi 120+2'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
Note: 101st Tehran Derby

Iranian Super Cup[edit]

2 November 2022 (2022-11-02) Final	Esteghlal	1–0	Nassaji	Kerman
16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Salmani 9' Motahari 52' Ghayedi 75' Yamga 87' Rezavand 90+1'	Report	Kalantari 15' Janmaleki 71'	Stadium: Shahid bahonar Attendance: 0^{[note 2]} Referee: Bijan Heydari

Statistics[edit]

Squad statistics[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		Hazfi Cup		Super Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Hossein Hosseini	31	1	25	1	5	0	1	0
2	DF		Saleh Hardani	28	1	22	1	5	0	1	0
3	DF		Mohammad Hossein Moradmand	11	3	8	2	2	1	1	0
4	MF		Rouzbeh Cheshmi	33	2	27	2	5	0	1	0
5	DF		Aref Gholami	27	1	22	1	4	0	1	0
8	MF		Saeid Mehri	32	2	27	1	4	1	1	0
9	MF		Mehdi Mehdipour	23	1	19	1	3	0	1	0
10	FW		Sajjad Shahbazzadeh	20	0	16	0	4	0	0	0
11	FW		Arthur Yamga	29	9	26	7	2	2	1	0
14	MF		Zobeir Niknafs	21	0	17	0	4	0	0	0
17	MF		Jafar Salmani	34	2	29	2	4	0	1	0
18	FW		Peyman Babaei	31	2	25	2	5	0	1	0
19	MF		Reza Mirzaei	23	1	20	1	2	0	1	0
20	FW		Mehdi Ghayedi	35	12	29	12	5	0	1	0
23	FW		Arman Ramezani	20	1	15	0	5	1	0	0
26	MF		Omid Hamedifar	13	0	10	0	3	0	0	0
33	DF		Abolfazl Jalali	19	1	15	1	4	0	0	0
55	DF		Raphael Silva	33	0	27	0	5	0	1	0
72	FW		Arsalan Motahari	29	6	23	4	5	1	1	1
77	FW		Mohammad Mohebi	34	10	28	8	5	2	1	0
80	MF		Mohammad Hossein Zavari	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
88	MF		Arash Rezavand	31	4	26	3	4	1	1	0
90	GK		Sina Saeidifar	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
98	GK		Alireza Rezaei	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
99	MF		Amirali Sadeghi	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
7	DF		Siavash Yazdani	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
30	MF		Azizbek Amonov	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 31 May 2023 (2023-05-31)
Source: Competitions

Goals[edit]

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

Rank	Player	Pro League	Hazfi Cup	Super Cup	Total
1	Mehdi Ghayedi	12	0	0	12
2	Mohammad Mohebi	8	2	0	10
3	Arthur Yamga	7	2	0	9
4	Arsalan Motahari	4	1	1	6
5	Arash Rezavand	3	1	0	4
6	Mohammad Hossein Moradmand	2	1	0	3
7	Rouzbeh Cheshmi	2	0	0	2
	Jafar Salmani	2	0	0
	Peyman Babaei	2	0	0
	Saeid Mehri	1	1	0
11	Hossein Hosseini	1	0	0	1
	Saleh Hardani	1	0	0
	Aref Gholami	1	0	0
	Mehdi Mehdipour	1	0	0
	Reza Mirzaei	1	0	0
	Arman Ramezani	0	1	0
	Abolfazl Jalali	1	0	0
Own goals		3	1	0	3
Total		52	10	1	63

Last updated: 31 May 2023 (2023-05-31).
Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank	Player	Pro League	Hazfi Cup	Super Cup	Total
1	Hossein Hosseini	12	3	1	16
2	Alireza Rezaei	1	0	0	1
Total		13	3	1	17

Last updated: 31 May 2023 (2023-05-31).
Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record[edit]

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

N	P	Nat.	Name							Notes
N	P	Nat.	Name	Pro League		Hazfi Cup	Super Cup	Total		Notes
1	GK		Hossein Hosseini	3				3
2	DF		Saleh Hardani	6		1		7
4	MF		Rouzbeh Cheshmi	7	1	1		8	1
5	DF		Aref Gholami	2				2
8	MF		Saeid Mehri	8		2		10
9	MF		Mehdi Mehdipour	4		2		6
11	FW		Arthur Yamga	4			1	5
14	MF		Zobeir Niknafs	2				2
17	MF		Jafar Salmani	1			1	2
18	FW		Peyman Babaei	4		1		5
19	MF		Reza Mirzaei	2				2
20	FW		Mehdi Ghayedi	2			1	3
23	FW		Arman Ramezani	1				1
26	MF		Omid Hamedifar	2				2
33	DF		Abolfazl Jalali	1				1
55	DF		Raphael Silva	5				5
72	FW		Arsalan Motahari	2				2
77	FW		Mohammad Mohebi	6				6
88	MF		Arash Rezavand	1			1	2

Last updated: 31 May 2023 (2023-05-31)
Source: Soccerway
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b The match was played behind closed doors due to the problems of the electronic ticketing system of the clubs.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m According to the decision of Province Security Council, the match was played behind closed doors.

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[table_note_EST0.20653857719458-36] Esteghlal did not pay its debts on time and did not obtain an AFC license. They were therefore unable to participate in AFC competitions.

[Ticketing-39] The match was played behind closed doors due to the problems of the electronic ticketing system of the clubs.

[Security-40] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m According to the decision of Province Security Council, the match was played behind closed doors.

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