2012–13_Esteghlal_F.C._season
2012–13 Esteghlal F.C. season
Esteghlal F.C. 2012–13 football season
The 2012–13 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 12th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 19th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League, and 68th year in existence as a football club.
Quick Facts President, Head coach ...
| 2012–13 season | ||||
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| President |  Ali Fathollahzadeh | |||
| Head coach | Amir Ghalenoei | |||
| Stadium | Azadi Stadium | |||
| IPL | 1st | |||
| Hazfi Cup | Semi-Final | |||
| Champions League | Semi-Final | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Arash Borhani (10 goals) All: Arash Borhani (15 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 100,000 v Persepolis (25 January 2013) 100,000 v Damash (10 May 2013) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 0 (spectator ban) v Gahar Zagros (12 April 2013) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 32,235 | |||
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Kit
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Sponsor(s): Refah Bank[1]
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Coaching staff
More information Position, Staff ...
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Amir Ghalenoei[2] |
| Assistant coach | Majid Saleh[3] |
| First Team Coach | Karim Bostani[3] |
| First Team Coach | Sattar Hamedani[3] |
| Goalkeepers coach | Hamid Babazadeh[4] |
| Fitness coach | Dr. Amir Haj-Ghasem[5] |
| Analyzer | Iman Alami[3] |
| Analyzer | Nima Rasouli[3] |
| Analyzer | Shahrokh Bayani |
| Analyzer | Reza Rajabi |
| Physiotherapist | Dr. Amin Norouzi[6] |
| Doctor | Dr. Kaveh Sotoudeh[6] |
| Psychologist | Dr. Abbas Montazeri |
| Technical Manager | Mansour Pourheidari[7] |
| Academy Manager | Asghar Hajiloo |
| Director | Mirshad Majedi[8] |
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Other information
| Chairman | Ali Fathollahzadeh |
| Deputy Chairman | Ali Nazari Juybari |
| Media Officer | Hamed Afzali |
Grounds
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Azadi Stadium (100,000 / 110x75m) |
| Training ground | Hejazi Camp |
First team squad
- Last updated: 5 January 2012
| Out for Injuries | Released – ride |
More information No., Name ...
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | |
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Mehdi Rahmati | |
GK | (1983-02-02)2 February 1983 (aged 29) | Sepahan | |
| 35 | Hadi Rishi Esfahani | |
GK | (1992-02-19)19 February 1992 (aged 20) | Sepahan | |
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Sydney FC | |||||
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Khosro Heydari | |
RM, RB | (1983-09-14)14 September 1983 (aged 28) | Sepahan | |
| 4 | Amir Hossein Sadeghi | |
CB, SW | (1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 30) | Tractor Sazi | |
| 5 | Hanif Omranzadeh | |
CB, SW | (1985-04-30)30 April 1985 (aged 27) | PAS Hamedan | |
| 12 | Hassan Ashjari | |
LB, LWB | (1979-08-01)1 August 1979 (aged 32) | Sepahan | |
| 18 | Hashem Beikzadeh | |
LB, LM | (1984-01-22)22 January 1984 (aged 28) | Sepahan | |
| 21 | Armen Tahmasian | |
DF | (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 (aged 22) | PAS Hamedan | |
| 25 | Hojjat Chaharmahali | |
DF | (1989-03-25)25 March 1989 (aged 23) | Sanat Naft | |
| 33 | Pejman Montazeri | |
CB, SW | (1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (aged 28) | Foolad | |
| 40 | Ali Hamoudi | |
RB, RM | (1986-03-21)21 March 1986 (aged 26) | Foolad | |
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Gostaresh Foulad | |||||
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 3 | Jlloyd Samuel |  |
DM, CM, LB | (1981-03-29)29 March 1981 (aged 31) |  Bolton | |
| 6 | Javad Nekounam | |
DM, CM | (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 31) |  CA Osasuna | |
| 8 | Mojtaba Jabari(captain) | |
CM, AM | (1983-06-16)16 June 1983 (aged 29) | Aboumoslem | |
| 11 | Saeed Lamei | |
MF | (1987-05-10)10 May 1987 (aged 25) | Sanati Kaveh | |
| 14 | Kianoush Rahmati | |
DM, CM | (1978-09-18)18 September 1978 (aged 33) | Saipa | |
| 17 | Maysam Baou | |
AM, CM | (1983-09-19)19 September 1983 (aged 28) | Shahrdari Tabriz | |
| 19 | Abbas Mohammad-Rezaei | |
LM, LW | (1982-09-09)9 September 1982 (aged 29) | Fajr Sepasi | |
| 28 | Mehran Ghasemi | |
MF | (1991-11-11)11 November 1991 (aged 20) | Steel Azin | |
| 38 | Vicente |  |
AM, LM | (1985-11-22) 22 November 1985 (age 38) |  Charleroi | |
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Tractor Sazi | |||||
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Steel Azin | |||||
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Sepahan | |||||
| Forwards | ||||||
| 7 | Farhad Majidi | |
ST | (1976-06-03)3 June 1976 (aged 36) |  Al-Ahli | |
| 9 | Arash Borhani | |
ST | (1983-09-14)14 September 1983 (aged 28) | PAS Tehran | |
| 20 | Siavash Akbarpour | |
AM, SS | (1985-01-21)21 January 1985 (aged 27) | Tractor Sazi | |
| 24 | Farzad Hatami | |
ST | (1986-01-03)3 January 1986 (aged 26) | Tractor Sazi | |
| 36 | Iman Mousavi | |
ST | (1989-02-05) 5 February 1989 (age 35) | Naft Tehran | |
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Esteghlal Ahvaz | |||||
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Saipa | |||||
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Iran Pro League squad
- As of 31 January 2013. Esteghlal F.C. Iran Pro League Squad 2011–12
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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AFC Champions League squad
- As of 23 June 2013. Esteghlal F.C. Champions League Squad 2012–13
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Confirmed transfers 2012–13
Summer
Main article: List of Iranian football transfers summer 2012
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Winter
Main article: List of Iranian football transfers winter 2012–13
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Overview
More information Competition, Started round ...
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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| 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup | — | — | Winner | 20 July 2012 | 10 May 2013 |
| 2012–13 Hazfi Cup | Round of 32 | — | Semi-Final | 14 December 2012 | 30 March 2013 |
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | Round of 16 | 27 February 2013 |
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Source: Competitions
Competition record
More information Competition, Record ...
| Competition | Record | ||||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||
| Iran Pro League | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 055.88 | |
| Hazfi Cup | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 080.00 | |
| 2013 AFC Champions League | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 062.50 | |
| Total | 47 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 68 | 26 | +42 | 059.57 | |
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Iran Pro League
Main article: 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup
Standings
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Esteghlal (C) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 67 | Qualification for the 2014 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Tractor Sazi | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 65 | |
| 3 | Sepahan | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 64 | |
| 4 | Foolad | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 56 | |
| 5 | Naft Tehran | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 55 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2013. Source: IPL stats.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 64 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 8 | +12 |
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Last updated: 15 April 2013.
Source: Ipl Stats
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | L |
| Position | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2012. Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Esteghlal v Aluminium
| 20 July 2012 1 | Esteghlal | 1–0 | Aluminium | Tehran |
| 22:15 UTC+04:30 | Januario  56' Omranzadeh  64' |
IPLStats Report Goal Report |
Asgari 48' Shokouh Magham 51' Daneshdoost 62' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Ahmad Salehi |
Saipa v Esteghlal
| 25 July 2012 2 | Saipa | 2–1 | Esteghlal | Tehran |
| 22:30 UTC+04:30 | Sobhani 63' Daghighi 82' |
IPLStats Report Goal Report |
Akbarpour 81' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
Esteghlal v Zob Ahan
| 31 July 2012 3 | Esteghlal | 1–0 | Zob Ahan | Tehran |
| 22:30 UTC+04:30 | Akbarpour 13' Manouchehri 83' |
IPLStats Report Goal Report |
Ashouri 47' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Mohsen Torky |
Mes Kerman v Esteghlal
| 6 August 2012 4 | Mes Kerman | 0–0 | Esteghlal | Kerman |
| 22:30 UTC+04:30 | Enayati 36' Esmaeili Beigi 68' Jahani 89' Kazemi |
IPLStats Report Goal Report |
Omranzadeh 80' Borhani |
Stadium: Shahid Bahonar Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ahmad Salehi |
Esteghlal v Malavan
| 17 August 2012 5 | Esteghlal | 1–1 | Malavan | Tehran |
| 22:00 UTC+04:30 | Beikzadeh 7' Zandi 55' Borhani 65' 73' |
IPLStats Report Goal Report |
Nozhati 25' Paşcenco 85' Hajmohammadi 90+4' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Touraj Haghverdi |
Persepolis v Esteghlal
| 24 August 2012 6 | Persepolis | 0–0 | Esteghlal | Tehran |
| 18:10 UTC+04:30 | Pouladi 15' Feshangchi 90+5' |
IPLStats Report Goal Report |
Akbarpour 24' Omranzadeh 37' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Mohsen Torky |
Esteghlal v Paykan
| 22 November 2012 7 | Esteghlal | 2–0 | Paykan | Tehran |
| 17:30 UTC+03:30 | Akbarpour 59' Omranzadeh Heydari Meydavoudi 90' |
IPLStats Report Summary |
Dabbagh |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Saeid Bakhshizadeh |
Rah Ahan v Esteghlal
| 15 September 2012 8 | Rah Ahan | 0–2 | Esteghlal | Tehran |
| 19:45 UTC+04:30 | Ashoubi Mamani |
IPLStats Report Goal Report |
Borhani 10' Baou 82' Zandi |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi |
Esteghlal v Fajr Sepasi
| 21 September 2012 9 | Esteghlal | 0–0 | Fajr Sepasi | Tehran |
| 18:30 UTC+03:30 | IPLStats Report Goal Report |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Mohsen Ghahremani |
Sanat Naft v Esteghlal
| 26 September 2012 10 | Sanat Naft | 1–2 | Esteghlal | Abadan |
| 18:30 UTC+03:30 | Navidkia 2' |
IPLStats Report | Nekounam 11' Tosi 35' Januário 58' |
Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Mohsen Torky |
Esteghlal v Saba Qom
| 1 October 2012 11 | Esteghlal | 1–0 | Saba Qom | Tehran |
| 18:15 UTC+03:30 | Borhani 1' Sadeghi |
IPLStats Report Summary |
Lotfi Heidari Rezaeian Noori |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ahmad Salehi |
Tractor Sazi v Esteghlal
| 20 October 2012 12 | Tractor Sazi | 2–0 | Esteghlal | Tabriz |
| 16:00 UTC+03:30 | Paixão 39' Fakhreddini 90+1' Nosrati Kiani |
IPLStats Report Summary |
Omranzadeh |
Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh |
Esteghlal v Naft Tehran
| 25 October 2012 13 | Esteghlal | 2–1 | Naft Tehran | Tehran |
| 19:00 UTC+03:30 | Samuel 23' Borhani 52' Beikzadeh Akbarpour Baou |
IPLStats Report Summary |
Karimi 16'  79' Mousavi Ghafouri 79' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mohsen Ghahremani |
Gahar Zagros v Esteghlal
| 29 October 2012 14 | Gahar Zagros | 0–2 | Esteghlal | Dorood |
| 17:45 UTC+03:30 | IPLStats Report Summary |
Borhani 17' Samuel 20' Manouchehri |
Stadium: Dorood Stadium Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Touraj Haghverdi |
Sepahan v Esteghlal
| 18 November 2012 15 | Sepahan | 0–1 | Esteghlal | Isfahan |
| 15:15 UTC+03:30 | Khalatbari 92' Navidkia 93' Ahmadi 95' |
IPLStats Report | Heydari 15' Sadeghi Borhani Nekounam 93' |
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh |
Esteghlal v Foolad
| 27 November 2012 16 | Esteghlal | 2–3 | Foolad | Tehran |
| 17:30 UTC+03:30 | Nekounam 63' Borhani 74' |
IPLStats Report Summary |
Karami 62' Afshin 72' Jama'ati 87' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mohsen Ghahremani |
Damash Gilan v Esteghlal
| 4 December 2012 17 | Damash Gilan | 1–0 | Esteghlal | Rasht |
| 15:15 UTC+03:30 | Kébé 85' Hajati |
IPLStats Report Summary |
Samuel 25'  39' Manouchehri Heydari Nekounam |
Stadium: Shahid Azodi Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Mohsen Torky |
Aluminmium v Esteghlal
| 26 December 2012 18 | Aluminmium | 0–2 | Esteghlal | Bandar Abbas |
| 15:15 UTC+03:30 | Tighnavard 52' |
IPLStats Report Goal.com [46] |
Mousavi 14' Hatami 86' |
Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
Esteghlal v Saipa
| 31 December 2012 19 | Esteghlal | 1–0 | Saipa | Tehran |
| 17:30 UTC+03:30 | Hatami 54' 86' Samuel 16' |
IPLStats Report Goal.com [47] |
Shiri 88' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ahmad Salehi |
Zob Ahan v Esteghlal
| 5 January 2013 20 | Zob Ahan | 0–0 | Esteghlal | Isfahan |
| 17:30 UTC+03:30 | Fofana Bayatinia Jarahkar |
IPLStats Report Goal.com [48] |
Omranzadeh |
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Touraj Haghverdi |
Esteghlal v Mes Kerman
| 14 January 2013 21 | Esteghlal | 2–1 | Mes Kerman | Tehran |
| 15:00 UTC+03:30 | Borhani 25', 57' Nekounam Majidi |
IPLStats Report Goal.com [49] |
Shojaei 55' Bates |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mohsen Torki |
Malavan v Esteghlal
| 19 January 2013 22 | Malavan | 0–0 | Esteghlal | Anzali |
| 15:30 UTC+03:30 | Ezzatollahi Rafkhaei |
IPLStats Report Goal.com |
Samuel Hatami Akbarpour |
Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi |
Esteghlal v Persepolis
| 25 January 2013 23 | Esteghlal | 0–0 | Persepolis | Tehran |
| 15:00 UTC+03:30 | IPLStats Report Goal.com Fars |
Haghighi 45' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Mohsen Ghahremani |
Paykan v Esteghlal
| 29 January 2013 24 | Paykan | 0–3 | Esteghlal | Tehran |
| 16:50 UTC+03:30 | IPLStats Report Goal.com [50] |
Vicente 20' Hatami 61' Majidi 78' 79' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Touraj Haghverdi |
Esteghlal v Rah Ahan
| 8 February 2013 25 | Esteghlal | 1–0 | Rah Ahan | Tehran |
| 17:00 UTC+03:30 | Majidi 71' 90' |
IPLStats Report Goal.com [51] |
Abdi 90+4' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Mohsen Torki |
Fajr Sepasi v Esteghlal
| 15 February 2013 26 | Fajr Sepasi | 0–5 | Esteghlal | Shiraz |
| 14:30 UTC+03:30 | Khalil Azad |
IPLStats Report Goal.com Fars |
Nekounam 38' (pen.) Hatami 49', 70' Akbarpour 64' Borhani 90+1' Samuel |
Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh |
Esteghlal v Sanat Naft
| 21 February 2013 27 | Esteghlal | 2–1 | Sanat Naft | Tehran |
| 19:00 UTC+03:30 | Ashjari Nekounam Hatami 35' Montazeri 71' 75' Akbarpour 77' Majidi 87' |
IPLStats Report Goal.com varzesh3.com |
Baghlani 50' Kaebi 64' Moshkelpour 64' 87' Dehghani 84' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
Saba Qom v Esteghlal
| 4 March 2013 28 | Saba Qom | 1–1 | Esteghlal | Qom |
| 17:25 UTC+03:30 | Razaghirad 29' Lak Nouri Rezaïan Bakhtiarzadeh |
IPLStats Report FARS |
Borhani 90+1' (pen.) Samuel |
Stadium: Yadegar Emam Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi |
Esteghlal v Tractor Sazi
| 8 March 2013 29 | Esteghlal | 1–0 | Tractor Sazi | Tehran |
| 17:30 UTC+03:30 | Nekounam 31' Borhani Akbarpour Omranzadeh |
IPLStats Report [52] |
Dehnavi |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh |
Naft Tehran v Esteghlal
| 18 March 2013 30 | Naft Tehran | 1–1 | Esteghlal | Tehran |
| 15:30 UTC+03:30 | Norouzi 63' |
IPLStats Report [53] |
Hatami 15' Samuel |
Stadium: Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Toraj Haghverdi |
Esteghlal v Gahar Zagros
| 12 April 2013 31 | Esteghlal | 2–0 | Gahar Zagros | Tehran |
| 19:00 UTC+03:30 | Nekounam 28' Arze 44'Beikzadeh |
IPLStats Report | Ghasemi Kardoust |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: – Referee: Zargar |
Esteghlal v Sepahan
| 15 April 2013 32 | Esteghlal | 1–1 | Sepahan | Tehran |
| 19:00 UTC+03:30 | Irannejad 90+4' (o.g.) Sadeghi Mousavi |
IPLStats Report | Navidkia 66' Khalatbari Talebi |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh |
Foolad v Esteghlal
| 5 May 2013 33 | Foolad | 0–1 | Esteghlal | Ahvaz |
| 17:45 UTC+03:30 | IPLStats Report | Nekounam 19' (pen.) |
Stadium: Takhti Ahvaz Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mohsen Torki |
AFC Champions League
Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League
Group stage
Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League group stage § Group D
Group D
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Esteghlal |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Al-Hilal |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | |
| 3 | Al-Ain |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Al-Rayyan |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 |
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Source: ScoresPro
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Al-Rayyan 
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Esteghlal
v Esteghlal
| 27 February 2013 1 | Al-Rayyan | 3–3 | Esteghlal | Al Rayyan |
| 18:20 UTC+3 | Tabata 34' (pen.) Haroon 60'Nilmar 87' |
report | Samuel 27' Borhani 45+1'Nekounam 85' (pen.)Akbarpour |
Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ben Williams |
Esteghlal v 
Al-Ain
v Al-Ain
| 13 March 2013 2 | Esteghlal | 2–0 | Al-Ain | Tehran |
| 19:00 UTC+3:30 | Samuel 65' Majidi 73'Sadeghi |
report | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko |
Al-Hilal 
v Esteghlal
v Esteghlal
| 3 April 2013 3 | Al-Hilal | 1–2 | Esteghlal | Riyadh |
| 20:40 UTC+3 | Al-Dossari 67' |
report | Montazeri 80' Borhani 85' |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla |
Esteghlal v Al-Hilal
v Al-Hilal
| 9 April 2013 4 | Esteghlal | 0–1 | Al-Hilal | Tehran |
| 21:00 UTC+4:30 | report | Al Abed 35' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 80,300 Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir |
Knockout stage
Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Al Shabab Al Arabi v Esteghlal
v Esteghlal
| 15 May 2013 First leg | Al Shabab Al Arabi | 2–4 | Esteghlal | Dubai |
| 20:40 UTC+4 | Henrique 45+1' Edgar 83' |
report | Samuel 51' Nekounam 72'Majidi 80'Heydari 89' |
Stadium: Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium Attendance: Yuichi Nishimura Referee: 6,375 |
Esteghlal v Al Shabab Al Arabi
v Al Shabab Al Arabi
| 22 May 2013 Second leg | Esteghlal | 0–0 | Al Shabab Al Arabi | Tehran |
| report | Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
Hazfi Cup
Main article: 2012–13 Hazfi Cup
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Esteghlal v Saipa
| 14 December 2012 1/16 | Esteghlal | 4–0 | Saipa | Tehran |
| 16:15 UTC+03:30 | Hatami 34' 63' Borhani 46', 65' Camacho 90+2' |
Report Varzesh3.com |
Rezaei 21' 42' Gholamnejad 26' Márcio 32' Sadeghi 75' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Toraj Haghverdi |
Gahar Dorud v Esteghlal
| 22 December 2012 1/8 | Gahar Dorud | 0–1 | Esteghlal | Dorud |
| 13:30 UTC+03:30 | Report Varzesh3.com |
Mousavi 66' Heydari 73' |
Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi |
Esteghlal v Aboumoslem
| 9 January 2013 1/4 | Esteghlal | 5–0 | Aboumoslem | Tehran |
| 16:30 UTC+03:30 | Samuel 25' Hatami 46', 65'Nekounam 63'Montazeri 76'Arze Sadeghi |
farsnews.com | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Alborz HajiPoor |
Esteghlal v Sepahan
| 30 March 2013 1/2 | Esteghlal | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Sepahan | Tehran |
| 17:00 UTC+03:30 | Hatami 63' |
report | Khalatbari 42' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| Penalties | ||||
 Jabbari Samuel Mohammad-Rezaei  Sadeghi Nekounam Rahmati Hatami |
Bulku Ebrahimi Khalatbari Hajsafi Jamshidian Irannejad Susak |
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Friendly Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Esteghlal v 
Ruero Nif
v 
Ruero Nif
| 4 July 2012 | Esteghlal | 7–0 | Ruero Nif | Istanbul |
| 17:30 UTC+03:00 | Borhani Borhani Borhani Borhani Baou Omranzadeh Manouchehri |
[54] [55] [56] [57] [58] |
Stadium: Green Park Camp Stadium |
Elazığspor 
v Esteghlal
v Esteghlal
| 10 July 2012 | Elazığspor | 2–4 | Esteghlal | Istanbul |
| 17:30 UTC+03:00 | [60] [61] [62] |
Meidavoudi Meidavoudi Borhani Heydari |
Esteghlal v Parseh
v Parseh
| 28 August 2012 | Esteghlal | 2–2 | Parseh | Tehran |
| 17:30 UTC+04:30 | Tosi 13' Borhani 65' |
Goal report farsnews report Aftabnews report |
Ipakchi 10' Khorsandi 79' |
Stadium: Hejazi Camp Attendance: 300 |
Aboumoslem v Esteghlal
v Esteghlal
| 3 September 2012 | Aboumoslem | 1–2 | Esteghlal | Mashhad |
| 17:00 UTC+04:30 | Rezapour 69' |
[63] [64] [65] |
Tosi 1' Borhani 63' |
Stadium: Samen Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mohsen Ghahremani |
| Note: Charity match | ||||
Esteghlal v Damash Gilan
v Damash Gilan
| 9 September 2012 | Esteghlal | 1–1 | Damash Gilan | Tehran |
| 17:30 UTC+04:30 | Manouchehri 18' |
[66] [67] |
Chavoshi 70' |
Stadium: Hejazi Camp Attendance: 600 |
Esteghlal v Honarmandan
v Honarmandan
| 6 October 2012 | Esteghlal | 7–0 | Honarmandan | Tehran |
| 16:00 UTC+04:30 | Manouchehri Manouchehri Borhani Meydavoudi Sadeghi Lamali Sadeghian |
[68] | Stadium: Ararat Stadium | |
| Note: Charity match | ||||
Esteghlal v Paykan
v Paykan
| 4 February 2013 | Esteghlal | 3–0 | Paykan | Tehran |
| 15:15 UTC+03:30 | Mousavi 6', 42' Mohammad-Rezaei 11' |
Varzesh3.ir Shafaf.ir |
Stadium: Hejazi Camp Attendance: 100 |
Appearances
- As of 22 May 2013
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Iran Pro League | AFC Champions League | Hazfi Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | IRN |
Mehdi Rahmati | 46 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | IRN |
Khosro Heydari | 41 | 2 | 29+1 | 1 | 7+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | TRI |
Jlloyd Samuel | 35 | 6 | 19+6 | 2 | 7+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | DF | IRN |
Amir Hossein Sadeghi | 44 | 0 | 31+2 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | IRN |
Hanif Omranzadeh | 34 | 0 | 17+8 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | IRN |
Javad Nekounam | 39 | 9 | 26+1 | 5 | 8+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | FW | IRN |
Farhad Majidi | 18 | 6 | 4+7 | 3 | 3+3 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | IRN |
Mojtaba Jabari | 28 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | IRN |
Arash Borhani | 38 | 15 | 22+5 | 10 | 3+4 | 3 | 2+2 | 2 | ||
| 12 | DF | IRN |
Hassan Ashjari | 15 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | IRN |
Kianoush Rahmati | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | IRN |
Maysam Baou | 20 | 1 | 10+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | IRN |
Hashem Beikzadeh | 29 | 1 | 20+1 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | IRN |
Abbas Mohammad Rezaei | 16 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | IRN |
Siavash Akbarpour | 35 | 3 | 21+6 | 3 | 3+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | FW | IRN |
Farzad Hatami | 26 | 10 | 12+3 | 6 | 3+4 | 0 | 3+1 | 4 | ||
| 28 | DF | IRN |
Mehran Ghasemi | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF | IRN |
Pejman Montazeri | 40 | 3 | 29+0 | 1 | 8+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | ||
| 36 | FW | IRN |
Iman Mousavi | 16 | 2 | 7+4 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | ||
| 38 | MF |  BOL |
Vicente Arze | 11 | 3 | 6+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | ||
| 40 | MF | IRN |
Ali Hamoudi | 42 | 0 | 27+4 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
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| 10 | FW | IRN |
Milad Meidavoudi | 7 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | IRN |
Amin Manouchehri | 16 | 1 | 6+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | IRN |
Meysam Hosseini | 10 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | MF | BRA |
Rodrigo Tosi | 9 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | MF | IRN |
Ferydoon Zandi | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | MF | BRA |
Fabio Januario | 10 | 2 | 8+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
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Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
- Last updated on 23 March 2013
More information Ranking, Position ...
| Ranking | Position | Nation | Name | Pro League | Champions League | Hazfi Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | |
Arash Borhani | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | FW | |
Farzad Hatami | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | MF | |
Javad Nekounam | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | |
Jlloyd Samuel | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| FW | |
Farhad Majidi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | FW | |
Siavash Akbarpour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DF | |
Pejman Montazeri | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| MF | |
Vicente Arze | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | MF | |
Januário | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | |
Iman Mousavi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| DF | |
Khosro Heydari | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | DF | |
Hashem Beikzadeh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | |
Maysam Baou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | |
Rodrigo Tosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| TOTALS | 42 | 15 | 11 | 68 | |||
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Friendlies and Pre season goals are not recognized as competitive match goals.
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.
- Last updated on 23 March 2013
More information No., Nat. ...
| No. | Nat. | Position | Name | Iran Pro League | AFC Champions League | Hazfi Cup | Total | ||||||||
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DF | Hanif Omranzadeh | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | |
MF | Jlloyd Samuel | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | |
MF | Javad Nekounam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | |
FW | Siavash Akbarpour | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | |
FW | Arash Borhani | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Goals conceded
- 4 April 2013
More information Position, Nation ...
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Pro League | Champions League | Hazfi Cup | Total | Minutes per goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | |
1 | Mehdi Rahmati | 18 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 159.2 min |
| TOTALS | 18 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 159.2 min | |||
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Overall statistics
More information Total, Home ...
| Total | Home | Away | Neutral | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 45 | 26 | 19 | 0 |
| Games won | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 |
| Games drawn | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Games lost | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Biggest win | 5 – 0 Fajr Sepasi 5 – 0 Aboumoslem | 5 – 0 Aboumoslem | 5 – 0 Fajr Sepasi | N/A |
| Biggest loss | 0 – 2 Tractor Sazi | 2 – 3 Foolad | 2 – 0 Tractor Sazi | N/A |
| Biggest win (League) | 5 – 0 Fajr Sepasi | 2 – 0 Paykan | 5 – 0 Fajr Sepasi | N/A |
| Biggest win (Cup) | 5 – 0 Aboumoslem | 5 – 0 Aboumoslem | 1 – 0 Gahar Zagros | N/A |
| Biggest win (Asia) | 3 – 0 Al-Rayyan SC | 3 – 0 Al-Rayyan SC | N/A | N/A |
| Biggest loss (League) | 0 – 2 Tractor Sazi | 2 – 3 Foolad | 0 – 2 Tractor Sazi | N/A |
| Biggest loss (Cup) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Biggest loss (Asia) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Clean sheets | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 |
| Goals scored | 68 | 36 | 32 | 0 |
| Goals conceded | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| Goal difference | 42 | 24 | 18 | 0 |
| Average GF per game | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Average GA per game | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Points | 66 | 36 | 30 | 0 |
| Winning rate | 62% | 66% | 57% | N/A |
| Most appearances | Mehdi Rahmati 45 appearances | |||
| Most minutes played | Mehdi Rahmati 4050 minutes | |||
| Top scorer | Arash Borhani 15 goals | |||
| Top assister | Mojtaba Jabari 11 assists | |||
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Last updated: 24 April 2013
Source: Competitive matches
Team
Player
More information No., Player ...
| No. | Player | Award | Month | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehdi Rahmati |
Persian Gulf Pro League Goalkeeper of the year | June | [70] |
| 33 | Pejman Montazeri |
Persian Gulf Pro League Defender of the year | [71] | |
| 3 | Jlloyd Samuel |
Persian Gulf Pro League Foreign player of the year | [72] | |
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Manager
More information Name, Award ...
| Name | Award | Month | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Ghalenoei |
Persian Gulf Pro League Manager of the year | June |
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