2015–16_Esteghlal_F.C._season

2015–16 Esteghlal F.C. season

2015–16 Esteghlal F.C. season

Esteghlal F.C. 2015–16 football season


The 2015–16 season was the Esteghlal Football Club's 15th season in the Persian Gulf Pro League, their 22nd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football, and 70th year in existence as a football club. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup.

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Club

Current Management Team

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Chairman Bahram Afsharzadeh
Deputy Chairman Ali Nazari Juybari
Media Officer
Director of Football
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Azadi Stadium (100,000 / 110x75m)
Training ground Nasser Hejazi Camp

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First team squad

Last updated: 29 May 2016
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Persian Gulf Pro League squad

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

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  • List of Esteghlal squad in Iran league Organization[1]
  • [U19 = Under 19 Player | U21 = Under 21 Player | U23 = Under 23 Player][2]

New contracts

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Transfers

In

Summer

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Winter

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Out

Summer

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Winter

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Loan in

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Summer

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Winter

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Competitions

Overall

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Source: Competitions
Note: Current Position/Round Only use for team still a part of Competition.

Competition record

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Persian Gulf Pro League

Standings

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Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2016. Source: IPL Stats
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Last updated: 13 May 2016.
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2016. Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

30 July 2015 1 Siah Jamegan 1–2 Esteghlal Mashhad
18:00 (DST+03:30) A. Naghizadeh 63'
M. Jovanović Yellow card 52'
report S. Shahbazzadeh 37', 78'
M. Rahmati Yellow card 51'
A. Borhani Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Samen
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ahmad Salehi
7 August 2015 2 Esteghlal 2–0 Malavan Tehran
19:30 (DST+03:30) O. Ebrahimi 29', 38'
A. Hajmohammadi Yellow card 18'
M. Majidi Yellow card 20'
O. Ebrahimi Yellow card 39'
R. Cheshmi Yellow card 61'
report H. Mahini Yellow card 33'
E. Pourghaz Yellow card 37'
S. Karami Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Shahin Haj Babaei
14 August 2015 3 Esteghlal 0–2 Zob Ahan Tehran
19:20 (DST+03:30) H. Mkoyan Yellow card 40'
M. Karimi Yellow card 88'
report E. Pahlevan 61'
M. Tabrizi 85'
M. Tabrizi Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi
21 August 2015 4 Esteghlal Ahvaz 1–2 Esteghlal Ahvaz
19:15 (DST+03:30) T. Reykani 74'
M-E Nazari Yellow card 60'
M. Hamidi Yellow card 67'
M-E Nazari Yellow card 9+1' Yellow-red card
report M. Karimi 72'
M. Majidi 90+2'
H. Omranzadeh Yellow card 36'
M. Majidi Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Ghadir Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: MohammadReza Akbarian
21 September 2015 5 Esteghlal 2–1 Naft Tehran Tehran
18:45 (DST+03:30) M. Fakhreddini 51'
O. Ebrahimi 56' (p)
H. Omranzadeh Yellow card 71'
P. Pejić Yellow card 86'
S. Shahbazzadeh Yellow card 90+4'
report A. Nong 65'
C. Santos Yellow card 56'
A. Nong Yellow card 61'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi
15 September 2015 6 Gostaresh 0–2 Esteghlal Tabriz
17:00 (DST+03:30) report S. Shahbazzadeh 25'
M. Karimi 65'
R. Cheshmi Yellow card 31'
Y. Karimi Yellow card 42'
M. Rahmati Yellow card 76'
Stadium: Gostaresh Foulad Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Bijan Heidari
25 September 2015 7 Esteghlal 3–3 Rah Ahan Tehran
18:30 (DST+03:30) O. Ebrahimi 37' (p), 45' (p)
A. Borhani 53'
H. Omranzadeh Yellow card 20'
A. Borhani Yellow card 39'
report B. Abdi 12'
S. Strandvall 22' (p)
F. Farji 52'
I. Nenezić Yellow card 35'
I. Nenezić Red card 45'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Hossein Zargar
16 October 2015 8 Padideh 1–1 Esteghlal Mashhad
15:00 (DST+03:30) M. Kheiri 3'
A. Jafari Yellow card 45'
M. Naghizadeh Yellow card 45+3'
R. Nasehi Yellow card 81'
report M. Moradmand 58' (o.g.)
M. Fakhreddini Yellow card 50'
Stadium: Samen Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Mehdi Seyyed Ali
21 October 2015 9 Esteghlal 1–1 Esteghlal Khuzestan Tehran
16:45 (DST+03:30) P. Pejić 44'
R. Cheshmi Yellow card 17'
report A. Kaabi 36'
M. Tayyebi Yellow card 19'
R. Seifollahi Yellow card 31'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi
26 October 2015 10 Sepahan 0–3 Esteghlal Isfahan
15:00 (DST+03:30) F. Musaev Yellow card 30' report F. Esmaeili 6'
J. Ansari 53'
B. Barzay 77'
O. Ebrahimi Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Shahin Haj Babaei
30 October 2015 11 Esteghlal 1–1 Perspolis Tehran
15:00 (DST+03:30) J. Ansari 49'
M. Majidi Yellow card 42'
S. ShahbazzadehYellow card 60'
A. HajmohammadiYellow card 82'
O. EbrahimiYellow card 90'
report J. Bengtson 90+5' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky
20 November 2015 12 Foolad 0–2 Esteghlal Ahvaz
16:20 (DST+03:30) L. Mesarić Yellow card 82' report J. Ansari 56'
P. Pejić 88'
M.R. KhorsandniaYellow card 36'
M. Fakhreddini Yellow card 41'
Stadium: Ghadir Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ahmad Salehi
30 November 2015 13 Esteghlal 1–1 Saipa Tehran
17:30 (DST+03:30) J. Ansari 62'
O. EbrahimiYellow card 50'
report A. Zeinali 82'
M. AyoubiYellow card 36'
A. ZeinaliYellow card 87'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
13 December 2015 14 Tractor Sazi 0–0 Esteghlal Tabriz
15:00 (DST+03:30) report Stadium: Sahand
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mohsen Ghahremani
17 December 2015 15 Esteghlal 1–0 Saba Qom Tehran
16:20 (DST+03:30) S. Shahbazzadeh 18'
B. Barzay Red card 26'
H. MkoyanYellow card 37'
K. HeydariYellow card 90+3'
report F. BagheriYellow card 44'
M. OusaniYellow card 77'
F. Bagheri Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Ahmad Salehi
28 December 2015 16 Esteghlal 3–1 Siah Jamegan Tehran
17:30 (DST+03:30) M. Karimi 35'
S. Shahbazzadeh 41'
A. Borhani 66'
M. FakhreddiniYellow card 70'
report R. Enayati 50'
S. AfrasiabiYellow card 49'
R. EnayatiYellow card 54'
A. KamdarYellow card 72'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bijan Heidari
1 January 2016 17 Malavan 2–2 Esteghlal Anzali
14:30 (DST+03:30) J. Ansari 8'
M. Karimi 22'
H. Omranzadeh Yellow card 40'
report J. Rafkhaei 17', 77' (pen.)
J. Rafkhaei Yellow card 18'
M. Abshak Yellow card 61'
H. Mahini Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Takhti Anzali
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Mohsen Torky
2 February 2016 18 Zob Ahan 0–0 Esteghlal Isfahan
14:30 (DST+03:30) H. Beikzadeh Yellow card 31' report A. Hajmohammadi Yellow card 33'
M. Rahmati Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Shahin Haj Babaei
7 February 2016 19 Esteghlal 1–1 Esteghlal Ahvaz Tehran
17:00 (DST+03:30) O. Ebrahimi 28'
M. Momeni Yellow card 19'
report H. Khaziravi 58'
M. Sharifi Yellow card 81'
Luiz Fernando Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
14 February 2016 20 Naft Tehran 1–0 Esteghlal Tehran
17:10 (DST+03:30) H. Omranzadeh 9' (o.g.)
V. Hamdinejad Yellow card 20'
A. Rezavand Yellow card 29'
I. Mobali Yellow card 63'
A.A.Motahari Yellow card 86'
report M. Fakhreddini Yellow card 34'
Y. Karimi Yellow card 78'
M. Fakhreddini Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 7,650
Referee: MohammadReza Akbarian
19 February 2016 21 Esteghlal 2–1 Gostaresh Tehran
15:30 (DST+03:30) S. Shahbazzadeh 33'
M. Karimi 44'
O. Ebrahimi Yellow card 40'
M. Rahmati Yellow card 58'
H. Omranzadeh Yellow card 74'
report M. Ebrahimi soccer ball with red X 30'
S. Goudarzi 90+3'
M. Hosseini Yellow card 14'
M. Batista Yellow card 25'
M. Nosrati Red card 58'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Reza Kermanshahi
4 March 2016 22 Rah Ahan 0–1 Esteghlal Shahr-e Qods
15:30 (DST+03:30) M. Mohammadi Yellow card 40'
F. Faraji Yellow card 82'
report M.R. Khorsandnia 45'
M. Fakhreddini Yellow card 65'
A. Hajmohammadi Yellow card 71'
R. Cheshmi Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Shahin Haj Babaei
10 March 2016 23 Esteghlal 0–0 Padideh Tehran
17:30 (DST+03:30) A. Chihi Yellow card 67'
S. Shahbazzadeh Yellow card 68'
M. Rahmati Yellow card 90+4'
B. Barzay Yellow card 90+5'
report M. Khamisi Yellow card 62'
H. Badamaki Yellow card 84'
M. Bayat Yellow card 86'
B. Salari Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Ahmad Salehi
3 April 2016 24 Esteghlal Khuzestan 1–1 Esteghlal Ahvaz
18:55 (DST+03:30) F. Salarvand 73'
H. Nassari Yellow card 30'
D. Mahini Yellow card 55'
M. Coulibaly Yellow card 88'
report M. Majidi 31'
K. Heydari Yellow card 27'
P. Pejić Yellow card 65'
Stadium: Ghadir Stadium
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
10 April 2016 25 Esteghlal 0–0 Sepahan Tehran
19:00 (DST+03:30) F. Esmaeili Yellow card 70' report S. Ghaedifar Yellow card 32'
M.R. Khalatbari Yellow card 65'
A. Karami Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Tooraj Haghverdi
15 April 2016 26 Perspolis 4–2 Esteghlal Tehran
17:00 (DST+03:30) M. Taremi 5', 35'
M. Taremi soccer ball with red X 40'
R. Rezaeian 54'
M. Mosalman 85'
M. Kafshgari Yellow card 68'
R. Rezaeian Yellow card 77'
L. Marić Yellow card 84'
M. Bengar Yellow card 87'
M. Taremi Yellow card 90'
report J. Ansari 55'
O. Ebrahimi 89' (p)
H. Omranzadeh Yellow card 37'
Y. Karimi Yellow card 74'
O. Ebrahimi Yellow card 90'
M. Majidi Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky
22 April 2016 27 Esteghlal 3–0 Foolad Tehran
20:15 (DST+03:30) O. Ebrahimi 8'
B. Barzay 11'
J. Ansari 36'
J. Ansari Yellow card 63'
report M. Chago Yellow card 35' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
28 April 2016 28 Saipa 1–2 Esteghlal Tehran
18:00 (DST+03:30) A. Gholizadeh 64' report O. Ebrahimi 52' (p)
P. Pejić 81'
S. Shahbazzadeh Yellow card 38'
H. Mkoyan Yellow card 44'
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ahmad Salehi
8 May 2016 29 Esteghlal 2–3 Tractor Sazi Tehran
18:00 (DST+03:30) A. Hajmohammadi 14'
S. Shahbazzadeh 47'
M. Rahmati Yellow card 9'
report Augusto 21'
S. Rafiei 42'
A. Nong 79'
F. Hatami Yellow card 12'
S. Rafiei Yellow card 79'
S. Rafiei Yellow card 90+2' Yellow-red card
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Hossein Zargar
13 May 2016 30 Saba Qom 1–1 Esteghlal Qom
18:00 (DST+03:30) M. Ghazi 28'
M. Farahani Yellow card 31'
A.H. Sadeghi Yellow card 59'
F. Machado Yellow card 90'
report O. Ebrahimi 32' (p) Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bijan Heidari

Hazfi Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

11 September 2015 (2015-09-11) Roundof 32 Esteghlal 5–0Shahrdari SemnanTehran
18:30 (DST+03:30) S. Shahbazzadeh 22', 46'
P. Pejić 65', 75'
M.Fakhreddini 80'
A. Ramezani Yellow card 29'
report M. Kamranpour Yellow card 45+3' Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Seyyed Reza Mahdavi
4 November 2015 (2015-11-04) Round of 16 Esteghlal 3–1FooladTehran
16:30 (DST+03:30) M. Majidi 15'
H. Omranzadeh 20'
J. Ansari 77'
H. Omranzadeh Yellow card 62'
S. Shahbazzadeh Yellow card 67'
K. Heydari Yellow card 70'
R. Cheshmi Yellow card 85'
report E. Sharifat 3' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
22 December 2015 (2015-12-22) Semifinal Tractor Sazi 1–2 Esteghlal Tabriz
14:30 (DST+03:30) Augusto 49'
S. Khalilzadeh Yellow card 32'
S. Ashouri Yellow card 90+3'
S. Khalilzadeh Yellow card 90+4' Yellow-red card
report S. Shahbazzadeh 29', 52'
S. Shahbazzadeh Yellow card 32'
M. Rahmati Yellow card 32'
K. Heydari Yellow card 55'
H. MkoyanYellow card 83'
Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Zargar

Friendly Matches

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

13 July 2015 (2015-07-13) Esteghlal 3–0 Bahman Karaj, Iran
18:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Ebrahimi 60' (pen.)
Shahbazzadeh 63', 72'
report Stadium: Kordan Camp
Attendance: 150
16 July 2015 (2015-07-16) Esteghlal 0–0 Niroo Zamini Karaj, Iran
18:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) report Stadium: Kordan Camp
Attendance: 400[40]
20 July 2015 (2015-07-20) Paykan 1–0 Esteghlal Tehran, Iran
18:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Moghanlou 24' report Stadium: Iran Khodro Stadium
23 July 2015 (2015-07-23) Esteghlal 1–1 Esteghlal Khuzestan Tehran, Iran
18:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Ansari 37' report Zohaivi 42' Stadium: Azadi Football Training Pitches
Attendance: 300

Mid-season

31 August 2015 (2015-08-31) Esteghlal 3–1 Tohid Tehran Tehran, Iran
17:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) M. Hosseini 25'
K. Jassim 35' (pen.)
S. Shahbazzadeh 39'
report M. Ahmadi 30' Stadium: Azadi Football Training Pitches
Attendance: 300
26 January 2016 (2016-01-26) Esteghlal 2–2 Padideh Tehran, Iran
14:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) O. Ebrahimi 31' (p)
P. Pejić 83'
report M. Abbasian 26'
M. Kheiri 78'
Stadium: Azadi Football Training Pitches
25 February 2016 (2016-02-25) Esteghlal 0–0 Oxin Alborz Tehran, Iran
15:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) report Stadium: Azadi Football Training Pitches
25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)[41][42] Sweden Hammarby 2–1 Esteghlal Stockholm, Sweden
19:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) D. Jajić 63'
I. Lidberg 68'
E. Israelsson Yellow card 38'
D. Jajić Yellow card 50'
Alex Yellow card 90+3'
report M. Majidi 2' (p) Stadium: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 7,127

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions.
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Disciplinary record

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

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Last updated: 29 May 2016
Source: Competitive matches and ipl

Top scorers

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

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Last updated: 29 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Top Assister

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

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Last updated: 29 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

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

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Last updated: 29 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Goals conceded

The list is sorted by shirt number when total 'minutes played' are equal.

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Last updated: 29 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Summary

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Last updated: 29 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Awards

Team

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See also


References

  1. "Hammarbyfotboll.se – Hammarby möter iranska Esteghlal i vår". Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

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