2024–25 Esteghlal F.C. season

The 2024–25 Esteghlal Football Club season is the 79th season[1] and the club's 31st 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 AFC Champions League Elite.

Esteghlal
2024–25 season
PresidentFarshid Samiei
Head coachJavad Nekounam
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Persian Gulf Pro League3rd
Hazfi CupPre-season
AFC Champions League ElitePre-season
All statistics correct as of 27 February 2024.

Players

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Last updated: 15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)[2]
No. Name Nat Position Date of Birth (Age) Since End Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Hossein Hosseini (captain)   GK (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 32) 2012 2025   Youth Sector
12 Mohammad Reza Khaledabadi   GK (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 23) 2023 2026   Havadar
50 Amirhossein Nikpour   GK (2002-04-04)4 April 2002 (aged 22) 2024 2027   Gol Gohar
Defenders
3 Saman Fallah   CB (2001-05-12)12 May 2001 (aged 23) 2024 2027   Gol Gohar
5 Armin Sohrabian   CB / LB (1995-07-26)26 July 1995 (aged 29) 2023 2026   Gol Gohar
6 Iman Salimi   CB (1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 28) 2023 2025   Mes Rafsanjan
10 Ramin Rezaeian   RB / RW (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 (aged 34) 2024 2026   Sepahan
18 Milad Zakipour   LB / LM (1995-07-26)26 July 1995 (aged 29) 2024 2026   Sepahan
33 Abolfazl Jalali   LB / LM (1998-06-26)26 June 1998 (aged 26) 2021 2026   Saipa
55 Raphael Silva   CB (1992-04-20)20 April 1992 (aged 32) 2024 2025 Unattached
Midfielders
4 Rouzbeh Cheshmi   DM / CB (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 31) 2021 2025   Umm Salal
14 Zobeir Niknafs   DM / CM (1993-04-12)12 April 1993 (aged 31) 2021 2025   Foolad
16 Abbas Sharafi   CM / DM (2003-01-29)29 January 2003 (aged 21) 2024 2027   Gol Gohar
21 Gaël Kakuta   AM / RW (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 33) 2024 2025   Amiens
22 Didier Ndong   CM / DM (1994-06-17)17 June 1994 (aged 30) 2024 2025   Al-Riyadh
66 Zargham Saadavi   DM / CM (2006-05-31)31 May 2006 (aged 18) 2024 2028   Foolad
70 Mehdi Bahrami Nejad   AM (2006-06-05)5 June 2006 (aged 18) 2024 2029   Doustimehr
88 Arash Rezavand   AM / CM (1993-10-05)5 October 1993 (aged 31) 2019 2025   Saipa
Forwards
7 Mehrdad Mohammadi   RW / ST (1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 31) 2023 2025   Al Sailiya
17 Almedin Ziljkić   LW / RW (1996-02-25)25 February 1996 (aged 28) 2024 2026   Sarajevo
19 Gustavo Blanco   ST (1991-11-05)5 November 1991 (aged 33) 2023 2025   Eibar
20 Alireza Koushki   LW / RW (2000-02-16)16 February 2000 (aged 24) 2024 2026   Gol Gohar
23 Arman Ramezani   ST (1992-06-22)22 June 1992 (aged 32) 2021 2026   Persepolis
77 Jaloliddin Masharipov   LW / RW (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 31) 2024 2025   Panserraikos
80 Mohammad Hossein Eslami   AM / RW / LW (2001-04-13)13 April 2001 (aged 23) 2024 2026   Zob Ahan
90 Amir Mohammad Mardi   ST (2006-08-28)28 August 2006 (aged 18) 2024 2029   KIA

Transfers

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Date Pos. Player From Type Ref.
30 June 2024 (2024-06-30) MF   Muntadher Mohammed Mes Rafsanjan End of loan [3]
30 June 2024 (2024-06-30) GK   Sina Saeidifar Shams Azar
3 July 2024 (2024-07-03) MF   Mohammad Hossein Eslami Zob Ahan Transfer [4]
4 July 2024 (2024-07-04) DF   Milad Zakipour Sepahan [5]
14 July 2024 (2024-07-14) DF   Ramin Rezaeian Sepahan [6]
17 July 2024 (2024-07-17) DF   Saman Fallah Gol Gohar [7]
20 July 2024 (2024-07-20) FW   Alireza Koushki Gol Gohar [8][9]
23 July 2024 (2024-07-23) FW   Almedin Ziljkić   Sarajevo [10][11]
8 August 2024 (2024-08-08) MF   Gaël Kakuta   Amiens [12]
9 August 2024 (2024-08-09) GK   Amirhossein Nikpour Gol Gohar [13]
10 August 2024 (2024-08-10) MF   Abbas Sharafi Gol Gohar [14]
10 August 2024 (2024-08-10) MF   Mehdi Bahrami Nejad Doustimehr [15]
10 August 2024 (2024-08-10) FW   Amir Mohammad Mardi KIA [15]
11 August 2024 (2024-08-11) MF   Didier Ndong   Al-Riyadh [16]
14 August 2024 (2024-08-14) MF   Zargham Saadavi Foolad [17]
TBA GK   Vedran Kjosevski   Struga
Date Pos. Player To Type Ref.
17 July 2024 (2024-07-17) DF   Saleh Hardani Sepahan End of contract [18]
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28) MF   Mohammad Hossein Zavari Havadar End of contract [19]
29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) MF   Omid Hamedifar Gol Gohar End of contract [20]
4 August 2024 (2024-08-04) DF   Alireza Karami Chadormalou Transfer [21]
5 August 2024 (2024-08-05) FW   Peyman Babaei Gol Gohar End of contract [22]
12 August 2024 (2024-08-12) FW   Reza Mirzaei Malavan End of contract [23]
14 August 2024 (2024-08-14) DF   Taha Mohebipour Aluminium Transfer [24]
15 August 2024 (2024-08-15) DF   Jafar Salmani   Al Urooba End of contract [25]
14 August 2024 (2024-08-14) DF   Milad Fakhreddini Shams Azar Transfer
15 August 2024 (2024-08-15) DF   Saman Touranian Malavan Loan
21 August 2024 (2024-08-21) GK   Mohammad Javad Kia Shams Azar Transfer [26]
TBA FW   Amirali Sadeghi End of contract
TBA DF   Mohammad Hossein Moradmand Transfer
TBA GK   Sina Saeidifar Transfer [27]
TBA GK   Vedran Kjosevski Transfer
TBA MF   Muntadher Mohammed Transfer
TBA FW   Arthur Yamga Transfer

Contract renewals

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Date Pos. Name Contract length Contract ends Ref.
1 July 2024 (2024-07-01) DF   Abolfazl Jalali two years 2026 [28]
1 July 2024 (2024-07-01) DF   Armin Sohrabian two years 2026 [29]
12 July 2024 (2024-07-12) MF   Rouzbeh Cheshmi one year 2025 [30]
13 July 2023 (2023-07-13) FW   Mehrdad Mohammadi one year 2025 [31]
22 July 2024 (2024-07-22) MF   Zobeir Niknafs one year 2025 [32]
25 July 2024 (2024-07-25) MF   Arash Rezavand one year 2025 [33]
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) FW   Arman Ramezani two years 2026 [34]
TBA MF   Mehdi Mehdipour N/A N/A

Pre-season and friendlies

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25 July 2024 (2024-07-25) Friendly Esteghlal 5–0 Salehin Tehran
Report Stadium: Nasser Hejazi Camp
30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) Friendly İstanbulspor   1–1   Esteghlal Erzurum, Turkey
Report
Stadium: Yüksek İrtifa Kamp Merkezi
2 August 2024 (2024-08-02) Friendly Al-Orobah   2–3   Esteghlal Erzurum, Turkey
17:30 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Yüksek İrtifa Kamp Merkezi
8 August 2024 (2024-08-08) Friendly Esteghlal 1–0 Gol Gohar Tehran
Report
Stadium: Dastgerdi

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Persian Gulf Pro League Matchday 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Hazfi Cup Round of 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
AFC Champions League Elite League stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00

Last updated: 16 August 2024 (2024-08-16)
Source: Soccerway

Persian Gulf Pro League

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
1 1 0 0 2 1  +1 3 0 0 0 0 0  0 1 0 0 2 1  +1

Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultW
Position3
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2024 (2024-08-16). Source: "Iran Football League Organization - League Full Table".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 23 July.[35][36]

16 August 2024 1 Shams Azar 1–2 Esteghlal Qazvin
19:30 UTC+3:30
Report
Stadium: Sardar Azadegan
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Payam Heydari
23 August 2024 2 Esteghlal v Malavan Qazvin
19:30 UTC+3:30 Report Stadium: Sardar Azadegan
Referee: Koupal Nazemi
29 August 2024 3 Esteghlal Khuzestan v Esteghlal Ahvaz
20:30 UTC+3:30 Report Stadium: Ghadir
4 Esteghlal v Mes Rafsanjan Tehran
Stadium: Takhti
5 Nassaji v Esteghlal Qaem Shahr
Stadium: Vatani
6 Esteghlal v Persepolis Tehran
Stadium: Azadi
7 Havadar v Esteghlal Tehran
Stadium: Dastgerdi
8 Esteghlal v Zob Ahan Tehran
Stadium: Takhti
9 Kheybar v Esteghlal Khorramabad
Stadium: Takhti
10 Esteghlal v Tractor Tehran
Stadium: Takhti
11 Foolad v Esteghlal Ahvaz
Stadium: Foolad Arena
12 Esteghlal v Gol Gohar Tehran
Stadium: Takhti
13 Aluminium v Esteghlal Arak
Stadium: Imam Khomeini
14 Chadormalou v Esteghlal Yazd
Stadium: Shahid Nassiri
15 Esteghlal v Sepahan Tehran
Stadium: Takhti
16 Esteghlal v Shams Azar Tehran
Stadium: Takhti
17 Malavan v Esteghlal Bandar-e Anzali
Stadium: Sirous Ghayeghran
18 Esteghlal v Esteghlal Khuzestan Tehran
Stadium: Takhti
19 Mes Rafsanjan v Esteghlal Rafsanjan
Stadium: Shohadaye Mes Rafsanjan
20 Esteghlal v Nassaji Tehran
Stadium: Takhti
21 Persepolis v Esteghlal Tehran
Stadium: Azadi
22 Esteghlal v Havadar Tehran
Stadium: Takhti
23 Zob Ahan v Esteghlal Fooladshahr
Stadium: Foolad Shahr
24 Esteghlal v Kheybar Tehran
Stadium: Takhti
25 Tractor v Esteghlal Tabriz
Stadium: Sahand
26 Esteghlal v Foolad Tehran
Stadium: Takhti
27 Gol Gohar v Esteghlal Sirjan
Stadium: Qasem Soleimani
28 Esteghlal v Aluminium Tehran
Stadium: Takhti
29 Esteghlal v Chadormalou Tehran
Stadium: Takhti
30 Sepahan v Esteghlal Isfahan
Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan

2024–25 AFC Champions League

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League stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAK SAD PRS HIL SHO AIN NSR RYN EST AHL GHA WAS
1   Pakhtakor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage 17 Feb 3 Dec 5 Nov 17 Sep
2   Al-Sadd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Oct 26 Nov 30 Sep 3 Feb
3   Persepolis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Sep 2 Dec 17 Feb 4 Nov
4   Al-Hilal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Feb 1 Oct 4 Nov 3 Dec
5   Al-Shorta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Oct 17 Feb 16 Sep 26 Nov
6   Al Ain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Sep 21 Oct 3 Feb 25 Nov
7   Al-Nassr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Dec 5 Nov 30 Sep 3 Feb
8   Al-Rayyan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Nov 17 Sep 18 Feb 21 Oct
9   Esteghlal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Nov 3 Feb 22 Oct 16 Sep
10   Al-Ahli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Sep 4 Nov 2 Dec 17 Feb
11   Al-Gharafa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Feb 1 Oct 25 Nov 22 Oct
12   Al Wasl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Nov 18 Feb 2 Dec 30 Sep
First match(es) will be played: 16 September 2024. Source: Asian Football Confederation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
16 September 2024 (2024-09-16) 1 Esteghlal   v   Al-Gharafa Tehran, Iran
21:30 UTC+3:30 Stadium: Azadi
30 September 2024 (2024-09-30) 2 Al-Sadd   v   Esteghlal Doha, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad
22 October 2024 (2024-10-22) 3 Esteghlal   v   Al-Nassr Tehran, Iran
21:30 UTC+3:30 Stadium: Azadi
4 November 2024 (2024-11-04) 4 Al-Hilal   v   Esteghlal Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Kingdom Arena
25 November 2024 (2024-11-25) 5 Esteghlal   v   Pakhtakor Tehran, Iran
21:30 UTC+3:30 Stadium: Azadi
2 December 2024 (2024-12-02) 6 Al-Ahli   v   Esteghlal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3 Stadium: King Abdullah
3 February 2025 (2025-02-03) 7 Esteghlal   v   Al-Shorta Tehran, Iran
21:30 UTC+3:30 Stadium: Azadi
18 February 2025 (2025-02-18) 8 Al-Rayyan   v   Esteghlal Al Rayyan, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League Hazfi Cup ACL Elite
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Hossein Hosseini 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   Saman Fallah 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF   Rouzbeh Cheshmi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   Armin Sohrabian 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   Iman Salimi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   Mehrdad Mohammadi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 DF   Ramin Rezaeian 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK   Mohammad Reza Khaledabadi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   Zobeir Niknafs 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   Almedin Ziljkić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF   Milad Zakipour 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW   Gustavo Blanco Leschuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW   Alireza Koushki 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   Gaël Kakuta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF   Didier Ndong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW   Arman Ramezani 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
33 DF   Abolfazl Jalali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 DF   Raphael Silva 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
77 FW   Jaloliddin Masharipov 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
80 FW   Mohammad Hossein Eslami 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
88 MF   Arash Rezavand 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 16 August 2024 (2024-08-16)
Source: Competitions

Goals

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

Rank Player Pro League Hazfi Cup ACL Elite Total
1   Arman Ramezani 1 0 0 1
  Mohammad Hossein Eslami 1 0 0
Own goals 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 2

Last updated: 16 August 2024 (2024-08-16).
Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Pro League Hazfi Cup ACL Elite Total
1   Hossein Hosseini 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 16 August 2024 (2024-08-16).
Source: Competitive matches

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