2020–21 Esteghlal F.C. season

The 2020–21 Esteghlal Football Club season is the club's 75th season in existence and the 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Iranian football. In addition to the domestic league, Esteghlal participates in this season's editions of the Hazfi Cup, and the AFC Champions League.

Esteghlal F.C.
2020–21 season
PresidentAhmad Madadi
Head coachMahmoud Fekri
(until 2 March 2021)
Farhad Majidi
(from 3 March 2021)
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Pro League3rd
Hazfi CupRunner-up
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Amir Arsalan Motahari (7)

All:
Mehdi Ghayedi (9)
Average home league attendance0[note 1]

Players edit

First team squad edit

Last updated: 28 February 2021 (2021-02-28)[1]
No. Name Nat Position Date of Birth (Age) Since End Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Hossein Hosseini   GK (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 28) 2012 2021   Youth Sector
12 Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri   GK (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 31) 2020 2022   Tractor
90 Sina Saeidifar   GK (2001-04-12)12 April 2001 (aged 19) 2020 2024   Youth Sector
Defenders
2 Mohammad Naderi   LB / CB (1996-10-05)5 October 1996 (aged 24) 2020 2021   Kortrijk
3 Mohammad Hossein Moradmand   CB (1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 27) 2020 2022   Shahr Khodro
4 Siavash Yazdani   CB (1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 28) 2019 2021   Sepahan
5 Aref Gholami   CB / RB (1997-04-19)19 April 1997 (aged 23) 2019 2022   Foolad
20 Ahmad Mousavi   RB / RW (1992-02-04)4 February 1992 (aged 28) 2020 2022   Gol Gohar
21 Vouria Ghafouri   RB / RW (1987-09-20)20 September 1987 (aged 33) 2016 2022   Sepahan
27 Matin Karimzadeh   LB / LM (1998-07-01)1 July 1998 (aged 22) 2020 2023   Pars Jonoubi
33 Hrvoje Milić   LB / LM (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 (aged 31) 2019 2021   Crotone
70 Mohammad Daneshgar   CB / RB (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 26) 2018 2022   Saipa
Midfielders
6 Masoud Rigi   DM / CM (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 29) 2019 2021   Shahr Khodro
8 Farshid Esmaeili   AM / LW / RW (1994-02-23)23 February 1994 (aged 26) 2015 2021   Fajr Sepasi
9 Mehdi Mehdipour   CM / DM (1994-02-18)18 February 1994 (aged 26) 2020 2023   Zob Ahan
11 Dariush Shojaeian   AM / RW / LW (1992-04-07)7 April 1992 (aged 28) 2017 2021   Gostaresh Foulad
15 Sina Khadempour   DM / CB (1997-01-09)9 January 1997 (aged 23) 2017 2023   Naft Tehran
22 Babak Moradi   LW / LB (1993-07-29)29 July 1993 (aged 27) 2020 2022   Machine Sazi
66 Saeid Mehri   CM / DM (1995-09-16)16 September 1995 (aged 25) 2021 2023   Tractor
79 Sobhan Khaghani   RW / RB (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 20) 2020 2025   Tractor
88 Arash Rezavand   AM / CM / RW (1993-10-05)5 October 1993 (aged 27) 2019 2021   Saipa
Forwards
7 Cheick Diabaté   CF (1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 32) 2019 2021   Osmanlıspor
10 Mehdi Ghayedi   CF / SS / LW (1998-12-05)5 December 1998 (aged 22) 2017 2023   Iranjavan
17 Arman Ramezani   CF (1992-06-22)22 June 1992 (aged 28) 2021 2022   Persepolis
72 Arsalan Motahari   CF / RW (1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 27) 2020 2021   Zob Ahan
Players transferred during the season
14 Farshid Bagheri   DM / CM (1992-06-05)5 June 1992 (aged 28) 2016 2021   Saba Qom

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer
window
Ends Source
40 AM   Amir Hossein Khodamoradi 19 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2023 [2]
41 RB   Arash Dajliri 21 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2023 [3]
42 LW   Fardin Rabet 18 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2025
43 CF   Mohammad Abedi 21 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2024 [2]
74 CB   Erfan Rohani 19 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2024 [4]
GK   Amir Mohammad Bahrehmand 18 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2022
99 CF   Sajjad Aghaei 21 Zob Ahan End of loan Summer 2022 [5]
12 GK   Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri 31 Tractor Transfer Summer 2022 [6]
27 LB   Matin Karimzadeh 22 Pars Jonoubi Transfer Summer 2023 [7]
22 LW   Babak Moradi 27 Machine Sazi Transfer Summer 2022 [8]
20 RB   Ahmad Mousavi 28 Gol Gohar Transfer Summer 2022 [9]
3 CB   Mohammad Hossein Moradmand 27 Shahr Khodro Transfer Summer 2022 [10]
9 CM   Mehdi Mehdipour 26 Zob Ahan Transfer Summer 2023 [11]
2 LB   Mohammad Naderi 24   Kortrijk Transfer Summer 2021 [12]
CB   Mikaeil Sheikhi 18 Karun Ramhormoz Transfer Summer 2025 [13]
RW   Alireza Khodabakhshi 18 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2025 [14]
71 CF   Mohammad Hossein Fallah 20 Nirooye Zamini Transfer Summer 2025 [15]
79 RW   Sobhan Khaghani 20 Tractor Transfer Summer 2025 [16]
44 CB   Mohammad Javad Behafarin 21 Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2025
55 CF   Erfan Golmohammadi 23 Nassaji Loan Winter 2021
66 CM   Saeid Mehri 25 Tractor Transfer Winter 2023 [17]
63 GK   Amirhossein Bayat 22 Persepolis Transfer Winter [18]
23 CF   Arman Ramezani 28 Persepolis Transfer Winter 2022 [19]

Out edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer
window
Source
20 CB   Nikolay Bodurov 33   Pirin Blagoevgrad Transfer Summer [20]
30 CB   Azim Gök 24 Mes Kerman Transfer Summer [21]
28 LW   Mohsen Karimi 26 Gol Gohar Transfer Summer [22]
4 CB   Roozbeh Cheshmi 27   Umm Salal Transfer Summer [23]
CM   Aref Gholampour 20 Foolad Transfer Summer [24]
9 RW   Ali Dashti 26 Zob Ahan Transfer Summer [25]
80 LW   Mohammad Bolboli 22 Naft MIS Loan Summer [26]
6 CM   Ali Karimi 25   Qatar Transfer Summer [27]
43 CF   Mohammad Abedi 21 Badran Tehran Transfer Summer
3 LB   Milad Zakipour 24 Gol Gohar Transfer Summer [28]
LM   Mohammad Eslami 20 Tractor Transfer Summer [29]
32 RB   Amirhossein Kargar 21 Gol Gohar Transfer Summer [13]
19 GK   Hossein Pour Hamidi 22 Aluminium Arak Loan Summer
17 RW   Zakaria Moradi 22 Malavan Loan Summer [30]
57 CB   Shahin Taherkhani 23 Paykan Transfer Summer [31]
38 CM   Ali Tari 20   Sabail Transfer Summer
11 CF   Morteza Tabrizi 30 Gol Gohar Transfer Winter [32]
99 CF   Sajjad Aghaei 21 Nassaji Loan Winter [33]
77 CM   Reza Azari 23 Machine Sazi Loan Winter [34]
42 LW   Fardin Rabet 19 Naft MIS Loan Winter
44 CB   Mohammadjavad Behafarin 21 Chooka Talesh Loan Winter
71 CF   Mohammad Hossein Fallah 21 Machine Sazi Loan Winter [35]
14 DM   Farshid Bagheri 28 Gol Gohar Transfer Winter

Pre-season and friendlies edit

19 October 2020 (2020-10-19) 1 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Naft MIS Tehran
14:50 IRST (UTC+03:30)
  • Rigi   28'
  • Rezavand   34'
Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 2 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Havadar Tehran
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) 3 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Shahrdari Astara Tehran
14:50 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
30 October 2020 (2020-10-30) 4 Esteghlal 3 – 0 Chooka Talesh Tehran
14:50 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report Stadium: Azadi 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 7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) 30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 3rd 30 16 8 6 36 19 +17 053.33
Hazfi Cup 11 March 2021 (2021-03-11) 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) Round of 32 Runners-up 5 3 2 0 6 3 +3 060.00
AFC Champions League 15 April 2021 (2021-04-15) 30 April 2021 (2021-04-30) Group stage Round of 16 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 050.00
Total 41 22 12 7 56 30 +26 053.66

Last updated: 10 August 2021 (2021-08-10).
Source: Competitions

Persian Gulf Pro League edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persepolis[a] (C) 30 19 10 1 47 14 +33 67
2 Sepahan 30 19 8 3 53 24 +29 65 Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League group stage
3 Esteghlal[a] 30 16 8 6 36 19 +17 56
4 Tractor 30 12 9 9 35 29 +6 45
5 Gol Gohar 30 13 6 11 33 32 +1 45
Updated to match(es) played on 30 July 2021. Source: IPL Table, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[36]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Persepolis and Esteghlal 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.


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 16 8 6 36 19  +17 56 9 3 3 18 9  +9 7 5 3 18 10  +8

Last updated: 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31).
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLWDDWDDWWWLDWLDWWDWWLLWDWWWWL
Position462541241111223333333333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31). Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) 1 Esteghlal 2–0 Mes Rafsanjan Tehran
16:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Reza Jafari
20 November 2020 (2020-11-20) 2 Foolad 2–1 Esteghlal Ahvaz
16:40 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Foolad Arena
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifar
25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 3 Esteghlal 1–0 Machine Sazi Tehran
16:15 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Ali Bye
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 4 Paykan 0–0 Esteghlal Shahr-e Qods
16:15 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Shahre Qods Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Seyyed Mehdi Seyyad Ali
7 December 2020 (2020-12-07) 5 Esteghlal 1–1 Sanat Naft Tehran
16:15 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Hassan Akrami
13 December 2020 (2020-12-13) 6 Shahr Khodro 0–2 Esteghlal Mashhad
15:45 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Imam Reza Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Kopal Nazemi
18 December 2020 (2020-12-18) 7 Zob Ahan 0–0 Esteghlal Isfahan
15:45 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Morteza Mansourian
11 January 2021 (2021-01-11) 8 Esteghlal 2–2 Persepolis Tehran
16:35 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Reza Kermanshahi
30 December 2020 (2020-12-30) 9 Gol Gohar 1–2 Esteghlal Sirjan
16:20 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Imam Ali Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Mohammadreza Akbarian
4 January 2021 (2021-01-04) 10 Esteghlal 2–0 Aluminium Arak Tehran
16:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Aliasghar Momeni
18 January 2021 (2021-01-18) 11 Tractor 1–3 Esteghlal Tabriz
14:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Bijan Heydari
23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) 12 Esteghlal 0–1 Saipa Tehran
16:45IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Yaser Hamrang
29 January 2021 (2021-01-29) 13 Naft MIS 1–1 Esteghlal Masjed Soleyman
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Behnam Mohammadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Payam Heydari
5 February 2021 (2021-02-05) 14 Esteghlal 1–0 Nassaji Tehran
17:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Moud Bonyadifar
13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) 15 Sepahan 2–0 Esteghlal Isfahan
17:10 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Seyyed Vahid Kazemi
1 March 2021 (2021-03-01) 16 Mes Rafsanjan 1–1 Esteghlal Rafsanjan
14:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Shohadaye Mes Rafsanjan Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Saeid Rahimi Moghaddam
6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 17 Esteghlal 1–0 Foolad Tehran
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Komeil Gholami
17 March 2021 (2021-03-17) 18 Machine Sazi 0–2 Esteghlal Tabriz
16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Bonyan Diesel Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
3 April 2021 (2021-04-03) 19 Esteghlal 0–0 Paykan Tehran
18:50 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Reza Kermanshahi
24 May 2021 (2021-05-24) 20 Sanat Naft 0–1 Esteghlal Abadan
21:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Hamid Hajmalek
21 June 2021 (2021-06-21) 21 Esteghlal 2–0 Shahr Khodro Tehran
19:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Komeil Gholami
9 May 2021 (2021-05-09) 22 Esteghlal 0–2 Zob Ahan Tehran
22:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Reza Adel
14 May 2021 (2021-05-14) 23 Persepolis 1–0 Esteghlal Tehran
20:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Mohammad Reza Akbarian
25 June 2021 (2021-06-25) 24 Esteghlal 2–0 Gol Gohar Tehran
21:50 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifard
1 July 2021 (2021-07-01) 25 Aluminium Arak 0–0 Esteghlal Arak
19:50 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Imam Khomeini Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Seyyed Mehdi Seyyad Ali
6 July 2021 (2021-07-06) 26 Esteghlal 2–1 Tractor Tehran
19:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Payam Heydari
10 July 2021 (2021-07-10) 27 Saipa 0–2 Esteghlal Tehran
19:50 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Morteza Mansourian
20 July 2021 (2021-07-20) 28 Esteghlal 1–0 Naft MIS Tehran
21:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Torabian
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 29 Nassaji 1–3 Esteghlal Qaem Shahr
21:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Vatani Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Bijan Heydari
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 30 Esteghlal 1–2 Sepahan Tehran
21:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Payam Heydari

Score overview edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Aluminium Arak 2–0 0–0 2–0
Foolad 1–0 1–2 2–2
Gol Gohar 2–0 2–1 4–1
Machine Sazi 1–0 2–0 3–0
Mes Rafsanjan 2–0 1–1 3–1
Naft MIS 1–0 1–1 2–1
Nassaji 1–0 3–1 4–1
Paykan 0–0 0–0 0-0
Persepolis 2–2 0–1 2–3
Saipa 0–1 2–0 2–1
Sanat Naft 1–1 1–0 2–1
Sepahan 1–2 0–2 1–4
Shahr Khodro 2–0 2–0 4–0
Tractor 2–1 3–1 5–2
Zob Ahan 0–2 0–0 0–2

Hazfi Cup edit

11 March 2021 (2021-03-11) Round of 32 Paykan 1–2 Esteghlal Shahre Qods
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Hamid Hajmalek
19 May 2021 (2021-05-19) Round of 16 Esteghlal 2–1 Zob Ahan Tehran
19:35 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Moud Bonyadifar
15 July 2021 (2021-07-15) Quarter-final Persepolis 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Esteghlal Tehran
19:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Alireza Faghani
Man of the Match: Siavash Yazdani
Penalties
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) Semi-final Esteghlal 2–1 Gol Gohar Tehran
19:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Seyyed Vahid Kazemi
8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) Final Foolad 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Esteghlal Isfahan
20:30 IRDT
Report
Stadium: Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Bijan Heydari
Penalties

AFC Champions League edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST DUH AHL SHO
1   Esteghlal 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11 Advance to Round of 16 2–2 5–2 1–0
2   Al-Duhail 6 2 3 1 11 9 +2 9 4–3 1–1 2–0
3   Al-Ahli (H) 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9 0–0 1–1 2–1
4   Al-Shorta 6 1 0 5 3 12 −9 3 0–3 2–1 0–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
15 April 2021 (2021-04-15) 1 Esteghlal   5–2   Al-Ahli Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
23:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Sports Hall
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
18 April 2021 (2021-04-18) 2 Al-Shorta   0–3   Esteghlal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
23:15 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Sports Hall
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
21 April 2021 (2021-04-21) 3 Al-Duhail   4–3   Esteghlal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Sports Hall
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 4 Esteghlal   2–2   Al-Duhail Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
23:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Sports Hall
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
27 April 2021 (2021-04-27) 5 Al-Ahli   0–0   Esteghlal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
23:15 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Sports Hall
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
30 April 2021 (2021-04-30) 6 Esteghlal   1–0   Al-Shorta Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:45 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Sports Hall
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

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   Hossein Hosseini 14 0 11 0 3 0 0 0
2 DF   Mohammad Naderi 32 3 23 1 5 0 4 2
3 DF   Mohammad Hossein Moradmand 32 1 24 1 4 0 4 0
4 DF   Siavash Yazdani 28 0 18 0 5 0 5 0
5 DF   Aref Gholami 28 0 20 0 3 0 5 0
6 MF   Masoud Rigi 36 0 25 0 5 0 6 0
7 FW   Cheick Diabaté 20 8 13 2 1 1 6 5
8 MF   Farshid Esmaeili 32 6 22 1 5 2 5 3
9 MF   Mehdi Mehdipour 33 2 23 2 5 0 5 0
10 FW   Mehdi Ghayedi 40 9 29 6 5 0 6 3
11 MF   Dariush Shojaeian 22 0 17 0 1 0 4 0
12 GK   Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri 27 0 19 0 2 0 6 0
15 MF   Sina Khadempour 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   Arman Ramezani 16 2 12 2 1 0 3 0
20 DF   Ahmad Mousavi 24 1 19 1 1 0 4 0
21 DF   Vouria Ghafouri 33 8 22 6 5 2 6 0
22 MF   Babak Moradi 17 0 11 0 4 0 2 0
27 DF   Matin Karimzadeh 16 1 15 1 1 0 0 0
33 DF   Hrvoje Milic 18 1 12 1 1 0 5 0
41 DF   Arash Dajliri 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
66 MF   Saeid Mehri 10 0 6 0 0 0 4 0
70 DF   Mohammad Daneshgar 28 2 25 1 3 1 0 0
72 FW   Arsalan Motahari 38 8 29 7 5 0 4 1
79 MF   Sobhan Khaghani 15 2 11 2 2 0 2 0
88 MF   Arash Rezavand 38 0 27 0 5 0 6 0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
14 MF   Farshid Bagheri 10 1 10 1 0 0 0 0
42 MF   Fardin Rabet 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
71 FW   Mohammad Hossein Fallah 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW   Sajjad Aghaei 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 10 August 2021 (2021-08-10)
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   Mehdi Ghayedi 6 0 3 9
2   Cheick Diabaté 2 1 5 8
  Vouria Ghafouri 6 2 0
  Arsalan Motahari 7 0 1
4   Farshid Esmaeili 1 2 3 6
6   Mohammad Naderi 1 0 2 3
7   Arman Ramezani 2 0 0 2
  Mohammad Daneshgar 1 1 0
  Mehdi Mehdipour 2 0 0
  Sobhan Khaghani 2 0 0
11   Mohammad Hossein Moradmand 1 0 0 1
  Ahmad Mousavi 1 0 0
  Hrvoje Milić 1 0 0
  Matin Karimzadeh 1 0 0
Own goals 2 0 0 2
Total 36 6 14 56

Last updated: 10 August 2021 (2021-08-10).
Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets edit

Rank Player Pro League Hazfi Cup Champions
League
Total
1   Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri 10 1 3 14
2   Hossein Hosseini 6 1 0 7
Total 16 2 3 21

Last updated: 9 August 2021 (2021-08-09).
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
                       
1 GK   Hossein Hosseini 1 1
2 DF   Mohammad Naderi 7 7
3 DF   Mohammad Hossein Moradmand 3 2 1 6
4 DF   Siavash Yazdani 1 1
5 DF   Aref Gholami 3 3
6 MF   Masoud Rigi 3 1 4
7 FW   Cheick Diabaté 1 1 2
8 MF   Farshid Esmaeili 3 3
9 MF   Mehdi Mehdipour 2 2
10 FW   Mehdi Ghayedi 3 1 4
11 MF   Dariush Shojaeian 4 1 5
12 GK   Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri 3 3
14 DF   Farshid Bagheri 1 1
15 DF   Sina Khadempour 1 1
20 DF   Ahmad Mousavi 1 1
21 DF   Vouria Ghafouri 2 2
22 MF   Babak Moradi 1 1 1 1
70 DF   Mohammad Daneshgar 4 2 6
79 MF   Sobhan Khaghani 1 1
88 MF   Arash Rezavand 7 7

Last updated: 10 August 2021 (2021-08-10)
Source: Scoreway
Only competitive matches
  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ All matches were played behind closed doors.
  2. ^ 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 z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

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