The 2019–20 season is the Esteghlal Football Club's 19th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 26th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup, and 74th year in existence as a football club.
| 2019–20 season | ||||
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| President | Amirhossein Fathi (until 10 December 2019)[1] Esmaeil Khalilzadeh (from 10 December 2019 until 26 February 2020)[2] Ali Fatollahzadeh (from 26 February 2020 until 30 March 2020)[3] Ahmad Saadatmand (from 30 March 2020)[4] | |||
| Head coach | Andrea Stramaccioni (until 8 December 2019) Voria Ghafouri (caretaker) (from 9 december 2019 until 2 January 2020)[5] Farhad Majidi (from 2 January 2020 until 3 September 2020) Majid Namjoo-Motlagh (from 6 September 2020) | |||
| Stadium | Azadi Stadium | |||
| Pro League | 2nd | |||
| Hazfi Cup | Runners-up | |||
| AFC Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Cheick Diabaté (15) All: Cheick Diabaté (19) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 65,000 (vs Shahr Khodro, 5 December 2019) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 9,000 (vs Naft MIS, 2 February 2020) | |||
| Biggest win | Esteghlal 5–0 Sanat Naft Al-Rayyan 0–5 Esteghlal | |||
| Biggest defeat | Esteghlal 1–2 Machine Sazi Al-Ahli 2–1 Esteghlal | |||
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Players edit
First team squad edit
- Last updated: 2 February 2020
| No. | Name | Nat | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Since | End | Signed from | |||
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Hossein Hosseini | 
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GK | 30 June 1992 (aged 27) | 2012 | 2021 | Youth Sector
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| 19 | Hossein Pour Hamidi |
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GK | 26 March 1998 (aged 21) | 2019 | 2022 | Esteghlal Khuzestan
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| 78 | Alireza Ansari |
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GK | 6 February 2000 (aged 19) | 2019 | 2020 | Youth Sector
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| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Milad Zakipour |
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LB / LM | 23 November 1995 (aged 24) | 2016 | 2021 | Naft Tehran
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| 4 | Roozbeh Cheshmi |
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CB / DM | 24 July 1993 (aged 26) | 2015 | 2020 | Saba Qom
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| 5 | Aref Gholami |
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CB / RB / LB | 19 April 1997 (aged 22) | 2019 | 2021 | Foolad
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| 21 | Vouria Ghafouri |
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RB / RW | 20 September 1987 (aged 32) | 2016 | 2021 | Sepahan
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| 22 | Siavash Yazdani |
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CB | 2 March 1992 (aged 27) | 2019 | 2021 | Sepahan
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| 30 | Azim Gök |
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CB / LB | 25 January 1996 (aged 23) | 2016 | 2021 | Youth Sector
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| 32 | Amirhossein Kargar |
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RB | 22 November 1998 (aged 21) | 2018 | 2021 | Youth Sector
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| 33 | Hrvoje Milić | 
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LB / LM | 10 May 1989 (aged 30) | 2019 | 2021 |  Crotone
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| 41 | Arash Dajliri |
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RB | 19 January 1999 (aged 20) | 2020 | Youth Sector
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| 57 | Shahin Taherkhani |
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CB | 7 January 1997 (aged 22) | 2018 | 2021 | Youth Sector
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| 70 | Mohammad Daneshgar |
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CB | 20 January 1994 (aged 25) | 2018 | 2020 | Saipa
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| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Ali Karimi |
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CM / DM | 11 February 1994 (aged 25) | 2018 | 2020 | Sepahan
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| 8 | Farshid Esmaeili |
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AM / LW / RW | 23 February 1994 (aged 25) | 2015 | 2020 | Fajr Sepasi
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| 9 | Ali Dashti |
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RW / SS | 18 January 1994 (aged 25) | 2018 | 2021 | Saipa
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| 14 | Farshid Bagheri |
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DM / CM | 5 June 1992 (aged 27) | 2016 | 2020 | Saba Qom
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| 15 | Sina Khadempour |
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DM / CM / CB | 9 January 1997 (aged 22) | 2017 | 2022 | Naft Tehran
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| 23 | Dariush Shojaeian |
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AM / RW / LW | 7 April 1992 (aged 27) | 2017 | 2020 | Gostaresh Foulad
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| 28 | Mohsen Karimi |
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LW / RW / SS | 20 September 1994 (aged 25) | 2014 | 2020 | Youth Sector
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| 40 | Amir Hossein Khodamoradi |
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AM | 13 September 2000 (aged 19) | 2020 | 2024 | Youth Sector
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| 66 | Masoud Rigi |
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DM / CM | 22 February 1991 (aged 28) | 2019 | 2021 | Shahr Khodro
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| 77 | Reza Azari |
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DM / CM / AM | 10 February 1998 (aged 21) | 2018 | 2023 | Youth Sector
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| 80 | Mohammad Bolboli |
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LW | 11 January 1998 (aged 21) | 2019 | 2023 | Sepidrood
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| 88 | Arash Rezavand |
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AM / CM | 5 October 1993 (aged 26) | 2019 | 2021 | Saipa
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| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Cheick Diabaté | 
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CF / SS | 25 April 1988 (aged 31) | 2019 | 2021 |  Osmanlıspor
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| 10 | Mehdi Ghayedi |
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SS / RW / LW | 5 December 1998 (aged 21) | 2017 | 2023 | Iranjavan
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| 11 | Morteza Tabrizi |
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CF / LW | 6 January 1991 (aged 28) | 2018 | 2020 | Zob Ahan
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| 17 | Zakaria Moradi |
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CF / RW | 14 August 1998 (aged 21) | 2019 | 2023 | Youth Sector
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| 72 | Amir Arsalan Motahari |
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CF / RW | 10 March 1993 (aged 26) | 2020 | 2021 | Zob Ahan
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| Players transferred during the season | ||||||||||
| 99 | Sajjad Aghaei |
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CF / LW / RW | 19 March 1999 (aged 20) | 2017 | 2022 | Youth Sector
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| 20 | Nikolay Bodurov | 
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CB | 30 May 1986 (aged 33) | 2020 | 2021 | Unattached | |||
Transfers edit
In edit
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window |
Ends | Source |
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Hamed Bakhshi | 18 | Peykan | Transfer | Summer | [6] | ||
| 80 | LW |
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Mohammad Bolboli | 21 | Sepidrood | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | [7] |
| 9 | RW |
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Ali Dashti | 25 | Saipa | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | [8] |
| 44 | CB |
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Milad Bagheri | 23 | Mes Kerman | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | [9] |
| 22 | CB |
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Siavash Yazdani | 27 | Sepahan | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | [10] |
| 66 | DM |
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Masoud Rigi | 28 | Shahr Khodro | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | [11] |
| 15 | DM |
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Sina Khadempour | 22 | Gol Gohar | End of loan | Summer | 2022 | |
| 70 | RW |
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Mohammad Javad Mohammadi | 23 | Arvand Karun | End of loan | Summer | 2022 | |
| 80 | RW |
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Mohammad Dehghan Nejad | 19 | Saipa | Transfer | Winter | 2020 | |
| 88 | AM |
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Arash Rezavand | 25 | Saipa | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | [12] |
| 7 | CF |
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Cheick Diabaté | 31 | Osmanlıspor
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Transfer | Summer | 2021 | [13] |
| 38 | CM |
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Ali Tari | 18 | Zob Ahan | Transfer | Summer | 2024 | |
| 5 | CB |
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Aref Gholami | 22 | Foolad | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | [14] |
| — | GK |
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Erfan Khalili | 19 | Niroo Zamini | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | |
| 19 | GK |
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Hossein Pour Hamidi | 21 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | |
| 33 | LB |
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Hrvoje Milić | 30 | Crotone
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Transfer | Summer | 2021 | [15] |
| — | LW |
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Hossein Bijani | 16 | Foolad | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | [16] |
| 30 | CB |
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Azim Gök | 23 | Malavan | End of loan | Winter | 2021 | |
| 72 | CF |
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Amir Arsalan Motahari | 26 | Zob Ahan | Transfer | Winter | 2021 | [17] |
| 20 | CB |
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Nikolay Bodurov | 33 | Unattached | Transfer | Winter | 2021 | [18] |
Out edit
Pre-season and friendlies edit
| 30 June 2019 1 | Esteghlal | 5 – 0 | Esteghlal B | Tehran |
| 19:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30) | M. Tabrizi  8 (pen.)', 38' R. Bagheri 16' A. Dashti 64' M. Bolboli |
Report |
| 4 July 2019 2 | Esteghlal | 1 – 1 | Niroo Zamini | Tehran |
| 18:40 IRDT (UTC+04:30) | D. Shojaeian 9' |
Report | A. Akvan 45' |
| 11 July 2019 3 | Esteghlal | 5 – 0 |  Heartland | Turkey |
| 18:00 TRT (UTC+03:00) | M. Zakipour 18' S. Aghaei 20', 39' M. Tabrizi 59' A. Dashti 65' |
Report |
| 17 July 2019 4 | Esteghlal | 3 – 1 |  Petrolul Ploiești | Turkey |
| 18:00 TRT (UTC+03:00) | S. Aghaei 22' D. Shojaeian 63' A. Dashti 75' |
Report | 12' |
| 25 July 2019 5 | Esteghlal | 4 – 2 | Baadraan Tehran | Tehran |
| 18:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) | Diabate 34' Esmaeili 40' Tabrizi 66' F.Bagheri 70' |
Report | Vakili 10' Ebrahimi 12' |
| 1 August 2019 6 | Esteghlal | 4 – 0 | Machine Sazi | Tehran |
| 18:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) | Shojaeian 26' Esmaeili 30' Daneshgar 50' Dashti 90' |
| 5 August 2019 7 | Esteghlal | 4 – 0 | Esteghlal U-20 | Tehran |
| 18:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Pro League | 22 August 2019 | 20 August 2020 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 46.67 |
| Hazfi Cup | 30 September 2019 | 3 September 2020 | Round of 32 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 60.00 |
| AFC Champions League | 21 January 2020 | 26 September 2020 | Preliminary round 2 | Round of 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 42.86 |
| Total | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 82 | 43 | +39 | 47.62 | ||||
Last updated: 27 September 2020.
Source: Competitions
Persian Gulf Pro League edit
Results summary edit
| 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 |
| 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 |
Last updated: 21 August 2020.
Source: Ipl Stats
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2020. Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persepolis (C) | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 67 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 53 | |
| 3 | Foolad | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 51 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs |
| 4 | Tractor | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 50 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage[a] |
| 5 | Sepahan | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 49 |
Source: IPL Table, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[36]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[36]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Tractor qualified to AFC Champions League group stage directly by winning the Hazfi Cup
Matches edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled
| 23 August 2019 1 | Machine Sazi | 1 – 0 | Esteghlal | Tabriz |
| 18:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bonyan Diesel Stadium Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Payam Heydari |
| 29 August 2019 2 | Esteghlal | 1 – 1 | Foolad | Tehran |
| 19:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 15 September 2019 3 | Naft MIS | 1 – 1 | Esteghlal | Masjed Soleyman |
| 19:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Behnam Mohammadi Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mohammadreza Akbarian |
| 22 September 2019 4 | Esteghlal | 0 – 1 | Persepolis | Tehran |
| 16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar |
| Note: 91st Tehran derby | ||||
| 26 September 2019 5 | Zob Ahan | 2 – 2 | Esteghlal | Isfahan |
| 18:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Bijan Heydari |
| 4 October 2019 6 | Esteghlal | 2 – 1 | Gol Gohar | Tehran |
| 16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (NC) Referee: Hassan Akrami |
| 21 October 2019 7 | Saipa | 0 – 4 | Esteghlal | Shahr-e Qods |
| 16:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi |
| 25 October 2019 8 | Esteghlal | 2 – 0 | Pars Jonoubi | Tehran |
| 19:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Seyed Reza Mahdavi |
| 1 November 2019 9 | Tractor | 2 – 4 | Esteghlal | Tabriz |
| 18:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Bijan Heydari |
| 5 November 2019 10 | Esteghlal | 5 – 0 | Sanat Naft | Tehran |
| 15:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifar |
| 25 November 2019 11 | Nassaji | 1 – 2 | Esteghlal | Qaem Shahr |
| 15:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Vatani Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ali Safaei |
| 30 November 2019 12 | Sepahan | 2 – 2 | Esteghlal | Isfahan |
| 15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifar |
| 5 December 2019 13 | Esteghlal | 1 – 0 | Shahr Khodro | Tehran |
| 15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi |
| 9 December 2019 14 | Paykan | 2 – 2 | Esteghlal | Tehran |
| 17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar |
| 14 December 2019 15 | Esteghlal | 4 – 1 | Shahin Bushehr | Tehran |
| 15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ali Bay |
| 19 December 2019 16 | Esteghlal | 1 – 2 | Machine Sazi | Tehran |
| 17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 15,010 Referee: Seyyed Vahid Kazemi |
| 24 June 2020 17 | Foolad | 2 – 1 | Esteghlal | Ahvaz |
| 21:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foolad Arena Attendance: 0 (NC) Referee: Seyyed Mehdi Seyyad Ali |
| Note: The match was postponed and rescheduled to 24 June. The match was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 2 February 2020 18 | Esteghlal | 2 – 1 | Naft MIS | Tehran |
| 17:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Hamid Haj-Malek |
| 6 February 2020 19 | Persepolis | 2 – 2 | Esteghlal | Tehran |
| 15:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 56,780 Referee: Bijan Heydari Man of the Match: Amir Arsalan Motahari |
| Note: 92nd Tehran derby | ||||
| 23 February 2020 20 | Esteghlal | 2 – 1 | Zob Ahan | Tehran |
| 18:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (NC) Referee: Payam Heydari |
| Note: No spectator due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 27 February 2020 21 | Gol Gohar | 1 – 0 | Esteghlal | Sirjan |
| 16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report | Stadium: Gol Gohar Sport Complex Attendance: 0 (NC) Referee: Mohammadreza Akbarian | |
| Note: No spectator due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 29 June 2020 22 | Esteghlal | 1 – 1 | Saipa | Tehran |
| 21:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (NC) Referee: Payam Heydari |
| Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 29 June. The match was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 27 July 2020 23 | Pars Jonoubi | 0 – 2 | Esteghlal | Jam |
| 20:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) | Report |
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Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 0 (NC) Referee: Payam Heydari | |
| Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 27 July. The match was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 11 July 2020 24 | Esteghlal | 0 – 0 | Tractor | Tehran |
| 21:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (NC) Referee: Hassan Akrami |
| Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 11 July. The match was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 17 July 2020 25 | Sanat Naft | 0 – 2 | Esteghlal | Abadan |
| 21:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Takhti Abadan Attendance: 0 (NC) Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi |
| Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 17 July. The match was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 23 July 2020 26 | Esteghlal | 1 – 1 | Nassaji | Tehran |
| 21:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
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Report | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (NC) Referee: Reza Kermanshahi | |
| Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 23 July. The match was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 1 August 2020 27 | Esteghlal | 2 – 1 | Sepahan | Tehran |
| 21:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (NC) Referee: Bijan Heydari |
| Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 1 August. The match was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 6 August 2020 28 | Shahr Khodro | 2 – 2 | Esteghlal | Mashhad |
| 20:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Imam Reza Stadium Attendance: 0 (NC) Referee: Vahid Kazemi[37] |
| Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 6 August. The match was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 15 August 2020 29 | Esteghlal | 1 – 1 | Paykan | Tehran |
| 20:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (NC) Referee: Payam Heydari |
| Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 15 August. The match was played behind closed doors. | ||||
| 20 August 2020 30 | Shahin Bushehr | 1 – 4 | Esteghlal | Bushehr |
| 20:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Shahid Beheshti Stadium Attendance: 0 (NC) Referee: Aliasghar Momeni |
| Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 20 August. The match was played behind closed doors. | ||||
Hazfi Cup edit
Round of 32 edit
| 30 September 2019 Round of 32 | Gol Reyhan | 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Esteghlal | Karaj |
| 18:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Enghelab Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Seyed Mehdi Seyed Ali |
Round of 16 edit
| 17 October 2019 Round of 16 | Esteghlal | 3 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Fajr Sepasi | Tehran |
| 16:50 IRST (UTC+03:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Payam Heydari |
Quarter-final edit
| 10 August 2020 Quarter-Final | Esteghlal | 2 – 0 | Sepahan | Tehran |
| 20:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (NC) Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar |
| Note: The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran. | ||||
Semi-final edit
| 26 August 2020 Semi-Final | Persepolis | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (1-4 p) | Esteghlal | Tehran |
| 20:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (NC) Referee: Payam Heydari |
| Penalties | ||||
| Note: 1. 93th Tehran derby 2. The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran. |
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Final edit
| 3 September 2020 Final | Esteghlal | 2 – 3 | Tractor | Mashhad |
| 18:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Imam Reza Stadium Attendance: 0 (NC) Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar |
| Note: The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran. | ||||
AFC Champions League edit
Qualifying play-off edit
Preliminary edit
| 25 January 2020 Preliminary round | Esteghlal | 3 – 0 |  Al-Kuwait | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 18:20 UTC+4 |
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Live Report Stats Report |
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Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia) |
Play-off edit
| 28 January 2020 Play-off round | Al-Rayyan  | 0 – 5 | Esteghlal | Doha, Qatar |
| 18:15 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan) |
Group stage edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | EST | SHO | WAH | |
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| 1 |  Al-Ahli
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | Esteghlal
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | |||
| 3 |  Al-Shorta
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | |||
| 4 |  Al-Wahda
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[a] | — |
- ^ Al-Wahda were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to several team members testing positive for COVID-19.[38] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[39]
| 10 February 2020 1 | Al-Shorta | 1 – 1 | Esteghlal | Erbil, Iraq |
| 17:30 UTC+3 | Live Report Stats Report |
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Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan) |
| 17 February 2020 2 | Al-Ahli | 2 – 1 | Esteghlal | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| 18:30 UTC+3 |
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Live Report Stats Report |
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Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 6,740 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
| Note: Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia will be played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations. | ||||
| 14 September 2020 3 | Al-Wahda | Cancelled | Esteghlal | Doha, Qatar |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Live Report Stats Report |
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium |
| 17 September 2020 4 | Esteghlal | Cancelled | Al-Wahda | Doha, Qatar |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Live Report Stats Report |
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium |
| 20 September 2020 5 | Esteghlal | 1 – 1 | Al-Shorta | Doha, Qatar |
| 21:00 UTC+3 |
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Live Report Stats Report |
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Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
| 23 September 2020 6 | Esteghlal | 3 – 0 | Al-Ahli | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
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Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
Knockout stage edit
Round of 16 edit
| 26 September 2020 Round of 16 | Pakhtakor  | 2 – 1 | Esteghlal | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
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Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
Statistics edit
Squad statistics edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Pro League | Hazfi Cup | ACL | ||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| 1 | GK |
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Hossein Hosseini | 42 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | DF |
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Milad Zakipour | 27 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | DF |
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Roozbeh Cheshmi | 31 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | DF |
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Aref Gholami | 29 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | MF |
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Ali Karimi | 37 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 7 | FW |
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Cheick Diabaté | 28 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| 8 | MF |
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Farshid Esmaeili | 29 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | FW |
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Ali Dashti | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | MF |
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Mehdi Ghayedi | 41 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 11 | FW |
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Morteza Tabrizi | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | MF |
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Farshid Bagheri | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | MF |
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Sina Khadempour | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | FW |
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Zakaria Moradi | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | DF |
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Vouria Ghafouri | 39 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 22 | DF |
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Siavash Yazdani | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | MF |
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Dariush Shojaeian | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 28 | MF |
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Mohsen Karimi | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 32 | DF |
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Amirhossein Kargar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 33 | DF |
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Hrvoje Milić | 30 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 40 | MF |
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Amir Hossein Khodamoradi | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 41 | DF |
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Arash Dajliri | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 42 | MF |
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Fardin Rabet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 57 | DF |
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Shahin Taherkhani | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 66 | MF |
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Masoud Rigi | 38 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 70 | DF |
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Mohammad Daneshgar | 36 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 72 | FW |
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Amir Arsalan Motahari | 20 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| 77 | MF |
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Reza Azari | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 80 | MF |
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Mohammad Bolboli | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 88 | MF |
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Arash Rezavand | 38 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Players transferred/loaned out during the season | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | DF |
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Nikolay Bodurov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 99 | FW |
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Sajjad Aghaei | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Last updated: 29 September 2020
Source: Competitions
Goals edit
| Rank | Player | Position | Pro League | Hazfi Cup | ACL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheikh Diabaté | FW | 15 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 2 | Mehdi Ghayedi | FW | 10 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Amir Arsalan Motahari | FW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Voria Ghafouri | DF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Ali Karimi | MF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 6 | Mohammad Daneshgar | DF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Farshid Esmaeili | MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sajjad Aghaei | FW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | Hrvoje Milić | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dariush Shojaeian | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Aref Gholami | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Masoud Rigi | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Arash Rezavand | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rouzbeh Cheshmi | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Total | 55 | 12 | 15 | 82 | ||
Clean sheets edit
| Rank | Name | Pro League | Hazfi Cup | ACL | Total |
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| 1 | Hossein Hosseini | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
Disciplinary record edit
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Pro League | Hazfi Cup | AFC CL | Total | Notes | ||||||||
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| 1 | GK |
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Hossein Hosseini | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | DF |
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Milad Zakipour | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 4 | DF |
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Roozbeh Cheshmi | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 5 | DF |
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Aref Gholami | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | MF |
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Ali Karimi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 7 | MF |
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Cheick Diabaté | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 8 | MF |
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Farshid Esmaeili | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 9 | MF |
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Ali Dashti | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 10 | FW |
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Mehdi Ghayedi | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 11 | FW |
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Morteza Tabrizi | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 14 | MF |
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Farshid Bagheri | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 21 | DF |
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Vouria Ghafouri | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 23 | MF |
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Dariush Shojaeian | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 33 | DF |
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Hrvoje Milić | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 57 | DF |
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Shahin Taherkhani | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 66 | MF |
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Masoud Rigi | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| 70 | DF |
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Mohammad Daneshgar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| 72 | FW |
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Amir Arsalan Motahari | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 88 | MF |
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Arash Rezavand | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
Last updated: 29 September 2020
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.
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