2015–16 Esteghlal F.C. season

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Esteghlal F.C.
2015–16 season
PresidentReza Eftekhari
Head coachParviz Mazloumi
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Persian Gulf League3rd
Hazfi CupRunner-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Omid Ebrahimi (10 goals)
All: Shahbazzadeh
Omid Ebrahimi
(11 goals each)
Highest home attendance90,000 v Persepolis
(30 October 2015)
Lowest home attendance2,500 v Est. Khuzestan
(21 October 2015)
Average home league attendance30,200

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.

Club[edit]

Current Management Team[edit]

Position Name
Head coach Iran Parviz Mazloumi
Assistant coach Iran Majid Saleh
Assistant coach Iran Sirous Dinmohammadi
Goalkeeper coach Iran Hossein Torabpour
Fitness coach Iran Ali Asghar Ghorbanali Pour
Doctor Iran Kaveh Sotoudeh
Physiotherapist Iran Amin Noroozi
Analyzer Iran Mohammad Navazi
Analyzer Iran Farzad Majidi
Analyzer Iran Mahdi Arjangi Nia
Team Manager Iran Mansour Pourheidari

Other information[edit]

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

Kit[edit]

Supplier: 361 DegreesChina / Sponsor: RIRA, Samsung, 3090, Kerman Motor Company

Home
Away

Kit information[edit]

First team squad[edit]

Last updated: 29 May 2016
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Ends Games Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Mehdi Rahmati Iran GK 2015 (1983-06-28)28 June 1983 (aged 32) Iran Paykan 2019 189 0
22 Vahid Talebloo Iran GK 2014 (1982-05-26)26 May 1982 (aged 33) Iran Rah Ahan 2017 196 0
33 Amir Hossein Najafi Iran GK 2015 (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 (aged 19) Youth system 2017 0 0
Defenders
2 Khosro Heydari Iran RB, RM 2011 (1983-09-14)14 September 1983 (aged 32) Iran Sepahan 2017 229 7
5 Hanif Omranzadeh Iran CB 2009 (1985-04-30)30 April 1985 (aged 30) Iran Pas 2016 216 24
15 Hrayr Mkoyan Armenia CB, RB 2014 (1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 29) Armenia FC Shirak 2016 54 0
20 Meysam Majidi Iran LB, LM 2015 (1986-10-25)25 October 1986 (aged 29) Iran Esteghlal Khuzestan 2017 29 3
24 Omid Noorafkan Iran LB, DM 2015 (1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 18) Youth system 2017 10 0
34 Milad Fakhreddini Iran RB, RM, RW 2014 (1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 25) Iran Tractor Sazi 2016 55 3
55 Mohammad Amin Hajmohammadi Iran CB 2015 (1991-02-14)14 February 1991 (aged 24) Iran Naft Tehran 2017 18 1
Midfielders
3 Mohammad Reza Khorsandnia Iran DM, CB 2014 (1988-02-05)5 February 1988 (aged 27) Iran Padideh 2017 43 1
4 Roozbeh Cheshmi Iran DM, CB 2015 (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 22) Iran Saba Qom 2017 26 0
6 Omid Ebrahimi Iran DM, CM 2014 (1987-09-16)16 September 1987 (aged 28) Iran Sepahan 2016 63 20
8 Yaghoub Karimi Iran LM, LB, AM 2014 (1991-08-31)31 August 1991 (aged 24) Iran Sepahan 2017 40 1
11 Jaber Ansari Iran RM, LM, AM, RW, LW, SS 2015 (1987-01-10)10 January 1987 (aged 28) Iran Gostaresh Foulad 2017 33 8
16 Mehdi Momeni Iran AM, SS 2016 (1985-09-21)21 September 1985 (aged 30) Iran Naft Tehran 2017 8 0
17 Milad Shabanloo Iran AM, CM 2014 (1995-01-02)2 January 1995 (aged 20) Iran Esteghlal Bushehr 2017 3 0
19 Alireza Ramezani Iran RM, RW 2014 (1993-06-03)3 June 1993 (aged 22) Iran Naft Gachsaran 2018 19 1
28 Mohsen Karimi Iran LM, LW 2014 (1994-09-20)20 September 1994 (aged 21) Youth system 2018 30 5
36 Mehdi Rajabifar Iran LM, RM 2015 (1997-11-19)19 November 1997 (aged 18) Youth system 2017 0 0
88 Farshid Esmaeili Iran AM, SS 2015 (1994-02-23)23 February 1994 (aged 21) Iran Fajr Sepasi 2018 20 1
99 Adil Chihi Morocco RM, RW 2016 (1988-02-21)21 February 1988 (aged 27) Free agent 2016 6 0
Forwards
9 Arash Borhani Iran CF, RW, LW 2007 (1983-09-14)14 September 1983 (aged 32) Iran PAS Tehran 2016 292 108
10 Sajjad Shahbazzadeh Iran CF, SS 2014 (1990-01-23)23 January 1990 (aged 25) Iran Saipa 2017 62 24
14 Pero Pejić Croatia CF 2015 (1982-11-28)28 November 1982 (aged 33) Albania FK Kukësi 2017 17 5
77 Behnam Barzay Iran LW, RW, LM, RM 2015 (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 22) Iran Rah Ahan 2017 24 2
Players transferred during the season
13 Karrar Jassim Iraq AM, LM, RM, SS 2014 (1987-06-11)11 June 1987 (aged 28) Iraq Al-Talaba 2016 41 6
18 Rivaldo Barbosa de Souza Brazil DM, LB 2015 (1985-08-25)25 August 1985 (aged 30) Brazil Figueirense 2016 3 0
21 Majid Hosseini Iran CB, RB 2014 (1996-06-20)20 June 1996 (aged 19) Youth system 2017 4 0

Persian Gulf Pro League squad[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Iran IRN Mehdi Rahmati (captain)
2 DF Iran IRN Khosro Heydari (4th captain)
3 MF Iran IRN Mohammad Reza Khorsandnia
4 MF Iran IRN Roozbeh Cheshmi U23
5 DF Iran IRN Hanif Omranzadeh
6 MF Iran IRN Omid Ebrahimi
8 MF Iran IRN Yaghoub Karimi
9 FW Iran IRN Arash Borhani (3rd captain)
10 FW Iran IRN Sajjad Shahbazzadeh
11 MF Iran IRN Jaber Ansari
14 FW Croatia CRO Pero Pejić
15 DF Armenia ARM Hrayr Mkoyan
16 MF Iran IRN Mehdi Momeni
17 MF Iran IRN Milad Shabanloo U21
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Iran IRN Alireza Ramezani U23
20 DF Iran IRN Meysam Majidi
22 GK Iran IRN Vahid Talebloo (2nd captain)
24 MF Iran IRN Omid Noorafkan U19
27 MF Iran IRN Hossein Hosseini U21
28 MF Iran IRN Mohsen Karimi U23
33 GK Iran IRN Amir Hossein Najafi U21
34 DF Iran IRN Milad Fakhreddini
36 MF Iran IRN Mehdi Rajabifar U19
55 DF Iran IRN Amin Hajmohammadi
77 FW Iran IRN Behnam Barzay U23
88 MF Iran IRN Farshid Esmaeili U23
99 MF Morocco MAR Adil Chihi
  • List of Esteghlal squad in Iran league Organization[1]
  • [U19 = Under 19 Player | U21 = Under 21 Player | U23 = Under 23 Player][2]

New contracts[edit]

No. Pos Name Age Contract length Ends Date Source
2 RB Iran Khosro Heydari 31 2 years 2017 4 July 2015 [3]
6 CM Iran Omid Ebrahimi 28 1 year 2016 5 July 2015 [4]
77 LW Iran Behnam Barzay 22 2 years 2017 20 July 2015 [5]
1 GK Iran Mehdi Rahmati 33 3 years 2019 22 February 2016 [6]

Transfers[edit]

Main articles: List of Iranian football transfers summer 2015 and List of Iranian football transfers winter 2015–16

In[edit]

Summer[edit]

No. Pos Nat. Name Age Moving From Type Ends Date Source
LM Iran Amir Hossein Tahuni 22 Nassaji Mazandaran End of loan 2019 30 June 2015
CM Iran Iman Basafa 23 Esteghlal Khuzestan End of loan 2017 30 June 2015
RM Iran Jaber Ansari 28 Gostaresh Foulad Free Transfer 2017 24 June 2015 [7]
CB Iran Mohammad Amin Hajmohammadi 24 Naft Tehran Free Transfer 2017 25 June 2015 [8]
LB Iran Meysam Majidi 28 Esteghlal Khuzestan Transfer 2017 28 June 2015 [9]
GK Iran Mehdi Rahmati 32 Paykan Free Transfer 2016 29 June 2015 [10]
DM Iran Roozbeh Cheshmi 21 Saba Qom Transfer 2017 30 June 2015 [11]
AM Iran Farshid Esmaeili 21 Fajr Sepasi Free Transfer 2018 5 July 2015 [12]
CM Brazil Rivaldo Barbosa de Souza 29 Brazil Figueirense Free Transfer 2016 20 July 2015 [13]
LM Iran Yaghoub Karimi 23 Sepahan Transfer 2017 24 July 2015 [14]
ST Croatia Pero Pejić 32 Albania FK Kukësi Free Transfer 2017 2 August 2015 [15]

Winter[edit]

No. Pos Nat. Name Age Moving From Type Ends Date Source
AM Iran Mehdi Momeni 30 Naft Tehran Free Transfer 2017 28 December 2015 [16]
RM Morocco Adil Chihi 28 England Fulham Free Transfer 2016 27 February 2016 [17]

Out[edit]

Summer[edit]

No. Pos Nat. Name Age Moving To Type Date Source
99 CM Iran Milad Nouri 29 Siah Jamegan End of contract 22 June 2015 [18][19]
17 LM Iran Yaghoub Karimi 23 Sepahan End of loan 30 June 2015 [20]
34 CM Iran Iman Basafa 23 Fajr Sepasi Released 30 June 2015 [21][22]
80 ST Iran Reza Enayati 39 Siah Jamegan Released 29 June 2015 [23]
32 LM Iran Amir Hossein Tahuni 22 Nassaji Mazandaran Released 11 July 2015 [24]
1 GK Iran Mohsen Forouzan 27 Siah Jamegan Released 22 July 2015 [25]
16 LB Iran Hashem Beikzadeh 31 Saba Qom Released 26 July 2015 [26]
4 CB Iran Amir Hossein Sadeghi 33 Saba Qom Released 26 July 2015 [27][28]
21 GK Iran Farzin Garousian 23 Aluminium Hormozgan Released 7 August 2015 [29]
29 ST Iran Milad Soleiman Fallah 28 Paykan Released 10 August 2015 [30][31]
27 RB Iran Mohammad Reza Soleimani 20 Rah Ahan Released 10 August 2015 [32]

Winter[edit]

No. Pos Nat. Name Age Moving To Type Date Source
18 DM Brazil Rivaldo Barbosa de Souza 30 Brazil Clube de Regatas Brasil Released 27 September 2015 [33]
13 AM Iraq Karrar Jassim 28 Iraq Naft Al-Wasat Released 29 November 2015 [34][35]
35 CB Iran Mehdi Karbalaei 22 Gostaresh Foulad Released 8 January 2016 [36]

Loan in[edit]

Loan out[edit]

Summer[edit]

No. Pos Nat. Name Age Loaned To Start End Source
35 CB Iran Mehdi Karbalaei 22 Khoneh Be Khoneh 3 August 2015 30 June 2016 [37]
48 LB Iran Mohammad Khalili 21 Khoneh Be Khoneh 3 August 2015 30 June 2016 [38]

Winter[edit]

No. Pos Nat. Name Age Loaned To Start End Source
21 CB Iran Majid Hosseini 19 Rah Ahan 27 December 2015 30 June 2016 [39]

Competitions[edit]

Overall[edit]

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Persian Gulf Pro League — — 3rd 30 July 2015 13 May 2016
Hazfi Cup Round of 32 — Runner-up 11 Sep 2015 29 May 2016
Last updated: 29 May 2016

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

Competition record[edit]

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Persian Gulf Pro League 30 13 13 4 43 28 +15 043.33
Hazfi Cup 5 3 2 0 12 4 +8 060.00
Total 35 16 15 4 55 32 +23 045.71
Last updated: 29 May 2016

Persian Gulf Pro League[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Est. Khuzestan (C) 30 15 12 3 33 14 +19 57 Qualification for the 2017 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Persepolis 30 16 9 5 50 34 +16 57
3 Esteghlal 30 13 13 4 43 28 +15 52 Qualification for the 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
4 Tractor Sazi 30 13 12 5 43 27 +16 51
5 Naft Tehran 30 13 10 7 30 21 +9 49
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[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 13 13 4 43 28  +15 52 6 7 2 22 15  +7 7 6 2 21 13  +8

Last updated: 13 May 2016.
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWLWWWDDDWDWDDWWDDDLWWDDDLWWLD
Position114321111111122211121111232133
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2016. Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

  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[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 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
25 November 2015 (2015-11-25) QuarterfinalNaft Tehran1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Esteghlal Tehran
15:20 (DST+03:30) S. Lotfi 90+2'
H. Bou Hamdan Yellow card 23'
V. Amiri Yellow card 72'
S. Lotfi Yellow card 90+2'
V. Hamdinejad Yellow card 104'
P. Sadeghian Yellow card 117'		 report M. Daneshgar 45+1' (o.g.)
Y. Karimi Yellow card 23'
F. Esmaeili Yellow card 66'
Y. Karimi Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card		 Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Shahin Haj Babaei
Penalties
M. Shiri soccer ball with check mark
M. Daneshgarsoccer ball with check mark
A. Bouazarsoccer ball with check mark
H. Bou Hamdan soccer ball with red X
A.A. Motahari soccer ball with red X
P. Sadeghiansoccer ball with check mark
S. Lotfisoccer ball with red X		 O. Ebrahimi soccer ball with red X
P. Pejić soccer ball with check mark
M. Majidisoccer ball with check mark
H. Mkoyan soccer ball with check mark
R. Cheshmi soccer ball with red X
F. Esmaeili soccer ball with check mark
K. Heydari soccer ball with check mark
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
29 May 2016 (2016-05-29) Final Zob Ahan 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		EsteghlalKhorramshahr
21:00 (DST+03:30) D. Esmaeilifar 20'
M.R. Mazaheri Yellow card 33'
G. Hadadifar Yellow card 55'
M.R. Hosseini Yellow card 87'
A. Hamam Yellow card 99'
W. Ismail Yellow card 117'		 report O. Ebrahimi 56' (p)
M. Majidi Yellow card 30'
A. Ramezani Yellow card 117'		 Stadium: Khorramshahr Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
Penalties
M. Rajabzadeh soccer ball with check mark
M. Mehdipour soccer ball with check mark
M. Hassanzadeh soccer ball with check mark
M.R. Hosseini soccer ball with check mark
H. Mohammadi soccer ball with check mark		 M. Majidi soccer ball with check mark
H. Mkoyan soccer ball with check mark
O. Ebrahimi soccer ball with check mark
A. Ramezani soccer ball with red X
Y. Karimi soccer ball with check mark

Friendly Matches[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

  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[edit]

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[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Persian Gulf Pro League Hazfi Cup Total
No P N Name S P GP M S P GP M S P GP M
1 GK Iran Mehdi Rahmati 26 26 -23 0 -0.88 2340 4 4 -4 0 -0.86 420 30 30 -27 0 -0.88 2760
2 RM Iran Khosro Heydari 18 18 0 5 0 1511 3 3 0 0 0 292 21 21 0 5 0 1803
3 DM Iran Khorsandnia 9 14 1 0 0.11 854 2 3 0 0 0 144 11 17 1 0 0.09 998
4 DM Iran Roozbeh Cheshmi 21 22 0 1 0 1876 4 4 0 0 0 390 25 26 0 1 0 2266
5 CB Iran Hanif Omranzadeh 19 20 0 0 0 1778 5 5 1 1 0.18 510 24 25 1 1 0.04 2288
6 DM Iran Omid Ebrahimi 28 28 10 1 0.36 2520 4 4 1 0 0.21 420 32 32 11 1 0.34 2940
8 LM Iran Yaghoub Karimi 10 13 0 2 0 827 3 3 0 2 0 289 13 16 0 4 0 1116
9 CF Iran Arash Borhani 11 14 2 2 0.21 838 0 2 0 0 0 29 11 16 2 2 0.21 867
10 CF Iran Sajjad Shahbazzadeh 25 26 7 5 0.28 2264 3 4 4 0 1.35 266 28 30 11 5 0.39 2530
11 AM Iran Jaber Ansari 25 28 7 4 0.28 2226 5 5 1 3 0.18 495 30 33 8 7 0.26 2721
13 AM Iraq Karrar Jassim 2 6 0 0 0 232 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 232
14 CF Croatia Pero Pejić 4 14 3 0 0.59 456 1 3 2 0 1.35 133 5 17 5 0 0.76 589
15 CB Armenia Hrayr Mkoyan 25 26 0 0 0 2182 4 4 0 0 0 420 29 30 0 0 0 2602
16 AM Iran Mehdi Momeni 1 8 0 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 250
17 CM Iran Milad Shabanloo 0 3 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 38
18 CM Brazil Rivaldo 1 3 0 0 0 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 81
19 RM Iran Alireza Ramezani 1 4 0 0 0 76 1 4 0 0 0 125 2 8 0 0 0 201
20 LB Iran Meysam Majidi 20 24 2 2 0.10 1790 5 5 1 1 0.19 482 25 29 3 3 0.12 2272
22 GK Iran Vahid Talebloo 4 4 -5 0 -1.25 360 1 1 0 0 0 90 5 5 -5 0 -1.0 450
24 LM Iran Omid Noorafkan 7 10 0 0 0 640 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 0 0 0 640
28 LM Iran Mohsen Karimi 12 23 5 0 0.41 1110 1 3 0 0 0 146 13 26 5 0 0.36 1256
34 RB Iran Milad Fakhreddini 23 23 1 1 0.04 2022 3 4 1 1 0.29 315 26 27 2 2 0.08 2337
55 CB Iran Amin Hajmohammadi 16 17 1 0 0.06 1449 1 1 0 0 0 90 17 18 1 0 0.06 1539
77 LW Iran Behnam Barzay 8 19 2 2 0.24 743 2 2 0 0 0 138 10 21 2 2 0.20 881
88 AM Iran Farshid Esmaeili 10 15 1 0 0.11 847 3 5 0 0 0 309 13 20 1 0 0.08 1156
99 RM Morocco Adil Chihi 4 5 0 0 0 315 0 1 0 0 0 66 4 6 0 0 0 381
Last updated: 29 May 2016

Starting 11[edit]

Considering starts in all competitions.

Disciplinary record[edit]

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

No. Nat. Position Name Persian Gulf Pro League Hazfi Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 Iran GK Mehdi Rahmati 6 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
5 Iran DF Hanif Omranzadeh 6 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
6 Iran MF Omid Ebrahimi 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
10 Iran FW Sajjad Shahbazzadeh 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0
34 Iran DF Milad Fakhreddini 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
4 Iran MF Roozbeh Cheshmi 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
20 Iran DF Meysam Majidi 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
8 Iran MF Yaghoub Karimi 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0
2 Iran DF Khosro Heydari 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
15 Armenia DF Hrayr Mkoyan 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
55 Iran DF Amin Hajmohammadi 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
9 Iran FW Arash Borhani 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 Croatia FW Pero Pejić 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 Iran MF Alireza Ramezani 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
88 Iran MF Farshid Esmaeili 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
77 Iran FW Behnam Barzay 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 Iran MF Mohammad Reza Khorsandnia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 Iran MF Jaber Ansari 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 Iran MF Mehdi Momeni 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
28 Iran MF Mohsen Karimi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
99 Morocco MF Adil Chihi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 58 1 1 13 1 0 71 2 1

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

Top scorers[edit]

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

Rnk Pos No. Player Pro League Hazfi Cup Total
1 MF 6 Iran Omid Ebrahimi 10 1 11
1 FW 10 Iran Sajjad Shahbazzadeh 7 4 11
2 MF 11 Iran Jaber Ansari 7 1 8
3 FW 14 Croatia Pero Pejić 3 2 5
3 MF 28 Iran Mohsen Karimi 5 0 5
4 DF 20 Iran Meysam Majidi 2 1 3
5 FW 9 Iran Arash Borhani 2 0 2
5 DF 34 Iran Milad Fakhreddini 1 1 2
5 FW 77 Iran Behnam Barzay 2 0 2
6 MF 3 Iran Mohammad Reza Khorsandnia 1 0 1
6 DF 5 Iran Hanif Omranzadeh 0 1 1
6 DF 55 Iran Amin Hajmohammadi 1 0 1
6 MF 88 Iran Farshid Esmaeili 1 0 1
Own goals 1 1 2
TOTALS 43 12 55

Last updated: 29 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Top Assister[edit]

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

Rnk Pos No. Player Pro League Hazfi Cup Total
1 MF 11 Iran Jaber Ansari 4 3 7
2 DF 2 Iran Khosro Heydari 5 0 5
FW 10 Iran Sajjad Shahbazzadeh 5 0 5
3 MF 8 Iran Yaghoub Karimi 2 2 4
4 DF 20 Iran Meysam Majidi 2 1 3
5 FW 9 Iran Arash Borhani 2 0 2
DF 34 Iran Milad Fakhreddini 1 1 2
FW 77 Iran Behnam Barzay 2 0 2
6 MF 4 Iran Roozbeh Cheshmi 1 0 1
DF 5 Iran Hanif Omranzadeh 0 1 1
MF 6 Iran Omid Ebrahimi 1 0 1
TOTALS 25 8 33

Last updated: 29 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets[edit]

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

Rnk No. Player Pro League Hazfi Cup Total
1 1 Iran Mehdi Rahmati 11 0 11
2 22 Iran Vahid Talebloo 0 1 1
3 33 Iran Amir Hossein Najafi 0 0 0
TOTALS 11 1 12

Last updated: 29 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Goals conceded[edit]

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

Rnk No. Player Pro League Hazfi Cup Total Minutes played
1 1 Iran Mehdi Rahmati 23 4 27 2760 min
2 22 Iran Vahid Talebloo 5 0 5 450 min
3 33 Iran Amir Hossein Najafi 0 0 0 0 min
TOTALS 28 4 32 3210 min

Last updated: 29 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Summary[edit]

Total Home Away
Pro League Hazfi Cup Total Pro League Hazfi Cup Total Pro League Hazfi Cup Total
Games played 30 5 35 15 2 17 15 3 18
Games won 13 3 16 6 2 8 7 1 8
Games drawn 13 2 15 7 0 7 6 2 8
Games lost 4 0 4 2 0 2 2 0 2
Goals scored 43 12 55 22 8 30 21 4 25
Goals conceded 28 4 32 15 1 16 13 3 16
Goal difference +15 +8 +23 +7 +7 +14 +8 +1 +9
Clean sheets 11 1 12 5 1 6 6 0 6
Top scorer – – 11 Iran Sajjad Shahbazzadeh Iran Omid Ebrahimi
Top assister 4 3 7 Iran Jaber Ansari
Most appearances Iran Jaber Ansari
Most minutes played Iran Omid Ebrahimi

Last updated: 29 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Awards[edit]

Team[edit]

Award Date Source
Top Ten Asian Football Clubs 26 November 2015 AFC Club Ranking (2012–2015)

Player[edit]

No. Player Award Month Source
1 Iran Mehdi Rahmati Best Iranian Player of the Last Two Months October, November [43]
6 Iran Omid Ebrahimi Persian Gulf Pro League Midfielder of the year
July
 [44]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ ۹۴-۹۵ شرايط سني براي بازيکنان فوتبال در فصل
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  10. ^ مهدي رحمتي استقلالي شد
  11. ^ روزبه چشمي استقلالي شد
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  17. ^ شیحی تا پایان فصل به استقلال پیوست
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  22. ^ ایمان باصفا به تیم فجرسپاسی پیوست
  23. ^ جدايي رضا عنايتي از جمع استقلالي
  24. ^ اميرحسين طاحوني از استقلال جدا شد
  25. ^ محسن فروزان به عضويت تيم فوتبال سياه جامگان درآمد
  26. ^ بيک‌زاده قراردادش را با استقلال فسخ کرد
  27. ^ صادقي بازيکن مازاد استقلال شد
  28. ^ اميرحسين صادقي به صبا پيوست
  29. ^ دروازه‌بان فصل گذشته استقلال به آلومینیوم هرمزگان پیوست
  30. ^ ميلاد سليمان‌فلاح قراردادش را با آبي‌پوشان فسخ کرد
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  33. ^ ریوالدو از استقلال جدا شد
  34. ^ کرار برای فسخ قرارداد به توافق رسید
  35. ^ یاغی استقلال به نفت الوسط پیوست
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External links[edit]

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