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2018–19 Zob Ahan F.C. season

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Zob Ahan Isfahan FC
2018–19 season
ChairmanSaeid Azari
ManagerOmid Namazi
(until 14 November 2018)
Alireza Mansourian
(from 15 November 2018)
StadiumFoolad Shahr Stadium
Iran Pro League6th
Hazfi CupRound of 32
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16

The 2018–19 season was Zob Ahan Football Club's 18th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 23rd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League, and had their 48th year in existence as a football club.

Players

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First team squad

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As of 30 May 2019.
Out for Injuries Released – Retired
No. Name Nat. Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Ends Games Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi Iran GK 2017 (1989-04-01) April 1, 1989 (age 35) (Youth system)
Iran Saipa
2019 57 0
12 Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri Iran GK 2014 (1989-05-18) May 18, 1989 (age 35) Iran Foolad 2019 176 0
13 Meraj Esmaeili Iran GK 2017 (2000-01-13) January 13, 2000 (age 24) (Youth system) 2020 2 0
Defenders
2 Mohammad Nejad Mehdi Iran CB / RB 2015 (1992-10-20) October 20, 1992 (age 31) Iran Padideh 2019 128 7
3 Vahid Mohammadzadeh Iran CB / LB 2016 (1989-05-16) May 16, 1989 (age 35) Iran Saipa 2020 105 5
4 Hadi Mohammadi Iran CB 2014 (1991-03-08) March 8, 1991 (age 33) Iran Damash 2019 93 5
5 Aref Gholami Iran CB / RB 2018 (1997-04-19) April 19, 1997 (age 27) Iran Sepahan 2019 7 0
24 Mehran Derakhshan Mehr Iran LB / LM 2015 (1998-08-10) August 10, 1998 (age 26) (Youth system) 2018 65 3
26 Mojtaba Moghtadaei Iran RB 2018 (1996-03-20)March 20, 1996 (aged 22) Iran Sanat Naft 2021 8 0
61 Masoud Ebrahimzadeh Iran LB / LM 2018 (1989-01-16) January 16, 1989 (age 35) Iran Sanat Naft 2020 19 0
69 Milad Fakhreddini Iran RB / RM 2018 (1990-05-26) May 26, 1990 (age 34) Iran Gostaresh Foulad 2020 55 4
Midfielders
6 Hamid Bou Hamdan Iran DM / LB 2017 (1991-05-05)May 5, 1991 (aged 27) Iran Foolad 2020 75 2
7 Mohammad Reza Hosseini Iran RW / AM 2015 (1989-09-15) September 15, 1989 (age 35) Iran Fajr Sepasi 2019 133 14
8 Ghasem Hadadifar Iran CM / DM 2003 (1983-07-12) July 12, 1983 (age 41) (Youth system) 2019 349 20
10 Mohsen Mosalman Iran AM / CM 2018 (1991-01-27)January 27, 1991 (aged 27) (Youth system)
Iran Persepolis
2020 147 15
17 Mohammadreza Abbasi Iran AM / LW / RW 2014 (1996-07-27) July 27, 1996 (age 28) (Youth system) 2020 81 5
20 Zobeir Niknafs Iran DM / CM 2018 (1993-04-12)April 12, 1993 (aged 25) Iran Sanat Naft 2020 29 1
23 Reza Habibzadeh Iran LW / RW 2018 (1996-04-13)April 13, 1996 (aged 22) Iran Naft Tehran 2021 23 3
47 Mojtaba Haghdoust Iran AM 2018 (1996-01-22)January 22, 1996 (aged 22) Iran Foolad 2021 0 0
77 Abouzar Safarzadeh Iran RW / LW 2018 (1995-12-24)December 24, 1995 (aged 22) Iran Fajr Sepasi 2021 2 0
Forwards
9 Masoud Hassanzadeh Iran CF 2018 (1991-04-12) April 12, 1991 (age 33) Iran Sepahan 2020 56 17
14 Eddie Hernández Honduras CF 2018 (1991-02-27) February 27, 1991 (age 33) Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar 2019 3 2
99 Marion Silva Fernandes Brazil LW / CF 2018 (1991-09-07) September 7, 1991 (age 33) Brazil CRB 2020 2 0
loan Players
6 Mehdi Mehdipour Iran DM, CM 2014 (1994-02-18)February 18, 1994 (aged 24) On loan at Tractor Sazi 106 2
23 Danial Esmaeilifar Iran RM, RB 2014 (1993-02-26)February 26, 1993 (aged 25) On loan at Tractor Sazi 104 6
10 Ehsan Pahlavan Iran LM, LW, AM 2013 (1993-07-25)July 25, 1993 (aged 24) On loan at Tractor Sazi 131 13
Players transferred during the season
11 Morteza Tabrizi Iran LW / CF 2013 (1991-01-06) January 6, 1991 (age 33) Moving to Esteghlal 180 53

Transfers

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In

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No P Name Age Moving from Ends Transfer
fee
Type Transfer
window
Quota Source
4 CB Hadi Mohammadi 27 Tractor Sazi 2019 Loan return Summer [1]
22 GK Mohammad Amin Bahrami 21 Tractor Sazi 2019 Loan return Summer
9 FW Masoud Hassanzadeh 27 Sepahan 2020 Transfer Summer [2]
10 MF Mohsen Mosalman 27 Persepolis 2020 Transfer Summer [3]
61 DF Masoud Ebrahimzadeh 29 Sanat Naft 2020 Transfer Summer [4]
23 MF Reza Habibzadeh 22 Naft Tehran 2021 Transfer Summer
77 MF Abouzar Safarzadeh 22 Fajr Sepasi 2021 Transfer Summer
20 MF Zobeir Niknafs 25 Sanat Naft 2020 Transfer Summer [5]
47 MF Mojtaba Haghdoust 22 Foolad 2021 Transfer Summer [6]
99 FW Marion Silva Fernandes 26 Brazil CRB 2020 Transfer Summer [7]
14 FW Eddie Hernández 27 Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar 2019 Transfer Summer [8]
26 CB Mojtaba Moghtadaei 22 Sanat Naft 2021 Transfer Summer
5 CB Aref Gholami 21 Sepahan 2019 Transfer Summer [9]
32 LB Hamid Maleki 21 Sepidrood 2021 Transfer Summer

Out

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No P Name Age Moving to Transfer fee Type Transfer
window
Source
9 RW Rabih Ataya 28 Lebanon Al Ansar Free Summer [10]
99 FW Kiros Stanlley 29 Sepahan Free Summer [11]
66 CB Khaled Shafiei 30 Sepahan Free Summer [12]
33 CB Mohammad Sattari 24 Pars Jonoubi Free Summer [13]
4 DM Akbar Imani 26 Sanat Naft Free Summer [14]
21 DM Bakhtiar Rahmani 26 Sepahan Free Summer [15]
32 LB Mohammad Amini 22 Sorkhpooshan Free Summer
5 CB Giorgi Gvelesiani 27 Nassaji Free Summer
11 FW Morteza Tabrizi 27 Esteghlal 180 Tsd. Summer [16]
30 AM Mehdi Rajabzadeh 40 Retired Free Summer [17]

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
PGPL 26 July 2018 16 May 2019 Matchday 1 6th 30 9 13 8 28 28 +0 030.00
Hazfi Cup 13 September 2018 13 September 2018 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
2019 ACL 12 February 2019 Preliminary round 2 7 5 2 0 14 7 +7 071.43
Total 38 14 15 9 43 37 +6 036.84

Last updated: 7 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Iran Pro League

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Padideh 30 16 8 6 32 16 +16 56 Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-offs
5 Tractor Sazi 30 14 10 6 42 25 +17 52
6 Zob Ahan 30 9 13 8 28 28 0 40
7 Saipa 30 9 11 10 28 33 −5 38
8 Foolad 30 9 11 10 30 39 −9 38
Source: IPL Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[18]

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
30 9 13 8 28 28  0 40 3 8 4 14 13  +1 6 5 4 14 15  −1

Last updated: 3 May 2019.
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWDDLWLLDDDLLLDDDLLDDWWWDWDWWWD
Position44684999991112131414141414141413121010888766
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2019. Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

AFC Champions League

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AFC Champions League 2019

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Qualifying play-offs

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12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) Preliminary round 2 Zob Ahan Iran 1–0 (a.e.t.) Kuwait Al-Kuwait Isfahan
19:00 UTC+3:30 Marion Yellow card 72'
Mazaheri Yellow card 112'
Osaguona 110', Yellow card 120'
Report Youssuf Yellow card 66'
Mido Yellow card 75'
Al Hajri Yellow card 103'
Zayid Yellow card 109'
Hamoud Yellow card 113'
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
19 February 2019 (2019-02-19) Play-off round Al-Gharafa Qatar 2–3 Iran Zob Ahan Al Rayyan
18:00 UTC+3 Alaaeldin 21'
Taremi 36'
Mendes Yellow card 58'
Report Osaguona 47'
Motahari 63'
Nejad Mehdi 79'
Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Attendance: 677
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZOB NAS ZAW WAS
1 Iran Zob Ahan 6 3 3 0 10 5 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage 0–0 0–0 2–0
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10 2–3 4–1 3–1
3 Iraq Al-Zawraa 6 2 2 2 14 9 +5 8 2–2 1–2 5–0
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl 6 1 0 5 4 18 −14 3 1–3 1–0 1–5
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
4 March 2019 (2019-03-04) 1 Zob Ahan Iran 0–0 Iraq Al-Zawra'a Isfahan, Iran
19:00 UTC+3:30 Haddadifar Yellow card 30' Live Report
Stats Report
Saeed Yellow card 17'
Kareem Yellow card 28'
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 2,433
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
11 March 2019 (2019-03-11) 2 Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 2–3 Iran Zob Ahan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:45 UTC+4 Giuliano 5'
Hamdallah 58' (pen.)
Live Report
Stats Report
Fakhreddini Yellow card 24'
Nejadmehdi 30'
Mohammadzadeh 39', Yellow card 90+4'
Mazaheri Yellow card 56'
Motahari 90+1'
Hosseini Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 2,850
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Note: Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia are played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations.
8 April 2019 (2019-04-08) 3 Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates 1–3 Iran Zob Ahan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:40 UTC+4 Caio 14'
Esmaeel Yellow card 67'
Khamis Yellow card 74'
Ali Yellow card 79'
Al-Bloushi Yellow card 90+2'
Live Report
Stats Report
Osaguona 16'
Motahari 35'
Niknafs Yellow card 43'
Bouhamdan 86'
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Attendance: 620
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
23 April 2019 (2019-04-23) 4 Zob Ahan Iran 2–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Isfahan, Iran
20:00 UTC+4:30 Cheraghali 2'
Bouhamdan Yellow card 9'
Osaguona Yellow card 11'
Motahari 15', Yellow card 39'
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 3,560
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
7 May 2019 (2019-05-07) 5 Al-Zawraa Iraq 2–2 Iran Zob Ahan Karbala, Iraq
21:30 UTC+3 Abbas 44'
Abdul-Raheem 61'
Fadhel Yellow card 84'
Live Report
Stats Report
Niknafs 28'
Osaguona Yellow card 82'
Habibzadeh 90+2'
Fakhreddini Red card 90+10'
Stadium: Karbala Sports City
Attendance: 7,621
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 6 Zob Ahan Iran 0–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr Doha, Qatar
21:30 UTC+3 Nejadmehdi Yellow card 76' Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 456
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Note: Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia are played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations.

Statistics

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Appearances

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League AFC Champions League Hazfi Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Iran IRN Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF Iran IRN Mohammad Nejad Mehdi 26 3 17 1 8 2 1 0
3 DF Iran IRN Vahid Mohammadzadeh 23 2 19 1 4 1 0 0
4 DF Iran IRN Hadi Mohammadi 26 1 20 1 5 0 1 0
5 DF Iran IRN Aref Gholami 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Iran IRN Hamid Bou Hamdan 36 2 27 1 8 1 1 0
7 MF Iran IRN Mohammad Reza Hosseini 35 2 27 2 7 0 1 0
8 MF Iran IRN Ghasem Hadadifar 31 0 22 0 8 0 1 0
9 FW Iran IRN Mohammad Reza Khalatbari 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Iran IRN Mohsen Mosalman 13 3 12 3 0 0 1 0
11 FW Iran IRN Morteza Tabrizi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK Iran IRN Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri 33 0 25 0 7 0 1 0
13 GK Iran IRN Meraj Esmaeili 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Honduras HON Eddie Hernández 14 3 13 3 0 0 1 0
16 MF Iran IRN Alireza Cheraghali 16 2 9 1 7 1 0 0
17 MF Iran IRN Mohammadreza Abbasi 26 0 21 0 4 0 1 0
18 FW Nigeria NGA Christian Osaguona 19 4 13 1 6 3 0 0
19 MF Iran IRN Alireza Ghaderi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Iran IRN Zobeir Niknafs 30 1 23 0 6 1 1 0
21 FW Iran IRN Ali Khodadadi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Iran IRN Reza Habibzadeh 22 3 17 2 5 1 0 0
24 DF Iran IRN Mehran Derakhshan Mehr 18 2 13 2 4 0 1 0
26 DF Iran IRN Mojtaba Moghtadaei 10 0 8 0 2 0 0 0
28 MF Iran IRN Hamidreza Sepahi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Iran IRN Hamid Maleki 17 0 11 0 6 0 0 0
33 FW Iran IRN Alireza Monazzemi 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
47 MF Iran IRN Mojtaba Haghdoost 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 DF Iran IRN Nima Taheri 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
61 DF Iran IRN Masoud Ebrahimzadeh 21 0 17 0 3 0 1 0
69 DF Iran IRN Milad Fakhreddini 32 0 24 0 7 0 1 0
70 FW Iran IRN Rahim Zahivi 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
72 FW Iran IRN Amir Arsalan Motahari 20 10 13 6 7 4 0 0
77 MF Iran IRN Abouzar Safarzadeh 16 1 14 0 1 0 1 1
99 FW Brazil BRA Marion Silva Fernandes 28 2 23 2 4 0 1 0

Hazfi Cup

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Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Top scorers

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Last updated on 15 May 2018
Ranking Position Nation Name Pro League Champions League Hazfi Cup Total
1

Friendlies and pre-season goals are not recognized as competitive match goals.

Top assistors

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Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assistors are equal.

Last updated on 14 May 2018
Ranking Position Nation Name Pro League Champions League Hazfi Cup Total
1

Friendlies and Pre season goals are not recognized as competitive match assist.

Disciplinary record

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

Last updated on 15 May 2019
2017–18 Iran Pro League AFC Champions League Hazfi Cup Total
Position Nation Number Name 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 Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goals conceded

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  • Updated on 30 May 2016
Position Nation Number Name Pro League Champions League Hazfi Cup Total Clean Sheets
GK 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0

Own goals

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  • Updated on 5 January 2016
Position Nation Number Name Pro League Champions League Hazfi Cup Total
0 0 0 0

Club

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Alireza Mansourian, current manager of Zob Ahan
Position Name
Head Coach Iran Alireza Mansourian
Assistant Coach Iran Mohammad Khorramgah
Iran Ali Dehghan
Goalkeeping Coach Northern Ireland Anthony McAllen
Fitness Coach Scotland Brian O'Donnell
Analyst Iran Kianoush Forouzesh
Physiotherapist Iran Abbas Moradi
Doctor Iran Amir Hossein Sharifianpour
Logistics Iran Mahmoud Mehruyan
Team Director Iran Majid Hajrasouliha
B team manager Iran Mehdi Rajabzadeh
Media Officer Iran Ehsan Baeedi

Other information

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Chairman Iran Saeed Azari
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Foolad Shahr Stadium (20,000 / )

Updated to match played 4 January 2016
Source:[citation needed]

See also

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References

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