2017–18 Zob Ahan F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Zob Ahan Football Club's 17th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 22nd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League, and had their 47th year in existence as a football club.

Zob Ahan Isfahan FC

2017–18 season
Chairman	Saeid Azari
Manager	Amir Ghalenoei
Stadium	Foolad Shahr Stadium, Fooladshahr
IPL	2nd
Hazfi Cup	1/16 Final
AFC Champions League	2018: 1/8 Final
Top goalscorer	League: Morteza Tabrizi (13 goals) All: Morteza Tabrizi (19 goals)
Highest home attendance	15.000 v Esteghlal (4 February 2018)
Lowest home attendance	300 v Saipa (26 September 2017)
Home colours Away colours

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 May 2018.

Out for Injuries

Released – Retired

No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Since	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Ends	Games	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi		GK	2014	(1989-04-01)April 1, 1989 (aged 29)	(Youth system) Saipa	2018	50	0
12	Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri		GK	2014	(1989-05-18)May 18, 1989 (aged 28)	Foolad	2019	143	0
44	Meraj Esmaeili U21		GK	2017	(2000-01-13)January 13, 2000 (aged 18)	(Youth system)	2020	0	0
Defenders
2	Mohammad Nejad Mehdi		CB	2015	(1992-10-20)October 20, 1992 (aged 25)	Padideh	2019	102	3
3	Vahid Mohammadzadeh		CB, LB	2016	(1989-05-16)May 16, 1989 (aged 28)	Saipa	2018	83	3
24	Mehran Derakhshan MehrU21		LB,LM	2015	(1998-08-10)August 10, 1998 (aged 19)	(Youth system)	2018	37	0
26	Nima TaheriU23		DF	2015	(1996-11-05)November 5, 1996 (aged 21)	(Youth system)	2018	0	0
31	Mohammad Amini		LB	2017	(1995-09-29)September 29, 1995 (aged 22)	Mes Kerman	2019	5	0
33	Mohammad Sattari		LB, CM	2016	(1993-10-30)October 30, 1993 (aged 24)	Malavan	2019	37	0
66	Khaled Shafiei		DF	2018	(1988-01-29)January 29, 1988 (aged 30)	FC Seoul	2018	15	0
69	Milad Fakhreddini		RB, RM	2018	(1990-05-26)May 26, 1990 (aged 27)	Gostaresh Foulad	2018	23	4
Midfielders
4	Akbar Imani		CM	2018	(1992-03-21)March 21, 1992 (aged 26)	Padideh	2018	52	3
5	Giorgi Gvelesiani		CM,CB	2017	(1991-05-05)May 5, 1991 (aged 27)	Dinamo Tbilisi	2019	30	1
8	Ghasem Hadadifar		CM	2003	(1983-07-12)July 12, 1983 (aged 34)	(Youth system)	2018	346	20
17	Mohammadreza AbbasiU23		AM	2014	(1996-07-27)July 27, 1996 (aged 21)	(Youth system)	2020	55	5
21	Bakhtiar Rahmani		AM	2018	(1991-09-23)September 23, 1991 (aged 26)	Paykan	2018	22	1
30	Mehdi Rajabzadeh		AM,ST	2012	(1978-06-21)June 21, 1978 (aged 39)	Fajr Sepasi	2017	353	106
88	Hamid Bou Hamdan		MF,LB	2017	(1991-05-05)May 5, 1991 (aged 27)	Foolad	2018	39	0
Forwards
7	Mohammad Reza Hosseini		RM, RW	2015	(1989-09-15)September 15, 1989 (aged 28)	Fajr Sepasi	2019	97	12
9	Rabih Ataya		RM, RW, RM	2017	(1989-07-16)July 16, 1989 (aged 28)	Al-Ansar	2018	39	1
11	Morteza Tabrizi		LW, ST	2013	(1991-01-06)January 6, 1991 (aged 27)	Pas Hamedan	2019	178	53
28	Ali Khodadadi U21		ST	2017	(1998-02-05)February 5, 1998 (aged 20)	(Youth system)	2019	0	0
99	Kiros Stanlley		ST	2013	(1988-08-21)August 21, 1988 (aged 29)	América-RN	2018	30	10
Players transferred during the season
19	Ali Hamam		RB, CB	2014	(1986-08-25)August 25, 1986 (aged 31)	Nejmeh	2018	108	4
6	Mehdi Mehdipour		DM, CM	2014	(1994-02-18)February 18, 1994 (aged 24)	(Youth system) Rah Ahan	2018	106	2
23	Danial Esmaeilifar		RM, RB, RM	2014	(1993-02-26)February 26, 1993 (aged 25)	Payam Sanat	2018	104	6
10	Ehsan Pahlavan		LM, LW, AM	2013	(1993-07-25)July 25, 1993 (aged 24)	Gostaresh Foulad	2019	131	13
20	Esmaeil Sharifat		LM, LW	2017	(1988-09-07)September 7, 1988 (aged 29)	Foolad	2018	11	1
27	Iman Mousavi		ST	2017	(1989-02-05)February 5, 1989 (aged 29)	Oxin Alborz	2017	7	0

Iran Pro League squad

As of 1 July 2017 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	IRN	Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi
2	DF	IRN	Mohammad Nejad Mehdi
3	DF	IRN	Vahid Mohammadzadeh
4	MF	IRN	Akbar Imani
5	DF	GEO	Giorgi Gvelesiani
7	MF	IRN	Mohammad Reza Hosseini
8	MF	IRN	Ghasem Hadadifar (Vice-Captain)
9	MF	LBN	Rabih Ataya
11	FW	IRN	Morteza Tabrizi (Vice-Captain)
12	GK	IRN	Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri
17	MF	IRN	Mohammadreza Abbasi U23

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	IRN	Bakhtiar Rahmani
24	MF	IRN	Mehran Derakhshan Mehr U21
30	FW	IRN	Mehdi Rajabzadeh (captain)
31	DF	IRN	Mohammad Amini U23
33	DF	IRN	Mohammad Sattari
39	DF	IRN	Hassan Karimi U23
66	DF	IRN	Khaled Shafiei
69	DF	IRN	Milad Fakhreddini
88	MF	IRN	Hamid Bou Hamdan
99	FW	BRA	Kiros

• U21 = Under 21 Player
• U23 = Under 23 Player

ACL 2017 Squad

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	IRN	Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi
2	DF	IRN	Mohammad Nejad Mehdi
3	DF	IRN	Vahid Mohammadzadeh
4	MF	IRN	Akbar Imani
5	DF	GEO	Giorgi Gvelesiani
6	DF	IRN	Khaled Shafiei
7	MF	IRN	Mohammad Reza Hosseini
8	MF	IRN	Ghasem Hadadifar (Vice-Captain)
9	MF	LBN	Rabih Ataya
10	MF	IRN	Bakhtiar Rahmani
11	FW	IRN	Morteza Tabrizi (Vice-Captain)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	GK	IRN	Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri
17	MF	IRN	Mohammadreza Abbasi U23
24	MF	IRN	Mehran Derakhshan Mehr U21
30	FW	IRN	Mehdi Rajabzadeh (captain)
31	DF	IRN	Mohammad Amini U23
33	DF	IRN	Mohammad Sattari
34	DF	IRN	Milad Fakhreddini
39	DF	IRN	Hassan Karimi U23
88	MF	IRN	Hamid Bou Hamdan
99	FW	BRA	Kiros

Loan list

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	MF	IRN	Mehdi Mehdipour (at Tractor Sazi)
10	MF	IRN	Ehsan Pahlevan (at Tractor Sazi)
23	MF	IRN	Danial Esmaeilifar (at Tractor Sazi)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
36	MF	IRN	Alireza Aghabarari U19 (at Moghavemat Tehran)
—	GK	IRN	Mohammad Amin Bahrami U21 (at Tractor Sazi)
—	DF	IRN	Hadi Mohammadi (at Tractor Sazi)

Transfers

Confirmed transfers 2017–18

Summer

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	IRN	Esmaeil SharifatPL (from Foolad Khuzestan)
88	MF	IRN	Hamid Bou HamdanPL (from Foolad Khuzestan)
1	GK	IRN	Mohammad Bagher SadeghiPL (from Saba Qom)
5	DF	GEO	Giorgi Gvelesiani (from Dinamo Tbilisi)
99	FW	BRA	Kiros Stanlley Soares Ferraz (from América-RN)
27	FW	IRN	Iman MousaviPL (from Oxin Alborz)
31	DF	IRN	Mohammad AminiPL (from Mes Kerman)

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	HON	Jerry Bengtson (to Deportivo Saprissa)
19	DF	IRN	Mehrdad Ghanbari (to Gostaresh Foulad)
20	MF	IRN	Hojjat Haghverdi (to Paykan)
24	MF	IRN	Reza Shekari (to FC Rostov)
70	FW	IRN	Yaser Feyzi (to Pars Jonoubi)
40	GK	IRN	Peyman Salmani (to Fajr Sepasi)
22	GK	IRN	Hamid Erfani (to Mes Kerman)

Winter

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
69	DF	IRN	Milad Fakhreddini (from Gostaresh Foulad)
66	DF	IRN	Khaled Shafiei (to FC Seoul)
4	MF	IRN	Akbar Imani (from Padideh)
21	MF	IRN	Bakhtiar Rahmani (from Paykan)

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	LBN	Ali Hamam (to Nejmeh)
6	MF	IRN	Mehdi Mehdipour (from Tractor Sazi – conscription)
10	MF	IRN	Ehsan Pahlavan (from Tractor Sazi – conscription)
23	MF	IRN	Danial Esmaeilifar (from Tractor Sazi – conscription)
20	MF	IRN	Esmaeil SharifatPL (from Esteghlal Khuzestan)
27	FW	IRN	Iman MousaviPL (Released)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Persian Gulf Pro League	—	—	2nd	27 July 2017	27 April 2018
AFC Champions League	Play Off	—	Round of 16	30 January 2018
Hazfi Cup	Round of 32	—	Round of 32	8 September 2017	8 September 2017

Updated to match played 15 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Iran Pro League

Main article: 2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Persepolis (C)	30	19	7	4	48	15	+33	64	Qualification for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage
2	Zob Ahan	30	15	10	5	46	30	+16	55	Qualification for the 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
3	Esteghlal	30	15	9	6	43	18	+25	54	Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage
4	Saipa	30	15	9	6	40	34	+6	54	Qualification for the 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
5	Pars Jonoubi Jam	30	11	14	5	34	24	+10	47

Updated to match(es) played on April 13, 2018. Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	15	10	5	46	30	+16	55	10	2	3	28	12	+16	5	8	2	18	18	0

Last updated: 13 March 2018.
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	W
Position	6	4	5	7	7	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	8	10	9	9	8	7	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 13 March 2018. Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Siah Jamegan v Zob Ahan

July 27, 2017 1	Siah Jamegan	2 – 2	Zob Ahan	Mashhad
19:05 UTC+04:30	Hamam (o.g.) Badamaki 90'	Report	Ataya 31' Karimi 47'	Stadium: Samen Al-Aeme Stadium Attendance: 1.000 Referee: Hassan Akrami

Zob Ahan v Gostaresh Foulad

August 4, 2017 2	Zob Ahan	3 – 0	Gostaresh Foulad	Isfahan
20:30 UTC+04:30	Sharifat 45' Mohammadzadeh 69' Rajabzadeh 76'	Report		Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Shahou Aslani

Paykan v Zob Ahan

August 11, 2017 3	Paykan	0 – 0	Zob Ahan	Tehran
20:30 UTC+04:30		Report		Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Hamid Haj Malek

Zob Ahan v Sepahan

August 17, 2017 4	Zob Ahan	0 – 2	Sepahan	Isfahan
20:15 UTC+04:30		Report	Ansari 82' Alimohammadi 90'	Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 4.500 Referee: Alireza Faghani

Sanat Naft v Zob Ahan

August 22, 2017 5	Sanat Naft	2 – 2	Zob Ahan	Abadan
20:30 UTC+04:30	Augusto César 78,90'	Report	Rajabzadeh 38' Derakhshan Mehr 68'	Stadium: Takhti Stadium (Abadan) Attendance: 7.000 Referee: Hassan Akrami

Zob Ahan v Esteghlal Khuzestan

September 15, 2017 6	Zob Ahan	6 – 0	Esteghlal Khuzestan	Isfahan
19:45 UTC+04:30	Tabrizi 13,46,65,90+3' Hosseini 30,70'	Report		Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Javad Rahimzadeh

Esteghlal v Zob Ahan

September 20, 2017 7	Esteghlal	1 – 1	Zob Ahan	Tehran
20:00 UTC+4:30	Cheshmi 12'	Report	Nejad Mehdi 78'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 22.000 Referee: Payam Heydari

Zob Ahan v Saipa

September 26, 2017 8	Zob Ahan	1 – 1	Saipa	Isfahan
18:20 UTC+4:30	Tabrizi 53'	Report	Kanaani  82'	Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Mehdi Seyedali

Padideh v Zob Ahan

October 13, 2017 9	Padideh	2 – 2	Zob Ahan	Mashhad
17:30 UTC+4:30	Kiros Stanlley 9' Hosseini 22'	Report	Hosseini 45' Ghazi 65'	Stadium: Samen Al-Aeme Stadium Attendance: 5.000 Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi

Zob Ahan v Pars Jonoubi

October 20, 2017 10	Zob Ahan	0 – 3	Pars Jonoubi	Isfahan
17:50 UTC+04:30		Report	Zobeydi 41' Sing 82' Pour Amini 90+1'	Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium Attendance: 2.000 Referee: Seyed Hossein Zargar

Tractor Sazi v Zob Ahan

October 31, 2017 11	Tractor Sazi	0 – 0	Zob Ahan	Tabriz
15:30 UTC+4:30		Report		Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Koopal Nazemi

Sepidrood v Zob Ahan

November 20, 2017 12	Sepidrood	1 – 2	Zob Ahan	Rasht
14:30 UTC+4:30	Ferdousi 76'	Report	Hamam 67' Esmaeilifar 90+2'	Stadium: Sardar Jangal Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Reza Kermanshahi

Zob Ahan v Foolad

November 25, 2017 13	Zob Ahan	0 – 1	Foolad	Isfahan
15:00 UTC+04:30		Report	Ashouri 79'	Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Vahid Kazemi

Persepolis v Zob Ahan

December 1, 2017 14	Persepolis	4 – 0	Zob Ahan	Tehran
15:00 UTC+04:30	Alipour 22' Kamyabinia 35' Mensha 70' Ahmadzadeh 79'	Report		Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Hossein Zahedifar

Zob Ahan v Naft Tehran

December 6, 2017 15	Zob Ahan	2 – 0	Naft Tehran	Isfahan
15:15 UTC+04:30	Kiros Stanlley 78' Morteza Tabrizi 90'	Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Ali Safaei

Zob Ahan v Siah Jamegan

December 22, 2017 16	Zob Ahan	0 – 0	Siah Jamegan	Isfahan
14:30 UTC+04:30		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium Attendance: 900 Referee: Javad Rahimzadeh

Gostaresh Foulad v Zob Ahan

December 29, 2017 17	Gostaresh Foulad	0 – 1	Zob Ahan	Tabriz
14:30 UTC+04:30		Report	Mohammadreza Abbasi 90+2'	Stadium: Gostaresh Foulad Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Komeil Gholami

Zob Ahan v Paykan

January 5, 2018 18	Zob Ahan	2 – 1	Paykan	Isfahan
15:00 UTC+04:30	Tabrizi 12' Fakhreddini 63'	Report	Barani 55'	Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Seyed Mehdi Marjanzadeh

Sepahan v Zob Ahan

January 12, 2018 19	Sepahan	1 – 2	Zob Ahan	Isfahan
15:00 UTC+04:30	Fakhreddini 11' Tabrizi 88'	Report	Ansari 90+3'	Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi

Zob Ahan v Sanat Naft

January 18, 2018 20	Zob Ahan	2 – 1	Sanat Naft	Isfahan
15:00 UTC+04:30	Kiros Stanlley 51' Tabrizi 90+2'	Report	Luciano Pereira 89'	Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Hossein Zahedifar

Esteghlal Khuzestan v Zob Ahan

January 24, 2018 21	Esteghlal Khuzestan	0 – 2	Zob Ahan	Ahvaz
15:00 UTC+04:30		Report	Abbasi 81' Morteza Tabrizi 83'	Stadium: Takhti Stadium(Ahvaz) Attendance: 300 Referee: Hassan Akrami

Zob Ahan v Esteghlal

February 4, 2018 22	Zob Ahan	2 – 1	Esteghlal	Isfahan
15:00 UTC+04:30	Kiros Stanlley 61' Hosseini 90+1'	Report	Ghafouri 8'	Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Hamid Haj Malek

Saipa v Zob Ahan

February 8, 2018 23	Saipa	4 – 2	Zob Ahan	Tehran
16:00 UTC+04:30	Torabi 16' Daneshgar 39' Gholizadeh 73' Jafari 84'	Report	Kiros Stanlley 10' Haddadifar 90+2'	Stadium: Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi

Zob Ahan v Padideh

February 24, 2018 24	Zob Ahan	2 – 1	Padideh	Isfahan
15:30 UTC+04:30	Kiros Stanlley 20' Tabrizi 90+2'	Report	Sadeghi 41'	Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Mohammadreza Akbarian

Pars Jonoubi v Zob Ahan

March 1, 2018 25	Pars Jonoubi	0 – 0	Zob Ahan	Tabriz
15:00 UTC+04:30		Report		Stadium: Takhti Jam Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Hamid Haj malek

Zob Ahan v Tractor Sazi

March 30, 2018 26	Zob Ahan	3 – 0	Tractor Sazi	Isfahan
17:00 UTC+04:30	Hosseini 5' Tabrizi 80,89'	Report		Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Bijan Heydari

Zob Ahan v Sepidrood

April 7, 2018 27	Zob Ahan	3 – 0	Sepidrood	Isfahan
17:00 UTC+04:30	Fakhreddini 23' Kiros Stanlley 68' Rahmani 90'	Report		Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Hossein Zahedifar

Foolad v Zob Ahan

April 12, 2018 28	Foolad	1 – 1	Zob Ahan	Ahvaz
17:00 UTC+04:30	Zohaivi 31'	Report	Hosseini 45'	Stadium: Ghadir Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mehdi Seyedali

Zob Ahan v Persepolis

April 22, 2018 29	Zob Ahan	2 – 1	Persepolis	Isfahan
18:00 UTC+04:30	Fakhreddini 70' Kiros Stanlley 87'	Report	Alipour 48'	Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Seyed Hossein Zargar

Naft Tehran v Zob Ahan

April 27, 2018 30	Naft Tehran	0 – 1	Zob Ahan	Tehran
17:00 UTC+04:30		Report	Kiros Stanlley 38'	Stadium: Takhti Stadium (Tehran) Attendance: 200 Referee: Ali Safaei

AFC Champions League

AFC Champions League 2018

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League

Play-off round

Zob Ahan v Aizawl

30 January 2018 (2018-01-30)	Zob Ahan	3–1	Aizawl	Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
17:00 UTC+3:30	Rajabzadeh 3' (pen.) Tabrizi 83', 90+3'	Live Report [1]	Ionescu 21'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Group B

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al-Duhail	6	6	0	0	13	6	+7	18	Advance to knockout stage
2	Zob Ahan	6	2	1	3	6	8	−2	7
3	Lokomotiv Tashkent	6	2	1	3	13	9	+4	7
4	Al-Wahda	6	1	0	5	6	15	−9	3

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

Al-Duhail v Zob Ahan

12 February 2018 (2018-02-12)	Al-Duhail	3–1	Zob Ahan	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
16:15 UTC+3	Boudiaf 74', 76' Msakni 84'	Live Report [2]	Kiros 12'	Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Zob Ahan v Lokomotiv Tashkent

19 February 2018 (2018-02-19)	Zob Ahan	2–0	Lokomotiv Tashkent	Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
16:00 UTC+3:30	Tabrizi 47' Hosseini 90+2'	Live Report [3]		Attendance: 1,764 Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Zob Ahan v Al-Wahda

6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)	Zob Ahan	2–0	Al-Wahda	Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
16:00 UTC+3:30	Tabrizi 34', 73'	Live Report [4]		Attendance: 3,114 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Al-Wahda v Zob Ahan

12 March 2018 (2018-03-12)	Al-Wahda	3–0	Zob Ahan	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
19:00 UTC+4	Tagliabué 45+1' Batna 57' Al-Akbari 65'	Live Report [5]		Attendance: 1,839 Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

Zob Ahan v Al-Duhail

3 April 2018 (2018-04-03)	Zob Ahan	0–1	Al-Duhail	Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
18:45 UTC+4:30		Live Report [6]	Mohammad 84'	Attendance: 4,760 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Lokomotiv Tashkent v Zob Ahan

17 April 2018 (2018-04-17)	Lokomotiv Tashkent	1–1	Zob Ahan	Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
19:00 UTC+5	Tukhtakhodjaev 90'	Live Report [7]	Tabrizi 25'	Attendance: 4,212 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Round of 16

Zob Ahan v Esteghlal

8 May 2018 (2018-05-08)	Zob Ahan	1–0	Esteghlal	Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
19:15 UTC+4:30	Gvelesiani 90+3' (pen.)	Live Report [8]		Attendance: 10,160 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Esteghlal v Zob Ahan

15 May 2018 (2018-05-15)	Esteghlal	3–1 (3–2 agg.)	Zob Ahan	Azadi Stadium, Tehran
20:45 UTC+4:30	Thiam 11' (pen.), 41', 64'	Live Report [9]	Haddadifar 65'	Attendance: 75,680 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Hazfi Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Hazfi Cup

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round of 32

Zob Ahan v Fajr Sepasi

8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) 1/16	Zob Ahan	1–1 (2–4 p)	Fajr Sepasi	Fooladshahr
18:45 DST+04:30	M. Nejad Mehdi 4'	[10]	M. Nazari 32'	Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium

Statistics

Appearances

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		AFC Champions League		Hazfi Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	IRN	Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	IRN	Mohammad Nejad Mehdi	37	3	28+1	2	0+0	0	8+0	1
3	DF	IRN	Vahid Mohammadzadeh	35	1	23+4	1	5+3	0	0+0	0
4	MF	IRN	Akbar Imani	9	0	5+1	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
5	MF	GEO	Giorgi Gvelesiani	29	1	19+1	0	9+0	1	0+0	0
6	MF	IRN	Mehdi Mehdipour	10	0	8+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	IRN	Mohammad Reza Hosseini	36	7	26+0	6	9+0	1	1+0	0
8	MF	IRN	Ghasem Hadadifar	24	2	5+10	1	5+4	1	0+0	0
9	MF	LBN	Rabih Ataya	26	1	7+13	1	0+6	0	0+0	0
10	MF	IRN	Ehsan Pahlevan	13	0	11+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
11	FW	IRN	Morteza Tabrizi	40	19	27+3	13	9+0	6	1+0	0
12	GK	IRN	Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri	40	0	30+0	0	9+0	0	1+0	0
17	MF	IRN	Mohammadreza Abbasi	14	2	6+6	2	0+2	0	0+0	0
19	DF	LBN	Ali Hamam	7	2	3+4	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF	IRN	Esmaeil Sharifat	12	1	9+2	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
21	MF	IRN	Bakhtiar Rahmani	22	1	10+3	1	7+2	0	0+0	0
23	MF	IRN	Danial Esmaeilifar	15	1	14+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	DF	IRN	Mehran Derakhshan Mehr	10	1	8+1	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
27	FW	IRN	Iman Mousavi	7	0	0+6	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
28	FW	IRN	Ali Khodadadi	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	IRN	Mehdi Rajabzadeh	25	3	4+14	2	1+6	1	0+0	0
31	DF	IRN	Mohammad Amini	5	0	2+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	DF	IRN	Mohammad Sattari	24	0	17+2	0	3+1	0	0+1	0
39	MF	IRN	Hassan Karimi	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	GK	IRN	Meraj Esmaeili	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
66	DF	IRN	Khaled Shafiei	14	0	6+2	0	6+0	0	0+0	0
69	DF	IRN	Milad Fakhreddini	23	4	13+1	4	9+0	0	0+0	0
88	MF	IRN	Hamid Bou Hamdan	38	0	29+0	0	9+0	0	0+0	0
99	FW	BRA	Kiros Stanlley	30	10	21+0	9	9+0	1	0+0	0

Top scorers

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	FW		Morteza Tabrizi	13	6	0	19
2	FW		Kiros Stanlley	9	1	0	10
3	MF		Mohammad Reza Hosseini	6	1	0	7
4	DF		Milad Fakhreddini	4	0	0	4
5	DF		Mohammad Nejad Mehdi	2	0	1	3
	MF		Mehdi Rajabzadeh	2	1	0	3

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

Top assistors

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	MF		Mohammad Reza Hosseini	5	5	0	10
2	FW		Rabih Ataya	7	0	0	7
	FW		Morteza Tabrizi	6	1	0	7
4	DF		Milad Fakhreddini	3	1	0	4

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

Disciplinary record

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

Last updated on 15 May 2018

				2017–18 Iran Pro League			AFC Champions League			Hazfi Cup			Total
Position	Nation	Number	Name
1		5	Giorgi Gvelesiani	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
2		88	Hamid Bou Hamdan	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
		5	Kiros Stanlley	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
3		7	Mohammad Reza Hosseini	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
		2	Mohammad Nejad Mehdi	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
4		33	Vahid Mohammadzadeh	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
		69	Milad Fakhreddini	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
5		12	Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
		8	Ghasem Haddadifar	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
6		11	Morteza Tabrizi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
		24	Mehran Derakhshan Mehr	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
		66	Khaled Shafiei	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
		33	Mohammad Sattari	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
		21	Bakhtiar Rahmani	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
		4	Akbar Imani	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
		9	Rabih Ataya	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
		20	Esmaeil Sharifat	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Goals conceded

• Updated on 30 May 2016

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Pro League	Champions League	Hazfi Cup	Total	Clean Sheets
GK		1	Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi	0	0	0	0	0
GK		12	Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri	30	9	1	40	15
TOTALS				30	9	1	40	15

Own goals

• Updated on 5 January 2016

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Pro League	Champions League	Hazfi Cup	Total
DF		19	Ali Hamam	1	0	0	1

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Amir Ghalenoei
Assistant coach	Rodolfo Correa
Goalkeeping coach	Rui Tavares
Fitness coach	TBD
Physiotherapist	Abbas Moradi
Analyzer	Reza Nasr Esfahani
Doctor	Amir Hossein Sharifianpour
Logistics	Mahmoud Mehruyan
Team director	Ali Shojaei

Other information

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

Updated to match played 4 January 2016
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See also

• 2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League
• 2017–18 Hazfi Cup
• 2018 AFC Champions League

External links

• Iran Premier League Statistics
• Persian League