2015–16 Zob Ahan F.C. season

Zob Ahan Isfahan FC
2015–16 season
ChairmanSaeid Azari
ManagerYahya Golmohammadi
StadiumFoolad Shahr Stadium, Fooladshahr
IPL6th
Hazfi CupWinners
AFC Champions League2016: 1/8 Final
Top goalscorerLeague: Morteza Tabrizi (7 goals)
All: Morteza Tabrizi (10 goals)
Highest home attendance8,000 v Persepolis (7 February 2016)
Lowest home attendance350 v Malavan (26 December 2015)

The 2015–16 season was Zob Ahan Football Club's 15th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 20th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League, and had their 45nd year in existence as a football club.

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 May 2016.
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 Iran GK 2014 (1989-04-01) April 1, 1989 (age 35) (Youth system)
Iran Saipa 		2016 50 0
12 Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri Iran GK 2014 (1989-05-18) May 18, 1989 (age 35) Iran Foolad 2018 65 0
40 Peyman Salmani Iran GK 2012 (1994-04-18) April 18, 1994 (age 30) (Youth system) 2016 1 0
Defenders
2 Mohammad Nejad Mehdi Iran DF 2015 (1992-10-20) October 20, 1992 (age 32) Iran Padideh 2018 26 1
3 Walid Ismail Lebanon LB 2014 (1984-11-11) November 11, 1984 (age 40) Lebanon Nejmeh 2016 31 0
4 Hadi Mohammadi Iran DF 2014 (1991-03-08) March 8, 1991 (age 33) Iran Damash 2018 67 4
18 Ali Hamam Lebanon RB 2014 (1986-08-25) August 25, 1986 (age 38) Lebanon Nejmeh 2016 65 1
19 Mehrdad Ghanbari Iran LB 2014 (1989-11-22) November 22, 1989 (age 35) Iran Padideh 2018 46 3
20 Hojjat Haghverdi Iran DF 2014 (1993-02-03) February 3, 1993 (age 31) Iran Aboumoslem 2017 20 0
21 Saeb Mohebi Iran RB 2014 (1993-08-28) August 28, 1993 (age 31) Iran Caspian Qazvin 2018 9 0
26 Nima Taheri Iran DF 2016 (1996-11-05) November 5, 1996 (age 28) (Youth system) 2018 0 0
36 Kianoush Eghbali Iran DF 2015 (1996-04-06) April 6, 1996 (age 28) (Youth system) 2018 0 0
33 Vahid Mohammadzadeh Iran DF 2016 (1989-05-16) May 16, 1989 (age 35) Iran Saipa 2018 13 1
61 Hashem Beikzadeh Iran LB 2016 (1984-01-22) January 22, 1984 (age 40) Iran Saba Qom 2017 11 1
Midfielders
5 Akbar Sadeghi Iran DM, CM 2015 (1985-03-11) March 11, 1985 (age 39) Iran Padideh 2016 18 1
8 Ghasem Hadadifar Iran MF 2003 (1983-07-12) July 12, 1983 (age 41) (Youth system) 2016 315 18
11 Morteza Tabrizi Iran RM, ST 2013 (1991-01-06) January 6, 1991 (age 33) Iran Pas Hamedan 2017 100 20
13 Mohammad Reza Hosseini Iran RM 2015 (1989-09-15) September 15, 1989 (age 35) Iran Fajr Sepasi 2018 22 1
15 Ehsan Pahlavan Iran LM 2013 (1993-07-25) July 25, 1993 (age 31) Iran Gostaresh Foulad 2017 81 9
16 Mehdi Mehdipour Iran MF 2014 (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 30) (Youth system)
Iran Rah Ahan 		2018 46 3
23 Danial Esmaeilifar Iran RM, RB 2014 (1993-02-26) February 26, 1993 (age 31) Iran Payam Sanat 2018 51 5
24 Reza Shekari Iran AM 2015 (1998-05-31) May 31, 1998 (age 26) Iran Moghavemat Tehran 2018 13 1
25 Mohammadreza Abbasi Iran LM 2014 (1996-07-27) July 27, 1996 (age 28) (Youth system) 2018 20 1
32 Mehran Derakhshan Mehr Iran MF 2015 (1998-08-10) August 10, 1998 (age 26) (Youth system) 2018 0 0
35 Kamran Momeni Iran MF 2015 (1995-12-01) December 1, 1995 (age 29) (Youth system) 2018 0 0
77 Ahmad Amir Kamdar Iran MF 2015 (1989-01-05) January 5, 1989 (age 35) Iran Siah Jamegan 2017 13 1
Forwards
7 Masoud Hassanzadeh Iran ST 2014 (1991-04-12) April 12, 1991 (age 33) Iran Damash 2018 56 17
9 Kaveh Rezaei Iran ST 2014 (1992-04-05) April 5, 1992 (age 32) Iran Saipa 2016 45 14
17 Marco Aurélio Iubel Brazil ST 2016 (1986-08-07) August 7, 1986 (age 38) Brazil Cuiabá 2016 7 0
30 Mehdi Rajabzadeh Iran SS 2012 (1978-06-21) June 21, 1978 (age 46) Iran Fajr Sepasi 2017 283 89

Iran Pro League squad

As of 19 January 2016[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Iran IRN Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi
2 DF Iran IRN Mohammad Nejad Mehdi
3 DF Lebanon LBN Walid Ismail
4 DF Iran IRN Hadi Mohammadi
7 FW Iran IRN Masoud Hassanzadeh
8 MF Iran IRN Ghasem Hadadifar (Captain)
9 FW Iran IRN Kaveh Rezaei
11 FW Iran IRN Morteza Tabrizi
12 GK Iran IRN Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri
13 FW Iran IRN Mohammad Reza Hosseini
15 MF Iran IRN Ehsan Pahlevan U23
16 MF Iran IRN Mehdi Mehdipour U23
18 DF Lebanon LBN Ali Hamam
19 DF Iran IRN Mehrdad Ghanbari
20 DF Iran IRN Hojjat Haghverdi U23
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Iran IRN Saeb Mohebi U23
23 FW Iran IRN Danial Esmaeilifar U23
24 MF Iran IRN Reza Shekari U21
25 FW Iran IRN Mohammadreza Abbasi U21
26 DF Iran IRN Nima Taheri U21
28 FW Iran IRN Ali Khodadadi U21
30 FW Iran IRN Mehdi Rajabzadeh (Vice captain)
31 FW Iran IRN Hamidreza Jafari U21
32 MF Iran IRN Mehran Derakhshan Mehr U21
33 DF Iran IRN Vahid Mohammadzadeh
35 MF Iran IRN Kamran Momeni U21
36 DF Iran IRN Kianoush Eghbali U21
40 GK Iran IRN Peyman Salmani U23
61 DF Iran IRN Hashem Beikzadeh
77 MF Iran IRN Ahmad Amir Kamdar

Transfers

Confirmed transfers 2015–16

Summer

Winter

Competitions

Overview

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Persian Gulf Pro League — — 6th 29 July 2015 13 May 2016
AFC Champions League Group stage — 1/8 Final 23 February 2015 25 May 2016
Hazfi Cup Round of 32 — Winners 11 September 2015 29 May 2016

Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Iran Pro League

Main article: 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Tractor Sazi 30 13 12 5 43 27 +16 51
5 Naft Tehran 30 13 10 7 30 21 +9 49
6 Zob Ahan 30 11 13 6 38 26 +12 46 Qualification for the 2017 AFC Champions League group stage[a]
7 Saba Qom 30 9 15 6 30 24 +6 42
8 Saipa 30 11 7 12 28 31 −3 40
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Zob Ahan secured qualification for the 2017 AFC Champions League through winning the 2015–16 Hazfi Cup.

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 11 13 6 38 26  +12 46 4 8 3 17 11  +6 7 5 3 21 15  +6

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLLWWDWDWDDWDWWLWDDDDDWDLLDDWWL
Position15168654544333333333344344666666
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2016. Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

July 29, 2015 1 Malavan 1 – 0 Zob Ahan Anzali
18:50 UTC+04:30 Afshin 61'
Afshin Yellow card 61'		 Report Hamam Yellow card 55' Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 4.656
Referee: Toraj Haghverdi
August 7, 2015 2 Zob Ahan 0 – 1 Sepahan Isfahan
21:00 UTC+04:30 Nejad Mehdi Yellow card 60' Report Karimi 73' Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 6.000
Referee: Mohsen Ghahramani
August 14, 2015 3 Esteghlal 0 – 2 Zob Ahan Tehran
19:20 UTC+04:30 Mkoyan Yellow card 39'
Karimi Yellow card 88'		 Report Pahlavan 61'
Tabrizi 85'
Tabrizi Yellow card 85'
Mazaheri Yellow card 92'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 35.000
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi
August 20, 2015 4 Perspolis 1 – 2 Zob Ahan Tehran
19:15 UTC+04:30 Ahmadzadeh Yellow card 49'
Alishah 64'
Bengar Yellow card 90+2'
Bengar Red card		 Report Rezaei 76'
Hassanzadeh soccer ball with check mark		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 25.000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
August 26, 2015 5 Zob Ahan 0 – 0 Esteghlal Ahvaz Isfahan
19:10 UTC+04:30 Report Karimi Yellow card 16' Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 1.500
Referee: Mehdi Seyedali
September 15, 2015 6 Foolad 0 – 3 Zob Ahan Ahvaz
18:45 UTC+04:30 Mesarić Yellow card 22'
Chago Yellow card 45'
Sharifat Yellow card 50'		 Report Mohammadi 28'
Pahlavan 37'
Sadeghi Yellow card 59'
Noormohammadi 72'		 Stadium: Ghadir Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Reza Kermanshahi
September 26, 2015 7 Zob Ahan 0 – 0 Naft Tehran Isfahan
17:30 UTC+4:30 Report Koroushi Yellow card 87' Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Moud Bonyadifar
October 16, 2015 8 Saipa 0 – 1 Zob Ahan Tehran
15:45 UTC+4:30 Moshkelpour Yellow card 15'
Alinejad Yellow card 41'
Nekounam Yellow card 55'		 Report Hassanzadeh 17'
Mohammadi Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Saeid Bakhshizadeh
October 21, 2015 9 Zob Ahan 0 – 0 Gostaresh Foulad Isfahan
16:45 UTC+4:30 Tabrizi Yellow card 78' Report Kiani Yellow card 33'
Magno Batista Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Mohammadreza Faghani
October 27, 2015 10 Tractor Sazi 4 – 4 Zob Ahan Tabriz
15:30 UTC+4:30 Rafiei 17'
Rahmani 45,75'
Saghebi 55'
Saghebi Yellow card 55'		 Report Pahlavan 27'
Mohammadi Yellow card 30'
Hamam 80'
Rezaei 87'
Pahlavan Yellow card 90+1'
Esmaeilifar 90+4'		 Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Hossein Zargar
October 31, 2015 11 Zob Ahan 4 – 0 Rah Ahan Isfahan
15:30 UTC+04:30 Rezaei 24,67'
Tabrizi 68'
Sadeghi 81'
Sadeghi Yellow card 83'		 Report Abtahi Yellow card 54'
Mohammadi Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 520
Referee: Hamid Haj malek
November 20, 2015 12 Saba Qom 0 – 0 Zob Ahan Qom
15:15 UTC+04:30 Ghazi Yellow card 88' Report Haghverdi Yellow card 34'
Rezaei Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bijan Heidari
November 30, 2015 13 Zob Ahan 3 – 1 Padideh Isfahan
15:15 UTC+04:30 Hassanzadeh 45,62'
Tabrizi 68'
Mehdipour Yellow card 79'		 Report Yousefi 79' Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rohollah Sharifi
November 22, 2011 14 Siah Jamegan 0 – 1 Zob Ahan Mashhad
14:30 UTC+04:30 Zamehran Yellow card 75'
Mehdipour Yellow card 78'
Hosseini Yellow card 92'		 Report Hassanzadeh 45'
Mazaheri Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Samen Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ali Safaei
December 18, 2015 15 Zob Ahan 0 – 1 Esteghlal Khuzestan Isfahan
15:15 UTC+04:30 Hassanzadeh Yellow card 35' Report Zobeydi 78'
Tayyebi Yellow card 43'
Nassari Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Hamid Hajmalek
December 26, 2015 16 Zob Ahan 1 – 0 Malavan Isfahan
15:30 UTC+04:30 Tabrizi 56'
Ismail Yellow card 44'
Esmaeilifar Yellow card 77'
Rezaei Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Darvishi Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Mohammad Reza Akbarian
December 31, 2015 17 Sepahan 1 – 1 Zob Ahan Isfahan
15:00 UTC+04:30 Khalatbari 41'
Karimi Yellow card 48'
Musaev Yellow card 60'
Karami Yellow card 66'		 Report Pahlavan 14'
Mehdipour Yellow card 58'
Hassanzadeh Yellow card 60'
Pahlavan Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Hossein Zargar
February 2, 2016 18 Zob Ahan 0 – 0 Esteghlal Isfahan
14:30 UTC+04:30 Beikzadeh Yellow card 32' Report Hajmohammadi Yellow card 33'
Rahmati Yellow card 93'		 Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Shahin Haji babaei
February 7, 2016 19 Zob Ahan 2 – 2 Perspolis Isfahan
14:30 UTC+04:30 Beikzadeh Yellow card 30'
Mazaheri Yellow card 68'
Hassanzadeh soccer ball with check mark
Tabrizi 90'		 Report Ahmadzadeh Yellow card 30'
Alishah 35'
Kamyabinia Yellow card 71'
Alipour 80'
Rezaeian Yellow card 86'
Taremi Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
February 13, 2016 20 Esteghlal Ahvaz 1 – 1 Zob Ahan Ahvaz
15:00 UTC+04:30 Pakparvar Yellow card 53'
Reykani 90+3'		 Report Rezaei 52'
Amir Kamdar Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Takhti Stadium(Ahvaz)
Attendance: 550
Referee: Javad Rahimzadeh
February 18, 2016 21 Zob Ahan 1 – 1 Foolad Isfahan
16:00 UTC+04:30 Nejad Mehdi Yellow card 56'
Rajabzadeh soccer ball with check mark
IubelYellow card 78'		 Report Ahle Shakheh 8'
Feshangchi Yellow card 51'
IubelYellow card 67'		 Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Reza Mahdavi
March 6, 2016 22 Naft Tehran 0 – 1 Zob Ahan Tehran
15:30 UTC+04:30 Amiri Yellow card 35'
BouazarYellow card 80'		 Report Mohammadi Yellow card 27'
Amir Kamdar 38'
MazaheriYellow card 62'		 Stadium: Takhti Stadium(Tehran)
Attendance: 130
Referee: Mehdi Marhanzadeh
March 10, 2016 23 Zob Ahan 1 – 1 Saipa Isfahan
17:15 UTC+04:30 Rajabzadeh 30'
HaddadifarYellow card 68'
Esmaeilifar Yellow card 86'		 Report Torabi 45'
SadeghiYellow card 74'		 Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifar
March 31, 2016 24 Gostaresh Foulad 4 – 3 Zob Ahan Tabriz
15:30 UTC+04:30 Magno Batista Yellow card 12'
Ebrahimi 21,78,88'
Hosseini 30'
Leonardo PimentaYellow card 80'
Koohnavard Yellow card 87'		 Report Ehsan Pahlevan 6'
Mehdi MehdipourYellow card 18' 37,48'
Hadi Mohammadi Yellow card 65'
Ahmad Amir KamdarYellow card 75'		 Stadium: Gostaresh Foulad Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohammadreza Akbarian
April 10, 2016 25 Zob Ahan 1 – 2 Tractor Sazi Isfahan
16:30 UTC+04:30 Rajabzadeh 60'
HaddadifarYellow card 63'
Hadi Mohammadi Yellow card 76'
Mohammad Reza HosseiniYellow card 89'		 Report AshouriYellow card 24'
Carlos CardosoYellow card 59'
Rahmani 69'
Shafiei 87'Yellow card 87'
Shahin Saghebi Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar
April 14, 2016 26 Rah Ahan 1 – 1 Zob Ahan Tehran
17:00 UTC+04:30 Mehdi Hanafi Yellow card 32'
Mohammad Reza Soleimani 82'		 Report Vahid Mohammadzadeh Yellow card 48'
Kaveh Rezaei 85'		 Stadium: Rah Ahan Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Rohollah Sharifi
April 24, 2016 27 Zob Ahan 1 – 1 Saba Qom Isfahan
18:15 UTC+04:30 Morteza Tabrizi 13' Report Farshid Bagheri 54' Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohammadreza Faghani
April 28, 2016 28 Padideh 0 – 1 Zob Ahan Mashhad
18:00 UTC+04:30 Report Mehdi Rajabzadeh 74' Stadium: Samen Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mohammad Maleki
May 8, 2016 29 Zob Ahan 3 – 1 Siah Jamegan Isfahan
18:00 UTC+04:30 Ali Hamam 58'
Mehdi Rajabzadeh 72,80'		 Report Hossein Karimi 40' Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi
May 13, 2016 30 Esteghlal Khuzestan 2 – 0 Zob Ahan Ahvaz
18:00 UTC+04:30 Rahim Mehdi Zohaivi 55,59' Report Stadium: Ghadir Stadium
Attendance: 3500
Referee: Mohsen Torky

AFC Champions League

Zob Ahan team image before AFC Champions League match, 1 March 2016
Main article: 2016 AFC Champions League

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZOB LEK NSR BYD
1 Iran Zob Ahan 6 4 2 0 12 2 +10 14 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 3–0 5–2
2 Qatar Lekhwiya 6 2 3 1 7 2 +5 9 0–1 — 4–0 0–0
3 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 6 1 2 3 5 14 −9 5 0–3 1–1 — 3–3
4 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 0 3 3 5 11 −6 3 0–0 0–2 0–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Lekhwiya Qatar0–1Iran Zob Ahan
Report Rajabzadeh 46'
Attendance: 1,225
Zob Ahan Iran0–0Qatar Lekhwiya
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan0–0Iran Zob Ahan
Report
Attendance: 4,567
Zob Ahan Iran5–2Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Esmaeilifar 3'
Mohammadzadeh 34'
Rajabzadeh 50'
Rezaei 69'
Tabrizi 87'		 Report Zouaghi 78'
Nurmatov 89'
Attendance: 4,523
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Zob Ahan Iran3–0Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Pahlavan 27', 83'
Rezaei 74'		 Report
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Round of 16

Al-Ain United Arab Emirates1–1Iran Zob Ahan
Douglas 9' Report Abbasi 75'
Attendance: 10,708
Zob Ahan Iran0–2United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Report Lee Myung-joo 12'
Asprilla 62'
Attendance: 9,960

Al-Ain won 3–1 on aggregate.

Hazfi Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Hazfi Cup

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round of 32
11 September 2015 1/16 Zob Ahan 2 – 1 Baderan Tehran Fuladshahr
19:45 Nejad Mehdi 13'
Mehdipour 56'		 Summary Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Last 16
21 September 2015 1/8 Gostaresh Foulad 0 – 1 Zob Ahan Tabriz
16:00 Summary Rajabzadeh 66' Stadium: Gostaresh Foulad Stadium
Quarter-final
4 November 2015 (2015-11-04) 1/4 Zob Ahan 2 – 0 Persepolis Isfahan
14:30 (DST+03:30) M. Tabrizi 107'
R. Shekari 115'		 report Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi

Semi-final (1/2 Final – Last 4)

24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 1/2 Zob Ahan 2 – 2
(4 – 1 p)		SepahanIsfahan
14:30 (DST+03:30) M. Tabrizi 2'
M.R. Hosseini 110'		 report V. Ghafouri 52', 113' Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky

Final

Main article: 2016 Hazfi Cup Final
29 May 2016 (2016-05-29) 79 Zob Ahan 1 – 1
(5 – 4 p)		EsteghlalKhorramshahr
21:00 (DST+03:30) Rahmati 20' (o.g.) report Ebrahimi 56' (pen.) Stadium: Khorramshahr Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

July 11, 2015 1 Fenerbahçe 7 – 0 Zob Ahan Turkey
19:30 UTC+04:30 Fernandão 6'
Stoch 21'
Mehmet Topal 33,77'
Nani 65'
Souza 75'
Sow 79'		 Report Stadium: Dűzce Stadium
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: Sercan Tukat
13 January 2016 (2016-01-13) 2Zob Ahan3 – 2 Sepahan Isfahan
14:30 (DST+03:30) Hassanzadeh 16'
Mehdipour 65'
Marquinho 88'		 report Luciano Pereira 27', 31'
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 3Zob Ahan1 – 2 Saba Qom Tehran
15:00 Rezaei 1' report Sadeghi 64', 76' Stadium: Shahre Qods Stadium
25 January 2016 (2016-01-25) 4Zob Ahan0 – 0 (Penalty 2 – 3) Saipa Tehran
15:00 report Stadium: Shahre Qods 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 Iran IRN Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Iran IRN Mohammad Nejad Mehdi 26 1 20+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 1
3 DF Lebanon LBN Walid Ismail 26 0 18+0 0 3+0 0 4+1 0
4 DF Iran IRN Hadi Mohammadi 35 1 24+0 1 6+0 0 5+0 0
5 MF Iran IRN Akbar Sadeghi 18 1 14+1 1 0+0 0 3+0 0
7 FW Iran IRN Masoud Hassanzadeh 28 7 11+8 6 1+4 1 2+2 0
8 MF Iran IRN Ghasem Hadadifar 36 0 23+1 0 8+0 0 3+1 0
9 FW Iran IRN Kaveh Rezaei 34 8 16+8 6 7+0 2 3+0 0
11 FW Iran IRN Morteza Tabrizi 40 10 20+7 7 7+1 1 3+2 2
12 GK Iran IRN Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri 39 0 27+0 0 8+0 0 4+0 0
13 MF Iran IRN Mohammad Reza Hosseini 22 1 6+11 0 0+1 0 1+3 1
15 MF Iran IRN Ehsan Pahlevan 40 7 25+4 4 8+0 3 3+0 0
16 MF Iran IRN Mehdi Mehdipour 38 3 18+7 2 8+0 0 4+1 1
17 FW Brazil BRA Marco Aurélio Iubel 8 0 0+6 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
18 DF Lebanon LBN Ali Hamam 34 1 23+0 1 6+0 0 5+0 0
19 DF Iran IRN Mehrdad Ghanbari 11 1 5+3 1 0+1 0 2+0 0
20 DF Iran IRN Hojjat Haghverdi 14 0 10+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
21 DF Iran IRN Saeb Mohebi 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
23 MF Iran IRN Danial Esmaeilifar 36 2 18+7 1 2+5 1 4+0 0
24 MF Iran IRN Reza Shekari 13 1 0+11 0 0+1 0 0+1 1
25 MF Iran IRN Mohammadreza Abbasi 15 0 3+6 0 2+3 0 0+1 0
26 DF Iran IRN Nima Taheri 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW Iran IRN Ali Khodadadi 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW Iran IRN Mehdi Rajabzadeh 41 8 26+4 5 6+0 2 5+0 1
32 MF Iran IRN Mehran Derakhshan Mehr 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF Iran IRN Vahid Mohammadzadeh 13 1 5+1 0 6+0 1 1+0 0
35 MF Iran IRN Kamran Momeni 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 MF Iran IRN Kianoush Eghbali 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 GK Iran IRN Peyman Salmani 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
61 DF Iran IRN Hashem Beikzadeh 11 1 7+0 0 4+0 1 0+0 0
77 MF Iran IRN Ahmad Amir Kamdar 13 1 5+2 1 0+6 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

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

Last updated on 30 May 2016
Ranking Position Nation Name Pro League Champions League Hazfi Cup Total
1 MF Iran Morteza Tabrizi 7 1 2 10
2 FW Iran Kaveh Rezaei 6 2 0 8
FW Iran Mehdi Rajabzadeh 5 2 1 8
3 FW Iran Masoud Hassanzadeh 6 1 0 7
MF Iran Ehsan Pahlavan 4 3 0 7
4 MF Iran Mehdi Mehdipour 2 0 1 3
5 MF Iran Danial Esmaeilifar 1 1 0 2

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

Most assists

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

Last updated on 5 January 2016
Ranking Position Nation Name Pro League Champions League Hazfi Cup Total
1 FW Iran Mehdi Rajabzadeh 6 0 0 6
DF Lebanon Ali Hamam 4 1 1 6
2 FW Iran Kaveh Rezaei 3 0 1 4
MF Iran Ghasem Haddadifar 3 2 0 4
3 MF Iran Morteza Tabrizi 1 2 0 3
4 MF Iran Danial Esmaeilifar 2 0 0 2

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

Disciplinary record

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

Last updated on 30 May 2016
2015–16 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 Iran 4 Hadi Mohammadi 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
2 Iran 8 Ghasem Haddadifar 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
3 Iran 12 Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
Lebanon 18 Ali Hamam 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0
4 Iran 11 Morteza Tabrizi 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
Lebanon 3 Walid Ismail 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
5 Iran 13 Mohammad Reza Hosseini 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
Iran 7 Masoud Hassanzadeh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
Iran 16 Mehdi Mehdipour 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Iran 61 Hashem Beikzadeh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 Iran 23 Danial Esmaeilifar 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Iran 9 Kaveh Rezaei 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Iran 5 Akbar Sadeghi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Iran 77 Ahmad Amir Kamdar 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Iran 15 Ehsan Pahlavan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 Iran 20 Hojjat Haghverdi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Iran 2 Mohammad Nejad Mehdi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Brazil 17 Marco Aurélio Iubel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Iran 33 Vahid Mohammadzadeh 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Iran 25 Mohammadreza Abbasi 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

Goals conceded

  • Updated on 30 May 2016
Position Nation Number Name Pro League Champions League Hazfi Cup Total Clean Sheets
GK Iran 1 Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi 3 0 1 4 0
GK Iran 12 Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri 27 8 4 39 20
TOTALS 30 8 5 43 20

Own goals

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

Club

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Iran Yahya Golmohammadi
Assistant coach Iran Mojtaba Hosseini
Assistant coach Iran Hassan Esteki
Goalkeeping coach Iran Davoud Fanaei
Fitness coach Iran Behzad Noshadi
Physiotherapist Iran Abbas Moradi
Performance analyst Iran Reza Nasr Esfahani
Analyzer Iran Mohammad Askari
Doctor Iran Dr. Amir Hossein Sharifianpour
Logistics Iran Mahmoud Mehruyan
Team director Iran Ali Shojaei

Other information

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

References

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