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2019–20 Esteghlal F.C. season

The 2019–20 season is the Esteghlal Football Club's 19th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 26th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup, and 74th year in existence as a football club.

Esteghlal F.C.
2019–20 season
PresidentAmirhossein Fathi
(until 10 December 2019)[1]
Esmaeil Khalilzadeh
(from 10 December 2019
until 26 February 2020)[2]
Ali Fatollahzadeh
(from 26 February 2020
until 30 March 2020)[3]
Ahmad Saadatmand
(from 30 March 2020)[4]
Head coachAndrea Stramaccioni
(until 8 December 2019)
Voria Ghafouri (caretaker)
(from 9 december 2019
until 2 January 2020)[5]
Farhad Majidi
(from 2 January 2020
until 3 September 2020)
Majid Namjoo-Motlagh
(from 6 September 2020)
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Pro League2nd
Hazfi CupRunners-up
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cheick Diabaté (15)
All:
Cheick Diabaté (19)
Highest home attendance65,000
(vs Shahr Khodro, 5 December 2019)
Lowest home attendance9,000
(vs Naft MIS, 2 February 2020)
Biggest winEsteghlal 5–0 Sanat Naft
Al-Rayyan 0–5 Esteghlal
Biggest defeatEsteghlal 1–2 Machine Sazi
Al-Ahli 2–1 Esteghlal

Players

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First team squad

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Last updated: 2 February 2020 (2020-02-02)
No. Name Nat Position Date of Birth (Age) Since End Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Hossein Hosseini   GK (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 27) 2012 2021   Youth Sector
19 Hossein Pour Hamidi   GK (1998-03-26)26 March 1998 (aged 21) 2019 2022   Esteghlal Khuzestan
78 Alireza Ansari   GK (2000-02-06)6 February 2000 (aged 19) 2019 2020   Youth Sector
Defenders
3 Milad Zakipour   LB / LM (1995-11-23)23 November 1995 (aged 24) 2016 2021   Naft Tehran
4 Roozbeh Cheshmi   CB / DM (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 26) 2015 2020   Saba Qom
5 Aref Gholami   CB / RB / LB (1997-04-19)19 April 1997 (aged 22) 2019 2021   Foolad
21 Vouria Ghafouri   RB / RW (1987-09-20)20 September 1987 (aged 32) 2016 2021   Sepahan
22 Siavash Yazdani   CB (1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 27) 2019 2021   Sepahan
30 Azim Gök   CB / LB (1996-01-25)25 January 1996 (aged 23) 2016 2021   Youth Sector
32 Amirhossein Kargar   RB (1998-11-22)22 November 1998 (aged 21) 2018 2021   Youth Sector
33 Hrvoje Milić   LB / LM (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 (aged 30) 2019 2021   Crotone
41 Arash Dajliri   RB (1999-01-19)19 January 1999 (aged 20) 2020   Youth Sector
57 Shahin Taherkhani   CB (1997-01-07)7 January 1997 (aged 22) 2018 2021   Youth Sector
70 Mohammad Daneshgar   CB (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 25) 2018 2020   Saipa
Midfielders
6 Ali Karimi   CM / DM (1994-02-11)11 February 1994 (aged 25) 2018 2020   Sepahan
8 Farshid Esmaeili   AM / LW / RW (1994-02-23)23 February 1994 (aged 25) 2015 2020   Fajr Sepasi
9 Ali Dashti   RW / SS (1994-01-18)18 January 1994 (aged 25) 2018 2021   Saipa
14 Farshid Bagheri   DM / CM (1992-06-05)5 June 1992 (aged 27) 2016 2020   Saba Qom
15 Sina Khadempour   DM / CM / CB (1997-01-09)9 January 1997 (aged 22) 2017 2022   Naft Tehran
23 Dariush Shojaeian   AM / RW / LW (1992-04-07)7 April 1992 (aged 27) 2017 2020   Gostaresh Foulad
28 Mohsen Karimi   LW / RW / SS (1994-09-20)20 September 1994 (aged 25) 2014 2020   Youth Sector
40 Amir Hossein Khodamoradi   AM (2000-09-13)13 September 2000 (aged 19) 2020 2024   Youth Sector
66 Masoud Rigi   DM / CM (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 28) 2019 2021   Shahr Khodro
77 Reza Azari   DM / CM / AM (1998-02-10)10 February 1998 (aged 21) 2018 2023   Youth Sector
80 Mohammad Bolboli   LW (1998-01-11)11 January 1998 (aged 21) 2019 2023   Sepidrood
88 Arash Rezavand   AM / CM (1993-10-05)5 October 1993 (aged 26) 2019 2021   Saipa
Forwards
7 Cheick Diabaté   CF / SS (1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 31) 2019 2021   Osmanlıspor
10 Mehdi Ghayedi   SS / RW / LW (1998-12-05)5 December 1998 (aged 21) 2017 2023   Iranjavan
11 Morteza Tabrizi   CF / LW (1991-01-06)6 January 1991 (aged 28) 2018 2020   Zob Ahan
17 Zakaria Moradi   CF / RW (1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 21) 2019 2023   Youth Sector
72 Amir Arsalan Motahari   CF / RW (1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 26) 2020 2021   Zob Ahan
Players transferred during the season
99 Sajjad Aghaei   CF / LW / RW (1999-03-19)19 March 1999 (aged 20) 2017 2022   Youth Sector
20 Nikolay Bodurov   CB (1986-05-30)30 May 1986 (aged 33) 2020 2021 Unattached

Transfers

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Main articles: List of Iranian football transfers summer 2019 and List of Iranian football transfers winter 2019–20

In

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Transfer
window 		Ends Source
—   Hamed Bakhshi 18 Peykan Transfer Summer [6]
80 LW   Mohammad Bolboli 21 Sepidrood Transfer Summer 2023 [7]
9 RW   Ali Dashti 25 Saipa Transfer Summer 2021 [8]
44 CB   Milad Bagheri 23 Mes Kerman Transfer Summer 2022 [9]
22 CB   Siavash Yazdani 27 Sepahan Transfer Summer 2021 [10]
66 DM   Masoud Rigi 28 Shahr Khodro Transfer Summer 2021 [11]
15 DM   Sina Khadempour 22 Gol Gohar End of loan Summer 2022
70 RW   Mohammad Javad Mohammadi 23 Arvand Karun End of loan Summer 2022
80 RW   Mohammad Dehghan Nejad 19 Saipa Transfer Winter 2020
88 AM   Arash Rezavand 25 Saipa Transfer Summer 2021 [12]
7 CF   Cheick Diabaté 31   Osmanlıspor Transfer Summer 2021 [13]
38 CM   Ali Tari 18 Zob Ahan Transfer Summer 2024
5 CB   Aref Gholami 22 Foolad Transfer Summer 2021 [14]
— GK   Erfan Khalili 19 Niroo Zamini Transfer Summer 2020
19 GK   Hossein Pour Hamidi 21 Esteghlal Khuzestan Transfer Summer 2022
33 LB   Hrvoje Milić 30   Crotone Transfer Summer 2021 [15]
— LW   Hossein Bijani 16 Foolad Transfer Summer 2022 [16]
30 CB   Azim Gök 23 Malavan End of loan Winter 2021
72 CF   Amir Arsalan Motahari 26 Zob Ahan Transfer Winter 2021 [17]
20 CB   Nikolay Bodurov 33 Unattached Transfer Winter 2021 [18]

Out

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer
window 		Source
— GK   Sasan Zamaneh 20 Persepolis Transfer Summer [19]
— GK   Parsa Jafari 19 Saipa Transfer Summer [20]
2 RB   Khosro Heydari 35 Retired End of contract Summer [21]
1 GK   Mehdi Rahmati 36 Shahr Khodro End of contract Summer [22]
— GK   Mohammad Javad Kia 17 Shahr Khodro Transfer Summer [23]
44 RB   Farshad Mohammadi 24 Shahr Khodro Transfer Summer [24]
12 LB   Meysam Teymouri 26 Tractor Sazi Transfer Summer [25]
5 AM   Ayanda Patosi 26   Cape Town Loan return Summer
26 CF   Fardin Najafi 21 Oghab Tehran Loan Summer
30 DM   Omid Noorafkan 22   Charleroi Loan return Summer [26]
16 RW   Allahyar Sayyadmanesh 18   Fenerbahçe Transfer Summer [27]
29 LB   Amirhossein Esmaeilzadeh 19 Pars Jonoubi Transfer Summer [28]
88 RW   Reza Karimi 20 Unattached Released Summer
90 CF   Godwin Mensha 29   Ajman Transfer Summer [29]
— LW   Ahmadreza Ahmadvand 20 Persepolis Transfer Summer [30]
13 LB   Armin Sohrabian 23 Saipa Transfer Summer
10 CF   Rouhollah Bagheri 28 Shahr Khodro Transfer Summer
27 AM   Hossein Heydari 20 Qashqai Transfer Summer
70 RW   Mohammad Javad Mohammadi 23 Sorkhpooshan Transfer Summer
43 LB   Amirhossein Pourmohammad 21 Sorkhpooshan Transfer Summer
17 LW   Humam Tariq 23   Ismaily Transfer Summer
33 CB   Pejman Montazeri 35   Al Kharitiyat End of contract Summer
38 CF   Meraj Pourtaghi 21 Damash Gilan Transfer Summer
22 GK   Mehdi Nourollahi 22 Saipa Transfer Summer [31]
20 CF   Esmaël Gonçalves 28   Matsumoto Yamaga Transfer Summer [32]
44 CB   Milad Bagheri 24 Pars Jonoubi Transfer Winter [33]
98 RW   Morteza Aghakhan 26 Saipa Transfer Winter [34]
99 CF   Sajjad Aghaei 20 Zob Ahan Loan Winter [35]

Pre-season and friendlies

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30 June 2019 (2019-06-30) 1 Esteghlal 5 – 0 Esteghlal B Tehran
19:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30) M. Tabrizi   8 (pen.)', 38'
R. Bagheri   16'
A. Dashti   64'
M. Bolboli  		 Report
4 July 2019 (2019-07-04) 2 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Niroo Zamini Tehran
18:40 IRDT (UTC+04:30) D. Shojaeian   9' Report A. Akvan   45'
11 July 2019 (2019-07-11) 3 Esteghlal   5 – 0   Heartland Turkey
18:00 TRT (UTC+03:00) M. Zakipour   18'
S. Aghaei   20', 39'
M. Tabrizi   59'
A. Dashti   65'		 Report
17 July 2019 (2019-07-17) 4 Esteghlal   3 – 1   Petrolul Ploiești Turkey
18:00 TRT (UTC+03:00) S. Aghaei   22'
D. Shojaeian   63'
A. Dashti   75'		 Report   12'
25 July 2019 (2019-07-25) 5 Esteghlal 4 – 2 Baadraan Tehran Tehran
18:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Diabate   34'
Esmaeili   40'
Tabrizi   66'
F.Bagheri   70'		 Report Vakili   10'
Ebrahimi   12'
1 August 2019 (2019-08-01) 6 Esteghlal 4 – 0 Machine Sazi Tehran
18:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30) Shojaeian   26'
Esmaeili   30'
Daneshgar   50'
Dashti   90'
5 August 2019 (2019-08-05) 7 Esteghlal 4 – 0 Esteghlal U-20 Tehran
18:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
12 August 2019 (2019-08-12) 8 Esteghlal 0–2 Paykan Tehran
18:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
15 August 2019 (2019-08-15) 9 Esteghlal 5–0 Oghab Tehran
09:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)

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 %
Pro League 22 August 2019 20 August 2020 Matchday 1 2nd 30 14 11 5 55 31 +24 046.67
Hazfi Cup 30 September 2019 3 September 2020 Round of 32 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 12 6 +6 060.00
AFC Champions League 21 January 2020 26 September 2020 Preliminary round 2 Round of 16 7 3 2 2 15 6 +9 042.86
Total 42 20 14 8 82 43 +39 047.62

Last updated: 27 September 2020 (2020-09-27).
Source: Competitions

Persian Gulf Pro League

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Main article: 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League


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 14 11 5 55 31  +24 53 8 5 2 25 12  +13 6 6 3 30 19  +11

Last updated: 21 August 2020 (2020-08-21).
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLDDLDWWWWWWDWDWLLWDWLDLDWDWDDW
Position121211151411877433122554434545222222
Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2020 (2020-08-21). Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persepolis (C) 30 21 4 5 46 17 +29 67 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Esteghlal 30 14 11 5 55 31 +24 53
3 Foolad 30 14 9 7 28 19 +9 51 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
4 Tractor 30 14 8 8 31 23 +8 50 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage[a]
5 Sepahan 30 12 13 5 39 22 +17 49
Source: IPL Table, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[36]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Tractor qualified to AFC Champions League group stage directly by winning the Hazfi Cup


Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed/Cancelled

23 August 2019 (2019-08-23) 1 Machine Sazi 1 – 0 Esteghlal Tabriz
18:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Bonyan Diesel Stadium
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Payam Heydari
29 August 2019 (2019-08-29) 2 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Foolad Tehran
19:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) 3 Naft MIS 1 – 1 Esteghlal Masjed Soleyman
19:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Behnam Mohammadi Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohammadreza Akbarian
22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) 4 Esteghlal 0 – 1 Persepolis Tehran
16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
Note: 91st Tehran derby
26 September 2019 (2019-09-26) 5 Zob Ahan 2 – 2 Esteghlal Isfahan
18:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bijan Heydari
4 October 2019 (2019-10-04) 6 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Gol Gohar Tehran
16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Hassan Akrami
21 October 2019 (2019-10-21) 7 Saipa 0 – 4 Esteghlal Shahr-e Qods
16:45 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
25 October 2019 (2019-10-25) 8 Esteghlal 2 – 0 Pars Jonoubi Tehran
19:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Seyed Reza Mahdavi
1 November 2019 (2019-11-01) 9 Tractor 2 – 4 Esteghlal Tabriz
18:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Bijan Heydari
5 November 2019 (2019-11-05) 10 Esteghlal 5 – 0 Sanat Naft Tehran
15:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifar
25 November 2019 (2019-11-25) 11 Nassaji 1 – 2 Esteghlal Qaem Shahr
15:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Vatani Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ali Safaei
30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 12 Sepahan 2 – 2 Esteghlal Isfahan
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mohammad Hossein Zahedifar
5 December 2019 (2019-12-05) 13 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Shahr Khodro Tehran
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
9 December 2019 (2019-12-09) 14 Paykan 2 – 2 Esteghlal Tehran
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 15 Esteghlal 4 – 1 Shahin Bushehr Tehran
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ali Bay
19 December 2019 (2019-12-19) 16 Esteghlal 1 – 2 Machine Sazi Tehran
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,010
Referee: Seyyed Vahid Kazemi
24 June 2020 (2020-06-24) 17 Foolad 2 – 1 Esteghlal Ahvaz
21:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Foolad Arena
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Seyyed Mehdi Seyyad Ali
Note: The match was postponed and rescheduled to 24 June. The match was played behind closed doors.
2 February 2020 (2020-02-02) 18 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Naft MIS Tehran
17:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Hamid Haj-Malek
6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) 19 Persepolis 2 – 2 Esteghlal Tehran
15:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 56,780
Referee: Bijan Heydari
Man of the Match: Amir Arsalan Motahari
Note: 92nd Tehran derby
23 February 2020 (2020-02-23) 20 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Zob Ahan Tehran
18:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Payam Heydari
Note: No spectator due to the COVID-19 pandemic
27 February 2020 (2020-02-27) 21 Gol Gohar 1 – 0 Esteghlal Sirjan
16:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report Stadium: Gol Gohar Sport Complex
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Mohammadreza Akbarian
Note: No spectator due to the COVID-19 pandemic
29 June 2020 (2020-06-29) 22 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Saipa Tehran
21:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Payam Heydari
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 29 June. The match was played behind closed doors.
27 July 2020 (2020-07-27) 23 Pars Jonoubi 0 – 2 Esteghlal Jam
20:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Payam Heydari
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 27 July. The match was played behind closed doors.
11 July 2020 (2020-07-11) 24 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Tractor Tehran
21:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Hassan Akrami
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 11 July. The match was played behind closed doors.
17 July 2020 (2020-07-17) 25 Sanat Naft 0 – 2 Esteghlal Abadan
21:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Takhti Abadan
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 17 July. The match was played behind closed doors.
23 July 2020 (2020-07-23) 26 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Nassaji Tehran
21:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Reza Kermanshahi
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 23 July. The match was played behind closed doors.
1 August 2020 (2020-08-01) 27 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Sepahan Tehran
21:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Bijan Heydari
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 1 August. The match was played behind closed doors.
6 August 2020 (2020-08-06) 28 Shahr Khodro 2 – 2 Esteghlal Mashhad
20:00 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Imam Reza Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Vahid Kazemi[37]
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 6 August. The match was played behind closed doors.
15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) 29 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Paykan Tehran
20:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Payam Heydari
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 15 August. The match was played behind closed doors.
20 August 2020 (2020-08-20) 30 Shahin Bushehr 1 – 4 Esteghlal Bushehr
20:45 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Shahid Beheshti Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Aliasghar Momeni
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 20 August. The match was played behind closed doors.

Hazfi Cup

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Main article: 2019–20 Hazfi Cup

Round of 32

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30 September 2019 (2019-09-30) Round of 32 Gol Reyhan 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) Esteghlal Karaj
18:15 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Enghelab Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Seyed Mehdi Seyed Ali

Round of 16

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17 October 2019 (2019-10-17) Round of 16 Esteghlal 3 – 0 (a.e.t.) Fajr Sepasi Tehran
16:50 IRST (UTC+03:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Payam Heydari

Quarter-final

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10 August 2020 (2020-08-10) Quarter-Final Esteghlal 2 – 0 Sepahan Tehran
20:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
Note: The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

Semi-final

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26 August 2020 (2020-08-26) Semi-Final Persepolis 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(1-4 p)		 Esteghlal Tehran
20:30 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Payam Heydari
Penalties
Note: 1. 93th Tehran derby
2. The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

Final

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3 September 2020 (2020-09-03) Final Esteghlal 2 – 3 Tractor Mashhad
18:15 IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Report
Stadium: Imam Reza Stadium
Attendance: 0 (NC)
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
Note: The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

AFC Champions League

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Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off

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Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
Preliminary
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25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) Preliminary round Esteghlal   3 – 0   Al-Kuwait Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:20 UTC+4
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
Play-off
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28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) Play-off round Al-Rayyan   0 – 5   Esteghlal Doha, Qatar
18:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Minoru Tojo (Japan)

Group stage

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Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League group stage
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL EST SHO WAH
1   Al-Ahli 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 6 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 1–0 20 Sep
2   Esteghlal 4 1 2 1 6 4 +2 5 3–0 — 1–1 17 Sep
3   Al-Shorta 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 2–1 1–1 — 0–1
4   Al-Wahda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a] 1–1 14 Sep 23 Sep —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Wahda were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to several team members testing positive for COVID-19.[38] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[39]
10 February 2020 (2020-02-10) 1 Al-Shorta   1 – 1   Esteghlal Erbil, Iraq
17:30 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
17 February 2020 (2020-02-17) 2 Al-Ahli   2 – 1   Esteghlal Kuwait City, Kuwait
18:30 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 6,740
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Note: Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia will be played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations.
14 September 2020 (2020-09-14) 3 Al-Wahda   Cancelled   Esteghlal Doha, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3 Live Report
Stats Report		 Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
17 September 2020 (2020-09-17) 4 Esteghlal   Cancelled   Al-Wahda Doha, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3 Live Report
Stats Report		 Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
20 September 2020 (2020-09-20) 5 Esteghlal   1 – 1   Al-Shorta Doha, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
23 September 2020 (2020-09-23) 6 Esteghlal   3 – 0   Al-Ahli Al Wakrah, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Knockout stage

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Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16
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26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) Round of 16 Pakhtakor   2 – 1   Esteghlal Al Wakrah, Qatar
20:45 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League Hazfi Cup ACL
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Hossein Hosseini 42 0 30 0 5 0 7 0
3 DF   Milad Zakipour 27 0 17 0 5 0 5 0
4 DF   Roozbeh Cheshmi 31 1 22 1 3 0 6 0
5 DF   Aref Gholami 29 1 21 1 5 0 3 0
6 MF   Ali Karimi 37 8 27 5 4 1 6 2
7 FW   Cheick Diabaté 28 19 21 15 2 0 5 4
8 MF   Farshid Esmaeili 29 3 22 2 4 1 3 0
9 FW   Ali Dashti 17 0 14 0 1 0 2 0
10 MF   Mehdi Ghayedi 41 15 30 10 5 2 6 3
11 FW   Morteza Tabrizi 16 0 11 0 2 0 3 0
14 MF   Farshid Bagheri 21 0 15 0 1 0 5 0
15 MF   Sina Khadempour 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
17 FW   Zakaria Moradi 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
21 DF   Vouria Ghafouri 39 8 29 5 4 2 6 1
22 DF   Siavash Yazdani 14 0 12 0 2 0 0 0
23 MF   Dariush Shojaeian 9 2 7 1 2 1 0 0
28 MF   Mohsen Karimi 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF   Amirhossein Kargar 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   Hrvoje Milić 30 2 22 2 4 0 4 0
40 MF   Amir Hossein Khodamoradi 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
41 DF   Arash Dajliri 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF   Fardin Rabet 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
57 DF   Shahin Taherkhani 11 0 6 0 0 0 5 0
66 MF   Masoud Rigi 38 1 26 1 5 0 7 0
70 DF   Mohammad Daneshgar 36 5 24 4 5 1 7 0
72 FW   Amir Arsalan Motahari 20 10 11 5 2 1 7 4
77 MF   Reza Azari 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
80 MF   Mohammad Bolboli 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
88 MF   Arash Rezavand 38 1 27 1 5 0 6 0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
20 DF   Nikolay Bodurov 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
99 FW   Sajjad Aghaei 7 3 5 1 2 2 0 0

Last updated: 29 September 2020 (2020-09-29)
Source: Competitions

Goals

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Cheick Diabaté and Mehdi Ghayedi are best scorers during the season
Rank Player Position Pro League Hazfi Cup ACL Total
1 Cheikh Diabaté FW 15 0 4 19
2 Mehdi Ghayedi FW 10 2 3 15
3 Amir Arsalan Motahari FW 5 1 4 10
4 Voria Ghafouri DF 5 2 1 8
Ali Karimi MF 5 1 2 8
6 Mohammad Daneshgar DF 4 1 0 5
7 Farshid Esmaeili MF 2 1 0 3
Sajjad Aghaei FW 1 2 0 3
9 Hrvoje Milić DF 2 0 0 2
Dariush Shojaeian FW 1 1 0 2
11 Aref Gholami DF 1 0 0 1
Masoud Rigi MF 1 0 0 1
Arash Rezavand MF 1 0 0 1
Rouzbeh Cheshmi DF 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 1 1 3
Total 55 12 15 82

Clean sheets

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Rank Name Pro League Hazfi Cup ACL Total
1 Hossein Hosseini 7 2 3 12
Total 7 2 3 12

Disciplinary record

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N P Nat. Name Pro League Hazfi Cup AFC CL Total Notes
                       
1 GK   Hossein Hosseini 1 2 3
3 DF   Milad Zakipour 2 1 3
4 DF   Roozbeh Cheshmi 2 1 3
5 DF   Aref Gholami 3 1 1 4 1
6 MF   Ali Karimi 3 1 1 1 1 5 1 1
7 MF   Cheick Diabaté 4 4
8 MF   Farshid Esmaeili 2 1 2 4 1
9 MF   Ali Dashti 6 1 7
10 FW   Mehdi Ghayedi 2 1 3
11 FW   Morteza Tabrizi 2 2
14 MF   Farshid Bagheri 1 1
21 DF   Vouria Ghafouri 2 1 3
23 MF   Dariush Shojaeian 2 2
33 DF   Hrvoje Milić 1 2 3
57 DF   Shahin Taherkhani 1 1
66 MF   Masoud Rigi 5 1 1 7
70 DF   Mohammad Daneshgar 3 1 1 2 6 1
72 FW   Amir Arsalan Motahari 1 1 2
88 MF   Arash Rezavand 6 1 4 10 1

Last updated: 29 September 2020 (2020-09-29)
Source: Scoreway
Only competitive matches
  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

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