2018–19 Zob Ahan F.C. season

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.

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

Players

First team squad
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 GK 2017 (1989-04-01) April 1, 1989 (Youth system)
Saipa		 2019 57 0
12 Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri GK 2014 (1989-05-18) May 18, 1989 Foolad 2019 176 0
13 Meraj Esmaeili GK 2017 (2000-01-13) January 13, 2000 (Youth system) 2020 2 0
Defenders
2 Mohammad Nejad Mehdi CB / RB 2015 (1992-10-20) October 20, 1992 Padideh 2019 128 7
3 Vahid Mohammadzadeh CB / LB 2016 (1989-05-16) May 16, 1989 Saipa 2020 105 5
4 Hadi Mohammadi CB 2014 (1991-03-08) March 8, 1991 Damash 2019 93 5
5 Aref Gholami CB / RB 2018 (1997-04-19) April 19, 1997 Sepahan 2019 7 0
24 Mehran Derakhshan Mehr LB / LM 2015 (1998-08-10) August 10, 1998 (Youth system) 2018 65 3
26 Mojtaba Moghtadaei RB 2018 (1996-03-20)March 20, 1996 (aged 22) Sanat Naft 2021 8 0
61 Masoud Ebrahimzadeh LB / LM 2018 (1989-01-16) January 16, 1989 Sanat Naft 2020 19 0
69 Milad Fakhreddini RB / RM 2018 (1990-05-26) May 26, 1990 Gostaresh Foulad 2020 55 4
Midfielders
6 Hamid Bou Hamdan DM / LB 2017 (1991-05-05)May 5, 1991 (aged 27) Foolad 2020 75 2
7 Mohammad Reza Hosseini RW / AM 2015 (1989-09-15) September 15, 1989 Fajr Sepasi 2019 133 14
8 Ghasem Hadadifar CM / DM 2003 (1983-07-12) July 12, 1983 (Youth system) 2019 349 20
10 Mohsen Mosalman AM / CM 2018 (1991-01-27)January 27, 1991 (aged 27) (Youth system)
Persepolis		 2020 147 15
17 Mohammadreza Abbasi AM / LW / RW 2014 (1996-07-27) July 27, 1996 (Youth system) 2020 81 5
20 Zobeir Niknafs DM / CM 2018 (1993-04-12)April 12, 1993 (aged 25) Sanat Naft 2020 29 1
23 Reza Habibzadeh LW / RW 2018 (1996-04-13)April 13, 1996 (aged 22) Naft Tehran 2021 23 3
47 Mojtaba Haghdoust AM 2018 (1996-01-22)January 22, 1996 (aged 22) Foolad 2021 0 0
77 Abouzar Safarzadeh RW / LW 2018 (1995-12-24)December 24, 1995 (aged 22) Fajr Sepasi 2021 2 0
Forwards
9 Masoud Hassanzadeh CF 2018 (1991-04-12) April 12, 1991 Sepahan 2020 56 17
14 Eddie Hernández CF 2018 (1991-02-27) February 27, 1991 Irtysh Pavlodar 2019 3 2
99 Marion Silva Fernandes LW / CF 2018 (1991-09-07) September 7, 1991 CRB 2020 2 0
loan Players
6 Mehdi Mehdipour DM, CM 2014 (1994-02-18)February 18, 1994 (aged 24) On loan at Tractor Sazi 106 2
23 Danial Esmaeilifar RM, RB 2014 (1993-02-26)February 26, 1993 (aged 25) On loan at Tractor Sazi 104 6
10 Ehsan Pahlavan 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 LW / CF 2013 (1991-01-06) January 6, 1991 Moving to Esteghlal 180 53

Transfers

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

Out
No P Name Age Moving to Transfer fee Type Transfer
window		 Source
9 RW Rabih Ataya 28 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

Overview
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
Main article: 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League

Standings
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 preliminary round 2
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 Stats
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[18]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
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

  Win   Draw   Loss

July 27, 2018 1 Nassaji Mazandaran – Zob Ahan Qa'em Shahr
UTC+04:30 [ Report] Stadium: Vatani Stadium

AFC Champions League

AFC Champions League 2019
Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League

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

Group stage
Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League group stage § Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZOB NAS ZAW WAS
1 Zob Ahan 6 3 3 0 10 5 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 0–0 2–0
2 Al-Nassr 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10 2–3 — 4–1 3–1
3 Al-Zawraa 6 2 2 2 14 9 +5 8 2–2 1–2 — 5–0
4 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 0–0 Al-Zawra'a Isfahan, Iran
19:00 UTC+3:30 Haddadifar  30' Live Report
Stats Report		 Saeed  17'
Kareem  28'		 Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 2,433
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
11 March 2019 (2019-03-11) 2 Al-Nassr 2–3 Zob Ahan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:45 UTC+4 Giuliano  5'
Hamdallah  58' (pen.)		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Fakhreddini  24'
Nejadmehdi  30'
Mohammadzadeh  39',  90+4'
Mazaheri  56'
Motahari  90+1'
Hosseini  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 1–3 Zob Ahan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:40 UTC+4 Caio  14'
Esmaeel  67'
Khamis  74'
Ali  79'
Al-Bloushi  90+2'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Osaguona  16'
Motahari  35'
Niknafs  43'
Bouhamdan  86'		 Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Attendance: 620
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
23 April 2019 (2019-04-23) 4 Zob Ahan 2–0 Al-Wasl Isfahan, Iran
20:00 UTC+4:30 Cheraghali  2'
Bouhamdan  9'
Osaguona  11'
Motahari  15',  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 2–2 Zob Ahan Karbala, Iraq
21:30 UTC+3 Abbas  44'
Abdul-Raheem  61'
Fadhel  84'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Niknafs  28'
Osaguona  82'
Habibzadeh  90+2'
Fakhreddini  90+10'		 Stadium: Karbala Sports City
Attendance: 7,621
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 6 Zob Ahan 0–0 Al-Nassr Doha, Qatar
21:30 UTC+3 Nejadmehdi  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

Appearances
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPro LeagueAFC Champions LeagueHazfi Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi 50401000
2 DF Mohammad Nejad Mehdi 2631718210
3 DF Vahid Mohammadzadeh 2321914100
4 DF Hadi Mohammadi 2612015010
5 DF Aref Gholami 70700000
6 MF Hamid Bou Hamdan 3622718110
7 MF Mohammad Reza Hosseini 3522727010
8 MF Ghasem Hadadifar 3102208010
9 FW Mohammad Reza Khalatbari 10100000
10 MF Mohsen Mosalman 1331230010
11 FW Morteza Tabrizi 10100000
12 GK Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri 3302507010
13 GK Meraj Esmaeili 20200000
14 FW Eddie Hernández 1431330010
16 MF Alireza Cheraghali 162917100
17 MF Mohammadreza Abbasi 2602104010
18 FW Christian Osaguona 1941316300
19 MF Alireza Ghaderi 10100000
20 MF Zobeir Niknafs 3012306110
21 FW Ali Khodadadi 00000000
23 MF Reza Habibzadeh 2231725100
24 DF Mehran Derakhshan Mehr 1821324010
26 DF Mojtaba Moghtadaei 100802000
28 MF Hamidreza Sepahi 00000000
32 DF Hamid Maleki 1701106000
33 FW Alireza Monazzemi 40301000
47 MF Mojtaba Haghdoost 00000000
48 DF Nima Taheri 30102000
61 DF Masoud Ebrahimzadeh 2101703010
69 DF Milad Fakhreddini 3202407010
70 FW Rahim Zahivi 41410000
72 FW Amir Arsalan Motahari 20101367400
77 MF Abouzar Safarzadeh 1611401011
99 FW Marion Silva Fernandes 2822324010

Hazfi Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Hazfi Cup

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

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

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 2019
2017–18 Iran Pro League AFC Champions League Hazfi Cup Total
Position Nation Number Name        
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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

Updated to match played 4 January 2016
Source:

See also

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