Esteghlal
Iran ·
Persian Gulf Pro League · Manager Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
- Persian Gulf Pro League
- 5thof 1821 pts · 11 played
- League record
- 5-6-0W-D-L1.91 pts/game
- League goals
- 14:5+9scored : conceded
- All competitions
- 8-6-1in 15goals 20:8
- Gap to leader
- −5Sepahan 26 pts
- At current pace
- 32pts1.91 × 17 · 6 games left
Next match
Kheybar Khorramabad10th · homeThu 19 Nov · UTC
Esteghlal5th · away
- At away
- 1-5-0W-D-L in the league
- Away goals
- 5:4scored : conceded
- Away pts/game
- 1.33home 2.60
- Then
- Al Ain (A), AFC Champions League Elite, Mon 23 Nov
Persian Gulf Pro League table
Full table (18) →| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 26 | |
| 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 24 | |
| 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 23 | |
| 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 23 | |
| 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 21 | |
| 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 17 | |
| 7 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 17 | |
| 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 17 | |
| ··· | |||||||||
| 18 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 5 | |
1 AFC Champions League2 AFC Champions League Qualifiers17–18 RelegationPersian Gulf Pro League top scorers →
- Scored per game3rd best
- 1.27league average 0.98
- Conceded per game2nd fewest
- 0.45league average 0.98
Splits
League · 11 gamesHome vs away
- Home · 5 games
- 4-1-02.60 pts/game · goals 9:14 W1 D
- Away · 6 games
- 1-5-01.33 pts/game · goals 5:41 W5 D
1st half vs 2nd half
- 1st half
- 4-7-0scored 5 · conceded 04 W7 D
- 2nd half
- 4-5-2scored 9 · conceded 54 W5 D2 L
Season rates · share of games
- Over 1.5 goals55%
- Over 2.5 goals18%
- Over 3.5 goals18%
- Both teams score36%
- Clean sheet64%
- Failed to score18%
Season runs
- Best run
- 11 unbeaten 14 Aug – 7 Nov
- Worst run
- 3 winless 28 Aug – 6 Sep
- Scored in
- the last 5 league games
Upcoming run
Next 8 · times UTC- 13:00A
Kheybar Khorramabad 10thPersian Gulf Pro League - 16:00A
Al AinAFC Champions League Elite - 12:45H
Sanat Naft 16thPersian Gulf Pro League - 12:45A
Zob Ahan 14thPersian Gulf Pro League - 18:15H
NeftchiAFC Champions League Elite - 12:45H
Shams Azar Qazvin 17thPersian Gulf Pro League - 12:45H
Fajr Sepasi 7thPersian Gulf Pro League - 13:00A
Malavan 15thPersian Gulf Pro League
Matches
15 official · 8 W · 6 D · 1 L · goals 20:8Form · last 10 official matches · 5 W 4 D 1 LOldest → newest
- 0-0@ALU
- 1-0PAY
- 3-0AL
- 1-1@TRA
- 2-1@AL
- 1-0GOL
- 1-1@CHA
- 0-2@SHA
- 1-0AL
- 2-2@EKH
- Record W-D-L
- 8-6-115 official matches
- Current run
- 2 unbeatenofficial matches · since 3 Nov
- Scored in
- 12 of 15official matches
Persian Gulf Pro League form · last 10 · 4 W 6 D 0 LOldest → newest
- 1-0@NAMA
- 2-0SEP
- 0-0@FOO
- 1-1PER
- 0-0@ALU
- 1-0PAY
- 1-1@TRA
- 1-0GOL
- 1-1@CHA
- 2-2@EKH
- Pts/game
- 1.9111 Persian Gulf Pro League games
- Current run
- 2 drawsPersian Gulf Pro League · since 23 Oct
- Scored in
- 9 of 11Persian Gulf Pro League games
AFC Champions League Elite form · last 4 · 3 W 0 D 1 LOldest → newest
- 3-0AL
- 2-1@AL
- 0-2@SHA
- 1-0AL
- Record W-D-L
- 3-0-14 AFC Champions League Elite games
- Current run
- 1 winAFC Champions League Elite · since 3 Nov
- Scored in
- 3 of 4AFC Champions League Elite games
| Date | Competition | V | Opponent | Res | Shots / on tgt | Fouls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persian Gulf Pro League | A | 2-2 | — | — | ||
| AFC Champions League Elite | H | 1-0 | 12 / 6 | 9 | ||
| AFC Champions League Elite | A | 0-2 | 9 / 1 | 17 | ||
| Persian Gulf Pro League | A | 1-1 | — | — | ||
| Persian Gulf Pro League | H | 1-0 | — | — | ||
| AFC Champions League Elite | A | 2-1 | 10 / 3 | 14 | ||
| Persian Gulf Pro League | A | 1-1 | — | — | ||
| AFC Champions League Elite | H | 3-0 | 9 / 7 | 9 | ||
| Persian Gulf Pro League | H | 1-0 | — | — | ||
| Persian Gulf Pro League | A | 0-0 | — | — | ||
| Persian Gulf Pro League | H | 1-1 | — | — | ||
| Persian Gulf Pro League | A | 0-0 | — | — | ||
| Persian Gulf Pro League | H | 2-0 | — | — | ||
| Persian Gulf Pro League | A | 1-0 | — | — | ||
| Persian Gulf Pro League | H | 4-0 | — | — |
League points by matchday
21 pts after 11 · results by opponent rank- 3W1
- 6W2
- 9W3
- 10D4
- 11D5
- 12D6
- 15W7
- 16D8
- 19W9
- 20D10
- 21D11
windrawdefeat
- vs top half (1–9)
- 2-5-0goals 6:32 W5 D
- vs bottom half (10–18)
- 3-1-0goals 8:23 W1 D
- At current pace11 played · 6 league games left
- 32 pts1.91 pts/game × 17
What stands out
2026/27- +1.272.60 points per game at home against 1.33 away.
- Esteghlal are unbeaten in their last 11 Persian Gulf Pro League (Iran) matches.5W 6D 0L since 2026-08-14; the longest current run of its kind in the league; 11 league matches this season.
Shots, corners & cards
Per matchShots4 matches with shot data
- Per match
- 10.0in 4 matches
- Shots scored
- 15%6 of 40 shots
- Highest
- 12v Al Shamal SC
- 97WAL
- 103W@AL
- 91L@SHA
- 126WAL
Shots (number above)On target (number below)oldest → newest · @ = away
Cornerslast 6 games · all comps
- Match total
- 8corners per game3.2 won4.8 conceded
- Wins the corner count17%
- Over 9.5 total corners33%
Cardslast 15 games · all comps
- Match total
- 3.6cards per game
- Own yellows per game1.53
- Opponent cards per game1.8
- Over 3.5 cards47%
Goal timing
Last 20 games · all comps (incl. prior season)| Conceded 16 | Minute | Scored 27 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1-15′ | 4 | ||
| 0 | 16-30′ | 3 | ||
| 2 | 31-45+′ | 3 | ||
| 3 | 46-60′ | 7 | ||
| 3 | 61-75′ | 2 | ||
| 8 | 76-90+′ | 8 | ||
- Peak scoring window
- 76-90+′8 of 27 goals
- Goal from minute 76 on
- 50%of games
Season by competition
2026/27| Competition | P | W-D-L | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 5-6-0 | 14:5 | ||
| 4 | 3-0-1 | 6:3 | ||
| All official | 15 | 8-6-1 | 20:8 |
Squad & player stats
Persian Gulf Pro League 2026/2727 players · 12 under-23 · average age of minutes played 26.6
- Goals
- 4
Jasir Asani - Assists
- 2
Saeed Saharkhizan - Minutes
- 990
Saman Fallah
Hossein Goudarzi
- Who scoresJasir Asani 29%
Jasir Asani4
Saeed Saharkhizan3- EGEsmaeil Gholizadeh3
- Others4
Most booked: Saleh Hardani (4 yellows)
| No. | Player | Age | Nationality | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers (3) | ||||||||
| 76 | HFHabib Farabbasi7 CS | 29 | Iran | 11 | 990 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 40 | ANAhoora NabizadehU23 | 20 | Iran | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 60 | SHSeyed Arya HosseinifardU23 | 22 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Defenders (9) | ||||||||
| 6 | 25 | Iran | 11 | 990 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 27 | 25 | Iran | 11 | 990 | 0 | 1 | — | |
| 33 | 29 | Iran | 10 | 855 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2 | 27 | Iran | 8 | 720 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| 5 | 30 | Uzbekistan | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 22 | STSaman Touranian | 24 | Iran | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | AZAbolfazl ZoleykhaeiU23 | 20 | Iran | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 44 | IEIliya EbrahimiU23 | 18 | Iran | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 45 | HGHossein GharloghiU23 | 21 | Iran | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Midfielders (7) | ||||||||
| 8 | 20 | Iran | 11 | 831 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 88 | 28 | Iran | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 87 | EGEsmaeil GholizadehU23 | 20 | Iran | 11 | — | 3 | 1 | — |
| 4 | 33 | Iran | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 15 | AZAbolfazl ZamaniU23 | 20 | Iran | 4 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 26 | MHMehdi Ghayedi HeydariU23 | 21 | Iran | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 36 | AMAlireza MohebaliU23 | 21 | Iran | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Attackers (8) | ||||||||
| 7 | 31 | Albania | 11 | 946 | 4 | 0 | — | |
| 20 | 26 | Iran | 10 | 493 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 11 | 23 | Iran | 11 | — | 3 | 2 | — | |
| 80 | MEMohammadhossein Eslami | 25 | Iran | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 9 | 26 | Iran | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 10 | 33 | Uzbekistan | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 30 | ANAbolfazl Norouzi | — | Iran | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | EKEhsan KheradpisheU23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Transfers
All transfers →Arrivals · last 10
Mohammad Khalifeh
Aluminium Arak€370K1 Jan
Bahram Goudarzi
Aluminium Arak€115K1 Jan
Ramin Rezaeian
Fooladloan end30 Jun- STSaman Touranian
Malavanloan end25 Jan
Joel Kojo
Neftchiloan end31 Dec
Munir El Haddadi
Leganésfree6 Sep
Moussa Djenepo
Standard Liègefree20 Aug
Jasir Asani
Gwangju€857K20 Aug
Aaref Gholami
Tractor Sazifree14 Aug
Duckens Nazon
Kayserispor€850K8 Aug
Departures · last 10
Duckens Nazon
Al-Nasrfree17 Sep
Aaref Gholami
Chadormalu SCfree25 Aug
Munir El Haddadi
Albacetefree20 Aug
Ramin Rezaeian
Foolad—17 Aug
Moussa Djenepo
Panaitolikosfree7 Aug
Zargham Saadavi
Malavanloan27 Jul
Armin Sohrabian
Sepahanfree20 Jul
Abolfazl Jalali
Persepolisfree10 Jul
Didier NdongFAFree Agent—1 Jul
Joel Kojo
Navbakhorfree1 Jul
Club & honours
- Founded
- 1945
- Stadium
- Shahr-e Qods Stadium (8,000)
- City
- Shahr-e Qods, Iran
- Manager
- Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh →
Honours
- ×4
League titlelatest 2021/2022 - ×3
Hazfi Cuplatest 2024/2025 - ×2
AFC Champions League Elitelatest 1990/1991
Compare & related
Persian Gulf Pro LeagueCompare with
Same league
Gol Gohar
Kheybar Khorramabad
Paykan
Nassaji Mazandaran
Esteghlal Khuzestan
Zob Ahan
Malavan
Sanat Naft
Squad physical & tactical DNA
Avg 181.6 cmHeight by tactical line20 players · squad avg 181.6 cm
- GK · Goalkeepers189.0 cm
- DEF · Defenders182.0 cm
- MID · Midfielders183.8 cm
- ATT · Attackers178.4 cm
Preferred foot split17% left-footed · 23 players
Left 4 · Right 18 · Both 117% L / 78% R
4 L1 B18 RAbout Esteghlal
Esteghlal kept a clean sheet in 7 of 11 matches (64%).
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