The 2012–13 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 12th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 19th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League, and 68th year in existence as a football club.
Club
Kit
Coaching staff
Other information
Grounds
Player
First team squad Last updated: 5 January 2012
Out for InjuriesReleased – ride
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Mehdi Rahmati GK Sepahan 35 Hadi Rishi Esfahani GK Sepahan 29 Liam Reddy GK Sydney FC Defenders 2 Khosro Heydari RM, RB Sepahan 4 Amir Hossein Sadeghi CB, SW Tractor Sazi 5 Hanif Omranzadeh CB, SW PAS Hamedan 12 Hassan Ashjari LB, LWB Sepahan 18 Hashem Beikzadeh LB, LM Sepahan 21 Armen Tahmasian DF PAS Hamedan 25 Hojjat Chaharmahali DF Sanat Naft 33 Pejman Montazeri CB, SW Foolad 40 Ali Hamoudi RB, RM Foolad 15 Mohammad Ansari CB, SW (Youth system) 16 Meisam Hosseini LB, CB Gostaresh Foulad Midfielders 3 Jlloyd Samuel DM, CM, LB Bolton 6 Javad Nekounam DM, CM CA Osasuna 8 Mojtaba Jabari(captain) CM, AM Aboumoslem 11 Saeed Lamei MF Sanati Kaveh 14 Kianoush Rahmati DM, CM Saipa 17 Maysam Baou AM, CM Shahrdari Tabriz 19 Abbas Mohammadrezaei LM, LW Fajr Sepasi 28 Mehran Ghasemi MF Steel Azin 38 Vicente AM, LM Charleroi 30 Rodrigo Tosi CM, AM Tractor Sazi 32 Ferydoon Zandi AM, LM Steel Azin 37 Januário AM, CM Sepahan Forwards 7 Farhad Majidi ST Al-Ahli 9 Arash Borhani ST PAS Tehran 20 Siavash Akbarpour AM, SS Tractor Sazi 24 Farzad Hatami ST Tractor Sazi 36 Iman Mousavi ST Naft Tehran 10 Milad Meydavoudi RW, ST Esteghlal Ahvaz 11 Amin Manouchehri ST Saipa
Iran Pro League squad As of 31 January 2013. Esteghlal F.C. Iran Pro League Squad 2011–12
AFC Champions League squad As of 23 June 2013. Esteghlal F.C. Champions League Squad 2012–13
Transfers Confirmed transfers 2012–13
Summer
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Winter
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Competitions
Overview
Competition record
CompetitionRecordGWDLGFGAGDWin % Iran Pro League Hazfi Cup 2013 AFC Champions League Total
Iran Pro League
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
AFC Champions League
Group stage
Group D
Knockout stage
Hazfi Cup
Matches
Friendly Matches
Statistics
Appearances
|colspan="14"|Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
Top scorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Last updated on 23 March 2013
RankingPositionNationNamePro LeagueChampions LeagueHazfi CupTotal1FWArash Borhani1032152FWFarzad Hatami604103MFJavad Nekounam53193MFJlloyd Samuel2316FWFarhad Majidi33065FWSiavash Akbarpour3003DFPejman Montazeri1113MFVicente Arze20136MFJanuário2002FWIman Mousavi1012DFKhosro Heydari11027DFHashem Beikzadeh0101MFMaysam Baou1001MFRodrigo Tosi1001 Own goal0000 TOTALS42151168
Friendlies and Pre season goals are not recognized as competitive match goals.
Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.
Last updated on 23 March 2013
No.Nat.PositionNameIran Pro LeagueAFC Champions LeagueHazfi CupTotal5DFHanif Omranzadeh7000000007003MFJlloyd Samuel7110000007116MFJavad Nekounam30100010040120FWSiavash Akbarpour7001000008009FWArash Borhani301000100401 TOTALS500000000500
Goals conceded 4 April 2013
PositionNationNumberNamePro LeagueChampions LeagueHazfi CupTotalMinutes per goalGK1Mehdi Rahmati18 7 1 26 159.2 min TOTALS18 7 1 26 159.2 min
Overall statistics {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! !Total ! Home ! Away ! Neutral |- |align=left| Games played || 45 || 26 || 19 || 0 |- |align=left| Games won || 28 || 16 || 12 || 0 |- |align=left| Games drawn || 11 || 4 || 7 || 0 |- |align=left| Games lost || 7 || 4 || 3 || 0 |- |align=left| Biggest win || 5 – 0 Fajr Sepasi5 – 0 Aboumoslem || 5 – 0 Aboumoslem || 5 – 0 Fajr Sepasi ||N/A |- |align=left| Biggest loss || 0 – 2 Tractor Sazi || 2 – 3 Foolad || 2 – 0 Tractor Sazi || N/A |- |align=left| Biggest win (League) || 5 – 0 Fajr Sepasi || 2 – 0 Paykan || 5 – 0 Fajr Sepasi || N/A |- |align=left| Biggest win (Cup) || 5 – 0 Aboumoslem || 5 – 0 Aboumoslem || 1 – 0 Gahar Zagros || N/A |- |align=left| Biggest win (Asia) || 3 – 0 Al-Rayyan SC || 3 – 0 Al-Rayyan SC || N/A || N/A |- |align=left| Biggest loss (League) || 0 – 2 Tractor Sazi || 2 – 3 Foolad || 0 – 2 Tractor Sazi || N/A |- |align=left| Biggest loss (Cup) || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A |- |align=left| Biggest loss (Asia) || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A |- |align=left| Clean sheets || 28 || 16 || 12 || 0 |- |align=left| Goals scored || 68 || 36 || 32 || 0 |- |align=left| Goals conceded || 26 || 12 || 14 || 0 |- |align=left| Goal difference || 42 || 24 || 18 || 0 |- |align=left| Average per game || 1.5 || 1.6 || 1 || 0 |- |align=left| Average per game || 0.5 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 0 |- |align=left| Points || 66 || 36 || 30 || 0 |- |align=left| Winning rate || 62% || 66% || 57% || N/A |- |align=left| Most appearances || style="text-align:left;" colspan="4"| Mehdi Rahmati 45 appearances |- |align=left| Most minutes played || style="text-align:left;" colspan="4"| Mehdi Rahmati 4050 minutes |- |align=left| Top scorer || style="text-align:left;" colspan="4"| Arash Borhani 15 goals |- |align=left| Top assister || style="text-align:left;" colspan="4"| Mojtaba Jabari 11 assists
Awards
Team Award Month Source Iran Football Team of the year
Player Player Award Month Source1 Mehdi Rahmati Persian Gulf Pro League Goalkeeper of the yearJune33 Pejman Montazeri Persian Gulf Pro League Defender of the year3 Jlloyd Samuel Persian Gulf Pro League Foreign player of the year
Manager Name Award Month Source Amir Ghalenoei Persian Gulf Pro League Manager of the year
See also 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup 2012–13 Hazfi Cup 2013 AFC Champions League
References
External links Iran Premier League Statistics Persian League