The 2022–23 Esteghlal Football Club season is the 77th season and the club's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Iranian football. In addition to the domestic league, Esteghlal are participating in this season's editions of the Hazfi Cup, and the Iranian Super Cup.
Esteghlal did not play any matches between 2 November and 16 December due to a mid-season break in accommodation of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Persian Gulf Pro League was suspended after matchday 11.
Players Last updated:
Name Position Date of Birth (Age) Since End Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Hossein Hosseini GK 2012 2023 Youth Sector 90 Sina Saeidifar GK 2020 2024 Youth Sector 98 Alireza Rezaei GK 2021 2024 Paykan Defenders 2 Saleh Hardani RB / RM 2022 2024 Foolad 3 Mohammad Hossein Moradmand CB 2020 2023 Shahr Khodro 5 Aref Gholami CB 2019 2023 Foolad 11 Arthur Yamga RB / RW 2021 2025 Vejle 17 Jafar Salmani LB / RB / LW 2021 2023 Portimonense 33 Abolfazl Jalali LB / CB / LM 2021 2024 Saipa 55 Raphael Silva CB 2022 2024 Al Faisaly Midfielders 4 Rouzbeh Cheshmi DM / CB 2021 2024 Umm Salal 8 Saeid Mehri CM / AM / DM 2021 2024 Tractor 9 Mehdi Mehdipour CM / DM / AM 2020 2024 Zob Ahan 14 Zobeir Niknafs DM / CM 2021 2024 Foolad 19 Reza Mirzaei RW / LW 2022 2024 Sepahan 26 Omid Hamedifar DM / CB 2022 2024 Sanat Naft 80 Mohammad Hossein Zavari CM / AM 2022 2024 Sanat Naft 88 Arash Rezavand AM / CM / DM 2019 2024 Saipa 99 Amirali Sadeghi LW / AM 2021 2024 Saipa Forwards 10 Sajjad Shahbazzadeh CF / LW 2022 2024 Sepahan 18 Peyman Babaei CF / RW / LW 2022 2024 Tractor 20 Mehdi Ghayedi LW / CF 2022 2023 Shabab Al Ahli 23 Arman Ramezani CF 2021 2024 Persepolis 72 Amir Arsalan Motahari CF / RW 2020 2024 Zob Ahan 77 Mohammad Mohebi RW / LW / CF 2022 2023 Santa Clara Players transferred during the season 7 Siavash Yazdani CB 2019 2024 Sepahan 30 Azizbek Amonov LM / AM 2022 2024 Lokomotiv
Transfers
In DatePlayerFromType FW Sajjad Shahbazzadeh Sepahan Transfer MF Omid Hamedifar Sanat Naft MF Mohammad Hossein Zavari MF Reza Mirzaei Sepahan MF Arash Rezavand Foolad End of loan FW Amin Ghaseminejad Gol Gohar MF Sina Khadempour Naft MIS MF Zakaria Moradi Malavan DF Matin Karimzadeh Nassaji DF Arash Dajliri Havadar MF Fardin Rabet Shahr Khodro DF Mohammad Hosseini Havadar Transfer FW Peyman Babaei Tractor DF Mohammad Hossein Moradmand Malavan End of loan FW Mohammad Mohebi Santa Clara Loan FW Mehdi Ghayedi Shabab Al Ahli DF Siavash Yazdani Malavan End of loan
Out DatePlayerToType FW Rudy Gestede Retired DF Mohammad Daneshgar Sepahan Transfer MF Reza Azari Released DF Arash Dajliri MF Alireza Khodabakhshi Havadar Transfer DF Mohammad Javad Behafarin Released DF Matin Karimzadeh Nassaji Mazandaran Transfer FW Amin Ghaseminejad Sanat Naft DF Voria Ghafouri Foolad End of contract FW Moein Enayati Fajr Sepasi Transfer DF Mohammad Hosseini Tractor MF Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh Charleroi MF Fardin Rabet Dalkurd MF Zakaria Moradi Chooka Talesh MF Sina Khadempour MF Erfan Bagheri Saipa Loan DF Siavash Yazdani Sepahan Released MF Azizbek Amonov Nasaf Contract termination
Pre-season and friendlies (King Reza) Taj Pahlavi and Ataturk Peace Cup
Competitions Overview
Persian Gulf Pro League
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 25 July 2022.
Score overview
OppositionHome scoreAway scoreAggregate scoreDoubleAluminium0–01–01–0Foolad1–12–03–1Gol Gohar2–12–14–2Havadar6–11–07–1Malavan4–03–17–1Mes Kerman1–03–24–2Mes Rafsanjan0–02–12–1Naft MIS3–10–03–1Nassaji3–11–14–2Paykan0–02–02–0Persepolis2–20–12–3Sanat Naft1–11–02–1Sepahan0–21–21–4Tractor7–10–27–3Zob Ahan2–01–03–0
Hazfi Cup
Esteghlal entered the tournament in the round of 32.
Iranian Super Cup
Statistics Squad statistics
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Goals The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
RankPlayerPro LeagueHazfi CupSuper CupTotal1 Mehdi Ghayedi1200122 Mohammad Mohebi820103 Arthur Yamga72094 Arsalan Motahari41165 Arash Rezavand3104 6 Mohammad Hossein Moradmand21037 Rouzbeh Cheshmi2002 Jafar Salmani200 Peyman Babaei200 Saeid Mehri11011 Hossein Hosseini1001 Saleh Hardani100 Aref Gholami100 Mehdi Mehdipour100 Reza Mirzaei100 Arman Ramezani010 Abolfazl Jalali100Own goals3103Total5210163
Clean sheets RankPlayerPro LeagueHazfi CupSuper CupTotal1 Hossein Hosseini1231162 Alireza Rezaei1001Total133117
Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more are included only.
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